The Quiet Man - Peter Mondavi, Sr.

"If ever there was a first family of American wine, it's the epic Mondavis. Think about it: Historic highs and lows, internecine squabbles, late-quarter hails for redemption and most of all, Herculean contributions to our now-established traditions with wine.

The quiet man in all of that has been Peter Mondavi, the taciturn tortoise to late brother Robert's charismatic hare, a meticulous scientist who preferred to toil behind the scenes, gathering his two sons around him to carry on the family business.

Good things come to those who last. Peter Mondavi celebrated his 95th birthday on November 8, 2009. He's spent the majority of those years in the wine business, and remains president/CEO of Charles Krug Winery and CK Mondavi Family Vineyards, continuing to live on the Charles Krug estate north of St. Helena."

Read the entire article by Virginie Boone in the North Bay Business Journal's 35th Anniversary Issue about our patriarch and Napa Valley Living Legend.