Established in Woodland, California in 1896 by Vincent Santoni,
an Italian immigrant who began by processing cured olives.
Entered the olive oil business by producing olive oil under contract to A.
Giurlani & Sons of San
Francisco and in 1910 produced the first bottling of olive oil
under the V. Santoni & Co. label.
Awarded a silver medal for olive oil entered in the 1915 Pan
Pacific Exhibition in San Francisco.
Produced olive oil until the early 1950s
Produced wine commercially from the end of Prohibition until
1955.
Became a beer wholesaler for the Theo. Hamm Brewing Company in 1955
Became an Anheuser-Busch wholesaler in the early 1960s
Currently distributes Anheuser-Busch products and other fine beverages
in Yolo County
The president of V. Santoni & Company, Chuck Santoni, is the third
generation of the Santoni Family to lead the business since the Company
began
