thanks.

I feel the same way Glen.

The show was great, Maria is a fantastic character, has the family-oriented mind that the world is needing to get back. Family is the base of Society, when we see everywhere families crumble, violence & drugs taking over, we need to strengthen humanity ?s stronghold: The Family.

About the wines, the comments on the show left me confuse, as if I, as a fruit lover, an Amarone, Malbec, CDP, Chianti, Brunello fella is going to love them?!?!

In the dialog, the wines sounded more like a trip to a museum than a Delicious wine experience. Sorry GV. You must have been mesmerized by Maria and her wines.

QOTD: Deliciousness.

QOTD: Individuality, Balance, and I am a big fan of the earthy tones.

Gary, One of the best guests you’ve ever had, she was awesome.

Gary,

Maria represents everything that is right in the wine world. You and I can spend an hour naming family owned wineries that have absolutely ruined their legacies (Mondavi leads the list) when the second and third generations tried to put their stamp on the company. It appears that the folks at Lopez de Heredia have held steadfast to tradition and low and behold; things have come full circle and the unhip has bcome hip again.

QOTD: Though my answer might appears to be vague an ambiguous – I look for a wine to be what I want it to be, in context of when, where and whom I am drinking it with. This means sometimes interesting and complex. But also sometimes just plain good. And though balance is generally something that I would look for in a wine, sometimes I want a Zin that you can eat with a spoon or a over buttered and oaked Chardonnay.

C to the O to the U to the C to the H = Sofa

:O = 😛

Rioja Alta is a spectacular place. While there are many “alta expression” wines, many follow the L deH lead. Love the wines.
QOTD – wines that bring me to the happy place – good people and experiences.

QOTD; Complexity, balance, and the deliciousness factor.
Great show.

Great two-parter! GV, nobody drinks sherry in the US? I drink sherry and my wife drinks sherry every night! We love sherry! She is very passionate about sherry and she is trying to increase awareness about this great product. You are right that it is very underappreciated here and overall a great value. Yeah, yeah, do more sherry shows. Yeah, what he said, more sherry shows.

QOTD: mainly complexity and balance. I used to go more for fruit and deliciousness, but have been drifting more toward complexity and balance

Wow, what an awesome guest, awesome show. I brought the 76′ Tondonia or Bosconia, can’t remember right now to my friend’s bachelor dinner, it was amazing, their old wines are not to be missed and amazingly are a steal at what they ask for them.

I’m Cuban as well….your father makes wine COMMERCIALLY in Cuba or just a hobby?!?! Very curious since we are only known for our rum 🙂

Great winery and guest. Only downside is that is difficult to find their wines. What I look for in a wine is food friendliness and good value. Every wine brings its own palette to the table so comparing one type of wine to another is a fool’s game. So where is the best place to buy Lopez de Heredia wines?

BMG,are you sure your not just drifting? 😮

My Reply to Another Part II Hidden (hint hint) Episode: These are the kinds of guests that makes this show really good, and there’s nothing better than coming home to a days work and finding a new Vanyerchuk episode of this quality. I enjoyed your history Maria and I concur with most of your comments. I love your point of view of enjoying many wines all over the world and also keeping it traditional. Sherry is certainly on my no show list at this point. I generally do not like sweeet wines, with exeception of Port and very occasional Madeiera or Sauternes. I agree with Gary that Cavas are excellent value… almost Champagne. It’s funny that many of the wines that I’ve rated highly in the last few months have been from Catalonia. My experience with Rioja is positive too, but haven’t had anything from from there lately. As with many of the wines I find on Gary’s site or in the Wine Spectator or other websites… my local Pennsylvania or Delaware area doesn’t have them or your’s but I wish I could find them. I always check but rarely find. Wishing your winery growth for the next 500 years. Good luck, make Grandpa proud. G Vchuck.. Happy B’day to ya man.

i had my first LDH this summer. it was a 2001 crianza and it was so primary and youthful, it’s balance and freshness was so delicate. i need to get another bottle or 2 and drink them over the next 10 years or so. i have a tondonia white, reserva, 1990 that is getting ready to sing my song when my wife can drink again and my buddy ryan visits us.
this bodega has been slowly charming me and i have been searching out their wines more and more. i need more!
QOTD – simple, personality. i want my wine to have personality and character. i do not want all my wines to be bruisers and thugs, nor gymnasts … like my friends

An observation selling wine & spirits, 80 year old women love sherry. They need to introduce it to their grandchildren.

charmed? In love more like it!

Everywhere I go now I see signs to visit Spain ahhhh, def visiting Lopez Heredia if Im in Spain

qotd: Sour Cherry, Floral notes. Complexity but not over bearing

Great Show. Can’t wait to visit her vineyard in Spain.

Absolutely fantastic show – pure magic 🙂

Awesome show, good ending line, Gary 🙂

I am very surprised to hear how long they are aging some of the wines in oak. I didn’t know that was done.

QOTD: I do love wines with tradition like yours. A wine with a big nose whose taste is even more exicting than the nose is great. I also really like silky wines with that nice mouthfeel.

Fascinating and enchanting…
I’ve seen these wines before when shopping, and now I absolutely need to follow through on the rose.

G.V. I’m glad the promise about fewer guests was vaporized long ago…please keep bringing amazing folks and their thunder to the show.

QOTD: unique character, balance and value

Great Guest! Great Show! 1976 Lopez de Heredia was one of the first “big time” wines I was fortunate enough to enjoy. Will always be a big part of the start of my journey into wine.

QOTD: I look for complexity, layers of character and above all else, Terroir.

Maria Jose,

I really enjoyed your episodes on the program.

QOTD – I look for quality and value, in that order. I know that seems trite but as I am still new (from my standpoint) to the wine culture, I treasure those values.

Gary, I love the end of show questioning. It is a productive feature and hope you will continue it.

I loved this episode! Thank you, Maria and Gary!
QOTD: Balance, terroir-driven, value.