but, yes, it s been a lot of fun. a lot of different vintners throughout the years, different restaurants, chefs, artists, and all for a great cause. damian: yeah, well, and how are you able to convince ? for instance, here we have from the maldonado vineyards. how were you able to convince these powerhouses to come into silicon valley? ray: well, that one s good friends of mine are enrique lopez. he s the owner of encanto vineyards. and my wife and i took him and his wife to my friend s ranch in san miguel de allende back in april. and i said, you know, i need some more vintners. he goes, call guillermo, he s the president of mava. and then guillermo invited maldonado. and i was telling hugo a few minutes ago that i had talked to him about five years ago, and i invited. he says, oh, we re busy. and i said i just kept goin . and then i was heard he was comin , i said, man, that s well, they re legends. to me, it s an honor to have them and have a lot of these vintner
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california s gold is produced in association with kcet los angeles and is seen statewide on california public television. this series is endorsed by: well, hello, everybody. i m huell howser and here we are on this beautiful morning in one of the most beautiful places anywhere in california. we re at leo carillo state park which is right on the coast in the northern part of malibu north of los angeles. and this beach is famous this park is famous for its beautiful beach and its beautiful stretch of ocean. look at that. it doesn t get any prettier than that. but we are not here to spend the day on the beach or in the water. we re here because of a fish story, a big fish story a big fish story that ends up being very much a part of california s gold. okay, our adventure begins. we promised you a big fish story and i promise you will not be disappointed. here s the big fish himself right here. bill, introduce yourself to everybody. hey, huell
hi, jess. i see you re finally getting a new neighbor. you mean the place next door ? a good thing. i don t like a vacant building. it makes the whole place look shabby. especially next to our glamorous establishment. could you tell what kind of business it s going to be ? no. the windows are all covered with paper. as long as it s not another restaurant i don t care who moves in there. you know what would be good ? a really nice dress shop. - that s a terrible idea. - why ? -we d spend all our money there. -i don t think it s going to be a dress shop. they were loading in big, heavy boxes this morning, much too big for dresses. what kind of store sells big, heavy things ? - maybe it s a health club. - oh, that s not good. why not ? it might do you some good to join a health club. all day long there will be banging and clanging and loud music. our customers like to eat in peace and quiet. - hi, sara. - hi, mr. brashov. looks like you re getting a new neighbor. - yes, i know.
hi, jess. i see you re finally getting a new neighbor. you mean the place next door ? a good thing. i don t like a vacant building. it makes the whole place look shabby. especially next to our glamorous establishment. could you tell what kind of business it s going to be ? no. the windows are all covered with paper. as long as it s not another restaurant i don t care who moves in there. you know what would be good ? a really nice dress shop. - that s a terrible idea. - why ? -we d spend all our money there. -i don t think it s going to be a dress shop. they were loading in big, heavy boxes this morning, much too big for dresses. what kind of store sells big, heavy things ? - maybe it s a health club. - oh, that s not good. why not ? it might do you some good to join a health club. all day long there will be banging and clanging and loud music. our customers like to eat in peace and quiet. - hi, sara. - hi, mr. brashov. looks like you re getting a new neighbor. - yes, i know.