Will these wines rock? A Mixed Bag Of Stuff

Will these wines rock? A Mixed Bag Of Stuff – Episode #420

March 3, 2008

Gary is in the mood to try a few different wines and goes with a mixed bag of wines.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Lynmar Russian River ChardonnaySonoma Chardonnay
2006 Altesino Rosso Di AltesinoTOSCANA IGT
2006 Mike Weir Cabernet/ MerlotCanadian Other Red Wine
2005 D’arenberg 28 Road MourvedreAustralian Mourvedre

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March 4, 2008

BoiseWiner
Great episode! You are deffinately back!

QOTD: Well of course WLTV. No really that is about the only blog I watch on a regular basis. Other sites I frequent are Fare Compare (travel) and Cute Overload.
March 4, 2008

randyshakes
QOTD: Besides WLTV, it is digg.com. Really like that Kevin & Alex. Other than that it would have to be itunes and pandora.
March 4, 2008

NB_SPAZZ
Loved the energy today. The moves by Jets got ya going, huh? Running into the cold ocean is to your privates what big tannins are to your tongue… I’ll have to remember that. Not sure AJ appreciated the pants reference, though.
QOTD: WLTV #1, of course, and the Iowa Electronic Markets (http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/iem/markets/) is moving up in a wonkish way this time of year.
March 4, 2008

Capt M
The last two wines are very, very interesting. QOTD: None, just WLTV
March 4, 2008

Erica37
QOTD: My internet obsession is AmericanWinery.com!

http://www.AmericanWinery.com

Great show even though the wines only brought slight rumbles. I always enjoy.
March 4, 2008

Taylor
Downer of an episode, but the mike weir sounded like something i would want to try just to check it out.
QOTD Facebook, Collegehumor, Quixtar
March 4, 2008

Hall
I regret to inform you that, with the Jets signing Faneca, this relationship has become hostile.
March 4, 2008

Karl Laczko
QOTD – Watching Wine Library TV (of course!), Playing Fantasy Football (UK style, on Yahoo!) and writing for Reign of Terroir. Definately obessions.
March 4, 2008

Nigel
Greetings from Germany. I am new to WLTV. Gary thank you for being a wine demystifier! The show is great, this for me is the internet show I am watching. I enjoy the way you debunk all the snootiness around the wine world and make it plain what it is all about.

You sounded disappointed on todays show. So I would like to cheer you up in offering you what might be a new experience in wine!
As an Englishman I noticed that on scanning your back catalogue I did not find a single English wine amongst all those you have tasted. Now as someone who loves the aromatics in white wines and prides himself on finding new wine experiences I think you really need to amend this! For example go and find a bottle of “Chapel Down” Bacchus 2004 a citrus and fresh-herb drenched white.
or a sparkling wine
1999 Nyetimber Blancs de blancs, premiere cuvee, West Sussex, England, it has an intensity of acidity that is typically English! It sours your palate till it gleams. But the wine is in perfect balance.

Also as I live in Franken in Germany I can recommend heartily the local wines as worthy of an experiment. Some of the greatest white wines ever made were Franken wines. (Hugh Johnson) Try Sylvaner from Johann Ruck , Hans Wirsching or Horst Sauer.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Nigel
March 4, 2008

CrazyManAndy
QOTD – WLTV, duh! Heh, besides that, I’m a huge fan of forums. With any subject that holds my interest (polyglottery, instrument making, pipe smoking, and so on), I always find a good forum (or two) to get involved with that are based on the subject. Forums are the best and most efficient way to learn things using the internet, IMHO. I also frequent a few blogs as well.

CMA
March 4, 2008

ValerieM
QOTD: Researching tattoos. I want to get my first one soon.
March 4, 2008

Chris
QOTD – WLTV, of course. That, and StumbleUpon.
March 4, 2008

MtnCharlie
Not sure what happened with the Lynmar.

92 points from Wine Enthusiast: “Really classic Russian River Chard, so elegantly structured and sleek, yet so flavorful. A wonderful structure of bright acidity and fine, toasty oak frames succulent flavors of pineapples, tangerines, green apples pears and minerals, leading to a long, richly spicy finish.” (10/1/2007)

Where was the long finish?
March 4, 2008

JerseyGirl turned CNY vayniac
QOTD: Well, other than WLTV, my newest internet obsession is quarterlife.com they cancelled the TV version after ONE showing, but i’m totally hooked! Maybe it’s cause i’ve been feeling deprived of all my normal TV shows and the characters are my age and I can relate to them, but I’m totally into it.

Great show today Gary. Sorry you were disappointed.
March 4, 2008

Dominick Mack
Sadly…my current internet obsession is Perez Hilton. I can’t stay away.
March 4, 2008

Joe W
last.fm
March 4, 2008

Jayhitek
QOTD: Tabloid websites. I hate the papparazo’s with a passion, but for some reason I can’t stop waiting for Britney to jump in front of a moving van and for them to catch it live.
March 4, 2008

Juicy Jesse
QOTD: YOU ARE, BABY!! (That is so “too bad” about the Altesino.)
March 4, 2008

Rhonda
QOTD: Lately internet fascinations are, last.fm and http://www.spokeo.com

Oh and the episode Mahalo Daily with Kevin Rose at the climbing gym. HOT
March 4, 2008

GrapeStuff
Good ep, GV.

QOTD: Being a political junkie right now reading as much as I can about Obama/Clinton race.
March 4, 2008

LarryTheWineGuy
Thekidfrombrooklyn.com and WLTV….And of Course Any Solid Large Breasted Woman Site…Kidding….I mean about WLTV…LOL… Looking Forward to You Tasting The Mike Weir Wine after 12 Hours of Aeration
March 4, 2008

espressokev
qotd: probably watching net shows. I don’t have cable or satellite, so places like wltv, rev3 and youtube become my hangouts. (When i’m not borking linux installs)
March 4, 2008

C.W. Miller IV
AotD: Google Reader! I don’t surf the web “traditionally” anymore. I just leech the feeds from my favorite sites and take in the content from one centralized location.

Pandora is friggin’ sweet too tho. I’m been rocking that web-app for quite a while now.
March 4, 2008

C-Lo
Hey GV, I am way behind on watching episodes lately – I’ve got 14 more to go! Anyway, where have you been with this Pandora thing? I was hip to that about 2 years ago! QOTD: while Facebook and WLTV are my top two obsessions, a fun site I like to visit is The Sartorialist. It’s this blog of pictures of everyday people and their fashions. It’s pretty rad – it was one of Time Magazine’s top 100 design influencers: thesartorialist.blogspot.com

Keep it real.
March 4, 2008

Holger A
QOTD: currently watching it