Alameda-San Francisco-Sonoma County CA Archives Biographies.....Bustelli, G. 1838 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

G. BUSTELLI, vineyardist and wine manufacturer of Livermore, is a native of
Ticino, Switzerland, born February 14, 1838. He was educated and taught school
there until 1886, when he came to America, landing in New York. He came by
steamer, by way of the Isthmus of Panama, to California, arriving August 28, and
remained in the city of the Golden Gate four months. Spent some time in Sonoma
County, returned to San Francisco, engaged in a wine cellar for a year; about
1871 he went to the Napa Valley, where he was employed by Mr. Von Bever, in a
wine cellar, and there made the first 5,000 gallons of wine that was stored in
what is known as "Uncle Sam's Cellars." Von Bever's establishment, now owned by
C. Carpy, is at present the largest of the kind in Napa Valley. From Napa Mr.
Bustelli went to St. Helena, where he was in the some business three years; and
in 1884 he came to Livermore and purchased property, in partnership with Mr.
Aguillon, and now, under the firm name of Aguillon & Bustelli, he is engaged in
the business already mentioned. Their output of wine in 1884 was 60,000 gallons.
Since then they have made 70,000 to 80,000 gallons annually, and this year
(1890) their product will exceed 100,000 gallons, the most of which will be
disposed of by wholesale, a few thousand gallons being consumed by the local
trade. They also have a distillery, in which they manufacture a fine quality of
grape brandies. Mr. Bustelli is a member of the fraternities of F. & A. M., I.
O. O. F. and K. of P.



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Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.


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