Washington State Wines On Display Again

Washington State Wines On Display Again – Episode #380

December 28, 2007

Everyone knows what Gary thinks of Washington State wines so you can imagine his excitement to do this show!

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“QOTD: Educate my palette!…” by richardvinifera
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Woodward Canyon Cabernet Sauvignon Artist SeriesWashington Cabernet Sauvignon
2003 Nicholas Cole Cellars CamilleWashington Red Meritage
2004 Chat.st Michelle Ethos SyrahWashington Syrah
2003 Cougar Crest Syrah ReserveWashington Syrah

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December 30, 2007

Tzahi
QOTD-
Take my wine much (much) more serious. Search, discover, learn, taste and share the wine love.

Thanks, Thanks, Thanks
Have a great year,
Don’t drink and drive,

Tzahi
from Israel
December 30, 2007

life's too short...
QOTD: Cut back on wanton acquisitions. That Black Bart Syrah was NOT COOL! (Just when I think I’m out? They pullllll me back in.) The BBS is serious juice, and maybe because it was a wedding wine (Black Bart and Bride of Black Bart). Okay, prolly too much info. (too bad! it’s my ((largely unread)) comment!)

Nice episode Mr. Vaynercharles. Now then, get back to work. Oh, QOTD on the Riesling side of things. I’ve had lots, most were not good (I used to drink Piesporter and Riesling when I was a kid (20s) because we thought we were being erudite and cool–and only German white wine can do that for you, apparently.) My adult Riesling choices these days are much better, though…
December 30, 2007

John
Hi All

After Gary’s spirited review of Cougar Crest I was highly motivated to obtain a few bottles. Unfortunately, living in Switzerland, it is not so easy for my to get ahold of US made wines. Does anybody have any suggestions for either a) someone who imports within Switzerland or b) someone who exports from US?

Ah, Switzerland: lots of money, nothing to use it on

BTW: I already tried contacting the producer – no luck there. Too bad Gary doesn’t ship internationally…
December 30, 2007

Totte
Yo yo G.V

Nice with WA wines. IÂ´m going to NYC and Chicago in march so IÂ´ll pick some up and bring back to the good people of Stockholm, Sweden.

QotD : 2008 is ALL about wine for me.

IÂ´m ending this different year with:
Leclerc Briant NV Champagne
Villemart Blanc de Noir NV Champagne
Louis Jadot Sauvigny-Les-Beune Blanc -99
Tenuta Marchese Antinori Chianto Classico Riserva -01

Happy New Year
Swedish T
December 30, 2007

joel delon
QOTD : my wine resolution i’ll try hard to make wltv my everyday drinking…
My qotd : is wltv addictive ? wine sure ! moderate bibendum est..
bonne et joyeuse annÃ©e Ã tous
from France (Languedoc)
December 30, 2007

cody perry
start saving and collecting! instead of buying one and drinking it I’ll buy 2 and save one.
BTW, Woodhouse, Maghee Cellars Merlot is a great Washington wine from Rattlesnake Hills. Prices in around $30′ish
December 30, 2007

Chrisfs
Wine resolution. Find more good wines for under $10. I have some steady favorites, but it’s always nice to discover more.
December 30, 2007

Richard Bakker
QOTD= Buy ‘05 Bordeuax and finish biulding wine cellar.
Great show.
Happy new year to all.
December 30, 2007

Syrahhhhhhhhh
New Years Resolution…continue my three year exploration of only Washington State wines into year four. You said it and I can confirm: Washington State wine is America’s best. Finish my wine program at Northwest Wine Academy. Cheers, and Happy New Year everybody. Syrahhhhhhhhhhhh.
December 30, 2007

Jason Chu
QOTD: honestly i have none Gary LOL

Happy New Year to Everybody!
December 30, 2007

Tam
QOTD: No tats. My tastes are too wide ranging to settle on something so permanent.

Rezo: Make sure all my friends know about WLTV. Try some grower champagne.
December 30, 2007

downtnmark
Cool. I already had bought some Woodward wines with the intention of aging them 4 years.

QOTD: I have a wine consumption problem that has nothing to do with drinking. I vow to buy no more wine than I actually drink in 2008 (except for the 2005 Bordeaux’s I’ll be stashing away). Boy, that’s going to be a difficult one to keep!
December 30, 2007

BobM
Nice episode, Gary. I really enjoy your sense of outrage.

QOTD: My resolution is to buy wine faster than I drink it.
December 30, 2007

jahlove
QOTD: New Year’s Resolution specific to wine – Stick to my wine budget. Something that Wine Library will not help me with.
December 30, 2007

H-Why
Another great show, GV. Just FYI, I had the pleasure of actually visiting Wine Library on Friday. This store is the Mecca for wine enthusiasts. If you have yet to make the pilgrimage, it is worth it.

QOTD: New Years resolution for wine is to share my enthusiasm for trying different wines with more people.
December 30, 2007

Jason Bonds
My resolution is to buy more wine that I lay down for 1-5 years.
December 29, 2007

Harley Stan
Great show today!!!! I have had some killer WA state wines in the past.
QOTD- Make my friends try new wines,
December 29, 2007

Capt M
Try Chateau Musar from Lebanon. QOTD: splurge a lot more, baby!
December 29, 2007

Daniel.G.
Here’s a big time lurker coming out. I’ve been watching the show daily since the article came out on Slate. Right now I’m in Israel volunteering and studying for a year. Thus, I’ve really been enjoying the Kosher wines/Israeli wines which you’ve occasionally featured on the show. In Israel, it seems very hard to find anything but Israeli wines at a reasonable price-point. I guess that’s good for their wine makers. When do you plan to make the trip to Israel, GV?
Unfortunately, I’ve even received a wrist-band (the old-school kind) but never sent in the picture (boo to me) and never once commented (shameful). However, I’m coming clean and correcting at least one of my errors (picture w/ wrist-band soon to follow).

QOTD: Pop some Israeli growers’ (assuming that exists) in Tel Aviv with friends on New Years. What could be better?!
December 29, 2007

djs
QOTD- New Years Wine Resolution: To mix it up!
December 29, 2007

Penelope
Wow- do you think you may have seen the difference between soul-less big name winery vs heart and soul small winery with the syrahs??????
Love the insect blood descriptor- will have to use that one sometime-big tasting, lots of impressionable people……
December 29, 2007

Fiorentina!
Gary! Fun Ep….I totally agree with you that WA has been making some excellent wines (Huge fan of some of their Merlots)…However, would you be able to try some Idaho wines??
QotD-
1. To try more than 250 wines
2. To learn to be more patient
3. to be more vocal about my appreciation for others.

Happy New Year!
December 29, 2007

Alex H
QotD: I want to try as many different varietals as I can get my hands on (newbie here!). I went to get a german riesling after your episode the other day so I think I’ll start with that one.
December 29, 2007

Bal H.
I want to take a big ass glass to the wine shop that I help at and use it for tastings instead of those tiny
plastic cups that seem to be the standard for wine salespeople. Also want to focus on doing a better job of detecting and identifying various aromas. I need the Vayniac gene for aromas!
December 29, 2007

fernandob23
Wine resolution:
Find 20-30 minutes in my day to watch Winelibrary TV on a consistent basis. It makes me laugh and I learn something new nearly every episode. Thanks and have a great New Year!