Comments on: Episode #31 – Viognier, the other white wine.

By: John J.

John J. — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:01:16 +0000

Always count you to try to encourage people to try something new and expand their palates Gary. I love viognier, and hope that after people see this, more people will give it a try.
Another lesser known grape I’d love to see you do an episode on is charbono. Not as easy to find as viognier, but that doesn’t mean people shouldn’t try it if they come across it of course.

By: Dan Leavy

Dan Leavy — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:13:29 +0000

i have not had a viognier before, so much wine to taste, so little time

word 31 “immigrant”

By: The Fanjestic

The Fanjestic — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 18:48:23 +0000

Viognier is awesome with food – that’s what I’ve learned. Curious as to why you didn’t try any French viognier – I bet you will in later episodes.

By: WA Ambassador

WA Ambassador — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:41:34 +0000

Sounds like I need to try some of this out. Thanks.

By: yowens

yowens — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 23:57:29 +0000

I’ve had a few of the viogner’s and have really been into them. There’s a tropical citrus thing going on that’s tough to beat.

By: David Canada

David Canada — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:45:27 +0000

I am a huge convert to Viogner over the last 6-8 months. It rocks with food and is just so aromatic and good! I had a killer on from the Languedoc last night. Domaine de Salices

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:30:20 +0000

Medicinal.

By: Eric Opheim

Eric Opheim — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:49:47 +0000

Viogner was actually the second wine I ever enjoyed, behind moscato, when I first started drinking wines 3 years ago. Thanks for giving it some more exposure.

By: Russ

Russ — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 03:14:50 +0000

Gary missed something on the Pikes. There is a real bitter taste on the mid-palate, almost a grassy taste gone awry. On the bottle they recommend cellaring the wine, which I hope will mellow out this flaw, although I’m sure it won’t.

I bought this wine on WL’s recommendation and it was a miss.

By: Mike F.

Mike F. — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:40:30 +0000

I tried a Vionier from Argentina recently. Although I liked the flavor profile (peach, apricot, wild flowers, lemon and honey) it was a bit flabby. The one or two Shiraz/Vionier blends that I tried were ok, but I need to try a few more before I can really decide.