California (fictional setting)
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California is the fictional Northern California wine country setting of the 1980s American prime-time soap opera "Falcon Crest," serving as the backdrop for the Gioberti family’s vineyard and power struggles.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California (fictional setting in film) | 1 |
| California (film setting) | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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television setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Falcon Crest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
corporate intrigue
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family conflict ⓘ land ownership disputes ⓘ wealth and power ⓘ |
| basedOn | Northern California wine country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInFiction | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
rural estates
ⓘ
vineyards ⓘ wineries ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | Falcon Crest season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkItAppearsIn | prime-time soap opera ⓘ |
| inspiredByRealWorldRegion |
Napa Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonoma County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfFictionalDepiction | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
backdrop for business rivalry
ⓘ
backdrop for family drama ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalWork | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFamilyInSetting | Gioberti family GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | fictional wine country of Falcon Crest ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivityInFiction |
viticulture
GENERATED
ⓘ
wine production GENERATED ⓘ |
| settingForCharacterGroup | Falcon Crest landowners ⓘ |
| stateInFiction | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfDepiction | 1980s ⓘ |
| usedAsSettingFor |
Gioberti family vineyard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
power struggles among wine‑producing families ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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California (fictional setting in film)
this entity surface form:
California (film setting)