E. & J. Gallo Winery opens New Amsterdam Vodka production line in region

E. & J. Gallo Winery in Fort Lawn, S.C. E. & J. Gallo Winery is continuing to ramp up at its massive East Coast operations hub in Chester County. (Melissa Key)

By Charlotte Business Journal

CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. — E. & J. Gallo Winery is continuing to ramp up at its massive East Coast operations hub in Chester County.

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Last month, Gallo opened its second production line there, which is for the company’s New Amsterdam Vodka line. The nation’s largest winemaker now has about 230 full-time employees at the Fort Lawn hub, according to Erich Kaepp, who leads Gallo’s Eastern operations.

The line opened on schedule. That’s after Gallo opened its first production line in February and its regional distribution center, the first piece of the Chester County operations, in October 2022.

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