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These are two 1950 magazine advertisements for Valliant Wines from the California vineyards of Edwin Valliant, Sr., took over an existing small vineyard after Prohibition and began operating the old winery. The Valliant family revived the tradition of producing fine-quality table wines. The Valliant brand was retained when the Hiram Walker interests purchased the property in 1943 to assure a continuous supply of fine California wines for their subsidiary, W. A. Taylor & Company, the wellknown New York importing firm and the present operators of Valliant Vineyards.
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