47 Quotes by Robert Mondavi

If you go back to the Greeks and Romans, they talk about all three - wine, food, and art - as a way of enhancing life.

Wine has been with civilized man from the beginning.

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.

My wife taught me the importance of living well.

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

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

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

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.

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