[net.wines] Pat Paulsen as a vintner?

wmartin@brl-vgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (04/11/84)

A sale ad from a local liquor chain has the following entry
under the Sauvignon Blanc/Fume Blanc heading:

Pat Paulsen 1981 ... $6.99

Does this have anything to do with the Pat Paulsen who did 
comedy routines on the old Smothers Brothers tv show and was
a candidate for President in a parody campaign at the time?
Did he become a vintner?

Or is it just a coincidence of names?

Will

bethan@ariel.UUCP (04/12/84)

Yes, it's the same guy.  A lot of stars are recently getting into the
wine-making business.  Has anyone tried any of the "celebrity" vintages?
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chuqui@nsc.UUCP (Chuq Von Rospach) (04/12/84)

That is the same Pat Paulsen who ran for president and worked with the
Smothers Brothers (as an aside, the Smothers Brothers also on a winery).
The Paulsen label is small, but has a reasonably good reputation. The
Smothers Brothers wines are supposed to be better, if you can find those (I
haven't been able to, so I can't say)

chuq

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sebb@pyuxss.UUCP (S Badian) (04/12/84)

	I haven't tried the Smothers Brothers wine but I did
see an enthuciastic review of it in some magazine--maybe
Bon Appetit or some other cooking magazine. I think the 
article said their Reisling is very good, but don't quote
me on that.
				Sharon Badian

kwd@cygnet.UUCP (Karl Danz) (04/13/84)

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Regarding Paulsen and Smothers Brothers... both were on display
(and available for tasting) at the Sonoma County Harvest Festival
last fall.  I would guess they'll be there again this fall.
I did not try either...