(KRON) — Mijenko “Mike” Grgich, a renowned and beloved figure in the Napa Valley wine scene has died at 100, according to a post on his winery’s website. Grgich became internationally famous in the wine world when he crafted the Chardonnay that won the 1976 Judgement of Paris. That year marked a watershed moment in […]
Miljenko “Mike” Grgich, the stoic winemaker and owner of Grgich Hills Estate, has passed away at the age of 100 as confirmed by his family to The Press Democrat. An immigrant from the former Republic of Yugoslavia, winemaking was in his blood. Mike was born to a winemaking family on Croatia's .