Pinot Noir Face Off – Episode #186

February 20, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Almarosa Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills
2005 Breggo Pinot Noir Anderson Valley
2005 Ap Vin Keefer Ranch Pinot Noir
2003 Arcadian Pinot Noir Rio Vista Santa Rita Hills

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After a certain Hollywood movie Pinot Noir’s became hot. Today Gary tastes four super hot Pinot Noir’s. Sit back and enjoy!

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February 20, 2007

mikeyrad
BV, I agree with you that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. I mean, after reading that Wikipedia entry, how do you top that?
February 20, 2007

Susan
Gary-
I couldn’t stop laughing
when I heard the
blender story!
TOO
Funny!
February 20, 2007

Susan
Boonville, CA…
hope it is not too much like
Boonville, NC!
Boonville, NC is
seriously red neck.
I hope
Boonville, CA is pretty
and
quiet.
February 20, 2007

Steve R
Boonville…. not sure what it’s like, but I just came back from a week in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties and it is the COUNTRY. I know that the wine industry makes wine look oh-so-cosmopolitan, but it was refreshing to see how down to earth, normal, and, yes, small-town the folks are up there. I am a real fan of eccentric towns (and their residents), so I had a field day in that part of California. If Boonville’s even half as odd as the towns in West Sonoma County, then it should be a treat!
February 20, 2007

RyanWV
nice gary……IM from WV…..we have a Boone County here……talk about an inbred mess! I hope the people of booneville are civilized enough not to do any thumping with their siblings and stick with the vino production.
February 20, 2007

Grackle
Gary,

You need a haircut bro. You’ve got little wings sprouting out upon your lid.

Grackle.
February 20, 2007

Dom
Did you say Thundercats!!! By far my favourite cartoon as a kid….yes!!!!
February 20, 2007

BV
I was going to make up something goofy about a fictional CA town.

But when I read about the real place, truth was stranger than fiction.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boonville,_California

Boonvillites (Boonvillains?) strike me as the kind of folks who would really enjoy a Coke-Quik-Polish Strawberry-Wisconsin Cheddar blend!

Bill V.
February 20, 2007

David Canada
Nice…..how is Berry Brothers these days?
February 20, 2007

waibeans
CW.. i had the same thought! sounded like mario climbing the ladders from the original Donkey Kong (prob sounded the same in DKjr)
February 20, 2007

CW
Your video game reference sounded like Mario inching his way up the vines on Donkey Kong Junior.
February 20, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
At least it was WISCONSIN cheddar and not that fake California crap,,, they can keep their happy cows,, think of it,, stressed vines make great wine, stressed cows make great cheese. Hmmmm? wonder if the Cheese Board has thought of that. Got to run,,,, need to call my patent attorney!
February 20, 2007

Coupe 60
Wasn’t almarosa the lady that caused all that trouble on the apprentice a couple of season’s back???
February 20, 2007

Justin
GV, Boonville is a weird town and the people are odd. Seems like a bit of an inbred town. They also have their own language there. Its called Boontling. I never had any wines while driving through Boonville, but I did stop in at a brewery and drank a bunch of beer. Good beer. Brewery name was Anderson Valley Brewing Co…They have a book in there that teaches you to speak boontling…

Now, don’t think I actually made a trip just to go try this beer. Boonville was on the way to Mendocino. I don’t just visit inbred redneck towns for fun!
February 20, 2007

Wil Neverspit
Ah yes, the thin skinned dark purple berry from heaven!
February 20, 2007

Lynne
Correction..not free wine, but the free shipping wine. I don’t want to get anything stirred up here.
February 20, 2007

Lynne
Daggone it! I just ordered a case today, then the freewine sounded too good, so I ordered some of that. Now you have me intrigued with a couple of these pinots. I have to stop watching WLTV in order to curb my spending.
February 20, 2007

waibeans
holeeee cow dude.. LOVE the energy towards the end GV. You sure you didn’t snort that blender concoction there? I mean all over the place!!

Keep it up tho, wouldn’t want it any other way!
February 20, 2007

Leatherpalate
stellar episode GV- I love the smell of charred pig snouts in the morning…
February 20, 2007

SS Chris
PUSH-UP POPS!!!

thorazine, my Mom used to cut those sharp little flange edges on a 45 degree angle…problem solved!!!
February 20, 2007

Susan
Gary-
Love Pinot Noir!
February 20, 2007

thorazine
I always just called them freezies…freezie pops.

I love those things…but they were always too wide for my mouth so when you cut the tops with scissors the sides would get sharp and cut the outside of your mouth if you weren’t careful!

So good
February 20, 2007

Nathan Day
OTTER POPS! from Costco! Weird Kid! I love it!
February 20, 2007

bugbirdfishboy
11?
February 20, 2007

waibeans
top ten babeeeeeeee