Lebanon Wines and How They Taste.

Lebanon Wines and How They Taste. – Episode #115

October 25, 2006

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Today Gary makes 2 huge announcements to the WLTV Vayniacs and tries four wines from Lebanon and sees where these wines are these days.

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October 26, 2006

Susan
Ironic!
I think it is!
I try to welcome people in while
I am being kicked out!
Nice!
October 26, 2006

Brandon M
Thanks TimF…I can always count on you
October 26, 2006

TimF
Bye!

Function: interjection
Etymology: short for goodbye
– used to express farewell; often used with following now
October 26, 2006

Brandon M
Susan…what does bye! mean?
October 26, 2006

Susan
Bye!
October 26, 2006

Susan
Italian Stallion-
Do you ever stop complaining about everything!
What a positive attitude!
October 26, 2006

Richard B
Gary,

Not had any yet .. but have been wanting to try some from Lebanon. Question: Have you tasted or do you stock any Northern Israeli wines? This territory is adjacent to the Bekaa Valley so wondered how similar these might be?
October 26, 2006

stewart l
My partner says the Ch. Kefraya is actually more popular than the Ch. Musar.
October 26, 2006

stewart l
Great episode today. One of my partners is from Beirut and will be going back there over the holidays. I will definitely ask her to pick me up the Chateau Kefraya.
October 26, 2006

Italian Stallion
Hey guys,

I don’t want to sound mean, but Susan…you need to stop writing the same thing everytime someone posts a message, especially a lurker. I don’t know if it bothers anyone else, but its tiresome

QOD: Gary, I never had any middle eastern wines, but you need to order more Chateau Kefraya Les Breteches 2004……I would love to pick up a few bottles and try them
October 26, 2006

Tom T.
Gary,

Would like to try the 2004 Chateau Kefraya Les Breteches.
Can you get it in house?

Tom
October 26, 2006

Lawrence Leichtman
Always interesting Gary. Have tried many Israeli wines depite the fact of having grown up with Carmel wines. Gamla from the Golan and Yarden from Golan have been great, went to every winery in Israel with my soldier cousins. Enjoyed the experince. Chateau Musar has always been on my wine list.
October 26, 2006

Julius
Several years ago I had the 1996 Chateau Kefraya Comte de M. As best as I can recall (the gray matter not being what it once was) it was a great bottle of wine; lush, full bodied, lots of fruit yet good amount of earthiness and ripe tannin, comparable to a fine Bordeaux. I think it was $50 which when compared to something like a Ducru or Cos is a good value. But I think I may have to seek out its sibling, the Les Bretesche. Especially when I can buy 4 bottle of it for the same price as 1 Comte de M.
October 26, 2006

Pete J.
Love the blog! Searched through NYT but couldn’t find ad. Oh, well-didn’t need it anyway to figure out your great inventory and service! Keep on licking, smelling, tasting and spitting.
October 26, 2006

Eugene
Anybody else having problems logging in?

I keep getting this under 13 crap and wrong user name/password stuff.
October 26, 2006

E
Great episode. Is ‘97 the current vintage of Musar, and will it get better with time?

QOTD: thought about experimenting with the Kefraya last year, but didn’t pull the trigger. Kind of wish I had …

Israeli wines ought to be interesting. Don’t have any firsthand experience with those either.
October 26, 2006

Jim
Tampa Bay Steve,

NYT ran the same Wine Spectator ad offering free website access last Wednesday as well. Not buying the conspiracy.

Jim
October 26, 2006

Eugene
Gary,

Thank you for very interesting episode, which just proves my wine buying rule # 27:

Never buy unknown sh*t without trying or recommendation from friend/respectable person with similar taste in wines.

Pricing seams slightly off. For virtually unknown wines without rating 16 bones for a bottle of white-they are heading right up against Hugel and Trumbach etc.
One can get almost two bottle of Gloria Ferrer chard or Cancannon or Babich SB for this kind of dough.

Gary,
To keep things in balance, how about an episode on Israeli wines? I keep reading that there are world class now and not just from Concord grape. Israel has long history of wine making-longer than Romans.

QOTD:

Falafel is the closest thing I can think of. :=)
October 26, 2006

Shahar Golan
Greate episode Gary!

What’s the best Mid-East wine I had ever tasted? Well, that’s a tough question to ask an Israeli…

The Mid-East doesn’t suffer too much from weather problems, so vintages in Israel are more about the age of the vines, but there are of course some exceptional years.

2000 Margalit Cabernet Sauvignon Special Reserve (Talk about fruit bombs)
1999 Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon (Always a sure hit, regrdless of the vintage)
2005 Clos de Gat Semillon (Best Israeli white wine, to my humble bla bla bla)

Since you are aware of the Mid-East conflict, I’m sure you know you have no other way; you will tape an episode on Israeli wines soon.
October 26, 2006

DJAAA
Gary,

Great show! I too love pickles – new, dill – you name it! Nothing like a gherkin too!

Question – When you tasted the Musar, it was a grape you’d never tasted. That said, when you looked at the color, you thought it was a good looking color. If it doesn’t taste good, then does the color matter?

QOD: I don’t know that I’ve had a middle eastern wine – much like most everyone else. Lord knows, I will look at them now!

Thanks Gary!
October 26, 2006

MarcT
Gary…very cool episode. I have not had any Mid East wines so I don’t have any imput for the QOTD.
October 26, 2006

big_cigar
I would have to say that the Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon 1999 to 2002 from the Golan Heights Winery in Israel is my favorite Middele Eastern Wine. Other years are good but these are excellent.
Try them.
October 26, 2006

Arnold
One bottole left?!? That’s cruel.
If anyone is interested, I found a site that searches online wine stores:
http://www.wine-searcher.com/
There’s a paid membership for full access to results but you can narrow down your search by state and you can usually find a result near by… at least in NYC.
October 26, 2006

ML
Hats off to you Gary for covering a very controversial topic…lesbian wines.
October 25, 2006

Susan
NickG,
Hey!
Thanks for coming in out of the shadows!
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