The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty
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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 twenty-first-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 battle with each other for control of the company before Michael’s expansive... Seattle Post Intelligencer A first-rate job of creating a balanced view of this epic A merican drama. . . . T he book reads like a novel and her crisp style makes the book compelling regardless of whether the reader has an interest in wine. . . . It's a great summer read but it also belongs on the reference shelf of any wine library.
Author's Note ixPrologue: Blaze 2004 1FoundationThe Valley 1906-1952 9France 1943-1963 27East of Eden 1963-1965 43To Kalon 1965-1966 57ConstructionCrush 1966-1972 75Gunslingers 1972-1975 97Judgment 1975-1976 113The Heirs 1976-1978 125"That Woman" 1978-1980 145The Baron 1978-1981 161Father and Sons 1982-1984 179Thicker Than Water 1984-1990 193Heart and Soul 1990-1992 205Going Public 1992-1993 221ExpansionRegency's End 1993-1994 235Disinherited 1994-1996 249Michael's Show 1996-1997 261Waterloo 1998-2001 277DemolitionMondaviland 2001-2003 297The Board Coup 2003-2004 315Brothers 2004 331The Takeover October to November, 2004 347Damage Control December 2004 to April 2005 361Billionaires' Ball June 2005 377Epilogue: 2006 391Acknowledgments 395Notes 397Sources and Bibliography 435Index 439
