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Margrit Mondavi | |
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Born | Appenzell, Switzerland | August 2, 1925
Died | September 2, 2016 Napa, California, U.S. | (aged 91)
Children | Philip Biever Jr. Annie Biever Phoebe Biever |
Margrit Biever Mondavi (née Kellenberger; August 2, 1925 – September 2, 2016) was a Swiss-born American businesswoman. She was vice president of Cultural Affairs at Robert Mondavi Winery which she joined in 1967. Under her direction, Robert Mondavi Winery developed original cultural and culinary arts programs. She was the wife of Robert Mondavi and worked with him in many of his philanthropic activities including the founding of the museum Copia. She played a key role in securing the downtown Napa location for the center, which opened in November 2001. She died of stomach cancer on September 2, 2016.[1][2]