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The House of Mondavi

The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty

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The House of Mondavi

By: Julia Flynn Siler
Narrated by: Alan Sklar
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Set in California's lush Napa Valley and spanning four generations of a talented and visionary family, The House of Mondavi is a tale of genius, sibling rivalry, and betrayal. From 1906, when Italian immigrant Cesare Mondavi passed through Ellis Island, to the Robert Mondavi Corporation's 21st-century battle over a billion-dollar fortune, award-winning journalist Julia Flynn Siler brings to life both the place and the people in this riveting family drama.

The blood feuds are as spectacular as the business triumphs. Cesare's sons, Robert and Peter, literally came to blows in the 1960s during a dispute touched off by the purchase of a mink coat, resulting in Robert's exile from the family - and his subsequent founding of a winery that would set off a revolution in American winemaking. Robert's sons, Michael and Timothy, as passionate in their own ways as their visionary father, waged battles with each other for control of the company before Michael's expansive ambitions ultimately led to a board coup and the sale of the business to an international conglomerate.

A meticulously reported narrative based on thousands of hours of interviews, The House of Mondavi is bound to become a classic.

©2007 Julia Flynn Siler (P)2007 Tantor Media Inc. Americas Biographies & Memoirs Business Food & Wine Professionals & Academics

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" The House of Mondavi's cast rivals that of the 1980s wine-country melodrama Falcon Crest, with episodes of sex, violence, greed, envy, nepotism, and betrayal...[and] a King Lear-like storyline." ( Wine Spectator Online)
Fascinating History • Detailed Research • Pleasant Voice • Informative Content • Wine Industry Insights

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great story with lots of drama an unexpected surprises! They must listen... Especially for wine lovers!

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This is a great book for anyone looking for a detailed history on the Napa wine region, the Mondavi family and Robert Mondavi wines - the subjects on which it focuses. Peter Mondavi and Charles Krug are not covered as much as I would have hoped, but the story is still engaging and worth the read. I would recommend this to anyone interested in wine and/or business.

Great book on Robert Mondavi

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If you are interested in wine and how California became such a large producer of wine, this is for you. It is very detail heavy, but it was intriguing to see how the wine industry in Napa was started.

Great history of California wines.

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What a story. Boy meets girl and marry. Couple builds family and migrate to Napa. Children carry on the business, engage in a fist fight and in courtroom battle. Two families part ways, each build wineries and empires. Grandchildren take over and deliver revenues, bitter divorces, corporate drama, collapse of wine empire, reunion, joint venture to make wine, sold in stratospheric price at auction. Never did I finish a book with a happy ending.

an American Saga

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It started out, in the first book, as very interesting although the reader needs more experience. Then it became repetitive and boring. I didn't end up finishing the story although I would have liked to have heard the ending but I just couldn't go on. Linda

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