Hi Dr., We visited his winery several years ago, he is quite the character, very personable. One of my wife's favorites is his Violetta Wine, named after his daughter. Ah yes that is our late great President, a friend of the Croatian people and a lover of the only jelly bean to my liking, Jelly Bellys and now I see he was a fan of my favorite CA winery. Ah, where is Dutch when ya need him! Robert "Dr. Andrew Nixon" <[email protected]> wrote: A note about Mike Grgich, a Croatian immigrant. His was the first non-French (i.e. California) wine to be used at a State dinner, during the Regan administration. I've been to his winery and met and spoken to him. He's about 90 and his lovely daughter runs most of it. Andy -----Original Message----- From: Robert Jerin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 4:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CROATIA-L] ... and with every good meal... "I know of no work in English that comes close to equaling the detail or depth of Piljac's treatment of the wine history of her nation. Of particular interest to American readers and to wine's recent past is her personal involvement in the scientific solution to one of the most baffling mysteries of modern viticultural history - that is the discovery of the probable European origins of California's world famous Zinfandel grape." -Prof. Charles L. Sullivan American wine writer and author of Encyclopedia of California Wine History http://www.crozinfandel.com/index.htm http://www.xlsimports.com/purchase.htm And if you want a true Zinfandel, not the pink stuff, Grgich Hills (after Mike Grgich and an heir to Hills Bros. Coffee) has one of the best IMHO. http://www.grgich.com/index.html @ivio ! Robert 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/

Robert; If you like Jelly Bellies then "You" should love Belly Flops. Nick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Jerin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 1:16 PM Subject: RE: [CROATIA-L] ... and with every good meal... Hi Dr., We visited his winery several years ago, he is quite the character, very personable. One of my wife's favorites is his Violetta Wine, named after his daughter. Ah yes that is our late great President, a friend of the Croatian people and a lover of the only jelly bean to my liking, Jelly Bellys and now I see he was a fan of my favorite CA winery. Ah, where is Dutch when ya need him! Robert "Dr. Andrew Nixon" <[email protected]> wrote: A note about Mike Grgich, a Croatian immigrant. His was the first non-French (i.e. California) wine to be used at a State dinner, during the Regan administration. I've been to his winery and met and spoken to him. He's about 90 and his lovely daughter runs most of it. Andy -----Original Message----- From: Robert Jerin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 4:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CROATIA-L] ... and with every good meal... "I know of no work in English that comes close to equaling the detail or depth of Piljac's treatment of the wine history of her nation. Of particular interest to American readers and to wine's recent past is her personal involvement in the scientific solution to one of the most baffling mysteries of modern viticultural history - that is the discovery of the probable European origins of California's world famous Zinfandel grape." -Prof. Charles L. Sullivan American wine writer and author of Encyclopedia of California Wine History http://www.crozinfandel.com/index.htm http://www.xlsimports.com/purchase.htm And if you want a true Zinfandel, not the pink stuff, Grgich Hills (after Mike Grgich and an heir to Hills Bros. Coffee) has one of the best IMHO. http://www.grgich.com/index.html @ivio ! Robert 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/