New York City Wine Tour – Episode #368

December 11, 2007

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The Thunder Show goes on the road again on a wine tour of New York City. Gary’s first stop is Shelly’s and tastes some wine with Andre Mack.

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  • “Liked the concept for this episode and am looking forward to the next …” by Dessert Wine Nerd
  • “QOTD: Easy one, Dino in Washington DC takes the cake….” by Tooch
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Wines tasted in this episode:

Once Pinot Noir play review at cork'd
2004 Sandro Fay Rosso di Valtellina

play review at cork'd
2002 La Spinetta Barbaresco play review at cork'd

284 Responses

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  1. December 11, 2007

    Paul M

    I liked the episode out and about.

    QTOD: Highlawn Pavilion in West Orange NJ

  2. December 11, 2007

    HuskerJamie

    QOTD: The Dish, Lincoln, Nebraska

  3. December 11, 2007

    mynumbsmile

    Bleu Gourmet – Las Vegas, NV

    big ups to sonny over at bleu, great spot

  4. December 11, 2007

    Alex

    QOTD: In Chicago (Holla out KRILLA): Butter; In Filthydelphia: Le Bec Fin (Bionic Frog 2003….this wine will make you believe in god).

  5. December 11, 2007

    brorjace

    Except for the noise in the background, great episode! The sommelier seemed like a good guy.

    QOTD: Baccaro in Champaign. Very good selection of Italian wines, and the food is very very good too.

  6. December 11, 2007

    Beth

    Nice episode, I just enjoy learning all I can about the many aspects of wine. Had no idea that 2002 was a supposedly bad year for wine from Italy.

    QOTD: Tucci Benucch, Italian place in Mall of America.

  7. December 11, 2007

    Carly

    QOTD: Ibiza, a tapas and wine bar in Pittsburgh, PA! they offer wine flights starting at $10, grouped (usually) in sets of four by region or country. So, you get four half-glasses of wine with your amazing, amazing tapas!

    Bonus: the wait staff actually knows enough about the wines to help you pair with the 15 dishes that you just couldn’t pass up!

  8. December 11, 2007

    KMAPSRULE

    Video at the end….Priceless, could not stop laughing for half an hour

  9. December 11, 2007

    chenrys

    Interesting episode. We don’t get out much.

    QOTD: As I said, “We don’t get out much.” However, we have had wine at Java Monkey Coffee and Wine Bar (we were there because Carl’s band had a gig there). We need to get out more.

  10. December 11, 2007

    onemore

    WLTV-On-Location: Informative episode, and it’s fun to see guests and a different setting. Good stuff.

    QOTD: Hmm… Sometimes I like to drink wine at a restaurant because that restaurant serves amazing food. Other times, it’s because I simply enjoy the ambiance—the restaurant is just a great cozy comfy place to sip a while. I’m not into the habit of choosing restaurants solely for their wine lists, and I don’t have a favorite wine bar.

    No matter what restaurant I’m at, if something enjoyable catches my eye when I glance over the wine menu, and the place has a great atmosphere, and I’m with good company, and the food is tasty, then I’m a happy lady.

    Panned vintages: I’ve been experimenting with this off & on for a while. I love to spend significantly less money than I would for a raved-about vintage, plus these are wines I can drink now or soon. Sure, sometimes I bring home a bottle of not-so-good wine, but when I open a good or great wine wearing a “bad” year on its label, I get stupidhappy.

    End clip: Hilarious.

  11. December 11, 2007

    Greg

    Was that white Riedel that Mark E was using at the end? ;o)

  12. December 11, 2007

    yowens

    Thanks for remining me about nebbiolo. Gary- I tend to chose wines by what I’m eating. With what meal would you pair a nebbiolo? QOTD: Gracies, Providence, RI

  13. December 11, 2007

    Bob W

    Pazzo Italian Cafe in Rocky Hill or Glastonbury, Connecticut. No liquor license so it’s BYOB. I can drink my expensive bottles for the price I paid and eat great food.

  14. December 11, 2007

    BrianS

    http://www.portaliswines.com/ in Seattle.

  15. December 11, 2007

    JasonH

    Very cool episode! “Wine Library TV – On Location” Good stuff!!

    QOTD: Parallel 45 in Tualatin Oregon has a great selection of wines by the glass that rotate regularly. They also have a wide variety of wine flights that they rotate often as well.

    Keep up the great work!

  16. December 11, 2007

    Hans

    QOTD: Bacco Ristorante in Southfield, MI (suburb of Detroit). Excellent Italian restaurant and wine list.

  17. December 11, 2007

    dannykam

    well in yountville ca there is a place called Groezingers. That is the best place other then your house to drink wine but it’s not a restaurant. It’s a wine merchant.

    The best restaruant to drink wine is Nora’s wine bar & osteria on the west side of Vegas!

  18. December 11, 2007

    Chateaunoname

    Very interesting as always. Great mood lighting for drinking and eating, but not for video.
    QOTD: Mirabelle at Beaver Creek, CO. A once a year treat because of the high price.

  19. December 11, 2007

    KVolk

    QOTD: no specific place as it is pretty rare to find something out here on the prarie but I would say that if I know the bartender that always makes it a better experience and let’s me try different things.

  20. December 11, 2007

    Mike Jacobs

    QOTD: Los Olivos Cafe, Los Olivos California, in the heart of Santa Barbara wine country.

  21. December 11, 2007

    familydoc

    QOTD: Grape Escape in Boise. Name says it all.

  22. December 11, 2007

    TommyBoBo of WI

    QOTD:
    Villa Tommasino de BoBo,,, foods great, wine cellar extensive, and I get to eat and drink all I want!!! :-)

  23. December 11, 2007

    David Dickinson

    Mark’s video (at the end of today’s episode) is Radool! Well done Mark!
    Thanks for the restaurant perspective Gary. I really enjoy and benefit when you have guests. You’re doing a great job with WLTV.

  24. December 11, 2007

    carnyc

    Thanks for the show!

    QOTD: I work right next to Morrell Wine Bar. It’s located in Rockefeller Center and has a great wine by the glass list. Ask for Will behind the bar. He’s very friendly and knowledgeable. They have by the glass some higher end wines (2003 Pontet Canet) as well as some fantastic yet more obscure wines from the Loire Valley and lesser known regions of Italy. It has been a great source of my wine education.

  25. December 11, 2007

    E

    Sorry, but out here in the stix the Venn diagram where good restaurant wine list meets good price does not exist–especially by the glass. Although there’s this wine shop in West Des Moines …

    QOD: the front porch. My food is better, my wine is better, my stems are better, my prices are better.

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