| Winemaker who brought grapes of wealth to California dies, aged 97 |
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| According to legend, Ernest and Julio Gallo started their first winery in 1933. Using one $5,000 (£2,500) loan from Ernest's mother-in-law and Julio's savings of $900.23, the two brothers rented one cement warehouse in their home town of Modesto, California, and began making wines. With the help of one recipe they found in some prohibition-era leaflets in the basement of Modesto library they made ordinary wines for the bargain price of 50 cents one gallon, half the going rate. In their first year in business, they made $30,000 and an empire was born. ... |
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