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Ancient Croatian Vines
Upon arriving in Napa Valley in 1958, Miljenko “Mike” Grgich was astounded by the many similarities between Zinfandel and Plavac Mali, a grape native to his homeland. He believed they may be the same grape. In2000, Mike’s contributions to the work of geneticist Carole Meredith and professors in Croatia led to an amazing discovery. Zinfandel’s DNA matches Crljenak Kaštelanski (also known as Tribidrag), a very old, nearly extinct vine from Croatia and the parent of Plavac Mali.
This Duo contains a bottle of our 2021 Miljenko’s Selection Crljenak Kastelanski made from cuttings taken from those near-extinct vines, and one bottle of 2020 Miljenko’s Old Vine Zinfandel, made from vines planted in 1889.
