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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.
Wine and Winemaking Italian Swiss Colony (Asti, Calif.) 1961-1970 Wine and wine making Wineries Wine tasting United States California Sonoma Asti Asti Road
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