(SFExaminer) - The unique stories of America’s wine families and leaders come to light in “America’s Wine: The Legacy of Prohibition,” a documentary about the history of California’s wine industry screening Thursday at the California Historical Society,

The Wente, Foppiano and Gallo families are highlighted amid rare footage and interviews with historians, industry experts and legendary figures including brothers Timothy and Robert Mondavi.

Directed, produced and written by former CNN producer Carla De Luca Worfolk for UC Berkeley’s Bancroft Library, the documentary is a remarkable story of optimism, perseverance and entrepreneurial spirit.