2004 Barolo Tasting – Episode #443

April 14, 2008

Gary’s wine of choice many times is the wonderful wines of Barolo and in todays episode he tries 3 wines from the exciting 2004 vintage.

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“QOTD: Pizza with tuscan sausage, or a proper ragu like they do in bolo…” by richardvinifera
“eggplant parm!!…” by nnothing
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Marengo Barolo Bricco Le VioleBarolo
2004 Renato Corino Barolo ArborinaBarolo
2004 Grimaldi Barolo Le CosteBarolo

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April 14, 2008

David Harris
cannoli
April 14, 2008

familydoc
Gary- nice hair cut, looks like you got a little sun in Seattle?!?!? Who was taking pictures in the background of todays show?

QOTD: Manicotti
April 14, 2008

Matthew Hale
QOTD: When people think of Italian food they naturally think of pasta. I love pasta but I’ve had about enough pasta that I don’t really think of it anymore as my “favorite” Italian food. One of the Italian foods that I like right now is risotto mainly because I havn’t had a lot of it. Theres so many things you can do with it and I love trying new things. I also really like Italian seafood dishes. Next time you go to an Italian restaurant, try ordering a seafood dish, even it there is only one choice on the menu.
April 14, 2008

Barstool
QOTD: Stale bread.

….but, grill it over the dying embers of a chestnut fire.

……oh, and slice a tomatoe – still warm from the sun – in half, and rub the pulp over the bread.

………and as long as you’re at it; drizzle a bit of that really fresh, ultra-green olive oil on top of it. And add a few of the tiniest leaves from that basil plant. And, a sprinkling of that crunchy salt. …

Yup. Stale bread.
April 14, 2008

Dave from VA
QOTD: My wife’s homemade pesto, simple but incredible
April 14, 2008

Dan M
Italian fish stew, with tomatoes and basil mmmm
April 14, 2008

Darlene O.
Hey, Gary. Welcome back! Great episode!! QOD: Linguini and clams in a white wine sauce. To die for…:}
April 14, 2008

Daniel
QOTD: A meal I had by the Coliseum in Rome. Tortellini alla panna con prosciuto crudo. That is, fresh cheese tortellini with cream sauce and diced ham. One of the best meals I’ve ever eaten.
April 14, 2008

Alex
well cooked + high quality ingredients = i will eat it…. i cant choose one thing.
April 14, 2008

In Vino Veritas
Mmmm, I adore Italian food and Italian wine. If I had to pick a favorite food I think it would be lasagna. My mom makes a fantastic lasagna.
April 14, 2008

Mike L
QOTD: Nothing can beat a good eggplant parm. Honestly, though. I’m a freak over a good lasagna or ravioli. Now I’m hungry…dammit!
April 14, 2008

Anthony L.
Favorite Italian food has got to be Manicotti, when it’s made nice and thin..
April 14, 2008

Tyler
Cannoli’s from Modern Pastry in the North End of Boston!!!

PS…. GV, whats with all the camera clicks in the background?

Something your not telling us?
April 14, 2008

lawschooldrunk
QOTD: straight up rotini pasta with black and green olive tomato sauce. maybe some cheese in it too.

good to see you back to your natural self, Gary!
April 14, 2008

Achilles Mike
QOTD My favorite is a great pesto with any pasta.
April 14, 2008

Kristen
Lindsay!!! It’s good to see you back! And yes, for once we went out of price range to try something new and “funky.” Plus, you got to smell saddle leather!

It’s good to see you back too GV! Loved the “rusty nail” description and the line: “It’s gonna be a solid investment banker, but right now it’s got a mohawk.” haha, I really love the descriptions of wine as different people!

QOTD: Gnocchi. Yum. Or gelato from a street vendor. Or that pizza that I had in Venice. Or the two meals my family had at the Accademia restaurant in Florence. I can’t decide! I love Italian food!
April 14, 2008

SoCal
QOTD: I like it all
April 14, 2008

Lindsay
QOTD: Risotto. But if itâ€™s the height of tomato season, I love good pasta tossed with cherry tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and maybe a sprinkle of parmigiano. Divine!

I had my first Barolo on Friday night at Eno Vino (in Madison, WI) with two other Vayniacs. Thank you for the FIRST Barolo show â€“ itâ€™s what made me willing to try a wine a tad out of my usual price range. (Weâ€™re all part of the â€“ what is it â€“ the grad student group? You had a word for it. The poor student Vaynernation. Thatâ€™s us.)

Cheers!

PS This is my first Wine Library show in almost two months â€“ I just turned in my thesis two days ago. Itâ€™s good to be back!
April 14, 2008

dAve
oh, Gary. it was a good one.
April 14, 2008

normanzo
QTD: a hunk of parmigiano reggiano is hard to beat.
April 14, 2008

Leif Sundstrom
QOTD: Squid Ink pasta! Oh yeah

And how’s about doing a 2001 Barolo tasting soon, to see how some of these are doing after a few years of age. I know the price points for the 01s are higher, but would be good, considering the vintage similarities..

Also, Twitter me up GarV (or anyone else for that matter)::: (LeifVin)
or roll me down a facebook slope::: (leif sundstrom)

Lets drink together!
April 14, 2008

Rich
Gnocchi Pasta with red sauce. My grandmother’s, of course.
April 14, 2008

bourdoh
QOTD: Fettucine Alfredo with Prociutto, or very thin shaved prociutto with melon or peach. Oh man I’m hungry.
April 14, 2008

jh
I just stumbled across your show recently and I love it!

QOTD: Well, I’ve never had an Italian dish that I didn’t like, but a couple of favs are fettuccine alfredo and chicken parmigiana.
April 14, 2008

Juicy Jesse
QOTD: Linguine con Vongole (in this case, WHITE clam sauce, and do I have a killer recipe!). Enjoyed the episode, and I like the older Barolos, when the tannins have had time to settle down…