Mixed Bag of Wine – Episode #189

February 26, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Ma.gnolia.com

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes 4 very different wines and thats that! (If your having trouble seeing todays episode try clearing your browser cache)

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October 28, 2009

John J.
oh yeah, had semillons many times, but from bordeaux
October 28, 2009

John J.
qotd funnyordie

Gary can we get a vin jaune episode please?
September 19, 2009

ulu ulu ulu ulu
QOTD: Wikipedia
July 8, 2008

Christophe - Titus Vineyards
QOTD : wefeelfine.org check it out

sidebar QOTD: Semillon is delicious dry or sweet

So Gary, when are y9ou going to go and try some other Titus wines? How about the 05 Cab Franc?
March 11, 2007

Malarkey
Love Semillon. Have had several 100%’s that I loved. Also adore sauternes. Hey that would be a good show, maybe I’ll dig through the archives and see if you’ve done one.

Thriller: great pop album. What the hell happened to him?

qotd: http://www.theoutsidecourse.com, http://www.chronicleforums.com, http://www.mouthfulsfood.com, forums.egullet.com, http://www.chowhound.com.

Great ep, Gary! Can’t say I’ve had a S.A. wine that I loved yet, and isn’t $33 a bit high for wines from that part of the world??
March 10, 2007

ThomasS
Nice ep. this one. The SA’s are my favourite discoveries everytime. No really. Had the De Toren together with two Ernie Else’s, and I really had the same feeling you were talking about today: that some wines show that there is a lot out there, but still fence off. The De Toren showed great, closed, but I felt there was smth brooding undeneath the cover, whil both Ernie’s (so even the Engelbrecht) were mute, closed down and showed themselves not worth the long wait.
QOTD: http://www.themodernword.com/themodword.cfm , because I reall go nuts about every kind of (post)modernist literature.
SQOTD: 100% Semillon, just a Casas del Toqui Semillon Late Harvest (2001). I am still sad I kind find any more bottles (still have one). Just awesome: confit orange, tangerine, heavy honey, some coriander … not super complex, but just so mouthwatering. Extremely enjoyable.
March 3, 2007

Paul
First 100% Semillon I ever had was a 1978 Chateau Ste Michelle Semillon. First wine I ever bought by the case, too.
March 1, 2007

Emil den Dulk
Hi Gary. We are the owners of De Toren Private cellar and just wanted to thank you for the great review of our Fusion V. South African wine is definately on the up and it is great to see that people appreciate our efforts. As you can see, you even have followers in South Africa. Bye the way, I’ve had Semillon. Nice varietal.
Regards
Emil den Dulk
February 28, 2007

Slick
Gary, Sorry I’m late to the party. Nice episode, I appreciate the variety. My favorite site is radioparadise.com a great eclectic streaming music site, run by a refugee free-form DJ from the 70s. A great mix, much like today’s episode.
Peace…
February 28, 2007

Shotgun
QOD–

Yes. Lots. It is good if generally unexceptional and ordinary juice, except in its Sauternes incarnations and the occasional aged dry renditions from France and Australia. Burge Family makes a lovely young unblended Semillon. All of the Great Forgotten White Wine of the world– Bordeaux Blanc– contain some percentage of Semillon blending with the majority Sauv Blanc.
February 28, 2007

NY Pete
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February 28, 2007

Lawrence Leichtman
Been drinking Semillion longer than you have been alive Gary. You may or may not remeber that most of the original white wine from California was not Chardonnay but Semillion and was it bad stuff. Until I tasted a Sauterne I didn’t know you could actually make good wine from Semillion grapes. My favorite other than French is Kalin from CA that makes a very interesting Semillion and a Semillion/Chardonnay blend. You should try Kalin if you have never tried it.
February 28, 2007

Jan Wicher
QOD: Drink it all the time. 2nd fav white variety.

If you think the Barrosa is good you should try the hunter valley in NSW.
February 27, 2007

Kwan
I haven’t tried a Semillon before but it’s on my ‘to drink’ list now.

QOTD – This one is mandatory for grad students! Piled Higher and Deeper Comics – http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php
February 27, 2007

TagWorld Brian
Same comment as users above: I’ve tasted Semillon in blends (Chateau Guiraud) and late-harvest/botrytized Sauternes wines (like Chat. Haut-Bergeron 2003, Chat. Filhot 2001). I haven’t tried my better Sauternes yet (Chat. Suduiraut 2001, Chat. Rieussec 2003), and I haven’t tried any D’Yquem yet (although I did buy my Dad a 2004 “Y” from D’Yquem).

Just stumbled across this wikipedia listing for Wine Library, and even updated it a little bit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_Library_TV
February 27, 2007

saul goldstein
philzone.com
February 27, 2007

Len C
QOD http://slickdeals.net/
February 27, 2007

FTboomer
Still testing that stupid Gravatar

http://www.engadget.com
http://www.gizmodo.com
February 27, 2007

Kathy
I deleted my internet history going to tool and internet options and then I was able to get my GV fix. Never had that happen before. What a whiny episode to get stuck on.
February 27, 2007

Kathy
All I get is whine Library also Help!!!!
February 27, 2007

Bob Cordosi
QOTD: http://www.tastespotting.com
February 27, 2007

Ken
Nice episode â€“ the De Toren sounds like a wine I would enjoy. Iâ€™ll need to seek some of that out.

QOD #1: Aside from Sauternes, which is made from the Semillon grape, Iâ€™ve had Bordeaux Blancs from Pessac-Leognan and Chateau La Louviere. Both of these wines are most likely Semillon blended with Sauvignon Blanc. The only 100% Semillon that I can remember having was from Rosemount and it was only OK.

QOD #2: The very first website I read every day is: http://www.cyclingnews.com/
Also, I frequently read http://goski.com/ , http://www.eurosport.com/ & http://espn.go.com/ . Although there is some wien related content, I also read http://www.epicurious.com/
February 27, 2007

ScottJ
Looks like the link is wrong again. I’m seeing the While Library episode from yesterday at this point. Is someone messing with the web site???
February 27, 2007

E
Condado de Haza looks like Pesquera if you squint a little. Are they related?

QOD1: White Bordeaux is on the shortlist. Other than that, I don’t think I know from Semillon.

QOD2: http://www.dailykos.com and http://www.cookingforengineers.com (brilliant).
February 27, 2007

Acousticdoc
Great episode. Never had a semillon. Can’t wait to try.
Most frequently used site: http://www.intellicast.com
Best weather site. Great radar.