Kevin Furtado Quotes (12 Quotes)

I think people who believe in pinot understand. I'm just trying to spread the word.

Taylor is our emotional leader. She is the heart and soul of this team. It was tough to lose her because she brings so much to the team. I thought Morgan played well, but it's tough to ask somebody to play the whole game without a break.

Because she takes so many high percentage shots, she could average 30 points. She takes 20 shots a game. She's finished well this week.

This is a dream come true for me. Bill Harlan is to California wine making what the Steadman Hawkins Research Foundation is to orthopedic research. He brought the world California 'cult cabernets'. In my 12 years in this business, I've never even been able to taste the wines that we are pouring at this event, let alone serve them.

It's part of the mystery of the grape. I thought there would be more of a formula, but there isn't. I have a lot of respect for the winegrowers in the Russian River Valley.

It's an incredible opportunity. Most of the wines that these guys make are already sold out, so it's not about driving sales. It has to do with this incredible wine, and what makes one so different from another. It has to do with why people are driven to make it, and why we can't get enough. Really, it's pinot for pinot's sake.

Pinot speaks its own voice. The nuances produced in pinot noir are most interesting to me because of my palate. The subtleties in pinot are absolutely wonderful.

Fog is a huge factor with the creation of pinot noir in the Russian River Valley.

It was a lucky shot. But we've been on the wrong end of luck for a long time. It's about time luck went our way.

I thought we could win. But I didn't think we could win like this. That was a great performance by our players.

There wasn't anyone near the shooters. They're too good of a shooting team to give open shots to. We just laid down. That erased everything we'd done in the first half.

Keep your mind and palate open. Your palate is a Rolodex of tastes you have encountered before hand. There is no right answer when tasting wine.