QOTD – I just tried the Domaine Le Galantin Bandol. I hadn’t tasted a Bandol before, and this one was a big wine. Thanks!

QOTD: I can’t answer because almost all of the wines that I would have liked to done out and find after watching the “Thunder show”, are unavailable here in this small cover of B.C., Canada.

Also: for some reason this episode downloaded as the steak episode from the previous day through iTunes. So I had to come watch here on the website.

almost every wine that I try now is is because of your show….I used to get stuck in a rut with a particular variety or winery….I now seek out different varietals as well growing regions all over the world…..I owe it all to you Gary

QOTD: so far it is the Noblaie Chinon Rouge ’04 from episode #200.
This wine was so good, I’d buy a case.

QOD: The Clio

QOTD- Bricco Roche Barolo “Riapo” 1998. Awsome!

I have purchased the Justin Cab and the Francisan Cab but have yet to try them.

I have been much more willing to just seek out new and different wine of varietals that I like but different vintners…

Gary was off his rocker today.

QOTD: Would have to be Altesino 2004 Rosso di Montalcino. I always kind of glossed over Rosso di Montalcino in the store, but when you raved about this specific wine, I gave it a shot & it was great. I actually bought 4 bottles including one for my good friend who was expecting a baby and told him & his wife that we could all have it together when they had the baby. They had a baby girl last week which is great news X2- cute baby & great wine!

Innocent Bystander Shiraz Viognier. I picked it up while at their cellar door in the Yarra. Pretty cool place: it has a cafe feel, they bake thier own bread, you can see the wine being made through a glass window AND it is in the town NOT next the vineyard. I think it is the first in Australia of its kind.

qotd pavie

The 2006 Mahi Sauvignon Blanc blew my mind. Not only one of the best white wines I’ve ever had, but also an outrageous value at 14 bones!

Always enjoy your education and your encouragement to pay attention to the tasting notes. Am still very much a rookie when it comes to being able to distinguish the subtle flavors and aromas. Will stay with it, am having a ball.

I just had a wine at our company Christmas party, which I had not tasted previously, that totally blew me away (aka. lot’s of thunder!). It was Domaine Serene 2004 Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir. Wow, that was a goot Pinot! I’m sorry to say though that this had absolutely nothing to do with the Thunder Show. But regardless, it’s always nice to discover a great new wine!

As a wine noob, WLTV has given me courage to sample wines I would have never considered. Keep up the great work!

QOTD: I hate to not give a specific answer but, ALL. I wasn’t drinking wine or even know what wine I was drinking when I was drinking wine until this year. So they have all brought thunder whether I liked them or not.

Great show. I had a ribera recently and it was good, very veggie ish. (black pig).

QOTD: The Altesino Rosso, hands down! Whatta winner!

2003 Rubicon Estate “Cask” Beautiful Nappa Cab

Good show! I have found some good values recently from Ribera.

Q: White wine!!! I used to ignore it, but because of the thunder show forcing me to be more open-minded, white now probably makes up 30% of our wine consumption.

Thanks for featuring Ribera, “one of the most exciting wine regions in the world” and my home away from home. 🙂 (My husband picked grapes for Vega Sicilia in his younger days and my father-in-law was in wine sales in Valladolid). And big ups to Emilio Moro. Really great producer. I’d love to see a review of Cepa 21 (by the sons of EM) on WLTV. Is that available in the US?

Keep bringing the thunder! I love it!

QOTD: It was the Mollydooker Two Left Feet!!! I was inversely influenced by your reviews of the whole Mollydooker line, so I sought them out. And I really loved it!! So, thanks 😉

Gary – good show. To answer the QOTD, I am not a huge white drinker, but I have been listening to you consistently challenging people to “try new things” and this along with your talking about Loire valley wines made me pick up some of the Pas Saint Martin Saumur 2006 from Garagiste (sorry – you don’t stock it!). This is spectacular and a complete revelation. Bone dry and acidic, but with a core of flavour so focussed and pure that it really is quite stunning. So thanks for encouraging a broader perspective, as I would never have bought this before THE THUNDER SHOW!! If you could get this wine – even the next vintage maybe, I think you would LOVE it!

QOTD — Innocent Bystander. One of the first episodes I watched, and my wife and I both LOVE the wine.

Great show. Always like exploring the wines from Spain. Now how about an episode on the Tempranillo grape?

QOTD: Nino Franco Prosecco.