Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award (given by Wine Enthusiast) Personal life In 1931, Gallo married Amelia Franzia (died 1993). They had two sons: David Gallo (died 1997), and Joseph Ernest Gallo, the CEO of the E&J Gallo Winery. Gallo was ranked 297th on the 2006 Forbes 400 list of billionaires, with an estimated wealth of US$1.2 billion. On March 6, 2007, Gallo died in Modesto, California, twelve days shy of his 98th birthday. Gallo is buried at St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery. Further reading References External links E. & J. Gallo Winery Gallo Family Vineyards Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center Ernest Gallo: In his own words The Modesto Bee Excerpt of: Ernest_Gallo California Wine Industry Oral History Series, University of California Ernest Gallo at britannica.com Ernest Gallo, FRONTLINE, PBS 1909 births 2007 deaths American people of Italian descent People from Modesto, California 20th-century American businesspeople Wine merchants American billionaires People from Jackson, California Modesto Junior College alumni James Beard Foundation Award winners Gallo family Burials in California