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Morrigoon
05-16-2008, 02:55 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080516/ap_on_re_us/obit_mondavi
Capt Jack
05-16-2008, 03:03 PM
:cheers: :(
innerSpaceman
05-16-2008, 03:09 PM
He was doomed ever since he got involved with DCA. Kiss.Of.Death.
Isaac
05-16-2008, 04:01 PM
DCA = DOA
scaeagles
05-16-2008, 05:39 PM
I grew up inly a few miles from the Robert Modavi winery in Napa. How sad.
Kevy Baby
05-16-2008, 05:44 PM
I raise a glass of Gallo wine in your memory
GusGus
05-16-2008, 06:03 PM
How sad.

Hell, he was 94 - sounds like a good long life to me!
scaeagles
05-16-2008, 06:09 PM
I meant for the family.
GusGus
05-16-2008, 06:11 PM
sorry, didn't mean to offend.

of course it's very sad for the family!
CoasterMatt
05-16-2008, 06:31 PM
He brought a lot of joy to a lot of people, and that's a wonderful thing.
€uroMeinke
05-16-2008, 08:53 PM
His lawyers weep - perhaps we'll have to pay homage to his former presence in DCA.
innerSpaceman
05-16-2008, 09:12 PM
That's not a bad idea. I couldn't resist being flippant before, but he lived to a "ripe" old age, and left a wonderful legacy that can be enjoyed for generations ... and can be enjoyed by us one weekend very soon perhaps.

In fact, I'll always think of how Mondavi's wine transformed my very first visit to DCA from tragic shock to funtimes happiness.
RStar
05-16-2008, 11:06 PM
I'm toasting to him with a glass of Don Julio Tiquila, after having learned about it at a tasting in DCA.

The Mondovi family were pioneers, no doubt about it.
Ponine
05-19-2008, 08:51 AM
I noticed at costco last week that there was a book on this topic
The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty (http://www.amazon.com/House-Mondavi-Rise-American-Dynasty/dp/1592403670/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1211212185&sr=1-1)

I may have to reserve that at the library.