People | Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Sciences

Andrew Waterhouse Director Robert Mondavi Institute (530) 754-6349 (main) alwaterhouse@ucdavis.edu	Evan White Communications Robert Mondavi Institute (530) 752-5233 (office) emwhite@ucdavis.edu	Babette Orendain Administrative & Events Robert Mondavi Institute (530) 754-6349 (main) brorendain@ucdavis.edu
Dan Flynn Director UC Davis Olive Center (530) 752-5170 (office) jdflynn@ucdavis.edu	Selina Wang Research Director UC Davis Olive Center (530) 752-0612 (office) scwang@ucdavis.edu	Shirley Li Assistant Director UC Davis Olive Center (530) 752-3176 (office) spsli@ucdavis.edu
Amina Harris Director Honey and Pollination Center (530) 754-9301 (office) emwhite@ucdavis.edu	Liz Luu Marketing & Events Honey and Pollination Center (530) 754-9301 (office) emwhite@ucdavis.edu	Julian Alston Director Center for Wine Economics (530) 752-3283 (office) julian@primal.ucdavis.edu

Our Story

The Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science was established in 2001 with a gift of $25 million from Robert Mondavi to the University of California, Davis. Mondavi’s gift enabled UC Davis to relocate the Departments of Viticulture & Enology (VEN) and Food Science & Technology (FST) into state-of-the-art facilities. The departments—each a world leader in its respective area of study—are linked with disciplines across the UC Davis campus to explore the role of wine, beer and food in a healthy lifestyle. Robert Mondavi’s vision was to provide both VEN and FST with a prestigious forum for collaboration, public engagement, and education—all built around the institute’s central mission: “Enhancing our quality of life through wine, brewing and food sciences.”

Map & Directions

The Robert Mondavi Institute is located on the south east portion of the UC Davis campus. The parking structure is located east of the building. Parking for the current season is $9. Rate subject to change.

From I-80 West (from Sacramento), take the UC Davis/Mondavi Center exit. Turn right onto Old Davis Road and continue east past the traffic circle to Hilgard Lane. Turn right on Hilgard Lane. Parking will be on your left, either in the enclosed parking structure or to your immediate left, or a bit farther ahead in the open lot.

From I-80 East (from Bay Area), take the UC Davis/Mondavi Center exit. Turn left onto Old Davis Road and continue east past the traffic circle to Hilgard Lane. Turn right on Hilgard Lane. Parking will be on your left, either in the enclosed parking structure or to your immediate left, or a bit farther ahead in the open lot.

From Highway 113 South (from Woodland), take the I-80 east off-ramp towards Sacramento. Take the UC Davis/Mondavi Center Exit near the end of the ramp and turn left onto Old Davis Road. Continue east past the traffic circle to Hilgard Lane. Turn right on Hilgard Lane. Parking will be on your left, either in the enclosed parking structure to your immediate left, or a bit farther ahead in the open lot.

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