As Harvey Steiman (Wine Spectator editor at large) was planning his recent trip up to Oregon to report on harvest, he called me, wondering if I thought he should take the video camera with him.

My answer was something along the lines of "Heck, yes!"

You can find Harvey's results in the Wine Spectator Video Theater on the Feature Story channel. The video is called Reading the Signs at Beaux Freres.

If you have trouble viewing the flash videos in the Video Theater, you can find downloadable versions on the mp4 page.

This video is not for everyone and it is GA-rated. Here's the thread that explains the rating.

Anyone have any questions about Michael Etzel's explanation of the ripeness signs? Lignification? Pip maturity?

I hope you enjoy this video and join me in encouraging Harvey to bring the video camera along whenever he goes on a trip to wine country.

Cheers!
Gloria

Hi Gloria!

Great videos. Very informative. Just wondering on a technical note...what kind of wireless mics are you using? I do some video production along the same lines and might be in the market for some mics.

Thanks!

Jonathan

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Jonathan,

we're using sennheiser mics and are pretty happy with them.

cheers,
gloria

Thanks for the reply, Gloria.

I use Sennheisers myself...the Evolution G2 series. Kee up the good work!

Jonathan

Hi! I'm glad that you encouraged him to take the video camera with him. I really enjoyed viewing his videos and would have missed out on a lot if he didn't take the camera with him. Thanks for sharing!