My first guest this week is winemaker Grant Long. You may be lucky to find any of Grant’s wine on your local wine store shelves, he is notorious for crafting small lots from exclusive vineyards…most on hillsides with a view! We will talk about Grant’s journey in wine, the many projects he has worked on and the wines he produced. Then will focus on Misc. wines. Learn more here!
About Misc.
Miscellaneous Wines’ owner/winemaker, Grant Long Jr., has always been intrigued with creating small-lot wines. The idea that he could hand select only a few barrels of wine, each with its own set of unique characteristics, and then isolate them to create an unsurpassable wine, was his inspiration. So each year, after harvest is over and the wine has had time to develop in the barrel, the process of creating small reserve lots begins.
Why Miscellaneous? It could be argued that no vintage of wine is ever the same, that each vineyard brings its own traits to the table, every single year without fail. The wines we create honor this evolution and ensure that each exceptional vintage will never be the same. The focus: to create one wine that showcases the distinction of a single varietal and a single region. To say that this is a winemaker’s dream and a wine connoisseur’s delight would be an understatement!
Winemaker
A Napa native, Grant Long Jr. has spent his entire career in the wine business. Partial to grapes grown on the hillside vineyards of Napa Valley, Grant approaches his craft from a very personal perspective, putting quality far above all other considerations. He points to his father, a lifelong wine lover and wine collector, as one of the great influences in his life. Miscellaneous has become a passion project for him – an ode to his early wine-making days making single-barrel lots out of his parents’ garage. It could be said that his uncompromising standards make him a true artisan winemaker.
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Then a quick chat with Björn Öste CEO of Good Idea® – the Swedish Sugar Buster notably known for helping a healthy person handle the sugar spike following a carb-rich meal has made its way to the NorCal region and is now securing placement at a growing number of retailers. Most people would perceive Good Idea as just another flavored sparkling water, but the fact is that it is far from that. The “supplement facts” on the backside of the can reveal a proprietary blend of five amino acids and chromium, clinically proven to help the body handle the blood sugar spike following an ordinary meal rich in fast carbs. Good Idea is the result of years of research and development conducted by Good Idea Inc´s Swedish mother company Aventure AB and the Food for Health Science Centre at Lund University in southern Sweden. “We´re on a mission to bring health to the table”, says GoodIdea Inc´s CEO Björn Öste. Visit www.goodideadrinks.com
Last but not least my good friend Jill Bosley joins us to talk about next weeks Million $$$ Dollar Motors event at the Walser Auto Campus. This is the second annual event in support of the Wesley Children’s Foundation here in Wichita. Savor decadent hors d’Oeuvres and sip on beer or wine as you view vintage, rare, luxury and performance vehicles from local private collectors. Enjoy scotch and whiskey tastings, live entertainment, and more at this premier car show.
**Tickets $100 online or $125 at the door** Click here to learn more and get tickets!
Million Dollar Motors 2018
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Walser Auto Campus
Lexus of Wichita and Mercedes-Benz of Wichita
East 13th & Greenwich