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  1. 12-12-2005 #1
    Kori Ellis
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    Oregon wine will get world-class coaching

    http://www.oregonlive.com/living/ore...630.xml&coll=7


    When San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich comes to Portland, he usually hauls home something more than a big win. The team jet bulges with cases of Oregon wine. Pretty soon, there'll be even more pinot on the plane. And the plonk will be Popovich's own brand.

    The coach is in the process of buying a minority interest in A to Z Wineworks, the fast-growing venture based in Dundee.

    Co-founder Bill Hatcher, who spent 14 years as managing director of Domaine Drouhin in Oregon, has been a pal of Popovich ever since the coach first started poking around McMinnville in 1997 looking to buy a vineyard.

    And just how fast is A to Z growing? It began in 2002 with about 2,500 cases. This fall, it produced 80,000 cases.
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    He's gone pop.

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    There's some very nice Pinot here. Dundee is a nice wine area. Been there many times.
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    hmm i will have to go to grapevine market and central market to see if they carry any of their pinot
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    Appelation Controlee Grand Cru "Chateau Popovic"
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    I heard that RC was buying in as well....
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    I Need to get me a bottle
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    I would just tell Holt he couldnt come over anymore
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    Quote Originally Posted by mookie2001
    I would just tell Holt he couldnt come over anymore


    Nice one, Mook.
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    Jean Luc Popovich...
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    Pinot is a tough wine to make...growing that fast should be very challenging while keeping quality up...
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    I'm going to save a paper bag and a spot for Pop next for to me on the curb behind the s station.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mookie2001
    I would just tell Holt he couldnt come over anymore
    Damn...that one was out of the park!

    Nicely played...
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    Wait till Pop retires. He is gonna go crazy in the wine business. This is called a getting his feet wet experience. that and now he can just make his own wine instead of actually going out and buying it from some other winery, in all his cheapness.
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    Wine is nasty
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    I am not a wine drinker, but I wonder if Pop ended up investing in A to Z Wineworks, or if he met with the co-owners while on this trip.

    Apparently, he has a namesake also in the wine business who spells his name with 1 "g". That may get confusing for wine industry folks.


    Owner Greg Popovich

    http://www.castlerockwinery.com/0winery.asp
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    You think Pop is making a little trip to Napa/Sonoma after last night's game? They have about 5-6 days to kill.
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    Maybe Pop needs the weekend off to recover, too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vashner
    Jean Luc Popovich...

    @ vineyard owning french starship captain referance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Solid D
    I am not a wine drinker, but I wonder if Pop ended up investing in A to Z Wineworks, or if he met with the co-owners while on this trip.

    Apparently, he has a namesake also in the wine business who spells his name with 1 "g". That may get confusing for wine industry folks.


    Owner Greg Popovich

    http://www.castlerockwinery.com/0winery.asp

    This man shall be forced to change his name to Gary.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Horry For 3!
    Wine is nasty
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    I can see it now.

    Pinot Noir, fresh from the Chateau D'4 Down.
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    Maybe Pop should have the co-owners change the name of the company to:

    Full Court Winepress
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