American Wineries With Non American Grapes

American Wineries With Non American Grapes – Episode #405

February 11, 2008

Thought it would be so fun to try a few wines from the New World using grapes form the old world!

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“Is it weird that Im happy the wine from my state won the tasting today…” by Dessert Wine Nerd
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Swanson Pinot GrigioNapa Pinot Gris/Grigio/Blanc
2006 Ash Hollow GewurztraminerOregon Gewurztraminer
2005 Alban RoussaneOther California White Rhone V

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February 12, 2008

Dan H
The wine I was writing about is Welschriesling. I wanted to link to the Wikipedia page but I guess these comments don’t accept HTML. Here’s the link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welschriesling
February 12, 2008

Dan H
QOTD: I’ve been exploring white wines a lot lately so I have a few favorite new ones: Lugana, AlbariÃ±o, and white Burgundy are at the top of my list. Last Friday I had the most amazing white dessert wine. It was an Austrian Chardonnay/. I’d never heard of the welchriesling varietal before! It was wonderful.
February 12, 2008

Joe S
QOTD: My new white wine is Vernaccia Di San Gimignano. I had this wine when we visited the city of San Gimignano while in Tuscany. The grapes are only grown around the city, it was nice to find them in the US.
February 12, 2008

Colin
GV – Fun stuff. Told my fiance I loved her! QOTD – Going to the Fingers this weekend to grab some hybrids from Seneca Lake wineries. Simple, acidic, cheap and sooooo like the land.
February 12, 2008

Sharon
DOTD: OK, that’s really important, will never forget to come out and say it. Emailing Katie now . And thinking of 2 dear departed friends too. ME TOO, KAHUNA!
QOTD: They’re all pretty new to me… well, except for Pinot Grigio and Chard . I don’t have one fave, but I have really enjoyed Gewurtz, Riesling, Viognier, Viognier/Rousanne/Marsanne, Chenin Blanc, Sauv Blanc (new to me!)… for future consumption on deck are Vinho Verde, Muscadet, Albarino, Pinot Blanc, Semillon, Ugni Blanc (Trebbiano), some blends too.
February 12, 2008

wrc105
DOTD: My wife and my daughter.

QOTD: Newest favorite white wine? Tocai Friuliano, blew me away when I have my first taste.
February 12, 2008

Blake
QOTD: Albarino has definately become a new favorite of mine. It brings a new flavor that a lot of other whites don’t bring to the table. But I’m a sucker for the 2005 Monkey Bay Pinot Grigio. The grapefruit component of the wine blows me away.
February 12, 2008

Anthony L.
Hey, I just realized something. No links mentioned in this episode. When was the last time that happened?
February 12, 2008

Steve B
Yay for the Ash Hollow gewurz! Delicious stuff, I’m happy to say from experience. Washington state still is — inexplicably — the best-kept secret in the wine world. Fortunately, there are a couple of good online sources for the hard-to-find Washington wines that Wine Library may not carry.
February 12, 2008

Lb in KS
every morning..my wife and kids get the kiss and bear hug. It’s funny, my boys are now getting to the age they think it’s not cool but, I still get them and they end up smiling a bit after ward just the same.
February 12, 2008

John W. Taylor
My favorite whites are Alsatian Rieslings. Recently I hugged my parents.
February 12, 2008

LarryTheWineGuy
Kissed and Hugged By Wife and Step-Children, and My Cat..and my picture of Gary Vaynerchuck….(Kidding I don’t roll that way..not that there’s anything wrong with that…LOL) New favorite white varietal…I have 2 Albarino and Torrontes… Old Favorite as a bonus answer…still can’t beat Oregon Pinot Gris and sad that in order to compete with Cali-town they had to beg and overturn the 1977 regulations of only being able to call the grape Pinot Gris in Oregon and now are allowed to label as Pinot Grigio. Don’t sell out Oregon, Don’t reduce yourselves to California Labeling tactics…Pinot Gris. Love Erath Pinot Gris and A-Z Wineworks Pinot Gris..88 and 89 points Wine Spectator 2004 Vintage
February 12, 2008

kokoa
DOTD: Sent a hug to my sister on the other side of the pond.
QOTD: at the moment, I’m drinking a wine from Yamanashi Pref in Japan that I will admit to have bought on a bit of a dare. It’s not bad. They use a Japanese grape called koshu.
February 12, 2008

Ricky B.
QOTD- fav white wine right now is white Chateauneuf du Pape, I will now go find somebody to hug.
February 12, 2008

Iron Man
GV, will be calling mom later on today. Will kiss the kids and wife when I get home.

Embrace white wine? I’m making mushroom and asparagus risotto this weekend, I’ll embrace white wine then!! Woohoo!!
February 12, 2008

Bernie Bearnaise
Totally agree with your philosophy. Is Pinot Grigio (and not Pinot Gris) the new Chardonnay? Viognier and Marsanne are of course aromatic Cotes du Rhone varietals. For lemony flavor to go with fish try Picpoul de Pinet. A wine that I recently bought that was recommended by Calvert-Woodley called Chateau Calabre from Montravel, France. It is a blend of 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 40% Semillon. It had a balanced profile and nicely layered flavors. The bottle had a stamped phrase at the base of the shoulder “In Monte Revelationem” with a little castle over it. It is imported by Robert Kacher Selections of Washington, DC.
February 12, 2008

Shadowbird
DOTD: I will hug my parents and say hello to my little niece. Hug my friends, send an e-kiss to my distant girlfriend…

QOTD: Haven’t had any whites in a while.
February 12, 2008

Brad Coelho
Come on Vayner-beast, break down and chill those whites! Sometimes enjoying wine isn’t about ‘finding flaws,’ it’s about a great experience! You are definitely heat sensitive, but the Alban Roussanne is too delicous to not cool off a bit in the fridge…Roussanne, in general, doesn’t have enough acidity to be served warm anyway- chill ‘em out or they’ll be hot and flabby, give your big whites some help brothah!
February 12, 2008

MB Dallas
QOTD: New favorite white: Albarino. Really enjoyed the Agnusdei from the Rias Baixas region of Spain.
February 12, 2008

JerseyGirl turned CNY vayniac
DOTD: I went and snuck a kiss on my boyfriend (we work together so i had to be sneaky), and I sent my brothers and my parents valentine’s cards telling them i miss them and love them.

QOTD: my fave new white wine is Albarino. I’ve had it twice recently out at restaurants and I loved it both times!

Great show today Gary!
February 12, 2008

SaraMHCRU
i had a sylvaner that rocked a while back but haven’t been able to find it in many places. i’m usually a gewurz fan.

you are right, gary. even a crazy family is important.
February 12, 2008

Bota Bag
Gary’s orange box cutters make the world go round…
February 12, 2008

john
Gary each night my wife and i sit down and watch the show and try a new wine ..
And i never let a day go by without saying ”i love you” to my wife and kids ..Family is the most important……..
February 12, 2008

Steve B
QOTD: Loved the late-harvest Australian riesling GV recommended a while back.

My parents introduced me to wine when I was a teen in the 1960s. I’ve helped educate my own kids about wine, and now that there’s a grandchildren, the tradition will continue. We are bound within the love we share at our tables.
February 12, 2008

Teresa K
Just emailed my husband to say “I Love You” and I will kiss him as soon as I get home from work.

Gary, thanks so much for using the Gosh word instead of a “bad word”…

Teresa