COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food & the Arts was created to educate adults and children to the joys of living well. At COPIA we expose the positive roles that wine, food and the arts have played in our lives, from the most primitive civilization to the present and into the future. We have something for every interested person—wine and food lovers to professionals—and offer a full spectrum of programs from art exhibitions and outdoor performances to food tastings and accredited courses on winemaking.

Margrit and I had a vision of a place that would celebrate and explore the abundance and diversity of this country's fine food and wine. I have been involved in these concepts for years, first as a vintner and businessman, and more recently as co-founder of the American Institute of Wine & Food. COPIA represents a leap forward for all who care about these central elements of the quality of life. As Northern California's wine country has come to be synonymous with culinary and viticultural excellence, it is only fitting that Napa is the location for this extraordinary venture.

Margrit and Robert Mondavi with Jimmy Laird of Serenade, Chatam, NJ .

photo by  Richard Gorman

COPIA is a non-profit discovery center whose mission is to explore, celebrate and share the many pleasures and benefits of wine, its relationship to food and its significance to our culture. Located in the heart of Napa Valley, COPIA is the premier wine country destination—offering visitors exceptional wine and food tasting programs, art exhibitions, organic edible gardens, films, concerts, fine and casual dining, shopping and more!

Whether you're a home cook or gourmet chef, a wine novice or a connoisseur, a windowsill gardener or a proven green thumb, we invite you to come to COPIA to experience a world of insights and connections to people, learning and ideas.

 I have been involved in these concepts for years, first as a vintner and businessman, and more recently as co-founder of the American Institute of Wine & Food. COPIA represents a leap forward for all who care about these central elements of the quality of life. As Northern California's wine country has come to be synonymous with culinary and viticultural excellence, it is only fitting that Napa is the location for this extraordinary venture.

Margrit Mondavi, Carissa Mondavi, Tim Mondavi, and Bob Mondavi taken at Celebration of an Artful Life 2007.  What an amazing event it was!

There is no other place in the world offering the range and depth of educational and cultural opportunities that COPIA provides. The organization has attracted a talented professional staff, an elite group of honorary and active trustees committed to excellence, and a host of leading professionals who are partnering with us to investigate and interpret wine, food and the arts. COPIA offers an original approach to understanding these relationships, and in doing so, attracts visitors from all over the world.