Ernest Gallo was the American co-founder of the E & J Gallo Winery

E & J Gallo Winery

E & J Gallo Winery was founded in 1933 by Ernest Gallo and Julio Gallo in Modesto, California. E & J Gallo Winery is the largest exporter of California wines and is a large promoter of wines from Sonoma County.-History:...

. He was ranked 297th on the 2006 Forbes 400

Forbes 400

The Forbes 400 or 400 Richest Americans is a list published by Forbes Magazine magazine of the wealthiest 400 Americans, ranked by net worth. The list is published annually in September, and 2010 marks the 29th issue. The 400 was started by Malcom Forbes in 1982 and treats those in the list like...

 list of billionaires. With his brother they founded the E.&J. Gallo Winery in 1933, at the end of Prohibition, using $5,900 borrowed dollars.

Family

He was born on March 18, 1909.

Ernest Gallo was married for sixty-two years to Amelia Franzia (1910–1993). The couple had two sons: David Gallo (died 1997), and Joseph Gallo.

He died on March 6, 2007 in Modesto, California

Modesto, California

Modesto is a city in, and is the county seat of, Stanislaus County, California. With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, Modesto ranks as the 18th largest city in the state of California....

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He was 97.

External links

• Gallo Family Vineyards
• Ernest Gallo Research Clinic
• E. & J. Gallo Winery

Further reading

• Henderson, Bruce, with Ernest and Julio Gallo. Ernest & Julio: Our Story. Times Books, 1994
• Ernest Gallo last retrieved March 6, 2007
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• Ernest Gallo
• John Holland, J.N. Sbranti, Tim Moran, and Garth Stapley. "Wine titan Ernest Gallo dead at 97." The Modesto Bee, March 7, 2007. http://www.modbee.com/local/story/13357713p-13980670c.html