Robert Mondavi Quotes

Also, many consumers consider a critic to be like God Almighty... view

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I always knew that food and wine were vital, with my mother being Italian and a good cook... view

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How beautiful it is to excel, and the goodness of giving from your heart... view

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Ever since I was a child, I wanted to excel in everything... view

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Even more importantly, it's wine, food and the arts. Incorporating those three enhances the quality of life... view

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

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As I traveled the world over, I traveled everywhere, and I learned so much... view

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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... view

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Critics have done the wine industry a lot of good overall... view

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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... view

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My wife taught me the importance of living well... view

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We definitely need to get the excitement back... view

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

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

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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... view

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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... view

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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... view

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This is what I think is very essential... moderation can be good for you... view

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I've always wanted to improve on the idea of living well, In moderation, wine is good for you - mentally, physically, and spiritually... view

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I want to make wines that harmonize with food - wines that almost hug your tongue with gentleness... view

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

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We want to raise the art of living well... view

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Whether I played marbles, whether I played football or slam anything else, I wanted to excel... view

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Wine has been with civilized man from the beginning... view

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