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‘Wine’-d Up for the Holidays
'Wine'-d up for the Holidays - Grgich Hills' Holiday Hosting GuideArranging a holiday get-together, and want to impress your friends and family with...
Get to Know Our Regenerative Organic Research Manager
Get to Know Bernat - Grgich Hills Estate's Regenerative Organic Research ManagerWhat led you to a career in wine? Growing up in the Mediterranean,...
What Does a Napa Valley Winemaker Do?
The Spring Schedule with Sebastian Winemaking is often perceived as a glamorous job – those winemakers just get to taste wine and...
Seasonal Sips: Best Wines for Summer
The Short List: Miljenko’s Selection Rosé Napa Valley Essence Sauvignon Blanc Skin-Fermented Sauvignon Blanc Violetta Late Harvest Dessert Wine...
Earth Month in Wine Country: The Greening of Grgich Hills Estate
Grgich Hills Estate has been in the business of sustainability and thinking green since 2000. Though our farming practices usually take center stage...
Grgich Hills Estate’s Women In Wine
Violet Grgich - President and CEO With a last name synonymous with iconic Napa Valley wine, one wonders if a career in the industry was...
Why Are There Sheep in the Vineyards? The Purpose Behind the Trend
If you take a drive through Napa Valley via Highway 29 during the months of December-March, chances are you’ll catch a glimpse of fluffy little...
Grgich Hills Guide to “Green” Wines
In this day and age, where every company seems to aspire toward some level of sustainability, it can seem impossible to keep up with the new terms...
When is the Best Time to Visit Napa? A Winter Wine Tour of Napa Valley
"When is the Best Time to Visit Napa? A Winter Wine Tour of Napa ValleyThough considered the ‘off-season’ in our little valley, winter in Wine...
Seasonal Sips: Holiday Edition
Are you looking for wine pairing tips to get you through the holiday season? There’s nothing better than gathering up friends and family around the...
2023: A Standout Year at Grgich Hills Estate
To say we’ve been blessed in 2023 is an understatement. We’ve had a bountiful, and alas, bittersweet year, with plenty to reflect on and energize us...
Try Napa’s Best Wine Tasting Experiences at Grgich Hills Estate
If you’re looking for one of the best Napa wine tastings – whether it be for a unique holiday or special occasion gift, a romantic date, or just a...
Let the Bells Ring: A Successful 2023 Festival of the Bells Celebration
Bells have been used throughout history for myriad purposes – to signal joy, express mourning, sound alarm, or call for battle. In a way, all four...
The 2023 Grgich Hills Estate Harvest Report
While the 2022 harvest season will forever be remembered for the heatwaves that sent many Napa grape growers into a panicked picking frenzy, our...
Cabernet Sauvignon: Five Facts You Need to Know About the World’s Favorite Wine
Cabernet Sauvignon is King in the Napa Valley – and the rest of the world. When people visit Napa Valley, they often come in search of the luscious...
The Climate Crisis: How Regenerative Farming Helps Fight Back
For many, consuming organically grown products is a “nice to have.” Important, yes, and many partake in the practice for the quality and the...
A Life Full of Miracles (pt 3)
Mike was a sponge in his days working at Chateau Souverain, taking every opportunity to understand the style and intricacies of winemaking unique to...
Cost, Chemicals, and Cashflow: 3 Myths of Regenerative Farming
Cost, Chemicals, and Cashflow: 3 Myths of Regenerative FarmingSustainably grown, biodynamic, organic wine, regeneratively farmed – these are all...
Chardonnay: Everything You Need to Know About America’s Favorite White Wine
Chardonnay: Everything You Need to Know About America’s Favorite White WineWhen you think of a white wine, chances are that the first varietal that...
Understanding Regenerative Farming with Ivo Jeramaz
Understanding Regenerative Farming with Ivo JeramazIvo Jeramaz has been a pioneer, not only at Grgich Hills Estate, but of the entire Napa Valley as...
Bees Please: Pollinators in Regenerative Farming
Bees Please: Pollinators in Regenerative Farming"Bee!" The cry rings out, and the family barbeque descends into chaos. Sufferers of...
State of the Vines: July 2023
State of the Vines: July 2023 Speak to any Napa Valley vintner, and all will agree: the 2023 grape growing season has been one of the most unusual...
Celebrating the Founders- Origins of the Croatian Extravaganza
Celebrating the Founders - Origins of the Croatian ExtravaganzaTHE DREAM The year was 1976, and Mike Grgich was awash in opportunity....
Sheep and Owls and Bees, Oh My!
Sheep and Owls and Bees, Oh My!Why animal life is crucial to maintaining a Certified Regenerative Organic vineyard. Nature isn’t broken. Evolution...
A Life Full of Miracles (pt 2)
(Read Part 1 Here) Miljenko waited with bated breath as border security officers analyzed his paperwork, certain that he was only moments away from...
When Wine Giants Celebrate: Stories from Mike’s 100th Birthday
Miljenko “Mike’ Grgich had been in the Napa Valley for less than a year when he first set foot in the Greystone building, at that time the...
Congratulations to Heidi Kühn of Roots of Peace, Winner of the 2023 World Food Prize
After fleeing the restrictive regime controlling his country in 1954, Mike Grgich never expected to be afforded the opportunity to return to the...
A Life Full of Miracles (pt 1)
From Farmer to King of ChardonnayIt was an unassuming day in 1925 when, in the small village of Desne, Croatia, Ivka Grgić gave her youngest child...
What is Regenerative Farming?
Long before he became a legendary winemaker in Napa, Miljenko ‘Mike’ Grgich was part of a modest family of farmers in the village of Desne, Croatia....
Grgich Hills Estate Presents: Festival of the Bells
1ˢᵗ ANNUAL Festival of the BellsGrgich Hills Estate Presents: Festival of the BellsIn Grgich Hills’ 45th year, we are celebrating our past and...