Who owns Orin Swift?
Orin Swift is owned by Gallo (the United States), which has owned the brand since 2016.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Gallo: A Family Tradition (Our History), E. & J. Gallo Winery. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- E. & J. Gallo Winery reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Modesto
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1998 by Dave Phinney
- Category
- Beverages › Wine & champagne › Still wine
- Trademark registrant
- E. & J. GALLO WINERY (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Orin Swift
Orin Swift is a Napa Valley wine brand. Gallo's history page says it purchased Orin Swift Cellars in 2016, and the portfolio page says winemaker Dave Phinney founded the brand in 1998, naming it after his father's middle name and his mother's maiden name. It has a tasting room in downtown St. Helena.
Trademark record for Orin Swift
The USPTO record for the Orin Swift mark lists E. & J. GALLO WINERY as the owner of record (serial number 77302345). That name matches the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Orin Swift
Where Orin Swift sits in Gallo
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Gallo
Gallo controls 16 brands on Brandtree, 16 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- André (1966)
- Carlo Rossi (1975)
- Denner Vineyards
- E&J Brandy (1975)
- Edna Valley Vineyard
- Four Roses (1888)
- Gallo Family Vineyards (1933)
- Germain-Robin (1982)
- J Vineyards & Winery (1986)
- Louis M. Martini (1933)
- Mirassou
- Pahlmeyer (1986)
- Rombauer Vineyards (1980)
- Talbott Vineyards (1982)
- William Hill Estate
Other brands in still wine, and who owns them
The 127 brands in still wine on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is Concha y Toro, with 11; Gallo has 11.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Almaviva | Concha y Toro | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Bodega San Telmo | Grupo Peñaflor | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Aura | Sogrape | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| AFIP | Changyu | 🇨🇳 China |
| Archery Summit | Crimson Wine Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 19 Crimes | Treasury Wine Estates | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Aphrodite | KEO | 🇨🇾 Cyprus |
| Elton | Willamette Valley Vineyards | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Gallo
Gallo is a privately held company headquartered in Modesto, United States, founded in 1933. Brandtree records 16 brands under its control.
Gallo is a family-owned wine and spirits company. Its own history page says brothers Ernest and Julio Gallo founded a winery in Modesto, California, on 22 September 1933, and that it celebrated 90 years as a family-owned company in 2023. Its portfolio page lists well over a hundred wines, spirits and other drinks, many of which are imported or partner brands that the page does not mark as owned; only brands the company's history says it introduced or purchased are listed here. Its history also says it acquired Four Roses Bourbon from Kirin Holdings in 2026; that brand is recorded under Kirin in this dataset and is not repeated here.
🇺🇸 Orin Swift and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Orin Swift is not one of them.
- 7UP — PepsiCo 🇺🇸
- 7UP (United States) — Keurig Dr Pepper 🇺🇸
- Alani Nu — Celsius Holdings 🇺🇸
- Angry Orchard — Boston Beer 🇺🇸
- Apple & Eve — Lassonde 🇨🇦
- Archery Summit — Crimson Wine Group 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Orin Swift?
The parent company of Orin Swift is Gallo, a privately held company headquartered in the United States.
Is Orin Swift American?
Yes. Orin Swift originated in the United States in 1998 and its owner, Gallo, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has Gallo owned Orin Swift?
Gallo has owned Orin Swift since 2016.
Is Orin Swift still owned by Gallo?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Orin Swift is still owned by Gallo. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Gallo: A Family Tradition (Our History) — E. & J. Gallo Winery, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [2] USPTO: ORIN SWIFT CELLARS, serial 77302345 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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