110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 365 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
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;
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Whereas Robert Gerald Mondavi was born to Italian immi-
grant parents, Cesare and Rose, on June 18, 1913, in 
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;
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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 
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
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Mondavi, a true pioneer and patriarch of the California 
wine industry. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 26, 2008. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 365 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life of Robert Mondavi.