just learning…the label is important to me, but in my heart of hearts? It is the first thing I look for, so why make it hard to find? It’s not an Easter Egg. And, Gary, you made me laugh–should have known that you are that tactile (playing with the corks)!

I know this is a bit late, however, both segments with Jeff were superb!! Wish his label was avaiable in my market area. Jeff and people like him bring a lot to the show.

jc

I know this is a bit late, however, both segments with Jeff were superb!! Wish his label was avaiable in my market area. Jeff and people like him bring a lot to the show.

jc

Great episode, with a great guy. We should definitely have more peeps like this dude.

QOTD ? Not as much as it should. I do feel that it?s important for wineries to control every aspect of the wine making process.

Great interview with Jeff. Glad you went two parts to get the whole conversation in without cutting short.

QOTD: Estate and location specifics definitely mean something to me and will influence my buying decision. When I was in CA and spending more time drinking wines from smaller Napa and Sonoma vineyards, I definitely found a consistency in wines produced from grapes on specific estates or locations. Good or bad (and it was generally good), I appreciate the consistency.

Great interview with Jeff. Glad you went two parts to get the whole conversation in without cutting short.

QOTD: Estate and location specifics definitely mean something to me and will influence my buying decision. When I was in CA and spending more time drinking wines from smaller Napa and Sonoma vineyards, I definitely found a consistency in wines produced from grapes on specific estates or locations. Good or bad (and it was generally good), I appreciate the consistency.

I agree–great show, great guest!
QOTD: It’s the same argument behind the farm-to-table concept–we want to know where our food (and wine) comes from and that it was in good hands while it was being grown, handled, and/or produced. It’s important, and I agree that it should be, and will increasingly become, a serious factor in the market.

We had a nice Moore Brother’s Riesling for Thanksgiving.

2007 Freiherr von Heddesdorff Riesling Trocken

QOTD: Estate Vineyard means a lot to me. But in my wine shopping price range (relatively low), I don’t expect it much. If I’m shopping at a higher price point than usual, I’ll “take out the magnifying glass” and read the details that are always tiny. I don’t know all of the vineyard names to know exactly what I’m buying but I’m learning. I understand most of the terminology on the label. I would never buy the value brand that says American Chardonnay. How many States were represented, all except for the major wine producing States? I wince when I see customers buying the value wines by the case for their guests. If I were their guest, I would BYOB to that party. Oops I swayed from the topic. Sorry.

We had a nice Moore Brother’s Riesling for Thanksgiving.

2007 Freiherr von Heddesdorff Riesling Trocken

QOTD: Estate Vineyard means a lot to me. But in my wine shopping price range (relatively low), I don’t expect it much. If I’m shopping at a higher price point than usual, I’ll “take out the magnifying glass” and read the details that are always tiny. I don’t know all of the vineyard names to know exactly what I’m buying but I’m learning. I understand most of the terminology on the label. I would never buy the value brand that says American Chardonnay. How many States were represented, all except for the major wine producing States? I wince when I see customers buying the value wines by the case for their guests. If I were their guest, I would BYOB to that party. Oops I swayed from the topic. Sorry.

Great show, good guest. I was at their winery a few years back, great tasting room..it’s in a cave and across the yard their winery operations are all underground in a huge cave. Make a good Zin.

QOTD: If that’s a regulated term then it means something. I’m just not big on these terms that are supposed to stress excellence but aren’t regulated (free-range, natural, etc.). Like Gary says, make it official and properly regulated to mean something to the masses.

Excellent two part show. Perhaps my new favorite guest. Great interview and great answers. Thank you Jeff and Gary.

Great guest and I think the most special part of this episode for me was that Jeff seemed to take your criticism of his wine so well. He seemed the really have a special place in his heart for the Gewurzt and admits that ’06 wasn’t his best year for the pinot. Really lends a lot of authenticity to his voice.
QotD: I want to say yes, but the reality is that I’m buying a lot of wine from reviews and I usually only go for the Estate Grown if it is either a similar price point to a non-estate grown wine or a place that I’m personally familiar with or have an association with.

Great guest and I think the most special part of this episode for me was that Jeff seemed to take your criticism of his wine so well. He seemed the really have a special place in his heart for the Gewurzt and admits that ’06 wasn’t his best year for the pinot. Really lends a lot of authenticity to his voice.
QotD: I want to say yes, but the reality is that I’m buying a lot of wine from reviews and I usually only go for the Estate Grown if it is either a similar price point to a non-estate grown wine or a place that I’m personally familiar with or have an association with.

Great guest….technically today is the 7th day since the taping.. I wonder if I can get the free shipping….As far as estate bottled, to me, it just means its priced a little higher, and not necessarily a better bottle of wine.

This was an awesome guest. Great questions and great advice Gary. That Gerwurts sounds particularly good.

QOTD: I typically buy wine based on how well it matches my palate and I use tasting notes to base that on. If the Estate grown versions deliver it on a more consistent basis then I will buy them more regularly particularly if combined with a good QPR.

This was an awesome guest. Great questions and great advice Gary. That Gerwurts sounds particularly good.

QOTD: I typically buy wine based on how well it matches my palate and I use tasting notes to base that on. If the Estate grown versions deliver it on a more consistent basis then I will buy them more regularly particularly if combined with a good QPR.

Awesome guest! Another guest with true passion.

QOTD: I think Estate Grown is important to those who know what it means, but not to most wine consumers(they may believe it is just a marketing ploy). I do agree with Gary that if it is important to the vineyard, as is the case here, it should be more pronounced on the label.

Awesome guest, great episode.

QOTD – I know the definition and believe that it should indicate higher quality, value etc, etc, etc.

I am still new at this and probably would not recognize differences as yet.

I very much enjoyed your participation and you are a most interesting person sir.

Awesome guest, great episode.

QOTD – I know the definition and believe that it should indicate higher quality, value etc, etc, etc.

I am still new at this and probably would not recognize differences as yet.

I very much enjoyed your participation and you are a most interesting person sir.

That was an absolute treat! Awesome guest.

QOTD: Yes and no matter what language its in.

QOTD: I’ve had several crappy estate wines, especially as the poor quality companies use it to sell more, not to make better wine. So I care a lot less…

QOTD: I’ve had several crappy estate wines, especially as the poor quality companies use it to sell more, not to make better wine. So I care a lot less…

If the estate is in a crappy location and mismanaged, then I beleive it is better to source grapes from anywhere else. I think estate has less and less relevance nowadays with the rise of urban wineries. A lot of people want to make wine and barely anyone can afford estates to produce estate wines.

If the estate is in a crappy location and mismanaged, then I beleive it is better to source grapes from anywhere else. I think estate has less and less relevance nowadays with the rise of urban wineries. A lot of people want to make wine and barely anyone can afford estates to produce estate wines.

QotD – I agree with the majority of the responders that “Estate Bottled” used to mean a great deal more to me than it does now. This is true for several reasons: A) Who can afford to buy vineyard land, especially good, proven vineyard land. I much prefer the variety avaiable b/c of the trend at shared facilities and “garage wineries”. B) Estate bottled does not mean quality or even time spent on quality control. It can but does not inherently mean that someone dedicated to making the best wine possible handled the process. With all of the global beverage companies buying up wineries “Estate bottled” can mean a variety of things. I would put more stock in “Family owned and operated” than “Estate Bottled”.