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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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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May 1, 2008

Harry
qotd: more depth in regions and grapes, i.e. single shows on one region at a time to try a bunch against each other instead of grab bags. Also, less diversions about the Jets – I like many here I’m sure, couldn’t care less about them, so can we just move on?? The more you talk crazy about number 16. the more I like Tom Brady (Go Blue).
May 1, 2008

Jayhitek
QOTD: It can teach me the ways to take over the wine world!!
May 1, 2008

love for the vine
You owe us nothing Gary, such a great show you have always put your heart and soul into any and every project that you encounter and it shows. Im sorry I donâ€™t post as much as I watch but Im trying to fix that, love love love the show so educational and entertaining. Keep up the great work!
May 1, 2008

Luis Felipe
QOTD: Yes, I’ll see you at both events. Congratulations on all your success.
May 1, 2008

Luis Felipe
I gota say, this was a great show! Keep it up Gary!
May 1, 2008

Rob P
Keep bringing the thunder. I love the episodes with wines that I’ve never hears of…which is why this episode was great. I was just reading the wine list for a restaurant that I’m going to on vacation and found a Cornas. Can’t wait to try it.

I felt like the show hit a rut (in passion…not content) shortly after ep 400 (i.e. the day GV didn’t get 1000 comments), but I think the past 25 or 30 episodes have been back to the passion and excitement we saw in the past. That is what we love about the show. Thanks GV.
May 1, 2008

ted vaughn
The Northern Rhone rocks. A syrah that I’d suggest you try is made by Arns winery in St. Helena. Sandi Arns is a rock star when it comes to making Northern Rhone Syrah like Chapoutier might make it. Great Howell Mtn fruit. Check out the link – http://www.arnswinery.com

Great show as usual..
May 1, 2008

Jon
Nice show, I love the education theme here.

QOTD: make wine fun!!! This is the best part of WLTV. Wine Spectator has a video podcast, and those people are much less enthusiastic. They throw out the same terms (balance, structure) but never explain them and I never really know what they think about a wine. WLTV is great because you’re passionate and straight-forward when praising or panning a wine, so it’s easier for me (as a wine newbie) to understand. Keep up the good work!
May 1, 2008

Achilleas in Cyprus
Lovely .. there I have to try.

QOTD1: Not gonna be there – 5500 miles away
QOTD2: No
QOTD3: Come to Cyprus and do a WLTV show

Keep on bringing the THUNDER and educating us.
April 30, 2008

Tom Purvenas
QOTD – I think that getting ideas from your presentations always helps. The more I see the more I learn and hope that it allows me to enjoy wine more. Two thing – maps? I really am not familiar with all of the locations that you refer to – maybe it is not important – but I am a visual learner.

Maybe someday the 40 bones plus will be in my range – but for right now thats not gonna happen.

I’ll continue to support the efforts, but hey if you can make it down to Philly that would be kewl – just a train ride! — GO Flyers! – I think that the Sixers are dead – too much talent on the Pistons.
April 30, 2008

bourdoh
QOTD: Hmmm, I wish i could taste along with you more often, maybe post up the wines you’ll be tasting in advance… Other than that between the shows, the book, the free stuff, the free shipping offers, the special events, the VAYNIAC CAB…I dunno dude, I think you have us pretty well covered.
April 30, 2008

Rhonda
QOTD: Give me some ideas on what to drink chilled in AZ. I know you hate on drinking wine chilled but it gets HOT here. HOT HOT for like 6 months straight, can you help me out
April 30, 2008

yowens
Awesome show man. I had never heard of Cornas. QOTD: stuff like this. teach and introduce me to wines I know nothing about.
April 30, 2008

jpwardaia
Wine Library can show us ways to train our palette. I still smell wines and taste wines, but non of the flavors do the shout-out like they do to good ol’ Gary V.
April 30, 2008

Dan NYC
Nice show GV, I plan on seeing you at bounce. I might just have to stay up all night since I have to get up at 5am. Keep the info coming. This show is like my cliff notes.
April 30, 2008

jpwardaia
Bring the Thunder Show down here to the DC area!!!! Great show…pretty pricey wines, but will have to try at least one. Thanks for a great show!!!
April 30, 2008

Sonnenuhr
Another great show – will have to try a Cornas!
April 30, 2008

Paul C
Dear Gareth,

Nice show, that will be a good reference point for the future. You’ve got it exactly right, these are terrific wines.

What we need to see is WLTV filling in the blind spots – I need to see TOP producers from Cotes de Provence & Languedoc Rousillion, Alsace also. These are areas that are good but we do not know much about them.

Also it would be good to see you tackle the red burgundies – a real minefield. How many times have I taken a chance on a premier (sometimes a grand) cru only to find something insipid and watery. Let’s see some Jadot, Faively and Drouhin all from the same vinyard and year.

The show is going well – keep it on target.

Regards,

Paul C.
April 30, 2008

Andy
QOTD— Let WLTV keep bringing the thunder and uniting the wine world G .

Never had Cornas… like syrah need to try one……..
April 30, 2008

Wes M
Thank you so much for doing this episode. I read an article on Cornas in Wine Spectator in March and was curious what they truly tasted like (I read the magazine for its history and news components not for its indecipherable and unending tasting notes).
QOTD: What can you do for me? Just keep ‘em coming. IMHO you owe us nothing GV.
April 30, 2008

Mike Linquist
Gary, AFter surveying some of the other ‘vayniac’ comments…I wouldn’t recommend a Fixin for watching the NBA Playoffs (nor any other sports finale, either)…sounds too much like ‘the FIX is IN’!!

Tag…you’re it.

Mike Linquist
April 30, 2008

C-Fiddy
Hey GV
When you do a shout out, are you saying Casey Kayson?
Oh you’re too young, its Kaysem…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Kasem

Just tryin’ to help out…
April 30, 2008

Mike
Can’t wait for the Borders Books signing! I will see you there.
April 30, 2008

Matti
WLTV should definitely supply the London based Vayniacs with proper WLTV umbrellas!!!! Check out the picture: http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/3577/16032008063fd7.jpg
April 30, 2008

JudeMurphy
Just discovered this blog yesterday, I love how passionate you are about wine, Gary! Hilariously good descriptive power! I’m watching from Dublin, Ireland. Enjoying it thoroughly. Get yourself up to Dublin sometime!
QOTD- For me, Keep the great shows coming, and, I know this may come as a shock, but I think you should consider scrapping the phrase “Sniffy-sniff”! It’s a little bit too silly ; ) haha.
Can’t wait to taste some Cornas now!