How Constellation captured Mondavi's empire
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Constellation Brands' chairman and CEO, Richard Sands and president and COO, Robert Sands discuss the reason for the fall of the Robert Mondavi empire and how they came to acquire it. They also reveal their business acumen, which has pushed the low-profile Constellation group to the pinnacle of the wine-making empire.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 2005
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Papapietro Perry: Turning a hobby into a business
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San Francisco natives, Bruce Perry and Ben Papapietro with a history of home winemaking have slowly transformed their passion for wine into a profession. Their two new releases under Papapietro Perry label include Pinots, which shows a balance among ripe fruit flavors, firm tannis, juicy acidity and supple texture.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 2004
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Pinot Noir production in America began after the visionaries determined to reproduce the most complex, ethereal red wine on earth. The pioneers tried copying old-fashioned burgundy, even to point of adding stems to the fermentor, which tried the wine prematurely.
Publication Name: The Wine Spectator
Subject: Food and beverage industries
ISSN: 0193-497X
Year: 2003
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