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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.
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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Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or
reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
[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.
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."
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."
The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title in the finding aid but does not
reflect physical arrangement.
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.
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.
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)