Portugal and South West France, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence

Portugal and South West France, Languedoc-Roussillon and Provence – Episode #401

February 5, 2008

I am very passionate about these areas, so much that I have rearranged the Wine Library floor plan and we added more spots to add to our selections, today I yap about them and layout a blueprint for future shows!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Domaine Baubiac ViognierLanguedoc-Roussillon
2005 Carm DouroOther Portuguese Red Wine
2005 Domaine Bila Haut Occultum LapidemLanguedoc-Roussillon
2004 Laplace MadiranMadiran

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February 6, 2008

BoiseWiner
CARM sounds awesome! Great Show.

QOTD: Lobster in Butter!
February 6, 2008

yathink2
Gee thanks Gary! I was going to make chicken, now I want crab legs
February 6, 2008

JoeyB
Hey GV –

Nice selection of wines. I’m exciting to try out a couple of those.

Great job on the song!

QOTD: I would have to say shrimps are my favorite…pretty much any style works for me.
February 6, 2008

Surekat
great show – go continent! am so looking forward to this chapter of WLTV.

QOTD: baby octopus, hands down (not really a shellfish, i know…)
though to be honest, my repertoire is rather limited b/c they’re not readily available where i live. (i also went off shellfish entirely for a while, after doing a course on invertebrate biology)
February 6, 2008

Cathy G
Great show, but it looks like you all are out of the Carm. Bummer.
Lobster or soft shell crab.
February 6, 2008

SoCalDaveBandito
QOTD: LOVE raw clams & oysters. Was raised on shrimp. But give me a big a$$ Lobster Tail any day!!
February 6, 2008

David
QOTD:

You’re obviously mocking those of us who keep kosher and can’t eat shellfish!

Seriously, though, before I stopped eating shellfish, while lobster, mussels, oysters, and crawfish all had their place, there was nothing more satisfying than sitting down with a couple pounds of spiced, steamed shrimp, shell-on, and going at it with my family, a big bowl for the shells, and a bunch of cocktail sauce. Mm, mm, mm.
February 6, 2008

MannyPants
Nice show. Would like to try the douro. QOTD: Raw Oysters.
February 6, 2008

KNode
QOTD: It’s a toss-up between shrimp and scallops. Yummmm. Now I want seafood for dinner.
February 6, 2008

hasbeen
QOTD: I’m a big lobster fan, but shrimp done certain ways can bypass lobster.
February 6, 2008

Rhona Y.
Great show but AWESOME song and singer at the end!
February 6, 2008

Fj
i once picked up a ”almost” empty plate of stone crab claws from a table , I ran quickly as possible behind the bar(the staff buffet hiding spot)… i had it cold cutting 2-3 of my fingers just to break the shell but is was worth the effort,.it was soooo sweet ( with a aioli and muscat sauce) !!!
February 6, 2008

justin
Hey GV,

Great show, awesome song, can’t get it out of my head. Walking around “I love Gary Vaner…” hehe

QOTD: Shrimp is numero uno.

-JC
February 6, 2008

DK44
Hey GV, great show.

Favorite would be fresh raw oysters. Perched on bench at Acme in the French Quarter with an Abita amber in hand. Oh, I miss NOLA.
February 6, 2008

VinoVixen
Ok, how weird…I just had my 1st tannat from Madiran last night in my wine class. Sara..awesome…I think u should win:-)
QOTD: Alaskan King Crab Legs.
February 6, 2008

Rajiv A
Great Show!

QOTD: My favorite shellfish? Wow, haven’t had shellfish in ages. Probably clams.
February 6, 2008

J-Pipes
Great song!!!!! Very cool, Sara!
and
my favorite shellfish is shrimp.
You can boil it, fry it, bake it, there’s shrimp sandwich, bar-b-q shrimp… thanks Bubba.
February 6, 2008

Elliot Essman
Great theme song. Favorite shellfish: crab. Favorite form: gumbo.
February 6, 2008

Will G
Great episode. Definitely interested in trying more wines from Portugal.

QOTD: Scallops (with king crab legs a close second)
February 6, 2008

ryan
since my wife is ethnic chinese, I by default love shimp, especially when it is cooked with pork
February 6, 2008

hb
QOTD: Favorite shellfish is definately FRESH Alaskan King Crab legs!!!!!!
February 6, 2008

RaiderNation
Good show, and glad that Douro wines are going to have a bigger place at WL. Bought a case of Churchill’s red table wine just last week. Nice wine.
February 6, 2008

Ken S
Maryland Blue Crab. Nothing Better.
February 6, 2008

Bernie Bearnaise
Nice flight of wines that you chose and all represented value. It is often difficult to locate your featured wines here in Maryland, land of the Blue Crab and archaic Blue Laws.

The three tier (producer/wholesale distributor/retailer) marketing approach of wine selling is under attack. Everyone wants to protect their own interests including the States who make big bucks selling wine/liquor/beer. The Supreme Court ruled that it was OK for a winemaker to ship directly to the consumer. The interpretation that retailers such as WLTV should also have that right is now the topic. The distributors give hefty contributions to their legislators and argue that the current system is the most efficient and what if minors were to order wine online? This is a weak argument as most shippers require an adult to sign for the wine. Smaller producers will not get shelf space vs. large scale producer/corporations. Free Gary T-Shirt?

I’m off to look for some Carm….

BB
February 6, 2008

Wade
Even though I sometimes feel the shaky buzzing of some kind of once dormant but oyster-awakened nervous system disorder the day after eating them, I still prefer oysters over any shellfish; East Coast, home-shucked, small to medium sized, with a tiny squirt of lemon, chewed a few or many times (remember, you’re eating, not fellating it).

Mussels mariniere would be a close second. A big bowl of them with an outrageously priced baguette makes me feel quite vital and sprightly.