Franzia

Franzia
Industry Wine
Founded 1906
Founder Teresa Franzia (Carrara)
Parent The Wine Group
Website franzia.com

Franzia is a brand of wine produced by The Wine Group, known for its box wines sold in 3 and 5-liter cartons.[1] Franzia wines, throughout their history, were known as affordable table wines, popular in the 1960s and 1970s as "jug wine", and now as "box wine". The Wine Group is the third largest wine company in the world, behind Constellation Brands and the E&J Gallo Winery. The Franzia brand today has no business relationship with Fred Franzia of the Bronco Wine Company, known for its low-cost Charles Shaw wines. The Franzia family sold the brand to Coca-Cola in 1973 when Fred Franzia was in his early adult years; and it was sold to The Wine Group in 1981.

Teresa Franzia (born Teresa Carrara, 1879–1949) founded the Franzia Wine Company in 1906.[2] Teresa's daughter, Amelia Franzia Gallo, was the wife of winemaker Ernest Gallo. Teresa loaned Ernest the money to start his company.

References

  1. ↑ Cuff, Denis (26 January 2017). "Livermore's Concannon Winery to pay water pollution fine". East Bay Times. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "10 Life-Changing Geniuses More Deserving of the Nobel Prize Than Europe". The Daily Caller. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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