Wine Enthusiast magazine gave its American Winery of the Year award to the Barefoot line from Modesto.
It is the top-selling brand for E.&J. Gallo Winery and for the domestic industry as a whole. The honor was announced Thursday, Nov. 13, in the magazine’s online version. It reported that sales totaled about $555 million last year.
The family-owned Gallo Winery does not usually disclose sales figures. It did note in a news release that Barefoot has attracted 3.9 million new customers over the past year alone…