89 Responses

1. December 21, 2006

   jon777

   First !?!?!? Early today!

2. December 21, 2006

   ML

   that’s a big piece of cheese

3. December 21, 2006

   hinrgman

   I love Italian wine the most

4. December 21, 2006

   hinrgman

   Gary

   Great episode – once again – as usual

5. December 21, 2006

   Brandon M

   Gary..that cheese looks a little old. A little moldy…maybe you should throw it out.
   (As I wait behind WL and wade through the trash )

6. December 21, 2006

   hinrgman

   Please print the names of the cheeses also.

7. December 21, 2006

   hinrgman

   Gary

   QOD Monte Nebro with Razon Valsacro

8. December 21, 2006

   jon777

   Nice ep — wine and cheese always fun.

   QOTD: Hard to pick a favorite — but Rioja and an Aged Manchego is a nice combo…

9. December 21, 2006

   labmat

   Yes please write down the names of the cheese.

   -Matt L

10. December 21, 2006

    Tom T.

    Cool ep.

    QOTD – there are so many but the first that comes to mind is Parmesan Reggiano and a good Chianti.

11. December 21, 2006

    Dobers

    Hey gang,

    Headed to Santa Fe for New Year’s. Can anyone recommend a restaurant w/ nice wine list? Nothing stratospheric please.

    Appreciate it!

12. December 21, 2006

    David Canada

    Good episode….not the best though. You gotta stop worrying about the dirty fish and focus on your television!

13. December 21, 2006

    KAHUNA

    QOTD: any cheese and wine I am eating/drinking when in Rome

    I also love a Gorgonzole with Petite Syrah

14. December 21, 2006

    CJM

    Ok, I added the cheese names to the video. You may need to refresh your browser to see them in the video.

15. December 21, 2006

    Rick "The Model" M

    How come Chris’s spreadsheet has not been updated with a GV rating in a long time??????

16. December 21, 2006

    Dave

    Not much experience with wine and cheese parings, I’m looking forward to reading the postings to get ideas.

    However, if the Jets were a wine and the Raiders a cheese, you know, the really smelly cheese that really stinks, the paring would result in a disaster….

17. December 21, 2006

    A

    Gary,

    I must admit that I am a life long Dolfan. The only way I could be persuaded to root for the Jets is if I had free shipping next year. By the way what would you do for us if the Jets go all the way!

    I think you may have it backwards having your beard grow so long as they win. It should be the other way around. If they go all the way you should shave everthing off including your hair. Better yet how about a mohawk.

    A

18. December 21, 2006

    Portland Guy

    Loved this episode — probably because we love to pop a good PN and lay out the cheeses we adore. Have to ask the wife the names of our favs, but the sheep/goat cheeses from the Basque area (Spain and France) stand out.

19. December 21, 2006

    jason carey

    My favorite combo is an aged spatlese reisling with a medium aged goat cheese or a medium aged sheep cheese

20. December 21, 2006

    AndrewB

    I love Cheese!!!! I love Burgundy!!!! I love Christmas!!!!

21. December 21, 2006

    Diego de la P...

    thank you for this episode gary!!!! ive been waiting for this!

22. December 21, 2006

    Lb in KS

    Does Martha honey stream her show live?

23. December 21, 2006

    hinrgman

    Gary

    Thanks for the names of the cheeses

24. December 21, 2006

    Sam Zen

    Anything with morbier, or epoise, or idiazabal… I love them all!!!! These episodes make me SO jealous… btw, will you be in the store on the 24th?

25. December 21, 2006

    hinrgman

    CJM

    Thanks for the names of the cheeses

26. December 21, 2006

    Justin

    Gary,

    Tastes like Mario Lopez??????????????????????????????????? WTF!!!!! I don’t even want to ask. hahaha!

27. December 21, 2006

    Brandon M

    I love Cheese!!!! I love Burgundy!!!! I love Christmas!!!! #2

28. December 21, 2006

    waibeans

    DUUUUUUUUUDE!!!!

    That was an aMaazing show Gary! I can’t wait for gourmetlibrary.com to get up and running, I would be ordering slabs of that gooey goodness right now.

    QOD: To tell the truth it was a wine/cheese pairing that got me into wine in the first place… I don’t remember the wine label but I do remember the cheese This past summer I went to Normandy with my wife for a french country wedding. 1AM after dinner (cause the sun set at 11pm) the couple brought out a selection of norman cheeses to be served with some Bordeaux. The cheese selection with the heaviest nose, Pont Eveque, hit me right away. Tremendous stuff.

    I’m very glad you carry it btw

29. December 21, 2006

    waibeans

    Oh.. and thx for posting the episode early today

30. December 21, 2006

    Joyce

    Does anyone know what number episode is the ‘wine/gift basket’ tasting? Can’t seem to find it…thanks in advance!

31. December 21, 2006

    Bill

    Gary —

    QOD: Lancer’s Sparkling Rose & a baggie of Velveeta cubes. That’s lip-smackin’ snackin’!

32. December 21, 2006

    TampaSteve

    Very funny, I had a glass of Nero and a plate of cheese at Otto’s toda for lunch

33. December 21, 2006

    organicguy

    Have never intentionally paired certain wines with specific cheeses but after todays episode and purchases I’ll look forward to these matings and experimenting with others. Got my schwag–one happy guy!!

34. December 21, 2006

    BlairBrooklyn

    My pairing is sort of boring, but oh so good. Excellent white Vermont cheddar that’s been sitting out all day and the Alto Almanzora Este. It’s rustic and delicious.

35. December 21, 2006

    Jimkay

    35th???

36. December 21, 2006

    CJM

    Does anyone know what number episode is the ‘wine/gift basket’ tasting? Can’t seem to find it…thanks in advance!

    Joyce,
    That was an email video. No episode is associated with it.

37. December 21, 2006

    Bill Ross

    Just ordered a couple of bottles on the Longo (try some new varietals). As much as I like good Nero d’A, I managed to pass on that one today. Tell Tom C he’s changing the wine world! Speaking of N d’A, Morgante Don Antonio is a winner, but I’ve heard good things about something that sounds similar to Donna Fugatta ‘Sedara’, but unavailable down here.

38. December 21, 2006

    good old ludwig van

    Fred Savage giving a shout out to fellow washed up star Mario Lopez. Nice!

39. December 21, 2006

    Smith MBA

    Cambozola and a rosso di montalcino. Awesome. And St. Pats from Cowgirl Creamery and Sauvingnon Blanc.

40. December 21, 2006

    Susan

    testing…

41. December 21, 2006

    Susan

    testing…
    one, two , three
    is thing working?
    ooooooo weeeee…
    i can make comments!

42. December 21, 2006

    Susan

    Gary-
    Hello Gary?
    Anyone!
    Hey – can’t make comments
    again!
    WOW!

43. December 21, 2006

    Susan

    Gary-
    I visited The Wisconsin Dells
    as a child
    AND I have loved cheese since!
    Glad to see the delicious looking cheese!
    I LOVE CHEESE!!
    I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!
    I LOVE WINE!!!
    I love any Wisconsin
    or European Aged Cheese
    WITH
    any red or champagne!
    

44. December 21, 2006

    Jaye

    Gary, I am happy to see that you had the experience that I often have when pairing wine and cheese — that being that the flavor of the wine often changes for the worse after having a bite of cheese. It doesn’t happen all the time, but it happens more often than I like. I can’t give you a great cheese pairing outside of the well known Stilton with Port, because that is the only cheese pairing I actually found to accentuate the flavor of the wine.

45. December 21, 2006

    Susan

    Gary-
    I could go on and on but…
    I love cheese!
    I went to The Wisconsin Dells as a child
    and visited several large cheese factorys.
    I have
    LOVED
    cheese ever since!
    

46. December 21, 2006

    Susan

    I must have sailed into the Bermuda Triangle!
    WOW!
    

47. December 21, 2006

    E

    Hard to get really funky cheese out in the sticks, so I don’t really do a whole lot of that. I think the last one I remember was Gamay + Manchego, which wasn’t bad at all, but usually I stick to whites if there’s cheese involved.

    Love Tom’s terroir blog, too.

48. December 21, 2006

    KMANN

    Emmitt Dancing With the Stars?!? Maybe b/t Larry Allen and Nate Newton, but not with A.C. Slater…and everyone knows Thurmal was the back of the 90’s, regardless…

49. December 21, 2006

    Wine-o

    Take a stick sized piece of imported Asiago and drape in a paper thin shaved piece of Proscuitto di Parma and cap it off with a calamata type olive. Then drink a nice Brunello and call me in the morning…AHHHHH, che buona vita. Reminds me of the years I summered when I was a child with Grandpa on his farm in Abruzzi. Oh well, back to work…

50. December 21, 2006

    Brandon M

    Susan…what is up with you tonight?

51. December 21, 2006

    nikonjedi

    great episode! absolutely luv cheese with wine. my favorite pairing so far is a late harvest or spatlese riesling with goat cheese.

52. December 21, 2006

    Dave-from-Katonah

    GV-Great episode. I love any sharp cheddar (NY or VT) with a robust cabernet or shiraz/syrah. A nice Sangiovesse also goes well with cheddar. I also find it difficult to pair a red wine with a soft cheese, such as a Chaums or even a brie, but a crisp sauvignon blanc is often better. Great episode.

    Can’t wait for the Friday night “Oak Monster” montage!!!

53. December 21, 2006

    StanVH

    Gary,

    Except for the blues (Stilton, Maytag, etc.) I find that most cheeses, especialy the big double and triple cremes pair better with some of the whites. Try the Delice with a good Pinot Grigio, or a Sauvignon blanc, or one of the more citrisy Chardonnays. Try a good curmbly Parmesian with a good white from northern Italy. Here’s one to try: a blue with a gewurtztraminer or an Alsace Reisling.

    My point: Cheese and White Wines are great together — and not just Sauternes either.

    Joyce, the Gift Pack #2 tasting episode was episode #147.

    Gary, my wife, daughter and son-in-law tasted along with you on that episode. We had a great time. By the way, leaving the Sansonnet did mellow and smooth it out when left open overnight. This has opened up a whole new thing for me. I usually just cork the bottle if there is any left over. In fact I keep an assortment of smaller bottles (right down to the size you get on jets) just to store small amounts of leftover wine. Question: What are the indications for leaving a particular wine open versus recorking/rebottling it for later consumption?

    Good show!

54. December 21, 2006

    Wildebeest

    marine animals generally don’t fare too well against jet engines

55. December 22, 2006

    damon

    ok, I’m 36, should I know what a foam party is?

    I promise I will buy some Champagne. Ever have any Jean Laurent Blanc de Noirs NV? yum

    QOD….

    Your Favorite Riesling Auslese with an aged Gouda, at least 5 years. 7 would be nice, but I’ve only had that once at Picholine in NYC.

    Gary, have you been to Picholine or Artisnal and had some of Max’s cheese?????

    If you haven’t, go spend an afternoon doing wine and cheese there. That guy is a wine and cheese guru. I’d go all the time, but I live in Ohio and have a limited cheese budget.

56. December 22, 2006

    brz

    Vintage Port + Serra da Estrela (portuguese cheese) or Stilton (or Gorgonzola Dolce).
    
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57. December 22, 2006

    ecola

    cheese whiz sprayed directly into the mouth chased with cristal is the best

58. December 22, 2006

    JOEYdaMUSH

    Don’t know about pairing with wine yet but my favorite cheese of alllll time is by far Parmigiano Reggiano.

59. December 22, 2006

    Large format Fever

    Wanna try somthing cool…..mochi, yes the Japanese rice cheese and Diginju (thats sake for all of you lay folk)……. Yeah,….. I know all of you want to talk about wine and cheese but give sake a try with cheese. It is an interesting dichotomy. You either love it… or want to throw up. I tend to side with the “PLEASE GIVE ME MORE” side. Holla back youngin’ CB

60. December 22, 2006

    Mike C

    Great episode Gary! When you do the cheeses is when I smile most. One nit pick…native Oregonian here. ORYGUN…I will now post the correct pronunciation of Oregon until you get it right my friend. It is the one thing that all of us here in Oregon cringe at…please say it right. If not we might have to cut out the delicious pinot from your store. QOTD: Favorite pairing so far would have to be 2002 Meridian Reserve Syrah with a few slices of Herb covered goat cheese. It was so amazing, it really made my day. Other pairings I have done recently was some Brie with a Columbia Crest Pinot Noir , was good but I am a sucker for goat cheese.

61. December 22, 2006

    wey

    Gary says: Nero de Tavola…
    Still got that book on foreign wine/grape/region names? Nero D’Avola!

62. December 22, 2006

    Richard

    My favorite Italian wine pairing is chunks of Piave Vecchio and a sangiovese

    or

    For French a good Lirac or Crozes Hermitage with Saint Andre cheese topped with fig jam.

63. December 22, 2006

    Deedee

    Today’s PMG (potty mouth grade) is B-
    Good enough for network TV!

64. December 22, 2006

    JohnC

    Nice episode Gary.

    I was fortunate to have my wife work for a cheese importer so we were spoiled by having access to some kickass cheeses.

    I would say the best combination that comes to mind was a real French Muenster (no not the deli cheese!) and a nice off-dry reisling.

    Another thing about this episode is that you brought up something I was going to ask you about – the introduction of white grapes into red blends. Would you consider doing an episode on this,looking particularly at the Australian’s take on Cote Rotie?

    Thanks again,

    JohnC

65. December 22, 2006

    Ed

    Gary,

    Loved the cheese and wine pairing. I’m going out to get some of the Black Truffle Moliterno for my next bottle of wine.
    Will you stop calling me a lurker now?

    Ed

66. December 22, 2006

    Adam

    Hey,

    Greetings form Austin, TX. Just wanted to lose my “lurker” status.

    Thanks,

    Adam

67. December 22, 2006

    Rob M.

    Excellent episode- love the wine and cheese parings, especially the red wines. Wine library seems so much older than 150+ episodes in one year. Looking forward to a 2007 filled with WLTV.

68. December 22, 2006

    Leil

    Roaring Forties Blue from Tasmania paired with quality Cabernet.

69. December 22, 2006

    Scotty

    All of this tasting inspires me to do some tasting of my own for the holidays.

    Upon first sip, oh very quick, extremely forward right from the start. Strong structure in the middle but very explosive on the outer edges. But, boy oh boy does this offering have a lasting finish. Very impressive this is a world class offering. However, this offering my not appeal to everyone’s taste. If your name is Gary and you’re from New York you may find this offering a little off.

    I give this a solid 99!! I love the holidays.

    Final note on this tasting, if you happen to wear the number 10 in the New York area you may be able to taste strong sensations of fresh earth. In a couple of days this should really be evident.

    Excellent show Gary, but the fins pull the spoiler this year.

    Mark it down on the board, 24-10 from Scotty. There is always next year J-E-T-S.

70. December 22, 2006

    Scotty

    J-E-T-S spit bucket, gotta get me one of those. Can I get mine with the emblem on the inside. Brilliant!!

    Fins Rule

71. December 22, 2006

    JBelleJinx

    Hey Ronguy- QOTD for you: what wine will you be serving with your Christmas dinner?

72. December 22, 2006

    JimVarney01

    When is Gary gonna get wasted on camera?

    QOTD: Kraft american cheese slices paired with strawberry hill boones farm.

73. December 22, 2006

    Rich

    Great Show!!

74. December 22, 2006

    Herm

    I don’t have a favorite pairing with cheese….I will do some experimenting…. loved your wine tasting similies….

75. December 22, 2006

    cgf

    Gary-
    Just caught up on some episodes. I said you should do the Champagne tasting BLIND, not ON CRACK! Great episode regardless.

    today’s episode was also REMARKABLE. Wine and Cheese is fun, PERIOD.

    QOD: Blue cheese and port. Boring, I know, but there is a reason that it is a CLASSIC. It is delicious.

76. December 22, 2006

    Jim

    What don’t you sip the cheese while chewing it? It may be gross but it does enhance the tasting like sipping with the wine.

77. December 22, 2006

    John Blue Label

    Gary, another great show. Wine and cheese is the perfect combination. I’d like to see you try a real sharp, aged provolone with a Zenato Riserva Amarone.

78. December 22, 2006

    stephen from the ATLizzle

    Kraft Singles with a nice glass of Strawberry Hill (side note: chased with a PBR)

    J/K – I really love a nice soft Brie pared with Honig Souvignon Blanc

79. December 22, 2006

    Jtk

    Gary, yet another great episode. QOTD: LOVE cheese, chocolate and wine. Although most of my favorite Italian cheeses “Dolcelatte, Mascarpone, and Mozzarella” don’t seem to go very well with any wine that I’ve found. Favorite Italian Cheese and Wine pairings would have to be older Castelmagno cheese with a quality Amarone wine, or Asiago cheese with Valpolicella Classico. Also Pecorino di fossi with any well made pinot grigio, as well as a good Refosco. Cheers ~ Jtk

80. December 23, 2006

    Shotgun

    I love cheese. I love wine. I loved this episode.

    Perfect wine-cheese pairing? More of a wine-cheese-terroir pairing: a young Manchego cheese with a 1999 Bodega Ysios Reserva @ the AWESOME Calatrava-designed winery near La Guardia in Rioja.

81. December 23, 2006

    Martin Linder

    Ultimate wine and cheese combination? Try Peccorino and matured Champagne – a perfect match!

82. December 23, 2006

    Rich S

    GV,

    Favorite wine and cheese pairings are:

    -Piave vecchio and an easy, jammy Italian red like a montepulciano or a dolcetto
    -Asiago or gruyere with a nice German or Alsatian riesling

    Those are just the ones that immediately come to mind. I love these episodes so definitely do more in the future!

83. December 24, 2006

    Jeff

    Three cheers for more Burgundy tastings!

84. December 26, 2006

    oovas

    JETS BABY! No Shaving Yet!

85. December 26, 2006

    JayZee

    QOD: Favorite cheese and wine pairing? Geez! That’s really tough. I love too many cheeses (and the wine part goes without saying). I guess I would have to give you two (I know, cheating): 1) Morbiere and an older classified Bordeaux, and 2) Asiago and Brunello di Montalcino.

86. December 28, 2006

    jeff verellen

    LAST!!!!!!!!

87. December 28, 2006

    Cousteau

    GV,

    Great episode, brought me out of lurker land…
    QOD: My personal favorite continues to be the Blue Stilton and Vintage Port.

88. January 2, 2007

    Miguelo DiMarco

    Don’t eat much cheese, but I always keep some ~Asiago~ around to freshly shred onto Italian and Mexican dishes which goes well with the ~Valpolicella~ varieties. Also, that soft white cheese spread with garlic and herbs that comes in those plastic cups is good with Tempranillo.

89. October 8, 2009

    John J.

    qotd: Vin Jaune and Comte cheese, dynamite pairing.

    Would be nice to see you do a vin jaune episode on here

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