tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post5732848711047571692..comments2024-03-18T04:47:16.199-07:00Comments on The Gray Report: How to make a boring wine documentary in 9 easy stepsW. Blake Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-56562617417499516042013-05-13T09:55:06.406-07:002013-05-13T09:55:06.406-07:00Larry - I thought my soil comment would get a rise...Larry - I thought my soil comment would get a rise out of someone. I'd love to learn more about the study you mentioned. Do you have a link?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518530875317856476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-81481993134065176772013-05-12T14:28:48.237-07:002013-05-12T14:28:48.237-07:00SO where's the link?SO where's the link?jo6pachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13243469700844995455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-38458255373664523882013-05-11T03:14:10.282-07:002013-05-11T03:14:10.282-07:00I made a wine documentary called Chateau Chunder -...I made a wine documentary called Chateau Chunder - A Wine Revolution about the history of Australian wine for the ABC in Austraia and the BBC in the UK. Admittedly I may be biased but I'm pretty confident that it was anything but boring. Look up the reviews. <br />I can send a link to anyone interested in watching. <br />Stephen OliverAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02482367774289937093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-47780656353246767932013-05-10T23:10:53.657-07:002013-05-10T23:10:53.657-07:00Charlie: Personally I agree with you, but Gary Vay...Charlie: Personally I agree with you, but Gary Vaynerchuk developed a fan base doing just that. I never understood it. But there's an audience.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-59238892947871403012013-05-10T18:40:23.265-07:002013-05-10T18:40:23.265-07:00Blake--
My favorite boring scene on any wine prog...Blake--<br /><br />My favorite boring scene on any wine program is the taster who samples a glass of wine and says, "lovely nose, great legs". <br /><br />Wine is not a topic than can be understood by watching someone else taste it.Charlie Olkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513782687786106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-81563301059330804312013-05-10T08:53:45.391-07:002013-05-10T08:53:45.391-07:00The linkage between specific soils and flavor whic...The linkage between specific soils and flavor which Mr.Benson calls "little more than romanticism and conjecture", has in fact been scientifically proven by a team of researchers in Germany working on this subject for more than 10 years. The lead scientist is Andrea Bauer and the work is worth reading for anyone interested in the subject of terroir. Larry Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02195993743153519181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-45057902077773474872013-05-09T22:58:12.343-07:002013-05-09T22:58:12.343-07:00Will do. I don't know if you've watched Me...Will do. I don't know if you've watched Merlove. I've rented it and am planning to watch it this weekend. No great expectations though :)DAPZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863208745641017208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-19417554628309900992013-05-09T11:52:04.819-07:002013-05-09T11:52:04.819-07:00I had a similar reaction to Terry’s foray into doc...I had a similar reaction to Terry’s foray into documentary filmmaking. It’s hard not to like Terry, his passion is so genuine. And yet, I don’t share his romantic and mystical view of wine. He talks a lot about wines made by people who are “connected” to the their vineyards, as if a vineyard tended by the same family for generations somehow results in wines that are more expressive and have more Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518530875317856476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-28446499557553733502013-05-09T09:27:48.421-07:002013-05-09T09:27:48.421-07:00Blake, I never implied you were the only blogger w...Blake, I never implied you were the only blogger who could write on this topic. I understand how blogging works. Not to sound rude or to attack you, I was asking why you chose to write a vapid post... I expect more from you!kschlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12810309689429676303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-54767229078635511762013-05-09T07:20:03.657-07:002013-05-09T07:20:03.657-07:00DAPZ: The sad thing is, no, not really. Is wine su...DAPZ: The sad thing is, no, not really. Is wine such a boring topic? We obviously don't think so.<br /><br />You know what the wine movie I recommend most to friends is? "Beer Wars." And wine is barely mentioned at all. But "Beer Wars" is quite interesting -- check it out.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-34826161276505271652013-05-09T07:17:41.304-07:002013-05-09T07:17:41.304-07:00Kyle and Sondra: I appreciate the implication that...Kyle and Sondra: I appreciate the implication that I am the only blogger in the world who could possibly write on this topic. However, the truth is that the post you suggest is fair game for somebody else to write. I have chosen to write THIS post. That's how blogging goes.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-21791999130502173362013-05-08T20:16:18.876-07:002013-05-08T20:16:18.876-07:00Blake,
Besides"Wines from here", are the...Blake,<br />Besides"Wines from here", are there any other wine documentaries out there that you recommend?DAPZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863208745641017208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-10726562637751327202013-05-08T14:51:32.044-07:002013-05-08T14:51:32.044-07:00This definitely made me smile... and I agree with ...This definitely made me smile... and I agree with Colorado . .... can you say how to make an exciting docu on wine or is that impossible? Maybe doing the opposite of your list. And here's another to add - #11 - make sure you use all that wonderful jargon - tastes like tobacco road or cat pee.Sondra Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948040345417368456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-921514492849330362013-05-08T13:17:28.899-07:002013-05-08T13:17:28.899-07:00Since almost every wine documentary IS boring, don...Since almost every wine documentary IS boring, don't you think a post on how to make an interesting wine documentary would be more interesting and worthwhile? Why tell people how to do something they already know how to do?kschlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12810309689429676303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-54515306643699054242013-05-08T12:48:50.905-07:002013-05-08T12:48:50.905-07:00Need a movie that shows the real side of the wine ...Need a movie that shows the real side of the wine industry, especially the production side. Long hours, no shaving, endless pointless meetings, B.S. pitches by vendors, digging out pommace from tanks, dirty, hot conditions, the smells, the flavors, etc. A movie like that, however, might swear people off drinking wine.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259552342538825579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-28279668904232455672013-05-08T11:18:57.703-07:002013-05-08T11:18:57.703-07:00Stephen: Very good point. I should have put "...Stephen: Very good point. I should have put "Avoid conflict" on the list. <br /><br />People want to make wine films about harmony and good times and beauty. The problem is, it's just about impossible to make an interesting film about anything without conflict.W. Blake Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755307711801965966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-59174764616352363282013-05-08T11:02:07.373-07:002013-05-08T11:02:07.373-07:00In another life taking classes in film in Southern...In another life taking classes in film in Southern California, I remember a professor talking about what it takes to make an interesting documentary -- you need some sort of conflict that (hopefully) leads to some resolution. An interesting topic in the wine world could be, for example, the zoning fights that pop up everywhere -- show the meetings, the testimony, the name calling.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314637435695729404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-31015525332216367282013-05-08T10:08:47.306-07:002013-05-08T10:08:47.306-07:0010) Be sure to dumb it down a lot due to your beli...10) Be sure to dumb it down a lot due to your belief that 99% of the viewers will never have drunk wine before.Jack Everitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147956932551396362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210235767643862872.post-33866268689174150122013-05-08T09:49:16.515-07:002013-05-08T09:49:16.515-07:00Hah! True.
Tho, those Oz Clarke/James May things w...Hah! True.<br />Tho, those Oz Clarke/James May things were quite entertaining, if not terribly informativerapopodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413215670441671568noreply@blogger.com