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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]
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 ...
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 ...
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!".
Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691127842. Patrick E. McGovern (2010). Uncorking the Past: The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520267985. Emlyn K. Dodd (2020). Roman and Late Antique wine production in the eastern ...
Colony Brands, Inc. (formerly, The Swiss Colony, Inc.) is a mail-order and electronic retail company known for its cheese, sausage, chocolate, fruitcakes, and other food products. The company also features extensive offerings in furniture, home decor, apparel, entertainment products, and electronics. It is one of the largest direct marketers in ...
Italy was the birthplace and centre of the ancient Roman civilisation. [ 3][ 4] Rome was founded as a kingdom in 753 BC and became a republic in 509 BC. The Roman Republic then unified Italy forming a confederation of the Italic peoples and rose to dominate Western Europe, Northern Africa, and the Near East.
Birth date Death date Age Country of birth Country of death 1 Dina Manfredini [5] F 4 April 1897 17 December 2012 115 years, 257 days Italy United States: 2 Christian Mortensen [5] M 16 August 1882 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days Denmark: United States 3 Augusta Holtz [5] F 3 August 1871 21 October 1986 115 years, 79 days Germany [a] United ...