May 16, 2008

Remembering Robert Mondavi, a Legendary Entrepreneur

Posted at 5:28 PM

Back in the 1960s, he was reportedly bounced out of his family's business for being too much of a maverick. He went on to start his own company and, in the end, he became a household name. Robert Mondavi died Friday, May 16, at the age of 94, according to the San Francisco Chronicle and other news organizations.

"A popular and tireless figure in the wine world, Mr. Mondavi was relentless in his drive to make wines that could compete with the finest in the world," the Chronicle reports. "His winery, established in 1966, became an iconic presence along Napa Valley's Highway 29 and a symbol not only of California's emergence as a wine powerhouse but of the lifestyle that Mondavi embodied - one that placed wine in context with good food and a culture of hospitality."

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