Miljenko "Mike" Grgich gained international recognition at the celebrated "Paris Tasting" of 1976, where, in a now-historic blind tasting, a panel of French wine judges put fabled French Burgundies against a sampling of upstart Napa Valley Chardonnays. When the scores were tallied, the judges-and the world-were shocked: they had chosen the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay, crafted by Mike Grgich, as the best white wine in the world. Grgich Hills Estate remains committed to making sustainable, world-class wines, practicing organic viticulture across their vineyards throughout Napa Valley.