When Mike Grgich first set foot in a Zinfandel vineyard in California, he was struck by the similarities between those vines and the Plavac Mali vines grown in his native Croatia. Years later, a DNA sequencing project spearheaded by Carole Meredith and UC Davis confirmed the link: Zinfandel, like Mike himself, was a Croatian-born immigrant to the United States.
You’re invited to join Master Somm Andrea Robinson as you're guided on a tasting journey through the decades, to learn more about Croatia's most famous varietal. A curated selection of Zinfandels past and present will be showcased, including rare library vintages unattainable elsewhere. Our panel of experts is rounded out by Grgich Hills' own veteran winemaker Ivo Jeramaz and President Violet Grgich.