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Italian Swiss Colony. / 38.29333°N 122.45556°W / 38.29333; -122.45556. Italian Swiss Colony was a 19th and 20th-century American wine company and brand. Based in Asti, Sonoma County, California, Italian Swiss Colony was at one time the leading wine producer in California. [3]
Image Description: Wine vaults, Italian Swiss Colony Vineyards, Asti, California. Original Collection: Food Science and Technology Dept. Photographic Collection Item Number: P142:566 You can find this image by searching for the item number by clicking here. Want more? You can find more digital resources online.
It was founded in 1886 by Raffaello Petri. [ 1] In 1953, Petri Wine was the largest domestic producer of wine in the United States. [ 2] Petri originally produced their wine exclusively in kegs for bulk, local distribution. [ 2] During prohibition, the Petri family closed down their wineries, sold their 250,000 gallons worth of stock, [ 3] and ...
Jimmy Bowen. " Little Old Wine Drinker Me " (sometimes rendered with a comma between the final two words) is a country pop song written in the 1960s by Hank Mills and Dick Jennings. The title parodied what was then a well-known catchphrase in TV commercials for an Italian Swiss Colony wine company: "The little old winemaker, me!".
Asti is an unincorporated community in Sonoma County, California, United States. It is located near U.S. Route 101 in the Alexander Valley between Cloverdale, Geyserville and Healdsburg, and was named after the city in northern Italy (toponym in Italian instead of Piedmontese) [2] In 1881, Andrea Sbarboro established two communities, Asti and ...
Printable version; Page information; ... Asti is the home of the Italian Swiss colony Winery. Depicted place: Asti, California: ... Sonoma County History & Genealogy ...
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History of Switzerland. The early history of Switzerland begins with the earliest settlements up to the beginning of Habsburg rule, which in 1291 gave rise to the independence movement in the central cantons of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden and the growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy during the Late Middle Ages .