BRAVO Gary – mighty episode!!!! Blending wine is one of the most important factors in winemaking. It is totally under estimated by the wine consumer. I have done some blending trials both here in OZ and in CA – and yes it is a real eye opener…. Well Done again G

QOTD: Yes, Alaska is awesome (I’ve only been once) Dad goes every year for combat fishing on the Kenai (then bush planes for better stuff without the crowd).

Here’s my cement thoughts http://www.novacem.com/

As for blending,, sweet! Wish I’d known where they were in December when we were down there.

QOTD: Once, beautiful! Not crazy about cement.

QOTD 1: No, but I definately want to in the future.

QOTD 2: Cement is overated.

QOTD: One of the few states I have never been to.

So much fun!!! I think I’m gonna order me up some Ampelos. Thanks guys.

QOTD: Never been to Alaska. How’s the wine up there? I’d love to see the sustainability of it.

Nice 2-parter! Interesting peeps, and solid QOTD. Would have liked to learn a bit more about desired characteristics when blending, percentages, color, etc. Gary, you mentioned how much 2% here of this and 2% of that can really change the game… I would have liked more of this. Good stuff on biodynamics!

QOTD: Nope, but hope to go in the near future -to do some of what Rebecca did as a child (hunt, fish… especially fish!)

QOTD: Hate the shit

Peter and Rebecca – Thanks again, loved the show, you guys are awesome!

I see that Huber Vineyards too, is under Brewer – Clifton management, and that is assurance that your Dornfelder will rock. I was once researching B-C’s work, and saw that they don’t even speak in terms of tons per acre, or hectalitres/ hectare, but in mere pounds (fruit)per plant – like one or two, or one cluster per plant! That’s some gentle nursing, and and I can see her point on ” we, like, dust off each grape…” Go on, give it the barrel treatment.
Ten years ago I tried to offer some Dorn. and Blaufrankisch, and even in our eastern Euro-centric neighborhoods, they didn’t bat an eye, though there were many fans for Harslevelu and other sweet junk. Around four or five years ago, in a copletely different area, and with much better purveyors, we did some Austrian Dorns. and Zweigelt which were much better. It is work like your very own which will truly introduce a generation to the abilities of another relatively unknown grape varietal.

Again, best wishes, and thanks to you, Gary Vee!

Mange tak, og fortsat held og lykke!

Qotd – Never been to Alaska, unfortunately, but toured all across Scandanavia w/ my band for nearly a month. And used to camp w/ my family way up northern Quebec when I was a kid.

Qotd: I live in enough cold already to pass on traveling North. My loss, I know.

QOTD: Never been to Alaska and just never did appeal to me. Very beautiful I’m sure but too cold most of the year more of an outdoors sports kinda state like hunting or fishing. Bet it would be great for hiking or biking tho.

QOTD: Never been to Alaska would love to take a cruise there.

Concrete Roads are cool another Born in OHIO first:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellefontaine,_Ohio#Automotive_transportation

Great Shows. Love hearing about what goes in to the bottles.
Interesting that they Drink a bunch of their own product.
Like the saying goes never trust a skinny cook!

I found a bottle of their wine today in San Jose, Ca. A little high at 39 bones at “The Wine Rack”, but I couldn’t resist. So now I’m drinking it while watching you blend it! Not bad for a Pinot, but I’m not much of a Pinot Kinda guy. Give me the big ass oak monster cabs. At least I’m trying new stuff thanks to GV and loved your guests. Heading to Alaska soon I hope.

AWESOME SHOW! great guests! they need to hang out with some mouved from jumilla–cannot dis on those!

GARY–are you going to the NYC wine expo this weekend?!?!! which day(s)!??!

QOTD: I lived in Anchorage, Alaska from 1998 to 2002. Loved it and didn’t want to leave! Went back to visit friends in Kenai during summer 2007. Maxed out my King Salmon tags (2 fish) on that trip!

A great 2 part episode, truly enjoyed y’alls passion and philosophy of wine growing and wine making.

QOTD – Have never been to Alaska, may go there some day. Not a big fan of cement. Prefer the land uncovered.

Great show, very nice and interesting guests. I found it very interesting to realize that there were so many clones that can be used in the making of “wine”.
QOTD Summer of ’63 working on a road survey crew at Tongass National Forest in Juneau.

Peter & Rebecca: Hello and thanks for the sharing! It’s great to meet some nice folk from CA. If both could agree on a really special blend you could name it ‘Petecca’. Now instead of cement, old reclaimed brick is so much nicer in a courtyard or patio, and you don’t even use any cement, just sand. I hope to visit you one day; I live not too far away in Reno, NV. Smell it first. TR

A two-parter about blending with 3 minutes of actual blending??? Please sir, can I have some more? They do have an excellent logo though.

QOTD#1: No, with no plans to go in the near future.
QOTD#2: Where would we be without cement? I’ll tell you, in the sticks my friend, in the sticks.

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…

qotd: nope I do plan on going someday

I thought these episodes were great. I would have liked to see more blending, though. I wouldn’t have minded a 3-parter if that’s what it would have taken. Thank you all.

QOTD: Never been to Alaska but man would I love to go. I’m a huge fan of the outdoors and what better place to experience the outdoors than beautiful Alaska….Alright now I am going to plan a trip.

Gary, Great show or should I say Shows! Back to back entertainment. What wonderful people. Keep up the good work.

I really enjoyed learning about the blending, but I would have loved to see a second blend or a even a third blend. I’m so curious to see how much difference it would have made if you added 10% of the clone 2A or if you added some of the unoaked 115.

Qotd: Never.

Hey Gary

Awesome episode, Im lovin the Biodynamic education. Excited about the question of the day…

QOTD: YES i have been to Alaska. How i got there? That’s the awesome part. My dad and I rode two Sea-Doos (Jet Skis), all the way up the inside passage. We left from Vancouver BC and ended up in Skagway Alaska. The best trip of my life!! 1000 miles on the water by personal watercraft.

Another great show Gary! I’ve always wondered about the blending process.

Can I make one suggestion for future… I think it’s time for you guys to invest in mics for the show. I know I’m being picky, but the volume fluctuates so much during a show like this where it’s quite for a while and I have the volume way up. Then Gary will get excited and I practically blow my eardrums. I think mics would even the volume out and would be good for quests too! My two cents.

SurfCityJay – would love to meet up with other Vayniacks on April 10th… perhaps we could get Peter & Rebecca to do another blending of sorts.

QOTD: Never been, but would love to go. Cement… I like asphalt better.