Great episode, Gary! I keep learning! And thanks again for the free shipping!

-Nico

Fantastic Ep, Gary- muy informativo (…I’m not even sure if that’s actually Spanish, but I gotta mix it up sometimes).
Top 50? That’s actually pretty good for me!
GARY– I work at a “Desserterie” restaurant in Boston, and we sell a HUGE selection of dessert wines and Ports, so this episode was great because we actually DON’T have any Amarone wines on the menu, so I’ll have to make a Vaynerchuk-inspired suggestion to the higher-ups.

–Gary does some of his best work on a sugar high…maybe a swig of Amarone before every episode from now on to maintain this type of energy??

QOTD: What seduces me? Lately- piercing blue eyes, long fire-red hair, and a cripplingly seductive smile (Read: the new hostess…danger.)

lol! I know just what you mean about being turned off by sweetness, and needing to run to the fridge for a pickle. I keep an assortment of hot peppers and strong cheeses on hand just for such occasions. Lately, pickled chileno peppers have really been doing the trick. Do you have a favorite pickle?

On decanting. I usually decant any wine I drink for about four hours in the Reidel Sommelier Series Borgogne glass which can hold about 4 litres and that way I keep myself to the doctor recommended “one glass for your heart” school of drinking every night. Seduction for me is Mexican food (which you can’t get here in Japan), big sizes (which you can’t get here in Japan) and organic/biodynamic/lohas/whatever/ecofriendly wines (which…that’s right, you know where I’m goin now), and of course life in general. I mean c’mon everyone’s gotta try to live a life where everyday is seducirific!!

Nice episode Gary. I love learning about new grapes and varietals. It’s interesting to see the presentation and large price band with these wines. ($12-$95…Wow!)

You often mention a wine being young. Can you tell us how to detect or determine a young wine? I suspect that some of my tastings include wine that’s too young. I want to be able to identify this particular aspect of the flavor profile. Furhter I always want to learn about terms that I don’t really understand. Thanks.

QOTD: I’m seduced by my wife, music, wine, chocolate and photography. Sure they are many more things that draw me in, but these things are at the top of the list.

Speaking of free agency…how about your J-E-T-S, Jets Jets Jets picking up Thomas Jones from Chicago. He’s a good hard-nosed running back. What does that mean for your star rookie from last year, Leon Washington?

The Swiss Army knife descriptor was a good one; will steal it and impress my friends someday in a future tasting of Eurowines! Not so sure about the “pixie ducks” reference. :^)

So with the diet and weight lifting, how long before Gary chooses to do a shirtless episode? Not that I’m suggesting, but my wife might enjoy it.

Assuming Eric doesn’t drink all the Recioto, it would be great to see you come back to this wine a few days (or weeks) from now and see how it holds up. Is the staying power like that of vintage port?

QOTD: New TaylorMade driver and Cleveland wedges. And the free shipping on the two cases ordered last weekend (Thanks GV!).

Eating flies without the wings and then stuffing a pickle in my mouth seduces me.

QOTD: Mrs. Robinson.

Great episode — an epic!

Nice episode Gary. I wish i could afford 100 bones for a bottle of wine. That sounded really tasty.

QOTD: My Harley Davidson seduces me lol

Great episode-learned a ton!

QOD:Food and wine together,trout rising,flying
a spinnaker in July with a cold beer in my hand.

Great Show Gary. What’s up with the yellow brick road? Are you the wizzard of Oz?

Great show! Thanks for introducing me to another new grape. Just wanted to remind you about the announcement for Chicago Party date.

To Brooklyni—- decant, rinse out the bottle, let it drain in the sink, pour back what you don’t drink and vacuseal. I do this (double decant) when I’m taking a bottle to a resturant or a tasting,, no reason to bring a bad bottle.

QOTD: this dessert wine will be a good seduction of my wife// she loves Kracher and Sauternes and getting into port,,, “lucky” me.

I love the Italian wines. Great episode!!!
Another bottle coming up…..
I’m into “Rooster” Classico’s…

Gary-
My nephew Mark(17 months) is watching this with me.
He loves you Gary!
🙂

Great episode, Gary!!

What seduces me… chocolate lava cake — the kind that is so overwhelming that you simply have to close your eyes when you taste it, otherwise the sensory overload would be too much to handle. You just have to close your eyes, and shut off your hearing too, and just marvel at the incredible explosion of richness. Not ordinary chocolate. I’ve had lots of chocolate, but only had this pure chocolate experience twice in my life, and it was awesomely, indescribably delicious and seductive. Talk about making a gal melt!

Your description of the Recioto is driving me nuts. I want to try it, but it is way outside of my price range. What is the matter with Erik? He spit it OUT? Is he crazy?

However, I do have to admire Erik for tasting the wine after you had drunk from the glass AND stuck your finger in it. And we caught a glimpse of his thumb. Maybe one of these days we will get to see his face? 😉 How about it, Gary? How about an episode where you introduce all the people behind the scenes? You are always hammering on us to introduce ourselves….

Ah, I LOVE the wines of the Veneto, thanks Gary! $95 for 500mL is a little steep for my blood, but I dunno…sounded pretty tasty.

QOD – Wine and women. You can keep the dancing. And the food.

I’ll have to try that Palazzo again … I liked the ’01 well enough (although frankly I thought the La Grola was a little more interesting) but I don’t remember it bringing Skittles into my hizzy.

I always wondered what valpolicella was. Thanks for another stong show!

Jeepers G, why not Forest Gump?
Ok, question….. Say you’re following the yellow brick road (nice touch by the way), and you get to the Emerald City, you have only 5 grapes to wish for from the great and powerful Wizard…. In no particular order, what 5 vino grapes would those be?
QOTD…I can only tell you what DOESN’T seduce me…flys w/o their wings, I prefer my flies wing-ed?

Glad to see you introdice so many people to Corvina.
This is a top 5 style of wine for me plus its a great wine for new red wine drinkers.
QOD The wife when she tells me to NOT take a good bottle of wine to a friends house because she doesn’t want it to be wasted.

Anthony Thomas in the backfield is gonna free up Coles and Cotchery … expect good things.
By the way Gary, I too hate the Patriots.
Keep up the good work.

LuckyBecky (great name!), Erik’s been seen in at least one previous episode; go to #174 (right at the end) if you’re curious.

For everyone liking the sound of the Recioto, there are a few others to try… namely one by the same producer, Tommaso Bussola Recioto Bg (he has two lines, Bg entry level, and Tb the high end). The Bg can be had for around $45-50 for the 500ml bottle. So for half the cost, check it out. Here’s Tanzer’s notes for the 2003 Recioto Bg:

92 POINTS STEPHEN TANZER “As impressive as the TB version is, I always prefer the BG Recioto(I’m in the minority), as I find it much easier to drink. Deep ruby-purple. Lovely perfumed nose offers cherry, bitter chocolate and herbs. Luscious fruit complicated by balsamic vinegar, prune syrup and delicate herbal accents, framed by sound acidity and firm tannins. Very concentrated, long wine whose alcoholic warmth demands a few years patience.”

There’s also the Tommasi Recioto which is around $23 for a 375ml bottle… which is just about as low as you’ll find a Recioto Della Valpolicella for, and Tommasi is a good producer.

Pedro Ximenez also tastes like steroidal raisinettes with Grey Goose.