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

MattyO
gary,

loving the pig crap componant! (laughter) awesome! i remember i had a friend as a kid whose father owned a fish farm. fish poop is just completely nasty…would that ever be in a wine? i hope not…(Laughter) well maybe…

great stuff. very excited about the next 100 episodes. i think we will be seeing gary’s face on some more shows…(gary, i’ll put in a call to colbert)
February 6, 2008

Garrett C.
QOTD: Mussels!!
February 6, 2008

jason carey
as to the Madiran,, they are now using heavy Micro ox in Madiran to tame the tannnin. The better Madirans are not imported to the US, or are very limited in their distribution channels. Its time to get more Madirans here in this country and the ones with 100 % tannant are falling by the wayside.. too bad if you are willing to wait 10 years at the minumum.. the full bore ones are excellent.
February 6, 2008

Justin Viger
QotD: Shrimp. Although does it have a shell
February 6, 2008

spyder47
Good show. I keep searching for wines from Portugal, other than port. This one sounds like a winner. Seems like you are sold out already though. :^(

QOTD: It’s always difficult to pick just one, but I’ll go with fresh scallops. Runner up is lobster. Both with just a bit of butter and lemon.
February 6, 2008

PFORTY
QOTD: Mussels in white wine (from Duoro normally) with onions a touch of vermouth and hot pepper flakes. Oh yeah need some crusty bread too!!

Fantastic EP!!
February 6, 2008

Orville B
Cape Breton(Nova Scotia) King Crab legs. Freshly cooked off the boat and iced for a couple of hours. WOW

JB
February 6, 2008

jason carey
the Viognier must have been acidified, because that grape just does not have that kind of acididy on its own.
February 6, 2008

HuskerJamie
QOTD: Scallops tied with crawfish.
February 6, 2008

J Crazy
Got mad love for the vino with value. YO V2 (that’s V squared: Value Vino) You can use that Gary, I permit you and won’t crush you.

QOTD: I don’t know what it is in English but in Japanese it’s “Red Shellfish” or “Akagai”

If anyone knows what that is hook a brother up.
February 6, 2008

TWofPasadena
Great episode GV. The song did scare me a little though.

QOTD: None since I’m allergic.

Back to CNN
February 5, 2008

Mason
Another awesome tasting with poop. PIG crap to be exact. Must find that wine… Gary, thanks for entertaining me day after day; it’s always fun and informative.

QOTD: I am going to go with crab legs. That qualifies, right?
February 5, 2008

Sev
Cool show! I will definitely try to find the Carm, it sounds like an amazing deal.

QOTD: My favorite shellfish is scallops, because I am from Long Island and I am all about loyalty.
February 5, 2008

Vinsant
Dungeness crab with a Cayuse Viognier!
February 5, 2008

Todd S
QOTD: Softshell Crab. Mmmmmmm
February 5, 2008

Will Ska
qotd: Blue Crab

For the Bila Haut it isn’t symmetry you were trying to describe, actually it sounds like you were trying to get at how the old world and new world flavors didn’t harmonize well.
February 5, 2008

Mike Z in SD
I like good seared scallops, and lobster when I can get it (which is not often at all)

Amazing how some wines can smell like pig crap.
February 5, 2008

Blake
I love seeing you expose the areas of the world which have yet to be promoted as really good wine regions. Crazy educational as well as fun to see.

QOTD: Shrimp, and its not because I love the flavor, its quite opposite actually. Every year, while Red Lobster holds its endless shrimp meal, myself and a dozen of my best friends go out, and have an eating contest. We had our 7th “Shrimpfest” a few months ago, which the winner downed 212 shrimp (a new Shrimpfest record!!!) in a 2 1/2 hour period. Crazy, I know! But to be honest I love a good lobster tail.
February 5, 2008

Jaybird
That is an interesting region of France, I recently read about it in “The Wine Bible”. The 2005 vintage could be a gold mine if you can come across some of those hidden secrets.

QOTD: ALASKAN KING CRAB LEGS…DAMB IT NOW I’M HUNGRY!
February 5, 2008

Cookiedds
QOTD: Soft shell crab by the pound, grilled squid, crawfish, oysters at the bar, mussels, crab of any sort……..is there a type that isn’t my favorite?
February 5, 2008

Jerry the 2thdr
QOTD: Lobster-goes great with Champagne
February 5, 2008

Remps108
Really enjoyed today’s show, though I’ll have to write a new song now that someone else has already written one so similar, and I’m not one to infringe on any copyrights. Or maybe I’ll just do a punk version of that one like Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.

QOTD: I’m big into sushi, and a couple days ago, I tried surf clam (”Hokkigai”) sushi for the first time and loved it. It was very sweet, briny, and had a rose petal-y flavor that was awesome. Don’t know if that’s my all-time favorite though. This is a big toss-up between that, Maine lobster, king crab, and sea scallops. Or mussels. Crap, I love shellfish!
February 5, 2008

Billyd
Great show GV, I’m always up for new stuff Although hay and pig crap Hmmm. My bro and I used to muck out the horse stalls mmm damp hay and. I think thats training the palate for moon shine.
Jumbo shrimp dipped in a marmalade and horse radish sauce.
February 5, 2008

Boog
Had a bottle of Castle Syrah tonight. Very nice!!

QOTD: Lobster……… There is no substitute.
February 5, 2008

Phil G
QOTD – Don’t like shell fish that much, but I do enjoy lobster bisque now and then…