He was 79. His company, Bronco Wine, announced the death in a statement. Neither the statement nor Mr. Franzia’s family gave the cause of death. “Core to his belief was a vision that wine ...

Longtime California vintner Fred Franzia, the co-founder of Bronco Wine Co. best-known for his Charles Shaw brand, aka "Two Buck Chuck," passed away Sept. 13 at age 79. He will be remembered as a ...

Fred Franzia, the man behind the famous "Two Buck Chuck," died on Tuesday at age 79. The Franzia family and the Bronco Wine Company announced Franzia's death on Instagram. Franzia founded the ...