California Blends – Episode #310

September 7, 2007

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

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“GReat show. Very entertaining. I was happy to see the Oak Monster da…” by Phredd
“lol…GV …..high 5 to the oak monster……for making this episode s…” by Adrian aka AnGkEr
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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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August 6, 2009

Phredd
GReat show. Very entertaining. I was happy to see the Oak Monster dancing all over the gym class. I’ll never think of the OM in quite the same way again.

QOTD: Root beer, and it isn’t close. I never get it, though. My wife hates the smell of root beer so much that she won’t let me have it. I make a special point to get some when she goes out of town.
June 29, 2009

Adrian aka AnGkEr
lol…GV …..high 5 to the oak monster……for making this episode so interesting….

QOTD: never had cherry soda…:(
August 11, 2008

Dessert Wine Nerd
First off, that gym comment had me rolling. Youve got some great one liners, though I was really hoping you would have taken a serious bite out of the desk. The Paso Robles wine sounds great. Ive tasted a few wines from that area and like them both, so its a place ill have to look more into in the future. QOTD: Root beer, baby! Henry Weinhards all the way. Classic draft REAL root beer. None of that water, sugar, and caramel color garbage for me.
July 11, 2008

CBone
QOTD: Not much of a pop drinker, but of the choices, Cream Soda, no question.
March 2, 2008

Dan C.
ROOT BEER represent!
February 23, 2008

bigmay
Quite a fun day! Thanks.

QOTD: Root Beer. Definitely. Sprecher Root Beer, specifically. Brewed in Wisconsin with Wisconsin honey. Yum.
September 23, 2007

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.
September 21, 2007

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”?
September 19, 2007

Amar K.
QOTD: Cream soda!
September 19, 2007

Amr
Thanks alot for this post
http://booster.110mb.com
September 18, 2007

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!
September 16, 2007

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????
September 14, 2007

Amr
Cream Soda ! Thanks alot.
http://booster.110mb.com
September 12, 2007

Madcap
QOTD: Rootbeer then Black Cherry. Cream Soda drives me nuts.
September 12, 2007

Jeff Cleveland
QOTD: Cream Soda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 12, 2007

JayZee
QOTD: Definitely, root beer. Root beer floats are excellent! But it must be Hires Root Beer, not that A&W crud.
September 11, 2007

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
September 11, 2007

Viking
QOTD: depends on the mood and brand/maker sometimes cream and black cherry but I tend to go back to rootbeer
September 11, 2007

ToddE
Weber’s Root Beer in Tulsa, OK
September 10, 2007

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!
September 10, 2007

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!”)
September 10, 2007

Russ J
QOTD: Root Beer, baby!
Ah, 9th grade gym class………
September 10, 2007

DARREL LAS VEGAS
QOTD: CREAM SODA/CHERRY SODA/ ROOT BEER! WHO CARES TRY GINGER BEER(WITH THAI FOOD).
September 10, 2007

Howl
The wine glass is as big as his head no pun intended.
September 10, 2007

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 ….. .