NYTimes: Asimov On Rhys/KevinHarvey

Ian_Brand · February 22, 2012, 4:35pm

I hope Kevin’s project and others like it come to (and continue to) define California wine. That team is doing the good work.

JKim · February 22, 2012, 5:35pm

Good read, thanks for posting a link.

A_Fenster · February 22, 2012, 9:38pm

Very nice article. Congrats to Kevin and the Rhys team.

ki_punwar · February 22, 2012, 11:04pm

Nice article, congrats guys!

Howard_Cooper · February 22, 2012, 11:14pm

Great article. Congratulations Kevin.

Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m · February 23, 2012, 12:39am

“Nice read”, “nice article”, “great article,” “nice little article” — seriously? This was nothing more than a fluff piece. Sure sure, the Rhys team deserves to have good things said about them, but this article contained nothing I didn’t already know; I suspect the same holds true for many others here. Hell, the article didn’t even talk about the Rhys team, but rather only about Kevin, and even erroneously credits Kevin for “mak[ing]” their wine. And that makes for a “nice/great article”? Puh-leaze. This article was a snoozer.

That said, Congrats to the Rhys team for even more well-deserved public recognition of the work they’re doing.

Roy_Piper · February 23, 2012, 1:05am

Sometimes I see Asimov get criticized here, but I’ve always liked his articles, in general. He is pretty good at getting a lot into what is almost certainly a word per article limit that must make it difficult.

Berry_Crawford · February 23, 2012, 1:13am

Perhaps the general newspaper readers aren’t familair with the story as a board member woudld be?

Larry_P · February 23, 2012, 1:21am

Berry Crawford:

Brian G r a f s t r o m:

“Nice read”, “nice article”, “great article,” “nice little article” — seriously!?! This was nothing more than a fluff piece. Sure sure, the Rhys team deserves to have good things said about them, but this article contained nothing I didn’t already know; I suspect many the same holds true for many others here. Hell, the article didn’t even talk about the Rhys team, but rather only about Kevin, and even erroneously credits Kevin for “mak[ing]” their wine. And that makes for a “nice/great article”? Puh-leaze. This article was a snoozer.

That said, Congrats to the Rhys team for even more well-deserved public recognition of the work they’re doing.

Perhaps the general newspaper readers aren’t familair with the story as a board member woudld be?

Good publicity for Kevin and the Rhys’ team, and yes we’re not the target audience for Asimov’s article, but one thing I’ve noticed from wine writers is that if a story is worth telling, then it’s worth telling over and over and over… so I believe Brian has a point.

But, then again congrats Kevin and Rhys

Kevin_Harvey · February 23, 2012, 1:36am

Thanks for all the kind words. We have certainly had more than our fair share of press coverage lately but I always appreciate Eric’s perspective. Back in 2007, his initial coverage really helped get us off the ground and I am very grateful for that.

jdietz · February 23, 2012, 6:01am

Sounds like somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed! Except for your “great” last sentence!

J_Singleton · February 23, 2012, 6:28am

jdietz:

Brian G r a f s t r o m:

“Nice read”, “nice article”, “great article,” “nice little article” — seriously? This was nothing more than a fluff piece. Sure sure, the Rhys team deserves to have good things said about them, but this article contained nothing I didn’t already know; I suspect the same holds true for many others here. Hell, the article didn’t even talk about the Rhys team, but rather only about Kevin, and even erroneously credits Kevin for “mak[ing]” their wine. And that makes for a “nice/great article”? Puh-leaze. This article was a snoozer.

That said, Congrats to the Rhys team for even more well-deserved public recognition of the work they’re doing.

Sounds like somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed! Except for your “great” last sentence!

In all fairness, there is an almost absolute suck-fest of Rhys on this board. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge fan and happy to buy. But at the same time, how many more times are we going to tell the hot girl that she’s hot? She already knows.

Yoni_O_v_a_d_i_a · February 23, 2012, 7:20am

J. Singleton:

jdietz:

Brian G r a f s t r o m:

“Nice read”, “nice article”, “great article,” “nice little article” — seriously? This was nothing more than a fluff piece. Sure sure, the Rhys team deserves to have good things said about them, but this article contained nothing I didn’t already know; I suspect the same holds true for many others here. Hell, the article didn’t even talk about the Rhys team, but rather only about Kevin, and even erroneously credits Kevin for “mak[ing]” their wine. And that makes for a “nice/great article”? Puh-leaze. This article was a snoozer.

That said, Congrats to the Rhys team for even more well-deserved public recognition of the work they’re doing.

Sounds like somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed! Except for your “great” last sentence!

In all fairness, there is an almost absolute suck-fest of Rhys on this board. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge fan and happy to buy. But at the same time, how many more times are we going to tell the hot girl that she’s hot? She already knows.

Yeah. It also happens to me. I get tired of everyone telling me how handsome I am. Actually, no I don’t…

While I agree with Brian’s post in a sense, I’m glad that others beyond the board - that may not have been aware - will now know of Rhys.

Peter_Chiu · February 23, 2012, 1:23pm

jdietz:

Brian G r a f s t r o m:

“Nice read”, “nice article”, “great article,” “nice little article” — seriously? This was nothing more than a fluff piece. Sure sure, the Rhys team deserves to have good things said about them, but this article contained nothing I didn’t already know; I suspect the same holds true for many others here. Hell, the article didn’t even talk about the Rhys team, but rather only about Kevin, and even erroneously credits Kevin for “mak[ing]” their wine. And that makes for a “nice/great article”? Puh-leaze. This article was a snoozer.

That said, Congrats to the Rhys team for even more well-deserved public recognition of the work they’re doing.

Sounds like somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed! Except for your “great” last sentence!

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M_Dildine · February 23, 2012, 1:36pm

It’s a wonderful topic, but Brian was right. The article wasn’t groundbreaking.