OTHER NEWS - Dec. 10, 1993

Winery Penalized in Fraud Case: The U.S. attorney’s office in Sacramento said a major California winery and its president have agreed to pay fines totaling $3 million and other sanctions after being indicted on charges of defrauding the wine industry and wine consumers. Acting U.S. Atty. Paul L. Seave of the Eastern District of California said in a statement that the indictment alleged Bronco Wine Co. of Ceres and its president, Fred T. Franzia of Modesto, had conspired to misrepresent the varietal composition of wine sold in bulk to dozens of other wineries in California in order to obtain higher prices.