Comments on: Grgich Hills Estate

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 17:28:59 +0000

Jo – nice to hear from you. I visited their winery in Croatia a few years after the fire. Prior to my visit, Violet showed me pictures on her phone of how the surrounding landscape looked pre-fire. We missed seeing you yesterday at John’s birthday party!

By: Jo Heffelfinger

Jo Heffelfinger — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 02:58:06 +0000

Dave, I was just talking to your brother, our neighbor John, who told me about your wine review blog. I am very impressed with the amazing and thorough information you provide. On two different visits to Croatia with family members, we have visited Grgich on the Dalmatian Coast. Not long after our visit in 2015, Grgich Croatia, sadly experienced a terrible destructive fire!

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 18:52:08 +0000

Very cool to just see today – some of Mike’s mementos housed in the Smithsonian Museum!

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 10 Jun 2019 00:31:30 +0000

Kevin – if you speak to Violet, ask her if the family still owns her father’s home in Desne.
hvala vam 🙂

~ Dave

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 31 May 2019 16:03:46 +0000

Kevin – thanks for that valuable historical insight – the more I dig into Grgich’s history, the more I find 🙂

~ Dave

By: Kevin L. Nelson

Kevin L. Nelson — Fri, 31 May 2019 15:25:45 +0000

To add to your excellent history of Mike, Violet Grgich told me in a conversation the other day that her father, when he was working at Robert Mondavi Winery, was the one who crafted the 1969 Cabernet Sauvignon that helped put Mondavi on the map as a premiere winery in Napa Valley and elsewhere.