Red Zin is my favorite wine. I am glad that it is related to Croatia! Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Jerin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 5:56 PM Subject: RE: [CROATIA-L] More famous Croats > Mike Grgic of Grgich-Hills California wine. Hills is from the Hills Bros. > Coffee family, he funded Mike. > > Mali Plavac (little blue) grape is the ancestor to the Zinfandel grape. > > Robert > > John Arnerich <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, Greetings from New Zealand > > Our Dalmatian/Croatian heritage runs deep here. Aside from all of us being > famous in our own way, some public names in our country include: > > - Sean Fitzpatrick, past captain of the New Zealand All Blacks (Rugby > Union > ie like NFL). > - Milan Mrkusich - artist > - Amelia Batastich - writer > - Sir Jim Belich - past Mayor of Wellington (Capital City of New Zealand) > - Numerous pioneers of New Zealand viticulture industry which is now > acclaimed world wide. > > A link to Dalmatian/Croatian culture in New Zealand from the New Zealand > Governments "Encyclopaedia of New Zealand" website is attached below: > > http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/Dalmatians/en > > The seeds from Croatia have blown far and wide. > > > Regards > John Arnerich > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Jerin [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, 7 June 2005 10:43 a.m. > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] More famous Croats > > Diego Armando Maradona Played soccer for Argentina > > Dino Radja basketball from Split > > "Reuter, Patty" > wrote: > My daughter asked me who was the most famous Croatian. I told her Marco > Polo, but then I remembered there was a Croatian Pope which lead her to > asking me how many famous Croatians are there. So, I am asking all of you. > What famous or infamous Croatians are you aware of? Her teacher told her > that she was the first Croatian he had ever met. She said there are a > "ton" > of us, and were really fun. Becca told her teacher that she would let him > know how many famous ones we know of. She is even bringing a Generalic > print > that we have to school. > > Thanks for your input, > > > Patty > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan > service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working > around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a > wonderful tour of Croatia! > > http://www.kollander-travel.com/ > > > > > Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about > a wonderful tour of Croatia! > > http://www.kollander-travel.com/ > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.4 - Release Date: 6/6/2005 > >