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Comment on Quality Over Quantity by Brian Kirby

Brian Kirby — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:38:59 +0000

Hi Biskuit,
Thank you for your readership and kind words! First, beautiful photography! I was hooked after looking at your Montaluce album! That said, Montaluce is bringing it in Georgia and setting the bar high for Georgia wine. Hopefully more and more people will realize the treasures they have in their own backyards and begin seeking out local wine. Cheers!

Comment on Quality Over Quantity by biskuit

biskuit — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:17:57 +0000

Well done. First time reading your blog and love the focus on wine where one might not expect to. Hopefully with producers like Montaluce out there, we will all be able to enjoy wine from our own backyards (well, not literally, though that would be even better).

Comment on Blood Into Wine by Robyn

Robyn — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:39:11 +0000

I can’t wait to see it. Wine is so rock n roll

Comment on Quality Over Quantity by MVineyards

MVineyards — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:10:19 +0000

Trying to bring connection of food and wine like in Europe. I can’t imagine eating a meal in Italy, France or Spain without drinking wine. And they don’t like wines that overpower their food. By bringing farm-to-table and local wine together it is the closest we can come to replicating that culture.

Comment on Quality Over Quantity by Brian Kirby

Brian Kirby — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:07:57 +0000

Hi Joe,
Thanks for stopping by. Montaluce is definitely representing the state’s growing wine industry. Once again, I think the sky is the limit, especially after they get a few vintages under their belt. Great people + great wine + great food = a very bright future. Next time I’m in Atlanta, we definitely need to catch up for a tour of a few wineries. Cheers!

Comment on A Bottle of Red, A Bottle of White by Brian Kirby

Brian Kirby — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:03:23 +0000

Hi George,
Thank you for your readership and the clarification on how to pronounce Pend d’Oreille. I was wondering and was just about to follow up with an email to the winery. Great timing! That said, Idaho is doing some great things. The sky is the limit for Idaho wines. Cheers!

Comment on Dear Wine Spectator by Brian Kirby

Brian Kirby — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:01:20 +0000

Hi Nancy,
I’d LOVE to see that data! I may be going out on a limb, but I guarantee they’re missing the mark with younger wine drinkers (in my opinion, a very, very valuable demographic). A recent magazine I just began reading and one that focuses on local wine is Mutineer magazine. Although not exclusively wine, the fine beverage publication is filling a void in the market. Cheers!

Comment on A Bottle of Red, A Bottle of White by Brian Kirby

Brian Kirby — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:58:03 +0000

Michele,
Nothing like spending an evening with a little Billy Joel and a glass of wine, especially if you’re in NY. Cheers!

Comment on Quality Over Quantity by Joe

Joe — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:33:44 +0000

Great place, good people, incredible food (chef Hartman’s crew at Le Vigne makes meals easily worth the hour drive north from Atlanta), and surprising wines. I’m fiercely proud of my home state, and it’s very exciting to see the quality level continue to climb in North GA.

Comment on A Bottle of Red, A Bottle of White by George Condit

George Condit — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:07:39 +0000

Just in case someone was wondering how to pronounce Pend d’Oreille it sounds like “ponderay”. I had to be corrected a while back as I grew up in NY. Boise has a weird pronunciation too. Most say “Boy-zee,” but people ’round these parts say “Boy-see.” That’s how we tell the foreigners from the locals. Thanks for helping to promote the state’s love in a barrel. Great post. I always liked “Vienna waits for you”=)