Gallo: Godfathers of Wine | The Gangster and The Grape Grower | 1

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Gallo: Godfathers of Wine | Violence in the Vineyard | 2

It’s the roaring twenties and Joe Gallo Sr.’s two teenage sons, Ernest and Julio, help run the family’s extensive vineyards and bootlegging operations. Young Ernest plays a tricky game, dealing with Al Capone in Chicago and dodging G-men. But the stock market crash of ’29 ...

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Gallo: Godfathers of Wine | The Miracle Year | 3

It’s the 1930s and with Prohibition finally over, Americans are eager to drown themselves in booze. Ernest Gallo persuades his reluctant brother, Julio, to partner with him on starting a winery. Ernest employs every trick in the book to bolster sales, including conning custome ...

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