North Carolina – I so expected a Dale Earnhart signature #3 red, or a turn left white.

Woah Gary, what’s up with the “nice package” reference for the RagApple, I thought we weren’t suppose to be seduced by marketing?

Where is the beard….did you wuss out? 😆
Who do I hate….hmmm. John Starks, PATRICK EWING!!!!, Mark Jackson, Charles Oakley, Greg Anthony, Charles Smith, Hubert Davis, Anthony Mason, Herb Williams, Doc Rivers, Rolondo Blackman, Eric Anderson, Corey Gaines, Renaldo Balkman, Wilson Chandler, Marty Collins, Jamal Crawford, Eddy Curry, Jerome James, Jared Jeffries, Fred Jones, STEPHON MARBURY, Randolph Morris, Zach Randolph, Quentin Richarson, Nate Robinson, Malik Rose, Red Holzman, Phil Jackson……CAN YOU FEEL ME…… I HATE THE KNICKS.
i love michael jordan! that dunk over Ewing was poerty and showed the puss that Ewing was…..
Embarrasing to see that swear word on your blackboard today…..

Nice!……Now hook me up with a shout out for the glasses 😉

I believe all of Childress’s grapes come from Lexington, NC. My in-laws use to live in Lexington, NC and we visted the winery when it first opened. Pretty remarkable winery. Great place to have wedding receptions and the like. As a matter of fact, I got married in Lexington and had Childress’s place been built at that time, my reception would have been there.

I have found NC wineries to be interesting. They usually have to have a house blend that is extremely sweet in order to satisfy the local market. Being from NC myself, I know that the local NC market is hooked on mountain dew, and are looking for that sweetness in their wines.

The other bottlings of these NC wineries tend to be a little more interesting, and where I think they really start to compete with the other wines of the world. I think they have some ways to go, but they are on their way.

Go heels! Jordan rocks, Knicks suck!

Signed bottle is “probably worth something on the NASCAR scene…” Ooh, snap!

Signed bottle is “probably worth something on the NASCAR scene…” Ooh, snap!

What’s up with the shave. I believe it was Washington 23, Jets 20. Hmmmm (not shaving until they win????).

Thanks for always being honest about what you experience/feel with the wines. Don’t apologize for that. I can trust you because you are so honest.

I hate Nebraska football right now! 🙁

No more Jets and football talk? Rubbish! Long live the Raiders, err, Jets. Win or lose. And you can cry on my shoulder and I’ll cry on yours.

Don’t feel bad for bashing on the wines, they are what they are. I’ve lived in NC my entire life and have yet to found a native wine that I really like. Some are drinkable, but that’s about as good as it gets. Keep up the good work.

Not the wineries I would have picked to represent NC, but not a bad showing (and yes, these wines will be over priced, but some are good). To answer one question posted (where would we even buy NC wines), unless you live here or drive through, buy by mail. It’s a crap shoot (I am slowly doing it with PA wines, and I’ve had some really nice wines, and I’ve had crap) but it can be fun!

Some sites for NC wines in general:

http://www.allamericanwineries.com/AAWMain/ResultsNC.htm
http://www.ncwine.org/wineries.html
http://www.yvwt.com/

And to skip ahead for the PA show
http://www.pennsylvaniawine.com/

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I was in charlotte airport recently where they have a wine bar featuring yadkin valley wines, where the RagApple were from. Some were pretty good! QOTD: Brady. And his stupid cologne.

You said you weren’t shaving until the Jets won! What did you do, pluck out all of your facial hair? I am dissapointed.

QOTD: No kidding, that beard was looking good!

Go Steelers!

GV,
Nice episode. I have been to Childress vineyards, and it is very impressive. He has created a beautiful Tuscan styled villa with a nice Bistro. I think his wines are okay, but I agree that they have lots of potential. I can see them getting better over the next few years, and becoming good quality. I went with my wife on a weekday, and the place was packed. Lots of NASCAR types running around the place, so maybe he is also changing the wine landscape a bit.

Hey, when are you coming down to NC for a Vayniac Party!!!!!

JWB

PS: Kahuna, most of his grapes are from his vineyards. They have used Muscadet roots and grafted Cabernet, Chardonnay and I think Viognier, maybe Riesling. He does buy some grapes from California, if I remember the tour guide correctly. They hope to have 100% NC grapes in the next few years. Unfortunately, we had a freeze in April, and they lost 50% of their Chardonnay.

I hate the skins, but I love them too! Nice beard.
jp

SOrry about the beard peeps, long story, it sucks

Skins 23 Jets 20, man really wanted to see the yeti do a wine show [considering your boys not win one all year]

What happen to “… I’m not gonna shave until the Jets win…”? You would have stood a better chance saying “I’m not gonna shave until the Pats lose!”.

Do you think they can stand a chance against Miami on Dec 2?

Ah man, the beard was just coming into its own. Nice to see wines from “non-wine” areas. Very interesting.

Great job Gary. Rey-Len is a great producer from NC. I am excited to see what is in store for the American Wine Landscape on WLTV.

QOTD: because he didn’t say it loud enough for everybody to hear.

Let me guess, the long story is that your wife wouldn’t let you in bed until you shaved. Been there…

Well I love MJ, except when he played Phoenix :-). any how I don’t think Erik is s jerk. I have never had wine from NC before and I like the wine from different regions theme a lot :-). Thanks Gary

How is it only Monday? It’s been one of those days…

N.C. wines, interesting, wonder if they deal with boytritis from all the humidity there?
QOTD: I hate G.W.

So glad you featured the Childress wines! As a huge NASCAR fan I’ve been wondering how they would measure up. Several others in the NASCAR community have gotten into the wine game, including Jeff Gordon and Larry McReynolds. Their interest started several years ago on trips to Sonoma, CA for the races at Infineon Raceway. NASCAR and wine…who’d a thunk it?