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The Bad Boy of California Wine

Fred Franzia, the man behind Two-Buck Chuck, takes no prisoners in his drive for success

By Daniel Sogg

Fred Franzia is hunched over an adding machine. He punches at the keys, talking his way through calculations, mustering ammo to prove his point—the same one he makes to anyone who'll listen. "Wine.....

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