Julio Gallo (March 21, 1910 – May 2, 1993) was one of two of the founders of the E & J Gallo Winery.^[1]

He was born on March 21, 1910, in Oakland, California to Joseph Gallo, Sr. He had two brothers: his partner in the wine business, Ernest Gallo; and his youngest brother, Joseph Edward Gallo. Joseph Gallo, Sr. died in a murder-suicide when he shot his wife and then took his own life.^[1] Julio grew up near Modesto, California^[2] and graduated in 1929 from Modesto High School. He married Aileen (1913–1999) and they had: Robert J. Gallo, and Susan Gallo Coleman.^[1]

He died on May 2, 1993, when the vehicle he was driving veered off a dirt road on his ranch near Tracy, California. The cause of death was a cervical spine fracture and partial dislocation caused by the blunt-force trauma of the crash.^[1]

• 1989 – Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement^[3]
• 2006 – Hospitality Industry Hall of Honor, Conrad N. Hilton College, Hilton University of Houston^[4]

• Gallo Family Vineyards Archived 2009-01-30 at the Wayback Machine
• Henderson, Bruce, with Ernest and Julio Gallo. Ernest & Julio: Our Story. Times Books, 1994^{[ISBN missing]}