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Grgich Hills Estate blesses 40th harvest: Napa Valley Register
By Tom Stockwell
Grgich Hills Estate held its 40th annual blessing of the harvest Friday at the Rutherford winery before a large audience of visitors and workers. The...
Violet Grgich Named President Grgich Hills Estate
Miljenko “Mike” Grgich is retiring as President of Grgich Hills Estate Winery and handing the leadership role at the 40-year-old Napa Valley winery to his daughter Violet.
“It’s...
Harvest 2018 Update
Ivo Jeramaz, our winemaker, quotes this as a miracle harvest and yield! We have not received this kind of yield since 2010, and the temperatures have been beautiful for picking.
Our...
Grgich Hills celebrates its 40th Annual Blessing of the Grapes on August 18th
Everyone is invited to join the Grgich and Hills families to toast the beginning of the 2017 harvest at Grgich Hills’ 40th annual Blessing of the Grapes! The first grapes...
Grgich Hills Estate celebrates its 40th Anniversary at the James Beard House with a little help from its friends
Violet Grgich will host a special James Beard House dinner with some of her favorite chefs from around the country. Rutherford, California, July 31, 2017. Grgich Hills Estate is honored...
Grgich Hills celebrates 40 years in business: Weekly Calistogan
By Anne Ward Ernst. First they agreed to be partners, then they started their business, and when Miljenko “Mike” Grgich and Austin Hills put shovel to earth at their...
A Rosé That Defies the Season: New York Times
By FLORENCE FABRICANT JUNE 19, 2017 The first rosé from Grgich Hills Estate in Napa Valley is also suitable for a Thanksgiving feast. Let this wine chill a bit...
Grgich Hills Estate celebrates 40th Anniversary with an Open House at the Winery on July 29, 2017
Join co-founders Mike Grgich and Austin Hills and their families for a progressive tasting of current release and library wines paired with small bites. Rutherford, California, June 12, 2017. Grgich...
Grgich Hills Estate’s 40th Anniversary: Wine Country This Week
Grgich Hills Estate by Monica L. Dashwood Grgich Hills Estate’s 40th Anniversary Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of Grgich Hills Estate Winery for the best in times and small-lot wines....
Grgich Hills Estate announces distributor changes in Florida and New York
Celebrating 40th anniversary and looking ahead to the next 40 years by Grgich Hills Estate May 25, 2017 Grgich Hills Estate, the iconic Napa Valley winery since 1977, is...
A weekend with Mike Grgich and Austin Hills will be featured as one of the Live Auction Lots at famed Auction Napa Valley
(Includes dinner created by Iron Chef Morimoto and 40 bottles of wine!) Tickets are now available for the 37th annual Auction Napa Valley, the American Wine Classic. Hosted by the...
T&C Guide: Napa Valley: Town & Country Magazine
By Sam Dangremond. Nov 18, 2016 Michaelo (“Mike”) Grgich was the winemaker who created the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay that won the Judgment of Paris. Grgich’s bottle and beret are...
MIKE GRGICH, NAPA VALLEY PIONEER: Mariani’s Virtual Gourmet
By Mort Hochstein If you follow California wines, you’re familiar with the Judgment of Paris of 1976, the historic, first blind tasting of American wines against the great names of...
A charmed winemaking life: WAG magazine
By Doug Paulding “I don’t drink Chardonnay,” a smart lawyer- friend of mine told me not long ago. I asked her why and she told me, “It’s too oaky.” I...
Vintage report: December 2016
Jorge Nave carefully tops Merlot barrels, replacing wine that has naturally evaporated. Our late harvest 2016 Violetta continues to progress nicely through fermentation. In the cellar, we continue monitoring the...
Vintage report: November 2016
Cellar Foreman Luis Mora adjusts the basket press packed with grapes for our late harvest Violetta. The vineyard crew worked hard to finish planting cover crop before the latest round...
Co-founders preparing to celebrate 40th anniversary
Surrounded by lights and cameras, partners Miljenko “Mike” and Austin Hills reminisce about breaking ground to launch Grgich Hills on July 4, 1977 and look forward to the next 40...
Join Grgich Hills at the Napa Valley Film Festival
Violet Grgich will present the Grgich Hills Spotlight Award to Viggo Mortensen at Napa Valley Film Festival’s celebration of film, food and wine November 9-13, 2016. NVFF presents over 120 new...
Vintage report October 2016 : harvest is a wrap!
We harvested the last grapes (except for late harvest Violetta) on Tuesday. Ivo Jeramaz, Vice President of Vineyards & Production, says this vintage has been a nice, steady flow of...
Violet Grgich discusses her father’s autobiography at San Francisco’s The Commonwealth Club on Oct. 12
Violet Grgich, Vice President for Sales and Marketing, Grgich Hills Estate will be in conversation with Sasha Paulsen, Features Editor of the Napa Valley Register. In the 40 years that...
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