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Tasting room of the Italian Swiss Colony winery

 
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Title
Tasting room of the Italian Swiss Colony winery
Creation Date (Original)
between 1961 and 1970
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View photo location on the Sonoma County Historical Photos Map hosted by the City of Santa Rosa
Description
Shows costumed Italian Swiss Colony employees (actually actors in a series of television commercials) standing behind the wine bard and sharing glasses of Italian Swiss Colony pink chablis. Bottles containing a variety of Colony wines are displayed on the bar. Caption on verso:"After a tour of the historic winery, visitors enjoy the traditional hospitality of the picturesque tasting room. Here they can relax and sample the many fine wines. The winery, built in 1887, is located in the small village of Asti (85 miles north of San Francisco on the Redwood Highway) in the heart of one of California's most famous wine districts." [Postcard no.] 1912.
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Digital Collections Identifier
cstr_pho_035046
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