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No Presidential Pardon For "Two Buck Chuck" Maker
The man behind "Two Buck Chuck" wine will not receive a presidential pardon from George W. Bush for an old zinfandel grape fraud case.
Fred T. Franzia, nephew of Ernest Gallo, pleaded guilty in 1993 to conspiracy to defraud by passing off cheap grapes as more expensive zinfandel. He paid a $500,000 fine and served five years on probation.
The unsuccessful effort to clear his record included intervention by Rep. George Radanovich, R-Mariposa.
The 65-year-old Franzia has turned his Ceres-based Bronco Wine Co. into the nation's fourth-largest by making inexpensive varietals sold under many labels, the most popular being Charles Shaw. The wine sells for roughly $2 a bottle at Trader Joe's stores, earning the nickname "Two Buck Chuck."
http://cbs13.com/local/franzia.presidential.pardon.2.904189.html
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