The whole valley was for sale for $1,000 an acre. Nobody believed in Napa Valley. And I think it was very much Robert Mondavi who turned it around. 
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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Uruguay's Cristian Rodriguez, left, battles for the ball with Colombia's Camilo Zuniga, right, during a World Cup 2010 qualifying soccer match in Bogota, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008.
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Camilo Villegas of Colombia, watches his tee shot at the 16th hole during third round action in the 2008 BMW Championship golf tournament at the Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country, Missouri near St. Louis September 6, 2008.
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LAS VEGAS - SEPTEMBER 06: The exterior of a Silver State Bank branch September 6, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Regulators on Friday closed Silver State Bank as part of the ongoing credit crisis. Nevada State Bank acquired the insured deposits of Silver State Bank, which became the 11th failure of a federally insured bank this year.
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Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.
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Quotes about Robert Mondavi
California was once seen as the poor relation of the world's major wine-making regions. That's no longer the case, largely thanks to the efforts of Robert Mondavi. Read on for your introduction to some very fine Californian wine
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Our North America wine business turned in a strong performance. In the U.S., Robert Mondavi wines, Kim Crawford, Simi, Estancia and Franciscan all registered double-digit market growth for the first quarter
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Quotes from articles mentioning Robert Mondavi
The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.
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In the long term, we want to get this information on alcohol packages in a standardized format ... With that information right there, consumers can make informed decisions.
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Meanwhile, higher costs for commodities such as petroleum-based materials, glass and steel are adding to the pressures facing manufacturers.
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With the rapid spike in gasoline prices and the decline in consumer confidence, we're seeing American consumers pull back. At the same time, the correction in the U.S. housing market has intensified...trading up to premium spirits brands continues in the U.S. but at a more moderate.
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The environment has become more challenging for our brands and the second quarter is shaping up to be more difficult than we had anticipated. April was a solid month that tracked with our expectations, followed by softer-than-anticipated results in May. We've seen continued softness in June and it's now clear that we will not make up the May shortfall.
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