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It was founded in 1933 by Ernest Gallo and Julio Gallo of the Gallo family, and is the largest exporter of California wines. It is the largest wine producer in the world, producing over 3% of the world's entire annual supply of 35 billion bottles with an annual revenue of $5.3 billion [ 1 ] [ 2 ] it is also the largest family-owned winery in ...
Ernest Gallo (March 18, 1909 – March 6, 2007) was the American co-founder of the E & J Gallo Winery. He was ranked 297th on the 2006 Forbes 400 list of billionaires.. After the death of his parents, Ernest and brother Julio, along with their wives Amelia (1910–1993) and Aileen, raised their thirteen-year-old little brother Joseph.
Gallo's family also bought a 20-acre farm near Keyes. Gallo's father sold their grapes in Chicago. [2] [5] Gallo had two brothers, Julio Gallo (1910–1993), and Joseph Edward Gallo, Jr. (1919–2007). [2] On June 21, 1933, Gallo's father shot his mother and killed himself. [2] Gallo graduated from Modesto High School in Modesto, California. [6]
Robert J. Gallo was the son of Julio Gallo, who founded the business in 1933 with brother Ernest Gallo. It has since become the world’s largest winery and also has several lines of spirits.
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He had two brothers: his partner in the wine business, Ernest Gallo; and his youngest brother, Joseph Edward Gallo. Joseph Gallo, Sr. died in a murder-suicide when he shot his wife and then took his own life. [1] Julio grew up near Modesto, California [2] and graduated in 1929 from Modesto High School. He married Aileen (1913–1999) and they ...
Gallo liquor dates to 1975. Gallo launched in Modesto in 1933 and focused on lower-price wines from the San Joaquin Valley in its early decades. The company started making brandy in 1975 and later ...