New York City Wine Tour

New York City Wine Tour – Episode #368

December 11, 2007

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
2004 Sandro Fay Rosso di Valtellina
2002 La Spinetta Barbaresco

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December 12, 2007

Fred Liu
QOTD: Actually not a one. I’d rather to drink at home. If there has to be one, I think Peter’s once again. One of the the best family resuraunts in Beijing, my most frequent visited one, better for kids, nice for friends, good for lovers, but not really for wine.

BTW, the ending…that is what Gary always does, isn’t it? And now Gary turns into the audience role to enjoy some stupid action of his own. That is fun.:P
December 12, 2007

Jason Chu
QOTD:

I’ve never been to one before
December 12, 2007

The Fanjestic
Good episode. It’s always hard for me to buy wine at a restaurant because I’m so in tune with retail prices, but I’m slowly breaking down.
December 12, 2007

ChadD.
Nice!!! GREAT episode-looks like a great week ahead. The ending…I almost fell out of my chair!
December 12, 2007

Alos Diallo
Aujourd’hui in Boston, great episode Gary Cheers!
December 12, 2007

DARREL LAS VEGAS
MORRELL’S WINE BAR N.Y.C

Hope your doing a show there ! WILL the Bar/Wine guy will blow you mind!

As you can see I know live in VEGAS but every time I go back thats where you”ll find me.

Come to VEGAS for a do a show I”ll hook you up!
December 12, 2007

flippy
Nice idea for the show, and the video at the end was quite funny as well.

QOTD: If I’m expense accounting, 529 Wellington here in Winnipeg has a really deep list. But for more day-to-day drinking at a restaurant, I like the Palm Room at the Hotel Fort Garry – a great combination of standards, some off-the-beaten-track stuff, great service and a jazz trio on weekends, all in an early 20th-century historic landmark.
December 12, 2007

MattyO
now THIS is an interesting concept. going to different places trying the wine. good idea! love it. had a wonderful merlot from robert mondavi the other day…beautiful!

QOTD:love to order wine at an italian resteraunt called Carraba’s. very good selection!
December 12, 2007

WaiterBoy
Long time watcher first time caller…
Great idea, great show. Just when I was thinking that WLTV wasn’t reflecting what I was dealing with day to day you shock me again. Zap!
Thanks
December 11, 2007

Flavio
These WLTV field trips are great. It’s always nice to see the world beyond our Springfield classroom. Keep ‘em coming.

QOTD: used to be Montrachet before they shut it down. Now it’s a toss up between Veritas and Cru for their wonderful lists, although Tribeca Grill’s Monday BYO, a copy of its sibling’s tradition (Montrachet), is starting to look like one of the favorite destinations. Outside of NYC, definitely La Beaugraviere in Mondragon (Southern Rhone) for the best Rhone list in the world.
December 11, 2007

DG
wine library restaurant?????? I think you can do it Gary……
December 11, 2007

Jaybird
Too many in Vegas to decide from but in Rochester, NY where I live it would be Tournados at the Inn n Broadway. The place is beautiful, and the wine list is unbelievable.
December 11, 2007

Timothy Burke
Today’s episode was another perfect gem, I like the idea of hitting the road and really get a well rounded idea of what the restaurants are going to offer the customer. I can not wait to see the next episodes while you are out on the town.
December 11, 2007

Achilleas
Interesting episode and an excellent idea for the wines that they serve. The ending .., soooooo funny.

QOTD – Mancini in Limassol, Cyprus – it did lovely food and had an excellent wine selection. The best part was that the owner knew what wine you should have with your meal and that helped a lot.
December 11, 2007

Moselman
Very enjoyable episode! And great post-episode!!

QOTD: Actually, let me turn the question around; restaurant not to go to. My daughter and son-in-law in Vancouver only have wine in a restaurant on their anniversary, and always at The Keg. But this year they were hit by sticker shock when the house red went from $5.50 to $8 a glass. Of course, they have no idea what the wine was.

In the Okanagan, our favourite is The Minstrel Cafe, with great and varied menus and reasonably priced wine. Looking forward to an occasion to visit La Bussola for a nice risotto and a half-bottle of Amorone that I wouldn’t otherwise get to taste.
December 11, 2007

Daniel
QOTD: Strawberry Street Cafe in Richmond, VA. They have very affordable wine flights – they usually have two different kinds with three wines each. One will typically be a Virginia wine flight, and the other will feature some other theme. Quite good.
December 11, 2007

Luke P.
QOTD: There’s a Thai restaurant near my home. It’s BYO so I can mix it up all the time.
December 11, 2007

Glen
Hey Gary,

It was nice meeting you today. Thanks again for taking the time…!!!

Love the show concept.

My favorite restaurant for wine is The Park & Orchard in Rutherford NJ. The wine list is like (2) WS magazines put together. Tasting or wine bar wise I like Vino Vino down town NYC.
December 11, 2007

amgryger
QOTD: I actually don’t have a favorite yet because restaurant markup didn’t really fit into my budget until a few months ago.

The video at the end was great!
December 11, 2007

David M Roberts
I’m enjoying the field trips.

What do you mean you can’t serve wine by the glass? Don’t you throw down with tastings at Wine Library?

In any case, QOTD: This is a tough one, because I enjoy tasting wine at home with friends, but in terms of dining out, I enjoy a place in Breckenridge, CO that features wine as an event, and works in appetizers around the wine. It’s called The Cellar (go figure…).
December 11, 2007

ERP
QOTD: Enoteca (In Shanghai) they import their own wine allowing them to have good wines for less.
December 11, 2007

Steven Wyatt
Jesus wine by the glass prices (in NYC, especially) are such a ripoff. Honestly, Id rather share a bottle at home with friends for the same price as a glass at a place like that….

QOTD: Cave Du Vin in Clevleand, OH
December 11, 2007

Bernie Bearnaise
There was a good flow in this installment of WLTV and its nice to see you changing the wine world at nice NYC restaurants. You are so lucky to be able to choose from so many fine establishments. The rule for the price of a glass is one half the price of the cost of the bottle. So if the bottle is $20 then the glass should be $10. This works as long as the bottle is consumed or three glasses at least are served. These are general guidelines and are at the whim of the proprietor. It did not make sense to me that these wines were chosen as aperitifs. If these were meant as a preview to what you could pair with the seafood menu then I might agree. The traditional pairing with fish is a high acidity wine because it cut the fish oils cleanly and enhances the flavor. Pinot Noir from Oregon is a natural pairing with wild salmon. I was surprised to see Nebbiolo as a fish wine but I could drink a good Barolo by itself or with chocolate or Parmesan cheese or just some good bread…..We used to serve a Dover Sole au Chambertin as a special which had the delicate meat of the flounder tinged purple from the Pinot Noir sauce. Coq au Vin is a chicken in red wine production. Some chefs will drink their favorite Bordeaux with everthing so again it’s your call and rules are meant to be broken. With fish I still like Meursault…

QOTD There is a little tapas restaurant in Frederick, MD called Isabellas that will pour just about anything on their list by the glass and you can graze on the tapas until you are satiated…
Thanks for listing one of my all time favorite wines Muga as the wine of the year.

BB
December 11, 2007

Rani Haykal
Great Show!!!

QOTD: Cova in Houston, TX. Dont really know if it is considered as a true restaurant as it is more of a wine and tapas bar…but none the less, my favorite place to go for a glass of wine in a semi-restaurant environment.
-RH
December 11, 2007

J Crazy
QOTD: Sir Francis Drake Hotel Restaurant in San Fran. All the waiter/resses take weekly or biweekly wine tasting classes and the staff are not at all pretentious. I’ve only been there once but had a wonderful experience.