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1. May 16, 2006

   Tony

   Gary,

   Great, great episode, and very timely. My wife and I were talking just this weekend about how we love really great, complex wines, but can’t afford spending $30-40 every time we open a bottle, and how we would love to find some really great $10 wines that we could drink and really enjoy on a daily basis.

   So you hit it right on the head with these wines. I ordered 3 bottles each of the Cotes du Rhone and the San Felipe immediately, even before I finished watching the episode. If they’re as good as you indicate when I get them – and you still have them, I’ll order a case of each.

   “Best values” is an episode you could do every month, and I’d never, ever tire of it.

   From a usefulness/timeliness perspective, this is one of your top episodes yet. I give it a 94.

   Keep it up! BTW, I’m really, really looking forward to learning everything you can give us from your trip to Spain. I had a cheap tempranillo once, decided that Spanish wine wasn’t any good, and haven’t had any since. I’m hoping you’re going to give me a good re-education on that point.

   One suggestion for an episode: a solid overview of Spanish wines – the regions, the types, the grapes, the styles. Something to give us a solid overall foundation in understanding Spanish wines. Then in further episodes you could take on specific regions or types of wine and we’d know where it fit in the Spanish wine landscape.

2. May 15, 2006

   chito

   Thanks, Gary. I finally got to hear the proper pronounciation of the wines. I e-mailed you before about how the names got lost in the shuffle. In order to avoid making a fool of oneself at a restaurant, it’s importatnt to know the wine as well as the name. Great piece on the San Felipe. Higher marks for the honest approach.
   Al

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