California Chardonnay Tasting

California Chardonnay Tasting – Episode #224

April 25, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

Gary Vaynerchuk checks out for $20 Plus California Chardonnay’s. Sit back and enjoy WLTV, cause heck that’s why it is here!

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April 26, 2007

hugh
maybe the keller was an off-bottle??
April 26, 2007

Andy
Learning to like Cali Chards for great bargain price.

QOTD- Red bing cherries- fresh and big
April 26, 2007

hugh
31514….k vintners cougar hills syrah

qod: cotton candy….rare but really cool when it hits ya…
and chocolate, bittersweet…
April 26, 2007

jorge
QOTD: Whatever the flavors in the 2004 El Nido Clio are. That is just wonderful to smell and drink.
I have to also agree with Jester above, the honey tones in certain whites, such as 2002 Viking Vouvray Tendre Cuvee Aurelie, and any of the Mer Soliel Chardonney vintages are wonderful tasting wines.
April 26, 2007

Jester
QOD: In red wines, my favorite flavor, by far, is blueberry or boysenberry pie w/ sour cherry………in whites, I really like butterscotch & starfruit……..but I can’t leave out one that I find to be really odd, but that I absolutely love, cinnamon in rieslings.

I’d love to see the below wine reviewed, and I’m not even a big Pinot fan, but the flavors and aromas sound out of this world!!!!

Panther Creek Shea Vineyard Pinot: https://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=31016

This one would be nice, too

Viking Vouvray Tendre Cuvee Aurelie: https://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=30767
April 26, 2007

Robert F
Hmmm…our friend the oak monster? I think i’ll stick with alsace and the loire for my whites.

QOTD: Cherry cola, sour cherry, black cherry, but especially chocolate covered cherries rolled in dirt.
April 26, 2007

wm mole
Flavor? Cherry. Definitely cherry. Wild, bing, sour, dark, light I don’t care. Bring on the cherry.
Kudos to Fiddlehead Kathy Joseph who had the nerve to serve tasmainian cherries and gummy cheese with her fab pinots last weekend. Wine and life is good!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 26, 2007

MikeMe
Gary, I think the candy you were trying to describe with the ZD was “Bottle Caps”. Loved those things.

QoD: You ever bite off the ends of licorce and then suck juice through it? I go for black licorce sucking the juice of ranier cherries rolled in black pepper.

I like you adding a champagne into mix once in awhile – http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=40870
April 26, 2007

KC Dan
Great ep you were on was on fire today , holding hands with the OAK MONSTER and everything .QOTD Coffee And Mocha even better when you get them together !!
April 26, 2007

diego de la p...
i really love finding chocolate and black berry
and in whites i like grape fruit, and ive gotten mango from some albarinos thats real nice
April 26, 2007

JOEinLA
Two wineries that I really enjoy are Delectus in Napa and Jaffurs in Santa Barbara. I know the Delectus people ( gerheardt) and would really enjoy a Delectus tasting. Jaffurs Petite is awesome and would be great along with some of the single vineyard Syrahs.

You have both producers in stock.

QOTD…Bordeaux)))— Lead pencil/ Graphite with cassis…It’s alllll about terroir.
April 26, 2007

JustinL
Dude, we’re coming up to summer, how about a great Sancerre? You love Sancerre. http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=30756

I love really tart red fruits, so I’d have to say that cranberry or pomegranite is my favorite wine flavor.
April 26, 2007

Jon B
Try the Klinker Brick Lodi Zin:
http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=5574
April 26, 2007

Justin S
And a with to go with the red

Te Kairanga Sauvignon Blanc 2005
http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=8368
April 26, 2007

Panoca
Great episode, as usual…
I agree with a comment earlier, let’s taste a Malbec, like the Altos Las Hormigas Malbec 2006 code 9444. Looks like a new arrival and it’s only 8 bones!
QOTD: strawberries covered with milk chocolate!
April 26, 2007

Justin S
QOTD: Cigar Box

Chapelle St Arnoux Gigondas 2003
http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=9688
April 26, 2007

mbannon
QOD – Violets. Gawd I’m a sucker for violets in a wine.
April 26, 2007

CarolynS
Try this one:
Twenty Bench Cab
http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=31102

or give some more love to Mary Elke with her Chardonnay
http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=30987

QOTD: bell pepper (mainly because it always catches me off guard) and white pepper.
April 26, 2007

Greg
Chilean Cabs please!

Clos Apalta
http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=31741

Almaviva
http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=31449

Montes M

http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=29617

Montes Alpha Syrah

http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=9960

QOTD: CASSIS
April 25, 2007

cgf
Raat’s chenin blanc 2006 http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=31781

QOTD: bing cherry.
April 25, 2007

GregL
One more Chard !winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=27615
April 25, 2007

NathanN
Cool show! Can you try the Norton Ridge Cab. you tried the ‘03 last year on WLTV and we enjoyed the few bottles that we drank. I always like to compare vintages and was wondering what you thought of the ‘04

http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=28529

QOTD: I really enjoy vanilla in my cabs.
April 25, 2007

Len C
QOD Leather

http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=27579
April 25, 2007

Darlene O.
Gary, love the episode. QOD: There is a small winery in my area, has a ridonculous Zin. In that Zin is my favorite flavor in wine: chocolate!
April 25, 2007

David DeFazio
For Thursday’s show, I read some decent reviews of this wine somewhere:
http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=15215
But then I tried it and didn’t taste the same things. I wonder where LL Cool G would come down on it.

QOTD: Pear