A new beginning – Teresa Franzia, my grandmother planted her first vineyard along the road to Yosemite in 1906. Her family survived Prohibition by selling these grapes to home winemakers back East.
When Prohibition ended, my father and his six brothers and sisters rebuilt the winery brick, barrel by barrel… everyone pitched in. After the war, my Uncle’s new advertising slogan, “Make Friends with Franzia,” introduced a new generation to wine.
As we enter our second century of winemaking, we strive to uphold Teresa’s legacy of quality, freshness and value. Not just by winning competitions around the world, but more importantly, by helping to bring the enjoyment of good wine to your home each night.