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California wine pioneer Robert Mondavi dies at 94
0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Robert Mondavi, a legendary Napa Valley vintner who helped bring California wine worldwide acclaim, died Friday at his northern California home in Yountville at the age of 94.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger called him "a true California legend."
The son of Italian immigrants, Mondavi founded a winery bearing his name in Napa Valley in 1966 and went on to become one of the most prominent figures of the US wine industry, making famed Cabernets and Chardonnays.
The industry publication Wine Spectator called him "a visionary winemaker and brilliant marketer" who became "one of the most influential and admired winemakers in California history."
"It is hard to imagine anyone having more of a lasting impact on California's 20...
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