Fri, May 16, 2008 The California Report Magazine Robert Mondavi Dies Listen to segment (RealMedia stream) Wine maker Robert Mondavi died at his home in Yountville Friday morning. He was 94 years old. Mondavi championed California wines long before they were popular. He was a major force in putting Napa Valley wines on par with European vintages. In 1999, Scott Shafer visited with Mondavi at his winery in Napa where he recounted his earliest memories of the family wine business. « back to week of May 16, 2008 Email this page to a friend *Your name:  *Your email address:  *Friend's email address:  Additional Message:  (optional)  * Indicates required field. Names and email addresses are not collected by KQED.org. For more information, please see our privacy policy.

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