IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 365 
Honoring the life of Robert Mondavi. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 22, 2008 
Mr. THOMPSON of California (for himself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. RADANOVICH, Ms. 
WOOLSEY, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. CARDOZA, 
Ms. HARMAN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. 
DREIER, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mr. HERGER, Mr. 
CALVERT, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of 
California, Mr. ISSA, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. STARK, Mr. GALLEGLY, Mr. 
NUNES, Mr. LEWIS of California, Mr. FARR, Mr. FILNER, Mr. DOO-
LITTLE, Mr. COSTA, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California, Ms. SPEIER, 
and Mr. MCCARTHY of California) submitted the following concurrent 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life of Robert Mondavi. 
Whereas Robert Mondavi, a much-loved and admired man of 
many talents, passed away on May 16, 2008, at the age 
of 94; 
Whereas Robert Mondavi will be fondly and most famously 
remembered for his work in producing and promoting 
California wines on an international scale; 
Whereas Robert Gerald Mondavi was born to Italian immi-
grant parents, Cesare and Rose, on June 18, 1913, in 
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Virginia, Minnesota, and his family later moved to Lodi, 
California, where he attended Lodi High School; 
Whereas after graduating from Stanford University in 1937 
with a degree in economics and business administration, 
Robert Mondavi joined his father and younger brother, 
Peter, in running the Charles Krug Winery in the Napa 
Valley of California; 
Whereas Robert Mondavi left Krug Winery in 1965 to estab-
lish his own winery in the Napa Valley, and, in 1966, 
motivated by his vision that California could produce 
world-class wines, he founded the first major winery built 
in Napa Valley since Prohibition, the Robert Mondavi 
Winery; 
Whereas in the later 1960s, the release of the Robert 
Mondavi Winery’s Cabernet Sauvignon opened the eyes of 
the world to the potential of the Napa Valley region; 
Whereas Robert Mondavi introduced new and innovative tech-
niques of wine production, such as the use of stainless 
steel tanks to produce wines, like his now-legendary 
Fume´ Blanc; 
Whereas as a tireless advocate for California wine and food, 
and the Napa Valley, Robert Mondavi was convinced that 
California wines could compete with established Euro-
pean brands, and his confidence in the potential of Napa 
Valley wines was confirmed in 1976 when California 
wines defeated some well-known French vintages at the 
historic Paris Wine Tasting, or ‘‘Judgement of Paris’’, 
wine competition; 
Whereas in the late 1970s, Robert Mondavi created the first 
French-American wine venture when he joined with 
Baron Philippe de Rothschild in creating the Opus One 
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Winery in Oakville, which produced its first vintage in 
1979; 
Whereas the success of the Robert Mondavi Winery, and the 
many international ventures Robert Mondavi pursued, al-
lowed him to donate generously to various charitable 
causes, including the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine 
and Food Science and Robert and Margrit Mondavi Cen-
ter for Performing Arts, both affiliated with the Univer-
sity of California, Davis, and the establishment of the 
American Center for Wine, Food, and the Arts; 
Whereas those who knew Robert Mondavi recognized him as 
a uniquely passionate and brilliant man who took pride 
in promoting causes that he held close to his heart; 
Whereas Robert Mondavi’s work as an ambassador for wine 
will be remembered fondly by all those whose lives he 
touched; and 
Whereas Robert Mondavi will be deeply missed in the Napa 
Valley, in California, and throughout the world: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress honors the life of Robert 
Mondavi, a true pioneer and patriarch of the California 
wine industry. 
Æ 
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