ASTI -- The former Italian Swiss Colony, where guides dressed as Alpine villagers once led winery tours, will reopen to the public after a hiatus of a dozen years. In its heyday, Italian Swiss Colony ...

Joe Vercelli's long, colorful career in the Sonoma County wine industry earned him titles like Mr. Wine, the Dean of Winemaking and Little Old Winemaker. Vercelli, a beloved wine industry icon and ...

E.&J. Gallo Winery is buying a premium Sonoma County producer that dates back 134 years and was once known as Italian Swiss Colony. Gallo, based in Modesto, is paying an undisclosed sum for Asti ...

Among California’s clannish winemakers, Louis Petri, 40, has long been marked as a young man headed for big things. Last week, as boss of his family’s Petri Wine Co., he more than fulfilled the ...

To the editor: In 1966, I was 18 years old and working long hours as a cashier at a tiny store called Pronto Market in Pacific Palisades. The only wines we carried were Italian Swiss Colony and ...