Kosher, South West France And Spanish Wine On This Monday

Kosher, South West France And Spanish Wine On This Monday – Episode #362

December 3, 2007

Gary has 3 wines that he has promised to taste so on this glorious Monday after a huge Jets win and a great weekend with the Vayniacs at Crushpad he tastes away! Also a Huge Contest announcement!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2003 Yarden Cabernet SauvignonIsraeli Kosher Wine
2004 Castano SolaneraOther Spanish Red Wine
2003 Saint Jean Du Barroux L’oligoceneVentoux/Luberon/Nimes

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December 4, 2007

Eric A.
QOTD: About 5 years ago I organized a bachelor party in New Orleans for a friend of mine, and booked our group for dinner at K Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen. It was totally over the top, way too decadent and way too expensive, but we didn’t care. Was just a great group of people sharing really flavorful, fun food. We had so much fun and stayed out so late that I wound up going straight from the French Quarter to the airport to catch my flight home. Funny thing was, I wasn’t the only person on the flight who’d done exactly the same thing!

If you pull my name from the drawing, though, please pull another name and give the wine to that person! Super Tuscans are totally wasted on me.
December 4, 2007

Skippy
QOTD – Stone Road Grille in Niagara on the Lake here in Ontario, Canada (one of the best wine regions in the world, do a show!!). We had a great very casual meal Sunday night starting with oysters, and a Cave Springs cuvee. Next was a plate of house charcuterie with an awesome Stratus Wines 2005 White. We progressed to their chef’s version of poutine (fries, cheesy bechemel and fois gras) and then Lailey 2005 Impromptu PMS. We decided to end with a big chunk of Kobe beef and an 02 Nebbiolo from Ridgepoint. Unbelievable food, outstanding wine, amazing atmosphere, great service and beautiful conversation with a great friend of mine. Does life really get any better?
December 4, 2007

Frances
Best meal hands down, Tempest in Wolfville Nova Scotia Canada. Chef Michael Howell rocks!
December 4, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
QOTD:

29 day dry aged ribeye, grilled med rare, drizzled w/ truffle oil,, garlic/horseradish smashed potatoes, cremed spinach and a 2001 Ch. Pichon Lalande. YUMMMMMMMMMMMM-EEEEEEEEE
December 4, 2007

Deano
Gary Great episode!!! Those steaks sound really good.

QOTD:
-Had a great meal in Napa CA at Fume Bistro it was steak, truffle potatoes and asparagus. Yummm
December 4, 2007

seth
great show gary… and a great offer to get the lurkers like myself to show themselves. best meal is a hard one… maybe that roast wild boar with the oh so incredibly flavorful yet mild habenero sauce at vincent’s on camelback while on that trip to phoenix… or maybe my risotto that i make at home (with shallots, various wild mushrooms, mint, and pecorino). yum!
December 4, 2007

Lev M.
QOTD- 1 month ago in Tomales Bay California. 20 oysters, 2 shrimp tacos, fresh sourdough bread, chardonnay wine, most beautiful girl in the world. It was the first time Ive actually enjoyed white wine since I barely drink any.
December 4, 2007

Ryan Madigan
my favorite meal is chicken parm
December 4, 2007

Noontime
Love the ending! Really appreciate the review of the kosher wine; I live in S. Florida and that will make a great gift for some of my friends.
QOTD- Best meal I ever had…top of Stratosphere in Las Vegas (the fact that I asked my wife to marry me may bias the memory a little though). But still…the food was great, the service spectacular, and the view is fantastic.
December 4, 2007

Jeff Josenhans
Best meal I ever had was New Year’s Eve dinner in Stockholm 2004. Our friends gave us money and left the rest up to me. You can make a pretty good dinner at home for $600!
December 4, 2007

Chad_R
Chef’s Kobe Steak Selection at Chef Tom Colicchio’s restaurant Craftsteak. Some of the best steak I have ever had, great mushroom risotto, mix veggies, and this is the only place that could make 6 different ice creams work as dessert (but they did it)! When you go to Vegas Crafsteak is located in the MGM Grand. Give it a shot, but make sure you bring your checkbook, we dropped $750 for 4!
December 4, 2007

jonomck
best meal I ever had was leg of lamb cooked by my mother on my 13th birthday.
December 4, 2007

JeffC
Big turn out on comments. I’m in. QOTD: Good o’l Italian dinner made by my late and great Nana. Home made sauce (or gravy as some call it), home made ravioli’s, need I go on? Food was made with love. No $500 wine, just basic jug red back then. All was good.

Another great show Gman. Thanks.
December 4, 2007

salvatore
My best meal remembered was 41 years ago. Fryed Chicken at little unknown restaurant in Canada, on our honeymoon going to Sudbury. It was crispy, tender and delicious it had a honey pineapple sauce.

It was off the highway in a small village. Sorry I can not remember the town either.
December 4, 2007

Pete
Best meal I ever had was at Ben Benson’s in NYC. Ribeye – Medium Rare
December 4, 2007

Jake K
The best meal i have ever had was at Rutherford Grill in Rutherford California in Napa Valley. A great restaurant in california wine country, what more could u ask for?
December 4, 2007

Richard T
QOTD: Best meal was at Joel Robuchon’s place in Tokyo
December 4, 2007

Done Lurking
Fuck!! Been lurking since before 100. I was taking pride in that!! Oh well a shot a great bottle is worth it.
QOTD; I was racking my brain trying to come up with the meal that shut down all others and I found it…. My wife and I were at a Thai restaurant in Amsterdam (yes, we were. Very.). We ordered a couple of apps, a couple entrees, and by the time we were ordering our third dessert the server was laughing as much as we were.
WOTN (last night) Had a new Riesling from Washington State. Nodland Cellars Bebop 2005. Find it. Drink it.
December 4, 2007

joel delon
Let me think best meal i ever had a porcupine casserole when i was in tuscany years ago married with a deep brunello enjoy your meal ! remember gary the first quality of a south of france wine it’s always the right sensations linked with affordable prices !
December 4, 2007

David Dadekian
QOTD: This summer I had a chance to eat four or five different pizzas at Pizzeria Mozza in L.A. The place is NOT overrated. Wow.
December 4, 2007

Paul M
QOTD: 8 course tasting menu with wine pairings at the Ryland Inn … this is also the meal that really turned me on to wine
December 4, 2007

JasonH
QOTD: The best meal was this last summer at Il Falconiere in Cortona Italy for our second wedding anniversary. Multi course meal, each paired with wine. Absolutely incredible!!

Another great show! Keep up the good work!
December 4, 2007

Luke P.
QOTD: The greatest meal I’ve ever had was in Australia. 300 day grain feed cattle, ridiculously good Aussie beer (and Wine of course) at a little street cafe-restaurant on the Queen Street Mall in Brisbane. At the time the Aussie dollar was worth about 48 cents, which made the picking up the check at the end of the day even better.
December 4, 2007

GrapeStuff
QOTD: The greatest meal I ever had was the chef’s tasting menu and wine pairing at Aqua in San Francisco – I can still taste the foie gras and the crab soufle. Yumm.
December 4, 2007

Andy Cross
A Turkey on rye sandwich and broccoli cheese soup from the Morristown Memorial Hospital the night my son was born. I was starving after my wife’s 10 hours of labor, when we went to the hospital I brought with me a Pride Merlot, went real well with the cafeteria food. I was so happy with the birth of my son!!!! A meal I will never forget!!!!! I kept the bottle!!!!