While Ernest was selling, Julio was working to make more and better wine. He became a master at finding excellent vineyards and securing long-term deals to buy the grapes. He also made sure that even ...

Shanken traveled to California wine country to interview the famously private wine industry legend Ernest Gallo, who with his brother Julio largely created the modern wine market in America over the ...

E. & J. Gallo Winery, founded in Modesto, California, was established in 1933 by two brothers named Ernest and Julio Gallo.

In 1985, Frank Bartles and Ed Jaymes introduced themselves to consumers in a sequence of television commercials pitching their new drink: "You know, it occurred to Ed the other day that between his ...

More than two decades ago, Wine Spectator editor and publisher Marvin R. Shanken was granted a rare interview—the first and last of its kind—with the famously private Ernest Gallo, co-founder and ...

Today, the company is rebranding its spirits unit as “Spirit of Gallo,” as it aims to continue asserting itself in the category. “Our founders, Ernest and Julio, didn’t stop with wine,” said CEO ...