Great end to this little two-part series. I really liked this guest, more than most of them. Your discussion was great – two passionate, down-to-earth wine geeks talking about their favorites subject.

QOTD: Estate Bottled does mean something to me. It doesn’t affect my perception of quality (some of my favorite wines are made by winemakers who buy grapes from other growers) but it does indicate something about the wine regarding its total reflection of a winemaker’s vision as it relates to the terroir that has been chosen as his or her base material. Would I choose one wine over another simply because it was estate bottled? Without knowing anything else about them, I have to say that I might.

Great end to this little two-part series. I really liked this guest, more than most of them. Your discussion was great – two passionate, down-to-earth wine geeks talking about their favorites subject.

QOTD: Estate Bottled does mean something to me. It doesn’t affect my perception of quality (some of my favorite wines are made by winemakers who buy grapes from other growers) but it does indicate something about the wine regarding its total reflection of a winemaker’s vision as it relates to the terroir that has been chosen as his or her base material. Would I choose one wine over another simply because it was estate bottled? Without knowing anything else about them, I have to say that I might.

Great end to this little two-part series. I really liked this guest, more than most of them. Your discussion was great – two passionate, down-to-earth wine geeks talking about their favorites subject.

QOTD: Estate Bottled does mean something to me. It doesn’t affect my perception of quality (some of my favorite wines are made by winemakers who buy grapes from other growers) but it does indicate something about the wine regarding its total reflection of a winemaker’s vision as it relates to the terroir that has been chosen as his or her base material. Would I choose one wine over another simply because it was estate bottled? Without knowing anything else about them, I have to say that I might.

Gary,

You?re a great guy but I?ve got to be honest. It?s almost hard to watch your shows sometimes. You talk over people way, way, way too much. Your guest has to be one of the most patient people I have ever seen. I personally would have snapped if someone interrupted me as mush as you interrupted him. Sorry but I?m keeping it real. Very awkward to watch.

Gary,

You?re a great guy but I?ve got to be honest. It?s almost hard to watch your shows sometimes. You talk over people way, way, way too much. Your guest has to be one of the most patient people I have ever seen. I personally would have snapped if someone interrupted me as mush as you interrupted him. Sorry but I?m keeping it real. Very awkward to watch.

Gary,

You?re a great guy but I?ve got to be honest. It?s almost hard to watch your shows sometimes. You talk over people way, way, way too much. Your guest has to be one of the most patient people I have ever seen. I personally would have snapped if someone interrupted me as mush as you interrupted him. Sorry but I?m keeping it real. Very awkward to watch.

Love Breggo, even though Doug just song controlling interest in Breggo, so not sure how it is going to be in the future. Estate means a lot to me. It is more exciting when the winemaker has at least one hand in the soil.

Love Breggo, even though Doug just song controlling interest in Breggo, so not sure how it is going to be in the future. Estate means a lot to me. It is more exciting when the winemaker has at least one hand in the soil.

Love Breggo, even though Doug just song controlling interest in Breggo, so not sure how it is going to be in the future. Estate means a lot to me. It is more exciting when the winemaker has at least one hand in the soil.

QOTD: Yes and no; it’s really about the wine in the bottle and a great winemaker will produce a great product. Although on the other side a winemaker that knows a lot about growing grapes may do a better job of controling everyting during the growing season.

I do agree with GV that you should promote that it is estate more heavily.

QOTD: Yes and no; it’s really about the wine in the bottle and a great winemaker will produce a great product. Although on the other side a winemaker that knows a lot about growing grapes may do a better job of controling everyting during the growing season.

I do agree with GV that you should promote that it is estate more heavily.

Really liked how things turned around on day 2.

QOTD: I really like the Estate grown label and other examples where the vintner’s have total control of their fruit as some vineyards allow. Usually that is one of the first things I ask winemakers when visiting. You can tell the difference in the quality of the wines a lot of times due to the extra input.

Really liked how things turned around on day 2.

QOTD: I really like the Estate grown label and other examples where the vintner’s have total control of their fruit as some vineyards allow. Usually that is one of the first things I ask winemakers when visiting. You can tell the difference in the quality of the wines a lot of times due to the extra input.

Really liked how things turned around on day 2.

QOTD: I really like the Estate grown label and other examples where the vintner’s have total control of their fruit as some vineyards allow. Usually that is one of the first things I ask winemakers when visiting. You can tell the difference in the quality of the wines a lot of times due to the extra input.

Shout out for Monsieur LeDoug.

Shout out for Monsieur LeDoug.

Really great show…& as a result, I’m adding G-B to our visit list when we tour Sonoma in February, 2010.

QOTD: I respect the estate-grown aspect of winemaking when I hear the story, but must admit I don’t pay a lot of attention to the “fine print” of wine labels…meaning I couldn’t tell you off the top of my head which wines I buy are & which are not estate grown. A bit more educating of the public is needed.

Really great show…& as a result, I’m adding G-B to our visit list when we tour Sonoma in February, 2010.

QOTD: I respect the estate-grown aspect of winemaking when I hear the story, but must admit I don’t pay a lot of attention to the “fine print” of wine labels…meaning I couldn’t tell you off the top of my head which wines I buy are & which are not estate grown. A bit more educating of the public is needed.

Really great show…& as a result, I’m adding G-B to our visit list when we tour Sonoma in February, 2010.

QOTD: I respect the estate-grown aspect of winemaking when I hear the story, but must admit I don’t pay a lot of attention to the “fine print” of wine labels…meaning I couldn’t tell you off the top of my head which wines I buy are & which are not estate grown. A bit more educating of the public is needed.

Really great show…& as a result, I’m adding G-B to our visit list when we tour Sonoma in February, 2010.

QOTD: I respect the estate-grown aspect of winemaking when I hear the story, but must admit I don’t pay a lot of attention to the “fine print” of wine labels…meaning I couldn’t tell you off the top of my head which wines I buy are & which are not estate grown. A bit more educating of the public is needed.

Yeah, there’s definitely a “respect factor” for me when it comes to estate-grown wines. I’m definitely more likely to keep buying a particular winery’s stuff year after year if they do everything from the soil on up. With that said, I haven’t been paying as much attention to this as I probably should–it’s not something I automatically look for on the label. So I second Gary’s idea about an “estate-grown” logo.

Yeah, there’s definitely a “respect factor” for me when it comes to estate-grown wines. I’m definitely more likely to keep buying a particular winery’s stuff year after year if they do everything from the soil on up. With that said, I haven’t been paying as much attention to this as I probably should–it’s not something I automatically look for on the label. So I second Gary’s idea about an “estate-grown” logo.

QOTD- Yes. It means alot to me. and you didn’t link up the second vineyard (Jeff’s frriend.)
Estate bottled shows true care for what a winery and wines should be about. Caring about the soil, the earth, and most importantly the grapes. It’s on them. No excuses.

QOTD- Yes. It means alot to me. and you didn’t link up the second vineyard (Jeff’s frriend.)
Estate bottled shows true care for what a winery and wines should be about. Caring about the soil, the earth, and most importantly the grapes. It’s on them. No excuses.

QOTD- Yes. It means alot to me. and you didn’t link up the second vineyard (Jeff’s frriend.)
Estate bottled shows true care for what a winery and wines should be about. Caring about the soil, the earth, and most importantly the grapes. It’s on them. No excuses.