Mixed bag of wine, two birds 1 stone: Episode #80

August 28, 2006

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2004 Koura Bay Sauvignon Blanc

2002 Chalk Hill Chardonnay

2002 Chateau Souverain Cabernet Sauvignon

2004 Clos Mimi Petite Rousse Syrah

Well here we are at Episode 80 already, unreal! Today Gary does a mixed bag of 4 wines that he had to taste anyway! Watch as Gary tastes these 4 wines and please add your thoughts and question and answer the question of the day. Gary tastes a Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand, a Chardonnay from California and a Cabernet and Syrah from the left coast as well!

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  1. August 28, 2006

    JimB

    Favorite non wine drink: Diet Dr. Pepper

  2. August 28, 2006

    Darlene O.

    Another great episode. I’ll be looking out for the Clos Mimi…My favorite drink (other than wine) is Diet V-8 Tropical Splash. TO DIE FOR!!!!! Sooooooo refreshing and like biting into fresh fruit. Yummmmmmm…….. :}

  3. August 28, 2006

    saul

    chopin vodka up in a chilled glass with olives

  4. August 28, 2006

    Bill Nelson

    Great episode Gary, with 2 good wines it’s a 95! Besides wine my beverage of choice is beer, preferably a stout or porter that I have made myself.

  5. August 28, 2006

    GregS

    Great episode.

    QOTD: Brewed iced tea (no-sugar) with a fresh lemon wedge (squeezed). The lemon is the key.

  6. August 28, 2006

    Sean

    Southern Comfort with lime on the rocks.

  7. August 28, 2006

    PETER MARKOS

    Hi Gary!! Will you please do Greek wines on W.L.TV My wife and I will be touring Greece and would love to taste some of the great wines of the country!! I enjoy your videos and I’m learning a lot about wines!! Thanks,Peter Markos

  8. August 28, 2006

    Russ J

    No “goodnight, Joe Walton wherever you are”?? I thought for sure that would be the winning tag line!
    Great episode, as usual. I always enjoy them more when you have a strong reaction to something, either way. Don’t start faking, though. We can tell.
    QOTD: non-alchoholic-I have been drinking seltzer with a splash of pomegranate and lime lately. Alchoholic-good sugar cane rum on the rocks with a twist of lime.

  9. August 28, 2006

    Chris Fehnel

    My favorite drink is 7 and 7. Seagram’s 7 and 7-Up. I’m not a big fan of the sweet stuff, so this is perfect for me.

  10. August 28, 2006

    Chris Fehnel

    Mmhmmm, cat piss.

    Who doesn’t love a fresh tall glass of cat piss? I know I do. :)

  11. August 28, 2006

    joe

    Gary: another awesome episode. Very educational and practical. I too do not get the WS ranking Chateau Souverain so high all the time – I buy the $18 merlots, cabs and syrahs and never see the reason for the score.

    Thanks for the discovery of the Mimi – a find like that really provids substantial value to us viewers. Seeing you taste and experience the wines – and having so many- gives me a high degree of trust in your reviews and recommendations.

    My favorite non-wine drink is fresh brewed Iced Tea – no sugar- with generous squeez of lemon. Drank it since age 3. Probably why I like tannic red wines.

  12. August 28, 2006

    PeteB

    I’m going 90 pts on this one.

    Favorite drink aside from wine:
    non-alcoholic: Arizona Green Tea (I am freak about the stuff and the new Pomegranate Green Tea is awesome)
    alcholic: tie between Blue Moon Belgium Wheat Lager and Margaritas (which I am sipping on as I write).

    P.S. – GV, you may have covered this before – but why do you only rinse your tasting glass some of the time? I noticed that you did it for the champagne’s and now the whites in this episode. What gives?

  13. August 28, 2006

    johnb

    great show. i agree that little miss sunshine was a great movie, im definitely going to see it again.

    i like to drink tequila as much as i like to drink wine. i would say my favorite tequila right now is Don Julio blanco

  14. August 28, 2006

    Ed R

    Gary,
    Which do you like better the Eaglepoint or the Clos Mimi Syrah?

  15. August 28, 2006

    Chris

    Gary,
    I love diet coke. As far as another alcoholic beverage, I go for Maker’s Mark on the rocks with a splash of water.

  16. August 28, 2006

    Ed R

    Hot summer day Corona with lime. Rest of the time Diet Pepsi.

  17. August 28, 2006

    Justin

    Gary, awesome show as always. It was nice to hear someone else describe a Sav. Blanc as smelling like cat piss. My friends think I am crazy when I say that about it. As for what I drink when I am not drinking wine, mostly its water.

    Anyway, will you ever do a show on wines from organic or biodynamic vineyards? There seem to be more and more popping up these days. Maybe you can give them a shot and share with us what you think about them.
    Thanks and keep up the good work,
    Justin

  18. August 28, 2006

    Mike S.

    My dodgy kiwi friends will love the “cat piss” reference.

    I’m not afraid of beer, but if given the choice I’ll always go for a Maker’s Mark and ginger ale – preferably in the vintage high ball glasses that belonged to my grandfather.

  19. August 28, 2006

    Jaye

    Cat Piss? As someone who has had to clean a number of litter boxes in her time, I can say you have turned me off from KBSB!

    Anyhow, very entertaining episode as usual. For QOD, what I drink the most of is water; but my drink for pleasure is hot tea — but real tea leaves not that stuff in a bag. I get most of mine from Adagio.com (another NJ company). Great stuff, and people who appreciate the nuances of wine can really get into the nuances of various styles and “vintages” of tea too.

  20. August 28, 2006

    John Coyne

    Gary, I bought the Chalk Hill chard and the Chateau Souverain cab at my local Costco, thinking I was getting a great bargain compared to my wine store. What a disappointment! I’m definitely seeking out the Clos Mimi syrah.

    Once a year I treat myself to a bottle of Martell Cordon Bleu Cognac. Love the stuff.

  21. August 28, 2006

    Jason R.

    Favorite go to Drink is: Beefeater, splash of Diet 7up in a tall glass with 2 wedges of lime. Get the glass wrong and without the real small concentrated limes and still good, but something changes….

  22. August 28, 2006

    Big Billy from Big D

    QOTD: A Dallas tradition is Wednesday Night Enchilada Special, my beverage of choice is Frozen Margarita from a slurpee machine. Those things are so cold, with the alcohol in them they must be around 0 t0 10 degrees. The freeze headaches keep me from slurping ‘em down like they were limeades. Expensive Tequila and liquers in the mix is a waste of money on top of tart lime jiuce. It’s the perfect accompaniement to Yeller cheese enchilada cover with chili con carne, with rice and refried beans on the side. Once a week is enough.
    Keep up the good wltv.
    Chin chin.

  23. August 28, 2006

    Tony

    Wine is my favorite drink aside from wine. OK, OK. I guess it would be iced tea, particularly sweet tea like they make in the south. As far as alcoholic beverages go, it’s beer baby. Of course, I live in Chico, home of Sierra Nevada Brewing, and the most popular pale ale in the country.

    Disappointed to hear about the Chat. Souverain. I bought several bottles of that last year, but haven’t opened any yet. Not mad at you at all, just disappointed.

    BTW, how are the heat and wine phases episodes coming? I’m getting the feeling that you’re slacking on them. I’d hate to see that happen, Gary. You’d be letting all of your fans down, and you’d feel incredibly guilty about that.

  24. August 28, 2006

    Susan

    Gary-
    I give this episode a 98! Very Good episode:)
    I used to live in Jamaica sooooo…………
    My Fav Drink is Jamaican!
    They have a drink called Ting. It is carbonated FRESH
    grapefruit. I just figured out how to get my hands on some. They now have a distributor out of Florida! Great Stuff!
    I challenge you to TRY some this week. I am sure you can get it in Jamaica New York.
    THANK YOU SO MUCH for drinking some cabernet. Every thumbs up or down is a BIG help to me.
    THANKS GARY:)

  25. August 28, 2006

    K Spengler

    …water, water, water, all day long. Wine with dinner and the absolute necessity on my weekend…..Grey Goose martini with 3 olives SUPER DRY. The best. I know, your uncles would be proud.

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