Guess Who’s Back, Gary’s Back!

Guess Who’s Back, Gary’s Back! - Episode #256

June 14, 2007

Gary returns “LIVE” after a nice long vacation and tries to clean up yesterday’s mess.

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“0-3 after that trip? Ouch. Sorry Gary. At least I can thank you for …” by Dessert Wine Nerd
“I’ve been interested in trying the Fiddlehead for awhile now, I’m actu…” by The Fanjestic
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2003 Fiddlehead Pinot Noir 728Other California Pinot Noir
2004 Argyle Pinot Noir NuthouseOregon Pinot Noir
2005 Erna Schein Jersey BoyNapa Red Meritage

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about 4 months ago

Dessert Wine Nerd
0-3 after that trip? Ouch. Sorry Gary. At least I can thank you for tasting the wines so we dont have to! QOTD: The only wine ive had in the last 2 weeks was a taste of the Charles Shaw Chardonnay. Year doesnt matter since it was awful. I have to get my parents drinking better wine….. Well if the year does matter it was the 2001.
about 10 months ago

The Fanjestic
I’ve been interested in trying the Fiddlehead for awhile now, I’m actually more interested in it now that Gary gave it an 89. Even though he said it’s a pass, it’s a high enough score for a Cali Pinot to warrant spending $30+ in my opinion.
about 15 months ago

John Odell
Best wine - Silver Oak cab 2003

Worst - Horton Norton 2005 (Virginia)

JO in NJ
about 16 months ago

desmaic
pitty .. i hear the 04 argyle nuthouse is a little tight and young… (it was just bottled recently too) however the ‘03 is drinking like a freegin’ champ right now….but good luck finding it i know of only one place it’s available.
there is no e at the end of Oregon …. “Oreegone????” them are fighting words and a serious party foul here in the green state….
about 16 months ago

Daniel Rymer
QOTD: I wouldn’t say it was in the best wine category, but something new and still pretty good - Spier 2007 Chenin Blanc. Worst was Rolling 2005 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon — Do not drink this wine. I swear, 2 barely drinkable glasses and I had a serious headache the next day. Normally that’s a 8 glass requirement. Too bad it was the only wine at the party… I should have had the budweiser.
about 17 months ago

JayZee
Welcome back, Kotter, er, Gary! QOTD: Best wine in the last couple of weeks was the 2003 Garretson Reliquary Red. Thanks again, to Ian and GV.
about 17 months ago

shaggy D
I had a fantastic German Riesling , cant remember the producer. welcome back GV.
about 17 months ago

Mike Erdely
Dang. I posted a comment and it disappeared. Second try.

I’ve had a subtle link to your site since I started watching. I even mentioned you on my Hawaii Trip Log:
http://erdelynet.com/personal/hawaii07/day-3-wed-jun-7/

QOTD: Best: Tossup Gunderloch â€œJean Baptisteâ€ Reisling (didn’t note the year) or Zenato Valpolicella â€˜Ripassaâ€™ 2004
QOTD: Worst: Some Plum Sake

Check out this bad wine experience story:
http://erdelynet.com/personal/hawaii07/day-5-sat-jun-9/
about 17 months ago

Mike Erdely
Gary, Welcome back!

I’ve had a link on my site since I started watching. I even mention you in one of my posts from my Hawaii trip!
http://erdelynet.com/personal/hawaii07/day-3-wed-jun-7/

QOTD: Best: Toss up - Gunderloch â€œJean Baptisteâ€ Reisling (don’t remember the year) or Zenato Valpolicella â€˜Ripassaâ€™ 2004
QOTD: Worst: Plum Wine Sake

Check out the wine story from this dinner: http://erdelynet.com/personal/hawaii07/day-5-sat-jun-9/
about 17 months ago

thkorent
QOTD: Best: Planeta Merlot 2002 (Sicily)
Worst: Italian table wine in Molise (red, no further specification)
about 17 months ago

msb2ncsu
QOTD…
Best: 2004 Accordini Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso. Had it at a new chic Italian restaurant in town that we fell in love with so it could be a tad biased.
Worst: Some house wine at a random restaurant outside of San Juan… what was I thinking.
about 17 months ago

Shadowbird
No new wines over the last two weeks. I almost got a glass of Sangiovese at Olive Garden Thursday afternoon, but I decided against it ultimately, as I was going to a church retreat. lol
about 17 months ago

yowens44
GV welcome back! Sorry about the 0-3 tasting. QOTD: seriously, a smoking loon viognier. solid bootle, bout 8 bones.
about 17 months ago

Ken B.
Gary,

Great to have you back! QOTD: I haven’t had anything that I would consider really good in the last two weeks. Very disappointing.

Ken B.
about 17 months ago

Frank
Best wine in the last 2 weeks: Jarvis Lake William 2002(maybe the best in the last 2 years)

Worst wine in the last 2 weeks: Bodegas Montecillo Gran Riserva 1998
about 17 months ago

Kathleen
I just stumbled upon this great video of the Nantucket Wine Festival. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

http://nantucket.plumtv.com/videos/wine_festival_2007_highlights
about 17 months ago

mcj
QOTD: The Best - Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2006

The Worst - Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2006

Been sick recently, so only one bottle in the past two weeks. Shame I have to call it the worst, though, as it was really quite good.
about 17 months ago

Kraemer
Great to have you back Gary! I introduced your show to my girlfriend today and she absolutely adores you! As a matter of fact, I don’t think you two should meet Hehe.

QOTD: On a whim I decided to take a short trip to Napa and had two solid days of wine tasting at various vineyards and the Chefs Market downtown. The best of the bunch this weekend was J Vineyards 2003 Russian River Valley, Pinot Noir along with Bell Vineyards 2000 Syrah. I had the Pinot paired with Duck Sausage Pissaladiere and the Syrah paired with a marvlous pepper crusted pork tenderloin (with a nice port reduction). Deeeeeeee’lish!

The worst: Duckhorn 2006 Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc. While it started off wonderfully crisp, fruit forward, and acidic, it left a horrible metallic aftertaste which tainted everything I tried afterwards for hours.

Weeeeeeeee!
about 17 months ago

David M Roberts
Best = 2004 Sebastiani “Cherryblock” cab. A profound wine. Not only a fantastic nose, but marvelous mouthfeel and balance. Well worth the roughly $70 price per bottle. Low production at something like 700 cases. Estate grown from a small area of the vineyard where cherry trees once grew.

Best Value = 2004 Justin “Orphan.” Justin makes a high end label called “Isoceles,” and the less than premium fruit goes into the “Orphan” label. However, this is an excellent, well-crafted wine for in the area of $17. In essence, you get a $70 bottle for a quarter of the price. Sells out quickly.

Worst = Echo Valley Sangiovese (vintage unkown). Tried this on vacation while in Arizona. It was made in Sedona, AZ. Not good at all. Not even sure if it was sangiovese, let alone wine! Two sips was all I could stomach.

Note: someone prior mentioned Lindsey’s Cuvee “Truth.” Indeed, a really intersting cult wine / blend. Check it out if you can find it.
about 17 months ago

Josh Olson
Had some pretty good wines while you where away, my favorite of which was the Napa Valley 2003 Cliff Lede Claret, quickley followed by the 2004 Seghesio 100% Old Vine Zinfindel. Both wonderfull wines, and for the love of god that Zin was amazing with my chocolate creme brulee… In other news distastefull wine during the break, had a 2002 Cyrus Syrah that was just an abomination…
about 17 months ago

vibemore
GV- Good to have you back. I didn’t respond right away as I was on a little vaca of my own. Which leads me to the QOTD: I was able to try many different wines purchased through WL with great friends who came into town. We rented a house up in the San Juan islands here in WA and dug into the…
2001 Sky Zinfandel Mount Veeder, 2006 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, 2004 Cave Springs Ice Wine Riesling, with the champion being the 2004 Chateau Le Gay Bordeux. We popped it open and then went whale watching. We came back and enjoyed it with some killer Filet Minon. So, all that to say, THANKS for the suggestions. We had a great trip and you were there with us in spirit.
about 17 months ago

ktw
dear gv- i have no blog but my old fashion word of mouth i have used to spread the word - thanks for all of the efforts while you were away
QOTD: best-Bodega Norton Reserve 2002 Malbec
worse-none since becoming an avid viewer of WLTV
about 17 months ago

DS
Way late with this response Gary, my DSL connection has ben out. Welcome home! QOTD: a Frascati Superiore I stumbled upon at the local supper market. Cheap, clean, crisp. Really, very nice.
about 17 months ago

MrTC
Hope you had a great vacation, good to see you’re back!

QOTD: I was actually in the Med as well last week, vacationing on Sicily. So I’ll stick to best & worst Sicilian wine I drank while out there:

Best: Cusumano Insolia 2005 - very interesting indigenous Sicilian (from what I’ve understood) white varietal wine. Had a sort of marzipan (almonds?) aftertaste which I loved. Cheap too (6.5 EUR retail).

Worst: Planeta La Segreta Bianco 2006 - blend white with predominantely Grecanico (60%). Was completely off, very acidic and unpleasant in the whole. I suspect it may have cooked a little too long in the Sicilian heat at one point.
about 17 months ago

Michael H
Is the title of this one a little take off from Eminem…?

QOTD:

Best wine — 2004 Sea Smoke Southing Pinot Noir.

Worst wine — 2006 Yellowtail Shiraz something or other… Wife bought it for a group of people at a party who don’t drink wine. I had a sip and it was fakey fakey. Fake oak, fake fruit. It tasted like liquid smoke meets Kool Aid with not enough water.