Currently stored in box 3.1.25 [170]. Company acc. no. 34382.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
An image of Vitis, commonly called Grapes, growing in a vineyard with rows of vines.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Ken Druse garden photography collection
Sponsor:
Cataloging of this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording (digital audio file)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Date:
2013 June 29
Scope and Contents:
Takacs, Ester Gonka (presenter); Vera Nem, Laszlon Ramsics (museum worker; kolocsa specialist); Meszaros, Csaba (Interpreter) Narrative on the history of viticulture in Hungary as well as modern day wine making techniques.
Collection Restrictions:
Access by appointment only. Where a listening copy or viewing copy has been created, this is indicated in the respective inventory; additional materials may be accessible with sufficient advance notice and, in some cases, payment of a processing fee. Older papers are housed at a remote location and may require a minimum of three weeks' advance notice and payment of a retrieval fee. Certain formats such as multi-track audio recordings and EIAJ-1 videoreels (1/2 inch) may not be accessible. Contact the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections at 202-633-7322 or rinzlerarchives@si.edu for additional information.
Collection Rights:
Copyright and other restrictions may apply. Generally, materials created during a Festival are covered by a release signed by each participant permitting their use for personal and educational purposes; materials created as part of the fieldwork leading to a Festival may be more restricted. We permit and encourage such personal and educational use of those materials provided digitally here, without special permissions. Use of any materials for publication, commercial use, or distribution requires a license from the Archives. Licensing fees may apply in addition to any processing fees.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 14
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1997-09-07
Scope and Contents:
Abstract
Michael Grgich (b.1923) is one of the most renown winemakers in Napa. His life and work mirrored, and sometimes propelled, the vast changes that took place in the region's wine business since the late 1950s. Over the course of his long career, Grgich worked with Napa' most legendary winemakers and received some of the world's most prestigious prizes for his wines. He has been on the cutting edge of technological innovations in the field, including advances in cold sterilization and malolactic fermentation. Since 1977, he has been co-owner, with Austin Hills, of Grgich Hills winery in Napa Valley.
In the interview, Grgich recounts his early influences, including stomping grapes to make wine as a child on his family's farm in Croatia and taking classes in enology and viticulture at the University of Zagreb. Throughout the interview, he discusses how wine is an integral part of family life and the European culture in which he was raised.
Through the sponsorship of Lee Stewart, Grgich arrived in Napa in 1958. He describes his tenures under Andre Tchelistcheff at Bealieu Vineyard, where he served as chief chemist from 1959 to 1968 and with Robert Mondavi from 1968 to1972, when he joined with Jim Barrett to form Chateau Montelena winery. Grgich addresses the top prize his 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay received at the 1976 Paris Tasting, the prize's impact on his life, and its historic significance for Napa Valley.
He also addresses the operations of Grgich Hills, his efforts to start a winery in Croatia, and, more generally, about his favorite wines and the act of wine tasting. He concludes with a discussion of the purchase of land in neighboring American Canyon, a topic which touches on water issues in the arid West. Grgrich stated, "Everybody asked me, 'When are you going to retire?'," and I say, 'When I make perfect wine.' I know nobody can make perfect wine."
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
American Wine Documentation Project, 1976-2002, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
