Robert Gerald Mondavi (June 18, 1913–May 16, 2008[1]) was a leading American vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A vineyard is a Plantation of Grape -bearing Vines grown mainly for Winemaking, but also Raisins Table grapes and non-alcoholic California wine is Wine made in the US state of California. Nearly three-quarters the size of France, California accounts for nearly 90 Napa Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Napa County, California, USA. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. From an early period, Mondavi aggressively promoted labeling wines varietally rather than generically. Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice This is a list of varieties of cultivated Grapes whether used for Wine, or eating as a Table grape, fresh or dried ( Raisin, currant, sultana This is now the standard for New World wines. New World wines are those Wines produced outside the traditional wine-growing areas of Europe, in particular from Argentina, Australia, Canada
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Family history
Robert Mondavi's parents emigrated from the Marche region of Italy and settled in the Minnesota city of Hibbing. The Marche (plural originally from le marche de Ancona, referring to the March of Ancona) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Hibbing is a city in St Louis County, Minnesota, USA. The population was 17071 at the 2000 census. Robert Gerald Mondavi was born in Virginia, Minnesota. Virginia is a city in St Louis County, Minnesota, USA, on the Mesabi Iron Range. From Minnesota the Mondavi family moved to Lodi, California, where he attended Lodi High School. Lodi (ˈloʊdaɪ LOW-dye is a city located in As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 56999 In Lodi, his father, Cesare, established a successful fruit packing business under the name C. Mondavi and Sons, packing and shipping grapes to the east coast primarily for home winemaking. Mondavi graduated from Stanford University in 1937 with a degree in economics and business administration. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in While at Stanford he was a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. Phi Sigma Kappa (ΦΣK is a fraternity devoted to three cardinal principles the Promotion of Brotherhood, the Stimulation of Scholarship, and the He joined his father and brother Peter after the family acquired the Charles Krug Winery from James Moffitt, established in 1861 in the Napa Valley. Mondavi is the first major winery built in Napa Valley in the post-Prohibition era.
After a feud between himself and his younger brother Peter, Mondavi left Krug in 1965 to establish his own winery in Oakville. Oakville is an Unincorporated community in Napa County, California, United States. Part of Mondavi's original vineyard land included the To Kalon (a Greek term meaning "the beautiful") vineyard originally established by Napa Valley pioneer H. W. Crabb in 1868. The winery bearing Mondavi's name produced high quality wine in the California mission style. The Spanish missions in California comprise a series of Religious outposts established by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order between
In 1966, he founded the Robert Mondavi Winery in the Napa Valley with the goal of producing wines that would rival the finest wines of Europe.
In 1967, the woman who would later become Robert Mondavi's second wife, Margrit (Kellenberge) Biever Mondavi, joined the winery. Margrit Biever Mondavi is Vice President of Cultural Affairs at Robert Mondavi Winery. They married in 1980 in Palm Springs, California, almost immediately after his divorce from his first wife, Marjorie Ellen (Declusin) Mondavi.
Wine history
In 1968 he made a dry oak-aged Sauvignon Blanc, an unpopular variety in California at the time, and labeled it "Fumé Blanc". Sauvignon blanc is a green-skinned Grape variety which originates from the Bordeaux region of France. Sauvignon blanc is a green-skinned Grape variety which originates from the Bordeaux region of France. The wine was a success and, in time, Fumé Blanc became accepted as a synonym for Sauvignon Blanc.
Mondavi successfully developed a number of premium wines that earned the respect of connoisseurs and vintners alike. In 1979, he built the Mondavi Woodbridge Winery in Lodi, California developing it into a leader of popular-premium wines. He also entered into a joint venture the Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Château Mouton Rothschild to create Opus One Winery, and since the 1990s has set up joint ventures with local partners in Europe, South America and Australia. Baron Philippe de Rothschild ( 13 April, 1902 – 20 January, 1988) was a member of the Rothschild banking dynasty who became Château Mouton Rothschild is a wine estate located in the village of Pauillac in the Médoc, 50 km (30 mi north-west of the city of Bordeaux Opus One Winery is a Winery in Oakville, California, USA. The winery was founded as a joint venture between Baron Philippe de Rothschild South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
In the Grand European Jury Wine Tasting of 1997, the Robert Mondavi Chardonnay Reserve was ranked number one. In the Grand European Jury Wine Tasting of 1997, the Grand Jury Européen, consisting entirely of European judges conducted a Blind tasting of 27 Chardonnays
In 2005 Robert Mondavi and his younger brother Peter made wine together for the first time after their feud. Using grapes from both family vineyards, they produced one barrel of cabernet blend, which was sold under the name "Ancora Una Volta" ("Once Again"). [2]
Legacy
Robert Mondavi was selected as the Decanter "Man of the Year" in 1989. Decanter is an up market Magazine on Wine and spirits, published in over 90 countries on a monthly basis [3] His autobiography Harvests of Joy was published in 1998. [4]
In 2003, Mondavi expressed regret and criticized his sons for the business strategy that emphasized the inexpensive Mondavi lines, Coastal and Woodbridge, over the premium wines, allowing the company name to lose its association with fine wine it held in the past. He said, "We've got to get our image back, and that's going to take time. "[5]
In the 2004 documentary film Mondovino, the Mondavi family featured prominently, in close application to its theme of globalization. Mondovino (World of Wine is a 2004 Documentary film on the impact of globalization on the world's different wine regions written and directed Globalization (or globalisation) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones At the time, the Mondavis had recently acquired the Italian "cult wine" Ornellaia winery, Tenuta Dell'Ornellaia. Cult wines are those for which dedicated groups of committed enthusiasts will pay large sums of money Tenuta Dell'Ornellaia is an Italian Winery in the DOC Bolgheri in Toscana, known as a producer of Super Tuscan wine
On December 22, 2004, Constellation Brands acquired the Mondavi winery for nearly US$1. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Constellation Brands Inc, headquartered in Fairport New York, is a large international producer and marketer of beverage alcohol brands with a large portfolio of 36 billion in cash and assumption of debt. [6] Following the sale of the company, Mondavi traveled the world as an ambassador for wine. [7]
Due to the contributions of Robert and Margrit Mondavi, the Mondavi Center at UC Davis in Davis, California for performing arts was named after him. The Mondavi Center, or Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, is a Performing arts venue located on the UC Davis campus in Davis The University of California Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, or just UCD, is a public coeducational university located in the city of Davis, Davis is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento &ndash
The two are founders and major benefactors behind COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts, which opened November, 2001 in the city of Napa, California. COPIA The American Center for Wine Food and the Arts is a cultural Museum and education center dedicated to the discovery understanding and celebration of Wine Robert and Margrit are also founding supporters of the restoration of the 19th-century Napa Valley Opera House and the Oxbow School, a new art school in Napa that provides grants and instruction to art students in their junior year of high school. The Napa Valley Opera House is a Theatre in Napa California, USA which opened on February 13, 1880 with a production of Gilbert and Sullivan The Oxbow School is a private single semester arts school for high school juniors and seniors located in Napa California, sitting near an oxbow of the Napa River They have contributed to the restoration of the Lincoln Theatre in Yountville, California, and have supported the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Yountville is an incorporated town in Napa County, California, United States. The Iris & B Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, formerly the Stanford University Museum of Art is an Art museum on the campus of Stanford Palo Alto (ˌpæloʊˈæltoʊ from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high" i
On December 5, 2007, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver inducted Mondavi into the California Hall of Fame, located at The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor Maria Owings Shriver ( born November 6 1955 is an award-winning American journalist a prolific author and First Lady of California. Conceived by First Lady Maria Shriver, the California Hall of Fame was established with The California Museum for History Women and the Arts to honor legendary individuals The California Museum for History Women and the Arts – home of the California Hall of Fame – is housed in the State Archives Building in Sacramento, one block [8]
Vintner's Hall of Fame
Robert Mondavi was nominated and inducted into the Vintners Hall of Fame by the Culinary Institute of America. The Culinary Institute of America (CIA is a culinary school located in Hyde Park ( Dutchess County New York) USA, founded in 1946 The election was based upon ballots from seventy wine journalists. The decision for their election of Mondavi is for contributions to the wine industry of California during his life-time.
Inductions with Robert Mondavi on March 7, 2007 included Agoston Haraszthy, Andre Tchelistcheff, Georges de Latour, Charles Krug, Gustave Niebaum, Brother Timothy, Maynard Amerine and Harold Olmo. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Agoston Haraszthy ( August 30, 1812, Pest Hungary - July 6, 1869, Corinto Nicaragua) was a Hungarian-American traveler André Tchelistcheff (Russian Андрей Челищев December 7, 1901 - April 5, 1994) was America's most influential post- Prohibition Born in Oulu, Finland, Gustave Niebaum - originally Nybom - (1842-1908 acquired his maritime schooling in Helsinki, Finland. Dr Harold Olmo (b July 31 1909 - June 30 2006) was a pioneering viticulturalist and professor at the University of California
Death
Robert Mondavi died at his Yountville home on May 16, 2008 at the age of 94. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [1][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Laube, James, Wine Spectator (May 16, 2008). The following is a partial list of people involved in winemaking and related efforts: Ted Allen: television personality and food and wine expert Seña wine was established as a collaborative venture in Chile between Viña Errázuriz and Robert Mondavi. Robert Mondavi Dies at Age of 94.
- ^ Patricia Sullivan, "Robert Mondavi 94; Noted Vintner Who Raised Qualities of American Wine", Washington Post, May 17, 2008, p. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common B5. Accessed 24 May 2008. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ a b Lechmere, Adam, Decanter. com (May 16, 2008). 'Colossus' Robert Mondavi dies.
- ^ Mondavi, Robert; Paul Chutkow (1999). Harvests of Joy: How the Good Life Became Great Business. New York: Harvest Books. ISBN 978-0156010566.
- ^ Frank J. Prial. "With Head Held High, Mondavi, at 90, Faces a Storm", The New York Times, July 2, 2003. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Carol Emert. "Legendary California wine company is sold", San Francisco Chronicle, November 4, 2004. The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Retrieved on 2007-11-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St
- ^ Frank J. Prial. "Robert Mondavi, Napa Wine Champion, Dies at 94", The New York Times, May 17, 2008. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ Mondavi inducted into California Hall of Fame, California Museum. Accessed 2007.
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