Searching For Wines Under $10 That Bring The Thunder

Searching For Wines Under $10 That Bring The Thunder – Episode #402

February 6, 2008

We are always seeking deals for the Vayniacs and on todays show I think we are lined up for some, but you never do know, We have gone 0-3 many times before!

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“QOTD: I’ve been drinking a lots of red fruit bombs and entry level old…” by richardvinifera
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Castle Rock Columbia Valley MerlotWashington Merlot
2005 Espelt SauloOther Spanish Red Wine
2004 Tours De La RoqueLanguedoc-Roussillon

Links mentioned in todays episode.

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February 6, 2008

JC
QOTD: My cellar needs a clean out! Most of those early 90’s vintages from California need to be gone through and considered for consumption.
February 6, 2008

kaybee
I liked the show and the lil video star! Trying to find value in the lower price range is a treasure hunt.
Riesling person- try it with Mexican food, tacos, or taco salad, the spicier the better. It was an eye-opener for me.

QoTd
My pal and I are having a great time with wine and food, how one changes the other. Also we’re going to try all the wine producing continents this year. Got to go and try the ratatouille with the malbec. Later . . .
February 6, 2008

pawncop
Great show as usual. I hope that I see my palate better trained. Still getting the basic tastes down. In fact, the episode with AJ was most interesting to me as he is beginning to develop his palate. Hey what a series where he learns and we get to watch.
February 6, 2008

Mark Neustadt
I love the “workman” wines. I’ve been exercising my palate a lot lately with a bottle per day. Is that healthy? Anyway, the wines you can drink instead of beer or soda really appeal to me. It reminds me of Europe where wine is more part of the culture than it is here.

Great job.

QOTD: I’m enjoying wine so much lately. I’ve really been working on expanding my palate. In one year, I expect that I’ll really be able to identify with wine like I do with scotch now. I also expect that I’ll probably be in the poor house.
February 6, 2008

Andy Hannon
QOTD: I see my PAL opening up to the more tannic reds that I generally have avoided in the past
February 6, 2008

Canadian Chris
I sniffed.

QOTD: end of this year? My palate will be graduating cum laude from the high school of wine tasting, ready to move into the academy of kick you in the teeth with good taste. I’m looking forward to the end of the year making more friends, surprising more people, having more laughs and chats around wine. Really UNDERSTANDING wine, my palate, and how they play together.
February 6, 2008

ramona
thanks for adding schwag
In PA we arevstuck with state stores… and we don’t want to go there
What are the chances you would visit our wine club??
We have dates oipen
February 6, 2008

KG
Video was awesome. Kid will have quite a refined pal by the time she is 21.

On the question, I plan to take my pal on a walk this year to explore some regions I have not tried before. Portugal sounds interesting. My family is from Goa which was colonized by the Portugese so I am torn about patronizing their vineyards but I think that I will cut them a break as they have had it rough lately.

You continue to be entertaining and I will keep writing Winelibrary.com on every public toilet stall I visit. Does that get me any entries?
February 6, 2008

Bill
Fantastic kid vid! Too funny and cool.

QOTD: My new years resolution was to go well out of my wine comfort zone and try a lot of new and different wines. Where do I see my palate in the next year? Ideally, evolving and embracing many new wine regions. So much wine to taste, and so little time…
February 6, 2008

Mark Neustadt
I noticed at the winelibrary.com/stuff.asp page, you’re selling Label Removers.

For those who question whether or not they work, they can (and often do for me). I posted a video of myself using label removers on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmgfw5Lrt2M

Still working on the episode, but I wanted to get this out of the way.
February 6, 2008

Todd S
My son Max, 4.5 yrs old, loves it when you pour us a little wine. When I watch the show after dinner, he likes to sit on my lap and watch part of the show. Occasionally he makes it through the entire episode.
February 6, 2008

chrisb
QOTD: Gary, since I have been watching WLTV my pal has shifted 180 degrees from Australian fruit bombs such as Yellow Tail to a more old world style. At last count I have had 43 orders from your store and each case leads me in a new direction and wanting to try more new wines. Two years ago I was intimidated by ordering wine in a restaurant; this past weekend I was very comfortable discussing a very extensive wine list with the sommolier and ended up drinking a 1961 Cote Rotie. I left the restaurant thinking that Gary would have been very proud of one of his cyber students, although I admit I am generally one of those lurkers he often complains about. Over the next year, who knows what will happen. Go WLTV!
February 6, 2008

Tommy Vernieri
“QOTD: Gary! My journey doesnâ€™t have a set destination! Iâ€™m On The Road, Jack!”
Well said, utah.
February 6, 2008

John W. Taylor
I see my palate goin to more Rhone and Burgundian wines.
February 6, 2008

kris miller
no virtual sniffy-snif here… sorry gary

QOTD: my Pal, over the next year will no know what hit it. The massive variety of flavors it sees keeps it guessing and evolving, i hope it evolves for the better
February 6, 2008

Paul Nicosia
As much as I hate to admit it, I leaned forward to give the wine a virtual “sniffy-sniff”.
February 6, 2008

Little Jonny H
I love the exploration. Not only does is mean I get to diverisify my palate, but I can also do it for CHEAP! I’ll be representin’ the CKC’s at every wine shop in Cbus buyin up all the “weird” stuff from the shelves marked VALUE!

QOTD: I see my palate going for vegetables and spice more than berries and citrus. I’m getting REALLY tired of the fruity reds put out in the price range I can afford…

I’ve been trying to try more whites because there is a lot of quality in torrontes, sauv blanc, rieslings, etc, in the 8-12 dollar range. However, I struggle with deciding what I really want in a white wine. The more sugar factor in rieslings tricks me into thinking that they’re all quite tasty, but covers up the complexities at the same time. The racy ones are easier to ‘read’ but I enjoy them more with food/cheese than by themselves. It’s a battle trying to justify buying one of these over a value Minervois or Rioja at my local shop ;/ … but my Pal and I are gonna keep trying
February 6, 2008

Katherine
Neil, I’ll have you know that all Vivian’s baby food is homemade. None of that stale jarred processed baby food in this house!
February 6, 2008

chenrys
We’re all for finding great wines for under $10. Great show. We’ll be looking for the Espelt Saulo.

QOTD: We hope to try more varieties that are new to us along with wines from producers and regions that we aren’t familiar with.
February 6, 2008

Harley Stan
OK I took the sniffy sniff, all I got was dust and a little cat hair on the screen. Have you tried Mattie’s Perch Syrah? It is a non-vintage wine that runs about 4 bones or so and actually is pretty good in my opinion. Great show today, I am all about the QPR in the juice.
QOTD- I see me and my Pal going new places in the years to come. Anymore I challenge my pal with everything not just wine. Eating and drinking have become a whole new experience since I started paying attention to what I was tasting, it is pretty cool. I also tend to swirl everything I drink now days, I was driving to work the other day and caught myself swirling my coffee as I was driving.
February 6, 2008

CindyW
Cutest Vayniac ever.
February 6, 2008

Neil
QOTD: In the next year I’d expect my Pal to explore more of Italy and Spain.

The problem with developing a palate with baby food is that it is sooooooo bland. Have you ever tasted baby apple sauce? Yuck! I’d probably like the taste of silicone or terrycloth more too!
February 6, 2008

J-Pipes
Vivian… oh my goodness… I sense the true genius of a sommelier in our midst!!!!
QOTD: I see my PAL and I going deep into France and Italy.
February 6, 2008

utah
QOTD: Gary! My journey doesn’t have a set destination! I’m On The Road, Jack!

In the spirit of the last two days, I picked up a $6 bottle from Portugal, to give a little bit of a try, I’m building and building my collection, and enjoying every minute of it, even when I don’t love it, heck, its FUN to think about the wines I don’t love, I think, more than the ones that knock my socks off!

I’ve got a bottle of Chenin Blanc that I thought was WAY too hot earlier sitting on the counter, UN-corked (er, UN-screwed, in this case), UN-vacuumed, breathing; and I’m going to give it until tomorrow night and see what I think then!

I’ve only been watching for a month and a half now, and I feel like I’ve done more exploring than I would have in ten years of just trying what a few friends who were into wine would suggest, or have, from time to time. All I can say is thank you, and I’m going to keep saying it.
February 6, 2008

Panosh
QOTD: If I can get a handle on the allergies, I would hope that my pallet would improve with all of the coaching.