The Finding Aid of the Joseph Filippi Winery Collection
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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
speccollections@cpp.edu
909-869-3775
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.
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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 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 1, drawer 2, folder 1
Joseph Filippi Winery - Cucamonga Valley Zinfandel - Poster
circa 2001
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)
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