Comments for Reininger Winery : Walla Walla Valley - Chocolate Lovers Wine Review http://reiningerwinery.com WINE FROM NATURE'S BEST Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:33:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Chocolate Dream Cookies and Reininger 2007 Merlot by Kelly http://reiningerwinery.com/2011/09/chocolate-dream-cookies-and-reininger-2007-merlot/comment-page-1/#comment-1051 Kelly Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:33:08 +0000 http://reiningerwinery.com/?p=2220#comment-1051 Nice find Gary. Thank you. Nice find Gary. Thank you.

]]> Comment on Chocolate Dream Cookies and Reininger 2007 Merlot by Gary http://reiningerwinery.com/2011/09/chocolate-dream-cookies-and-reininger-2007-merlot/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 Gary Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:02:21 +0000 http://reiningerwinery.com/?p=2220#comment-1037 I have ADD, so perhaps I'm "Chocolate Dreaming," but I can't spot the "eggs" on the ingredients list, yet they are mentioned in the instructions. I have ADD, so perhaps I’m “Chocolate Dreaming,” but I can’t spot the “eggs” on the ingredients list, yet they are mentioned in the instructions.

]]> Comment on 2007 Reininger Merlot: A Customer Favorite by Suzanne Erickson http://reiningerwinery.com/2011/10/2007-reininger-merlot-customer-reviews/comment-page-1/#comment-948 Suzanne Erickson Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:46:20 +0000 http://reiningerwinery.com/?p=2388#comment-948 Had a bottle of the 99 merlot tonight that we brought to Atlanta when we moved here 9 years ago. It was awesome! Rich and smooth - we have one bottle left and can't wait to drink it. Then what? Had a bottle of the 99 merlot tonight that we brought to Atlanta when we moved here 9 years ago. It was awesome! Rich and smooth – we have one bottle left and can’t wait to drink it. Then what?

]]> Comment on 2007 Reininger Merlot Puts a New Slant on Sideways by Steve Body http://reiningerwinery.com/2011/10/2007-reininger-merlot-sideways/comment-page-1/#comment-855 Steve Body Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:07:39 +0000 http://reiningerwinery.com/?p=2343#comment-855 Oy vey...been there and done that, Brother. In my retail work, there were suddenly dozens of my customers, confirmed Merlot and Cab drinkers, who suddenly just HAD TO have a Pinot. I don't know how much money that flick brought in but its influence was astounding. And, of course, at the time, finding good, inexpensive Pinot - especially from Oregon - was unheard of, so I wound up selling a TON of Burgundy and California stuff. The effects are still with us. Today, Pinot is FAR more of a market presence than it was before "Sideways". I used to tell the Merlot drinkers who wanted Pinot to reconsider. Merlot is the essence of friendly and approachable - especially the Reininger and Helix - and Pinot is NOT. And the movie did pretty much kill Merlot for years. But I'm glad to see it coming back. And I've sold the Helix to hundreds of people who wanted to see what Washington can do with Merlot. There were a lot of wineries, back during the mid-90s Merlot boom, who tried to push the grape into something more like Cabernet. Problem is, Merlot is NOT like Cab. It's supposed to be a medium-bodied wine and that's what appeals so much to me about the Reininger and Helix: they're in proper scale but deliver a huge, generous flavor profile. Thanks for the great wines, Chuck. You've really built a quiet but very fine reputation for excellence over the years. Best of luck down the road! Oy vey…been there and done that, Brother. In my retail work, there were suddenly dozens of my customers, confirmed Merlot and Cab drinkers, who suddenly just HAD TO have a Pinot. I don’t know how much money that flick brought in but its influence was astounding. And, of course, at the time, finding good, inexpensive Pinot – especially from Oregon – was unheard of, so I wound up selling a TON of Burgundy and California stuff. The effects are still with us. Today, Pinot is FAR more of a market presence than it was before “Sideways”.

I used to tell the Merlot drinkers who wanted Pinot to reconsider. Merlot is the essence of friendly and approachable – especially the Reininger and Helix – and Pinot is NOT. And the movie did pretty much kill Merlot for years. But I’m glad to see it coming back. And I’ve sold the Helix to hundreds of people who wanted to see what Washington can do with Merlot. There were a lot of wineries, back during the mid-90s Merlot boom, who tried to push the grape into something more like Cabernet. Problem is, Merlot is NOT like Cab. It’s supposed to be a medium-bodied wine and that’s what appeals so much to me about the Reininger and Helix: they’re in proper scale but deliver a huge, generous flavor profile. Thanks for the great wines, Chuck. You’ve really built a quiet but very fine reputation for excellence over the years. Best of luck down the road!

]]> Comment on Reininger Employee Profile: Justin Vajgert (aka ex-Fabio) by Ronnie Tucker http://reiningerwinery.com/2011/08/reininger-employee-profile-justin-vajgert-aka-ex-fabio/comment-page-1/#comment-718 Ronnie Tucker Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:21:08 +0000 http://reiningerwinery.com/?p=2087#comment-718 We were eating at the South Fork Grill, (used to be Creek Town) a few nights ago. Norm McKibben of Pepper Bridge was relating the same story about how we found Justin to a couple who was occupying the same booth Justin was sitting in the night we met him. We were so pleased when he showed up at Reininger shortly thereafter. A match made in heaven!! We love you Justin! Ronnie and Terry We were eating at the South Fork Grill, (used to be Creek Town) a few nights ago. Norm McKibben of Pepper Bridge was relating the same story about how we found Justin to a couple who was occupying the same booth Justin was sitting in the night we met him. We were so pleased when he showed up at Reininger shortly thereafter. A match made in heaven!!
We love you Justin!
Ronnie and Terry

]]> Comment on Reininger Employee Profile: Justin Vajgert (aka ex-Fabio) by court http://reiningerwinery.com/2011/08/reininger-employee-profile-justin-vajgert-aka-ex-fabio/comment-page-1/#comment-711 court Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:37:20 +0000 http://reiningerwinery.com/?p=2087#comment-711 He's swell, that's for sure. He could sell bikinis to polar bears, something that's pretty pretty tough to do (might get easier with global warming). He’s swell, that’s for sure. He could sell bikinis to polar bears, something that’s pretty pretty tough to do (might get easier with global warming).

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