| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| HTA ID | HTA-0644 |
| Title | Pacific Orchid Expo — Festival Pavilion (9:45 Segment) |
| Era | KRON-TV (San Francisco, ~2005–2013) |
| Station | KRON-TV Channel 4 |
| Program | KRON4 News Weekend |
| Role | Host |
| Segment Type | Feature |
| Duration | ~04:06 |
| Source File | ORCHID+SEGMENT+945.txt |
| Record Version | V1 (Transcript Only) |
Henry explores the Festival Pavilion displays at the Pacific Orchid Expo at Fort Mason.
Speaker 1 00:01 The Pacific Orchid Expo taking place here at Fort Mason all weekend, Festival Pavilion. Speaker 1 00:08 So, so many orchids, but you know, we've been covering this for like a hundred years, Bruce Rogers, our orchid expert. Speaker 1 00:14 We've been covering this and eventually, do you run out of things to talk about? Speaker 1 00:17 No, Bruce has come up with a brilliant new, what a fake idea this. Speaker 1 00:21 Get this, this is all about how do you pair wine and food with orchids. Speaker 1 00:29 So it's an orchid pairing of wine and food. Speaker 1 00:32 Hit it, Guy. This I want to hear. Speaker 2 00:33 As we all know, if it involves orchids and wine, Speaker 2 00:37 this was all Henry's idea. Speaker 2 00:38 No, it wasn't. Come on. This is your idea. Speaker 2 00:40 He said, "Orchids, maybe. Can you bring some wine in here somehow?" Speaker 1 00:43 It started legitimately. Speaker 2 00:44 Actually, it's very legitimate, Henry. Speaker 2 00:47 People have been doing it for years. It's not a new thing at all. Speaker 2 00:49 Here's a good example here. This is Pathypeleum Rothschildianum, Speaker 2 00:52 a very desirable rare orchid from Borneo and around there. Speaker 2 00:56 Very expensive plant and like the Rothschildianum wines. Speaker 1 00:59 Such as this empty bottle that Bruce bought. Speaker 2 01:02 Well that was because Henry's been here already and it was 8 o'clock in the morning, but it's a good bottle of wine. Speaker 1 01:07 You'll notice it's actually even signed by Mr. Mouton, I mean Mr. Rothschild. Speaker 1 01:11 So these two would be a perfect match. Speaker 1 01:13 A perfect match. Speaker 1 01:14 If you're loaded. Speaker 1 01:15 If you're loaded. Speaker 1 01:16 Right. Speaker 1 01:16 $200 a piece at least, it's a big deal. Speaker 1 01:19 Let's get down to the more ordinary kinds of wines. Speaker 2 01:21 Happy days, proletariat orchid. Speaker 1 01:22 First of all, let's talk about what would go with a Cabernet. Speaker 2 01:26 Let's take a little sip and see what goes with that. Speaker 1 01:27 Okay, we'll think about it. Speaker 2 01:28 Are you checking out the fragrance here? Speaker 1 01:29 No, I'm just trying to drink so we get the segment done. Speaker 2 01:31 Okay, we gotta hurry. Speaker 1 01:32 Hurry up, okay. Speaker 1 01:33 The producer's gonna yell at us if we drink too. Speaker 1 01:35 No, stop, just talk. Speaker 1 01:36 I'll do the drinking. Speaker 2 01:36 They all tell me I can't drink. Speaker 2 01:38 Okay, this next plant, Cattleya, also a dark, deep, heavy, Speaker 2 01:43 a very fragrant, a very substantial orchid, Speaker 2 01:46 just like the substantial feeling this wine gives you. Speaker 1 01:49 A Cabernet and Cattleya make perfectly good sense. Speaker 1 01:52 I can understand that. Speaker 2 01:53 All your heavy red wine should be with- Speaker 2 01:55 That's right. Speaker 2 01:55 dense, big, important orchids. Speaker 1 01:56 It would go well on the table with a heavy red wine. Speaker 1 02:00 Now Zinfandel is more of like, well, more of a party wine, a little spicy. Speaker 2 02:03 That's your favorite wine, I understand. Speaker 1 02:05 Oh, you've been watching me party. Speaker 2 02:07 Do they have a wine named after you? Speaker 2 02:09 No, no. Speaker 1 02:09 So what orchid would you say would go with a spicy? Speaker 2 02:12 Zinfandel, as we all know when we drink a lot of Zinfandel, it's kind of a wind in your Speaker 2 02:15 hair kind of feeling. Speaker 2 02:17 And you want to go with kind of a wind in your hair crazy looking orchid like this O'Donoglossom. Speaker 2 02:21 This is actually a hybrid, but it brings out, it imparts, being a hybrid, imparts things Speaker 2 02:26 like fragrance and it lingers on the scent. Speaker 2 02:30 You are doing such a good job of making this up. Speaker 2 02:33 Move it along. Speaker 1 02:33 Move over to the white wine. Speaker 2 02:34 White wines. Speaker 2 02:35 Here we are. Speaker 2 02:37 Chardonnay. Speaker 1 02:37 Yes. Speaker 1 02:38 A Chardonnay would go with, for example. Speaker 2 02:40 Well, actually, this is not phony baloney stuff here, Henry. Speaker 2 02:44 This is the real deal. Speaker 2 02:45 As you see this miltoniopsis here, look at the light citrus fragrances this has. Speaker 2 02:50 Smell. Speaker 2 02:51 Now, now, Henry, smell this. Speaker 1 02:53 Smell that? Speaker 1 02:54 I'll smell this. Speaker 1 02:57 Light citrus. Speaker 2 02:57 You're right. Speaker 2 02:58 That actually works. Speaker 2 02:59 It certainly does. Speaker 2 03:00 And along with that same, and as you get into your finer white wines, your Sauvignon Blancs Speaker 2 03:04 or things of the sort, we can get into finer fragrances as well. Speaker 1 03:08 Very light. Speaker 1 03:08 Yes. Speaker 1 03:09 And that would go with what, for example? Speaker 1 03:11 Well, that's a nice Sauvignon Blanc. Speaker 2 03:12 I'd have to make it up. Speaker 2 03:13 You have a wine right here. Speaker 2 03:14 Smell this. Speaker 1 03:14 That's a wine? Speaker 1 03:15 Yeah. Speaker 1 03:16 Well, it's called white wine delight. Speaker 1 03:19 Oh, perfect. Speaker 1 03:20 A hint of bark and a touch of fertilizer. Speaker 1 03:24 Okay, we got to... Speaker 1 03:26 Are those tannins? Speaker 1 03:27 No, there was no tannins in that one. Speaker 1 03:29 Okay, good, good, good, good. Speaker 1 03:30 Seriously, though, Bruce, the idea is that if wines were orchids or orchids were wines, Speaker 1 03:37 there really are a lot of connections. Speaker 1 03:38 There certainly are. Speaker 2 03:39 And there are a lot of... Speaker 2 03:41 Most orchid growers are also wine drinkers. Speaker 1 03:44 That's because there's no money to be made and they're drowning their sorrows most of the time. Speaker 1 03:50 Pacific Orchid Expo. Speaker 1 03:51 Two buck chuck. Speaker 1 03:52 They've got so many great orchids here. Speaker 1 03:55 You've got to come see it. Speaker 1 03:56 I love this show. Speaker 1 03:56 We have a lot of things here. Speaker 1 03:57 It's at the Festival Pavilion. Speaker 1 03:59 It's going on all weekend. Speaker 2 04:02 And we'll have some fun, huh? Speaker 2 04:04 Let's drink. Speaker 2 04:05 Good evening. Speaker 2 04:06 To your health. Speaker 2 04:06 To your health.