[Magdalen] Vintner Dies.

[Marion Thompson]

Today's obit in our _Globe and Mail_ suggests that the brands are 
Mondavi and Krug and that their operations are under the control of 
sons, Marc and Peter, in this branch of the family.  No mention of 
Galllo, other than as competition.

Marion, a pilgrim

On 2/23/2016 4:05 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
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> In a message dated 2/23/2016 2:09:36 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> jguthrie at pipeline.com writes:
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> I  believe Mondavi was sold to Gallo a few years  back.>>>>>>
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> I don't find Mondavi listed with the many Gallo brands.  I  believe
> the main activities of Gallo are in the Sonoma Valley, and not
> the Napa.
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> Mondavi is quoted as having said he was interested in producing
> quality wine and would leave the vin ordinaire to others (presumably
> Gallo?).
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> Mondavi initiated many innovations in winemaking.  Perhaps the
> most well known is his being the first to import French oak casks
> in which to age his wine.  This has subsequently become  commonplace
> in California.
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> I can recall touring the Napa Valley vineyards in the 1970's, and  there
> was a reverential tone to the tour guide at the Mondavi location,  almost
> as though we were visiting a religious pilgrimage site.  In any  case
> Mondavi seemed even then to be highly regarded in the trade.
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> David Strang.
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> David Strang.
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