My mother served me wine and water from the time I was 3 years old.
From Robert Mondavi
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.
Wine has been with civilized man from the beginning.
I say to consumers: instead of relying totally on critics, drink what you like and like what you drink.
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.
Whether I played marbles, whether I played football or slam anything else, I wanted to excel.
Also, many consumers consider a critic to be like God Almighty.
This is what I think is very essential... moderation can be good for you.
Critics have done the wine industry a lot of good overall.
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