Episode 2 – Pinot Grigio

February 22, 2006

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Pinot Grigio is an often over-looked wine. In this vlog entry, we take a look at 5 good Pinot Grigios and rank them in price/value order. Let us know what you think of the final score!

2004 Borgo Dei Vassalli Pinot Grigio

Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio

2004 Monteflor Velio Pinot Grigio

2004 Lorenzo Rive Di Giare Pinot Grigio

Feudi De Romans Pinot Grigio

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  1. April 20, 2007

    sfgiants55

    Great episode for this time of the year. It’s always great seeing these old episodes. It kind of takes you back. I wonder what has happened to Gary over the past 16 months. He’s now so wired he has sugar coming out of his ears. Also, notice how his descriptions are so non-existent… At least he didn’t use “profound” five thousand times like he did on the first episode.

  2. March 19, 2007

    Fiorentina!

    I was recently introduced to these episodes and I gotta tell ya, these are pretty entertaining. When thinking about Pinot Grigio, I have to agree with Panman about the Kris. The 2005 Kris is simply a wonderful, light, but complex Pinot Grigio. Another fun wine from Veneto is the 2005 Borgo Maddelana. A little bit more light body and the acids, but fuller on the fruit this wine is worth it’s $10 price.

  3. October 7, 2006

    Panman

    Wow, great to look back at these older episodes. I am a fan of Kris Pinot Grigio and try to recommend it (or at least anything else) over the Santa Margherita. Not that its bad, but you can get more bang for your buck else where. Ah, back to the whole rating and price debate.

    PS great improvement on the lighting on the new episodes transitioning from the normal office lighting here to higher quality lighting TV-set like lighting. Makes me wonder what the hell the lighting my office must look like….what is it doing to my eyes!! Yikes.

  4. September 30, 2006

    Mike F.

    I remember in the late 80’s as a neophyte wine enthusiast how everyone would agree that Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio was the move for any night out. It was featured prominently at the head of the white list, and I once saw it listed as the “Official drink of Brooklyn”. You couldn’t walk into a liquor store in the neighborhood without walking around cases of it stacked up to eye level.
    Well after having moved past that rut in my life, I’m looking forward to revisiting one of the greatly maligned whites. This time without any preconceptions or skewed brand loyalty.

  5. September 19, 2006

    Brandon M

    I’m going back through and re-watching everything…forgot how much fun it is to watch them straight through.

    B

  6. September 19, 2006

    Brandon M

    #2…hows that happen? There should be just as many commetns on these as there are on the new vlogs. I passed up Pinot Gris this weekend at Sterling and now I’m ashamed of myself!

    B

  7. February 22, 2006

    emily

    i thought that was so much fun i have to say…you have great energy! actually got me excited to drink some pinot grigio-can’t wait for the warmer weather that’s usually when we drink it. and i def. will have to try the lorenzo sounded great. tks for the great tips, as a novice wine drinker i always go w/the name brands like santa marg but now that i hear the comparisons & esp. the prices i def. need to explore more.

    looking fwd to tom’s post!

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