Great guest again. Growing up in Minnesota you learn at a young age how to find gooseberries when you are hiking. It’s a flavor we know here – at least those who camp and hike.

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOA, Looks like some Gooood Vinos in da Hizzy!!!!!!
Gonna watch this puppy later!!!

One of your best shows EVER GV! Great guest..perfect for WLTV.

Made me rush over to Amazon to order “Crush It”

Great Guest. looking forward to part two.

Great show Gary! Terrific great, I can’t wait for part 2!!

Talking again about sports, as you might know, Football (known in America as soccer) down here is the national sport and our team just defeated the longtime rival Argentina on their home grounds 3 x 1. With this result we qualified earlier for World Cup South Africa 2010! Last night was the time for Chile to me demolished: 4 x 2. Awesome game, without 4 key stars and the second half with one player less. Is this a 6 title prelude?!

Question about the bubbly: As I am going to get married, what do you suggest for the toast, vintage or non-vintage Champagne: Moet / Dom P / Veuve Rosé / Perrier-Jouet Belle Époque are all available down here?

Thanks a lot,
Best wishes,

Mauricio Fernandes.
BRAZIL!!!

This episode is fabulous! I love this Nick chap, and not only because he’s a kiwi 😉 It fun listening to you guys talk about old vintages of his wines. Great!

By far the best guest I have ever seen on your show. I enjoyed this episode so much that I am officially out of the lurker status and have posted on this website for the first time. It only took 2 years. Well done Gary!

Where is Kahuna? Part deux???????????

this is rather interesting…. not sure if I will try wine from Walla Walla, Washington tho

Great ep, Nick! I liked your point about the salivating/quandry of making one both immediately thirsty for another sip, and hungry to taste food simultaneously. And now I am.

G, I totally agree with you that they can lose control of themselves, and end up with runaway fruit which unbalances such beautiful wine, but their error tends to appeal to the sweettoothy palates,and its always at that lower price tier, where the largest numbers in volume, and movement are. I think the high teens to low twenties give more reserved and controlled fruit, a la Kim Crawford, Siefert, and others.

fantastic guest! Can’t wait for the second half!

these past few guest episodes have been great.

and the chemistry here is amazing

keep it up

UHollis

@holladown

Great conversation.

While I think you were a little disappointed with the Sauv. Blac,I did respect his explanation re the room temperature/chilled preference.

Looking forward to session 2.

seemed like at the end you mistakenly switched glasses with him when you were washing them out, heh.

cool show

Great run. Nice guest. Never mind New Zealand at this point; Australia is exploding. GV: Concepción and I love you. I want a Crush it wrist band!!! Make up a Secret Pack or something, and send me one.

What a fun guy! Had heard of his wines but never tried. Will make a point to try now. Keep bringing these type of happpy and passionate people on your show!

My parents are from England – now living in Detroit. They grow gooseberries in their backyard. Missed them too much from the old country.

So – I’ve had lots of gooseberries in my life, but no purple nerds.

Lots of fun so far. Great guest. I love when I’m a day late for two part episodes.

Awesome guest! He’s a guy that if I knew who he was and what he did I still wouldn’t be shy to say hey lets go grab a beer somewhere. Again love the shows. It’s because of these shows I have such an appreciation, passion, and enthusiasm for wine.

Thanks Gary,
Ryan

Yo Guys, Very Entertaining Episode!! Nick’s one of the Best Guests
Ya ever had, I’d say!! Lookin’ forward to Part Deux!!

Very entertaining! Why did you switch your glass with his after you rinsed the white with the red?

Exciting Kiwi Legendary winemaker! It’s always entertaining to see GV TOTALLY crack up during the interview… multiple times. Great part 1, can’t wait for the part 2 wrap-up!!

Geez i hate kiwis!

mjr
tokyo
(from sydney)

Only 10 minutes in and he is already my 2nd favorite guest (#1 is Sasha ofcourse).
Here comes Part 2! Very excited..

fun

informative