Robert Mondavi

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. ↗

— Robert Mondavi

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I say to consumers: instead of relying totally on critics, drink what you like and like what you drink. ↗

— Robert Mondavi

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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. ↗

— Robert Mondavi

#art #back #enhancing #food #go

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. ↗

— Robert Mondavi

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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. ↗

— Robert Mondavi

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

— Robert Mondavi

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

— Robert Mondavi

#me #mother #old #served #time

My wife taught me the importance of living well. ↗

— Robert Mondavi

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

— Robert Mondavi

#care #children #i #myself #once

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. ↗

— Robert Mondavi

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