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First up is winemaker Richard de los Reyes from California producer Row Eleven Wine Company. Richard says: “Founded in April 2004, Row Eleven Wine Company currently produces four wine brands: Row Eleven, Stratton Lummis, Civello and The Magician. Our grapes come from the finest vineyards in Santa Maria, the Russian River Valley, Carneros and the Napa Valley. We crush within 30 minutes of the vineyard. We are very proud that Row Eleven wines are served by the nation’s best sommeliers and chefs. The wines are consistently poured in the finest restaurants, resorts, wine bars and wine shops across the US.”
RICHARD DE LOS REYES – Founder & Winemaker
Richard is one of the most experienced winemakers working today. He has a unique, unparalleled knowledge and perspective of pacific coast vineyards. He has helped many of California’s top winemakers. In 2004 he founded Row Eleven, Stratton Lummis and Civello. The wines are primarily sold in premium restaurants, destination resorts and fine wine bars. Here is a list of just a few that have served his wines: The Four Seasons Hotel Group, Alain Ducasse, Wolfgang Puck’s Postrio, Cut and Spago, Emeril’s Table 10 and Delmonico’s, Melissa Kelly’s Primo, Charlie Trotter’s, Michael Mina’s Knob Hill, Charlie Palmer’s Steak, Jean Joho’s Eiffel Tower and Everest Room, Bobby Van’s Steakhouse, Jean George Vongerichten’s Spice Market and JG Steak, The Fountainebleau Miami Beach, St. Regis Hotel NYC, High Cotton and many more.
We’ll tell you all about the winery, Richards journey in wine and discuss several wines he has produced. www.rowelevenwines.com
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Later in the show I’ll be talking to Lela Meadow & Shan Jabara from the Tallgrass Film Festival.
In addition to showcasing more than 180 films from around the world, the Tallgrass Film Festival features Gala Screenings and Parties, Filmmaker Lab Workshops, Panels, Special Interest Film Programs, Visiting Filmmakers from across the country, and more.
The 13th annual Tallgrass Film Festival Presented by Consolidated Equities Trust takes place October 12-16 in Wichita, Kansas. There once again is many great films submitted this year. Learn more at: www.tallgrassfilmfest.com and www.stubbornlyindependent.com and be sure to follow the film festival on Face Book.
I’m looking forward to one film in particular…
Sour Grapes is a detective story set against the collision of two worlds – the arcane art of French wine production and the excesses of noughties New York in the lead up to the 2008 financial crash. The film traces the story of the millions of dollars made from the sale of fake vintage wine, which has flooded a susceptible luxury market with counterfeits that still lie undetected in cellars across the world.
With pockets full of cash, charisma and a preternatural memory for vintages, an unassuming youngRudy Kurniawan earns the reputation of a wine savant, surrounding himself with some of high society’s most fervent wine connoisseurs. But when Bill Koch, a top US collector,and, Laurent Ponsot, a Burgundian wine producer, discover suspicious bottles, a humorous and suspenseful investigation begins into one of the most ingenious cons of our time. www.sourgrapesfilm.com On Twitter; @sourgrapesfilm and Facebook; search sour grapes and see their page as well as the event page!
Good Life Guy’s Wines of the Week:
Some fine vino from Row Eleven Wine Company
From dusk to midnight see Scenic Landscape’s beautiful gardens under night lighting. You’ll find over twenty five water features, illuminated with candles & torches. See a free show Friday and live music Saturday. Stuff your face with popcorn, campfire pit roasted hotdogs and marshmallows and hot apple cider. This event and all of the goodies are totally free, but you can make a donation to Challenge farm orphanage in Kenya. For event details search 
Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Reserve – Non-Vintage Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France
And finally, I’ll tell you all about next weeks Wagon Masters Downtown Chili Cook-Off. It’s Saturday September 24, Noon – 3 p.m. Since the return to Douglas Avenue the crowds have responded in great numbers. And, the best part…the weather doesn’t matter! Hot, mild or even cold, it’s chili weather! We expect the crowd to be over 9,000 strong and all of them eager to taste some of the best chili in the Midwest!
Preparing a meal doesn’t need to be difficult or require a lot of time, celebrity chef Stuart O’Keeffe insists. If you work efficiently while keeping your space clean and cook with minimal yet flavorful ingredients, you can get a great meal from stove to table fast. In The Quick Six Fix, he offers dozens of delicious recipes for breakfast, salads, soups, pasta, fish, chicken, pork, beef, sides, and desserts that will get you in and out of the kitchen in thirty minutes or less. Each requires no more than 6 key ingredients, 6 minutes of prep work, and 6 minutes of clean up.
This Saturday will be the 14th Annual Iron Chef Competition at the OTFM. Four of Wichita’s top chefs will be using a “secret ingredient” and products from the market as they accept this culinary challenge. Their creations will be rated by a panel of esteemed judges.
