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Robert Mondavi Winery
Robert Mondavi Winery offers a way into modern Napa Valley through Cabernet Sauvignon, Fumé Blanc and a belief in wine as part of everyday culture.
Photo: Benjamin Zingg, Switzerland, 1999-09. Original photograph and credit · CC BY-SA 2.5. Resized; no generative changes.
The quick profile
- Where to begin
- Oakville · Napa Valley · California
- The producer
- Napa Valley winery
- A useful time marker
- Founded 1966
A new chapter in Napa
Robert Mondavi established his namesake winery in Oakville in 1966. The producer’s history places it within a wider ambition for California wine and its international standing. This was a new chapter in an existing wine region, not the beginning of winemaking in Napa Valley.
A grape can have another name on the label
Fumé Blanc is a useful lesson in wine language. At this winery it is associated with Sauvignon Blanc; it is not a different grape variety. Read the details for a specific bottling before making assumptions about its fermentation or oak treatment. A familiar term can introduce a style, but it cannot replace the wine’s own description.
Look closely at origin
The winery’s Oakville location and its association with To Kalon are important to its identity. They do not mean every wine carrying a related Mondavi name has the same vineyard source. Begin with the full producer name, then the wine name, appellation and vintage. That sequence turns a famous name into a more specific discovery.
Three things to notice
- Robert Mondavi the person and Robert Mondavi Winery are related subjects, with different stories to follow.
- Fumé Blanc is a name used for Sauvignon Blanc, not another grape.
- A winery address and a wine’s grape origin need not be identical.
Try a little discovery
Find a current Robert Mondavi Winery Fumé Blanc description and a Cabernet Sauvignon description. List the grape, named place and stated cellar choices. Which information would you miss if you looked only at the front label?
A few questions worth uncorking
Is Fumé Blanc a grape?
No. It is a wine name associated here with Sauvignon Blanc. Check each bottling for its particular methods.
Does this photograph show today’s visitor experience?
It is an earlier image. Use the winery’s official website for current access, reservations and visitor information.
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Behind this introduction
Sources checked 15 October 2026. Producer accounts are first-hand sources for their own history and wines; discovery questions are Talk to the Cork editorial interpretations. Wine ranges, methods and visitor arrangements can change. Use the producer’s official information for the particular wine, vintage or visit.