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The half Gallon is a large economy size Mission Bell Wine:
"Mission Bell Wineries, Madera
Mission Bell Wineries are, like the Petri Wineries at Escalon (see there), an operating and production name for Allied Grape Growers, the co-operative winery association of some three hundred member growers which purchased both wineries from the Petri family, giving the latter the exclusive marketing rights to its total output.
The Mission Bell Winery, with its complex of beautiful buildings in the Spanish Mission style, is a monument to that colorful American of Armenian origin, K. Arakelian, who became one of the most successful figures in the California wine industry and made his Mission Bell wines known through the country. Louis Petri acquired the winery in 1949 and operated it some two years before selling it to Allied Grape Growers.
The Mission Bell brand enjoys a large distribution, mainly in the Eastern part of the United States. A full line of table and aperitif and dessert wines is marketed under this brand, covering the lowpriced field.
Aperitif and Dessert wines: Pale Dry Sherry, Cocktail Sherry, Sherry, and Cream Sherry; Port, Ruby Port, and Tawny Port; Muscatel, Tokay, White Port, and Angelica; Dry and Sweet Vermouth;
Sparkling wines (bulk-fermented) : Champagne and Sparkling Burgundy;
Table wines: RED: Burgundy, Zinfandel, and Claret; WHITE: Sauterne, Rhine Wine, and Chablis.
A red table wine of the "vino rosso" type is marketed under the Mission Bell Viva label and called Vino Rosso Amabile."
Fresno-San Joaquin Valley - California Wines And Wine Country Part 1
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