1883-09-14
San Francisco Merchant
Proceedings of the Second Annual State Viticultural Convention. Crabb participates in a discussion on Day 5, sharing his experience with the fermentation process for white wines, his opinion on the looming prospect of overproduction (refers to "survival of the fittest"), and hiring practices for grape pickers (he thinks that seasonal, White laborers are preferable, and Crabb personally pays his White laborers $30/month). Article also includes a complete list of the wines that Crabb and other brought to exhibit at the convention. Crabb is among those who brought the largest variety.
Citation:
"Viticultural: Second Annual State Convention, Held under the Auspices of the State Viticultural Commissioners." San Francisco Merchant 10, no. 23 (September 14, 1883): 464-465.