 Several family operations continued into the 1920s, but these disappeared, by and large, during prohibition.Wine making started up again on a small scale following World War II, and the industry has grown ever since.The Western Solano County Grape Growers Association successfully petitioned the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in 1982 for formal recognition as an AVA, and the Suisun Valley Grape Growers Association formed in 2003 to promote the local industry.