Comments on: I’m Not Pissed – Episode #58

By: John J.

John J. — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:07:24 +0000

Had some good pinot’s from Van Duzer , and Wild Hog as well, like others have commented.

By: John J.

John J. — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:05:58 +0000

Wow Gary, not counting the episodes that have come after this, this is definitely your best episode up to that point. And the 1st QOTD! Your approach has certainly changed a bit since then, not for the worse or anything, but I hope you don’t ever forget what you said in this episode.
Love that you’re trying NOT to follow the trends, and instead doing your own thing. Definitely what keeps me watching more episodes.
Not sure I can answer that 1st qotd yet. I don’t buy alot of pinot noir, but I’ll be looking for the Three Miners now. Seems pretty hard to find a good one [especially in Burgundy, where it is so hit or miss.]so I haven’t bought many. With that being said, and with me agreeing Burgundy is a bit overrated with what’s available now, the best I can remember would be a Burgundy. It would be a Clos Vougeot, 2000, from Louis Jadot. I’m sure you know as well as I, there are very many pinot’s out there of a better quality.
But glad to hear you say once again you want comments, and you don’t wanna follow trends. Because I’m itching to see you do a charbono tasting episode and a vin jaune tasting episode.

By: TommyB

TommyB — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:02:43 +0000

You are right Gary Burgundy Pinot can be very over priced. But it’s good! And yes, my favourite pinot (so far) is a Burgundy wine; 2005 Cote De Beaune-Villages for 11 bones in English money so what’s that – 22 dollars? Lots of gamey aromas with hints of oak and vanilla. Dark berry fruits and spices on the palate..terroir all over the place. I also agree that Chilean pinot can be very good value – it’s cheap in England, some are £6 a bottle – you can’t complain with that! Unfortunately I have so far been disappointed with the New Zealand Pinots I have tried – finding them too sweet and fruit driven and lacking complexity. Looks like I have been picking up the wrong bottles! Any help on that aprreciated! Tom Bexton, UK.

By: Dan Leavy

Dan Leavy — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:56:06 +0000

good stuff! “taste the wine and stop being sheep”
qotd: best pinot? i cant remember! sorry… i have a terrible memory…

word 58 “way”

By: Justin L Ove

Justin L Ove — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:55:51 +0000

I’ll be honest, I’m just leaving a comment so I can say I answered the very first QOTD! I stumbled upon this episode and found myself really admiring the transformation you took as the show has progressed.
You rock dude.
QOTD: 2003 Domain Serene Evenstead Reserve, Oregon.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:42:31 +0000

I had been waiting for the first ever QOTD…

QOTD: I really liked the 2006 Rex Hill, as well as the 2006 Wild Hog Saralee’s Vineyard, and the 2006 Siduri. Although these are all New World, I do like old world Burgandies as well.

I’m so glad you didn’t give in to corporate bull!

By: Bookman

Bookman — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:16:47 +0000

Gary, great job man! Just found your site, and am going back through all of the reviews. I have to give you a ton of credit for keeping it real, and not selling out to the corporate masses!

Best Pinot Ever?

2005 Van Duzer Westside Blocks, from Dallas, Oregon. My good friend was lucky enough to marry a girl from Dallas, and we were able to hit up a ton of great vineyards, for my first “wine tasting road trip”. I truly enjoyed Witness Tree, Cristom (2005 Jessie is great), Bethel Heights, Erath, and a few more. Willamette Valley, one of the best places in these United States!

By: The Fanjestic

The Fanjestic — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:00:47 +0000

QoTd: Brewer Clifton 2005 Ashley’s Vineyard. I was on my 1 and only wine trip to Santa Barbara – with my Dad and we went to this restaurant called Bouchon – which was amazing. We told our waiter Nuri that we were on a Father Son wine trip and that I was expecting my first child in July (This was in the first week of March 07) and he started bringing out the left overs of different wines (it was the end of the night and we were 2 of the last 4 patrons) they had openned during the evening to let us try. We each had about 4 1/2 glasses of amazing wine and we only had to pay for 1. The meal was incredible and we got to taste 7 to 10 different wines. The Brewer Clifton stood out as the best in my mind and I wrote it down on Bouchon business card since I was pretty cooked at that point.

Dinner with my Dad in wine country with perfect weather in Santa Barbara – it was as perfect as it could get. When I get old I will regret not taking more chances and trips like that one.

Gary I know you rip on Sideways and I get that, but I disagree. That movie openned my eyes to wine travel, new wineries, a new wine region, and how much I was missing from the whole wine experience. I love that book and movie for the same reason I love your show – it inspires more people to look into wine, and experience something they might not have without. Sure it dissed Merlot and sure it increased the price and sales of pinot, but it got people interested in wine and eventually those people will search out new regions and new varietals or if they were just there for the Sideways trend – who cares, every industry has those people.

Look – when it comes to this stuff, you’re smarter than me, you have more experience than me and you even have a bigger passion than I do – but on this one thing, it’s time to make your peace with the Sideways phenom, and recognize it for what it really was – a positive thing for wine and the wine community!

Hey – if nothing else, it Changed the Wine World whether you like it or not.

PS- You rock!

By: sobojosh

sobojosh — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:30:27 +0000

Classic. Is this the first question of the day?

By: jfont

jfont — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 06:26:17 +0000

for pinot noir, 2004 sea smoke botella and southing…those are the only ones that really sticks out in my mind. though i’ve had some other good ones like dierberg and foxen. but it doesn’t compare to the first time i tasted sea smoke. it was like love at first site.