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World's Largest Winemaker Ernest Gallo dies at 97 »

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Ernest Gallo, the marketing genius who parlayed $5,900 and a wine recipe from the Modesto Public Library into the world's largest winemaking empire, died Tuesday at his home in Modesto. He was 97.

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    sarah1 year, 7 months ago

    rest in peace, signior gallo.

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      GregD1 year, 7 months ago

      Indeed. Ernest and Julio Gallo were icons in Northern California where I grew up.

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      RoyHobbs1 year, 7 months ago

      Drinking wine really does make you live longer it seems, 97 years old, he had a nice long life.

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        vinaygggg1 year, 7 months ago

        Moderate wine consumption and potential health benefits - fact or fantasy? There is a growing body of scientific research that indicates the polyphenols found in red wines may offer significant antioxidant protection. This translates to chemicals found in red wines, have the potential to overcome free radicals that are bound and determined to cause cellular damage, which is a root cause of various forms of cancer and heart disease

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          farley3221 year, 7 months ago

          Apparently as far back as 1974, the National Institutes of Health knew that it was good for the heart and did everything they could to hide that information for fear of alcohol abuse. Crazy, huh?

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