The news this week grabbed my attention because I’m a big fan of the Mondavi family – like any other wine enthusiast, I have a tremendous amount of respect for the late Robert Mondavi and his enterprising family. Recently, Mike and I have gotten to know Rob and Lydia Mondavi through working on our website and are two of their biggest fans as well.
The fun couple took us out early one morning (before the sun came up) to harvest the grapes for one of their Napa valley wines. What an experience! It’s hard work but obviously rewarding…afterall, who doesn’t celebrate a good day’s harvest without a glass of wine!
Rob and Lydia aren’t only partners in the traditional sense but also they literally share the grapes. Rob makes the wonderful wines from the grapes’ juice that are sold in their Folio Tasting Room in Napa, and Lydia’s ‘29 Cosmetics’ company uses all the phytonutrients and such from the grapes for her cosmetics products which focus on anti-aging…think red grapes, resveratrol and you see why they make sense for cosmetics. You can see all our fun in my Vino section.
There’s an event in October to celebrate the release of their new wine, and many Morton’s restaurants around the globe are involved – you’ll want to attend.
Morton’s The Steakhouse and the entire third and fourth generations of Napa Valley’s famed Mondavi family are joining forces for a nationwide wine dinner and charity auction at the Charles Krug Winery Carriage House in Napa Valley to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation®.
This gathering, the first of its kind in Mondavi family history, will celebrate the Mondavi family’s more than 90 years in growing and crafting wine and will be broadcast simultaneously to 53 Morton’s The Steakhouse private dining rooms via a state-of-the-art satellite broadcast technology.
The evening’s esteemed hosts will include Michael Mondavi of Folio Fine Wine Partners, Tim Mondavi and Marcia Mondavi Borger of Continuum Estate, and Peter Mondavi, Sr., Peter Mondavi, Jr. and Marc Mondavi of Charles Krug Winery.
We can all enjoy the evening by making a reservation at Morton’s to hear from the family and enjoy their wonderful wines with Morton’s legendary steaks.
At the auction, live from Napa, a ‘new’ wine created especially for this event by the Mondavi family will be auctioned off called Siamo Insieme. The entire evening should be a lot of fun!
For informations or reservations, call Morton’s the Steakhouse or visit the website.
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