E. & J. Gallo Winery

Employee Size

5,001-10,000

Organization Type

Privately Held

Founded by Ernest and Julio Gallo in 1933, E. & J. Gallo Winery is a family-owned beverage maker whose portfolio spans wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink drinks. Rooted in Modesto and California vineyards, the company now operates production facilities and teams across the country, with annual output exceeding 95 million cases. Its Kentucky-based Four Roses operation adds bourbon-making expertise dating to 1888, pairing hands-on tradition with small-batch experimentation.

• Meiers WineryFounded in Cincinnati in 1895, Meiers Winery makes wine, bulk wine and food-grade spirits while providing customized processing and bottling solutions for beverage partners. Ohio’s oldest winery in continuous operation, it began as the John C. Meier Grape Juice Company and weathered Prohibition by producing grape juice and sacramental wine. Today, Meiers combines that long Ohio winemaking history with bulk production, formulation support and an SQF-certified quality program.SILVERTON, OH
• Robert Mazza, IncSince 1972, the Mazza family has turned Lake Erie AVA grapes into wine and grown that original vineyard into a regional family of wineries, a brewery, and a distillery. Robert Mazza, Inc. now operates three winery locations, including South Shore Wine Company’s historic 1860s stone cavern, while also offering custom winemaking and distilling for other brands. The company emphasizes locally sourced agricultural products and more sustainable grape varieties.WESTFIELD, NY
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  Forks of Cheat WineryBorn from Jerry Deal’s home winemaking hobby, Forks of Cheat Winery has produced wine in the Appalachian Mountains of north-central West Virginia since July 1990. The family-run winery, where Jerry works alongside his wife Susan and son Eric, produces more than 20,000 gallons annually and has become known for its prize-winning wines made in an old-world tradition.MORGANTOWN, WV
• Clover Hill Vineyards & WineryWhat began as John and Pat Skrip’s grape-growing hobby in the 1970s became Clover Hill Vineyards & Winery in 1985, a family-run Pennsylvania winery producing wines from six vineyards across 80 acres in Berks and Lehigh counties. The Skrip family makes about 80,000 gallons of wine annually, including its flagship Turtle Rock Red, and now also distills spirits in-house at its Breinigsville facility under winemaker and head distiller John Skrip III. Four retail locations offer tastings, events, custom-labeled bottles and the expanded Clover Hill Spirits line.BREINIGSVILLE, PA