Comments on: Bryan Babcock, Disciplined Winegrower Pt. 1 http://reignofterroir.com/2008/10/16/bryan-babcock-disciplined-winegrower-pt-1/ Wine Blog Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:35:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: larry schaffer http://reignofterroir.com/2008/10/16/bryan-babcock-disciplined-winegrower-pt-1/comment-page-1/#comment-11534 larry schaffer Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:35:26 +0000 http://reignofterroir.com/2008/10/16/bryan-babcock-disciplined-winegrower-pt-1/#comment-11534 Thanks for the blog. I've enjoyed Bryan's wines for some time, but more importantly, I've enjoyed Bryan's 'outside the box' mentality to grape growing and winemaking as well. He certainly has 'reinvented' himself from someone hoping to carve out a niche making Alscatian style wines (he was, unfortunately, ahead of the curve on that one) to one who really understands the microclimates of the Sta Rita Hills and Santy Ynez Valley quite well. It's also nice just to see his name mentioned again. People are always looking for the 'next big thing' that they sometimes bypass those that had been in favor in the past. This is especially true with folks like Bryan, Andrew Murray, and a few others in our area . . . Cheers! Thanks for the blog. I’ve enjoyed Bryan’s wines for some time, but more importantly, I’ve enjoyed Bryan’s ‘outside the box’ mentality to grape growing and winemaking as well. He certainly has ‘reinvented’ himself from someone hoping to carve out a niche making Alscatian style wines (he was, unfortunately, ahead of the curve on that one) to one who really understands the microclimates of the Sta Rita Hills and Santy Ynez Valley quite well.

It’s also nice just to see his name mentioned again. People are always looking for the ‘next big thing’ that they sometimes bypass those that had been in favor in the past. This is especially true with folks like Bryan, Andrew Murray, and a few others in our area . . .

Cheers!

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