I’ve always had a suspicion that E & J Brandy is connected to Gallo Winery, but I’ve never actually checked both their websites to see who the founders were. E & J Brandy is its own company name, and so is Gallo Winery, which I swear has not always bore the E & J moniker in their naming scheme (the Gallo Winery “factory” near East Olive and Clovis currently bears E & J on its google map location).
I guess that really makes a whole lot of sense, as Brandy is a distilled spirit made by the distillation of wine. E & J or Gallo doesn’t just do wines or Brandy anymore either; they’re getting into the Super Premium Gin market (doesn’t sound cheap at all!) and Beer.