Bringing the Thunder – Episode #240

May 22, 2007

Today Gary brings out some serious wines and shares some thunder with you.

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“I love this episode Gary!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Roger Sabon Le Secret Des Sabon Chateauneuf Du PapeChateauneuf du Pape Rouge
1999 Frescobaldi Castelgiocondo Riserva Ripe Al Convento Brunello Di MontalcinoBrunello di Montalcino
1995 Vega Sicilia UnicoRibera Del Duero
2003 Chat Leoville PoyferreSt Julien

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May 22, 2007

HipandKneeDoc
Great episode. The thunder is a step up, and it showed in your excitement.

QOTD: keeping the contents of Bordeaux straight, and remembering who makes the good wine.
May 22, 2007

Bossman
Gary,

Please tell me Erik was quick enough to save his shoes on the over-tipping and subsequenting splatter when showing the color of the Brunello.

I toasted your, and your family’s health, in return to your toast (albeit with a $15 Shiraz).

Oh, I’m doing, I’m doing alright,(in my best Kramer voice), shivering and clutching opposite biceps trying to stay warm until the shirt arrives.

QOTD – confused why you keep telling me to expand my horizons. I’m having a hard enough time exporing the world of Shiraz and finding those that appeal to me when every time I step outside of my comfort zone I’m disappointed. Granted I don’t make the same investment, I guess it’s a catch 22 I’m buying crap and ending up with crap, but why spend more on a gamble when I know I can get something I can enjoy without breaking the bank?
May 22, 2007

Karol
Nice to have a place to start if I decide to buy one of the ‘expensive’ wines. The disappointing thing would be, to buy the wine and find you hate the taste.
OTD: As you, I find everything confusing. Still learning the nose and then what I find in the taste.
May 22, 2007

Shadowbird
QOTD:

The part of wine making I find most confusing? Hmm…that’s a difficult question. I have to say that I’d like to know how vineyards decide where to plant and what to plant there, though. So many varieties of grapes and so many regions…
May 22, 2007

Samantha H.
Great show, even if I won’t be able to afford those wines in the near future!

QOTD: European wines confuse me – so many different types, I don’t even know where to start!
May 22, 2007

J Crazy
Man Oh Man! Hot Damn!! I’m gonna run out to the closest wine shop ans STARE at all those wines for a really really really long time. You know it!

QOTD: direct shipping laws are fraggin’ confudling!
May 22, 2007

Jen
Hey, I rinsed my DECANTER with a little of the wine from my treasured bottle last night (hey, I’m a poor housekeeper, and it had spots!!!); I’m glad to know you endorse that kind of behavior!!!! ha ha ha
Great episode. I’ a little closer to dropping that 125 bones on my dream wine… maybe if I book another commercial really soon!!
QOTD: This is going to sound totally lame, but all French wine is confusing to me. I mean, I’ve taken the time to learn basic facts, like what grows where, etc. but I still find it terribly daunting. There is a barrier between me and the French language.
May 22, 2007

GeneV
Super episode. Thanks for the splurge–Luv ya, man!

This set of wines would be my dream evening.

On the other hand, I also really liked your interview with New York Magazine about the Portuguese wines. I’m sipping a Portuguese red right now and loving it. It’s nice to know you can also drink very well for under 15.
May 22, 2007

laposte
QOTD: Burgundy wines
May 22, 2007

mas
Awesome Gary – surprised at the Vega result, but that’s why you taste ‘em!

QOTD: Viticulture.
May 22, 2007

Winodontist
SAND CLOCK, Very nice!

I was again salivating watching you today. You are costing me a ton of money this year Gary.

QOTD: French wine in general is tough for me, but overall I have trouble remembering which vintages are the best from various parts of the country, this is especially true when I’m dining at a nice restaurant.
May 22, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
Most confusing…. most European wines until they start listing grape varitel.

If you ever spent anytime in a corn field in Iowa I can’t believe any wine reminding me of that,,,, and I spent 10 summers detasseling corn.

Great ep,,, would have loved to see you do them double blind???? I CHALLENGE THEE!!! MORE BLIND TASTINGS! COME ON EVERYONE!!! BLIND TASTING! BLIND TASTING! BLIND TASTING! THEN LET’S SEE THE THUNDER!

Thanks for letting me enjoy a bit of the Vaynernation.
May 22, 2007

SoCal
G!
WOW great ep dude!
I want some of those!
QOTD: For me it is detecting which wines will age when tasting them young. I would love to be able to judge upon release to know which wines can age for 5-10 years and which ones are drink under 5. Any suggestions?
May 22, 2007

Corvette Tony
Some thunder! I think I’ll forgot about making my car payment and use the money to buy 2 of wines featured!

QOTD: I find getting the nose and palette in wine tasting, especially those with mineral notes the most confusing aspect.
May 22, 2007

Randy B
Great ep and the LP makes me feel a little better about buying all of those 2005 futures. Okay, so I’m from Cali and have never had a Sour or Half-Sour pickle. We’re bread ‘n butter out here, but I’d still like that T-shirt.

I understand the idea of terroir, but is it the dirt, the microclimate, the environment, how the vineyard is maintained or a combination thereof that makes say an identically cloned cabernet sauvignon grape taste different from the one down the road.

There have been a lot of comments about winemaking. If you’re going to the SF party, look me up. I’d love to share my philosophies of its science versus art.

Ciao
May 22, 2007

rvc
Great episode GV! You brought the THUNDER today!! You inspired me to break out a Ridge Monte Bello this weekend.

Ewing better the MJ? You are kidding I hope?

QOTD: I am most confused with how long to cellar wines and when is the right time to drink them.
May 22, 2007

Ferrigno
GREAT EPISODE, GRATZ GARY YOU REALLY NAILED IT IN THIS ONE
QOTD: ITALY BY FAR, BOURGOGNE HAS A LOT OF APELLATIONS AND WHAT GIVES YOU, BUT ITALY IN GENERAL IS KING OF CONFUSION SEE YAAAAA
May 22, 2007

Montrose
Interesting Note: the 2003 Leoville Poyferre received 89-91 points from Spectator as a barrel sample in 2004.
May 22, 2007

KenP
Brilliant episode. Top five for me. At your charming best. Excellent wine choices. They really got your motor goin’! If I can’t drink them, then I’m gald its you who can.
QOTD: Italy.
I would like a pickle tee-shirt but don’t know what you meant for us to do to get it. I just ate an earthworm. Is that it?
May 22, 2007

Lynne
Wow! I wish I could bring myself to spend that kind of money so I could taste that kind of wine! Gary, you are one fortunate young man.
I loved your queen analogy and I was humming Kumbaya as I was listening to you rave about the Chat.Leoville Poyferre.
Your QOD is difficult for me as I find most wine related issues confusing.
Marketing….I wouldn’t know where to begin. I guess shadowing Gary on any given day would give me some insight.
Most fascinating to me: winemaking. I would so love to particpate in it from beginning to end. I’ve helped plant grapes with my grandma as a child and grown with the vines until we made pies and jellies together. (they were concord and Grandma didn’t imbibe)That wasn’t too technical but it was so much fun.
I can’t even begin to imagine what the beginning to end process of winemaking involves and I would truly love to somehow and somewhere be a part of that. Just once. Or twice.
Loved today’s episode.
May 22, 2007

dude
Gary I wanted to let you know that I’m hitting up Paris this weekend and looking forward to spending my time relaxing by the Eiffel Tower while sipping on some wines from Bordeaux. So, I will in fact be with good friends and company and enjoying a great bottle of wine. Kudos btw for mentioning my home state (Wisconsin) today.
May 22, 2007

Jennifer
Excellent ep, Gary.
QOTD: Most confusing to me is matching the grape with the type of wine, or not understanding if the wine name is describing the location it came from, or the type of grape.
May 22, 2007

Harold
Arrghh…why is my internet so slow? It’s almost like they don’t WANT me to download these podcasts at work.
May 22, 2007

wine-ot
99 Pt. Episode GV (free shipping gets you 100) start to finish, what I look for in an Episode of WLTV….!!!Extremly hard to avoid the temptation to buy several of the 03′ St. Julien…spent my $ at WL last week! QOD : California!
May 22, 2007

hugh
wow…serious grape juice today….i love St julien wines, and my splurge was 6 each of the 2003 L Poyferre and L Barton….looks like i’ll pop one soon-now i’m way too curious!!!!