Jay

i just gott the Pali wine co mailer. wes should know that there is at least one vintner in Lompoc who is sourcing fruit from AVAs outside of the santa rita hills. in fact, Pali is making wine from sonoma coast, rrv and oregon fruit. so it is not just fruit going from santa rita hills to winemakers outside the ava with no outside fruit coming in.

just a bit more of wine geek info.

paul.

Could be the best of all the wonderful sessions you’ve had. I liked the format – lots of information in a short time.

Good technical info but lots of not-so-technical, made a great podcast set.

Keep up the good work.

Roundtables that are regional specific spotlights with several different winemakers/growers has enough compelling content to justify the increased amount of time you devote to this format.

Grape Radio continues to stay fresh and interesting – and hearing the Loring (and resetting the ipod volume) interview again I can say that the sound quality was good back then and is even better now.

Bill

Jay

you may want to let wes know that i think he met elio altare. emilio altare may be elio’s long lost cousin who may bottle some barolo (for his own personal consumption), but it is probable wes was referring to elio…

of course, we could also fault the super sensitive microphones or my super-weak hearing…..

By the way, I recommend listening to Grape Radio the same way it was made – with a glass of wine.

I would really like to hear a series of shows about the business and marketing of wine. I hear you guys talk about “the marketing on the back of the bottle,” what about talking to someone about how that comes about? Some offer “tasting notes” where others almost create a myth around the origin the grape and vineyard. I would also like to hear about the process of getting a wine to market and the business behind of keeping it there and growing beyond a “local” wine to one that is available nationally.

Thanks guys!

As for the wine geek factor, I didn’t find it to be too much or too detailed info. I look forward to learning more about wine every time I listen and pushing that envelope to the detail side is great for me.

The only issue I had with this series (mostly on the first show) is that one of the three Sta Rita guys (not sure which) seemed to speak with really sharp “s” sounds and the mike must have been closer to him as he was louder than everyone else. I listen on headphones while commuting and have to have the volume up a good ways so those “s” sounds were loud and sometimes painful.

Keep up the great and informative work!

Jay

Note:Comment Moved

This will be a great show to come back to in 10 years with these guys.

Rick Longoria’s participation was brilliant – his presence here since “before the beginning” and his long, unbroken string of successful winemaking in the area lends credibility and gravitas to the discussion.

Great job – please explore more topics in depth like this.

I feel very strongly that the listener needs to feel part of the show. Hearing a sound we can all relate to somehow connects all of us.

Jay

This may sound strange but outside of the wonderful content, knowledge and passion for wine, I really like how you can hear the details at the table. Stick with me here… I’m talking about the sound of the corks being pulled, the glug, glug, glug into the glass, the slight sound of the base of the glass sliding on the table, the deep inhalation of the first nose, on and on. one thing podcasting brings you, assuming you have a nice set of earphones and not the clunky apple issues, is you can hear things you would only hear otherwise if you were at the table yourself. Maybe one reason why podcasting, when done right, is so much more enjoyable than radio. Try to get that experience on your AM radio during a mid-day commute.

Keep up the good work and keep the mics close to the intangibles mentioned above – it stirs the imagination.