E. & J. Gallo Winery

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E. & J. Gallo Winery

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legal form Incorporated
founding 1933
Seat Modesto , California , United StatesUnited StatesUnited States 
Number of employees approx. 6500
sales $ 4.8 billion
Branch Winemakers
Website www.gallo.com
Status: 2019

E. & J. Gallo Winery, Inc. in Modesto , California is a California wine producer and the largest in the world. E. & J. Gallo Winery was founded in 1933. Today the family business owns 15 wineries - each managed by a family member - in wine regions of the states of California and Washington, as well as over 23,000 acres (9,308 hectares ) of vineyards throughout the state of California.

According to a market research institute, 7.2 million hectoliters are sold annually . This corresponds to 960 million bottles. Every fourth bottle of wine sold in the United States is from Gallo. Gallo reaches 6/7 of the production volume of the wine-growing country Germany : 8.4 million hectoliters are produced there per year. Gallo wine bottles are sold in over 110 countries. More than 6500 employees (as of 2019) are in work at the wine producer. Gallo stands primarily for inexpensive bulk wines for the supermarket and discounter.

history

Ernest Gallo and Julio Gallo founded the winery in 1933 shortly after the end of Prohibition in the United States . Over the years, the two brothers bought numerous wineries, notably in Sonoma County, California . Julio, who died in 1993, was responsible for making the wine and Ernest, who died in 2007, was responsible for sales. An early successful product was the Thunderbird , a mixed drink made from sweet white wine, alcohol and lemon juice with 21% alcohol. The price was low and 32 million gallons (121 million liters) were sold in 1957. Other Gallo wines include Turning Leaf , Twin Valley , Single Vineyard , Red Bicyclette, and Ecco Domani . They are neat, single- variety , but simple examples with no real character. Mass production at Gallo Winery has made American wine accessible and known worldwide. Gallo Winery also produces more prestigious lines that satisfy consumers with higher indulgence demands. The company is the largest exporter of California wine and imports wines from Argentina , France , Italy , New Zealand and Spain .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ A Family Tradition , gallo.com, accessed June 10, 2019
  2. ↑ Gallo's life - billionaire thanks to Fusel welt.de, accessed on June 10, 2019
  3. ↑ Portfolio Gallo Winery gallo.com, accessed on June 10, 2019 (English)
  4. ↑ # 86 E&J Gallo Winery forbes.com, accessed June 10, 2019 (English)
  5. ↑ Company Fact Sheet , gallo.com, accessed on May 10, 2019 (English)

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