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Article: The other Mondavi Winery.(Peter Mondavi of Charles Krug winery)
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- Wines & Vines
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- January 1, 2000
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It isn't easy being Napa's "other Mondavi" winery. Peter Mondavi and his family have lived for years in the shadow of Robert Mondavi and his enormous accomplishments and contributions to the California wine industry. It must have taken a psychological toll to know that at Charles Krug, they were the original Mondavi family winery in Napa.
"There was a time we were regarded as a leader in Napa Valley," Peter Mondavi, Jr. said, during a recent interview at the winery. "We want to get back to that leadership role."
A list of innovations and accomplishments at the winery is rather impressive and one wonders how the consumer wine press has so often ...