Wine and Cheese Pairings.

Wine and Cheese Pairings. – Episode #98

September 26, 2006

Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Wegeler Estate Riesling Qba

2005 Kennedy Point Sauvignon Blanc

Today Gary tastes 4 wines and tastes 4 cheeses and then talks about how they work together. This is a very interesting episode and one that will bring a lot of value to many viewers of WLTV. Please jump in and answer the question of the day too!

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September 27, 2006

Matty Van
GV Freddie prince jr….really? hmm…I am not gonna say a word, ok I a m I just thought of you as a hobbit from lord of the rings…lol

QOD – fav. pairing my special BBQ beef and pork flavored with molasis,cayanne, adobe chilis with a bottle of zin.

am I hooked on WLTV….well everynight I print screen shots of the show, put them in my crack pipe and smoke it..ya know just to take the edge off
September 27, 2006

Lawrence Leichtman
Great episode again one of the best. Wines are food and most are intended to pair with food so great idea.
Best food pairing; there are so many, my favorites are blue point oysters and champangne or a great Sauterne with “the dreaded” foie gras. Duck and Burgundy, Lamb and Cabernet Sauvingon, Steak and Syrah, but the ultimate is Cheval Blanc with Jack in the Box.
September 27, 2006

Eugene
My current favorite maches:

Red Cote du Rhone or something Provencal with grilled rosemary of thyme crusted lamb chops.

Grilled or fried sardines with tempranillo (first time had in Barcelona and it was fantastic)

Fresh smoked mozzarella with basil, sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, drizzled with good olive oil over fresh crusty bred and a glass of sangiovese or Rioja.

Oysters with something white and dry

Black caviar with iced vodka

Sashimi with white Bordeaux from entre deux meres.

Verdejo or albarino with manchego

Pizza with red wine (not necessarily Italian). Spanish tempranillo/garnasha blends work well but not Rioja.

Espresso (my other passion) with or without really good dark chocolateâ€¦

Chased by another double shot of the same.
September 27, 2006

Bill Ross
Like Brandon M, I’d be interested on your take on “bottle shock” and shipping. I try to rest mine three to four weeks after delivery.

I also couldn’t find the spreadsheet link. Will it not appear regularly? I advised my friends on a wine forum (winexiles.com) to check it out.
September 27, 2006

Paul
It’s unfortunate that my schedule frequently causes me to post a day late, but BrandonM – I am a WLTVaholic. Watch every episode as soon as I can and read all the comments, too.

Great pairings:
venison with a well-aged Burgundy
Thai and a very dry gewurztraminer
Indian and riesling (Tony, I’m glad you tried it)
CdP and lamb
Big Cali cab and dark chocolate
September 27, 2006

Jason R.
Fillet & Bordeaux = #1

I had a 2001 SIMI Cab – Alexander last night. I thought it may be a bit young yet, but ready to drink. (I dont think that it will get any better?) Classic sweatty baseball glove leather smell (Take salt and sprinkle on glove – spit on it & there you have it). Actually quite nice.. Intial offering on palate was of dried cherries, and then like so many dissapointing Cali Cabs – Gone – Lacks in mid – really lacks at the end. Maybe this is California’s way of getting you to drink more to get the up front flavors and then gone again – got to drink more to get that up front flavor. DAMN CALI MARKETING….. I rated a 87 on my personal excell spreadsheet that I have kept for about 5 years of all wines in my cellar and notes & personal scores of all that I have drank…
September 27, 2006

The Godfather
Gary;
PULLLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE deep six that sorry ass green backdrop.
September 27, 2006

Sam Zen
Just had time to check out the spreadsheet- WOW! Great work.

G- It’d be great if you had a computer available for customers at WL so when we road trip up there we can use the spreadsheet as a refresher of the wines we’d like to buy. Note to improve on the spreadsheet- the sort function on price needs to be modified (sort to see what I mean).
September 27, 2006

Apollo Creed
The Italian Stallion brought me here, cause I am the greatest
September 27, 2006

Sam Zen
Steak and cab. no doubt.
September 27, 2006

zerokreap (kw)
yo gary…liked the episode….ever tried manchego? it is a spanish cheese…a hard, white cheese….good in thin slices with some hamon serano (cured ham)…classic tapa.
September 27, 2006

Tommy T.
Hi Gary,

Good episode. I will have to try some of those cheeses soon.

QOTD – A medium New York strip steak with a big red wine. Also really love garlic bread and parmesan regianno with wine too.
September 27, 2006

Italian Stallion
Hey Yo…..I am the beiggest WLTV fan….Gary knows it
September 27, 2006

kjb
Re: Hoboken pizza – Benny Tudino’s is good, but nothing can top Grimaldi’s.. completely different league altogether..
September 27, 2006

Apollo Creed
The Italian Stallion, thank you my friend for getting me into this…..Gary V, you are the greatest
September 27, 2006

Clubber Lang
I PITY THE FOOL WHO DRINKS WHITE WINE!!!! The Italian Stallion has been ducking me since Rocky III, I should kick your butt, but you recommended me to come to wine library tv….so I thank you
September 27, 2006

Chris Stanisci
Colleen, I think the problem is that you are looking for the Spreadsheet LINK, while you are clicked on to a specific episode. Like now….if you’re reading my posting you are on Episode #98. When on a specific episode, it shows the TV at the top, with the wines tasted BELOW the TV and then these comments below that.

You need to hit your Browser’s “Back” arrow at the top…this should take you back to the WLTV home page. When you are there, a TV w/ the latest episode is at the top (similar to when you are on an episode), BUT the wines tasted will show up to the RIGHT of the TV and the scroll of comments will not appear at the bottom. Just below that, to the right of the new SEARCH feature, you will see the spreadsheet link. Just below the Spreadsheet link, you will see links the past 7 or 8 episodes w/ smaller TV’s).

So, click “Back” arrow at the top OR if that doesn’t work, here’s the link for the WLTV home page.

http://tv.winelibrary.com/
September 27, 2006

Apollo Creed
My main man the Italian Stallion told me “hey yo Apollo, go to this site”…Ooohh man I must tell you Gary V, your are the greatest!!!
September 27, 2006

Ivan Drago
My buddy the Italian Stallion referred me to this site…….This is a great show, and I am now hooked
September 27, 2006

Chris Stanisci
Coleen, You won’t see the spread sheet if you have an actual episode clicked on…this is where the wines he’s tasting are BELOW the TV screen and all of the comments are below.

You need to “go back” one click to the WLTV homepage….when the homepage comes up, it will show the latest episode at the top with the wines for that episode listed to the RIGHT of the TV. And instead of comments being below that, you will see smaller TV’s of the previous 7 or 8 episodes. Anyway, when you are on that page, you will see the link to the spreadsheet–it is inbetween the big TV of the current episode and the bottom section with the smaller TV’s (just to the right of the SEARCH button).

Here’s the link to the WLTV home page so that you can see what I’m talking about. Let me know if this helped.

http://tv.winelibrary.com/
September 27, 2006

Gene Mishkevich
Gary, I noticed that the bottles are not full most of the time. Who drinks that first glass BEFORE the tasting on WLTV??
September 27, 2006

Hinrgman
http://tv.winelibrary.com/spreadsheet/
September 27, 2006

Jonathan B
Gary,
You forgot my absolutely favorite pairing! Port with English Farmhouse Cheddar. This is my favorite dessert.

Jonathan
September 27, 2006

Jonathan B
Gary,
You forgot my absolutely favorite pairing! Port with English Farmhouse Cheddar. This is why the English love Port so much. This is my favorite dessert.

Jonathan
September 27, 2006

Colleen
I can’t find the speadsheet that Gary has mentioned on Winelibary. Can someone post the link.
Thank you