[Magdalen] Vintner Dies.

[Jay Weigel]

I shall open my bottle of Mondavi Cabernet tonight and toast his memory!

On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 12:18 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

>
> Robert Mondavi has died at the age of 101.
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> He is the great pioneer who is mostly responsible for turning
> California's Napa Valley into a world class vineyard region.   His
> wines were under the label of "Krug" and "Mondavi"
>
> What I didn't know about him is that he was raised in Virginia,
> Minnesota in the Iron Range.  It's quite a leap from "Da  Rainche"
> to the sceptered sway of the storied Napa.
>
> Who'd have thought a guy from Northern Minnesota could become
> a grandfather of USA winemaking?
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>
> David Strang.
>