The House of Mondavi : The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty Hardcover - 2007
by Siler, Julia Flynn
- Used
An epic, scandal-plagued story of the immigrant family that built and then spectacularly lost a global wine empire
Set in California's lush Napa Valley and spanning four generations of a talented and visionary family, The House of Mondavi is a tale of genius, sibling rivalry, and betrayal. From 1906, when Italian immigrant Cesare Mondavi passed through Ellis Island, to the Robert Mondavi Corp.'s twenty-first-century battle over a billion-dollar fortune, award-winning journalist Julia Flynn brings to life both the place and the people in this riveting family drama.
The blood feuds are as spectacular as the business triumphs. Cesare's sons, Robert and Peter, literally came to blows in the 1960s during a dispute touched off by the purchase of a mink coat, resulting in Robert's exile from the family and his subsequent founding of a winery that would set off a revolution in American winemaking. Robert's sons, Michael and Timothy, as passionate in their own ways as their visionary father, waged battle with each other for control of the company before Michael's expansive ambitions ultimately led to a board coup and the sale of the business to an international conglomerate.
A meticulously reported narrative based on thousands of hours of interviews, The House of Mondavi is bound to become a classic.
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- Title The House of Mondavi : The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty
- Author Siler, Julia Flynn
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 452
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York, N.Y
- Date 2007
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # 3776758-75
- ISBN 9781592402595 / 1592402593
- Weight 1.67 lbs (0.76 kg)
- Dimensions 9.5 x 6.46 x 1.49 in (24.13 x 16.41 x 3.78 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Family-owned business enterprises - United, Wine industry - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007004326
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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