| LC control no. | no2019068708 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Grgich, Miljenko, 1923-2023 |
| Variant(s) | Grgich, Miljenko, 1923- Grgic, Miljenko, 1923-2023 Grigich, Mike, 1923-2023 |
| See also | Founded corporate body of person: Grgich Hills Estate (Winery : Rutherford, Calif.) |
| Other standard no. | 0000 0005 0041 1480 50155767451127762963 Q344580 |
| Associated place | Germany (West) Vancouver (B.C.) Napa Valley (Calif.) |
| Birth date | 1923-04-01 |
| Death date | 2023-12-13 |
| Place of birth | Croatia |
| Place of death | Calistoga (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Wine and wine making |
| Affiliation | Grgic Vina (Croatia) |
| Profession or occupation | Vintners Winemaker |
| Found in | Grgich, Miljenko. A glass full of miracles, 2016: title page (Miljenko "Mike" Grgich) OCLC, May 8, 2019 (hdg.: Grgich, Miljenka, 1923-; usage: Miljenko "Mike" Grgich) Benson, Robert. Great winemakers of California, 1977: page 152 (Miljenko Mike Grgich, Château Montelena; Croatian by nationality; majored in viticulture and oenology at the University of Zagreb; moved to California in 1958) Grgich Hills Estate web site, May 8, 2019: our story (Miljenko Grgich was born April 1, 1923, in the village of Desne on Croatia's Dalmatian coast) New York times, 17 Dec. 2023: in an obituary on page 25 (Mike Grgich; born Miljenko Grgic on Apr. 1, 1923 in Desne, Yugoslavia, died Wednesday [13 Dec. 2023] in Calistoga, Calif., aged 100; prize-winning winemaker; a Croatian immigrant who had struggled for years to establish himself in Napa Valley; his life's journey took him from Croatia to West Germany, then to British Columbia and finally to California's Napa Valley, where he found success; in 1995, he returned to Croatia to build a winery, calling it Grgic Vina, using his birth name) |
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