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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Wines tasted in this episode:

Once Pinot Noir
2004 Sandro Fay Rosso di Valtellina
2002 La Spinetta Barbaresco

284 Responses

December 11, 2007

Adam Altman
CKC!!! #1!!!!
December 11, 2007

Susan
#2??????
December 11, 2007

eightfifteen
#2!!
December 11, 2007

Susan
#3?????
December 11, 2007

Tom T.
Second!
QOTD – no where in particular.
December 11, 2007

lee
FIRST TIME TOP 10
December 11, 2007

Sassodoro
Number 2!!! (Where was the link to leave a comment before? How does one get to be number 1?
December 11, 2007

Greg B.
Big G, Nice to see you out and about. God I miss NYC. Anyway, I would love hear what some of the Corking fees are at the restaurants your at.

QOTD: Pacific’s Edge in Carmel, Ca
December 11, 2007

Susan
Gary-LOVE it when you do tours!!!!!!!!!
December 11, 2007

Sassodoro
Spoke way too soon.
December 11, 2007

Mitch Thompson
the lighting makes Gary look like “the count vaynerchuk”
December 11, 2007

TheDumbPhase
Like the idea, fun show. QOTD: Veritas
December 11, 2007

mrzitro
top 15
December 11, 2007

Nathan L
GREAT SHOW! Looking forward to the rest of the week.

QOTD: I gotta give props to Cova in Houston. It’s a high end wine store that is also a tapas and wine bar. They have an obscene amount of wine by the glass and always have a few VERY high end kind of things. I’ve had Insignia, Ornellia, and 01 Brunello Riserva’s by the glass there. It’s an amazing concept
December 11, 2007

Ryan M.
Top 15
December 11, 2007

Ariyana
Favorite place to drink wine — Nona’s Kitchen in Pacifica, CA
When you’re friends with Da Man, you get to taste all sorts of good juice.
December 11, 2007

KALLARDNYC
Damn, missed the 15!
December 11, 2007

stewart l
enjoyed that episode. I still feel the majority of restaurants use their mediocre wines to pour by the glass. A 15-20 bones glass of wine is not a sign. bargain
QOD-Wooden Angel in Beaver,PA. Good wines by the glass, and an excellent cellar with Ridge zins back to the 80’s
December 11, 2007

JerseyGirl turned CNY vayniac
neat idea taking the show on the road…

QOTD: that’s a tough one Gary… I guess I’d have to say my favorite is Delmonicos in Syracuse. It’s my favorite restaurant right now, so I tend to always have a good time there and the wine and food always taste great! My second choice would probably be Rosalies in Skaneateles NY. They’re very much out of my price range, but when I get to go there for business we always have a great time – their wine selection is always awesome.
December 11, 2007

Taylor
Great show, loved it I wonder where it’s off to tomorrow!
QOTD I would have to say the restaurant I work at L’etoile, they have a lot of the wines I like and many half bottles too.
December 11, 2007

Josh in Burgundy
Andre Mack seems like a pretty legit guy.

QOTD: The Aureole in the Mandalay bay in Las Vegas. Gotta love the four story wine tower!
December 11, 2007

Susan
QOTD: Angus Barn has a HUMONGOUS wine cellar and is the place to eat/drink wine!!!!!
December 11, 2007

waibeans
NICELY DONE!!

great show
December 11, 2007

mbannon
Cool show Gary, but what happened with the $800 bottle of wine from yesterday??

QOD – A little Italian eatery in Vancouver, WA called La Bottega. Great food and a small selection of very well-chosen wines by the glass. Thankfully, $15/glass is not the norm out here in the boondocks!
December 11, 2007

Ferrigno
alright this looks good!
December 11, 2007

jason
diggin the tour. should be a fun week.

qotd: in NYC, i would say blue ribbon.
ps if you want to watch some good internet video that really brings thunder, or a whole lotta love, check out led zep from last night in london…….. DUDE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsHcUwtw5H0
or as a point of reference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xajqf-PhO8s&feature=related
December 11, 2007

mbannon
Just rewound yesterday’s show – okay, so the fancy-ass wine contest is FRIDAY – got it.
December 11, 2007

Joe Po
Wow! What a way to keep us informed! but methinks those wines by the glass are a bit much!!
December 11, 2007

CaseTheLurker
QOTD: I’m exempt from the QOTD, I’m in the CKC and don’t drink wine in restaurants, unless they start selling by the glass in fast food joints.
December 11, 2007

Dave Canada
QOTD – Gotta be Veses…..great atmopshere!
December 11, 2007

sonnybobiche
Landmarc in Time Warner Center on 59th. They have a HUGE selection of half bottles priced not too high over market.
December 11, 2007

PK
awkward hand shake
December 11, 2007

organicguy
Excellent!!!! Nice bar, just wondering if

Excellent show!!! Nice bar……but is $15 the norm for wines by the glass in NYC? Prices are less here with a pretty good selection available at many establishments. Either way it’s nice to see you out and about……….
December 11, 2007

Dave H
Love the theme for the week. Glass lists in NYC are a great source of interesting, food-friendly, off-the-beaten-track bargains. (Well, they’d be bargains if you could find them at retail.) A few months back there was a discussion in the forums about how many grape varieties you’d tried, and I was SHOCKED at the number of posters with otherwise serious wine experience who had barely tried anything that doesn’t come from California or Bordeaux or Australia. Meanwhile, with some memory jogging from the linked checklist, I counted up above 120 varietals before I quit. Drinking by the glass in NY restaurants was the source of nearly all of them.

QOTD: Hearth/Insieme. If you could set something up with Paul Grieco either this week (if possible), or maybe when Terroir opens in a month or two, that would make for a KILLER episode.

Or since that’s a touch obvious for any local wine geek, let me also give a shout out to Franny’s in Prospect Heights, where the beverage program is as deceptively serious as the food. Have had some awesome wine by the glass there.
December 11, 2007

Shadowbird
QOTD: There are only three I’ll drink wine at – Olive Garden (national chain), Portobello (grill in Elk City, OK) and the local Italian restaurant, Adamo’s. Of those three, I’ve drank wine more often at the Portobello.
December 11, 2007

Matti
nice episode. more of this please!!
December 11, 2007

BPlague
Great show love the idea. QOTD: My House
December 11, 2007

Malphas
QotD: Kodama Sushi, NYC

I particularly love their choice of plum wine and sake.
December 11, 2007

Smith MBA
Hard to say what my favorite restaurant to drink wine because I usually drink beer when I am out to drink.

I would say Proof in DC is up there for wine, they have the enomatic pouring system which is kind of cool to see.
December 11, 2007

jimkay
Great show! Really appreciate the extra work you guys put into for these “road” shows.
December 11, 2007

Robin C
QOTD: Incredible timing for this question. I just saved an article about a NY Italian restaurant that serves 50 wines by the glass: Barcibo Enoteca. As it’s very near Lincoln Center, my friend and I are going to try it for our next Metropolitan Opera event in April.
In Albuquerque, one of our favorite restaurants, Vernon’s, has a liquor store attached and lets you bring in a purchased bottle for a $15.00 charge. This is the best deal we’ve found. We can finally get a decent wine with dinner without breaking the bank or relying on the putrid yet overpriced wine by the glass offerings at many places.
December 11, 2007

Marc
QOTD: I like making friends with the flight attendants on long-haul flights. They usually bring the good stuff from first class back to my lowly economy seat. Otherwise, I rarely buy wine by the glass at most restaurants because it’s been open for a week and isn’t worth the price.
December 11, 2007

Kirk
QOTD: I would have to say my favorite restaurant would have to be 58 degrees in Sacramento. I went there in the summer of 2002 and had a wonderful time with their selections by the taste, glass, and bottle. I look forward to another night there in the near future….
December 11, 2007

spyder47
Thanks for the road show. I like places that have a decent selection of wines by the glass, but generally these are the higher price-point restaurants. Otherwise it’s the $5 “house red”.

Great little comedy bit at the end too … I’m ROFL! Good job Mark E.
December 11, 2007

Marshall
QOTD: Are you kidding me! I live in Wisconsin, I’m not as spoiled as you New Yorkers are. The only restaurants we have are places like “Applebees”, “TGI Fridays”, and other lame places with bad food and lousy selections.
December 11, 2007

DaveyDonut
Enjoyed the episode… you’re really on a nice run of excellent episodes! Thank you!

QOTD: Piazza Italia in Portland has some awesome Italian wines by the glass.

David
December 11, 2007

caleb
without a doubt berns in tampa!
December 11, 2007

Jim C
Il Chianti Ristorante, Saratoga Springs. Come in August , watch some famulous horse racing but leave after the 8th race so you can get a table at this fabulous restaurant, whose chef and also its owner were born and raised in Italy.
December 11, 2007

Mike T
I just fell off my chair laughing at that last clip!!!

My favorite wine bar would be L’Ombretta. A nice Italian wine bar on the west coast.
December 11, 2007

Matthew L
Nice show Gary.

You left Andre hanging with the handshake there. You need to tighten up the third component of the handshake. Ask some guys around the store…they’ll tell you. (And probably chuckle that I pointed this out.) You at least came correct with the knuckle mash at the end.

I always find wine pricing very interesting. $15 a glass when the bottle costs $25–likely $15 wholesale. Figuring that you get 4 glasses per bottle, we’re talking $60 for a $25 bottle. Yet another reason I love Wine Library, and why I am often reluctant to order wine when dining out. The more I buy, the hard it its to accept the 300-400% markup.

Nevertheless, your visit to Shellys was a flashback for me. I went there a few times when I worked/lived in New York.

QOTD: In DC, maybe CityZen or the Blue Duck Tavern. I had a great wine and food experience at Farallon in San Francisco.
December 11, 2007

David Dadekian
QOTD: That’s a really tough one. Too many in NY. Locally, Cafe Nuovo in Providence has a great list.
December 11, 2007

DavidB
QOTD: Easy one, 3rd Corner in Ocean Beach, CA. This place is a restaurant/wine bar and retail store with great prices on their wine. The menu is ecxellent and the staff knowledgable.

http://www.the3rdcorner.com/
December 11, 2007

Derek
OWWW Man..thats some funny shit. I like the change up, very nice idea!!

QOTD: Capital Grille in Providence RI, I am in heaven there.
December 11, 2007

Neil
QOTD: La Toque, Napa, CA has great wine pairings. (I haven’t been to French Laundry)
December 11, 2007

Plminer
Love the on location episodes lately GV, well done!
LMAO on that end clip, wow, that was some funny sh*t!
QOTD: Purans because I can bring my own bottle for a corkage fee of $5 AOC is my second favorite place to drink wine in L.A. amazing selection of wine by the glass, think they offer around 50 wines by the glass.
December 11, 2007

KW
Fun Show today!
QOTD: I enjoy nice full bodied reds in the Brazilian Steakhouses. You get to sample the wine with various cuts and types of meats in one seating.
December 11, 2007

Senor Sangria
Rock on… keep on doing your thing!!!

QOTD: The Merchant in Jersey City, NJ…
December 11, 2007

Saubrey
Nice distance on the spit Andre!
QOTD: Rainwater’s in San Diego.
December 11, 2007

Will G
QOTD: Cru in Chicago, where my wife and I had our first date. (Webster Wine Bar would have to be a close second.)
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.
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.
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.
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!!!
December 11, 2007

familydoc
QOTD: Grape Escape in Boise. Name says it all.
December 11, 2007

Mike Jacobs
QOTD: Los Olivos Cafe, Los Olivos California, in the heart of Santa Barbara wine country.
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.
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.
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!
December 11, 2007

Hans
QOTD: Bacco Ristorante in Southfield, MI (suburb of Detroit). Excellent Italian restaurant and wine list.
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!
December 11, 2007

BrianS
http://www.portaliswines.com/ in Seattle.
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.
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
December 11, 2007

Greg
Was that white Riedel that Mark E was using at the end? ;o)
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.
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.
December 11, 2007

KMAPSRULE
Video at the end….Priceless, could not stop laughing for half an hour
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!
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.
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.
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).
December 11, 2007

mynumbsmile
Bleu Gourmet – Las Vegas, NV

big ups to sonny over at bleu, great spot
December 11, 2007

HuskerJamie
QOTD: The Dish, Lincoln, Nebraska
December 11, 2007

Paul M
I liked the episode out and about.

QTOD: Highlawn Pavilion in West Orange NJ
December 11, 2007

BWicked
Fun episodes lately.
QOTD: Willi’s Wine Bar in Santa Rosa, Ca
or Lola in Dallas (recently had a Sea Smoke ‘05 Botella for
about 58 bones;Van the owner had a half case and did not
hoard it for himself.)
December 11, 2007

Cary
Gary — Awesome episode. Having guests (or going out and visiting guests) really changes the pace of the show–and I liked it!
December 11, 2007

Obama_Man
A weak showing by Shelly’s– ouch! QOTD: Bobo in NYC– GV, you’ll love it!
December 11, 2007

Dominus
Interesting theme but with all the noise as though you were in a kitchen tasting 80+ rated wines at $14-$19 a glass was not one of your better efforts. Did he say that he charges $30 a glass but wouldn’t make any money? He’s kidding right? Only in NY.

QOTD: Elizabeth’s Cafe and Winery in Duck, NC (Hands down the best wine restaurant I visit each and every year)
December 11, 2007

Whipple
Thank You! TY! TY!
Great location show! MORE! MORE! MORE! Now that the money’s rolling in, spend a little extra for a wireless mic on Mack. And we’re sure Mott can splice in an orientation shot with you outside the digs (maybe even a Google Earth kmz link).

QOTD: any restaurant where kids aren’t allowed.
December 11, 2007

debnj
Very enjoyable episode. QOTD: We rarely eat out, but we do enjoy the food at Becco’s, paired with the selections on the $25 wine list; they’re excellent values and we’ve always enjoyed the staff’s suggestions.
December 11, 2007

DannInNH
Heck with the QOTD…best closing in a long time !!
December 11, 2007

antony
Andre – what a lovely man. Interesting stuff on the off vintages. I bought some 2000 Brunello last week for less than $25. It tasted like it was worth… around $25.
December 11, 2007

TampaSteve
Finally a show worth watching;)

QOTD…..BERN’S BABY….BERN’S!!!
December 11, 2007

Robert Rittenhouse
QOTD: I’ve only had wine at the Olive Garden.. Lambrusco, actually.
December 11, 2007

Whipple
I can live with the Olive Garden answers, but THANK GOD nobody has said Mustard’s!
December 11, 2007

Orion Slayer
Cool location, I really enjoyed Mack. Too bad the tasting at the end was cut short, or maybe it wasn’t!

QOTD: Unfortunately, I haven’t found one yet.
December 11, 2007

Skol
I really enjoy having wines by the glass at Salute in Midtown Manhattan

Good Italian food and some interesting Italian reds by the glass.
December 11, 2007

Palmer
QOTD: I’ve had my best luck by the glass at Dominick’s on Beverly Blvd in L.A./W. Hollywood. A great variety of Italian wines by the glass that have all been pretty good.
December 11, 2007

Social Project Brian
Great episode, Gary. Too bad though that Andre didn’t put up more powerful wines. But I guess the point wasn’t to show off great bottles. Every sommelier can brag about certain bottles. You were getting a man-on-the-street view. That was cool.

QOTD: Best restaurant to drink wine? It so depends on the mood and the company. I’m in SoCal, so I’ve enjoyed the Los Olivos Cafe (yes, the Sideways restaurant), Mastro’s Steakhouse, AOC Wine Bar, and beyond that, it just depends on good stemware, proper serving temperature, an interesting selection of wines by the glass, and a lucky food-wine pairing.
December 11, 2007

RieslingRon
Really neat episode………….Looking forward to more of the same.

Also, whatever happened to the follow-on Sherry episode??

QOTD: Danial’s was my favorite, but sadly they are no more. At present, I really don’t have a favorite as most of the local restaurants we go to just have the run of the mill stuff………nothing really different.
December 11, 2007

jbailey
We have a new wine bar/retail place in Austin called “Fion” which is great! You can pick a bottle off the shelf and taste by the glass, you just need to buy 2 glasses. You can move onto another bottle if you choose, or purchase the bottle with a nominal corkage fee. Great concept and it really seems to be taking off. The staff is very knowledgeable and the atmosphere is very “Texas” casual. We love it.
December 11, 2007

KenP
Checking in. Cheers!
December 11, 2007

Fingerlaker
qotd: another olive garden answer.. have to say i did enjoy the house red (rosso)
December 11, 2007

half century
QOTD; WBTG in NYC? I’ll do my research at home thnxs
Mott needs a Gaffer and a sound man
December 11, 2007

Joe
QOTD: Flyte, Nashville TN
December 11, 2007

Kevin
That’s funny.
And I admit it. I’m too cheap…correction…WAY TOO CHEAP to pay the markup restaurants ask on their wine. I am NOT their target market. And call me crazy, but I’d rather blow $100 getting a $90 bottle, and $10 of food cost at home than getting an okay meal and a $25 bottle [marked up out the $@$] at a restaurant.
December 11, 2007

GregStefos
Interesting concept with visiting restaurants. Please do this regularly.

My wife and I enjoy the wine at the HOTEL NAUVOO, in Nauvoo Illlinois. http://hotelnauvoo.com/hn/default.asp

They have a great selection of wine from Baxter Vineyard and Winery located in Nauvoo. http://www.nauvoowinery.com/

By the way, Baxter Vineyards was recently featured on Alton Brown’s “Feasting on Asphalt” series on the Food Channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1fUDV1vesQ
December 11, 2007

Kristi
We recently went to nice place and paid 26.00 dollars on a Murphey Good Fume Blanc only to find it on sale at our grocery store for 5.00. ouch! I hate the mark ups.
December 11, 2007

Sharon
QOTD: Filho’s Cucina, which is conveniently attached to Groton Market, our nice lil wine store.
December 11, 2007

bh
qotd: no restaurant in particular. honestly, most restaurants with bottles in my budget end up offering boring wines, and the restaurants with the good wines want way more than i’m willing to spend. nothing like being able to get a bottle of $8 cotes du rhone for $32 to make you ask for a beer.

but really, for $100 i can have a few friend over on a friday night, crack a few nice bottles and make a really good dinner. thus i do most of my wine lovin’ at home, with friends and family, and i’m perfectly content to keep it that way.

cool episode, and it seems like andre has a good thing going, and is playing with some interesting wines. cheers! also, gv, you’re on a roll with these good episodes lately, man. thanks a bunch
December 11, 2007

sky
lovin it go gary!!!!!! love the washbasin move at the end. QOTD: i used to love zambra(till they sold it and the wine list changed-it used to be classic spain),then i liked vigne until denisa stopped working there. Maybe its more about the girls than it is about the wine? NaaaaaH!
December 11, 2007

sky
vj runs a pretty tight ship at the flying frog in asheville nc.what else? maybe my house, with some grill action and a drunken dip into the cellar to pull out something hiding for years………
December 11, 2007

Big Nick
Great episode GV. Loved the end…too funny.

QOTD: I must admit that I have been studying the wine lists at my favorite eateries, and since I am still developing my palate, I was relying heavily on the scores of the wines. How quickly I was disappointed with the small selection in my area, and now I find that when I am get several glasses, I have been able to try and also find wines I like that I would never have tasted before. Biggest selection goes to the english inn, best selection goes to Cosmos.
December 11, 2007

sky
yeah !!! forget the restaurant markups!!they are for people with money to blow,unlike me. i savor beautiful gems that i find from southern france for 16$ and i revel in it but i cant drop 200$ a night to play with th high rollers.im stayin home and buyin wholesale. nuf sed.bring it on gary.i love seein the inside of a real nyc wine bar!!! i couldnt afford the cab fare!
December 11, 2007

sharon
It was this place in Bologna that served fantastic antipasti on Friday evenings…free. Wine was good enough. I haven’t found anything over here that comes close.
December 11, 2007

winecliff
Great Episode GV & Andre! I’ll definitely have to check out Shelly’s. Nice to see the high acidity red wines offered specifically for the fish. QOTD-Any Italian restaurant
December 11, 2007

Mike E
Great episode Gary.

QOTD: Best restaurant for fine in in my home with a few valued friends.
December 11, 2007

sky
mott needs an assistant! a whole staff, why not! the offf ffffffffff vintage info is very appreciated,.\ just like 90 points, so misunderstood….
December 11, 2007

sky
yeah! stay at home and cook a steak per yesterdays comments!and drink a barolo barbaresco or,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, protocolo.
December 11, 2007

Ed
I went to this place called the “West End Wine Bar” in North Carolina… It didn’t have the most extensive list, but it was an interesting atmosphere, the people seemed pretty knowledgeable about the wine selection as well. I was with a group of people, and we bought several bottles, all good. Also, never have a problem with the list’s at Morton’s and/or Ruth’s Chris.
December 11, 2007

Mike E
QOTD: Best restaurant for fine wine is in my home with a few valued friends.

Always look forward to your very informative shows Gary. Keep up the good work.
December 11, 2007

RichE
My Favorite:
Hands Down my favorite is the Bounty Hunter in Napa, Ca,
They always present great Wine Flights, Great Values on Bottles of Wine, and the food is all good.
Wow, I can taste the bottle of Weiss Waypoint Cabernet(Marco DiGiulio) and a Lamb Chop right now.
December 11, 2007

sky
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December 11, 2007

Corvette Tony
QOTD: Saddle River Inn – NJ
December 11, 2007

Danny C
QOTD: I would have to say either Babbo…or Otto!

TRU!
December 11, 2007

Large Format Fever
The best place to drink wine in Chicago is Tango Sur… BYOB…. I get to drink rockin’ wines without the 300% mark up…
December 11, 2007

JFvandamme
So I would love to know who imports the wines!?
December 11, 2007

Tommy Vernieri
Very cool Gary. I like the whole tasting bars theme and it seems like Shelly’s was a great place to start.

The viewer video was cool too (keep them at the end, that’s where they’re best).

QOTD: By a long shot it’s Raval on Upper King in Charleston, SC. Every Tuesday they have three flights, sparkling, white, and red. They give generous pours and the ambiance is nice (thought I hear it gets packed on the weekends). It’s a small place with a regular set of staff who know a lot about the wine.
December 11, 2007

maggiej
QOTD: We live in Santa Barbara and the Wine Cask Intermezzo (little bar off the main restaurant) has great offerings by the glass.
December 11, 2007

ChrisR
great ep. i want great wine though by the glass and i have to admit that high acidity but inferior wine isn’t cool. why does wine by the glass have to be simply food wine or stylish. However it was great to hear the philosophy behind the choices.

QOD: DEL FRISCOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 11, 2007

on the lake
North Hampton Wine store in South Carolina
December 11, 2007

JordanW
QOTD: Does ‘going to pick up a pizza while the wine decants’ count as a restaurant?

JordanW, Canada Crew
December 11, 2007

Martin
Any restaurant I’ve been to with a good wine list has turned me off with the silly price mark-ups. What are they smoking?
December 11, 2007

mlong
My aunts restaurant in Lexington KY.
//www.dudleysrestaurant.com/

deep cellar.
December 11, 2007

MikeG
That was cool! Interesting perspective to see. Hope you enjoyed.
M
December 11, 2007

Kristen
Hey GV- this seems like an awesome week coming up! Although I have to say I’m glad I don’t pay NYC prices!!! As Lewis Black said, “Even with the plane ticket, it’s cheaper for me to drink all weekend here [Madison, WI] than to drink in NY.”

QOTD: I like the lists at Icon Tapas Bar and at Brasserie V in Madison. Although I have to say, we have the same distributors and I see the markup from what it costs at my wine shop and it makes me very very sad!
December 11, 2007

Rhonda
QOTD: The restaurant where my fiance proposed called Classic Italian Pizza. Its a nice little Mom and Pop Italian place and I love to go there and have a glass of wine by the brick pizza oven. Great place, great wine and great memories.
December 11, 2007

such.ire
The best so far: Aloque, a little wine bar and cafe in Madrid. The barkeep was really nice, the tapas was amazingly good, and the wine-by-the-glass list was excellent and affordable for a student on a budget!
December 11, 2007

Tgatesman
QOTD: Zombras is a tapas bar in Asheville, NC that has a great wine menu and a beautiful atmosphere. It’s a great place for a good port as well!
December 11, 2007

Fibonacci
The Veranda in Appalachicola Florida
December 11, 2007

James P
That last bit was hilarious. Exactly what I would have done too.
December 11, 2007

JB
Love Babbo’s Piedmont selection, but for price and variety, gotta go with Catalan in Houston.
December 11, 2007

late-start
Great show. Making me excited for my trip into th city this weekend.

QOTD: Galleria Umberto (Boston) spend an afternoon eating the best 80cent Sicilian-style slice you can imagine and 75cent Dixie glass of “house red”
December 11, 2007

pomace
cool episode…i wish more restaurants starting making more thoughtful by-the-glass lists…
always a gamble at how long the bottles are open too…

QOTD: SLIMS http://slimsrestaurant.com/ in Cincinnati
byob, superb food, communal table, fun and loud.
December 11, 2007

Christopher J
Great show Gary! These shows are a great change of pace from the Table.

QOTD: As much as I love wine, I rarely order it in a restaurant. “By the glass” prices always seem outrageous to me. I usually drink wine only during company dinners (my boss and co-workers are great at picking the wines).
December 11, 2007

Dan NYC
Great show, was just at Shelly’s a month ago. QOTD: Del posto and Cru, you know what I mean.
December 11, 2007

JonE
G-Man you can’t give away all the secrets to the castle!

QOTD: Otto, caponata and this bottle of Brovia dolcetto-happy happy days.
December 11, 2007

luvgrapesqueezings
When in Worcester, MA., go to a tapas joint called Bocado.
December 11, 2007

TennLee
That was a great show!

QOTD: By the Tracks Bistro in Knoxville
December 11, 2007

Brooklyn Paul
QOTD: I like Bar Americain’s wine list a lot, but it’s hard to beat Morrell’s selection by the glass. Pricey, but well rounded.
December 11, 2007

Peter
The Riverdale Garden in Riverdale, Bronx. 1-Because they have a selection very well picked by its owner, Michael, including wines from Jenny and Francois, importers of excellent French, ‘natural’, small-produced wines. His food is top notch, excellently crafted, especially game and meats–nice space with a garden and deck out back. 2-Because they (at least used to) have a BYOB night, rare in Manhattan for this quality of food.
December 11, 2007

Brooklyn Paul
…and oh yeah. Great show! Great idea! We need more of these “Gary on the road” shows. Love it!
December 11, 2007

tarheel17
QOTD: Kilauea Lodge Restaurant, Volcano, Hawai’i.
The food’s nothing special. But the wine list is extensive (especially for the middle of nowhere!) and there is about a $5-$10 markup on the bottles. That’s it!! It’s wonderful. Very nice people, too.
December 11, 2007

Clinton
Gary, thank you for the show. I was able to take clients out tonight to a French restaurant, and for the first time, not be intimidated by the choices… had a 2002 Domaine Nizas Cotes Du Languedoc, excellent QPR because you said excellent values were to be had from the south of Fance. It was funny to overhear someone of much senior age remark, “they have great Bordeaux, from France.” Duh… we are at a French restaurant, with an all French wine menu.

QOTD:
For fellow Vancouverites (Canada) – Fiddlehead Joe’s Eatery (http://www.fiddleheadjoeseatery.com/), on the seawall below the Burrard Street Bridge. In the winter, a cozy spot to look at the harbour lights and watch the sea taxi putter past. In the summer, a great spot to watch the sunset at 10:00 while enjoying a bottle to the background of sailing tackle chiming in the breeze.

or

Burrowing Owl Estate Winery, Sonora Room, Okanagan Valley, BC (http://www.bovwine.ca/therestaurant.htm) – 8:00 reservations on the West balcony to watch the sun dive below the mountain laced horizon as the mission bell welcomes more guests.
December 11, 2007

lenny
EPISODE 367 qotd: Best steak was at my apartment back in the 70’s. A Filet you could cut with a fork.

Worst was at a restaurant in New Orleans for lunch, and the steaks were rotten. Didn’t realize it until I bit into it.

Hope this is not too late. Out of town for a few days.
December 11, 2007

kevin D
QOTD: My favorite place to drink wine is the angus barn in raleigh NC. It has a world famous wine celler with lots of great wines.
December 11, 2007

NathanN
Cool show! Bin 36
December 11, 2007

Harley Stan
Cool episode today, I love the field trips!!!
QOTD- The Melting Pot
December 11, 2007

Grapedigger
GV’s road-wine show. I like it!
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.
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DG
wine library restaurant?????? I think you can do it Gary……
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 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 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

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

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

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

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

Jason Chu
QOTD:

I’ve never been to one before
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

TWofPasadena
Great episode Gary. I look forward to more like it. Hey bu the way, you should onsider buying a couple of wireless mics for the next time you go out, though. And be sure they turn the lights on before you start rolling.
December 12, 2007

The Canniz
QOTD: Tria, Philadelphia, PA!
December 12, 2007

SacramentoCharlie
Great Show: Totally agree with Andre Mac’s take on ‘wine by the glass’ trends. Remember when $4 for a cup of coffee seemed outrageous ? Getting a $15-$25 glass once in a while is a great way to taste the quality of some higher end wines.

QOTD: Enotria
December 12, 2007

Billr
Interesting episode.

QOTD: Never have been to one because we don’t have any around these parts. Wish we did though.
December 12, 2007

baald
a cote in oakland CA. they have (looking at the list online…) 38 BTG pours, and mostly obscure grapes:
http://acoterestaurant.com/menus/wines.shtml

re the la spinetta: bubble gum? c’mon! was at a la spinetta tasting the other night and, well….i guess i didn’t taste any 2002s…. (and didn’t taste any bubble gum or popsicle juice either. and i’m not paying $90 to taste popsicle juice. does that mean i can’t buy my la spinettas from WinLib? you getting the special corner candy shop bottlings? )

baald
December 12, 2007

tiggrdoll
Flyte World Dining and Wine in Nashville….fabulous selection of wines by the glass! They always have interesting “flytes” of three themed wines.
December 12, 2007

CrzyWinemaker
Great episode GV, keep these coming. Just a note, Andre needed his own lapel mic so we could hear what he was saying.

QOTD: Check out http://www.briccoseattle.com, a great wine bar at the top of Queen Anne Hill in Seattle. They are doing a bang-up job featuring a ton of wines by the glass focusing heavily on Italian producers which give you a chance to try wines you wouldn’t otherwise ever taste.
Good stuff for sure !!
December 12, 2007

Jon A.
Yea, I really liked this episode. I got interested in the whole wine scene when I started to work at a restaurant (3 months ago) so I really enjoy seeing/hearing the thought process behind the different wine selections/programs people have come up with.

QoTD: Before I started working in a restaurant (and my subsequent plunge into the wine world) I wouldn’t ever order wine by the glass because I knew little of it, and what I did know was cheap, blah wine. And now that I’ve learned enough to be able to navigate through a wine list/make selections I’d enjoy, I don’t have the free time to actually go to a restaurant and be on the other side of the table. Some night in January I’ll be sure to go and treat myself to some fine wine and food.
December 12, 2007

MagnumGourmet
Looking forward to the rest of the week.

QOTD – There is a little bistro in Redmond WA called Pomegranate that is a great place to drink wine. They don’t have much of a by the glass selection, but the markup for bottles seems to be about $5-10 over retail. Best prices I have seen on a wine list prety much anywhere. Plus, the food is spectacular.
December 12, 2007

Trevor Mauch
lol, that guy at the end had me! I was thinking… “what an idiot… he’s talking about how expensive this wine is, and he pours the whole damn thing in the glass to ‘rinse’ it!”. Nice work man.

Hey Gary, there’s this great wine here in Oregon from a Vinyard on the Columbia Gorge that is great. They don’t sell it outside of Oregon and Washington because it isn’t a huge batch. Anyhow, I’ll have to see if I can get some and send you a bottle to review.

Cheers,

Trevor
December 12, 2007

Scott
After 368 episodes you still keep the show fresh! THanks.
QOTD: I usually bring my own bottle, but I would have to sadly name a chain and say Flemings steakhouse. 100 wines by the glass including some sparkling wines and the full wine list is available online, which I really wish more places offered.
December 12, 2007

David James
Awesome episode Gary. I like the idea!
December 12, 2007

vibemore
Nice episode…I gotta go with ‘Crush’ here in Seattle. They were the first to introduce me to the wonder of Chapoutier.
December 12, 2007

KC Dan
Great idea G keppin it fresh !
December 12, 2007

Medo
Another great EP Gary! Very good theme imo!

QOTD: Clearly the Micro/Silk Restaurant in the Cocoon Club in Frankfurt!
December 12, 2007

J.Rice
Well, I didn’t really get into wine until I had moved overseas, so I don’t know many American restaurants where I’d like to drink wine. Plus, I’m from small-town Oklahoma so I don’t think there are many in my neighborhood. However, I do know Mercy Wine Bar in Dallas is kind of cool. They’ve got a neat ambiance, wine available by flights for tasting, and pastas and nibbling-type food. I had a nice time there. But there was also a wine bar/restaurant in Paris I love called Le Vin Qui Danse, where I sampled a lot of good French wines by the glass and had some awesome tuna and salmon tartare.
December 12, 2007

JohnP
Melbourne(Aus) via London(UK)

great show gary, many of your medical viewers (traditionally some of the biggest wine nuts going) will have smiled at your inadvertent “back to back nebs” joke – “nurse give this asthmatic back to back nebs!” “will the 2002 do doctor?”

QOTD Andrew Edmunds in Soho London – great and varying selection at almost cost price including half bottles – excellent for trying a bigger variety of wines during a meal. And of course the legendary Arches Wine Bar in Swiss Cottage.

Questions related to this episode – vacuum sealing and wine by the glass effective? Especially with larger selections and hence slower turnover especially at the top end. What about these closed systems that allow a vast array of fine wine by the glass – Wonder Bar at Selfridges serves Chateaux Petrus by the glass! Good or Gimmick?
December 12, 2007

Rajiv A
It was very interesting to see another wine professional’s technique – the sniff, the taste, how he aerates the wine and chews it rather than doing the GV “bird sounds” and his spitting form.

QOTD: Can’t afford restaurants, but there’s a great BYO place nearbye: the Blue Point Grill, that has great seafood. Best meal: Small Gully The Formula ‘03 with mussels in white wine sauce and a tuna steak. Wine glasses are terrible, though. Next time I’m bringing my own.
December 12, 2007

Jensen
Nice episode

QOTD: Sportsman’s. It’s a great wine shop and restaurant here in AZ. They have awesome salads and sandwiches, and a lovely selection of wines by the glass, of course there’s also the option of pulling a bottle out of the store and having them pop it right there for you to drink.
December 12, 2007

salvatore
Wine bars ok

Video———muhhhhhhhhh wasting my time; called dumbing down America!
December 12, 2007

YoungDave
QOTD: I gotta go with my current place of work: TASCA WINE BAR in Los Angeles. Fantastic by-the-glass selection (including 3-4 additional daily specials), decent bottle selection, and great old-world comfort food presented in both small and large plates. For anyone in the LA area: stop in, say hello to Dave (me), and enjoy some good wine and good food.
December 12, 2007

Daniel O
Awesome episode!

QOTD: WISH Restaurant here in Toronto. Great little place to have wine by the glass and a decent selection of wines by the bottle for a little restaurant.
December 12, 2007

Ryan D
QotD: Posted this on the forums. My favorite currently is a local restaurant called Prime 15 in Ringwood, NJ. The food is only so-so [steak house, steak is okay, ribs are good, everything else is meh], and the service stinks [but no OMG we're leaving bad]… but the wine list is surprisingly decent and VERY reasonably priced, in some cases below market.
December 12, 2007

Pardus
QOTD: Bilbo Baggin’s Wine Cafe and Restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia
December 12, 2007

B-727
QotD: My favorite restaurant to drink wine at is (1) my favorite restaurant — Le Voltaire in Omaha — and (2) they let me bring my own wine, so I get the best of food and I’m not limited to any place’s wine list.
December 12, 2007

SaraMHCRU
great episode. there’s a great new place in New Brunswick with a fabulous wine list & tapas menu – Daryl Wine Bar (www.darylwinebar.com). they do 2, 4, and 6 ounce glasses of wine, and if you really like something they also have a shop attached and you can buy the bottles at retail price. awesome.
December 12, 2007

KNode
QOTD: Unless it’s a special occasion I usually don’t order wine at restaurants (mainly because I know how ridiculous the markup is). But I have enjoyed the wine list at The Grape in Dallas on more than one occasion, so due to my limited experiences I will say that one.
December 12, 2007

FTBoomer
QOTD: How can there be any answer other than Bern’s Steakhouse in Tampa.

Silly rabbit.
December 12, 2007

Bill H
love the concept this week. have Mott link up the restaurants though.

QOTD – probably Sel de la Terre (Boston), but I’ve been finding some gems lately at some of the small Italian restaurants in the North End
December 12, 2007

JimVarney01
VERY cool ep. Big ups to Andre Mack and Sideshow Mark for their help with this episode!!!

QOTD: Mosaic in downtown DEEEETROIT! I haven’t really been to a whole lot of ‘wine’ restaurants… mostly just decent restaurants that serve wine. 95% of my wine is consumed at home or at friend’s houses.
December 12, 2007

VinoVixen
Great show. Looking forward to more NYC wine tastings!
QOTD: Commonwealth Market, Charlotte NC. They have a great wine selection…thanks Matt…eclectic crowd and you can get a bottle and sit outside and enjoy
December 12, 2007

Soldaddy
nice road show….you gonna start appraising furniture next……

Italian food and wine….always my favorite…
December 12, 2007

Iron Man
GV, so did Mark E’s tasting note was deleted because he gave Rubicon a 98-pointer!! I see how you are GV, I see how you are!!!!

btw, once had a cab by the glass at…some Italian joint, I had to ask what it was…turns out it was a Mondavi, but the waiter couldn’t tell me if it was the $5 Mondavi, the regular cab, the reserve or the Oakville? best glass I ever had from a restuarant though without ordering a bottle.
December 12, 2007

Lb in KS
Gotta say, G…. I’m diggin’ on these road shows. VERY interesting…thank you
December 12, 2007

Craig
QOTD: In NYC, probably Gramercy Tavern. Also Del Posto. And in the dirty JERZ, Roots in Summit is pretty decent. They even have a few WINTAGE ports by the glass.
December 12, 2007

Mott T Hoople
Del Posto has what I consider a great deal (for upscale/NYC/celebrity chef) – eat a 4-course dinner at the “enoteca” (bar), and for $19 you get a wine pairing with each course. The wine is all Italian, and perfect with the food.
December 12, 2007

Grasshopper
Great EP GV, love the field trips and hope you do many more….

Flavor Pops – frozen ice in a plastic tube…)

QOTD – have to say my own kitchen. Food is great and the wine is much cheaper than restaruants and usually much better!!! I hate the restaruant mark up game!!!!

Hopper
December 12, 2007

Jim Sargent
QOTD: Croma and Papa Razzi in Boston.

I dig the thunder show on the road.
December 12, 2007

Jayhitek
QOTD: There was this bar in San Diego I went to one time that only sold wine. It was amazing. There were like 8 of us and like 8 different bottles of wine. I was black out drunk 2 hours later but what a great time.

I think I heard the place has since closed. Bummer.
December 12, 2007

Bettina
give Mark E a job! too funny.

fave restaurant to drink wine in, in San Fran –> Plumpjack’s, Absinthe, Slanted Door; in NYC –> Gramercy Tavern; in Boston –> Troquet
December 12, 2007

Ricky B.
QOTD- Veritas
December 12, 2007

hasbeen
QOTD: There is a little place in south Minneapolis called Blackbird. A great little place with a well known chef, an outstanding menu, and unique wines served with minimal markup.
December 12, 2007

damon aka unknownwine
Is that the Andre in the book, Service Included, (or whatever the name of the book, I can’t remember exactly) It must be. Thanks for recommending that book gary, I enjoyed it. I think I’ll get the 2nd book in the GaryV book club.
December 12, 2007

MtnCharlie
Also, really like the road shows!

QOTD: Manressa Restaurant in Los Gatos.
December 12, 2007

damon aka unknownwine
forgot the q of the day.
Jean Robert’s at Pigall’s in Cincinnati.
I love that they offer you a CNdP for a glass pour, at a very reasonable price.
If anyone is passing thru cinci, try this place. best in town
December 12, 2007

Cuse Wino
QOTD- Favorite is my own kitchen, I charge no corkage fee

Locally- Huntley Tavern
Vegas- Stack
Internationally- Anywhere
December 12, 2007

LeatherPalate
Think Cafe in Chicago BYOB BABY!

Avec has a fun wine list…
December 12, 2007

Colin
GV – Nice to see a little NYC. QOTD – Bin 26 Enoteca, Boston, MA
December 12, 2007

joel delon
On the road again you’re simply the best Gary !
QOTD : on the top of the aubrac mountains here in lozere in france in a little restaurant called “la Domerie” they have a fantastic cellar in an incredible and serene place !
December 12, 2007

JeffC
GV, really interesting show to see what places are serving up and pricing at in NYC. Gives me good comparison to the market here in NC.

QOTD: My favorate place to sip/consume great, and fairly priced wine is a place called Enoteca Vin, downtown Raleigh NC. They offer a variety of wines by the glass at 1oz, 3oz, 5oz (or bottle) servings and are fairly priced. The place also serves up great food. Worth seeking out if you every make down here.

Here is their web site if you care to review the wine list and pricing
http://www.enotecavin.com/wine.html
December 12, 2007

Lawrence Leichtman
I live in Virginia Beach so we only have two wine bars in the area, Fire and Vine, so-so flights of wines and the WineHouse in Norfolk, interesting wines with big pours but mediocre food. No wine bars in Santa Fe where I go frequently and this is a big disappointment in a town that has such great food. In fact, few places outside of Casa Sena even have wine flights.
December 12, 2007

Dave
Interesting episode. Gary you need to get out a bit further than NYC, although as someone else commented it does provide a good price comparison, not that Little Rock AR has much choice because of the draconian alcohol laws in this state.
QOTD: Can’t answer that ’till I get home to the Barolo area and then the list is too long, not to mention I’m still discovering all the great little trattoria’s.
December 12, 2007

Jack
Best place for wine by the glass…. Repast in Atlanta! Incredible place to eat and drink.

Sella & Mosca, cannonau riserva, sardegna 03 for 12 bucks a glass, bargain any day in any city!

Perfectly selected wines but the real trick, no corkage fee on the first bottle as long as you share a glass with the chef. This guarantees the chef comes to your table and you get to meet them. Others in the restaurant will wonder who you are to rate such a greeting.

Love this place. If in Atlanta make it a must visit!
December 12, 2007

GalvezGuy
Another great show. QOTD: For me, it is Fleming’s, you can find them in most big cities and they usually have a great by the glass selection, especially big reds that pair well with a tasty piece of cow. Also a local Italian place here serves a wonderful Chianti by the glass for about $4. Definitely not that straw basket crap and a step up from Ruffino and DaVinci.
December 12, 2007

Marcus Pape
GVNC, love that you’re getting out and experiencing the non-virtual world! Nice show. “Back to back Nebs,” what the hell is that?

QOTD: Favorite restaurant to drink wine in…I’m going to have to go with two, one west coast and one east coast. On the westside it would be the Waterfront Seafood Grill; amazing wine list, fantastic food, and great atmosphere. On the eastside it would be Park & Orchard in East Rutherford, just up the road from the Wine Library. Itâ€™s like eating in a roadside diner but with one of the biggest wine lists Iâ€™ve ever seen.
December 12, 2007

DanaDolcetto
I love drinking wine (and eating…) at ‘inoteca on the Lower East Side, NYC… try the truffle egg toast with bottarga, and they almost always have a Barolo by the glass
December 12, 2007

Noontime
QOTD-I can’t say there’s a place I like to have wine by the glass; I can’t get over the price difference compared to getting a bottle outside the restaurant. I’ll have a glass or two because I like to try different wines…and come on…I can’t NOT have a glass of wine!
December 12, 2007

Alfie Ilkins
Favorite restaurant to drink wine, would have to be Pomodoro E Basilico on Guildhall St, Lincoln in the UK.
December 12, 2007

Mandy
It’s Andre from Service Included!
Sweet episode
December 12, 2007

Sam
I live in a dry town, the restaurants don’t serve alcohol. This is one wine world that needs some changing.
December 12, 2007

Nesto
QOTD: Va De Vi in Walnut Creek California

Fun wine list, tasting friendly selections – trios of all different kinds and awesome food.
December 12, 2007

Barry
If I had a buck for every time I hear “basically”, I’m retiring early.
December 12, 2007

Coachlen
The best restaurant in the Tampa Bay area to enjoy wine is Bern’s Steak House. Hugh selection, knowledgable wait staff and proper storage all contribute to a great wine experience.

Coachlen
December 12, 2007

Canadian Chris
QOTD: for a day out – Stone Road Grille in niagara on the lake. Their food is unbelievable, and they always have a wine from the niagara region I haven’t heard of/tasted yet. in town: JKs Wine Bar, awesome food, interesting wines
December 12, 2007

PiperJS
QOTD: I am currently accepting applications! It used to be the Vineyard Terrace here in Studio City CA… but they closed… tragic
December 12, 2007

jsuarez6
Very nice episode. I really like the theme.

QOTD: I just started going to a wine bar not too long ago. It’s called Max’s Wine Dive and is located in Houston, TX at Washington and Shepherd. It is very nice and they have a very extensive selection. It is a bit pricey so I only go once or twice a month, but it’s worth it.
December 12, 2007

Irv
Good show Gary! Thanks for continuing to help expand our wine world.
QOTD:We have a pretty good wine selection for drinking at home. Usually when we dine out my wife and I eat at BYOB’s so the wine choices are ours. Otherwise at restaurants serving wine we go with the food pairing recommendations.
December 12, 2007

Jeff D.
Love the episode! This is really fantastic, one of my favorites. I’m looking forward to the rest of the week!
December 12, 2007

*/^_^\*
excellent episode

qotd: the brasserie in tulsa,,,there aren’t many great places to drink wine in oklahoma,,,,
December 12, 2007

Justin Thorp
QOTD – I don’t really drink wine at restaurants. It’s too damn expensive. I don’t understand why i’d pay $9+ a glass when in some cases you could buy the bottle for the same price at the store.
December 12, 2007

Lisa Marie
There’s a French creperie / bistro / bar around the corner from me (in Seattle) that has a solid and affordable French wine selection. It’s called 611 Supreme, and I love the white burgandy they offer by the pichet. Speaking of pichets, Le Pichet (a more authentic French bistro that does its own chacuterie) has great wines. They had an awesomely fun Beaujolais Nouveau party, and I really liked one of their by-the-glass selections, even though I’m not a huge fan of beaujolais nouveau. More and more, though, my friends and I end of bringing our own wine to restaurants and paying corking fees.
December 13, 2007

ScottyB
QOTD: I’m going to break the rule and name two: EOS in San Francisco and Chive in San Diego.
December 13, 2007

Gr8wine
Nice Ep GV,
Wines without oak with fish?
I gotta admit for me it makes a big difference what kinda fish and what kinda wine. For whites with a substantial oily fish (like a tuna steak, chunka grouper or salmon), a well oaked chardonnay matches well. For most other fish I would agree a less oaked wine, white or red, is better.
QOTD: I haven’t found one yet. Unfortunately I live in one of the myriad bedroom communities within commuting distance of Washington DC and most of them don’t understand the concept of a good winelist or corkage fee.
December 13, 2007

PaVo
Great Show; HILARIOUS CLIP!

I really enjoy drinking wines in a small little place on the northside of Chicago called Volo. Great wines, Great food and fantastic unpretentious vibe. Rockin stuff.
December 13, 2007

wayno da wino
GeeeeVeeee !!
Mooochoo Thanx for another cooool Episode!!

QOTD: Usually don’t drink wine in restaurants.
If I do, its a glass or two, as long as da
“mark-up” is NOT tooo high. Got me own collection
in da Hizzy to enjoy wit me own glourious cookin’!
December 13, 2007

blobic
I liked the episode pretty much, the NY Tour is a great idea in my opinion! Also liked the epilogue!
December 13, 2007

David MacDonald
QOTD: Don’t have a favorite restaurant for wine. As long as the company is great the wine always tastes better.

Great ending!
December 13, 2007

Sassodoro
QOTD. Some of my most transcendent wine experiences have been in restaurants. However, in Chicago, restaurant prices for wine tend to start at about 3 times the retail price (not wholesale price) and go up from there. Food without wine is a sad thing. Feeling ripped off is a sad thing. So I don’t go to restaurants often.

If restaurants in this country charged more reasonable prices for wine, people would go out more, order more wine (and food), become more comfortable with the idea of wine as just the drink you have with dinner (as opposed to the stuff you have only on special occasions), and it would really change the wine world. How do we make that happen?

Sure, there are plenty of arguments for why restaurants have to charge more for wine than retailers do, but come on, retailers have to make a profit, too. Those arguments do not account for the magnitude of the price difference.
December 13, 2007

pforty
QOTD: Cesca in NYC! Tons of great italian vino per la bicchiere.
December 13, 2007

Valerie
QOTD: I don’t have a favorite restaurant to drink wine, since I had my daughter, I hardly go out anymore…LOL. Plus, the less I spend on food, the more I can spend at my local wine shop!!!
December 13, 2007

Pastafari Pirate
Yeah, Mark E! Nice ‘epilogue’ episode! QOTD: I almost never eat at restaurants. And if I do, I don’t drink wine – not at THEIR prices. I’ll eat, and then go home and drink a bottle of my own later, at a reasonable price.
December 13, 2007

Elliot Essman
I had a good Rueda at a seafood restaurant recently – Bodegas Naia Las Brisas 2006. Generally when I eat at restaurants, which isn’t often, I will try a wine that is new to me, when they have it.
December 13, 2007

Scott
QOTD: “Purple Wine Bar and Cafe” in Kirkland, Washington (also Woodinville and Seattle). Huge reasonably-priced by-the-glass wine list and great food. Their wine & cheese flights are fantastic.
December 13, 2007

Darold
QotD.(As promised).

-Trois in Atlanta. Why? Because I normally do not buy wine when I go out. On a college budget, I’m sticking with water most of the time. HOWEVER, when i do go to a nice restaurant, and decide to fork over some cheddar (normally on a date with the girlfriend), I almost always trust the server/smoliers recommendations after we have placed our meal orders. The best so far? Trois.
December 14, 2007

Leio
Barberesco with fish?! Are you f@$#*ng kidding me? I don’t care how acidic it is, those tannins would freaking kill your palette.
December 14, 2007

David
Mark E nice clip. Got to love it!!
December 15, 2007

Pierre Vidal
That video by mark e was absolutely hilarious!
December 15, 2007

Keith L
Gary

Love the format of the show, lets do more. I would like to see if you could do this as you move around the world. Let Mott out of the store for a change and show him the world
December 15, 2007

Mason
Great show, Gary.

QOTD: Erling Jensen’s in Memphis TN. Their Som carries a fantastic variety, and all at fairly reasonable prices (for a restaurant).
December 15, 2007

Thierry
Favorite restaurant for wine? These days no doubt the Pluckemin Inn (New Jersey).
Great list at amazingly reasonable prices.
December 15, 2007

Stu
I heard RAD, I am waiting for a RADOOL.
QOTD: Lake Park Bistro. Great bottle selection and they always have a Gigondas by the glass.
December 15, 2007

xibjou
wish i had watched it on the day it came out I could have said Otter Pops!
Is that a california thing?
December 17, 2007

Scott Anderson
My fave place to drink wine is a wonderful wine bar called D’Vine in Mesa, AZ, which brings all kinds of little-known wines to the table in flights so we can sample and enjoy something other than the standard big hitters. I discovered Four Vines Zins and Jeff Runquists Zins there. Can you tell I like Zinfandels?

Gary, keep up the good work. I love the show and learn from every single episode.
December 17, 2007

Karl Laczko
Wow, those prices were ambitious!

QOTD – I’ve not been to a restaurant in the UK where I’d come back for the wine. In South Africa “CasaLinga” was great (in fact most of the restaurants there were cool for wine) and in Amsterdam “Toscanini” had a great selection.
December 17, 2007

SoCal
QOTD: Bern’s Steak house
December 19, 2007

JayZee
Cool episode, but now I know why I live in Cleveland, OH and NYC!!! (Good) wines by the glass here in NE Ohio are about $10-12 per glass at MOST.

QOTD: Sticking with the Cleveland value, we have a number of restaurants here with GREAT wine lists such as Swingo’s on the Lake, Giovanni’s, and The Vue. An excellent Italian restaurant that has a nice Italian wine list at tremendous value is Lago in the Tremont section of Cleveland.
December 19, 2007

JayZee
OK. That should have read, “Cleveland, OH and NOT NYC”. Doh!
December 28, 2007

Dan-o
I lived in Winston-Salem, NC for six years before I moved back to the northeast. My wife and I used to eat at a restaurant called the Zeveley House. We got to know the owner and chef pretty well. Their basic wine list was OK. However, they had a reserve list that was pretty good and a cellar that had some gems in it.

They used to let me go down into the cellar, pick a bottle that I wanted with our meal and then drink away. I had picked a 1988 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe a couple of years ago along with a 1988 Leonetti Cabernet from WA.
July 20, 2008

Tooch
QOTD: Easy one, Dino in Washington DC takes the cake.
January 1, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Liked the concept for this episode and am looking forward to the next few like it. QOTD: I dont drink out too often, as the price is obviously inflated. I usually enjoy a good dessert wine after my meal, and the place where I have enjoyed wine the most is again Cafe Juanita. Just all around flawless and never any complaints of any kind.