Marc Mondavi
Marc Mondavi is a third generation member of one of Napa Valley's legendary winemaking families and as co-proprietor with his brother Peter, Jr. he works closely with his father, Peter, Sr. on issues of strategic importance to the Peter Mondavi Family, including stewardship of all the winery's brands.
The eldest son of Peter and Blanche Mondavi, Marc was born in 1954 in St. Helena. He caught the family winemaking bug early in life, holding his first official winery position at age 10.
Marc studied viticulture and enology at the University of California, Davis, and marketing at California State University, Sacramento.
He returned to the winery in 1978 after his studies, at which time he immersed himself in every aspect of winery operations. He worked with his father to further his knowledge of winemaking, and applied the expertise he had acquired at UC Davis to the winery's numerous vineyard holdings.
Marc is active in the Wine and Food Society of San Francisco, and has served as secretary and member of the board of the Winery Workers Pension Fund and a past president of the Winery Employers Association. He is also a member of Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs - L'Ordre Mondial des Gourmets Dégustateurs. He has also served on the boards of the Wine Institute and the California Wine Commission, and was logistics chairman for the Napa Valley Wine Auction in 1988 and 1989.
