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24 quotes by Robert Mondavi

The entrance of Robert Mondavi Winery. Robert Gerald Mondavi (June 18, 1913 – May 16, 2008 ) was 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 Institute...
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If you go back to the Greeks and Romans, they talk about all three - wine, food, and art - as a way of enhancing life.

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I always knew that food and wine were vital, with my mother being Italian and a good cook.

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How beautiful it is to excel, and the goodness of giving from your heart.

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I've always wanted to improve on the idea of living well, In moderation, wine is good for you - mentally, physically, and spiritually.

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I want to make wines that harmonize with food - wines that almost hug your tongue with gentleness.

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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.

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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.

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Ever since I was a child, I wanted to excel in everything.

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We want to raise the art of living well.

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It is giving me a great satisfaction, because I had the notion that we could make great wines equal to the greatest wines in the world, and everybody... →

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Even more importantly, it's wine, food and the arts. Incorporating those three enhances the quality of life.

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Wine has been with civilized man from the beginning.

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I say to consumers: instead of relying totally on critics, drink what you like and like what you drink.

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