Italian White Wines – Episode #220

April 19, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

Gary’s wines from Italy that make him very happy, did we mention they were white.

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November 17, 2009

John J.
qotd dont have a fav really, but Ive been hearing alot about dailybooth lately.

How about having a vin jaune on the show Gary?
May 9, 2008

LuvsChandon
“A Party in your nose” luv it!

I’m gonna pick up a bottle of Fattoria Laila Verdicchio to serve with some halibut this weekend!!!
April 28, 2007

Steve R
Darn… now the secret is out about Soave. I love that I can get great aperitif wines from the region for such a low price, especially with quality makers such as Inama and Pra. Now, the prices will climb…
April 24, 2007

Rink Man
Nice episode. Can’t wait to introduce to my wife, who loves whites.

QOD: I stay away from them.
April 24, 2007

Susan
Gary -
Nobody is later than me!!!!!
White Wines!!!!!!!
Great Ep!
QOD:
WLTV Forum!!!!!!
We always agree on
EVERYTHING!
April 23, 2007

kyoung989
QOTD – Digg and facebook for me.

BTW, I’m a huge fan of Diggnation and I nearly fell off my chair when they announced you were sponsoring them on their most recent vidcast (http://revision3.com/diggnation/2007-04-19). I hope the spot will send a bunch more tech guys like myself to the site. Love the show, keep it up.
April 23, 2007

cruster
I’m a social networking maniac. Cork’d ( http://corkd.com/people/cruster ) and Flickr are both rocking!
April 22, 2007

winefornewbies
Ever had a Pigato? Had my first earlier this month out in California. Yummmmmm.

Great show, as always.

And sure, I’d be happy to be on the show.
April 22, 2007

Shotgun
Excellent coverage of a grossly underappreciated category of great wine.
April 22, 2007

YoungDave
YES! An Ep. about wines from the Mother Country (for my heritage, anyway). I truly have been thinking about trying to buy more Italian whites because it’s definitely an area about which I have little knowledge and experience. Thanks again, BIG G.

QOTD: As a college student, of course I’ve gone through the last 4 years with Facebook (although it’s now available to anyone, not just college students) and log on every day. NOT a myspace person. Yet.
April 21, 2007

Martin
I learned so much today! I’ve only used Italian whites for cooking. These are what I’ll be drinking this summer for sure. Thank you.
April 21, 2007

Bobinnati
Thanks for an enlightening episode. QOTD – don’t currently use any social networking sites (other than places like WLTV forums). My kids don’t want me on Facebook – not sure why, but I may just get an account anyway…….
April 20, 2007

Matt the Lurker
QOTD – I have a great answer, but it’s only for people with a demented sense of humor like me.
April 20, 2007

Harold
Great great episode Gary. Thanks again for once again highlighting a lesser known wine type.
April 20, 2007

Matthew L
Thanks for this episode Gary. I admit that I’ve steered away from Italian whites–other than Prosecco.

QOTD: I haven’t made the Myspace of Facebook plunge yet. I probably frequent http://www.afrocentriconline.com the most.
April 20, 2007

Sarah L
I love these theme driven shows and you’ve been on a streak! Yes, I wanna be on the show.
April 20, 2007

JPomps
I just recently found out about wine library and very excited to participate, an excellent program. In fact, I have spend the better part of the last two weeks watching pass episodes, it’s kind of addicting. I had to comment on the Italian whites episode for my first response since I am currently living in Venezia, the home region of Soave. A great wine that varies greatly from vineyard to producer. The other evening I drank an interesting single vineyard Soave classico from Tamellini 2002. Amazing how a white treated with proper barrique fermenting and aging can develop in over four years. The nose believe it or not was similar to concentrated Mosel riesling with notes also of a cloying Sauterne, nice acidity and not overwhelmed by oak. Althought some of my favorite garganega grape wines have been unfiltered juices from the Gambellara D.O.C, rustic and old world driven. Bringing the term “mele cotto” to a new level. Friuli is awesome, especially the whites from the Collio D.O.C., friulano, sauvignon, pinot bianco, chardonnay, ribolla gialla, pinot grigion, and even a few rieslings that I have been fortunate to find, very interesting. If you haven’t tried a white from the Collio, you must. Definitely unique bringing more minerality and complexity to the table. Anyone tried ribolla gialla from Slovenia, probably a little more difficult to locate in the states, from what I have tasted, Slovenia is an absolutely an up and coming region in the wine world. Okay, enough for now. Thanks for the show Gary! Ciao!
April 20, 2007

JayZee
Nice episode, Gary. You are SO RIGHT about Pinot Grigio. One of my female friends will just about ONLY drink Pinot Grigio. What a waste! As for me, I do enjoy a good Verdicchio or Arneis from time to time. I have even had a somewhat dry Frascati that worked very well with a light fish dinner with a lemon cream sauce.

QOTD: You’re joking, right?
April 20, 2007

Jim
QOTD: Myspace, with a little bit of facebook, they’re changing the online social networking world.
April 20, 2007

cgf
G-man,
nice epsiode guy. With the weather warming an italian white sounds delicious.

QOTD: facebook.
April 20, 2007

JHollo77
QOTD: I think I might be too old for myspace, friendster, etc. I have a problem with socializing on the same networks as the students I work with!

Great episode — Definitely interested in Italian wines since we’re headed there in a few months. Last night we attended a winemaker’s dinner and really enjoyed Fattoria di Zerbina wines. Favorites were the ‘04 Sangiovese Ceregio, ‘03 Sangiovese Pietramora, & the ‘01 Scacco Matto with dessert. Great stuff!! Hurting today, though…

By the way, nice haircut!
April 20, 2007

QueSeraSyrah
Great episode! I have really been getting into Italian whites lately. I was excited to see you feature a Ribolla Gialla (even though it was a bit dull). Try the La Tunella Ribolla if you ever are in the mood to attempt another try with the varietal. They also make a 50/50 blend with Tocai Friulano called Bianco Sesto. Definitely one to check out as I feel it is an amazing white for the price! Another fun Italian white that you didn’t touch on was Grechetto (a good example is Arnaldo Caprai).
April 20, 2007

jack
qotd: i’m not into any of these myspace, friendster stuff. it’s like a virtual high school popularity contest. those sites are so cluttered with junk i just can’t get throught it. what i do use everyday and love it as an excellent form of communication is instant messenger. im, whether it be aol or msn or yahoo, is a great tool to keep in touch with friends and family as well as coworkers.
April 20, 2007

Lb in KS
QOTD: For me…it MySpace. I don’t have a great MySpace…space, but for the reason Stevo said. The music. It’s a great place to find music you’ll NEVER, EVER get to hear on the radio. Todays radio is SO out of touch with the public. Unreal. Oh, BTW G….. hope you don’t mind…I have the “Train your Palate” ep # 148 on my MySpace
April 20, 2007

cdavis
QOTD: I am not into the facebook, myspace, etc. Those sites = drama in my opinion. I do like linkedin.com for networking and I recently got into the social aspect of forums with WLTV. I visit many tech/programming forums daily for work, so its nice to use WLTV as a social forum.