The Associated Press: Calif. wine patriarch Robert Mondavi dead at 94:
Calif. wine patriarch Robert Mondavi dead at 94
By MICHELLE LOCKEBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Robert Mondavi, the vintner who built his career and helped an iconic Northern California industry blossom by insisting that Napa Valley wines can compete with the best in the world, died in the valley Friday. He was 94.
