THEO GIER SOLD WHISKEY TO FINANCE HIS LOVE FOR WINE!
Theo Gier was a well-known wine producing baron in the late 1800’s in the present day Napa Valley Region outside San Francisco. Headquartered in both Napa and in Livermore, Mr. Gier started his business career in Oakland at 511-515 Fourteenth Street where he started a General Store and sold large quantities of whiskey. Eventually the…