Subject Files
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Grgich Hills Cellar (California)
label: Collection Creator
content: Grgich, Mike (Miljenko)
label: Collection Creator
content: Chateau Montelena (California)
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content: Mike Grgich Papers
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content: Mike Grgich Papers / Series 2: Chateau Montelena
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1973-1978
label: Date
content: undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0923, Subseries 2.2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The budget materials -- in addition to financial information on expenses, income and sales -- include detail on the acreage, tonnage, and value per ton of Chateau Montelena vineyard grapes.  The folder "Sales, 1973-1977" records sales by wine variety showing prices and quantities.  "Grapes, 1976-1977" includes correspondence on grape purchases and reports on grape harvests and prices.  There is similar information the file of grower's contracts. 

The folder "Grgich Writings, circa 1977," consists of three handwritten manuscripts describing the history of the award winning 1973 Chardonnay vintage, the philosophy of Chateau Montelena, and the four wine varieties produced by Chateau Montelena. There also is a one page biographical statement.  The file for a 1976 wine tasting in Los Angeles includes three drafts of Grgich's remarks to the audience.  Grgich also kept notes on his participation in a trip to New York City with three other Chateau Montelena partners and their sales manager.  The group held a tasting at the Harvard Club and dined at the World Trade Center.  

Grgich's work lists consist of dated and numbered tasks to be done in the winery and vineyard, including movement of wines to and from barrels, filtering wines, and topping barrels.  The lists give a sense of the daily round of activities at the winery.  The lists for February through August, 1974, seem to be very complete.