Australian Wines On The Thunder Show, These Should Bring The Thunder!

Australian Wines On The Thunder Show, These Should Bring The Thunder! – Episode #433

March 31, 2008

Gary tries 4 wines from down under and talks about the unfair bashing he has given these wines at times and explains why.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Water Wheel Shiraz BendigoAustralian Shiraz/Syrah
2005 Boarding Pass ShirazAustralian Shiraz/Syrah
2006 Mitolo Gam ShirazAustralian Shiraz/Syrah
2006 Glaetzer AnaperennaAustralian Red Meritage

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March 31, 2008

RnD
I’ve always liked the Aussie Shiraz, the Mitolo definitely kicks it!!! I’ll be checking out the Water Wheel as well.

QOTD: Gotta stick with my Tribe!!! They held off the Sox this afternoon, so the season is starting off in the right direction.

Great Show.
March 31, 2008

E
Yes, it IS time for you to come out to the Midwest. Why should the coasts have all the fun? Lincoln, Omaha, Des Moines, whatever’s within driving distance.

Aussie shiraz … meh. I used to like it more than I do, but eventually it got to be like trying to drink a campfire. I have a few older ones around to see what becomes of them though, and there have been a few that haven’t turned out that bad.
March 31, 2008

No92
AAAaaaaaahhhh, finally a wine that I have had the pleasure of trying, and lucky me, The Mitolo! Thanks for the wristband (4 wine secretpack), pic on the way. A friend picked up the Mitolo for me this summer b/c of the rating. I opened it for no reason what so ever. My girlfriend was like, meh, and I didn’t really really enjoy it until the 2nd day. Thanks for all the hard work GV.

QOTD: Cub’s blew it in the 10th, it’s going to be a long season.
March 31, 2008

Phil G
The 26-Time World Champion New York Yankees will begin their journey to number 27 tomorrow, and I will be rooting for them the whole way…
March 31, 2008

Tyler
This is going to be the Tampa Bay Rays’ year. The AL East is officially on notice.
March 31, 2008

KenP
Good, solid ep.
My only comment would be that seldom does my immediate vinous community delight in the ’same’ flavor profiles. I participate in a number of tasting groups and folks are always bringing different things. You often talk of “trying new things” as though there were not hundreds of your viewers who already do, and on a daily basis! So, in my case Aussie wines, with a very few exceptions, just don’t cut it, are ‘food challenged’, and turn my guests sloppy after a glass or two!
Funny side note: Robert Parker publishes something called the Hedonist’s Gazette. It is an occasion to eat, drink, and enjoy a little horse play. At the end of each issue is written, and I quote “Note to readers… The abbreviated, spontaneous, and visceral tasting notes and numerical ratings in this section should not be confused with professional, structured tasting notes from specific peer group tastings or cellar tastings. [...] In short, focus, so critical in a professional tasting without food or other distractions, is clearly on a different level in such ‘fun gatherings.’-RP”

Ridiculous utterance, in my view. Especially the idea of ‘other distractions’! A TV camera? Mott? The birds in your office? Diana Ross or Kanye West on the radio? I think your approach is radical precisely because you are willing to take on such pomposity as RP’s. “Changing the wine world” must, in part, mean freeing ‘tasting’ from Parker’s pseudo-science.
March 31, 2008

Stefan T
QOTD: Who knows, maybe the Jays will get their act together and break .500 this year.
March 31, 2008

Brandon B
Go Tribe!!!
March 31, 2008

Anthony L.
QOTD: Die Hard Yankee fan. Always pulling for the Bronx Bombers.
March 31, 2008

Vino Uomo
Great show, these well balanced shiraz’s are fun, to many arent though.

QOTD : Tigers!!!
March 31, 2008

TommyBoBo of WI
MAN!! was going to Lurk out of this one,,, then that look at the very end and a stern, “Leave a comment.” Scared me……

Going to see the Twins Sat at home,,, not opener, but damn close,,, and seeing we are getting another 4 inches today,,, glad they are in a dome!
March 31, 2008

JC
Saturday’s event was very cool, really good people, and the Heineken girl was a doll … QOTD: Mets all the way!
March 31, 2008

FJDR
QOTD: Phils. I doubt they’ll win it all, but there’s always hope.
March 31, 2008

Kelly
The Braves are BACK! This is the year for another World Series win in Atlanta. Thanks for broadening the perspective on the “fruit bombs”. Enjoyed this episode a great deal and learned something (as usual).
March 31, 2008

Eric
QOTD: Phillies, Phillies, Phillies.

Thanks for a great show.
March 31, 2008

BrianKC
Gary, you gotta come to KC. Best BBQ in the world, although you’ll have to come up with pairings to go with hickory-smoked brisket and burnt end sammichs!
March 31, 2008

Brent R
After drinking Cote Du Rhone and CdP wines for a while, I tried some thunder from down under that surprised me.

Flinders Run Shiraz 2005 is incredible … 95 points Jay Miller for $27.
… and the biggest bargain of all is Penfold Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2004 rated 92 points JM for $7.98!

Kilikanoon Killerman’s Run Cabernet 2005 is also a nice change.
March 31, 2008

Withnail
Good ep! QOTD: Tigers.
March 31, 2008

David W
I’m a fan of earthy wines but my palette has evolved that way. My cell has some duckhorn and more new world style cabs. Haven’t tried many fruit bombs recently that I have liked but feel like I should give it a go. My wife prefers fruit bombs if they are well made.
March 31, 2008

thefanjestic
Ahh Mitolo…I keep wanting to try and I never do – that’s an escaping wine for me, because I always think I’ll buy it and then at the last minute – I don’t.

Qotd: Royals or the Cubs.
March 31, 2008

Ben F
Much Love GV, once again great event over the weekend.. Also great idea on the pick up thing at WL… now i really want the water wheel..

QOTD: I am not that big a baseball fan but i am a homer so I gues the Phillies…
March 31, 2008

rob in indy
sorry I haven’t been watching recently.. I promise I will do better..
March 31, 2008

Justin Viger
Oh my. Then I spell the word “word” wrong.
March 31, 2008

barrelmonkey
QOTD: As sad as it is… I don’t really follow baseball. I’ve had a mild Detroit Tigers flame since high school (one of my friends was a rabid fan) but other than that… not the yankees?

I also have a soft spot for Aussie Shiraz – it’s what got me started on wine. I quickly moved to France when I realized the Shiraz that got me hooked was not representative of AU – it was a more restrained, classic bordeaux dryness, if a little fruit-bomby on the midpalate. Still… I have one Shiraz left from those days – 05 Mr. Riggs, the Gaffer – that I plan to pop in the next few months to see how my palate has evolved.
March 31, 2008

Justin Viger
opps. missed the work “to”. Should be:

“I have nothing to say but how can I say no to that beautiful face.”