词条 | Ernest Gallo |
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| name = Ernest Gallo | image = Ernest_Gallo.png | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1909|03|18}} | birth_place = Jackson, California | death_date = {{death date and age|2007|03|6|1909|03|18}} | death_place = Modesto, California | nationality = American | occupation = vintner | known for = E & J Gallo Winery | spouse = Amelia Franzia | period = | awards = }} Ernest Gallo (1909–2007) was an American businessman. He co-founded the E & J Gallo Winery in Modesto, California. Early life and educationGallo was born on March 18, 1909, in Jackson, California.[1][2][3][4] His grandparents immigrated from Italy to the United States.[2] His father was Giuseppe Gallo, a.k.a. Joseph, and his mother, Assunta Bianco Gallo, a.k.a. Susie.[2] Together with his uncle Michael, his father ran the Gallo Wine Company, a wine distribution company.[2] His mother's family, the Biancos, were winemakers.[2] In the 1920s, his parents purchased a farm near Modesto, California, and sold their grapes.[2] He had a brother, Julio Gallo (1910-1993), and another brother, Joseph.[2] On June 21, 1933, his father shot his mother and killed himself.[2] He graduated from high school.[5] CareerShortly after the prohibition of alcohol from 1919 to 1933 in the United States, he co-founded the E.&J. Gallo Winery, using $5,900 in borrowed cash.[1][2][3][4] He became head of sales, marketing and distribution.[3] Personal lifeHe was married for sixty-two years to Amelia (Franzia) Gallo (1930-1993). The couple had two sons: David Gallo (died 1997), and Joseph Gallo. He was ranked 297th on the 2006 Forbes 400 list of billionaires, with an estimated wealth of US$1.2 billion.[2][3][5] He died on March 6, 2007. Bibliography
References1. ^1 Harvard Business School 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite news |author=Frank Prial |coauthors= |title=Ernest Gallo, 97, Founder of Winery, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/07/business/07gallo.html?hp|work=The New York Times |date=March 7, 2007 |accessdate=2010-07-28 }} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2007-03-06-ernest-gallo-obituary_N.htm | work=USA Today | title=Billionaire winemaker Ernest Gallo dies | date=March 7, 2007}} 4. ^1 [https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/president/players/gallo.html Ernest Gallo] last retrieved March 6, 2007 5. ^1 [https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/5IAL.html #645 Ernest Gallo] External links
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