Robert Mondavi
Wine company
Died when: 94 years 333 days (1138 months)Star Sign: Gemini
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.
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