Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Cucamonga Winery
- Abstract:
- The Cucamonga Winery was a winery in Cucamonga, California - a community that became part of Rancho Cucamonga in 1977. The winery operated from 1933 until 1975, although the winery partnered with another winery in Elk Grove, California and continued to sell wine under the Cucamonga Winery label until 1983. The collection contains photographs, pamphlets, original and photocopies of wine labels, photocopies of trademark records, and other materials related to the Cucamonga Winery.
- Extent:
- 0.63 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder# or item name], Cucamonga Winery Collection, Collection no. 0076, Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Collection, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains photographs, pamphlets, original and photocopies of wine labels from various Cucamonga Winery brands, photocopies of trademark records, photocopies of the certificates of label approval from the United States Treasury Department, and other materials related to the Cucamonga Winery.
The photographs include an aerial view of the winery land and its surroundings, images of the Accomazzo family, winery operations, and images related to the Romano wines. There are also negatives of some of the photographic prints.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Cucamonga Winery was a winery founded in 1933 by Alfred Accomazzo, who came to the United States from Italy in 1902. The winery was located in Cucamonga, California - a community that later became part of Rancho Cucamonga in 1977. The Cucamonga Winery mostly produced jug and table wines and it was believed to be the first winery to use Cucamonga in its name. Cucamonga Winery also sold wines under other labels, including "Romano" in New York state. Romano was the name of a big distributor in New York and the state was the winery's largest market.
Accomazzo's nephew, Edmund, later took over operation of the winery along with Edmund's cousin, Arthur. The winery lasted until 1975, although the Accomazzos partnered with another winery in Elk Grove, California and continued to sell wine under the Cucamonga Winery label until 1983. Edmund Accomazzo died in 2005.
- Acquisition information:
- Materials in the collection were donated to California State Polytechnic University, Pomona by Edmund Accomazzo in 2002 and gathered from Special Collections' Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Collection files.
- Processing information:
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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.
The collection was processed by Rob Strauss in September 2018.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title in the finding aid but does not reflect physical arrangement.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder# or item name], Cucamonga Winery Collection, Collection no. 0076, Southern California Wine and Wine Industry Collection, Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
- Location of this collection:
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3801 West Temple Ave.Pomona, CA 91768, US
- Contact:
- (909) 869-3775