[5] In 1910, at one year old, Gallo lived with his maternal grandparents, Batista Biancos, in Hanford, California.

Gallo's father bought a 120-acre ranch in Antioch, California and became a farmer growing 30 acres of grapes.

By age 12, Gallo's father sold the ranch in Antioch and moved to a small vineyard in Escalon, California.

During Gallo's travel from Chicago back to California, he met Giuseppe Franzia.

[5][7] In 1933, shortly after the end of prohibition and the death of his parents, Gallo co-founded the E.&J.

In 1980, Gallo also donated millions and created Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center [10] in Emeryville, California,[11] at University of California, San Francisco.

[17] Gallo was ranked 297th on the 2006 Forbes 400 list of billionaires, with an estimated wealth of US$1.2 billion.

[2][3][6] On March 6, 2007, Gallo died in Modesto, California, twelve days shy of his 98th birthday.