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by Carol Bancroft on July 8, 2007

From SeattlePI.com:
Flynn Siler interviewed 250 people for the exhaustively detailed "House of Mondavi," which is not authorized by the family although she did speak with most of the family members. A reporter for The Wall Street Journal, she began her research with this question: Why was Robert Mondavi's son, Michael, taking a leave of absence from his duties as chairman?
"The post is unusual for a sabbatical, as it's already a ceremonial one," she explained in a phone interview from her home in San Francisco. Two other peculiarities alerted her to the story: The company had for the first time appointed a non-family member as chief executive officer. And the PR office at Robert Mondavi Corp. -- famously open to all press -- refused to answer questions.
This sounds like fascinating reading, and I can imagine that even someone who is not the least bit interested in wine could get caught up in the plot. I have to imagine that Napa Valley is full of stories similar to the Mondavis, who just happen to be a highly recognized name in the American wine business. And I also have to wonder just how happy (or, rather, unhappy) the folks in Napa are with this book.
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