Mondavi (other)
Mondavi may refer to: * Robert Mondavi (1913–2008), vineyard operator in Napa Valley, California * Peter Mondavi (1914–2016), American winemaker * Margrit Mondavi (1925–2016), Swiss-born American businesswoman * Mondavi Center, a performing arts venue on the UC Davis campus in Davis, California See also * Mondovi (other) Mondovi may refer to: *Mondovì, town in Italy, in the Piemonte *Battle of Mondovì, battle of the Napoleonic Wars *Roman Catholic Diocese of Mondovì, in the Ecclesiastical Region of Piedmont *Mondovi, Wisconsin, city in Buffalo County * Mondovi ( ...

Robert Mondavi
Robert Gerald Mondavi (June 18, 1913 – May 16, 2008) was an American winemaker. His technical and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California. From an early period, Mondavi promoted labeling wines varietally rather than generically, which became the standard for New World wines. The Robert Mondavi Institute (RMI) for Wine and Food Science at the University of California, Davis opened in October 2008 in his honor. Family history Robert Mondavi's parents, Cesare Mondavi and Rosa Grassi, emigrated from Sassoferrato in the Marche region of Italy and settled in Hibbing, Minnesota. Robert Gerald Mondavi was born in Virginia, Minnesota. From Minnesota the Mondavi family moved to Lodi, California, where he attended Lodi High School. In Lodi, his father, Cesare, established a fruit packing business under the name C. Mondavi and Sons, packing and shipping grapes to the east coast primarily for home winemaking. Mondavi graduated f ...
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