Whether they like it or not……

Michelle, Can't wait to try your Wines !!!!!!!!

qotd: WineSellar & Brasserie is a Foodie/Wine-Tasting Hot Spot in San Diego that would
be a Good Place for Your Wines………

Leather label seems a bit much, price point is high, but if the quality is there, then it is worth it.

wow! what an impressive woman. she really has it together & i'd love to try those wines in tokyo. the 5 10 comment was superb 🙂

mjr
tokyo

qotd: Antrim 1844 in MD

Sorry about the wrong spelling of your name. That may give it more value. QOTD – There are lots of good restaurants in Atlanta that serve good wine. For the price of the wines it would need to be in higher end restaurants.

Great! I would love to hear your thoughts after you try it.
“VaynerNation” code is up and working – (just remember it's case sensitive). You can get the wine for $45 instead of $62 until June 30.

QOTD: As a Pennsylvanian, I cannot help.

5/10. Perhaps the greatest line in WLTV history. And it speaks volumes that Gary loved it as much as we did.

Futures? you bet. They're all online http://www.davidfamily.com

Charming? Clearly you haven't seen me at a shoe sale… 🙂
Appreciate the comments – thanks guys. ErieWineGuy, I hope you get the chance to try our wines. I'd love to hear your candid thoughts.

Grenache is usually made too big and ripe for me but I enjoy it in Rhone blends. I'm drinking a lot of Cab Franc, mencia, Chenin blanc and VDP Merlot as I tend to get a lot of bang for the buck. i do miss affordable Pinot though and will occasionally splurge. Again wishing you the best of luck, I worked briefly in the wine biz so I know how difficult it can be. Cheers!

hmm. Have thought about this a lot. I see there are some people who question whether Gary held back a little to be polite because I was there. So I ask, should we ask Gary to do a re-taste, better yet, a brown bag re-taste with a few other pinots in the same price point?

I’ll post the question as a new comment too and see what the crowd thinks.

Awesome. thanks teckdeck 🙂

Downtown Uncorked in Bryan TX? TX, FL and MI are the next big markets I'd love to expand distribution into. Hoping to be there soon. Will let you know when we make it there!

Even if she was buying Williams Ranch (Morning Dew Ranch) fruit for $10,0000 a ton, which I know is way to much money, the cost per fruit would be $13.80 a bottle. Add in 50% new french oak at $1000 a barrel and which is 25 cases worth of wood that comes out to $1.67 a bottle for oak. I'm sure her packaging costs; cork, capsule, hand made Spanish leather come out to about $4.00 a bottle. So we are at $19.47 before winemakers salary. Which I can tell you brings the cost no where near $90. So if you fell like paying crazy prices for a new producer with no track record go for otherwise try Woodenhead, Brogan Cellars, or Whitcraft if you would like to taste the venerable Burt Williams fruit for half the cost. And to think I have to justify my consumers my bottle prices at around $30 a bottle.

…Oh I like your approach.
but the Aussie sarcasm in me is dying to really respond with

because they're the only costs to take into consideration when making wine and running a business that ultimately gets grape to bottle to your table. 🙂

I feel like I’m in constant search of a great $20 pinot. In fact I did a tasting and posted comments on facebook as I went. The one I ended up liking turned out to be priced incorrectly and was really $40. And for me, when I say ‘great’ I mean, delicate and complex. I want light flavors but I still need it to have structure otherwise the alcohol burn ruins the entire experience. Always happy to hear a $20 reco.

wow. The place you recommend looks amazing. I like their wine list too! thanks so much EWB.

Michelle, if you are still checking for suggestions, http://www.darylwinebar.com and http://www.frogandpeach.com, both highly respected restaurants in New Brunswick, NJ (35 minute express train ride from Penn Station), with very good wine lists. Would also be happy to review any samples on my wine site. http://www.winelx.com

what's your point?
so make wine is that simple? you buy grapes and put all together in a bottle and thats it?
and what about if it's a new producer with “no track record”? he or she should give the wine for you as a gift?

and see doesn't have to justify the prices as i'm certain that you don't have either (at least shouldn't have).

i'm not saying that the wine is cheap, but there is no point in your comment.
nothing personal, just my opinion.

“you think you're 5'10″” hahaahaha

Ha – thanks Alexandre 🙂

We'll ship anywhere UPS or FedEx lets us. I've shipped to all sorts of countries so far, why not Brasil? Do you want me to get a price quote for shipping? Let me know how many bottles and I'll find out their cost. It's probably expensive but good to know just in case…

If you know any wine distributor companies in Brasil I'd be happy to call them too. Am in talks with some people in Mexico to see if we can start exporting the wine there – we're expanding slowly but surely.

Thanks, Michelle! Ligueria rocks and I appreciate the heads-up on the locales. btw The heat is TOO MUCH here in Sacratomato! 😉

GV You need to do a week here in Virginia. The reds are really getting good. The Fun Bunch.

Thx for the shout out Michelle (great name btw, just like my lil' niece, “Michy”). I definitely plan on using your pickup option and visiting your Napa facility.

It is wonderful people like yourself, who take the time to answer questions and go all out to help out your customers that really make a difference and make us want to support your brand and cause, thx again!

Michelle – When I'm in the City (about once a month from Colorado), I usually include Bobby Flay's place “Bar American” in midtown on my itinerary. It's a classy spot with great food and interesting list. I'd love to try a bottle of your wines when I'm there next.

Gary – Geez, I thought someone was going to have to hose you down. Hope Lizzie doesn't peek at these two episodes. It appeared to be lust at first sight!