Andrew Mattei
Andrew Mattei (circa 1848 – 1931)[1] was a Swiss-Italian winemaker who immigrated to Fresno, California, where he became the owner of a large winery.[2][3]
Mattei came to Fresno County, California, in approximately 1890,[4] and founded the Mattei Winery in 1893.[2] His vineyard grew from 80 acres at its start to 1,200 acres in 1910.[2][5] By 1915, his winery was valued at ten million dollars and was reported as "among the largest in the state";[3] it became the largest in the country prior to Prohibition.[6] As well as wine, the winery also sold grape syrup and brandy.[2]
Mattei's children disliked the wine business and so, fearing his company would be dissolved after his death, Mattei commissioned a 12-story office building in Fresno to bear his name; it eventually became the Guarantee Savings Building.[7] Once again called the Mattei Building, it remains the 7th tallest building in Fresno.[8] Despite Mattei's fears, the Mattei Winery and its Mattevista Wines brand name continued to operate after the repeal of Prohibition,[9] and lasted until 1962, when it was sold to Guild Wineries.[2]
Mattei's daughter Eleanor Theodolinda Mattei married botanist Henry Gleason, and his grandson, named after Mattei, was Harvard University mathematician Andrew Mattei Gleason.[10]
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