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Oct 2020
22 m

Gallo: Godfathers of Wine | The Gangster...

Wondery
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It's the early 1900’s and two young brothers emigrate from Italy to the US to make their fortunes. In California, they con, grift and bamboozle their fellow immigrants out of thousands of dollars, enough to start a wine business. But when Prohibition shuts that down, they dive into the dangerous game of bootlegging, with disastrous results.  The older brothe ... Show More
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