Comments on: American Wineries With Non American Grapes – Episode #405

By: Steve Mulligan

Steve Mulligan — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:15:00 +0000

Great ep. I’d love to see a show with your all time favorites.

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By: Wynetime

Wynetime — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:44:00 +0000

O Gary V. Why are you even reviewing a wine like Alban? None of your uneducated wynos could even buy direct. I have had this particular wine many times and it is Roussane. It is bigger and waxy and in an environment like The Edna Valley John probably had to wait until the wine got to such high sugars so that the wine would come out to 16.% alc. It is so cool out there and with all of the wind phenolic ripening can be shut down forcing to harvest later and as you may well know the Edna Valley as rain is concerned is a desert so he can push the ripeness but final alch. on the label does not matter is the wine hot or not? This wine is not, you probably did not give it enough air and did not have the correct temp, im guessing too warm. He always labels how it is, i know the man. With the Ca labeling laws he could have labeled it 15%. And I will let you on a dirty little secret other wineries would have just labeled it what they think is correct for verrital and if the TTB needs samples they get those guys. Mr. Alban is a master why don’t you taste the Reva, Seymore’s, or Patrina on this show. But do yourself a favor with the whites open half a day and the reds open one to three days prior depending on how young or dense the wine is. I relay wish you would work crush so you could actually understand how a winery works, it would make you a more rounded fellow. In all truth though bag the wines I like more for me less for the Veneyack herd.

By: John__J

John__J — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:15:47 +0000

qord: been on an Alsace pinot gris kick lately

By: corkscrew

corkscrew — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 23:34:12 +0000

Have had Swanson Reds, Alban Viognier. QOTD-Viognier. www.winelx.com

By: Dessert Wine Nerd

Dessert Wine Nerd — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:28:32 +0000

Is it weird that Im happy the wine from my state won the tasting today? Cant help it… Love seeing those Washington wines bring it! DOTD: Havent done it yet, but I always tell my friends online around the country that I love them ( parents, too). QOTD: Furmint. Those Tokaji aszu wines are simply magical.

By: Dessert Wine Nerd

Dessert Wine Nerd — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:28:00 +0000

By: Lawrence Leichtman

Lawrence Leichtman — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:08:59 +0000

I was disappointed to see the poor showing of the Alban Rousasane as like you it is one of my favorite white grapes. Is this part of the alcohol creep we have seen so much about? I had a Zind recently that the bottle said was 16.2% but it was a port to me at 17-18%. Had one GewÃ¼rtztraminer from Stoney Hill winery that I really liked and the style wasn’t too floral with green tea and chamomile aspects to it.

By: Lawrence Leichtman

Lawrence Leichtman — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:08:00 +0000

By: Josh in Burgundy

Josh in Burgundy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:29:34 +0000

Manage to make my girlfriend feel special on Valentines despite her being in Cali and me being in Burgundy so I consider that spreading the thunder.

QOTD: Muscadet de Sevre et maine, nice inexpensive white that would seem to go great with some sort of sea food. A nice find

By: Josh in Burgundy

Josh in Burgundy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:29:00 +0000

Manage to make my girlfriend feel special on Valentines despite her being in Cali and me being in Burgundy so I consider that spreading the thunder.

QOTD: Muscadet de Sevre et maine, nice inexpensive white that would seem to go great with some sort of sea food. A nice find