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| The House of Mondavi: The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty | 
 enlarge | Author: Julia Flynn Siler
Publisher: Gotham
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 45632
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 464
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.2
ISBN: 1592403670
Dewey Decimal Number: 338.766320092273
EAN: 9781592403677
ASIN: 1592403670
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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 The inside scoop July 20, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Our entire family enjoys good wine. Working in the food business for many decades, we've had several opportunities for private tours at Robert Mondavi and Opus One in Napa Valley, and Lafite Rothschild in Bordeaux as well as many, many other wineries. All of the tours were enlightening, but I never gained such insight into the Mondavi empire until I read this great book. Understanding the personalities of the players involved from the first generation forward gave me a clear picture of the rise and fall of this remarkable family business. For those who love to travel and visit the wine regions of the world, you too will enjoy The House of Mondavi.
The House of Mondavi July 17, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Since I was in the wine business in the corporate world with operations in Napa, I found the book to be well written and factual. Bought back the old days of Napa Valley, but now I am in Naples Florida wine auction kings!
Phenomenal, but... July 8, 2007
33 out of 34 found this review helpful
I just finished the book after a few days of intense reading and I loved it. This is a great read whether you're a wine enthusiast, a Napa lover or a student of American business. The book is well-researched and fair to all parties involved, even though I imagine it must have been tremendously difficult to be impartial at times.
One minor criticism, though, that kept this from being a 5 star book - what is with all the typos? About a 1/3 of the way through the book, I started keeping track of the mistakes and found more than 25 misspellings, typos, missing words, missing punctuation marks, etc. The book is packaged beautifully and the story is great, so why not hire someone to do some basic copy editing? At points, I was almost embarrassed for Ms. Siler, and I hope future editions correct some of the errors. They don't take away from the read, but they certainly distracted me.
Entralling Tale of Four Generations of the Mondavi Family July 3, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
A terrific story with an almost biblical feel. Sibling rivalry, generational friction, love, infidelity, modern business, success, craftmanship, family pride, hubris and ambition all intersect in the picturesque Napa Valley. Despite its almost 400 page length, the book is a quick, exciting read. You'll never open a bottle of wine from Napa Valley without thinking about the story of the valley's first family.
Well-researched story of this wonderful family, July 2, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Julie Flynn Siler has written a serious, well-researched story of this wonderful family who have made incredible contributions to the prominence of Napa Valley wines.
The company went public in the early 90's for sound reasons. However, the pressures and disciplines of being a public company changed during the following decade, and the family was not able to adjust its operational and governance disciplines to the dramatic changes. As one of many participants on the board of the company during that decade, I can say that the author has portrayed events leading to the sale of the company accurately and dispassionately.
This great family is now off on two separate new wine ventures which will surely be successful.
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