Winemaking Industry

This photo taken Nov. 4, 2009 shows Peter Mondavi Sr. smelling a glass of Cabernet Sauvignon inside the original Redwood Cellar at the Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena, Calif. At 95, Peter Mondavi looks back on a life in wine that stretches from Prohibition to this last, chaotic, year of Great Recession. He's seen the Napa Valley bloom from sleepy farm country to world-class destination, watched an industry once made up of modest family operations go global. But one thing hasn't changed. He's still working at his family's winery, a white-haired survivor of boom, bust, corporate takeovers and a spectacular wine country feud.