Cornas Wines From The Rhone

Cornas Wines From The Rhone – Episode #454

April 29, 2008

It is UNREAL to me that we are covering Cornas for the 1st time on the THUNDER show since it is one of my favorite wines!

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“qotd: ship to canada…” by Weston
“YES!!!!!!!!!My new all-time favorite episode of WLTV! Great episode, …” by Chris Lotz
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Paris Cornas Granit 60Cornas
2003 Jean Luc Colombo Cornas LouveeCornas
2005 Tardieu Laurent Cornas VvCornas

Links mentioned in todays episode.

The Conan Party at Bounce NY

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April 29, 2008

Lenny
QOTD: Possibly tasting wines from other regions of the US. Not where the are made, but where they are distributed. I have yet to find a wine in my area (Houston) that you have tried because they are only distributed up there. I have purchased some from Wine Library, but many that were really good are sold out by the time I get to listen and attempt to buy.

Now I just listen for the knowledge, and if the selection doesn’t peak my interest, I pass on the episode.

Keep up the good work, because you have made me appreciae wines mush more than I ever did in the past. For that I say thanks!!!
April 29, 2008

David Harris
Great show!
April 29, 2008

Ed Salonia
QOTD: It can educate and deliver your enthusiasm 5 days a week.

Keep up the good work GV.
April 29, 2008

pete c
QOTD- educate and value. Thanks for both.
April 29, 2008

DaveyDonut
Great show! I am a HUGE fan of Cornas; it’s just too bad they cost so much. Last year my local store had tons of the 2000 Cave de Tain L’Hermitage Cornas les Nobles Rives, so I gave it a whirl… MAN did it blow me away! Granted the Cave de Tain L’Hermitage is a massive co-op, but this wine KILLS it (93-94 points to me and most on cellartracker). Best of all, they wanted $15 a bottle! For AGED Cornas! I am kind of pissed at myself for only picking up 15 bottles, because it totally rules. And even that one, at 7 years old (at the time), needs about 4 hours in the decanter to really open up. I’ve since acquired a bottling of the 1995 and 1990 of the same, so look to have a fun 5 year vertical soon. This will also hopefully give me some insight into how my 2000 will age. The last one you tasted today sounds cool… you should put your magnums of it on free.winelibrary.com

Shout outs… This reminds me of why I never ask for one. Getting out of hand.

QOTD: Shelling out the wine knowledge is what I love so much about WLTV… sometimes that focus seems lost and I almost miss episodes as a result, but I love watching episodes where you actually TEACH us something about the wine, not just talk notes and shout outs. It’s true, I don’t necessarily care if you love or pan a wine, so I don’t listen to your notes at all at times. I literally tune out when you talk about some wines I have no interest in… but when you start talking about interesting things about the wine, THAT’s when I get engaged. So, please keep up the knowledge, and not just the opinion! Thanks,

David
April 29, 2008

Keith Brown
QOTD: Uh…just keep doing it?? I especially love the education on the French wines because to a neophyte, they’re pretty mysterious, not knowing all the regions and AOCs and the varietals used, etc…
April 29, 2008

Indigo
QOTD: Keep the show going. I love LEARNING, I love that it’s “REAL” and I love being able to talk wine with the dudes and not seem like a dweeb.
April 29, 2008

JoeShmo
great show as always, ive never had a cornas. SO ! thats my next wine.
QOTD: teach me, i love learning about wines and different wines, and differences between vintages, and grapes. all that junk = totally awsome cool stuff AND, i love it.
April 29, 2008

chenrys
Thanks for introducing us to a region we aren’t familiar with. Hope we get a chance to try those sometime.

QOTD: Hmmmm….besides educate and entertain….
April 29, 2008

Dr. Dan
Appetizer, main course, yes…dessert, phooey. WL, keep the educational/information content coming. Thanks.
April 29, 2008

jp
qotd- just keep bringin’ it man!(and maybe figure out how to ship to Georgia some day:)
BTW- I’m part of the displaced Norwegian contingent- ha!
We don’t have a very extensive selection in this little corner of the world, and I’ve only been paying attention to what I’m tasting since I stumbled across your show around Thanksgiving, but thanks to you I’ve not bought the same wine twice since then.
THANKS GARY!
April 29, 2008

Dan Long
Gary, just wanted to say I’m hooked on your show. You consume my lunch break everyday. Right now with rasing a family the most I can spend on a wine is 20 BONES so I really enjoy the shows that have bottles under my budget.I would love to see you do a few more shows on spirits and maybe some bourbons.

Thanks for all your hard work.

Dan from “WHO-DEY”-nati…
April 29, 2008

Pete G
Good show/good topic – again featuring the not so common wines. Love the Crozes-Hermitage myself. Will have kick it up a notch all roll the Cornas soon.

QOTD: Keep keeping it real and keep up with the honest evaluations – that’s all we ask…
April 29, 2008

thefanjestic
Good show – I look forward to getting to try some cornas wines in the near future!
April 29, 2008

familydoc
1- No
2- No
3 (official QOTD): Keep it going!
April 29, 2008

Zinny
QOTD – WLTV is great – can’t think of much to improve it. My favorite aspects are the diversity of the wines you have on the show and the education that you try to give about varietals, regions, producers, etc. I like to gauge my palate against yours (and others) and using that I’m getting pretty good at selecting wines that *I* will like vs wines that critics and bloggers like. WLTV is fun to watch (I also read like 20 other blogs, though . .ha ha)

The archive is really great, too. Good job with the tagging!
April 29, 2008

Susan
GARY- QOTD: Come to Panther Stadium!!! Will make the super star arrangements soon…………………………….
April 29, 2008

TWalk
How about a little SmelloVIsion!!
April 29, 2008

Susan
Gary- VaynerNation The TV Show???????? I would watch TV again if that really could happen………………………….TV these days is crap!!!!
April 29, 2008

Blake
QOTD1: Can’t make it to NYC….sry GV
QOTD2: Cant remember the question
QOTD2: Just keep doing what you’re doing man!!! Maybe a state my state series of shows, show what all of America has to offer, good or bad!
April 29, 2008

Billyd
Great show.
QOTD: WLTV is a daily pleasure for me. I never know what to expect and I like that. always informative and when I purchase your recs tasty.
Thanks for all your hard work, dedication and inspiration
April 29, 2008

Ozzybeef
Another interesting show…Big fan of Shiraz from Oz so I will have to try a Cornas.

QOTD: Wine Library TV has done a lot for me already, opened up a huge wine world to explore and I’ve had a lot of fun. So it fees weird to ask for more, so I’ll ask for something huge! I would love it if you could wield your magic and stop the new IL state wine laws that are going into effect soon, banning wine shipments. Wine Library is a great store and I want to order from you freely!
April 29, 2008

Jake
What can WineLibrary do for me?

Hey Gary, I’m 22 years old, and I’m pretty new to wine. I’m very interested and excited about wine, but I want to know more. I’ve been watching WineLibraryTV for a few weeks now and I love it. I watched all of the shows on the side for people who are new to wine, but honestly, I’m still a bit lost. I’d like a primer on all things wine. Now, I know that wine info is a little bit assumed here, but I think it would be awesome if you did a Wine 101 type show. A show that I could make anyone who was new to wine watch and they would have enough knowledge to get started without wasting their money buying crap. Explain everything from which glasses I might need, to what to expect from certain types of wine. What are tannins? What do you mean when you say big wine? Which wines should I decant? What’s the right temp for different wines? How should I store them? If I were to go to the store today, is there a relatively short list of wines that I could buy for a reasonable amount of money (I know this is hard, but I’m a college student), that would introduce me to the wine world, so I could have like a starting point of experience. I’m so excited about wine, but I go to the store and I just get overwhelmed. It seems like there is too much to know, and I can’t afford to make a whole lot of mistakes buying the wrong things just quite yet. Please Gary, help me out!
April 29, 2008

Stu
QOTD: Are you kidding? We’re getting this for free. Just don’t stop.
April 29, 2008

Justin Viger
I don’t think I need anything else from WLTV.