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Rudy, myself, and our friend Jayson Johnson decided to attend Gary Vaynerchuk’s 500th episode featured at CrushPad in San Francisco. Unfortunatley, I had to work that same day so we arrived after the episode was filmed. We were there for tasting session that occurred after. There were multiple tables set up throughout the facility with featured wineries. There were even a couple of tables of random wines that folks attending brought to share and of course some wine that Gary brought to share with the crowd.

We met our other good friend Gregory Troyer, manager of Rubicon Estate there and he fortunately was there for the filming of the 500th episode. So he was able to clue us in with what we missed. Riojas

Tour of SF…Rudy took the long route.

Gregory fell into responsibility of Gary’s spicey garlic pickles, which were a gift from a woman who attended the event. He carried them around all night, even when we tried to meet for the after party in the Mission District. Gary didn’t end up going because he was tired, but it would have been extremely hilarious if he had. Gregory even took the pickles to a quick Mexican dinner stop. Gregory took the pickles home and even ate them. Crazy! If the lady who gifted them only knew.

That night we had some fun wines. What stood out most for us was a table of New Zealand wines. We tried multitudes of Sauvignon Blanc, some Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, & and amazing 50/50 blend of Merlot & Malbec. Another great table was Crooked Vine. We even got a rubber chicken out of that tasting experience. We stopped by the Duckhorn table and Rudy asked how come they weren’t part of our movie. I think this triggered some questioning amongst the company and Rudy is now in the process of setting up a last minute interview. We had attempted several times for an interview at Duckhorn, but we were diswayed because of some company changes they were going through. We’ve very excited to interview with them.

I have to mention that our friend JayJohn (Jayson Johnson) was an absolute hoot! He was on a mission that night to give out as many Merlove cards as he could. He was our dedicated promoter for the evening. Gregory later helped, but when it came to JayJohn it was serious business. He scrounged up some blue tape and was taping them to people. He even put them up on walls and one guy told us he saw a card above a urnal in the bathroom. I thought the entire mission was histerical. I saw JayJohn put cards in peoples pockets and purses, so smoothly that they didn’t even notice. There were people with cards stuck on the back of their shirts or jackets. I must mention that we did not tell JayJohn to do this at all. We were okay with him being an ambassador of Merlove, but he was a bit extreme. All the same, I hope the word keeps getting out there. So, don’t forget to tell all your friends, family, and co-workers about Merlove if you haven’t already. We’re on a mission to Merlove the world! Always try new wines and love as many as possible!

Gary was a very vivacious and articulate type of fellow. Not much taller than I (5feet 1inch). He was sweet towards me telling me he loved the glitter I had around my eyes. He was very friendly with Rudy & Jayson even though he had only met them both once before when the filmed at a Borders store in SF.

It was a fun night indeed. We can’t wait to have more, especially internationally.