Robert Mondavi Quotes about Wine

Wine to me is passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit.

I've always wanted to improve on the idea of living well, In moderation, wine is good for you - mentally, physically, and spiritually.

I know that wine is, above all else, a blessing, a gift of nature, a joy as pure and elemental as the soil and vines and sunshine from which it springs.

Even more importantly, it's wine, food and the arts. Incorporating those three enhances the quality of life.

Making good wine is a skill; making fine wine is an art.

Wine has been with us since the beginning of civilization. It is the temperate, civilized, sacred, romantic mealtime beverage recommended in the Bible. Wine has been praised for centuries by statesmen, philosophers, poets, and scholars. Wine in moderation is an integral part of our culture, heritage and gracious way of life.

I always knew that food and wine were vital, with my mother being Italian and a good cook.

I want to make wines that harmonize with food - wines that almost hug your tongue with gentleness.

Wine to me is all about sharing.

If you go back to the Greeks and Romans, they talk about all three - wine, food, and art - as a way of enhancing life.

Wine always inspires sociability.

Wine has been with civilized man from the beginning.

My mother served me wine and water from the time I was 3 years old.

Critics have done the wine industry a lot of good overall.

Inductee in the Vintner's Hall of Fame

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.

I know of no one who has been more helpful to the industry. His teachings and consultations internationally, without doubt, improved the quality of winemaking in our country. He was a friend to everyone interested in fine wine.

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.