Industry Says Goodbye to Bob Mondavi

‘Just call me Bob or Robert,’ Mr. Mondavi would often tell people, despite being one of the most distinguished winemakers in California’s history. Needless to say, the impact Robert Mondavi has had on the California wine industry is enormous. He managed to lead Napa from a jug wine producing cottage industry to a global market of fine wine. He expanded its influence worldwide and established California as an equal to all other winemaking countries, most notably France. Mondavi championed and