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Robert Mondavi [1913-2008] American

Robert Gerald Mondavi was a leading California vineyard operator whose technical improvements and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California.

Food, Amazing, Art, Great, Money

Quote	Tags	Rank
We want to raise the art of living well.	Art	101
I always knew that food and wine were vital, with my mother being Italian and a good cook.	Food	102
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.	Amazing, Great, Money	103
I've always wanted to improve on the idea of living well, In moderation, wine is good for you - mentally, physically, and spiritually.		104
Ever since I was a child, I wanted to excel in everything.		105
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.	Food	106
I want to make wines that harmonize with food - wines that almost hug your tongue with gentleness.	Food	107
Even more importantly, it's wine, food and the arts. Incorporating those three enhances the quality of life.	Food	108
My mother served me wine and water from the time I was 3 years old.		109
If you go back to the Greeks and Romans, they talk about all three - wine, food, and art - as a way of enhancing life.		110
Later, at Stanford University, I thought I'd become a lawyer or businessman, but my father came to me and said he thought there was a big future in the fine-wine business.		111
My wife taught me the importance of living well.		112
Wine has been with civilized man from the beginning.		113
How beautiful it is to excel, and the goodness of giving from your heart.		114
I say to consumers: instead of relying totally on critics, drink what you like and like what you drink.		115
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 said it was impossible.		116
Whether I played marbles, whether I played football or slam anything else, I wanted to excel.		117
Also, many consumers consider a critic to be like God Almighty.		118
This is what I think is very essential... moderation can be good for you.		119
Critics have done the wine industry a lot of good overall.		120
We definitely need to get the excitement back.		121
As I traveled the world over, I traveled everywhere, and I learned so much.		122
My brother and I had saved $15,000 by working many years nailing fruit crates together.		123
Once I was able to take care of myself and my children, I then wanted to share.		124

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