Ernest Gallo
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Ernest J. Gallo (March 18, 1909 – March 6, 2007) was an American businessman and philanthropist.
In Modesto, California, Gallo co-founded the E & J Gallo Winery.
Early life
Gallo was born in Jackson, California, on March 18, 1909.
Gallo's grandparents immigrated from Italy to the United States. Giuseppe Gallo, a.k.a., was Gallo's father, who died in a Gallo. Assunta Bianco Gallo, Joseph Edward Gallo Sr. and his mother Assunta Bianco Gallo, a.k.a. Susie Bianco Gallo. His father operated the Gallo Wine Company, a wine import firm, alongside his uncle Michael. The Biancos, his mother's family, were winemakers. In Jackson, California, Gallo's father owned a boarding house for the miners, as well as a saloon in Oakland, California.
Gallo lived in Hanford, California, with his maternal grandparents, Batista Biancos. Gallo returned to live with his parents at about age 6.
Gallo's father had to close the saloon shop after the 1918 prohibition. Gallo's father bought a 120-acre farm in Antioch, California, and became a fruit grower. Gallo spent his time on the farm cultivating. Gallo's father retired the Antioch ranch and moved to Escalon, California, at the age of 12.
His parents purchased a 40-acre farm near Modesto, California, in the 1920s. Gallo's family also bought a 20-acre farm near Keyes. In Chicago, Gallo's father sold their grapes.
Julio Gallo (1910-1933) and Joseph Edward Gallo, Jr. (1919-1977–2007).
Gallo's father killed his mother and himself on June 21, 1933.
Gallo graduated from Modesto High School in Modesto, California.
Education
Gallo attended Modesto Junior College, but he did not graduate.
Personal life
Amelia Franzia Gallo married Amelia Franzia (1931; died 1993). David Gallo (died 1997) and Joseph Ernest Gallo, E&J Gallo Winery's CEO, were both sons.
Gallo's estimated fortune of US$1.2 billion was ranked 297th on the Forbes 400 list of billionaires in 2006.
Gallo died in Modesto, California, 12 days before his 98th birthday, on March 6, 2007. Gallo is buried in St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery.
Career
In 1926 at 17, Gallo worked for his father. Gallo harvested grapes and shipped them via railway to Chicago. By 18, Gallo was selling grapes in Chicago. During Gallo's travel from Chicago back to California, he met Giuseppe Franzia.
In 1933, shortly after the end of prohibition and the death of his parents, Gallo co-founded the E.&J. Gallo Winery, using $5,900 in borrowed cash from his mother-in-law. He became head of sales, marketing and distribution.
Awards
- 1989 Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement
- 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award (given by Wine Enthusiast)