We are very excited to have a 4th Generation Legacy hosted in our shop: The Mondavi Sisters.

Starting at the spry age of 10, each sister – Angelina, Alycia, Riana, and Giovanna Mondavi – spent their summers learning the family business. A typical summer day for the girls entailed odd jobs throughout the winery, including schlepping hoses, cleaning tanks, soaking bottles, pulling samples, and running lab analyses. A family tradition of summer winery jobs led each sister to love the wine industry. Paying respect to the generations before them, the four sisters launched Mondavi Sisters’ Collection, which includes their Napa Valley cult brands, Aloft and Dark Matter wines.  

In conceiving Dark Matter Wines, the sisters were inspired by the knowledge and dedication from their grandparents and parents. The eldest of the four, Angelina, worked closely with a top Napa Valley winemaker and garnered more than twelve 100-point scores from Robert Parker, before creating the first vintage of Dark Matter in 2005. While cutting their teeth on the Zinfandel, the sisters added a Cabernet Sauvignon to complete the portfolio. Sourcing fruit from their Howell Mountain properties, they pick just enough for 6-8 barrels each year.