Robert Mondavi
Robert Mondavi
Robert Gerald Mondaviwas a leading California vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California. From an early period, Mondavi aggressively promoted labeling wines varietally rather than generically. This is now the standard for New World wines. The Robert Mondavi Institutefor Wine and Food Science at the University of California, Davis opened October 2008 in his honor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth18 June 1913
CountryUnited States of America
My brother and I had saved $15,000 by working many years nailing fruit crates together.
I always knew the importance of it, since I was three or four years old my mother used to feed me wine and water. I grew up with wine as liquid food.
I say to consumers: instead of relying totally on critics, drink what you like and like what you drink.
I want to make wines that harmonize with food - wines that almost hug your tongue with gentleness.
Critics have done the wine industry a lot of good overall.
This is what I think is very essential... moderation can be good for you.
Wine to me is passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit.
There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give.
Wine to me is all about sharing.
Wine always inspires sociability.
Wine has been with us since the beginning of civilization. It is the temperate, civilized, sacred, romantic mealtime beverage recommended in the Bible. Wine has been praised for centuries by statesmen, philosophers, poets, and scholars. Wine in moderation is an integral part of our culture, heritage and gracious way of life.
I know of no one who has been more helpful to the industry. His teachings and consultations internationally, without doubt, improved the quality of winemaking in our country. He was a friend to everyone interested in fine wine.
Wine has been with civilized man from the beginning.
Also, many consumers consider a critic to be like God Almighty.