Comments on: Winemaker: Best Job in the World? http://www.burgundy-report.com/diary/2009/10/winemaker-best-job-in-the-world/ the people, the place and their wines... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:28:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carter Thompson http://www.burgundy-report.com/diary/2009/10/winemaker-best-job-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-37419 Carter Thompson Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:29:19 +0000 http://www.burgundy-report.com/wp/?p=6454#comment-37419 How is this a joke? This is nearly exactly what winemakers do, outside of the component of them being arm-chair scientists and getting suckered into the latest, and more expensive variation of yeast extract in a shiny new box with a brand new name like EnoTekFerm-3/4¶r^2 (For use in concrete eggs). "I was being very careful not to make Vee-Ayy this year and we kept the yeast low-stress because reduction reduces the amount of good wine"... The joke is how accurate this is... How is this a joke? This is nearly exactly what winemakers do, outside of the component of them being arm-chair scientists and getting suckered into the latest, and more expensive variation of yeast extract in a shiny new box with a brand new name like EnoTekFerm-3/4¶r^2 (For use in concrete eggs). “I was being very careful not to make Vee-Ayy this year and we kept the yeast low-stress because reduction reduces the amount of good wine”…

The joke is how accurate this is…

]]> By: Ray Walker http://www.burgundy-report.com/diary/2009/10/winemaker-best-job-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-37140 Ray Walker Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:17:27 +0000 http://www.burgundy-report.com/wp/?p=6454#comment-37140 With the haze of harvest well behind me I have re-read the post and find that I should not have responded how I did initially. Rusty, as a fan of tongue in cheek humor I can't believe how slow I was in seeing more of the humor. Sorry about that. :) With the haze of harvest well behind me I have re-read the post and find that I should not have responded how I did initially.

Rusty, as a fan of tongue in cheek humor I can’t believe how slow I was in seeing more of the humor. Sorry about that.
:)

]]> By: Ray Walker http://www.burgundy-report.com/diary/2009/10/winemaker-best-job-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-37016 Ray Walker Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:48:47 +0000 http://www.burgundy-report.com/wp/?p=6454#comment-37016 Rusty, baby...believe me...I'm chill as they come. Just wanted to respond was all. How was your harvest by the way, purple hands still? Rusty, baby…believe me…I’m chill as they come. Just wanted to respond was all.

How was your harvest by the way, purple hands still?

]]> By: Rusty Gaffney http://www.burgundy-report.com/diary/2009/10/winemaker-best-job-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-37000 Rusty Gaffney Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:46:26 +0000 http://www.burgundy-report.com/wp/?p=6454#comment-37000 Ray Chill out - this was all in good fun - a joke! There is a little truth scattered here and there but it was definitely an exaggeration. I have the utmost respect for winemakers, but even they can see the humor in this I am sure. This has been confirmed by winemakers who I know well who have read it in my publication. "Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing."..Ken Kesey Ray

Chill out – this was all in good fun – a joke! There is a little truth scattered here and there but it was definitely an exaggeration. I have the utmost respect for winemakers, but even they can see the humor in this I am sure. This has been confirmed by winemakers who I know well who have read it in my publication.

“Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.”..Ken Kesey

]]> By: Ray Walker http://www.burgundy-report.com/diary/2009/10/winemaker-best-job-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-36986 Ray Walker Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:37:04 +0000 http://www.burgundy-report.com/wp/?p=6454#comment-36986 Rusty, thank you for your thoughts. I do, however, need to say that this depiction is far from accurate. I know this to espeially not be the case in Burgundy with a strong exception in the vineyard department. This is also the case in wineries in Oregon and California. I can admit that with Pinot noir that most if the credit is rightly given to the vineyard. Most of us do whatever we can to preserve the uniqueness of each lot of Pinot noir that we touch. To place a winemakers touch on these grapes and the resulting wines is largely thought by most of us something which somehow takes more from the wine rather than adding to it quality wise. On another level knowing winemakers (myself included) that are pushing themselves to the limit to work exceptionally hard to preserve the character of the grape at this very moment, the timing of this literary shrug of the shoulders is questionable. Rusty,
thank you for your thoughts. I do, however, need to say that this depiction is far from accurate. I know this to espeially not be the case in Burgundy with a strong exception in the vineyard department. This is also the case in wineries in Oregon and California.

I can admit that with Pinot noir that most if the credit is rightly given to the vineyard. Most of us do whatever we can to preserve the uniqueness of each lot of Pinot noir that we touch. To place a winemakers touch on these grapes and the resulting wines is largely thought by most of us something which somehow takes more from the wine rather than adding to it quality wise.

On another level knowing winemakers (myself included) that are pushing themselves to the limit to work exceptionally hard to preserve the character of the grape at this very moment, the timing of this literary shrug of the shoulders is questionable.

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