Seasons of the vineyard : celebrations and recipes from the Robert Mondavi Winery / Robert Mondavi, Margrit Biever Mondavi, and Carolyn Dille ; photographs by Roberto Soncin Gerometta, Michael Skott, Simon Metz ; illustrations by Margrit Biever Mondavi ; design by Barbara Marks.

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ISBN:

9780684807584

Title:

Author:

Mondavi, Robert, 1913-2008

Personal Author:

Mondavi, Robert, 1913-2008

Publication Information:

New York : Simon & Schuster, c1996.

Physical Description:

224 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Preface -- The Harvest Shared -- Autumn -- Blessing of the Grapes Lunch at the Vineyard Room -- Fireside Dinner -- A Julia Child Lunch for the Great Chefs at the Robert Mondavi Winery -- Recipes -- Winter -- A Dinner from Rosa Mondavi -- Holiday Baking with the Children -- Classical Concert Lunch -- Recipes -- Spring -- Wine and Food Pairing at Costa Mesa -- Art Reception at Wappo Hill -- Celebrating Napa Valley Mustard with Annie Roberts -- Recipes -- Summer -- Fourth of July Concert Dinner -- Lunch from the Farmers' Market -- Opus One Picnic -- Recipes -- Index.

Corporate Subject:

Robert Mondavi Winery.

Subject Term:

Cooking.

Wine and wine making -- California -- Napa Valley.

Added Author:

Dille, Carolyn.

Mondavi, Margrit Biever, 1925-2016.

Format:

Books

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

1996

Publication Information:

New York : Simon & Schuster, c1996.

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More than one hundred outstanding recipes from the Mondavi Winery of the Napa Valley presents a variety of the Mondavi family's heirloom recipes, as well as the contributions of noted guest chefs, for every season of the year. 25,000 first printing. Tour.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

In prose that echoes publicist's copy, Mondavi and Biever, his wife, aided by cookbook writer Dille, plug the Napa Valley and its wineries, particularly the gigantic Robert Mondavi Winery. Each of four sections-Autumn, Winter, Spring and Summer-opens with a third-person, personal, somewhat self-congratulatory essay ("Robert's and Margrit's early lives fostered an inclusive view of the relationships that make family"). Once they get by such flapdoodle, readers will find some tantalizing recipes, many of which-e.g., Moulard Duck Breast with Cabernet Thyme Sauce; Grilled Leg of Lamb with Pinot Noir Sauce; and Pine Nut and Basil-Crusted Salmon with Chardonnay Sauce-call, unsurprisingly, for wine. Scattered throughout are full menus. Classical Concert Lunch includes Dungeness Crab Cakes with Jalapeño Mayonnaise and Filet of Beef with Cabernet Sauvignon Sauce and Arugula Butter. Although tips for matching wines with food are helpful and individual recipes stand out, this volume seems aimed more at promoting a Mondavi-country gestalt than at extolling the foods that go with it. Author tour. (May) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Library Journal Review

Vintner Mondavi believes in the "the good life," which to him encompasses the arts and literature, good food and wine, and, of course, family and friends. With his wife, Margrit Biever, and coauthor Carolyn Dille, he shares a year at his California winery, starting with the harvest season and the annual Blessing of the Grapes Lunch, moving on to Holiday Baking with the Children and then to an Art Reception at Wappo Hill and Lunch from the Farmer's Market. For each season, there are three complete menus, followed by additional recipes arranged by course: some are elegant, upscale dishes from the winery's chefs and visiting master chefs, others are simpler family dishes, including many from Mondavi's mother, Rosa, a memorable cook. The book is beautifully illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs of the vineyard, the recipes, and the Mondavi family. The good life indeed-but, in this case, hard to resist. Recommended. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Preface

The Harvest Shared

Autumn

Blessing of the Grapes Lunch at the Vineyard Room Fireside Dinner

A Julia Child Lunch for the Great Chefs at the Robert Mondavi Winery Recipes

Winter

A Dinner from Rosa Mondavi Holiday Baking with the Children Classical Concert Lunch Recipes

Spring

Wine and Food Pairing at Costa Mesa

Art Reception at Wappo Hill

Celebrating Napa Valley

Mustard with Annie Roberts Recipes

Summer

Fourth of July Concert Dinner Lunch from the Farmers'

Market Opus One Picnic Recipes

Index

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