EP 630 How to Blend Wine with Peter and Rebecca from Ampelos Cellars

Peter and Rebecca Work stop by to talk about the wine business and blend some Pinot Noir.

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Luca Bercelli

85/100

I didn’t really like this episode. (one of the very few that didn’t float my boat) I like to think of wine as a natural, unadulterated product, but here we are shown the manipulation that can sometimes go on. Clones, blending – this is more of a science project than a wine tasting show. I’d rather not know about it and carry on in ignorant bliss! Also, I’m sure both the winemakers are very nice people but I’m always slightly cynical about ex-financial market people going into traditional businesses…and the guy’s voice annoys me. Sorry

Tags: Blend, california, Pinot Noir, red, review, Video, wine, wines

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  • ZJK

    I love how your starting to incorporate science into episodes. I love this kind of stuff, it’s like the discovery wine channel. I love hearing how their son is the winemaker for Sea Smoke, good stuff.

  • ZJK

    I love how your starting to incorporate science into episodes. I love this kind of stuff, it’s like the discovery wine channel. I love hearing how their son is the winemaker for Sea Smoke, good stuff.

  • Great show Gary, finaly some Danish people on the show *s*

  • Great show Gary, finaly some Danish people on the show *s*

  • BostonKeith

    good show very interesting guests, very knowledgable, can’t wait for part two

  • BostonKeith

    good show very interesting guests, very knowledgable, can’t wait for part two

  • chuy

    love the show, me and my girlfriend were in lompoc doing some barrel tasting with peter cargasacchi and i told him i was a fan of the ampelos wines, well peter carg got on the horn with peter work and he invited us to his house. We spent 3 hrs sitting on their back patio with peter and rebecca, drank a btl of viogner and a btl of the lambda pinot 04. He drove us around the vineyard on his golf cart and went up and down the rows! He was beaming like a proud parent so proud of his vines, and he taught us a little about grafting which i think is very interesting. By far my best winetasting experience ever! nice nice niiiice! people. Thanks for having them on and im glad we joined the wine club when we did i think peter and rebecca are gonna make a name for themselves. good work!GO CHARGERS!!

  • chuy

    love the show, me and my girlfriend were in lompoc doing some barrel tasting with peter cargasacchi and i told him i was a fan of the ampelos wines, well peter carg got on the horn with peter work and he invited us to his house. We spent 3 hrs sitting on their back patio with peter and rebecca, drank a btl of viogner and a btl of the lambda pinot 04. He drove us around the vineyard on his golf cart and went up and down the rows! He was beaming like a proud parent so proud of his vines, and he taught us a little about grafting which i think is very interesting. By far my best winetasting experience ever! nice nice niiiice! people. Thanks for having them on and im glad we joined the wine club when we did i think peter and rebecca are gonna make a name for themselves. good work!GO CHARGERS!!

  • apj_bobswineguy

    Great week for WLTV! Like those early spring training stats in baseball-you’re batting 1000!

    And I agree w/ others. Planned or not, it is a great contrast between Joly & these two. Although, both make sense in their own way.

  • apj_bobswineguy

    Great week for WLTV! Like those early spring training stats in baseball-you’re batting 1000!

    And I agree w/ others. Planned or not, it is a great contrast between Joly & these two. Although, both make sense in their own way.

  • Phil G

    I enjoyed watching this – they seem like nice people and the blending is interesting. Also, very interesting that their land has had grape vines for 8 years, and the last guest’s vineyard was over 800 years old…

  • Phil G

    I enjoyed watching this – they seem like nice people and the blending is interesting. Also, very interesting that their land has had grape vines for 8 years, and the last guest’s vineyard was over 800 years old…

  • I hope in Part Two that you had asked them if they blend towards a consistent flavor profile from year to year or with the intent to make the best wine possible from the given vintage even if that means to depart from the previous years profile.

  • I hope in Part Two that you had asked them if they blend towards a consistent flavor profile from year to year or with the intent to make the best wine possible from the given vintage even if that means to depart from the previous years profile.

  • hugh

    Call it the “passion show”……this is top notch stuff gary…

  • hugh

    Call it the “passion show”……this is top notch stuff gary…

  • All hat and no cattle? Only kidding. All good in wineland?

  • All hat and no cattle? Only kidding. All good in wineland?

  • Adam J

    Can’t wait for part two!

  • Adam J

    Can’t wait for part two!

  • Susan B

    Love that you had Peter and Rebecca on your show! We first enjoyed their wines while on a tour of vineyards using sustainable viticulture ? actually had a picnic lunch in their vineyard – and joined their wine club after returning home. We had also enjoyed some of the Badge pinot while in the area, so it is interesting to hear more of the back story. I look forward to the discussion on blending in the next show.

  • Susan B

    Love that you had Peter and Rebecca on your show! We first enjoyed their wines while on a tour of vineyards using sustainable viticulture ? actually had a picnic lunch in their vineyard – and joined their wine club after returning home. We had also enjoyed some of the Badge pinot while in the area, so it is interesting to hear more of the back story. I look forward to the discussion on blending in the next show.

  • MaRc

    Have been tuning into your shows lately and I have to say, awesome shows, great guests and the thunder booms ever greater! Cant wait for part two…

    I’ve also been reviewing lots of your previous episodes, but the one that has just left me awe struct and dumb-founded, laughing and gasping for breath on the floor was epi#148 (where you tasted a whole lot of flavour profiles)…that’s just hilarious! You’re the man!

    Keep it coming, dude!

  • MaRc

    Have been tuning into your shows lately and I have to say, awesome shows, great guests and the thunder booms ever greater! Cant wait for part two…

    I’ve also been reviewing lots of your previous episodes, but the one that has just left me awe struct and dumb-founded, laughing and gasping for breath on the floor was epi#148 (where you tasted a whole lot of flavour profiles)…that’s just hilarious! You’re the man!

    Keep it coming, dude!

  • ex-lurkdawg

    nice first part … I like the blending idea. It’s really interesting to me to see how the components come together.

  • ex-lurkdawg

    nice first part … I like the blending idea. It’s really interesting to me to see how the components come together.

  • Slushpuppy

    Party on dude!
    Smell it first. TR

  • Slushpuppy

    Party on dude!
    Smell it first. TR

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  • Maybe not the best way to bring this issue, but I guess you’ll notice it here and maybe some other users will comment on it…

    New recent file naming scheme for WLTV episodes. At first I thought that it may be a temporary departure from the norm you are known for (ex. episodesix09). However, the change seem to have an air of permanence. There are simple non-end-user-friendly issues with it. While in the “olden days” old episodes would automatically arrange themselves by the name (starting with “episode” followed by the “NNN” number) this is no longer the case. Inserting the show title between the WLTV and episode number messes up file organization. Easy to correct to get better usability for the end user who keeps all the old content (ex. WLTV NNN Title). Another naming item I don’t get at all are numbers after the episode number at the very end. So far I don’t see any purpose for those, likely there is some production reason (but, keep those away from the episode number if you do rearrange the default title to my “self organizing” suggestion…).

    Just in case this is the result of the manner in which I receive episodes: I get them by automated downloads using your RSS feed.

    If the problem is not clear, I’ll underline it: New episodes are not in chronological order in my folder. Hence a need for end user to search through them to find new ones inserted in the order by the title. Easy for the recent few episodes but imagine the mess of searching through hundred(s) to find where the most recent have dropped in… Arrange folder by dates? That would mess up my other files (all other video/pod-casts I follow do follow self ordering naming scheme).

    Keep on good works!

  • Rani Haykal

    This is probably one of my favorites of the more recent episodes. Definitely looking forward to part 2. This is what interests me the most about wine…what goes in to it and how it is made/blended. Would love to try out different clones of certain varietals to see all the differences that can be had.

    –RH

  • Rani Haykal

    This is probably one of my favorites of the more recent episodes. Definitely looking forward to part 2. This is what interests me the most about wine…what goes in to it and how it is made/blended. Would love to try out different clones of certain varietals to see all the differences that can be had.

    –RH

  • wayno da wino

    YEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAW!!!!! This One looks like FUUUUUN !!!!!
    Will watch ‘er later!!!

  • wayno da wino

    YEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAW!!!!! This One looks like FUUUUUN !!!!!
    Will watch ‘er later!!!

  • Robin C

    I’ll have to try a biodynamic wine. What an incredible committment a winery is.

  • Robin C

    I’ll have to try a biodynamic wine. What an incredible committment a winery is.

  • this is very cool so far, can’t wait for the real chemistry experiments to begin!!!

  • this is very cool so far, can’t wait for the real chemistry experiments to begin!!!

  • CBone

    This is really interesting. Great idea for a show.

    I have a QOTD for you, Gary. Did you think you were hallucinating when a Danish man in a cowboy hat and a Hawaiian shirt walked into your store?!

  • CBone

    This is really interesting. Great idea for a show.

    I have a QOTD for you, Gary. Did you think you were hallucinating when a Danish man in a cowboy hat and a Hawaiian shirt walked into your store?!

  • Jason S.

    Very cool – I’ve never seen a discussion of the different pinot clone characteristics before. The blending I assume is coming up in part II should be interesting.

  • Jason S.

    Very cool – I’ve never seen a discussion of the different pinot clone characteristics before. The blending I assume is coming up in part II should be interesting.

  • lawschooldrunk

    good episode.

  • lawschooldrunk

    good episode.

  • SurfCityJay

    Great two episodes? my wife and I had already booked a trip to the Santa Ynez/Santa Rita Hills for our anniversary? we go once a year? after yesterday?s episode, I emailed them for an appointment? gonna be there Friday, April 10th at 11am? Any other Vayniacks in the area at that time?? Would love to hook up with ya!

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  • SurfCityJay

    Great two episodes? my wife and I had already booked a trip to the Santa Ynez/Santa Rita Hills for our anniversary? we go once a year? after yesterday?s episode, I emailed them for an appointment? gonna be there Friday, April 10th at 11am? Any other Vayniacks in the area at that time?? Would love to hook up with ya!

    QOTD: Never been to Alaska? on my Bucket List?

  • John C.

    Thumbs Up BIG TIME!!!

  • John C.

    Thumbs Up BIG TIME!!!

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