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" Without question, the most innovative and thought provoking conference I've ever attended. The speakers were fabulous, the attendees very eclectic crew, and, of course, the hosts, amazing! Thanks, so much, for making me part of this.
Bob King, Director of Wine, Levy Restaurants

"Just wanted to drop you a note (and please share it with all!) about how deliciously, lusciously marvelous the event was. Thank you! I so loved being a part of it!"
Chef Loretta Barrett Oden, Corn Dance Productions

"Congratulations on an exquisite, intellectually stimulating, and outright amazing Taste3 conference. I was impressed buy the breadth and depth of the participants, the amazing mix of interests, and the passion exhibited by all."
Victor Geraci, PhD
Associate Director-Food & Wine Historian, University of California, Berkeley Bancroft Library

"It was inspiring, phenomenal and so incredibly interesting! I want more!"
Kim Beto, VP, Key Accounts, Southern Wine & Spirits

"Thank you so very much for inviting me to participate in the first Taste3. What an incredible event! The organization looked flawless and the line up of speakers truly impressive."
Ursula Hermacinski, GavelGal Inc.

Media Coverage of Taste3

Wine Spectator
"One of the highlights of the anniversary was the introduction of Taste3 ... The two-day conference brought together scientists, chefs, restaurateurs, winemakers, historians, cookbook authors and, among others, the Pilobolus dance company, stand-up comic Tom Rielly and a spoken-word artist, Rives. Taste3 will continue next year, catering mostly to wine and food professionals."

Wine Spectator Unfiltered July, 19
"With an unusual mix like that, of course, some interesting comments were overheard. Such as: 'We wouldn't let you go without having an orgasm.' Before you ask where you can sign up for next year's Taste3, that was flavorist Marie Wright and she was just telling the audience about one of the "experiences" in Visionaire 47 TASTE, a limited-edition art publication that pairs images with specially created flavor strips. Unfiltered put the breath strip-like "orgasm" in our mouth ... and savored the sensation of chocolate and truffles. OK, not quite the orgasm we had in mind, but we'll still come back next year."

Santa Rosa Press Democrat online
Food & Wine Reporter Virginie Boone blogs on TASTE3
"When the Robert Mondavi Winery decides to do something, they do it big. Taste3, described as a "groundbreaking, interdisciplinary conference," is really big.

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St. Helena Star
July 20, 2006, Mondavi Winery celebrates 40 years
"Forty years ago this week, the Robert Mondavi Winery was born. With the Taste3 celebration at Copia last weekend, and with the continuing involvement of Robert and Margrit Mondavi, the new wave at the winery is telling everyone that it is going for another 40."

Up and Down the Wine Roads
"The reason I have given this event so much ink is because it will probably be remembered as one of the most spectacular celebrations in Napa Valley and honored the accomplishments of its wine industry's greatest icon."

Napa Valley Register
Mondavi celebration's 'Taste3' honors past and looks to the future

Mondavi marks a milestone
"His vision touched the lives of all of us who live in this valley, and on Sunday hundreds gathered at the Robert Mondavi Winery to celebrate its founding in 1966. The outdoor event was the culmination of Taste3, a three-day event that drew luminaries from the food, wine, education and entertainment fields."

Mondavi celebrates 40 years of making wine in the Napa Valley
"A special symposium designed around the anniversary, Taste3, has been in session at Copia since Thursday night, featuring speakers from all walks of life, ranging from poet to pragmatist, mugwump to musician. The heady list of invitees also included some of the most respected cooks/cookbook authors in the world -- Diana Kennedy, Giuliano Bugialli, Barbara Kafka, Paula Wolfert, Maricel Presilla."

sautewednesday.com
Scroll down to read Bruce Cole's blog on Dan Barber's Amazing Carrots

Sonoma Sun
fine Cooking article by Kathleen Hill

Wines & Vines
Taste3 Conference Blends Wine, Food & Art
"In the spirit of Mondavi's Great Chefs Series, which for 30 years has brought the world's top chefs to Napa Valley to create and collaborate, Taste3 was created to encourage consumers and industry members to explore the ways in which wine, food and art bring people together."

San Jose Mercury News
Mondavi Celebrates 40 Years of Innovation
"Constellation marked the anniversary of the groundbreaking Sunday, exactly 40 years later, with a celebration that was part of a three-day conference called Taste3, featuring seminars about wine, food and the arts."

Kottke.org
Jason notes that food and wine conferences taste good!

Shopliftwindchimes.com
Rives included Taste3 in his blog, scroll down to the July 19 entry

Casafestiva.com
Katy Budge wraps up the conference on her www.casafestiva.com site.

Wine News
October/November 2006
“The Robert Mondavi Winery celebrated its 40th anniversary with an historic three-day party entitled Taste3… An international potpourri of cognoscenti, from fields as varied as science, agriculture, history, philosophy, wine, food and art, joined locals for the three-day conference… The unconventional event blended maverick with mogul, corporate head with quixotic winemaker, and matched historians with new frontiers.”