Mr. Nikola Kirigin

Currently honorary president of the Croatian World Congress and its past president.

Mr. Kirigin also runs a sucessful vinery in San Jose, California. See below:


Kirigin Cellars

11550 Watsonville Road        Hours:      Tasting: Daily 9am-6pm
Gilroy, CA  95020                         Tours:   By appointment
(408)847-8827                             

Located in the Uvas Valley (Uvas is Spanish for grapes), the vinyards are planted on the southern slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Nikola Kirigin learned the basics of winemaking at his parents' winery in Croatia. Coming to this country in 1959, he worked at wineries in New York and California before taking over this historic facility in 1976.



Above article from: San Jose Living: Wineries


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