Our Winery's Mission
Prospero Winery, a Prospero Equipment Corp. company, is a family-operated winery supplying grapes to home winemakers since 1972. Our Pleasantville, NY winery sources the best wine grapes and juices for home production and produces wine for the local area. Our mission is to continue providing wine that families can enjoy every day while maintaining our rooted traditions for generations to come.
For over 50 years, the Prospero Company has shared the Prospero family hobby, winemaking, with local home winemakers.
In 1972, Prospero founder Tony Prospero started selling California wine grapes from a fruit stand helping home winemakers produce their own high-quality wine.
More than 25 years later in 1999, Prospero expanded to become a bonded winery producing affordable, everyday wines to locals.
Today Prospero Winery continues our tradition of selling mainstream wine. We also supply commercial wineries with equipment.
A History of Prospero Winery
1972
The Prospero family opens a market in Pleasantville, NY supplying California wine grapes.
1976
Starts selling home winemaking equipment.
1980
Continues to provide wine grapes and juices, creates a recognized brand, and establishes multi-generational bonds with clients.
1999
Prospero Winery becomes a bonded winery.
2001
Introduces a yearly Home Winemaker Competition.
2006
Begins to import 100% olive oil from Abruzzo, Italy.
2018
Becomes environmentally friendly with the installation of solar panels at our Pleasantville facility and organizing a “Refill Your Own Wine’ program.
2020
Launches a Home Winemaker Competition Dinner fundraiser to support the Blythedale & Maria Fareri Children’s Hospitals. We are dedicated to helping these hospitals for years to come.
2022
Prospero celebrates 50 years.