Enjoy your Brunello episodes, as always.

QOTD: Hosted a little Italian evening at my studio in NYC for friends and clients, and bought cheese and meats from Grand Central Market. Went to Morrell and picked up a few bottles of Brunello, specifically Mocali 2001. For the price ($35) I was SHOCKED by how good it was, and to watch the expressions of everyone drinking their first (yes all of them BDM virgins) Brunello was a trip.

I don’t have a Brunello story yet, but I hope to someday!

No Brunello tales yet. We’ll have to wait and see.

Don’t have one yet.. sorry!!

Probably have too many Brunello stories, but will give you the most sober. My friend got married inside the Fortress of Montalcino about two weeks ago and it was the best wedding I’ve been to by far. A big part of the community was there, and producers like Cerbaiona, Gianfranco Soldera were sitting at the table next to us. Great food prepaired by the chef at Poggio Antico.
A message to all you Brunello lovers: Search out the small producers & you’ll make sure to get the “real” stuff!

Gary,

Wine prices in Brazil are so obnoxius, it’s just insane. As I’m travelling to Italy at the end of this year, I will be drinking my first Brunello there. Prices in Brazil are in the range of 150 bones. Bring WineLibrary to Brazil, man!!
Congratulations and best regards.

Gary,

The price of Brunellos in Brazil is obnoxius, it´s just insane. They are in the US$ 150 bones range. I intend to enjoy my first Brunello when I travel to Italy, later this year. Man, you have to bring Winelibrary to Brazil and fix the price structure for wines here. We´re the 8th largest economy in the world and it´s about time our wine market gets some real improvement.

Congratulations on your work and Best Regards

i agree with rebecca, when a wine become too much famous, if you still want the best quality and sticking to the traditions, search the little prouders
ciao form Italy

QOTD – I have yet to have a Brunello, but of course will soon.

Gary I think it would be cool for you to do a blind tasting show where you don’t know the wines varitel or region and try and guess what they are. That would make for a killer show.

MOTT, where is the link to the Blind Cab show? I sent you an email and never got a link to the show.

We were vacationing outside of Montalpulciano a few years back and drove around the area looking for places to wine taste..without a guide or intelligently gathered information (went through some cheese tasting places on accident), we ended up on a dirt road near the town of Montalcino..we stopped above a long driveway and wondered if we were going to get shot going up to this house…just when we were going to send out my step brother for reconn – this old lady with no teeth waved at us to come down to the house…then 2 men (twin brothers) came out and welcomed us in. Andreas and Marciello gave us a tremendous tour and explanation of Brunello – and gave us each a bottle after tasting some tremendous wine!! We ended up carrying 6 bottles back to the states.. The winery is called La Serena. Andreas is the producer, his brother an architect (that blows crystal glass as well!!) We tasted some ’97, 99, and ’01…the ’99 was the best but muy $$..that is my brunello story and i am sticking to it..

I don’t have a Brunello story. Frankly, I get it mixed up with Barolo, lumped together in my mind as the Italians reds that I can’t afford, heh heh.

15 or 16 years ago, when San Francisco wasn’t such the restaurant scene it is today, and life was more relaxed without reservations, there was a tiny (and I mean tiny) place near the Pyramid called Cafe Macaroni. Three brothers, market Italian cuisine and the rippingest Italian wine list for that time. Too long ago to remember the maker but, I remember one of the brothers nixed my Brunello choice and brought me a Rosso that was magical and about 1/2 the price. Kisses on both cheeks all around at the end of dinner, topped by their cellar hooch limoncello and that’s what I think of Montalcino.

Story of the day:
Celebrated my girlfriend’s and my graduation on Wednesday with a beautiful Donatella Colombini 2001 Brunello, with bison carpaccio and lamb chops and lamb tajin. YUM.

Brunello.. I have a bottle which I am saving for when I land my first big job. The interview was yesterday, so here is hoping that the cork will come out soon!

Great Show!
BB

Hm. Either a vertical of Poggio Antico 1997 and 2001, or listening to stories from a Tuscan friend who lives near Montalcino talk about wealthy westerners buying posh brunello and pop-and-pouring it into plastic cups, and shooting her back. Yikes.

Don’t have a story yet. I do have your book now though. I had it with me at a local cafe at the bar, and an old gentleman sitting next to me, saw it and asked “are you working on becoming a wine expert?” I could only tell him “I’m working on something.” Thanks for the book Gary, I’m enjoying it.

Brunello doesn’t seem to be anywhere near as popular in the UK as it is in the states.. I’ve only ever had two I think.

QOTD: I don’t have one yet – just starting to delve into Italian wines.

What’s up with the number of comments lately? They’ve shrunk by almost half! Come on guys, show GV some love.

Never had one.

What about the “fake” Brunello confiscated by Italian police few months ago at some of the biggest names?

QOTD – I don’t have one yet dude! GV – Keep it up

Awesome show. QOTD: We were at some vineyard in Montalcino and found the owner’s meat market where they brought us into the slaughterhouse to choose our sausage for lunch. Both at once disgusting and incredibly cool.

QOTD – Once at a wine tasting event I tasted my first Brunello. (Paid the extra dough for the premium tasting) I said, “what is this?” I thought, this is the best wine I’ve ever tasted, ever.

After that I promptly forgot which Brunello it was and I’ve been searching for it ever since.

GV – like the blind tastings. Really like Brunellos!
I drink a lot of different Brunellos. I would have to say my favorite so far was a 1997 Campogiovanni!

qotd: i don’t have a brunello story yet, but after watching this episode i hope to have one soon!