1. Margrit Biever Mondavi was a Swiss-born American businesswoman.
13 Facts About Margrit Mondavi
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Margrit Mondavi was vice president of Cultural Affairs at Robert Mondavi Winery which she joined in 1967.
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Under her direction, Robert Mondavi Winery developed original cultural and culinary arts programs.
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Margrit Mondavi was the wife of Robert Mondavi and worked with him in many of his philanthropic activities including the founding of the museum Copia.
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Margrit Mondavi played a key role in securing the downtown Napa location for the center, which opened in November 2001.
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Margrit Mondavi died of stomach cancer on September 2,2016.
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Robert Mondavi and Margrit were married in Palm Springs in 1980.
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When Margrit started working at Robert Mondavi Winery, there were very few visitors frequenting Napa Valley.
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One of the first things Margrit Mondavi did was establish a fine arts program at the winery that brought many different artists to the winery including Richard Diebenkorn, Wayne Thiebaud and Nathan Oliveira.
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Margrit Mondavi founded the winery's Summer Music Festival in 1969 as a benefit for the Napa Valley Symphony.
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Margrit Mondavi organized fundraising events, including art auctions, to keep the opera house alive.
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Margrit Mondavi introduced the Great Chefs of France and the Great Chefs of America programs that are now known simply as Great Chefs at Robert Mondavi Winery.
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Robert and Margrit Mondavi were major patrons of the restoration of the Lincoln Theatre in Yountville which was reopened in early 2005.