Summer White Wines – Episode #238

May 15, 2007

Today Gary makes a Huge announcement and talks about Summer whites that can be drank now and enjoyed!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Domaines Ott Les Domaines RoseOther French Rose Wine
Voga Pinot GrigioNon-Tuscan Pinot Grigio
2005 Domaine Ricard Touraine Blanc Pierre A FeuTouraine
2006 Grosset Riesling Polish HillAustralian Riesling

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May 15, 2007

Justin
great episode….PGC..nice!!! Dimes in the glass was even funnier. Im glad you tasted that and not me… Does the company that makes Voss make that wine? Even teh v on the bottle makes it look like voss…. anyway I will have to check out that rose… I always try roses when I am out tasting but still havent found any I enjoy.

QOTD:
So what am I doing for the summer? I am working in a cave in Napa and when they let me out I will be enjoying some great bottles of wine while relaxing in the sun. So GV when you come to Napa, be sure to visit me in the Jarvis cave!!!
May 15, 2007

Dominus
This was an epic! I have been away much too long.

I was rolling after the review of the Voga! Unbelievable.

Though I will need to try the rose and the Grosset.

QOTD: Summer? Rehabbing my back and neck so I can play tennis, enjoying the beach next weekend and in September in OBX, grillin’ and drinking fun wines.

Kudos to your webmasters. This is really first-class.

Cheers
May 15, 2007

leatherpalate
classic 48 points!
May 15, 2007

David M Roberts
QOTD: Lots of travel, beginning with a trip to Scottsdale, AZ. In the event you’ve been there, any great places to go for saguaro gazing and wine sampling?

Nice nod to the often scourned rose. Perfect summer sipping.
May 15, 2007

portman
Dang. Another $.02. Now I’m up to $.04.

The comments used to be numbered. Easier to reference or navigate earlier comments. Is it possible to put the numbers back on? I’d think that would be great, but do not number the first ten comments….. =:O

Mike
May 15, 2007

TimF
Was somebody reading Kahuna’s nickel comment today?

$14 for a rose? If you paid $14 for rose Champagne you’d get arrested.

Nice spill.

Is that Voga a shampoo bottle? That is the worst bottle in the history of the world.

Baby strawberries? Does the stork bring those?

You charged for the WLTV shirts.

Nice color? I’m shocked. Is it classic too?

Goya? Zoyza!

Poison candy? Sounds like Halloween at my house last year!

Wow, 48 points? That’s like scoring less than 400 on the SATs!

Tangy, wangy? Will somebody please wake up Kahuna.

Why would you pick a bad wine thing (corked) for the name of your site?

Who’s this Robert Parker dude everyone is talking about?

You guys really kicked up the video quality today.

Very clever on the cork’d board comment. Very, very clever.

Sorry, that’s Pole-ish Hill.

You said I was the only one allowed to pee on you.

What’s the difference between banana and banana peel?

QOTD: Lame QOTD. So lame I’m not even answering. While you’re at it, why don’t you ask us to write an essay on how we spent our summer vacation?
May 15, 2007

portman
Whoa. Voga scored lower than the two buck chucks that you tasted a month or two ago… The full glass rinse was a classic. Would a pinot grigio “cocktail” be a good starting point for someone just getting into wine, especially if they say “I don’t like wine”?

Pink is good. I don’t get to it very often. Once or twice a year.

QOTD: Enjoying the back patio, helping my wife open her new deli, and listening to the crickets while I sip some summer wines.

I like the new look. Gives me a lot to do to explore all the new features.

There’s my $.02 worth.

Thank you. Great episode.

Mike
May 15, 2007

JonE
Yes G-Man, I too am sweet on pink. Lots of pink, somedays I dream about it non-stop. Summer time is getting pastey white kid sunburns at the beach, with SPF 40 sunscreen. Goodtimes and sparklers
May 15, 2007

Suzanne
Another great episode. I’d actually love to see a whole episode on rose wines….particularly those from Tavel and the Southern Rhone. QOTD: Taking the kids to St. John, USVI, for a week at a friend’s villa. Other than that, just the usual summer stuff; working during the week and living for the beach and the back deck on the weekends!
May 15, 2007

patrill
Awesome! I love summer whites. An episode on summer reds would be good too. I also liked the Napa wines yesterday, maybe an episode on Temecula wines?? I haven’t seen any on Wine Library but I live near there and wanted to know what you thought of them.
QOTD: Work, and the Sound and Fury Festival!
May 15, 2007

Brandon M
QOTD (Becasue my Mom Said I had to):

Vegas & Puerto Vallarta
And a ton of working to pay for it!
May 15, 2007

Greg B.
We really must be changing the Wine world, with all these new features and all. It’s good to see progress in such a positive arena. Hmmm was that the right word? QOTD. This Summer I’m going to get really Deep into White and Rose wine, by pool side of course. Keep Rockin’ Big G.
May 15, 2007

Karol
Nice touch – the dimes but the cat pee makes me NEVER want to try the wine.
QOTD – Out on the pontoon, parked by a water fall drinking wine (and/or beer) enjoying sunny HOT summer days.
May 15, 2007

Ross
Great idea with the dimes. I’ll have to remember to comment everyday now.

The Voga Pinot Grigio beat the 56 point Trader Joe’s Beaujolais Nouveau 2006 (that’s the Charles Shaw blend, lol)! Poison candy.

QOTD: I really have no idea. I’ll watch the show and start a cellar or something.
May 15, 2007

Elliot
LoL… 48 points… Classic.
QOTD: I’m going to be taking classes at UC Santa Cruz, one of which is a Jazz History class that I’m pretty stoked about. I’m also going to try to find a local winery or wine bar to work at… Spare time will be spent surfing and sipping sparkling wine. Holla if ya hear me.

– Elliot
May 15, 2007

TimF
Hey Gary — Me and TampaSteve are having dinner at Berns on Tuesday night, you should totally fly down for the evening and join us!
May 15, 2007

bh
that was quality – nice work with the dimes. on your game today, eh? just bought a couple of roses from s. africa yesterday… it’s that time of year again. haven’t seen much from france in the stores around here… keeping an eye out though.

qotd: not much. have a couple weeks off for the first time in a while, which will be good. other than that, work, bbq and wine. can’t really complain about that though.

ColdVVaves, just my $.02 but we really enjoyed Preston Vineyards and Iron Horse when we were in sonoma. check ‘em out…
May 15, 2007

mas
QOTD: hopefully closing on a new home with a little hillside out back – perfect southern exposure for a little home vineyard…that’s the plan anyway …

Thanks for the rose, Touraine, and Riesling suggestions – will definitely seek them out.
May 15, 2007

ColdVVaves
QOTD: Heading to Sonoma (this weekend). Any must see vineyards, in your opinion?
May 15, 2007

Randy
OK, here’s $0.02 for today.

QOD: I’m probably going to be homebound for the summer, The Boss and I will be picking up several sheep(!) to go with the goats we got a few weeks back. It’s all part of her Master Plan for weed control in our vineyard. What can I say.

I gotta say I’ve gotten over my fear and loathing of white wines. I’m drinking Fume Blanc, Viognier, and even some White Burgundy these days. But I gotta wonder, what does “bringing the thunder” mean for white wines?
May 15, 2007

Wine Lush
QOTD – Working, working and working. But I’m in the wine industry, so it’s drinking and working!!!! YEA!

Thank you for the rose. Don’t fear the pink stuff! I saw that funky bottle in the local store, thought about it, didn’t pick it up. Glad to see you put it in it’s place. The winery and distributor probably haven’t picked theirselves off the floor yet.

Wow, all the comments about you dumping so much wine. Don’t change. It’s an industry habit, we waste more wine than drink. BUT if I EVER see you wash your glass with water, I’ll have to book a flight to NJ and slap you around your office a bit. (I said that of course with a lot of love in my heart)

Wine Lush!

Drink more, makes everyone around you look good!
May 15, 2007

Peglet
Gary—Don’t hold back, tell how you really feel about the Vigo! Do you know that I have seen that wine before and thought “That’s probably just a nasty wine in a cool bottle”. Thanks for confirming my theory!

Also, my un-ending gratitude for doing a summer whites episode (that included a Riesling, my fav) and for making a female Vayniac shirt! I am hoping that my wonderful, loving, handsome husband will order one for yours truly!

Thanks for keeping it real!
May 15, 2007

dublin
Pouring dimes into swill Pinot Gri, great comedic effect, still laughing!
QOTD: Going to SanFran for the party, then going wine tasting all weekend (have some sick appointments set up already) and oh, taking Sommelier classes at ISG in Los Angeles (Trying to take things to the next level). And then at summers end might check out Burning Man.

Give my wife DAT t-shirt
May 15, 2007

PhilB
Hahaha!

My girlfriend just suggested the term “Vayniaquette” for the ladies of the Vayniacs, all the girls for whom the new t-shirt was designed!!

This reminds me of why I love her so much!
May 15, 2007

Dan. M.
First time comment – so here’s my 2 cents worth (from the home town of Mike Nugent and Nick Mangold).

I’ve had several vintages of the Grosset Riesling and they have all been tremendous, and your description of peaches on steel is right on. The sauvignon blanc sounds good too.