Best Wine Buys Continue Today

Best Wine Buys Continue Today – Episode #313

September 12, 2007

There are so many wines out there today under $13 and today Gary continues in his search for the best ones. A Rhone, Austrian and Portuguese wine make cameo’s today.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Claude Branger Le Fils De Gras Moutons MuscadetMuscadet
2006 Nec-otium Pinot GrigioNon-Tuscan Pinot Grigio
2005 Berco Do Infante Estremadura ReservaOther Portuguese Red Wine
2005 Image Du Sud Cotes Du RhoneCotes du Rhone Rouge

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September 12, 2007

Derek7877
Thanks again for these wines Gary…I am making a list and I am going to find some of these cheap little bad cats…WOOHOO!!!
September 12, 2007

BruceP
QOTD: Not really new, but new to me is The Slow Club in San Francisco. Great food, and surprisingly good prices. That’s a hard combo to beat in SF.
September 12, 2007

Norcal
QOTD: Ottimista in Sf. Just a much-better-than-it-needs-to-be Italian restaurant with fantastic wines. I don’t know if it’s my favorite ever, but it definitely rules.

Feeling the Dwight bobblehead!
September 12, 2007

Zach
Great episode. I hope you stay chipper through the next five or six episodes you’re taping today

QOTD: My favorite restaurant – http://www.nimbusrestaurant.com It’s in Bellingham, and I live in Seattle, but it’s WELL WORTH the hour+ drive up there.
September 12, 2007

Orion Slayer
Finally, a wine to go with my grilled octopus! Loved your subtle comments today.

I love Portugal! Thanks to these affordable wines I’ve been able to experience different wines and not break the bank. Love the Vihno Verde especially!

QOTD: Don’t have one. I live a sad gastronomic life.
September 12, 2007

carnyc
QOTD:

Nook – 9th Ave b/t 51st and 52nd St in NYC

It’s a BYOB w/ no corkage fee. The menu is somewhat small, but everything I’ve tried there so far I’ve liked a whole lot and it’s really inexpensive by NY standards. I’ll be taking my family who are coming from PA, CT and CA respectively there this Saturday w/ a bottle of Barolo and a wine to be named later. Check it out!
September 12, 2007

rob in indy
Can’t wait to try the Nec-otium..
QOTD: Chain = PF Changs (maybe just on a kick right now) 4x’s in the past 6 weeks or so

If you are ever in Jasper, Indiana you have to try the Schnitzelbank. Nothing like good German food or if in a pinch try Haufbrau House in Las Vegas. That’s some good times if you are in the beer drinking mood.
September 12, 2007

GrapeStuff
Our Thundercats have been replaced by bobble-heads??

Reset my TIVO to Thursday!

Ewwww = stinky inner thigh (omg)
September 12, 2007

JRjones
Nec-Otium sounds scrumptious! Hey, another P. Grigio that delivers a hat trick is Pavi out of Napa…i put a tasting note for it in the whatchya drinkin forum. If you haven’t had it yet, find it. And! It’s organic so Squirrels along with all the other woodland creatures will love it to.

Cheers!
September 12, 2007

Daniel
QOTD: Totally new joint, or just new to me? I’ll go with New To Me.

I really dig Akida, a shoe box of a place in the Fan here in Richmond, VA which serves up delicious sushi.
September 12, 2007

E. Zimman
Gary!
good to see you in a uber-chipper mood.
see you again tomorrow
congrats on booking the Ellen Show, she’s a hoot
yes, yes i did use the word “hoot”
September 12, 2007

Jennifer Knieling
Ok, you have so convinced me to go get some wine Right Now! Wow, i needed some new inspiration, thank you! Ya know, just because they have no scores already, doesn’t mean you can’t start the revolution and score them yourselves. Challenges those other stick-in-……… to go outside the box. Rock it! Nice corks! And yeah, where’d the rest of that Nec-otium go from the bottle that you so nicely shook at us? and thanks, i care none for sweaty inner-thigh pigs farmer johns.
September 12, 2007

Neil
QOTD: Best – Go Fish, Napa. Worst – Zen Penninsula, Millbrae.
September 12, 2007

Palmer
qotd: it’s not so new anymore, but just went to Pizzeria Mozza (L.A.) for the 2nd time last night and ate more than any human being should eat – fried squash blossoms with riccotta, green bean salad with mustard and hazelnuts, white bean bruschetta, homemade fennel sausage pizza, mixed mushroom pizza – it’s amazing! had a decent dolcetto d’alba, a nice barbera d’alba and a great moscato d’asti dessert wine with dinner. get there if you can.
September 12, 2007

Mezz
Second the tempranillo comment from Mr. CAbernet. And thanks for “not rating” the wines.
Favorite restaurant: Il Mulino, NYC.
September 12, 2007

thepiratedoc
If you ever find yourself washed up in Beaufort, NC stop in Stillwater Cafe or Sharpie’s. Not necessarily new, but we are in the boonies here, OK?
September 12, 2007

Autoproxy
QOTD – I’ll go with The Orchard in NYC on the LES. Great food and environment, and pretty good wine list. Had an upstate NY Gewurtz there, which made me happy. Fairly limited menu, but everything I’ve had or tasted was extremely good.
September 12, 2007

Arthur
Santa Ynez, CA: The Vineyard house: http://www.thevineyardhouse.com
Los Olivos: Patrick’s Sidestreet Cafe: http://www.patrickssidestreetcafe.com/
Santa Maria, CA: Chef Rick’s Ultimately Fine Foods: http://www.chefricks.com/home.htm
Orcutt, CA: Wine Cottage Bistro: http://www.winecottagebistro.com/
Pacific Grove (Monterey) CA: Passionfish: http://www.passionfish.net/
September 12, 2007

Mr. Cabernet
You said temprinillo was big in Italy. How about Spain?

QOTD: Last good discovery was Korean restaurant (can’t think of name but it’s the only one in the Japanese dining district on Sawtelle in Los Angeles about 4 doors down from Giant Robot and across the street of the Japanese boba place Lollipop).
September 12, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
http://www.nativebayrestaurant.com/

Nice job again,,, glad to see U on the happy side of life!
September 12, 2007

Jameus
Great show today! It’s so good to know that there IS decent wine at that price range. It’s a pretty daunting task sometimes to sift through them all though, so these episodes are appreciated man.

QOTD: That’s a tough one. After moving here to P-burg OH, I tried this place called the ground round. Always good service and good prices. It’s a much better choice then say an outback or applebee’s if that’s what you’re looking for. Took the wife to a place called Fifi’s here for our 1yr anniversary and it was fantastic. It’s pricey but you totally get what you pay for. The server told us right up front we should expect to be there for at least 2hrs unless we had something to do and he’d hurry it up. I placed my wine order and told him we planed on taking our time
September 12, 2007

Mike S.
Gary,

You were sad Monday after the Jets’ loss, and now after watching the USA lose a very winnable game against Tonga in the Rugby World Cup, I’m sad. No, depressed. Uggggghhhhh….
September 12, 2007

Martin
Alinea in Chicago. Haven’t actually been there, but conceptually, I’m very intrigued. Generally though, I’m not into the restaurat scene. It’s 18000 times more enjoyable to make a dinner at home with freinds and family.
September 12, 2007

Rob B.
Great episode again, love the value wines week.
QOTD: Prime15 steakhouse. Opened almost a year now. Service is spotty, but is a great QPR.
September 12, 2007

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QOTD: red prime steakhouse, OKC,,,,even tho the wine list is weak on french reds…