California Blends - Episode #310

September 7, 2007

Gary tastes through some California blends and gives his 2 cents.

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“ROOT BEER represent!…” by Dan C.
“Quite a fun day! Thanks.
QOTD: Root Beer. Definitely. Sprecher R…” by bigmay
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2003 Beringer Alluvium RedSonoma Red Meritage
2004 Treana Red Paso RoblesOther California Rhone Blends

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Vayniac Napa Cabernet Sauvignon Update

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about 4 months ago

Dan C.
ROOT BEER represent!
about 4 months ago

bigmay
Quite a fun day! Thanks.

QOTD: Root Beer. Definitely. Sprecher Root Beer, specifically. Brewed in Wisconsin with Wisconsin honey. Yum.
about 9 months ago

dz
Gary, 9th grade gym class reference may have been your finest moment, at least worth 98 pts. QOTD blackberry soda. What is your thought about Picpoul wines, had a couple 06’s recently and was pleasantly surprised, especially one that was $6.99. Keep up the good work, you seem to operate on another level from the other critics we’re force-fed.
about 9 months ago

LurkerNoMore
“More wood than a 9th grade gym class with a bunch of pretty girls”…I’ve been watching the show for 4 or 5 months now, and this has got to be one of the best quotes yet! It deserves its own t-shirt!!!

root beer…who ever heard of a “cream soda float”?
about 9 months ago

Amar K.
QOTD: Cream soda!
about 9 months ago

Amr
Thanks alot for this post
http://booster.110mb.com
about 9 months ago

Nate
Root beer all the way.

Great desk bite.

Looking forward to the Vayniac Cab project.

I’m TiVo-ing you and Ellen in a couple days. Nice job!
about 9 months ago

LT
1) are you drunk by now?? that would explain why you chewed the desk.

2) looking at that striped shirt for so many episodes reminds me of Look at My Striped Shirt Guy. This is hilarious: http://www.lookatmystripedshirt.com/articleLAMSS.asp

3) i think i ran into those steak-eating stock brokers you mentioned on Thursday at STK (i dont recommend), they were annoying.

4) QOTD - is dr. pepper the same as cherry cola????
about 9 months ago

Amr
Cream Soda ! Thanks alot.
http://booster.110mb.com
about 9 months ago

Madcap
QOTD: Rootbeer then Black Cherry. Cream Soda drives me nuts.
about 9 months ago

Jeff Cleveland
QOTD: Cream Soda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
about 9 months ago

JayZee
QOTD: Definitely, root beer. Root beer floats are excellent! But it must be Hires Root Beer, not that A&W crud.
about 9 months ago

Kathleen
I love Root beer in a float and Cream soda in a Stockade.
What, you’ve never heard of a Stockade? That’s because I invented it.
Combine Cream Soda, Malibu and ice in a blender. Blend and serve. Invented at the liquor table at an apt. wide BBQ in my old home in the Stockade neighborhood of Schenectady, NY
You know the liquor table - everyone brings something half empty from their stash, and you get happy trying new combinations. It’s the adult version of messing up the kitchen. I should start that up again, and offer internships for future bartenders. Next summer, next summer.
Kathleen
Albany, NY
about 9 months ago

Viking
QOTD: depends on the mood and brand/maker sometimes cream and black cherry but I tend to go back to rootbeer
about 9 months ago

ToddE
Weber’s Root Beer in Tulsa, OK
about 9 months ago

wallace
qod; rootbeer, then cream, then black cherry… but my current favorite is cherry cola… all time favorite is dr. pepper.
ss chriss …way to stay on the scores!
about 9 months ago

nicole
ever try mixing root beer, cream soda, and black cherry vanilla?????

darn near paradise!!

(just like the greeting on the Welcome to Paso Robles sign — “its darn near paradise!”)
about 9 months ago

Russ J
QOTD: Root Beer, baby!
Ah, 9th grade gym class………
about 9 months ago

DARREL LAS VEGAS
QOTD: CREAM SODA/CHERRY SODA/ ROOT BEER! WHO CARES TRY GINGER BEER(WITH THAI FOOD).
about 9 months ago

Howl
The wine glass is as big as his head no pun intended.
about 9 months ago

Nicole
yikes —

would have to say cream soda — but that is probably PASO ROBLES BLUEBERRY that is famous in the Syrah —-

~ from the Treana rep who was the pretty girl in gym class ….. .
about 9 months ago

yowens
QOTD: Cream soda
about 9 months ago

alanl
QOTD: I like Cream Soda, as you said, one at a time, but my favorite of those you listed would have to be Root Beer.

Sorry about the Jets man… PATS RULE
about 9 months ago

Orion Slayer
Favorite line of the day: “..taking a huge collection of Strasberry Shortcakes and blowing them up with an M-80.” That would be fun to watch!

QOTD: Rootbeer: it goes well with pizza, monster with vanilla icecream!!! :ohno:

Hope your vaction was a good one.
about 9 months ago

David
Liked the chomping on the desk routine. I’ve had a desire to do that at many a restaurant where I’ve (unfortunately) ordered an over-oaked wine.

QOTD: I love cream soda.