http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8b56r89 No online items The Finding Aid of the Joseph Filippi Winery Collection 0028 Rob Strauss The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives August 2018 3801 West Temple Avenue Pomona, CA 91768 [email protected] 909-869-3775 The Finding Aid of the Joseph 0028 1 Filippi Winery Collection 0028 Title: Joseph Filippi Winery Collection Creator: Joseph Filippi Winery Identifier/Call Number: 0028 Contributing Institution: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Special Collections and Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 10.18 Linear Feet (8 boxes, 1 flat file drawer) Date (inclusive): 1979, 1992-2014 Abstract: The materials in this collection focus on the Joseph Filippi Winery, a Southern California winery that started in 1934 and currently operates out of Rancho Cucamonga, California. The collection contains clippings; wine columns that former winery co-owner Gino Filippi wrote for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin; wine bottles and labels; and a drawing of the Thomas Vineyards building in Rancho Cucamonga, which was once owned by the Filippis. The collection also contains materials related to the Chaffey Community Art Association and Museum of Art, which used to be located in the Joseph Fillipi Winery. Sponsor The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid was funded by the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Conditions Governing Access Advance notice required for access. Conditions Governing Use Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder. Preferred Citation [Box/folder# or item name], Joseph Filippi Winery Collection, Collection no. 0028, Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Collection, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Immediate Source of Acquisition Materials in the collection were donated to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona by Joseph Filippi Winery and Jerry LaPointe, owner of the company that produced the Joseph Filippi Winery videos, between 1999 and 2003 and gathered from Special Collections' Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Collection files. Biographical / Historical The Joseph Filippi Winery was started in 1934 by Giovanni Filippi and the Filippi family. Giovanni Filippi originally came to the United States in 1904, working as a mason, and helped to build a winery in the community of Guasti in Southern California. Filippi went back to Italy briefly but returned to the United States with his son, Joseph, in 1920. In 1922, the family started growing and selling grapes. Their first vineyard was located in the area of modern day Fontana, California. After Prohibition ended, the Filippi family started producing wine. In 1967, Joseph Filippi and his wife, Mary, bought the historical Thomas Vineyards building in the area then known as Cucamonga. However, the property was badly damaged two years later in a large flood. The business continued to pass through the family. Joseph (Joey) Filippi became president of the winery after his father died of suicide in 1993. The Filippi brothers, Gino and James, were also forced to find a new building after the Filippi family sold the winery. In 1994, the Filippi brothers moved the winery to the old Regina Winery building in Rancho Cucamonga, California, leasing the building from the city. At one time the Filippis also had nine tasting rooms, including one in Guasti. The Filippis left the Guasti location in 2008, moving their product to the Rancho Cucamonga winery. As of 2001, Joseph Filippi Winery was the only year-round producing winery in the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino. Joey Filippi became sole owner of the winery around 2015 following legal disputes with his brothers. The winery continues to operate out of Rancho Cucamonga. Joseph Filippi Winery has won awards for various wines including its Port, Zinfandel and Petite Sirah wines. The winery has also previously used the name "J. Filippi Vintage Company." Scope and Contents The materials in this collection focus on the Joseph Filippi Winery, a Southern California winery that started in 1934 and currently operates out of Rancho Cucamonga. The collection contains clippings; wine columns for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin by Gino Filippi, former co-owner of the winery; wine bottles and labels; copies of the videos that were used for in-house tours at the Joseph Filippi Winery; a drawing of the Thomas Vineyards building in Rancho Cucamonga; and seven The Finding Aid of the Joseph 0028 2 Filippi Winery Collection 0028 Joseph Filippi Winery bottles, including a bottle produced for an Ontario Heritage event, a bottle produced under the "Pride of Cucamonga" label, and a Fondante Ciello bottle signed "J.P. Filippi." Arrangement The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title in the finding aid but does not reflect physical arrangement. Related Materials Donald Galleano Collection, Collection no. 0073, Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Collection, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Pauley Family Collection, Collection no. 0035, Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Collection, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Oral History Collection, Collection no. 0024, Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Collection, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Separated Materials The following item has been removed from the collection and added to the Special Collections and Archives Rare Books Collection. Bountiful Vineyards: A Collection of Recipes from Rancho Cucamonga's Historic Wine Country . Upland, CA: Dragonflyer Press, 2003. Processing Information The collection was processed by Rob Strauss in August 2018. Subjects and Indexing Terms Joseph Filippi Winery Wine Wine bottles Wine labels Wine glasses Drawings (visual works) box 1 Chaffey Community Art Association and Museum of Art - Informational Materials 2000-2006 box 1 Cucamonga Coolers Wine Spritzer - News Release 1995 box 1 Correspondence from Gino Filippi 2007 July 18 box 1 Event Announcements and Clippings circa 1998-2008 box 1 Filippi, Gino - Business Card before 2007 box 1 Filippi, Gino - Clippings 2000-2011 box 1 Filippi, Gino - "Off the Vine" Wine Column 1997-2012 box 1 Filippi, Gino - Photographs 2013-2014 box 1 Filippi, Gino - Wine Articles 2008-2010 box 1 Filippi, Joseph Sr. - Clippings 1998 September 29-30 box 1 Filippi, Mary - Clippings 1999 September 22-23 box 3 Filippi Vintage Company - Sign before 2013 box 1, box 2 Joseph Filippi Winery - Clippings 1992-2012 Oversize Flat File Joseph Filippi Winery - Cucamonga Valley Zinfandel - Poster circa 2001 1, drawer 2, folder 1 box 2 Joseph Filippi Winery - Matchbook before 1992 box 2 Joseph Filippi Winery - Newsletters 2001-2003 box 2 Joseph Filippi Winery - Pamphlets and Flyers circa 1998-2009 box 2 Joseph Filippi Winery - Photograph circa 1998 box 3 Joseph Filippi Winery - Placemat - "How Wine is Made" before 2013 box 4 Joseph Filippi Winery - T-Shirt before 2013 box 2 Joseph Filippi Winery - Videocassettes 2000 Physical Description: (2 videocassettes) The Finding Aid of the Joseph 0028 3 Filippi Winery Collection 0028 box 2 Joseph Filippi Winery - Webpage Printout 1998 February 4 box 2 Joseph Filippi Winery - Webpage Printout on Guasti Sacramental Wine 2011 February 10 box 3 Joseph Filippi Winery - Wine Bag before 2013 box 5, box 6 Joseph Filippi Winery - Wine Bottles circa 1998-2013 Physical Description: (Eight bottles) box 7 Joseph Filippi Winery - Wine Box before 2013 box 3 Joseph Filippi Winery - Wine Box Covers before 2013 box 2 Joseph Filippi Winery - Wine Display Card before 2013 box 8 Joseph Filippi Winery - Wine Glasses before 2013 box 2 Joseph Filippi Winery - Wine Labels before 2013 box 2 Joseph Filippi Winery - Wine Lists and Tasting Announcements 1998-2008 box 3 Thomas Vineyards Building - Illustration before 1979 The Finding Aid of the Joseph 0028 4 Filippi Winery Collection 0028.