I LOVE your take on my very favorite varietal and learn so much from your tastings, winery write-ups, and adventures. Keep up the good work

Charles B. Simmons, Houston

"I have found his Pinot recommendations to be absolutely spot-on, much better than those from Greg Walter's Pinot Report, for example."

Dan

"Thanks for sharing your love and knowledge for Pinot Noir - I enjoy the PinotFile and appreciate all the work you put into it."

Bob Smith

"You continue to educate me and make me smile. Keep it up."

Lou Wood

"I appreciate your time and effort on the PinotFile - it's been a great educational tool for me as a learning Pinot fanatic. I have been able to get on several mailing lists like Radio-Coteau, Rivers-Marie, and Gypsy Canyon after trying the wines based on articles you wrote."

Sandy Porter

"Please add us to your email subscription list. Of all the wine newsletters, and especially those that concentrate on pinot noir, we enjoy yours the most by far. We currently live in South Lake Tahoe but have just purchased a 7 acre pinot noir vineyard in the southern Willamette Valley. We will be relocating in the spring and begin to build our retirement project. We look forward to sending you a couple of bottles within a few years! Keep the great newsletter coming!"

Brian and Therese Schafer, Monroe, Oregon

"I have been reading the Prince of Pinot newsletter for about 3 months now, and I am massively enjoying it.

While I can't believe that there is no subscription fee (yet!), the newsletter has already cost me a lot of money in Pinot Noir purchases. As of yet, I have only tried one of the wines I have signed up for based solely on his recommendations (Windy Oaks), and I have been very pleased. On this wine, and others that he has written about which I am familiar with, our palates seems to be aligned.

My opinion is that I place Rusty as one of my subject matter experts on wine. I trust Bob on Bordeaux, California Cabs, and the Rhone. I look towards Burghound on Burgundy. I value James Suckling's opinions on Port. And I think that I have found my guru on Oregon and California Pinot. (All I need now is an expert on Sauternes and other desert wines - recos anyone?)

Furthermore, The Prince writes about tiny producers that are not likely to be mentioned in any of the more popular periodicals...."

... Read all the posts on this thread at Mark Squires' Bulletin Board

Errol Kovitch, Rochester Hills, MI

"We had visitors from Washington, D.C. They had heard about us in the PinotFile and wanted to come to our "Tasting Room." When we told them that we did not have a winery (we are "just a grower") and our tasting room would be our kitchen, they were even more happy to come visit and taste. If you don't already subscribe to the Pinotfile, google it and get on [the Prince's] list! It is a great weekly/bi-weekly newsletter. As I said, Rusty is not only very informed about Pinot Noir, he is extremely entertaining. His Pinotfile makes for a very good weekly read! "

Mike and Teela Ridgeway, Ridgeway Vineyards

"I just wanted to thank you for all you do for us devotees of Pinot Noir. I have found that I cannot rely on the wine critics like Laube and Parker. You never know what you are going to get from them. I have found that the wines you recommend suit my taste admirably. Keep up the good work, and again, thank you, thank you, thank you."

James, a loyal follower

"I just want to take a moment to thank you so much for producing the PinotFile. I look forward to receiving and reading every issue. It allows me on the East Coast the ability to learn so much about Pinot Noir that I would never be able to learn even though my wife and I take two trips to California every year. Thanks again for the great publication. It's much appreciated."

Richard Byrne

"You are a gift to a busy pastor of a much too large congregation who never has enough time do all the ‘Eucharistic research’ (that's what I call it!). You pave the way for my tastings and teach me every issue with both passion and fairness - what more could a guy ask?"

Chuck Simmons (aka Pinot Preacher), Houston, TX

"Keep up the great work on what is a well put together, informative, yet entertaining newsletter."

Chad, Singapore

"I print each and every one of them and read just about every word! I just love your newsletters! They really are the best that I have ever come across! Thanks so much for your stupendous work!"

Julianne Odell