And for Orson... That was breakfast time, lunchtime, suppertime, nighttime and every other time.
Posted on 02/19/2026 2:43:05 PM PST by Libloather
Gallo, a major wine manufacturer, announced the closure of a large Napa Valley production facility and the elimination of nearly 100 jobs across Napa and Sonoma counties — a stark sign of the shifting landscape around alcohol consumption in America.
Considered the worlds largest winemaker by volume, Gallo filed a “warning” notice with the California Employment Development Department on Feb. 12, confirming it will permanently pull the cork on The Ranch Winery in St. Helena.
The closure will leave 56 workers high and dry by April 15.
Gallo is also slashing staff at some of its other prestigious labels, including the Louis M. Martini Winery and the Orin Swift Tasting Room in St. Helena, as well as J Vineyards and Frei Ranch in Healdsburg. The moves will impact a total of 93 jobs in a region synonymous with luxury wine and tourism.
The Modesto-based giant has been on a downsizing tear lately. In 2025, it closed Courtside Cellars in San Luis Obispo County, a 300,000-square-foot production facility, and let go of 47 workers.
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Well there’s always other adult beverages.
enjoy... https://www.bumwine.com/
Alcohol consumption is decreasing among young people though. That's not in dispute.
Young adults would rather sit home and smoke weed than go out to the bars and socialize.
What's the price?
Thirty twice!
Thunderbird--Dossie Terry (1958)
“Wine consumption has been on a downward spiral...”
Those dispensary folks can’t really complain, otherwise it would be like the pot calling the tendril green.
Good one.
How do you make $100 million by selling exotic Italian motorcycles?
Start with $200 million.
White wine loving Karens and AWFULS hardest hit.
Yes. And I drank it by the barrel when I was younger.
Will this impact the availability of MD 20/20?
According to a recent report from Wine Business Monthly, there were 4,727 wineries in California in 2025. As of February 2026, there are 4,646.
I don’t know what I would have done with my Fire Department time around one or two in the morning for thirty years if not for T-Bird and Four Roses and dragging our Ghetto connoisseurs out of the streets and gutters between fires and shootings.
My lemon tree is approaching peak production. I got a nickel, you got a dime, let’s get together and get us some wine. Some buy the fifth, some buy the quart, when you get together you’re doing things smart. The W is white the P is the port the L is the lemon and J is the juice. What’s the price? Thirty twice.
“He says only fools incorporate in Calif now.”
E&J Gallo is a family business, not a corporation. They’ve been here for a hundred years.
And they have powerful friends throughout the state.
If anybody’s getting any special favors, it’s them.
E. & J. Gallo Winery, the world’s largest family-owned winery, produces nearly
900 million to 960 million bottles (approximately 75 to 100 million cases) of wine annually. Based in Modesto, California, the company accounts for over 3% of the world’s annual wine supply and sells one in every three or four bottles of wine in the US.
I’m old enough to remember the L’ll old winemaker-me’.
It’s the cheap stuff on the shelf.
Maddog isn’t wine, it’s alcohol cosplaying at being wine. Enough sulphites to give you a massive hangover.
CC
Gimme da word. Thunderbird.
Gimme da price. Two bits twice.
Drink by Friday on the bottom.
And for Orson... That was breakfast time, lunchtime, suppertime, nighttime and every other time.
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