My Wine Picks Under $10 - Episode #160

January 5, 2007

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HEY! Everyone: Digg this now!

Today Gary shows you 3 values that he likes and addresses the glass issue! Have a great weekend everyone and in case you haven’t heard, GO JETS!

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  1. about 8 months ago

    Dave

    Riedel sonafabitches? When Wendy (girlfriend) was helping plan Sonoma Paradiso (charity auction) the Riedel people indian gave their auction lot. I heard that they’re having family business/inheritance drama…

  2. about 16 months ago

    ktw

    great episode - particularly the Ferris Bueller ending. veggie burgers at Houstons http://www.hillstone.com/ are the best.

  3. about 18 months ago

    EricB

    Gary -
    I introduced my brother-in-law and his wife to WLTV with this show over the weekend (OK I showed my brother in law the snow episode first) and they were instantly hooked! They are big Stillers fans (they’re from Pittsburgh) so they liked the football, but you were in top form in so many ways on this one. The Simpsons cup, the plastic nose gotcha, the riesling basher bashing, they just loved it!
    EricB

  4. about 19 months ago

    DJAAA

    Gary,

    I am finally catching up on all the episodes from around the Holidays/New Year. We’ll have to trade some stories on music and the Simpsons.

    I am enjoying this approach to watching WLTV. I basically will be watching 25 episodes in the next 7 days!!!

    Thanks and looking forward to seeing you soon.

    AAA

  5. about 20 months ago

    Eric

    Love the Ercavio!!! Bought it after the show and had it last night. My first Tempranillo (?) but was very impressed. Keep the bargains coming.

  6. about 20 months ago

    JayZee

    QOD: Hmmm. Well, there’s the traditional hamburger which for me is a 1/3 of a pound, medium rare, with lettuce, sauteed mushrooms, steak sauce, and onions on a whole wheat bun. But then my favorite non-traditional burger is from an Emeril Lagasse recipe and it is ground lamb with some wonderful spices grilled medium-rare, with some pepper-Jack cheese, chopped fresh rosemary, and some sour creme on an onion bun. MMMMM!!

  7. about 20 months ago

    Miguelo DiMarco

    Hamburger (extra lean beef); grilled with chili powder on each side and topped with spicy chili-mayo and onions below the meat and avocado and mushrooms above. Sliced sourdough bread grilled with vegetable oil spray sprayed on the outer sides and [melted] freshly-shredded asiago cheese on the innner sides of the slices. Don’t forget the HRM RG Cabernet chaser.

  8. about 20 months ago

    boyd

    Wish it’d gone better for you this weekend GV. This the way I like to see you.

    As for the QOTD, Black and Blue burger baby. Blackened with a ton of pepper and then slathered with good ass blue cheese. Onions and Tomatoes also are key. Then, maybe, just maybe some good mustard. I’m going to eat that right now!

  9. about 20 months ago

    rob laliberte

    Gary I love you and your show. Most entertaining I have seen a show like yours.
    -rob

  10. about 20 months ago

    Eric B

    BTW Riesling is awesome! Just not any from California (that I have tried so far).

  11. about 20 months ago

    NJJohnnyT

    Wow, cup is already up to $310. Gary, at this rate you might have to throw in a bottle of Chat Le Pin, too.

    QOD: French Burger (Ichabod’s, Sea Bright, NJ) - covered with blue cheese, served au jus for dipping.

  12. about 20 months ago

    Riezin

    Riesling is one of the 6 noble grapes for a reason - it makes the best white wine in the world. Period. Dont believe it - try something 10 or 15 years old from the MOsel and be awakened.

    Burgers medium to medium rare.

  13. about 20 months ago

    Steverino

    Simpsons cup….nice

    Jets….too bad, but better than my Skins.

    QOTD: Blue cheese burger, medium, toasted bun, nothing else.

  14. about 20 months ago

    Jeff

    First off, sorry about the Jet’s.

    I really like to make my hamburgers with about 70% lean ground beef (be careful you don’t watch close, you can burn them up). There is something about those fatty burgers that tastes so good. A little salt, a little pepper, chopped onions and jalapeños on top, and cheese melted over-the-top at the very end. This must be served on sesame seed buns, that have been warmed on the grill. Dill pickles, lettuce, and tomato with some of my homemade spicy mustard! Served that with a little bit of cold German potato salad and a nice red zin, one with a little bit higher alcohol content, and you’re going to put your mouth and your stomach in heaven.

  15. about 20 months ago

    Jtk

    MMMMM Hamburgers. QOTD: Medium Rare with Lots of Bacon, Swiss, Jalapenos, Sauteed Onions, Mushrooms and BBQ. Also occasionally Fry up some Tomato slices to use instead of buns. Keep up the great work Gary ~ Cheers ~ Jtk

  16. about 20 months ago

    Ben Lee

    Whataburgers are all over Mississppi and Alabama.

  17. about 20 months ago

    Lb in KS

    mmmm….burgers. This past summer I got a really good buy on a brisket. Got with the butcher and he ground that baby down to 10 lbs of burger for a cook out. He just shook his head, said something about how fatty it would be then went to putting that brisket to hamburger. gotta tell you…tasty. didn’t have any wine with it (suggestions?) but we did have some ice cold beers.

  18. about 20 months ago

    E

    Is it even possible to get a Whataburger outside Texas anymore?

  19. about 20 months ago

    Eric B

    I like to mix some “Butt-Rub” dry rub into the meat before throwing the burger on the grill. MMM.

    a couple of review ideas, but not to go with burgers (I will be trying some of your recommended Zins for that) … low cost whites of the no-chard variety

    wines I have tried:
    [19120] Dry Creek Chenin Blanc (great pair with hummous and stuffed grape leaves)
    [4183] Hugel Gewurztraminer

    and ones I haven’t:
    [2994] Hugel Gentil
    [16397] Smoking Loon Viognier
    [7090] Chateau St Michelle Eroica

  20. about 20 months ago

    Tony S.

    You crack me up bro. Sorry about your Jets though…although, I’m kinda glad they didn’t win because you said that you would have announced the wines for a group tasting “in the nude” had they won. Pheeeww!!! Dodged a bullet there.

    Mmmm…hamburgers…medium rare, mustard, lettuce, raw onion, tomato, cheddar cheese, no ketchup. Ketchup makes them taste sweet. And please…none of those “gourmet-fancy-burgers” where some great chef puts crap like foi-gras or something ridiculous like that on it. Burgers are for simply a back yard bar-b-que, not a 5 star restaurant. Thee best fast food burgers: What-a-Burger. There’s none of those in Chicago (or the midwest for that matter), but MAN are they good. Plus their sign looks like the Weezer logo. For the midwest, Culvers is pretty dang good.

    OK…see you later, and again, sorry about your Jets. GO BEARS!!!
    T

    PS: nice Simpson’s cup.

  21. about 20 months ago

    MaryS

    Sorry about the Jets Gary :(
    But this was a great episode. I loved watching you all fired up. And of course mentioning me made it even better :)
    Be Happy :):):)

  22. about 20 months ago

    Rick McQ

    Gary:

    How did you like Providence?

  23. about 20 months ago

    Ben Lee

    Gary,

    First time post. I was waiting on another lurker prize, but, hell, I want to join in on the fun NOW. Anyway, great episode. I will definitely try these wines if I can find them in Mississippi. I don’t think you can beat the Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling for the price. That is one fine wine. Also, here is a suggestion for a possible episode. I’m new to the wine world and I, for the life of me, just cannot pick out these notes you do. I know not everyone has such a refined palette as you, but can you suggest some tips (Teach us, oh Wine Jedi!) and wines that would be good for a newbie to experiment with to learn the art of wine tasting?

    QOD - I like my burgers simple. Black Angus beef seasoned with salt and pepper with some garlic, American cheese, sauteed onions, Heinz ketchup, creole mustard and then I stack my fries on my burger. I prefer a potato bun, but a sesame bun is great too. If I’m feelin’ frisky, I throw some thick cut bacon on it.

    PS - Sorry about the Jets. I was pulling for them. Now, pull for us. BLACK AND GOLD BABY! GO SAINTS! After Katrina, we need all the good news/vibes we can get! The Saints are a great way to give us something to be proud of and get our minds off of rebuilding, FEMA, crappy insurance companies and the upcoming hurricane season. Even if its for a little while.

    Ben Lee on the Mississippi Gulf Coast (NEW ORLEANS SAINTS FAN!)

  24. about 20 months ago

    jon777

    Great episode! Truly one of the best… Great energy, great topic, questions — this one has it all… If only the J-E-T-S could have come through :-(

    Oh well — much better year than anyone had expected. I had no expectations of anything better than 7-9 this year. A team on the rise…

    QOD: Charred on the outside - Rare on the inside. With grilled onion, a garden fresh beefsteak tomato, and a little bit of ketchup. A good burger is heaven!

    Best burgers in NYC: Shake Shack, Burger Joint (at Parker Meridien), JG Melon, Rare

  25. about 20 months ago

    NickP

    Gary,

    Now that the Jets and Giants are out of it what will you turn to for commentary??
    QOD - At 2 in the morning nothing beats some sliders - that’s White Castle burgers, with onion rings. But if you want a great experience in burgers I am glad to see at least one other WLTV viewer (Gordyflaca #75) shares my view that the burger at DB Bistro in NYC is unbelievable. Great beef stuffed with Foie Gras…. As Homer would say ….MMMMM!

    Will be stopping by this week to pick up some of your recent pick as well.

    Maybe next year, NickP

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