Comments on: A Fantastic Tuesday – Episode #172

By: Cool Dave

Cool Dave — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:10:29 +0000

Oh yeah I almost forgot!
I know you are ultra busy but you don’t carry this winery in your store. Check the link here on the viognier I just had. You may be interested. I have no affiliation with Victor Hugo Winery.

http://www.victorhugowinery.com/07_viognier_technotes.pdf

By: Cool Dave

Cool Dave — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:51:54 +0000

Het Mr. Gary V.
Had a great Viognier today.
Victor Hugo Paso Robles Viognier 2007 ( I give it 89pts) $ 18.00
I have a great local wine shop.
Nothing like wine library though. I have family in Pennsville and I told them to make a trip to your store.

By: John J.

John J. — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:48:11 +0000

qotd: yes of course.

Gary, have you ever had a vin jaune? you should do a vin jaune episode

By: Gid

Gid — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:28:30 +0000

I have never drank a viognier yet, but I bought a bottle at a restaurant the other day and am just waiting for a good time to pop it open!

By: Paradoxical Entity » Easy come, easy go

Paradoxical Entity » Easy come, easy go — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 02:40:43 +0000

[...] While watching the Wine Library TV review of the Viognier from Catie’s Corner Vineyard gave me a lot of confidence to make a barrel from there too, the winery who’s Viognier it was troubled me.Â They are Whetstone Wine Cellars.Â I immediately caught the similarity to my intended Whetwater Winery name.Â What are the chances that there would be two “whet…” names producing the same wineÂ using the same source? [...]

By: Paradoxical Entity » What to make for 2007?

Paradoxical Entity » What to make for 2007? — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:51:41 +0000

[...] During last week, I was thinking of one of the Zinfendels for mid to high-$6K.Â Then over this weekend, I was reading good things about Viognier (white wine).Â I even came across an enthusiatic Wine Library TV review of it that was made with grapes from the specific vineyard Crushpad was offering.Â Unlike the Zinfendels sources which I haven’t found anything in particular about.Â The Viognier will cost just mid-$5K which is definitely easier on my credit card.Â As of now, unless I hear or read something better, I’ll probably commit to the Viognier this week. [...]

By: Jtk

Jtk — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:15:11 +0000

QOTD: Gary, I can say that I’ve never had a viognier. Cheers ~ Jtk

By: Joel in Kyoto

Joel in Kyoto — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:12:36 +0000

QOD- yes…i love viogniers….seems the french table versions always show a green apple on the nose at first, the some petrol-ly characters. the mouthfeel you didn’t mention gary but i find the viscosity attractive in viogniers….a little oily and slippery. guigal’s condrieus can be superb…definitely more complexity than the french table versions of the varietal……and i like darenburg’s hermit crab, which is a nice rhone white blend (great too with crab as you said!)…….i find these whites really enjoyable but let me ask this: has anyone out there had a PROFOUND viognier experience? parker always seems to say that these wines have no more aging potential than a year or two, which i find hard to believe given the size of these wines…but i wonder if a 10 yr old low yield hand made viognier wouldn’t be outstanding?

By: Uncle Josh

Uncle Josh — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 19:49:23 +0000

QoD: Yes I have had Viognier.

By: Miguelo DiMarco

Miguelo DiMarco — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 10:34:28 +0000

I’ve never had any white wine ever.

that’s my story and I’m sticking to it)