Calif. winemaking patriarch Robert Mondavi dies [I have been to his winery in Napa valley]
Calif. winemaking patriarch Robert Mondavi dies
By MICHELLE LOCKE, Associated Press Writer
13 minutes ago
BERKELEY, Calif. - Robert Mondavi, the pioneering vintner who helped put California wine country on the map, died at his Napa Valley home Friday. He was 94. Mondavi died peacefully at his home in Yountville, Robert Mondavi Winery spokeswoman Mia Malm said.
He was 52 and a winemaking veteran in 1966, when he opened the winery that would help turn the Napa Valley into a world center of the industry. Clashes with a brother that included a fistfight led him to break from the family business to carry out his ambitious plans with borrowed money.
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Comment by ILG on 16 May 2008:
Over the years have contributed a lot to his pockets drinking his reasonably priced Merlot and Cabernet Souvignon by the bottle.
Comment by mogambo on 16 May 2008:
I too have been to his winery. It’s a beautiful place!