The Enduring Impact of Robert and Margrit Mondavi

Building Napa’s Legacy Through Wine, Education, and the Arts

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Community initiatives established or supported by Robert and Margrit Mondavi include:

  • CIA at Copia: Robert and Margrit founded and funded Copia, the center for wine, food and the arts which is an educational non-profit institution now owned by the CIA
  • Partnership with UC Davis:
    • Established the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science.
    • Contributed to the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts.
    • Granted parcels of To Kalon for educational purposes
  • Institute of the Master of Wine:Financial contributor and scholarship awarder for the Institute of the Master of Wineand ongoing scholarship sponsorto this day
  • Napa Valley Vintners: Early supporter and active members of Napa Valley Vintners with ongoing contributions toCollective NapaValley and Premiere Napa Valley auctions
  • Napa Valley Opera House: Founding supporters and financial contributor of the restoration of the 19th-century NapaValley Opera House
  • Oxbow School: Co-founder of the Oxbow School, a new art school in Napa
  • Benefit Music Festivals: Founded the winery's Summer & Winter Music Festivals as a benefit concert to various NapaValley based charitable music organizations (Napa Valley Symphony, Napa Valley Opera, etc.)
  • Great Chef's Program: Started the Great Chef's Program tobring renowned chefs to Napa Valley
  • Fine Arts Program: Margrit Mondavi established a fine arts program at the winery, bringing artists like RichardDiebenkorn, Wayne Thiebaud, and Nathan Oliveira to the winery.

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