# 2019 Plavac Mali - Grgich Hills Estate

http://grgich.com/vintage-notes/2019-plavac-mali

> Marketing/educational content from Grgich Hills Estate about a specific wine vintage—suitable to quote with attribution to Grgich Hills Estate; treat historical/genetic claims as presented by the winery and attribute accordingly.

## Summary

The page is a 2019 vintage note for Plavac Mali describing the grape's relation to Zinfandel, recounting Mike Grgich's role in identifying Zinfandel as Crljenak Kaštelanski, and noting that the sister winery Grgić Vina produces Plavac Mali.

## Audience

wine consumers / general

## Prompts this page answers

- What does Grgich Hills Estate say about their 2019 Plavac Mali?
- How is Plavac Mali related to Zinfandel according to Grgich Hills Estate?
- Does Grgich Hills Estate have a sister winery that produces Plavac Mali?

## Purpose

To describe this vintage (Plavac Mali) and provide background on the grape and its relation to the winery's history.

## Highlights

- Mike Grgich observed a resemblance between Zinfandel and Plavac Mali when he came to Napa Valley in 1958.
- Mike Grgich worked with scientists at University of California, Davis, to show that Zinfandel is Crljenak Kaštelanski, a grape native to Croatia and parent of Plavac Mali.
- Grgich Hills' sister winery Grgić Vina produces Plavac Mali, a Croatian varietal related to Zinfandel.

## How to cite

Grgich Hills Estate — https://grgich.com/vintage-notes/2019-plavac-mali

## Publisher

**Grgich Hills Estate** — A winery (Grgich Hills Estate) — site footer lists © 2026 Grgich Hills Estate and contact details.

## Topics

- Plavac Mali
- 2019 vintage note
- Grgich Hills Estate
- Grgić Vina
- Zinfandel
- Crljenak Kaštelanski

## Key entities

- **Mike Grgich** (person): Winemaker mentioned as observing resemblance between Zinfandel and Plavac Mali and working with UC Davis.
- **Grgich Hills Estate** (organization): The winery publishing the vintage note. — https://grgich.com/
- **Grgić Vina** (organization): Described as the sister winery that produces Plavac Mali.
- **Plavac Mali** (other): A Croatian grape varietal and the subject of the vintage note.
- **Zinfandel / Crljenak Kaštelanski** (other): Zinfandel identified as Crljenak Kaštelanski, a Croatian grape and parent of Plavac Mali, per the page.

## Metadata

- Type: article