the Emblem single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from our Oso vineyard in Napa Valley - made by our family –- that sells for $50 a bottle and the Emblem Napa Valley Cabernet that is $25 a bottle. to introduce the M by Michael Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon, which sells for $200 a bottle in the U.S. I recently returned from a 10-day trip to Austria, Germany, and the U.K. Yes, value is probably one of the most important words today in all business. Is there an appreciation today that it’s not just a matter of price when it comes to value? There has been a conscious trade down by consumers from drinking very expensive wines and going out to more expensive restaurants to doing that less frequently. Wine shops have been increasing, but modestly. Our main customers are the restaurants and finer wine shops, and the hotel and restaurant business has been very soft the past couple of years. The impact of the economy has been felt by all of us. Did you see a major impact on the company as a result of the economic downturn? Founded in 2004 by the Michael Mondavi family, Folio provides sales, marketing, and public relations services to wine brands from California, Argentina, Italy, Austria, and Spain. Napa, California-based Folio Fine Wine Partners ( is an importer, fine wine agency, and producer of quality wines from the world’s premier and emerging wine regions. Mondavi is a member of the California State Chamber of Commerce Board, past Chairman and CEO of the Wine Market Council, past President of the Napa Valley Vintners Association, and past Chairman of Wine Institute and of Winegrowers of California. Michael Mondavi established Folio Fine Wine Partners in 2004 with his wife, Isabel, and their children, Rob and Dina. He was named Managing Director and CEO of Robert Mondavi in 1990, and following the company’s public offering in 1993, he was appointed President and CEO, and later served as Chairman from 2001 to 2004. Until 1974, he served as Vice President of Production, and from 1969 to 1978, he also served as Vice President of Sales. The Carneros Chardonnay is an expressive, approachable, fruit-forward wine with notes of caramelized white pear, fresh Fuji and Golden Delicious apple, and torched crème brûlée.Michael Mondavi’s career began in 1966 when he cofounded the Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley with his father, Robert. The Sauvignon Blanc is partially fermented in barrel, adding body and texture to the vibrant green apple, kiwi, pear and melon fruit flavors. The Merlot shows textbook plum and black currant flavors and silky texture. Oberon Cabernet Sauvignon is a classic Napa Cabernet with deep, rich color and concentrated blackberry and cassis flavors. For Oberon, Tony selects Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay grapes throughout Napa’s finest winegrowing regions, including Oakville, Oak Knoll, Yountville, Chiles Valley and Capell Valley.īy layering together structured hillside fruit, plush fruit from the alluvial valley floor and fruit sourced from diverse soils within the valley, Tony crafts quintessential Napa Valley wines: complex, flavorful wines with ample natural acidity. He is able to draw on those friendships to reliably obtain top quality fruit at a fair price year after year. Tony’s life-long relationships with grape growers throughout the Napa Valley are the key to Oberon’s quality. Having grown up in Napa Valley and worked in the wine industry for over 45 years, Coltrin knows every corner of the valley and precisely which sub-zones excel at producing Bordeaux grapes of exceptional character. Helena and is a lifelong Napa Valley resident.
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