Guide to Oregon Part 3: Pinot Pioneers

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In Part 3 of the MUNCHIES Guide to Oregon, host Gabi travels to the Willamette Valley-the heart of Oregon wine country-to talk with three vintners who are producing some of the best Pinot noir in the world.
First, Gabi heads to Domaine Serene to sample their 2010 Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir, which was recently rated the third-best wine in the world by Wine Spectator magazine. She also meets Andrew Beckham from Beckham Estate Vineyard, who shows her how he’s returning to truly Old World methods by making his own clay amphorae to ferment and age his wines. Her last stop is to share a can of Pinot (yes, you read that correctly) with Ryan Harms of Union Wine Company. We’ll cheers to that.
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[@Raggadouche]

I dont know if it's more strange to have an ex alcoholic doing wine segments or a person that doesn't seem to have any knowledge about wine soing a wine segment

[@nikkiktamu]

I agree with you. But also just wanted to point out that there's no such thing as an "ex" alcoholic.

[@nikkiktamu]

***** No, not at all. That's quite a jump from what I said. Alcoholism is a psychological disorder that people must contend with their whole lives.

[@nikkiktamu]

***** I'm not interested in arguing semantics with you.

[@SuperMegaUltraPigeon]

***** Addiction is a psychological disorder, if you are addicted to something, you have an addiction disorder. Just because an addict has stopped using and has been clean and sober for even years, does not mean they are still not addicted, they will still have impulses and urges at the back of their mind trying to make them use substances again. It's not to do with the past, it's to do with the present, and addiction effects people not just in the past but in the present also. You can never fully beat addiction, but you can always fight it. It's the same with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, it will never fully go away, you can fight it down and make the symptoms unnoticeable, and that's great, but it is never "beaten"

[@SuperMegaUltraPigeon]

***** Even when a person moves into a healthier state, they are still effected by the disorder. Someone with an addictive personality disorder that does not use drugs anymore, still has the urges to use drugs, and they have to fight them daily. Someone with Bipolar or Schizophrenia may still suffer from delusions or have mood swings, but they are nowhere near as extreme. I don't understand the whole "Labels" thing, we need to accept what we are, we don't need to identify a label as the defining factor of who we are. Accepting what you are is probably less of a hinder to a person than denying what they are, if an addict does not acknowledge they are an addict, and neither does no one else, the chances of them getting help are very little. If they accept "I'm an addict and i need help", then they will get it. No one identifies as "addict" or "bipolar" as the defining character trait of their personality. I don't see many people meeting other people and saying "Hi i'm Dan and i have crippling depression". If you really want help with your disorder, you're going to have to accept that you have the disorder. Doesn't mean it has to be the main thing in your life.

[@Jumoana]

Why in the world would someone who doesn't drink alcohol be doing an episode about alcohol?

[@thisthisthisisisismy]

Jumona Maximorich Some people don't swallow when they do tastings, that's probably what was meant.

[@imbradandyouarenot]

thisthisthisisisismy Those are the chicks you only date once.

[@userduo]

You must be poor or underage. If you ever went wine tasting, not every one swallows.

[@VoluntraryismNottheState]

Jumona Maximorich Why in the world would some what _does_ drink alcohol drink so much wine that they would get rudely drunk or get alcohol poisoning?

[@meganmcgrath8378]

Everyone watching this should understand that spitting wine during tastings is 100% normal and fully expected. You can be a teetotaler and still enjoy wine. It's considered really unprofessional at wine tastings to get drunk, and it's impossible to stay sober if you drink everything you're tasting--so everyone spits. So stop down-voting on this one point! It's not only normal, it's a GOOD thing. Edit: Also, it's not like professional alcohol purveyors are unaware of or insensitive to alcoholism. Someone in this profession who is open and cautious about their history with alcoholism, and is careful not to drink even when engaging in a professional tasting, is looked at with respect. At least in my experience.

[@meganmcgrath8378]

Yasi, yes!! It's absolutely standard. She was waving it around because they weren't sitting ;-) And I'm sure the guy was surprised when she spit the wine in the air like a fountain, but really, it's not that weird. Every professional tasting will involve spit-buckets--ESPECIALLY if someone present is a non-drinker. I really am genuinely irritated at people for down voting on this account.

[@Steven-zh9mb]

Megan McGrath I work in the wine industry here in the Portland area. Meagan speaks the truth! I would say half of the time we spit when many wines at one time. It doesn't mean that we don't drink a few sips here and there, or drink a glass or 3 after work lol. But to drink wine all day and work is an impossible feat to do regularly. And there is a time and a place to get that buzz going haha

[@ashaahmed8592]

His face when she said sorry I don’t drink 🤣

[@escope1959]

I laughed so hard when she sat down with the first lady. That was the best part of this whole episode

[@dh7222]

If u dont drink, why the heck did you make this video. Srsly just let someone else do this episode pls. It just makes no sense. Just like to let a vegetarian try to host an episode about meat cuisine. "I don't eat chicken meat, but I think I can chew them a little bit in my mouth then spit it out and talk about how good that chicken is."

[@dennisfoster6261]

She doesn't drink because she had alcohol problem.

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

so she went from spitting it out to drinking it..are we witnessing a relapse? lol #fuckalcoholweedsbetter

[@SuperMegaUltraPigeon]

matanuska high #fuckbothMDMAisbest

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

No fuckin way MDMA is so 1998

[@SuperMegaUltraPigeon]

matanuska high Marijuana is so fuckin 3000+BC, MDMA is where it's at, party like it's 1999, constantly.

[@MatanuskaHIGH]

lol..um not today marijuana..infuse edibles,dabs, Rosin..rosin was made public on 3-15-2015..pure rosin dabs..mdma was fun when i was a kid..im grown up now..i need medicinal drugs..not party drugs..lol...i was in my youth during the raves of the 90s so ihad my share of pure mdma and meth and acid..we used to hippy flip on acid and shrooms at saturday market in portland

[@leolldankology]

matanuska high does anyone have any glow sticks or photon lights I can borrow?

[@musicisbrilliant]

HOW can so many people "dislike" this???? Wine snobs?? Jeeze people! Lighten up!!

[@Avario468]

Please get someone who actually knows about wine to do these

[@johndoughnuts]

Should had closed with the feed the strippers video. It's like watching the Terminator the first was good the second was amazing and the third is just big let down.

[@ColaJames]

I agree

[@c1rocker89]

Young John Goddamnit. Here is the internet, take all of it>

[@MrChicken420]

i thought the same but then the next ones were my favorites

[@johndoughnuts]

Mr Chicken Yeah i actually enjoyed part 5

[@haitianhendrix]

12:43 LOL

[@boggster15]

Blayer PointduJour Generally when wine tasting you don't actually swallow it. It's so you can taste a large amount of wine without getting completely fucked up, which would effect your judgement of the wine.

[@haitianhendrix]

boggster15 Tell me more. I've never heard of a wine tasting before.

[@kieranmilne7050]

For everyone bitching about her not drinking the wine, she was driving about the place, she could just be a responsible driver.

[@jackedfu]

12:41 Thousand mile stare. We all know she was thinking about taking just one more drink. 12:54 Oh that's right. I don't drink, I should probably spit. Brilliant.

[@jaycasejaycase]

"You're more than welcome to spit on my floors." Never thought I'd ever hear those words uttered by our species.

[@andrewm1444]

Pinot Noir Caviar, Myanmar Mid-sized car You don't have to be popu-lar Find out who your true friends are Pinot Noir In the boudoir (In the boudoir) Pinot Noir, smoke a cigar Revenge can be spectacu-lar Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir Pinot Noir Pinot Noir, leather bar Oh, so close and yet so far Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir Pinot, Pinot, Pinot Pinot Noir, you're a star Listen to Tom Beren-gar Pinot Noir, Roseanne Barr Pinot Noir Au revoir - Titus Andromedon

[@rdwilson1207]

Greg Keller 🤣🤣🤣

[@Skinnerc1129]

This is the worst series I've seen on munchies. Oregon had so much more potential but this chick killed it. RIP Oregon.

[@qldavidlp4776]

I appreciate all the content munchies puts out. Hard work goes into all of these videos. Haters gonna hate

[@thisisyaren]

LOL "this is delicious" doesnt even drink it hahahahaha fuck me

[@nomaddictart2886]

Wine in a can! That's some next level hobo shit right there.

[@neuralvibes]

I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be that hard to find someone actually willing to consume the beverage as part of the job. Her personal reasons aside, she's not doing this for herself, she's doing it for the viewers...

[@jwags9354]

Sorry i dont drink... whatttt lol.. How is a non drinker doing a full eps on DRINKING??

[@whatstwelveohnine]

The wine lady is the most poised and likable lady i may have ever viewed on a screen.

[@jeffreymiller9808]

Love the video, Nissan Xterra as well. I do the same type of excursions in Finger Lakes Wine country in a Lava Red Xterra Evenstad Reserve!!

[@Inthekitchenwithjorge]

Awesome munchies love this Oregon serie, she is an amazing host , keep it coming

[@InfestedJM]

So many dislikes... I really like this series and i like the host. She seems chilled and authentic.

[@SplitAxisProductions]

Portland is known more for our micro brews then for wine, really hope part 4 is about the amazing beer makers we have around her like Hair of the Dog.

[@fartzinwind]

I've only been into wine the last couple years, and that terracotta stuff looks fantastic. You could try a new wine everyday from Oregon and not run out for a long time, especially if you combine it with SW Washington and Walla Walla. I may need to drive out and try that guys unique to the region approach.

[@freezinfeet]

some people dont realise that spitting wine is an actual thing to do, especially if you are going to drink lots. you still get the taste but wont get drunk as fast. though people only really do that when they are going to taste multiple types of wine. its also a preference thing some people spit or swallow :D

[@DrTUKIE]

Vice is bugging with this chick! Where's Charlet at?!

[@LucianoHilton]

She doesn't drink? LOL I would be very very tempted in her place. Such good wines.

[@fornello123]

3:12 "You could drink it alone, or eat it with food." mmmwaaa! [kissess fingers] brilliant

[@musicisbrilliant]

You people are rotten and bitter (just overly hardsh). Im an Oregonian, and this entire series is a truly special treat. I love love love it!!!!!! (With the exception of the stripper part.) And Gabi is a very fine person, and fun, cool, kind, bright lady. The fact that she doesnt drink wine doesnt make me enjoy it any less, and thats just the difference between me and all the negative people. Try to be impeccable my friends. TRY to be nicer!!! And enjoy this free video series that others worked hard on. One that Ill always cherish, being from Oregon. Peace!

[@PartVIII]

10:58 She looks like Dee from It's Always Sunny

[@musicisbrilliant]

Yeah she kind of does! Ha

[@SebStorm]

You can tell that she has a PhD in the arts of wine

[@machinegun20]

SebStorm Hahaha

[@qwertyismymom]

She is slightly annoying, sure, and we all agree that a recovering alcoholic shouldn't do a segment on drinking alcohol. BUT, she's doing a really good job of giving honest and descriptive feedback on the wines, without fear of offending the winemakers, and I kinda like that about her.

[@stefanlouter]

I really like these exploration video series. Also this girl is a really good presenter. Well done!

[@Rbrezay]

Tomorrow's episode should be good

[@tearpear12]

i just hoped part 3 wouldn't have this annoying reporter. guess i was wrong and now i gave you guys a view

[@cocolonger]

Please send someone who drinks to taste wine, it is rude for the producers and see the face the guy makes when she spits out his hard work ! IMO not knowing about wines is one thing but this is too much.

[@PSUZombie]

Roy G Spitting at wine tastings is how you do wine tasting. People who brew beer for example don't just get tanked at work every day, they taste it, spit it out, and move on to the next one. Someone has to do quality check!

[@JackMarshallEatsFood]

Roy G Haha, you know nothing Roy.

[@cocolonger]

sure.. I do know nothing. and in the third stage of sampling wine( the tongue is longer than just the mouth) you have to swallow it so you can tell the last notes of it, how long it stays in , giving information.. but again I know nothing. I meant it ,you can clearly see She is not the one to be there. I am sorry IMO.

[@akillaonwax]

Vice used to be cool

[@musicisbrilliant]

Seriously LOVE this!!!! Can someone please explain to me why the ice age makes a "more fertile wine growing region?" Anyone know?

[@fartzinwind]

A great place to try wines that are on the spendy side, but without breaking the bank, is at Cinetopia theaters. They have Vinetopia at the Beaverton location, and at the original Vancouver WA theater. I've gone and tried a few multi hundred $ bottles from, there one ounce at a time, and it was really affordable. They use a sealed system that replaces the wine volume in the bottles with I think Argon, which is neutral to the wine, so it can dispense a single ounce at a time. Also you should go for the theater experience there.

[@drgonzo1971]

Why would you send a teatotaller on a wine tour?

[@linglinggotrice21]

Wow, I've lived in Sherwood (which is a TINY city) my entire life and I had no idea that we were making wine here...

[@salg7703]

Idea: Let's get someone that doesn't drink alcohol to review it. Outcome: This video.

[@harryc266]

I wanna live in Oregon it so fucking cool

[@lukasholzmann8642]

she has an amazing job

[@Str0ngWilled]

Kind of a slap in the face to the people that make the wine when you just spit it right out. I'm kind of with other people. Why go to taste wine when you don't drink or have a problem with alcohol? Vice and Munchies has a slim amount of good shows and needs to get better people. Get it together.

[@SplitAxisProductions]

I live right by Portland, and people like her are what give Portland the false mask that its a hipster paradise, so many great hard working folks live there, and yet you choose to have her show us around? Nice going in representing our town as a hive for anorexia and PBR.

[@imbradandyouarenot]

If they ever make another Popeye movie I found their Olive Oyl.

[@heyya7464]

Wine in a can was a dream of mine .drink wine , not beer in a can

[@musicisbrilliant]

9:11. I REALLY like this guy. Hes damn smart and fun to listen to!

[@DrJuanCarlosCastellanos]

OMG.... I dont drink... seriously ?!?!

[@Darren.G]

Boones Farm!!

[@johnking7535]

Oregon is too great of a state to only have one series. The whole PNW actually.

[@user-fx2hg7jl5h]

Its good that she stop drinkin hehe i think this episode is better than previous episode(inappropriate episode ever) hahaa

[@broman113]

This would be an awesome series for I live on t he West Coast so I can go to these places but I am sorry for who she is....

[@balloonbluegreen]

VICE can I be your next host?

[@Madeline844]

All of these comments about the host are so judgemental. I think she's great, she seems very genuine and down to earth and just generally a cool girl. The fact that she is a recovered alcoholic means next to nothing. Even if there is an episode about wine. Smh viewers, smh.

[@kylechristensen9171]

Dijon is in burgundy

[@paulthetallsigma1552]

I wonder if she would ever cross a cattle grid safely..

[@KoobxwmBelieves]

really dig the music @ 9:25 & would love the track if anyone knows

[@atapuma5756]

Normally in tasting wines you should start with white, dry and less alcoholic wines and gradually taste stronger wine

[@basslandpdx]

Ma hoooooooood! ^__________^

[@optimisticblackorange]

big fan of wine but doesnt drink

[@TehPackTv]

i mean the stuff they make is great...just the people sound like robots trying to love lol

[@MrYangf1]

why is MUNCHIEs KZbin... 3 or 4 uploads behind the actual site??

[@DTownMalo]

They make much more money if you go to their site duhhh

[@JackMarshallEatsFood]

DTownMalo I'd actually use their site if the loader wasn't so fucking slow.

[@vadave311]

After the video yesterday I kinda expected her to make out with the wine lady.

[@phakeonee]

Keep them coming! Great series. Just a shame so many immature guys were brought in by the stripper part and can't understand its more about the people who are passionate about their work and displaying that there still are people who strive to produce things to the best of their ability which portland is becoming well known for. The chick looks like she's had a kinda rough past and has obviously done well to turn it around. Its a shame everyone is commenting on pointless shit and nothing actually to do with the content and the craftsmen

[@runningscents2532]

why yhey send a alki to tast wine? bet shes fun drunk tho

[@CHiLECHiLL456]

why would Vice take a alcoholic to a vineyard, poor girl was being tortured

[@musicisbrilliant]

What does the ice age have to do with making it a good place for growing wine grapes? Anyone? Old dead animals in the soil?

[@jeffreymiller9808]

Glaciers pushing and retracting created all kinds of changes in soil composition in the Willamette Valley. There is Volcanic Soil and Sedimentary Soils that were all moved around because of this. Some of these soils came from Lava Flows and other from floodlands that were actually once part of Montana. The Finger Lakes of Western NY were also created from the same type of circumstances.

[@musicisbrilliant]

Jeffrey Miller Wow. Very interesting. Thanks so much for sharing!!

[@ChunkyChipz]

Wine is super smooth? wtf?

[@Enviros]

6:28 Sorry I Don't drink?!?!?

[@hankbizzo5]

Everything was great but the host.. This has been the theme for the last handful of videos.. Pls give us MORE Action and Matty!! There is nor real appeal with these pretentious hipsters.. Not trying to hate the hosts but they are just not a good fit..

[@bvs-79]

It’s like the original host couldn’t make it and they just grabbed a random who was too polite to explain that she was in recovery. What a clusterfuck. I’m an aspiring somm and would have killed for that opportunity.

[@odinponzi9224]

Come on?? We all know you got the idea from Frank Raynolds when he tried to be inconspicuous.

[@TehPackTv]

so why does everyone on these portland ep seem like they watch munchies and desperately tried to copy it?

[@bunsome]

Wine in a can??? Says it all about America

[@megamanski8183]

11:20 lol this episode is a wreck

[@nader9420]

People will be over touchy and slam " it's racist " statement on everything possible.. Like 4:22 's eastern music content just because the amphoras!

[@vashekapez]

אמת על היד

[@franciscohernandez6163]

i prefer to be by myself

[@SureshRajan]

didn't she drink before?

[@TheRafaBStudio]

C'mon guys! You can evaluate a wine without swallowing it. Don't be so judgmental on her. She's not necessarily an alcoholic if she doesn't drink. Maybe she doesn't drink because she dosen't like it.

[@killercaos123]

I want to upvote this.... but when you have a host going down to the Willamette, trying great wine but doesn't drink..... That's like having a vegan try out iconic food like pizza hot dogs or cotton candy.

[@dangerzone4149]

"Sorry i don't drink" while several substances are probably coursing thru her veins...

[@kevin1049]

Just imagine her getting to taste 40 year old bottle of wine then taking sips and spitting it out "It's very fruity" *spit*

[@chrismcquade4424]

Much like Portland, Munchies is slowly becoming more cruel and unusual...

[@phdotsco]

i dont drink....mind blown

[@quirky3187]

turns out that Domaine Serene is run by hardcore evangelicals who LOVE Trump. don't give them your money-- a score of 97 is not worth compromising your integrity.

[@vashekapez]

0:42

[@ManyDoors777]

Very awkward....

[@user-fx2hg7jl5h]

The host should eat more hahaha 🤣😅🙄😤

[@drus555]

Huh? "I don't drink"??????

[@baseballstud379]

yay a 15 minute video of a hippie spitting

[@andie3448]

why would they have a host that cant drink? that seems so disrespectful

[@ryanoglesbee1235]

picked the wrong person to do a drinking episode

[@adubspitfoster]

Oh snap i think i may be first... not that it matters but its never happened before

[@machinegun20]

This is really badd Vice. Please get someone who is really passioned about wine, instead of someone who doesn't drink alcohol at all. Shame!