Greco Di Tufo Wine Tasting

Greco Di Tufo Wine Tasting – Episode #449

April 22, 2008

Gary’s wine book is on pre sale and he talks about his street team and talks about a white wine he is passionate about the classic, crisp wines from Campania the Greco Di Tufo.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Torricino Greco Di TufoGreco di Tufo
2005 Aminea Greco Di TufoGreco di Tufo
2006 Petilia Greco Di TufoGreco di Tufo
Vesevo Greco Di TufoGreco di Tufo

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April 23, 2008

Rani Haykal
Great Show!!!

QOTD: I have never had a Greco di Tufo….never actually heard of it till this show.

–RH
April 23, 2008

Joe G.
I was watching an episode of Boy Meets Grill and Bobby Flay went to a wine shop looking for wines to cook with and the owner of the wine shop recommended he use Feudi Di San Gregorio Greco Di Tufo to cook his Mussels with. The dish looked really good so I went and sought the same wine. Needless to say the Mussels came out great and I drank the rest of the bottle with the Mussels and it was a great match. You hit it out of the park matching it up with shellfish. I currently have a Lilla Trebbiano d’Abruzzo in my cellar that I am planning to try next which I have never tried.
April 23, 2008

CuriousInStLouis
Italian white wine? Maybe a bottle of Pinot Grigio is in order for the weekend?
April 23, 2008

Withnail
QOTD: Greco Di Tufo – never had one.
April 23, 2008

Sichuan Peppercorn
WA state lurker making a first appearance in the comments
April 23, 2008

jrockafella
Gary, I really enjoy your tangents when they have to do with the wine. However, lately I have been noticing that your tangents seem to relate to other topics which my girlfriend (who is making me write this) does not find quite as interesting. Remember its all about the wine. But we will still watch anyways.
April 23, 2008

passthecab
Victor Hobson just got owned….
April 23, 2008

Oklahoma Michael
QOTD- oh yeah love the Feudi Greco we sell it by the glass and I always try to get the pinot grigio drinkers to give it a shot. Why didn’t the Feudi make the show??? It is by far the most widely availible. psssss CANT WAIT FOR #450!!! Keep it up GV you rock!!
April 23, 2008

caleb
im changing the question of the day! and my answer is yes i have sucked the eye out of a fish!

as for italian whites…if im in the mood…has a nice cortese a few days ago, so no need to rush back.
April 23, 2008

Phil G
ummm… i think you already tasted the last wine in episode 322 – fyi. sounded good then too!
April 23, 2008

Moselman
QOTD: Nope

TOTW: Prolly can’t find a GdT ’round here; maybe a Tocai Friulano for the weekend. Either way, I had a nice Italian blonde in mind…

And finally, yeah, the VT/16 thing is DEFINITELY getting very old! And cold!

Let’s move on!!
April 23, 2008

Jon
One more quick question: today, as before, my comment appears with “Your comment is awaiting moderation” tacked on to it. Last time, the comment eventually disappeared. Do you moderate all of the comments, or is there something I’m missing?

Thanks!
April 23, 2008

Jon
Hey Gary,

Great episode! I really liked the educational slant here. Tasting new wines is always fun, but I enjoy the episodes more where you share little fun facts and try to teach us something new. Keep up the good work. (But, seriously dude, tone it down on the football rants.)

QOTD #1: never had this varietal before, but (QOTD #2) the last one (the Vesevo) sounded nice. I prefer fruity wines, so the rubber/smoke thing is definitely not grabbing me.
April 23, 2008

Graziella
This is a good task for me…I usually drink reds. I’m going to try one of these at my sushi dinner this weekend..mmm

Hey Vayner-Nation, check out my THUNDER STYLE!
http://www.graziellabaratta.com/2008/04/today-was-great-day.html
April 23, 2008

Saftig
I can only imagine how proud your parents must be. An author in the family. Well done. Ochen horosho.
April 23, 2008

Adam J
QOTD#1: While I have not tried one, I worked in a restaurant owned by a guy from naples from age 14-19. He was very passionate about his wines from Campagna and just hearing the words Greco Di Tufo brings back wonderful memories.
QOTD#2: Well, altough Greco di Tufo is going on the “to try” list, I really want to seek out a nice Recioto di Soave for this coming weekend.
thanks for the show!
April 23, 2008

Roberto
Hi Gary,

Surprised a bit you didn’t mention the major color difference between the first and especially the last wines, much more of a golden hue and certainly what looked like much more intense. The “light one” was almost like light-looking sauv. blanc.

QOTD: an awesome white from Friuli from a guy called Josko Gravner (really famous if you follow italian wine) (Ribolla is the grape)
April 23, 2008

GR8wine
GV,
Nother great educational ep. Yep, had the GDT and it’s good. Might have to get some of the 3d one.
QOTD: tough one since I love exploring and have sought out a lot of Italian Whites (and reds) and there are soooo many. So I’ll just pick one that I might have a chance of finding in the US from a more popular region — Vermentino.
BTW – what’s that glass you’re drinking from? It looks like a Schott Zweisel (which are great glasses and wouldn’t break and stain the carpet when Mott drops them), but I wasn’t sure.
April 23, 2008

amgryger
I love Greco Di Tufo. I spent some time traveling/exploring in rural Southern Italy and I always get a great sense of terroir from Greco.

QOTD: I’ve actually had a lot of Italian whites, but I’ve had arneis and erbaluce on my list of things to try for a while now. Maybe I will go with one of those.
April 23, 2008

Donna Marie
The Conch in Conch shell is pronounced like “Conk”.
QOTD 1: Have had 1 or 2 Greco di Tufos in the past dozen years or so. Didn’t have a palate trained enough to remember anything special about them. Not since the Thunder Show has educated me.

QOTD 2: Am interested in trying a Verdicchio.
April 23, 2008

RANDI
QOTD: I have not had Greco di Tufo!

So here is another reason I love the show…besides the fact that youre waaaay entertaining, you really do educate me on wine varietals..and truly inspire me to try new wines…

Great show!
Thanks Gary!!
April 23, 2008

Andrew H.
I have never heard or tried a Greco Di Tufo. I look forward to trying it though.
April 23, 2008

Rossodio
QOTD #1 – I’ve had 4 bottles of a Campanian Greco (Greco Taburno, which is the same grape and similar terroir to Greco di Tufo wines unless I’m mistaken), from July through October of last year. You can check it out on my cellartracker consumed bottles notes. Great stuff, I tried it about 8 months into my winetasting experience. After about 300-350 wines tasted since then, I still recall the balance of crispness roundness; great unique color (reminiscient of some Austrian Gruner Veltliner I’ve had, but more golden); and taste of the grape. Great stuff!

QOTD #2 – Already had Verdicchio… maybe a Bianco Capena I’ve seen around?
April 23, 2008

E
Nuragus di Caligiari!

But I don’t have any in the house … there may be a Fiano around I can throw in as an aperitif though. But we’ve got a leg of lamb, so there are more important fish to fry: Rioja, Madiran, Gigondas, Barbaresco, or Bordeaux? Or anything else that might be especially interesting.
April 23, 2008

thefanjestic
Almost 450 – it’s the greatest show on earth- and very few best of recap shows! j/k