What happens when a longstanding (and influential) California winemaker like Joel Peterson reflects on (his) wine life history? A conversation that bounces — quite logically, actually — from atomic bombs and a prized Chateau D’Yquem scored for $3.40 (granted, it was 1952) to Elizabeth David and Alice Waters. And sure, Thanksgiving wines make a brief appearance, too.
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13 Jan 2011, Posted by admin in MEET, 0 Comments
That we are influenced by those whom we choose to spend time with has got to be one of the oldest conversations around the family kitchen table. Still, it’s hard to imagine my grandparents envisioning that I would spend so much time around the table with folks who make wine, beer and spirits. Not that they’d disapprove. Greg La Follette was one such recent Pinot Noir hangout. He’s the sort of guy you talk to, pause for a moment, then consider making changes in your life. Little tweaks, really. Like remembering why you learned to play the piano (or in Greg’s case, the bagpipes) or took up painting so many years ago. How those perhaps forgotten endeavors have morphed into something else (winemaking for Greg, cooking for me) — and that’s pretty great. Turn the page for more on life and Pinot lessons in a recent LA Weekly profile….
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