Power House Pinots! – Episode #92

September 18, 2006

Wines tasted in this episode:

Today Gary looks at four Pinot Noir’s. Watch and see how these four stack up. A new QOD and a request to all of you Lurkers out there in the forums!

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September 18, 2006

Susan
Gary-
Super episode! i really like th ePinot Noirs!
Please taste four reds from four different countries. These four would be dry, full- bodied and low alcohol.
Keep up the good work!!!:)
September 18, 2006

GOL
But the real trivia question is why a Victor Hobson jersey? Probably coincidence, but maybe because he played for Michigan who gave the “rated at 95 pts, tastes like 86 pts” Irish what they deserved!

Fess Parker: Depicted as Frass Canyon in Sideways, scene of the wine bucket dump… certainly a shame that that movie ran up SB county prices but happy for those growers, some of them deserve it (like Melville who I think is 2 for 2 on WLTV, I recall their Viognier was a buy on an earlier episode)

QOD – Blind tasting of some sort would be entertaining, or a virtual tasting where you give us advance notice on what wines you’re going to taste and we can try to track em down (or order from WL? or is that too heavy-handed?)
September 18, 2006

Susan
Gary-
Super Episode:) I love the Pinot Noirs!
I would love for you to pick 4 reds from four different countries and compare them.
I would prefer that these reds be dry, full- bodied and low alcohol.
Keep up the good work:)
September 18, 2006

Jim J.
A pinot episode! Way to go, Gary. I believe that some of the most exciting things in the wine world are happening in connection with California pinot, especially on the Sonoma Coast and Santa Rita Hills appellations. There has been an explosion in quality over the last five years. Loved seeing you taste some.

p.s. Fess Parker played Davy Crockett. You can get a coon skin cap at the winery.
September 18, 2006

BruceP
#54 is Victor Hobson LB from Michigan

My ideal show. Pick on Syrah from 4 countries around the world and compare. Northern Rhone (Core Rotie), South Africa, California, and Australia. Do the whole new world and old world comparison.

Good show as always. Nice to see the Calera on the show. Always love their wine.
September 18, 2006

Chris
Gary,

I would love to see a sparkling wine show
1. Eric Rodez Empreinte De Terroir 1996
2. Charles Heidsieck Blanc De Millenaire 1995 (The ‘90 is one of my favorite bubblers)
3. Foreau Vouvray Brut
4. Schramsberg Blanc de Noir

This is a purely self-serving episode as I window shopped each bottle and would love to hear your opinion.
September 18, 2006

John Coyne
Gary,
I have noticed that many Cal Pinot Noirs are much more powerful than in years past. Since Cal wine laws allow only 75% of the varietal on the label, the only conclusion I can reach is that some other varietal is being added to the blend, such as syrah, zin or petite sirah. What do you think? I would like to see Cal Pinot Noirs that are 100% Pinot to state it on the label. Oregon Pinot Noirs are 100% Pinot.
September 18, 2006

Rob M.
Gary,

Perhaps not many have seen Jim’s post from episode 91, but I think it merits discussion. I have copied/pasted his comment:

“I have a comment concerning the comments portion of each episode. It seems that more and more, this section is getting innundated with off-topic stuff that may not be interesting to many people. I know this is supposed to be fun with the sports banter, QOD, etc., but I am here to learn about wine and I find it tedious and somewhat annoying to have to scroll through posts that have nothing to do with wine. Is there a way to create an off-topic section? Many chat rooms do that so that the main subject (in this case, wine)is not disturbed. Just a thought.”

Here are my thoughts- I think your point is very valid. I am a huge sports fan, and I think the intermixing of sports and wine is important because it lightens the mood, allows us to talk seriously about wine while having another broad topic to be more lighthearted about. I think it makes the episodes more enjoyable for me.

But this is not about me. While I do not mind the sports and other themes, I am happy to delete them from any comment I have if it is what the majority prefers. I, too, primarily watch WLTV and read the posts for wine knowledge, not about what football team will win on Sunday. I wonder if more lurkers will join in if there is less off topic banter on the comments board.

However, I would be strongly opposed to Gary deleting non-wine talk, his “jokes”, and the Jets stuff, WWE wrestlers, etc from the episodes. I think they are a reason why so many people watch and enjoy WLTV (or at least I do).

Sorry for the long winded post, thanks for listening.
September 18, 2006

Rich S
Great show as always Gary. I do love a good pinot, especially from the Williamette Valley, OR. The main problem with pinot is that the “better ones” tend to be expensive, which I guess is true with all varietals but I feel that you can still get great cabs, zins, etc. in the $20 range but that just doesn’t cut it for pinots. I actually but that Chilean value pinot (Augistinos I think?) on your recommendation and have yet to try it. Maybe I will bust it open sometime soon and put a review up on the website.

As far as the perfect show goes, how about a monster Italian reds episode where you cover 8+ Italian red varietals to show the differences in the styles, regions, etc? Some of the varietals that you can cover range from the obvious big wines (amarone, brunello, barolo, barbaresco) to the lesser known wines (primitivo, nero d’avola, teroldego, cannanou, etc.)

That is definitely one episode I would love to see!!!!
September 18, 2006

TheGosling
Very interesting. Soya sauce…. I’ll have to find that one.

Great lunch box. Do you actually use it?

Perfect show idea: A Wine for each meal of the day. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Late Night Snack.. what are they? I have no idea… you do that work
September 18, 2006

TheGosling
Very interesting. Soya sauce…. I’ll have to find that one.

Great lunch box. Do you actually use it?

Perfect show idea: A Wine for each meal of the day. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Late Night Snack
September 18, 2006

SeanM
You dispise the Pats? Why does everyone hate success, think of it this way Gary, think about all the people that hate the Yankees.

Anyhow, take your beating and smile.

Victor Hobson
September 18, 2006

garyv
congrats Paul I will be boarding my plane in a few minutes here but email me your ADDY and we will send away the t shirt!
September 18, 2006

Rob M.
Strong work Paul. Beat me to it.

Hey lurkers, come on out. One thing about Gary- he very frequently answers comments/emails, whether by posting a comment in reply, sending you an email, or discussing your question on the show. Very well worth the time to post.

QOD: I would like to see a few verticals. Take Cab for example, 1997- great year, 1998, poor, 1999 good, 2000 poor, 2001 stellar, etc. Would be nice to see this in a tasting. Another idea- would love to see you taste different bottlings from same producer- i.e. try 4 different Ridge zins together. Finally, would love to see a tasting or two that is blind- would love to see either of two ideas above tasted blind, or the heat episode, taste heat-exposed and non exposed wines blind. It is not that I distrust your taste, I just think it would be interesting.

Final comment- I want to see more jokes, etc at the end of the show. The white zinfandel, the Carlo Rossi, etc- those were so much fun.
September 18, 2006

Darrell T.
A show of the grape varities that are typically used to blend bt have been vinted on their own and
can stand up to the more wide known varities,hedonsitically. varities such as alicante, counise,petite verdot, etc… Its time to interject a little of the offbeat into the tasting lexiconlexcion, it might pull in some lurkers, with this show.

#54 hobson
September 18, 2006

Ed R
I would like to see Gary do a blind tasting, maybe he could fly in Brandon M for integrity purposes. Gary I didn’t notice any mention of your favorite tv show.
September 18, 2006

Steve B
54 is Victor Hobson…..
September 18, 2006

Paul
The best show would be old wines from your cellar!! Oops …………. Oh, well, then how about a tasting of lesser-known varietals – at least lesser known to us in the U.S. You could include Bonarda, Scheurebe, etc. You have plenty of variety in stock.
September 18, 2006

Paul
Victor Hobson #54
September 18, 2006

Brandon M
Allright…gotta love the Pinots.

Rubicon Estate this weekend was average. Not worth $100 a person though.

B
September 18, 2006

Steve B
Gary, lurkers will ‘de-lurk’ if you offer free shipping

Steve B
September 18, 2006

Paul
an early one.
September 18, 2006

Steve B
first?