When Robert Mondavi, renowned California wine producer, made a personal gift of $25 million to establish the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science within UC Davis’ College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, a new era of opportunity opened for the university in its widely acclaimed viticulture, enology, and food science programs.
The $61.8-million Robert Mondavi Institute combines the teaching and research programs for the departments of Viticulture and Enology, and Food Science and Technology under one roof.