

The House of Mondavi
The Rise and Fall of an American Wine Dynasty
Author: Julia Flynn Siler
Narrator: Alan Sklar
Unabridged: 17 hr 14 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 07/16/2007
Categories: Nonfiction, Business & Economics, Cooking
Synopsis
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.