Ernest Gallo died today at age 97

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BERKELEY, Calif. - Ernest Gallo, who parlayed $5,900 and a wine recipe from a public library into the world's largest winemaking empire, died Tuesday at his home in Modesto. He was 97.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070307/ap_on_re_us/obit_gallo_9

cheers!
& RIP Mr Gallo

 

[nanandjim]

Wow! What a story. He lived a long life and died peacefully surrounded by family. You can't ask for anything more than that. RIP Ernest. :angel:

 

[Glow]

97! That is amazing...did drinking wine have anything to do with it?

 

[Pepper]

Younger brother Joseph just died a couple weeks ago.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070223/ap_on_re_us/obit_gallo

 

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97! That is amazing...did drinking wine have anything to do with it?

lol, i just found this little slideshow...hope the link works...there's a place to click "speed" right above his picture...open it, & click the speed..like medium or whatever....

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/us/030707ernestgallo;_ylt=AkvaRQYXRoRJpQvlCp1clIU7ts8F

 

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Younger brother Joseph just died a couple weeks ago.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070223/ap_on_re_us/obit_gallo

wow...sad about the legal battles with his brothers...he should have stuck with wine..lol (no disprect to him though)

 

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Wow! What a story. He lived a long life and died peacefully surrounded by family. You can't ask for anything more than that. RIP Ernest. :angel:

no you can't....