>>
>> IT'S
>> IT'S TIME FOR SOMEONE. WINE O'CLOCK FRIDAY.
THIS IS FOR YOU AND I'M
PERSONALLY GOING TO TELL YOU IF
YOU'RE GOING TO GO GRAB SOMEONE
AT THE STORE, BUY LOCAL.
MORE WINOS A RECORD IS IN
WASHINGTON AS BEING A PREMIER
WINEGROWING AREA.
WINEGROWING AREA. NOT ONLY THAT, THE WINE
INDUSTRY HERE HAS GROWN
EXPONENTIALLY OVER THE LAST 20
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. WE
YEARS. WE ARE PRIDEFUL ABOUT HAVING
THIS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
AND WE HEAR FROM A MASTER
SOMMELIER LIVING IN THE ARE,
VALLEY AS TO WHY WE MADE
SURPASSED CALIFORNIA IN THE
YEARS TO COME.
>> BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER,
BECAUSE OF THE WINE, BECAUSE OF
THE GRAPES.
THE GRAPES. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT IN
1972, THERE MUST'VE BEEN ABOUT
20 WINERIES HERE.
IT HAS EXPLODED SINCE.
WE USED TO HAVE THREE OR FOUR
HERE AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO GO
TO 20
>>
>> YOU
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A PROFESSIONAL TO ENJOY MAKING
WINE.
WINE.
WINE. YOU'VE GOT THE BIG FACILITIES
AND THEN THE SMALL GUYS THAT
JUST WANT TO DO IT AS A
HOBBY.>> IT'S NOT LIKE UNDER --
OTHER INDUSTRIES.
OTHER INDUSTRIES. IN THE WINE INDUSTRY, EVERYONE
IS HELPFUL AND WAS TRYING TO
HELP OUT EACH OTHER.
IT'S A NICE COUNTRY FEEL OUT
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> WHAT IS IT ABOUT WINE THAT
MAKES YOU LOVE IT SO MUCH?
>> THEY SAY WINE IS THE ONLY
FORM OF ART YOU CAN DRINK THE
MUSCLE THAT IS PRETTY COOL.
>> OVER HERE ARE SIX-YEAR-OLD
CONCORDE GRAPES.
CONCORDE GRAPES. THEY MAKE A GREAT JUICE.
>> THESE ARE EIGHT YEARS OLD.
>> IS IT HARD TO GET STARTED
FOR THESE PEOPLE WHO YOU THINK
ABOUT IT, IT WOULD BE SO COOL
TO MAKE ONE OUT OF MY GARAGE TO
MAKE BEER OUT OF MY GARAGE AND
CAN I GROW WINE, IS IT REALLY
DIFFICULT TO GET STARTED?
>> NOT REALLY, IF YOU ARE DOING
IT SMALL-SCALE.
IT SMALL-SCALE. EACH VINE IF YOU BUY THEM IN
VOLUME ARE ONLY ABOUT $2.50
EACH.
EACH.
EACH. YOU
EACH. YOU JUST HAVE TO WATER THEM A
COUPLE TIMES A WEEK BUT AS YOU
CAN SEE, ANYONE CAN START A
VINEYARD.
VINEYARD.
VINEYARD. >> DO YOU THINK YOU WILL EVER
GET SICK OF DRINKING WINE?>> I
DOUBT IT.
DOUBT IT.
DOUBT IT. AS LONG AS IT IS IN MODERATION.
THIS PROPERTY IS CALLED RED
MOUNTAIN VILLA.
MOUNTAIN VILLA. IT HAS BECOME A HIP PLACE TO
STAY IF YOU ARE OUT IN THE RED
MOUNTAIN AREA LOOKING FOR A
VACATION RENTAL.
VACATION RENTAL. >> DO YOU THINK WASHINGTON
WINES WILL EVER SURPASS
CALIFORNIA WINES?
CALIFORNIA WINES? HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE?
>> OH YES, PROBABLY 10 OR 15
YEARS.>> THIS FACILITY WAS
NAMED TOP 10 WINERY DESTINATIONS
IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND
DO AS A PERMANENT MEMBER THE
MOVIE BOTTLE SHOCK OR SIDEWAYS?
THEY REALLY PUT TELEPHONE YOU
ONCE ON THE MAP WITH THAT
MOVIE, SO BRAD CREATED HIS OWN,
HE WROTE A PLAY OR MOVIE AND
HE'S GOT THE SCRIPT AND THE
RIGHTS FOR IT AND I WAS TRYING
TO FIND FUNDING FOR IT SO HE
WANTS TO PUT WASHINGTON WINES
ON THE MAP.
>> I THINK THAT THE PEOPLE IN
THE MOVIE SHOULD HEAR ABOUT THE
WINE VIA A SHOW CALLED TAKE