Ed and his wine

lolobugg

HesCalledDyer said:

Was it Charlottesville he actually said on the mic that one of the bottles was Gatorade? When he was giving the kids their first taste of wine? It was one of the shows I went to in '13 or '14, I just don't remember which.

And anyway, why does anyone care?

I got a bet placed on which flavor he drinks.

HughFreakingDillon

I would find it quite odd if he actually puts something other than wine in a wine bottle to somehow "keep up appearances". that would be lame-o. just drink what you want to drink. he shouldn't care what others think. if in fact it's true.

and no, we don't know ed. we don't know his personal life. and we shouldn't unless he wants us to. even then, I wouldn't really want to anyway. I don't know him personally. if he gets loaded at a show during their 10 annual dates, then so be it. none of our business.

BEpearl_jam

I definaltey don't think he puts gatorade in his wine bottles. If so, I'd like to see some kind of reference about it. If he drank gatorade, he'd just use water bottles or other non marked bottles I'd guess. Why pour it into wine bottles? He drinks a lot of wine during the tour only most likely. Id have to think that is true in more recent times like after 40 since we all know drinking a lot causes health problems as it did for me. I was just stupid and didnt care though. Ed is a smart guy.

Smellyman

Wma31394 said:

Smellyman said:

Wma31394 said:

Drinking Gatorade out of a wine bottle is one of the stupidest things I've heard. Why not just drink Gatorade out of a Gatorade bottle or a plastic bottle??

Drinking anything out of a plastic bottle is the stupidest thing I ever heard.

Why is that smelly man ?

PJ_Soul

HughFreakingDillon said:

I would find it quite odd if he actually puts something other than wine in a wine bottle to somehow "keep up appearances". that would be lame-o. just drink what you want to drink. he shouldn't care what others think. if in fact it's true.

No, he shouldn't. He does do it, I saw him pouring not-wine out of a wine bottle all down his face and the front of his shirt from only a few feet away. I kind of figure he just likes to drink shit out of wine bottles, lol. Fine with me.

Patrick_Sea3

When I drink a bottle of wine by myself I tell my wife I Eddie Veddered that bottle.

PJfanwillneverleave1

patrickwieczore said:

When I drink a bottle of wine by myself I tell my wife I Eddie Veddered that bottle.

Deamon

mcgruff10 said:

Deamon said:

mcgruff10 said:

What kind of wine does Ed drink? Pinot noir?

He usually drinks Barolo, or at least he did a lot of the last couple tours and he says it's his favourite. As a Sommelier, I always seem to try to see what he's drinking whenever I'm close enough to the stage haha. He also used to drink Siduri Pinot Noir from California. I visited them once and they said they used to ship Eddie unlabeled bottles that he would drink on stage. But lately it's been various Barolos

you are a sommelier? that is awesome! what part of the country are you from?
i've never had a barolo since they are pretty pricey. i might get one since they occasionally go on sale on wtso.

Yep I am. I'm actually in Calgary, Canada.

Barolos are great, but they're pretty intense to have without food. They're the most acidic and tannic wines out there, so I was really surprised that was what Eddie was drinking on stage!

After the show in Berlin last summer I ALMOST got the bottle Eddie was drinking out of and left on stage. Stayed around and convinced a young stage guy to grab it for me and was walking towards me with it when his boss took it from him and said I couldn't have it. I was heartbroken as it would have been an awesome bottle to add to my wall of special bottles!

Deamon

http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Unfiltered_3071

He has since switched to Barolo though.

Wma31394

Smellyman said:

Wma31394 said:

Smellyman said:

Wma31394 said:

Drinking Gatorade out of a wine bottle is one of the stupidest things I've heard. Why not just drink Gatorade out of a Gatorade bottle or a plastic bottle??

Drinking anything out of a plastic bottle is the stupidest thing I ever heard.

Why is that smelly man ?

Good point!!!

mcgruff10

Deamon said:

http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Unfiltered_3071

He has since switched to Barolo though.

I bought a case of wine today but couldn't pull the trigger on the Pinot noir he drinks. ($30/usd bottle).

Does Calgary have any vineyards in the area or due to the climate so you specialize in ice wines?

Deamon

mcgruff10 said:

Deamon said:

http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Unfiltered_3071

He has since switched to Barolo though.

I bought a case of wine today but couldn't pull the trigger on the Pinot noir he drinks. ($30/usd bottle).

Does Calgary have any vineyards in the area or due to the climate so you specialize in ice wines?

Haha no wines in Calgary, it's far too cold here to even make ice wine. There's an area about 3 hours NE of Seattle that grows good wines though, and also an area just north of Buffalo that does as well. I mainly visit Oregon/California to tour though. And 2014 was great because I got to wine tour in Europe for a couple months and then follow PJ around a bit right after that.

Deamon

mcgruff10 said:

Deamon said:

http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Unfiltered_3071

He has since switched to Barolo though.

I bought a case of wine today but couldn't pull the trigger on the Pinot noir he drinks. ($30/usd bottle).

Does Calgary have any vineyards in the area or due to the climate so you specialize in ice wines?

Barolo is not cheap though. Probably won't find a bottle for under $30 USD. If you want to taste something similar to what he drinks though, but a bit more inexpensive, you can go to a wine store and ask for some "Langhe Nebbiolo" that isn't right in Barolo and can probably get that for $20-$25 a bottle. Same grape and region as Eddie's Barolos, just not quite as high quality. His probably cost around $60-80/bottle USD.

Deamon

This was a picture I took of the bottle he was drinking in Berlin in '14.

mcgruff10

Awesome info! Thank you!
I m assuming you work in a restaurant....what s the food scene like in Calgary? What type of food so you guys specialize in?

mcgruff10

Deamon said:

mcgruff10 said:

Deamon said:

http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Unfiltered_3071

He has since switched to Barolo though.

I bought a case of wine today but couldn't pull the trigger on the Pinot noir he drinks. ($30/usd bottle).

Does Calgary have any vineyards in the area or due to the climate so you specialize in ice wines?

Haha no wines in Calgary, it's far too cold here to even make ice wine. There's an area about 3 hours NE of Seattle that grows good wines though, and also an area just north of Buffalo that does as well. I mainly visit Oregon/California to tour though. And 2014 was great because I got to wine tour in Europe for a couple months and then follow PJ around a bit right after that.

I ve been to the area above buffalo and must say the wine was awesome. Niagra on the lake was the name of the town and it was situated around a heck of a lot of vineyards!

Deamon

mcgruff10 said:

Awesome info! Thank you!
I m assuming you work in a restaurant....what s the food scene like in Calgary? What type of food so you guys specialize in?

No problem, love to talk wine. Food scene is getting pretty good up here and growing fast. I work in a steakhouse.

The wine in the picture I took of Eddie does look a little bubbly... here come the "it's pepsi!" rumours.

Deamon

mcgruff10 said:

Deamon said:

mcgruff10 said:

Deamon said:

http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/Unfiltered_3071

He has since switched to Barolo though.

I bought a case of wine today but couldn't pull the trigger on the Pinot noir he drinks. ($30/usd bottle).

Does Calgary have any vineyards in the area or due to the climate so you specialize in ice wines?

Haha no wines in Calgary, it's far too cold here to even make ice wine. There's an area about 3 hours NE of Seattle that grows good wines though, and also an area just north of Buffalo that does as well. I mainly visit Oregon/California to tour though. And 2014 was great because I got to wine tour in Europe for a couple months and then follow PJ around a bit right after that.

I ve been to the area above buffalo and must say the wine was awesome. Niagra on the lake was the name of the town and it was situated around a heck of a lot of vineyards!

Yep, Niagara On The Lake is the main hub for Canadian wines outside of the Okanagan Valley in BC.

Brannigans law

For a cheap and still good bottle of Nebbiolo wine head to a Trader Joe's. My local one in MN has 4 different bottles all from the same producer. I think the range is from $10-$20 a bottle. They have a Barbaresco for $10 and I think the reserve is $15 and they have a Barolo for I think $20 and the reserve is little more. Idk can't really remember only ever buy the $10 Barbaresco it's better than it should be, just let it breath a bit.

Here is a couple reviews from reverse wine snob.
reversewinesnob.com/2013/06/brunello-and-barbaresco-on-cheap-trader-joes.html
http://www.reversewinesnob.com/2015/03/barolo-on-the-down-low.html

rollings

I f*c*ing love ed and his wine.

(*or*gatorade, whatthef***ever)