A Gewurtztraminer Tasting - Episode #173

January 24, 2007

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Wines tasted in this episode:

Even though he’s still on vacation, here’s another new episode. Gary again tries a wine that he’s been dying to try on WLTV.

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  1. about 18 months ago

    pitek

    don’t you think most of torrontes taste like gewurtztraminer

  2. about 20 months ago

    Jtk

    QOTD: I tend to get stuck in my wine ruts so to speak. Just drinking the varieties i know i like. So sadly i have not tried anything new in a while. But the last new wine i tried was Olive Gardens House Red. Not bad, and you can’t go wrong with the $30 per magnum price tag. Keep up the good work. Cheers ~ Jtk

  3. about 21 months ago

    JayZee

    QOD: In the last couple of weeks I have tried for the first time an Arneis, a Torrontes, and a red Douro wine - Meandro - that was UNbelievable. Thanks, Gary.

  4. about 21 months ago

    Riezin

    QOTD - I had a Bourgogne Passetoutgrain. Pretty sure that’s a pinot-gamay blend. Was an 04 by Robert Groffier. Really enjoyed it. Brought in by M Skurnick whose wines I tend to like. Good way to drink burgundy without spending burgundy.

  5. about 21 months ago

    LordofBrews

    I recently tried the Von Hovel Kabinett Riesling you had tasted in your show. I too had the impression that Rieslings were sweet dessert wines that I really wasn’t interested in. All i can say is WOW! I loved it. Now on to Gewürztraminer. Mu uncle had the Trimbach version of this wine at a dinner a few years back and I really loved the wine. I’m looking forward to trying this one however I too am a little turned off buy the price……

  6. about 21 months ago

    Shotgun

    QOD– Last 20 days or so… hmmm…. It would have to be the 2005 Burge Family Barossa Semillon (purchased from WL, BTW). Wow. I have had several Hunter Valley Semillons, which seem to differ in style, being more austere and less ostensibly fruity. But the Burge is full of tropical fruits but matched with wonderful acidity. It is a stellar wine. I highly recommend the Aussie Semillons to all Vayniacs– and if you can get your hands on an aged Hunter Valley sem, like from Tyrrells or Mount Pleasant, you will be in for a treat– they turn from the crisp citrusy sort of young wine into a beautiful mouthful of honeyed toast with 10-15 years of bottle age.

  7. about 21 months ago

    GeneV

    The only thing disappointing about the review of this wine is the price. Alsace produces excellent Gewürztraminer for less money. The Albert Mann tasted on a previous episode is a great example, as we enjoyed it with Thai food last night.

  8. about 21 months ago

    bugbirdfishboy

    Last week I tried a “wine” from Spain that is made from oranges. My friend brought it back. It isn’t exported. Not surprisingly it tasted like sugared orange peel, but without the bitter aftertaste.

  9. about 21 months ago

    Wil Neverspit

    QOTD: I tried a Riesling ‘Spatlesse’ for the first time after your Riesling ep. I’ve had a ‘Kabinett’ or two, but this was my first SHPAYT-LAYZH-UH.

    Nice “over-the-top” dump during the sign-off.
    You’re getting “loopy”.
    I hope you’re enjoying your VAY-KAY-SHUN.

    CHEF… (Comments 11, 25, 31)
    in your humorous quote at the end of each of your comments…
    it’s, “…what you’re making for dinner…”
    not, “…what your making for dinner…”

    I’d let it go if I didn’t see it 3 times every day.

  10. about 21 months ago

    Bass playing oenophile

    Hi Gary, I hope the vacation is going well. QOTD: Barbaresco. I just had my first, and a good one! The Moccagatta Barbaresco Basarin 2001, paired with pasta and ossobuco at Piccola Venezia in Astoria, Queens. Wow, this wine turned me around…I was just coming to the conclusion that Italian wines weren’t for me, too “old world” for my tastes…now I’ll have to reassess. This wine was really lively and exciting, while still being dry and pairing well with food. Any chance of WL stocking Moccagatta wines? BTW, yes, I’m a lurker. I LOVE the show and am a complete WLTV addict…keep up the good work!

  11. about 21 months ago

    boyd

    Had the Dornfelder. Interesting. Not one I’ll be reaching for again any time soon though.

  12. about 21 months ago

    glenn

    Gewurzt? two words:

    Mendocino County

  13. about 21 months ago

    chrisb

    QOTD: Chinon, lets just say I’ll cross this one off my list!

  14. about 21 months ago

    Russ J

    QOTD: Alvear Pedro Ximenez Solera 1927, current WOTM on the forum.
    Talk about sweet!

  15. about 21 months ago

    Lawrence Leichtman

    Only new wine for me which wasn’t totally new but one I haven’t had in a long time and for good reason was Retsina. Was at a Greek restaurant with friends and they insisted on buying this wine. It still sucks. I have had so many bad Gewürtztaminers over the years that I have become completely truned off to it. Made a real try with Alsatian ones but they smelled like hair treatments to me and I never could get past that and all of the CA ones I had have been weak and unappealing.Maybe the Zmor will change that.

  16. about 21 months ago

    jason carey

    2 wines from regions that i have had not has that grape from before
    I recently had a Tim Adams Clare Valley Riesling.. the driest i have ever tasted, super mineraly. great now and
    will develop for 10 years into something really interesting.
    Also Tried a Washington State Mourvedre.. Isenhower Cellars..Profound, deep tannic, great!!!

  17. about 21 months ago

    Tony S.

    Hey Gary. That Zmor sounded good. I’ll give it a shot one day. As for the QOTD: I just recently had a Bandol from Domaine Tempier for the first time the other day. Man, that was good. Had just a little hint of black olives. It was definately a food-wine, but we had it by it’s dang self. I want to have it again.

    OK…gotta go to the Bears website now before my lunch is over. See you later, enjoy your vacation.
    GO BEARS!!!
    T

  18. about 21 months ago

    Nathan L

    OPPS…meant masochistic

  19. about 21 months ago

    Karl B.

    QOTD - I had a Swiss wine recently. It lasted like a German Silvaner but with a touch less body. I never knew they were producing wines in Southern Switzerland, but why not?

  20. about 21 months ago

    Wino

    QOTD- I have really been jumping around lately.
    Recently tried for the first time:
    Tempranillo (Ercavio)
    Brunello di Montalcino (Atreus)
    Wolf Trap (many kinds of wine in that one)

    Enjoy vacation and have a pina colada for me

  21. about 21 months ago

    Tim Tamblin

    I recently purchased and tried a 97 Dunnewood Signature Charbono Port (Napa Valley). 18.2 alc, 38 months in French & American oak. It was less viscous than expected or hoped for with a soft nutty (think almond) mid palate and finish. Found it recently for $10.00 and have been a fan of DW for years so couldn’t resist. The gorgeous packaging belied it’s modest price so I picked up a second bottle for a friend.

    Go ahead, try to beat this esoteric find, I dare ya…

  22. about 21 months ago

    Brookhouser

    never had it…have to try….usually stay away from too many whites…..That is quite the glass there gary…when you get back you can do away with the jets sign and put up a colts if you would like:)

  23. about 21 months ago

    Nathan L

    Gary you are a sadist man! I hope your enjoying a much needed break and thanks for the unexpected fun you left us. I tried some Texas cabs recently and while not great (or even good for that matter), its an experience worth trying. You can really taste the 100 deg weather. All three I tried had lots of stewed prune flavors and the grapes tasted like they had been cooked.

  24. about 21 months ago

    Eric B

    I will add a vote for Gewurz being the perfect pair for Thai food. I find two main flavor/aroma profiles go well with Thai, with the best having some of both: floral and lychee. The Columbia Crest is a good example of this, and it has some RS to calm the searingly hot dishes.
    As for Cali gewurz, I recently had a Thomas Fogarty (Monterey) and was very impressed with the dense mouthfeel and golden COLOR, and concentrated lychee aroma & flavor. For all those sweet boo-hooers, it had the *impression* of sweetness but only 0.5% RS. The Gundlach-Bundschu (also Cali) is supposed to be awesome, I’m saving that one for birthday Thai dinner.
    For non-US, the Hugel Gewurz was like drinking liquid roses.
    QOTD: Viognier with Mediterranean food. The aromas were nice but it lacked the acidity to stand up to the food. A Vouvray Chenin would have been much better.

  25. about 21 months ago

    Abasenji

    Nice to see such wine tasting diversity Gary. Gewurtztraminer is one of our favorites… now if I could only learn how to pronounce it!

    QOTD: Last new wine was a Spanish Albarino, very good but hard to find in the US.

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