It must have been a LOT of work for you and a team to put together an epic wine cruise. I hope all goes well with it.

QOTD: Eli Manning =)

Thunder Cruise, how cool is that! A couple of days ago I promised you to fly over one day – I will definitely try to make it next April, promise!

gREAT IDEA PUTTING A CRUISE TOGETHER! IT SHOULD BE A BLAST FOR THOSE WHO CAN GO! yOUR SCORES ON THE OHIO WINES DIDN’T SURPRISE ME MUCH. nOT REALLY A WINE REGION, BUT A GOOD WINE MAKER CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. tHANKS FOR A GREAT SHOW- PROUD TO BE A vAYNIAC!!!

QOTD: Peyton. The SNL short with the kids ftw!

For those that don’t agree with his athleticism, at least recognize that he does some good things off the field. He has been doing some great philanthropy in the city of Indianapolis – the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital.

http://www.stvincent.org/ourservices/childrens/default.htm

PV out of Ohio, how cool.
Gotta go with Eli, He stepped up in a major way. It’ll be interesting to see how he does this season.

QOTD: I don’t know any of the Mannings…so I don’t have a favorite. As for the THUNDER CRUISE!!!!! HOW cool is that?!?! I think I’m totally on board for this…the trick is to get my friend to come join me. That will be the hard part….

Cruise… let me check my sceduale. OK, I’m Free!!!…LOL

I already booked my flight.

Do they have a presidential suite?

Is Ian going?

QOTD: Don’t know s**t about sports. But I do make a killer lasagna…!!!

qotd: none of them. i dont like any of them.

Sorry. I’m from Michigan. I don’t care how good they might be, I’m not drinking any Ohio wine.

OHIO still in the house!!!!!!!! I love it!

Q-None of the above.

QOTD: Peyton.

QOTD: Definitely Eli b/c that’s my 4 year old’s name. In fact, I picked the Giants to win the SB last year for the same reason. I have a history of picking winners when I use stupid logic. For example, the only two times I’ve ever won our NFL weekly pool were the time I did the WHOLE thing based upon which city I’d rather live in (for each matchup) and the time I picked which uniforms I liked better. Every time I actually try to use knowledge for my picks, I land on my butt. Too funny. 🙂

Definitely the older brother, don’t like Eli cause I hate the giants, they beat my pats and not a big payton fan, again because i like the pats.

As for the wine, your experience with Ohio reds was similar to my experiences with wines outside the big four states, the reds are just not that good.

Peyton! Peyton! Peyton! Gary, you gonna come to Indy in 2012???

QOTD: No manning? is that a choice? I don’t know Cooper very well but he’s not all up in my grill with tv commercials and he’s not Eli…and he’s not archie who said his son wouldn’t go to a losing team when he was drafted by the chargers…so yeah…none or coop

qotd: Peyton….with authority…..

Thunder Cruise, how cool!

QOTD: None of the above.

QOTD: Archie was great since his college days, but his talent was not matched by his fellow teammates during his NFL career.

While I respect giving attention to the other 46, let’s get back to some serious wine!
QOTD – I am not really a fan of any of them. However, I would say that Archie is the patriarch and had a career of adversity with a lousy team. Therefore, I will vote for the dad!

QOTD Eli left the Chargers in a snitt-well their loss!

QOTD: I’m not really feeling any of the mannings.

I knew this kid named RJ Manning back in high school. But my favorite is Payton.

QOTD: Archie. Took all those beatings in New Orleans and still raised three great kids!

I was thinking about your statement that you expect to see great wine from all 50 states while watching the Israeli wine episode. Israel is blessed with zero rain (and few clouds) from April until October (it was considered a curse from God when it rained before the end of the holiday of Sukkot) which gives the grapes plenty of time to ripen and mature. One of the main problems facing Israeli winemakers is keeping the brix in check, and not allowing the grapes to be too ripe and fruity.
Growing up in Michigan, I imagine Ohio winemakers have some different issues. Massive thunderstorms dominate August, followed by more rain, wind and clouds through September and October. How do you expect winemakers to compete with, say California, given such a huge handicap?

For Harry. From Nancy, Kinkead Ridge. Having also grown Pinot Noir in Oregon, I’ve learned every viticultural area has its own problems. Even California… Pierce’s disease, etc. France… occasional hail. South Africa… baboons. Northern Ohio… Asian lady beetles. Actually in SOUTHERN Ohio the biggest issue is frost, especially in the spring. Our ripening season in mid-September to late October is fantastic for our varietals. There’s a reason there’s only one “vintage of the century”; despite the fact France would like you to think there are more. I respect winemakers, like chefs, who can make the best out of any given vintage year (or disasters in a kitchen).