A documentary about wine´s symbolic, cultural and spiritual connotations

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE steps in front of the camera at KRCB


THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE stepped in front of the camera this past weekend at KRCB (PBS affiliate in Sonoma County) in every way imaginable!

On Saturday October 18, I (Tom) walked into a room full of KRCB staff, cheerful Kiwanis volunteers manning the phones, and two very funny (and tall) program hosts, Dodds Delzell and Marty Dunn, who graciously stooped down every time I appeared on camera. I co-auctioned a range of different items with Jon Phillips. Jon shared some interesting experiences with me about how he single-handedly started and is now living his "dream": Inspiration Vineyards.

That night, I auctioned off 6 blue board items consisting mostly of cabernet sauvignon and merlot wines, including the Hans Fahden cabs that we partnered to donate to the television station. I also auctioned off the Tom Harpur book The Spirituality of Wine and 12 yellow board items that included everything from lunch in a replica of a Pullman train car to 3 bottles of 'Rock-Paper-Scissors' wine (the name of the wine is Roshambo, although I never prononced it right!). All the money that was bid went to a good cause: funding local public television. We also had the chance to meet some really nice folks at the station, including Mariah Clinton, auction manager, and Nancy Dobbs, station president. Both enthusiastically cheered me on despite my many flubs.

The following day Denise and I were interviewed about our new documentary, THE SPIRIT OF NEW WINE. The interview was a lot of fun, and Mick Aguilera, the interviewer and a big fan of Alma Rosa Pinot Noir (one of Denise's favorite wines) was especially entertaining. After he called Denise "the goddess of wine," it was very hard to keep a straight face on camera.

Later that evening, episode 1 of our documentary, 'California Bounty,' was broadcast. It was nice to finally see our program on television. We enjoyed the show in the company of a delicate fume blanc, a crazy cat named Doree, and Percy Brandon, good friend and general manager of Vintners Inn. Sorry about putting an apostrophe in VINTNERS, Percy. That won't happen again!

Thank you, KRCB and VinVillage, for helping us share the new wine.

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