How Constellation Captured Mondavi's Empire

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Marvin R. Shanken
Issue: April 30, 2005

Last year, in a chain of events that few could have foreseen, the Robert Mondavi family lost control of its historic and iconic Napa Valley winery, ending one of the most celebrated winemaking sagas in California history.

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