Robert Mondavi Quotes

• Wine has been with civilized man from the beginning.

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• Whether I played marbles, whether I played football or slam anything else, I wanted to excel.

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• We want to raise the art of living well.

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• We definitely need to get the excitement back.

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• This is what I think is very essential… moderation can be good for you.

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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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• Once I was able to take care of myself and my children, I then wanted to share.

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• My mother served me wine and water from the time I was 3 years old.

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• My brother and I had saved $15,000 by working many years nailing fruit crates together.

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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 said it was impossible.

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

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

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

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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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• Critics have done the wine industry a lot of good overall.

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• As I traveled the world over, I traveled everywhere, and I learned so much.

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Robert Mondavi (22)

Birth:	18th June, 1913
Death:	16th May, 2008
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Winemaker

About

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.

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