$30 Range Oregon Pinot Noir Tasting

$30 Range Oregon Pinot Noir Tasting – Episode #496

July 2, 2008

The $30 price tag affords you some really interesting wines from Oregon. The Pinot Noir grape has thrived in this Pacific North West State and today Gary Vaynerchuk puts 3 of the wines up for battle!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Siduri Shaw Mt Pinot NoirOregon Pinot Noir
2005 Boedecker Stewart Pinot NoirOregon Pinot Noir
2006 Lemelson Thea’s Pinot NoirOregon Pinot Noir

Links mentioned in todays episode.

196 Responses

July 2, 2008

Mott
1st.
July 2, 2008

mateo
2nd
July 2, 2008

Paryb
Phew!

I was having Thunder Withdrawals yesterday!
July 2, 2008

mateo
2nd.
July 2, 2008

Lurker_J
No July 1st episode? Regardless glad to have a new episode for today.
July 2, 2008

RonC
4th

It’s Ludens cough drops.
July 2, 2008

RonC
4th

It’s Ludens cough drops.
July 2, 2008

JudeMurphy
QOTD- Playing at the Life festival with my dad’s band!
What a weekend! (It’s a big hippy fest!)
Thanks Gary, good show!
July 2, 2008

Kreepy Freek
QTOD: work work work…debating if i wanna spend the evening of the 4th with dad or with friends…who knows
July 2, 2008

JudeMurphy
By the way, Gary-
the new intro. thing-
very cool graphics but that music is AWFUL!!!
WLTV deserves better!
48 points!
(sorry whoever made it if you see this, it’s alright like but not for wltv, too unoriginal, not cool enough!)
July 2, 2008

Paryb
QOTD:

This weekend? Having a early birthday party for my dad, BBQ and watching fireworks, then after we get home, a little wine, and fireworks with my son in the backyard.
July 2, 2008

DFC from Dallas
GV, Love the epsiode!!

QOTD: Me, my wife, and two kids are traveling to my in-laws lake house in North East Oklahoma. We plan on doing some fishing, take the boat out on the lake, etc.. The best thing is that each day around 5-6pm we all sit out on the deck and enjoy a good bottle of wine (or two)….

Have a great 4th!!
July 2, 2008

RichG
Giddy Up Gary!!

QOTD: Nothing.
July 2, 2008

BargePlus
I gotta agree: the opening music is BAAAAAAD. Really Cheeeeeeeezy.

QOTD: Neighbor get-together for July 4th, including tasting of last secret pack (took me awhile to find the right event for sharing the fun)
July 2, 2008

Karl Laczko
Woah, that’s early. Oregon PN, I’ve always been intrigued…onto the show!
July 2, 2008

DFC
GV, Love the epsiode!!

QOTD: Me, my wife, and two kids are traveling to my in-laws lake house in North East Oklahoma. We plan on doing some fishing, take the boat out on the lake, etc.. The best thing is that each day around 5-6pm we all sit out on the deck and enjoy a good bottle of wine (or two)â€¦.

Have a great 4th!!
July 2, 2008

Christian
Family events and a wedding.

Happy 4th!
July 2, 2008

Tisha Havens
QOTD – cookout at a friends (must find a good wine to take along!), cleaning house and shopping (more wine!) for a visit from my folks next week celebrating a couple birthdays.
July 2, 2008

Matt Carrera
This weekend? 4th of July cookouts X2 at home, sister-in-law and boyfriend are coming down from Lowell, MA. He’s bringing a local wine from northern Massachusetts, and I have a Rhode Island wine (Sakonnet Vineyards) here, and we’re going to see what the THUNDER BRINGETH!
July 2, 2008

Karl Laczko
QOTD – Friends coming round for food and wine, should be good. Friday I’m tasting Chateau Musar with 2 friends, I’m in the UK, one is in Japan and the other in the US!
July 2, 2008

Patrick
Going to my Sister house for 2 days and looking forward to have a few glasses of good wine and some really good food. Happy 4th of July to all.
July 2, 2008

KVolk
QOTD: We have a party at our friends house on the 4th then chill at home the rest of the weekend.

Vintage GV today….
July 2, 2008

niklopez98
QOTD: 4th
Great Show! I heard a lot of great feedback on the 20-30 something event you did hear in Seattle! my boy Henri (helped with the event)really appreciated your presence!

All of Gary’s Critics:
Look i understand being critical of things like his intro maybe his design and layout (both of which i like) but i really hope that as you are criticizing something specific (his intro music, having an intro at all, etc) you are offering him something different or coming up with your “original” idea, otherwise to be honest there is absolutely not merit behind your criticisms. Thank you and Gary, I’m really appreciating the way things are looking and coming up since i’ve seen the first episode!
July 2, 2008

Fangorn81
I’m sucking on a Luden’s Cherry cough drop AS I TYPE this!! Stupid sinus infection.

Not too sure I’m would be interested in a wine tasting like this though!
July 2, 2008

DrT in NC
I wish! Nope, grinding away as I do every day, I hope
July 2, 2008

J. Celestino
QOTD – I am heading over to Paris for the week. I hope to expand my palette rather extensively while there.

Cheers!
July 2, 2008

Brad
QOTD: Hanging out with my girlfriend’s family all day Friday – 4th of July parade and Fireworks; out on the boat w/ my family all day Saturday, can’t wait!
July 2, 2008

emil
Saw you on CW11 this morning, Gary… nice appearance!
July 2, 2008

CBone
QOTD: Preparing the syllabus for my summer class, a cookout with friends, maybe fireworks on the National Mall here in DC, art galleries, cooking, good times, and good wine.
July 2, 2008

Candace
I LOVE BOEDECKER!!! I’m so happy you do too. I love Oregon Pinot’s in general, Scott Paul, Boedecker, Domaine Serene……there are so many amazing winemakers down there.

Great seeing you in Seattle. I haven’t stayed up that late in such a long time.

QOTD: gardening, grilling, swimming (warmth permitting), sipping rose!
July 2, 2008

Jay
God Luden’s are good. I have been known to pick those over a candy bar.

QOTD: Block party with some guys from the team.
July 2, 2008

Susan
Gary & Mott- Another SUPERB ep!!!!
July 2, 2008

Susan
Gary-QOTD: We are already on vacation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My whole family is in the mountains at a lake. We have already been to The Biltmore Estate, Ghost Town, Historic Waynesville and Historic Dillsboro. As per usual, Biltmore was fantastic!! We have had great weather that is not too hot!!! Good to enjoy a vacation for the 4th of July!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope everyone has a super 4th!!!!!!
July 2, 2008

Roberto
like the new funky type intro, good job and I do like the music unlike Jude.

Just ordered a case of the Boedecker Pinot as our palates (as I’ve learned from drinking quite a bit of the wines on the show) are very similiar. got on mailing list too…

no holiday here in CR and wife is leaving for Lawrenceville NJ with Robert Jr. for a Nike golf camp… (again, please, is this near WLTV? she wants to visit)

best,

RR
July 2, 2008

Bookman
QOTD: Gary, I’m going to hang out with friends, watch some fireworks, and just do it up big. A great friend and I are planning on opening our first Chateauneuf du Pape, and I’m really looking forward to that.

Wow, loved the episode, although I don’t know what to think now, having paid over $40 at nearly every vineyard we went to in Oregon. I’m not disappointed, really, because those were all estate reserve Pinot’s that I could not obtain anywhere else, but to hear you say you feel the price point should be $30 for a great experience, has made me optimistic I can find some more reasonably priced Pinot’s in DC.

Have a great 4th of July!
July 2, 2008

Lawrence Leichtman
Hanging out with my son and daughter in law an the expected new baby, BBQ and lots of wine but none for her. Some fireworks watching. Little baseball. What you expect for 4th of July. I would love to get some of the Boedeker Stewart Pinot. Sounds like its right up my alley.
July 2, 2008

LuvsChandon
Nice show, great opening letter. I’ll be checking out that Boedecker for sure.

I’m sending the kids to Grandma’s so I can spend the holidays exploring wines in the Sierra Foothills and Lodi. Highlight is sure to be BBQ@TO!
July 2, 2008

DaveyDonut
Wow… you said Oregon correctly I think every single time… almost brings a tear to my eye. :~) Nice, I’ll have to go pick up the Boedecker. 2006 was just too warm in Oregon and it made everything too alchoholic and everything tasted the same (very forward). 2005 was, and 2007 should be, a much better vintage (despite what Parker tells us).

QOTD: I’m flying down to California to go backpacking in the Emigrant Wilderness for 7 days with some of my closest friends from college. Can’t wait! One is turning 30, so he’s freaking out. Time for some nature action away from the city!

David
July 2, 2008

Dongbo
Reading some Declaration of Independence and drinking some Pinot.
July 2, 2008

cameron w
The amount of high quality PN coming out of OR continues to amaze me.

QOTD: Not sure what we’re doing, but it will be an all family, all weekend affair.
July 2, 2008

Adam J
Qotd: Spending the weekend in Brooklyn with My Brother and Sister in-law, life is awesome! “grenache dipped cherries”?..I’ll assume you meant “ganache dipped cherries”. I also like the MK references, Baraka was awesome.
July 2, 2008

BigBob
I get very nervous when I see you doing Pinot Noir. I have to look at the list of wines first.

Great show. Lemelson’s forte is in the higher end. I have been to that winery. It is stunning. No expense was spared building it.

Oregon Pinot’s. I love them. I have been to OPC, INPC and visited more then 40 of them. Of course DDO is my favorite (commercial post) and Cloudline for the money. I am a big fan of Argyle despite what they did to us.

This weekend, getting my house ready to sell. Working hard during the day and drinking some great wines at night.

Happy 4th..
July 2, 2008

Pete G
Great show. Absolutely 100% on the money w/ the Oregon pinot call. The really good ones are a steal compared to their Burgundy counterparts.

QOTD: I’ll be takin the folks up to friend’s camp for cookout and illegal fireworks display
July 2, 2008

Kevin K
QOTD: Probably going to the marina for the fireworks show.
July 2, 2008

gubby
No “Big Ass Glass?” It’s designed for pinot noir for goodness’ sake!

QOTD: I’ll probably be drinking beer at my desk watching TV.
July 2, 2008

Brett
QOTD: Going camping/kayaking in the Sierras, its going to rock to get away from all the craziness in town.

Haven’t commented in forever… you guys need to ship to Nevada again! Everyone else is doing it… its the cool thing to do!
July 2, 2008

jesseeley
Nice letter!
QOTD: Cookout friday, fireworks Saturday, wine with BOTH
July 2, 2008

Erik Marcus
QOTD: Selling my 94 Camaro.
July 2, 2008

redmon
heading down to Jersey (I live in Boston), stopping by Wine Lib to pick up a bunch of wine and then heading down to the shore to celebrate my moms 60th b-day!!!!! Happy birthday Mom! You’re the best!
July 2, 2008

maggiej
QOTD: My husband is in Moldova right now, so I will be hanging with a old friend I havn’t see for awile.

I read about a wine glass at Bed, Bath, and Beyond that sounds cool. It is pourous and aerates your wine while it is in the glass. Really? Maybe you could do a little comparison i.e. decant and glass aerate the same wine see what you get. We decant a lot of stuff, but sometimes we don’t want the whole bottle at once.
July 2, 2008

Andy
I have had some Boedecker in the past …. They make great wine G.. Thanks for letting the Vayniacs know about it.
QOTD—- Have a couple of cookouts and watch some local fireworks..
maybe a little vino too.
July 2, 2008

Rowland
Ludens cough drops … i prefer Halls.
qotd. Picking Cherries at Prospect Hill Orchard in Milton, NY. They will kick you in the mouth! Living in the Hudson Valley is to continually train ones pallet. Fresh fruit, cultivated and wild, surrounds me, OODALALLY!
July 2, 2008

SpoiledinCalbyPinot
QOTD Fourth of July, Having Bison and Zin

LUDEN’s is the cough drop your looking for on this episode.

Willamette Valley Rocks Try Bethel Heights Pino 06.
Looking forward to Crushpad.
July 2, 2008

M. Nurn
Sorry I haven’t posted in a while, but things have been a bit hectic. Fear no more, the answer to the QOTD:

I traveled over 550 miles by car amidst the insanely high gas prices to spend the 4th of July holiday with my wonderful family. I couldn’t be in a better place right now.

Mott & Gary: What are your plans for the 4th? Take it easy guys!
July 2, 2008

CindyW
I tried a Boedecker pinot noir about 2 weeks ago, and it was really great. I’ve seen a few bottles at LWS, and I’ve been meaning to grab some for the cellar — better do it soon, since it’s probably going to disappear thanks to the Vaynerchuk-bump.

QOTD: A young cousin is passing through town this weekend, and we’ll be showing him the local sights. It should be fun!
July 2, 2008

dc7
Toasting to this great country with VA wine!
July 2, 2008

SoCal
QOTD: Hanging at the Casa drinking Vino and BBQ!
July 2, 2008

Ryan W
QOTD – I will be going home to see my family and sharing wine.

Excited.
July 2, 2008

neutron212
QOTD: i just got my first house and ill be moving into it this weekend add to the fact its the Fourth ill be unpacking hitting up parties and hanging out with the family eating pasta and burgers
July 2, 2008

Terrance Young
QOTD: I’m in Kobe, Japan and the family is in the Seattle area but I will be podcasting with my friend up in Tokyo. Yes, self-promo but if you think you’ll like irreverence [Warning: EXPLICIT] about Japan check out .
July 2, 2008

Bernie
QOTD: Non-stop BBQ-ing from tonight through Sunday. My brother and sister in law are returning from Oregon–I’m sure they got to your book signing in Portland. Sunday will be an all-out battle of the N.W. vinos: Those that they’re bringing back from Oregon vs. those that my wife and I brought back from Washington a few weeks ago. It’ll be a grand way to toast the good ol’ USA. Happy Fourth, everybody!!
July 2, 2008

cgatesman
Kick butt show, Gary! I’m excited about the Boedecker!

QOTD: 4th – Picnic w/ friends by a small lake with fireworks showering over us!
Saturday – Get together with good friends. Drink some wine. Have some great food, and enjoying the company!
July 2, 2008

JD
QOTD: This weekend I’m driving to San Diego, going on a dinner cruise around the bay on the 4th, and proposing to my girlfriend after the fireworks. I’m sure we can sneak a little wine in there too. Should be a fun weekend.
July 2, 2008

Greg
Gary, First off the book signing in Seattle was pretty good. I’m always shocked at how big your personality is compared to… well the rest of you. Next, you suck, because as of today my favorite Oregon wine shop is totally out of Boedecker Stewart, and they wanted to know where the rush came from.
July 2, 2008

Barry
Luden’s cherry cough drops – the best.
July 2, 2008

SarahB
QOTD: camping / kayaking with friends (trying to expand their palate and ween them off Fisheye PG and Yellowtail Chard).
July 2, 2008

Neil
Hey Gary – I don’t think I saw a rinsy-rinse on the third wine.

QOTD: Hanging out with family.
July 2, 2008

Robin C
QOTD: Wine tasting our place: reds, whites, and blues.
July 2, 2008

Orion S.
QotD: This weekend? I think I remember something going on… Oh, that’s right, I’m getting married this weekend!!! Then honeymooning in France. We’ll be in Paris, the Loire Valley and Provence. Any tips on wineries to visit? Definitely heading to ChÃ¢teauneuf-du-Pape.
July 2, 2008

Steffan Williams
QOTD: Hopefully my third wine-tasting session with my parents. They are trying to get me into wines they like and I’m just trying to get into wines in general. I’ve got a Â£26 Chateauneuf de Pape, a Â£23 Rjoca and a Â£16 Riesling. They are also buying 3 wines each, at the same price points… so it should be a good Saturday, at least!

Since I finished Uni, they’ve loved trying to include me in more things… I don’t think they like that I wasn’t living at home for 4 years! Heh.

Hope everyone else has a great weekend.
July 2, 2008

brorjace
Going home to visit my family and celebrate my birtday, (the 6th).
July 2, 2008

Dominick Mack
Really liked this show!
Going home to visit the family this weekend.
July 2, 2008

pawncop
Great show, another pinot to try.

QOTD – will be working, someone’s got to take care of the kids that hurt themselves.
July 2, 2008

Ruel Bobet
QOTD:

I need to get a haircut; begin rehearsals for the play which I am a part of; spend time with my wonderful girlfriend; cook dinner for the rest of the family perhaps.
July 2, 2008

NY Pete
Dude, with another year in the bottle over the 06’s, that 2005 should be smoother, no ?? Have a great 4th – QOTD – bbq … bbq … and more bbq !!
July 2, 2008

BobbyTiger
Heading from Northern VA to the outskirts of Mebane, N.C. to visit with my eldest son and his family. Gonna give up the beltway for some peace and quiet.
Re the show……………., while the wines sound great, they are a little…….(no, a lot), beyond my price point.
So, I need to take a passie-pass, and settle for 3 bottles of (previously rated) La Linda, or 4 bottles of Los Alamos Melbec….both, pretty darn good wines.
Not to worry though…….when I hit the lottery, (you gotta play to win), I’ll reconsider the Oregon wines.
July 2, 2008

Dominus
First, great show. Loved it. #496! Wowwwwwwww

Being a member of OPNC (Oregon Pinot Noir Club) I’ve had these wines and have some stored in my mini-cellar and you are dead on in your ratings. Prior years of Lemelson were exceptional though I haven’t tried the ‘06.

I’ve been to the Willamette Valley and it is a wonderful and beautiful area that made me think to buy a small vineyard and grow my own pinot. Well, that has yet to come to fruition but on my radar like you owning the Jets one day. You’ll realize your dream before me.

QOTD: Going to the Mall watching the fireworks over the Washington Monument or to the local Rockville high school to watch fireworks and enjoy a nice Zin as Spoiled referred to.

Hope your holiday is wonderful. This is one of my favs.

Cheers and I raise a glass to the great US of A!

Dom
July 2, 2008

DaveyDonut
Told you I’d try it! This rules…

7/2/2008 rated 92 points: Lots of toasty oak on the nose, along with some dried pine cone and raspberry wound up with licorice. There’s also this nice aroma of cherries covered in truffle salt with just a dash of black pepper. Very beautiful aromas, and what I seek in an Oregon Pinot. Beautiful in the mouth, showing tons of that truffle salt covered cherry. Finish isn’t quite as intriguing as the sniff, but tasty never the less, mainly showing toasted cherry and the raspberry licorice. A beautiful wine, blending perfectly new world Pinot and Burgundian class, and a steal at $30.
July 2, 2008

Tony
I think you were referring to Luden’s Wild Cherry Throat Drops…Good Stuff.

QOTD: Spending time with family – Mom & Dad, Brother and Sister-in-Law, etc. and especially with my wife and 2 little girls. Oh yeah, popping the cork on a some good summer time wine.
July 2, 2008

M
Decades ago I ate some of my grandfather’s cherry Luden’s cough drops.

QOTD: Family BBQ. I’ll bring the wine.
July 2, 2008

italianwinelover
Great show GV!!!
Had the Siduri before and enjoyed it…would love to seek out the Bodecker!

QOTD: BBQ with friends on Friday, camping with my son and our horses over the weekend!! Can’t wait to share some time with him…we don’t get to do it as often as we use to!

Have a great holiday-I know you’ll be with the ones you love!
July 2, 2008

Rani Haykal
Great Show!!!

QOTD: I’m probably not doing anything exciting as of now. I’ll probably be helping my parents out in their quest to reorganize their house.

–RH
July 2, 2008

manonthemoon
Love the Oregon Pinot, so big ups on the show. Now I have to add Bodecker to list of entry level bottles to try. Even though I am scheptical of most, besides the Ransom (a total steal at 20 bones)and Grochau Cellars that really stunned me at a tasting with other big names that were more expensive, and if Bodecker is rocking maybe add it to the gotta hit list for the fall trip to Walla walla and Oregon.

QOTD: Wife’s family on the 4th with some Oregon Pinot non the less then Fire works on the Mall. Saturday will be a day of hiking and hopefully a little rock climbing, weather permitting.
July 2, 2008

sam
Good show. Shout out to Canadians who watch the show. You should definitely check out Canadian wines from the Niagara/Okanagan valley regions.
QOTD: Going to the vet’s to get stitches outta my girl’s cat (yippeee)
July 2, 2008

Jimmy T
QOTD: I am headed to the beach here in FL with all the fam!

I just had a $20 Pinot from Oregon, not too good. Guess I got to step it up to the next level to find something worth drinking.
July 2, 2008

WineWoman
That would be Luden’s Cherry cough drops.

QOTD: Spending it with family and friends. Grilling and drinking some fine wines as I have for the past 3 weekends. Have a friend leaving for a teaching position in Austria so for his going away party I took a bottle of 2000 Schwarz Zweigelt out of the cellar. Paired wonderfully with all the vegetables and marinated London Broil.
July 2, 2008

JediJesus
I think Gary had too much to drink before this show, is anyone else with me on this, please comment.
July 2, 2008

Rhonda
I am grilling, relaxing and hanging with my new hubby and our dogs!
July 2, 2008

Little Jonny H
QOTD: Flying to Colorado with family, to see more of the family
July 2, 2008

amgryger
QOTD: Probably hanging out with my friends and watching the fireworks from their roof.
July 2, 2008

Hugo B
QOTD: I will be driving from Amsterdam to Denmark with my parents and my little sister to board the boat to Iceland on Saturday, which also happens to be my birthday. We will be staying on Iceland for about three weeks, so I’ll have a lot of WLTV to catch up on when I get back home in the first days of August.
July 2, 2008

jtmac
QOTD: hanging out with some friends, maybe the beach…would love to be with the family but they are all on vacation
July 2, 2008

Jim in Atlanta
Thanks for doing this show. I very much enjoy Oregon Pinot. QOTD – Drinking wine with friends on Friday and Saturday.
July 2, 2008

Richard Ritter
93 Points to a screw top!!! Big ups to the screw top!

QOTD: I’ll be working at “The Pepper” on the 4th, and attending a wedding at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on the 5th. Reception at the Rainbow Room, looking so foward to it. Gotta bring my big camera for this one! There will lots of wine flowing.

Have a happy holiday everyone. God Bless America.
July 2, 2008

Jennifer
Start of showâ€¦. Zzzzzâ€¦what? Kidding. Classic. I attempted to expand my palate this week- I almost bought a $35 borolo- but then thought â€œOh â€˜Sâ€™ I am not putting down that coin for a wine I havenâ€™t triedâ€. Iâ€™ll get there, though, so keep the faith. Iâ€™m not a lost hope yet darlinâ€™, so donâ€™t ignore me just yet like I know you want to. I have just a _little_ Hebrew in me, so Iâ€™m still just a smidginâ€™ cheap. Iâ€™m getting there.
QOTD: Just had a big “A” 24hr-4day family reunion less than 2 wks ago- hanging out with brother _maybe_ if we feel like it. We still have family hangover. Maybe catch a barb’que- You?
As for Pinot- I dunno- Mortal Kombat is probably the only vid game I can swing= maybe I should try this one?
Macho Man in the background- nice- he’s the first WWF impersonation I could do- still can (as much as a girl can). I dare you to give us a Macho Man opening… disregard past… a new one. Still lovin’ on your shows, GV… Thank you so much for staying with us (especially slackers like me).
July 2, 2008

Scott
Buying a case of my favorite wine. Then trying a Syrah from Austraila with my brother in-law in Toledo and going swimming in his pool.
July 2, 2008

Kezza
I’m heading back to Upstate NY (from Colorado) to BBQ it up with my family, and get ready for my sister’s wedding on the 11th! And I am SO excited to hang out with my family. Haven’t seen them since Christmas!! What are YOU doing GaryVee?
July 2, 2008

kaybee
QoTd
Everyone over at our house for a BBQ and a taste off between 3 different Viognier.
July 2, 2008

tarheel17
QOTD: I am abandoning my family and going to the beach! San Diego, to be exact. Woohoo!
Don’t worry, no wine will be consumed. This is a pure gin and tonic and mai tai adventure.

I’ve loved Lemelson in the past – as always, great to hear your opinion on ‘local’ wines.
If I send you Betz, will you taste it????

Megan
July 2, 2008

Goncasurus-Rex
QOTD- believe it or not I am going to a ninjutsu seminar in allentown PA with a 15th degree blackbelt. I bet Im one of the only ninja vayniac’s dont worry gary Iv got your back!
July 2, 2008

C-Lo
Hey GV thanks for another great show. I dated a guy from Oregon for a minute; he turned crazy, but he did introduce me to Oregon wines which was great! QOTD: this weekend I am taking a friend up to my family’s lake cottage in northern Michigan and hanging out with my family for a couple of days. Beach, family, food, and wine – no better way to spend the holiday! Keep it real.
July 2, 2008

John Watson
Glad to see that the OR put up a decent showing today. All those wines looked a little dark to me, compared to what I usually think of Pinot Noir from Oregon.

–
Calling on passionate wine amateurs! http://wineamateurs.wordpress.com
July 3, 2008

E-Rock
QOTD = My dad’s coming in to meet his grandaughter for the first time. So just chilling with fam all weekend. Going to roast a nice fresh ham on Saturday.
July 3, 2008

Colin Komar
Hey Gary,
Nice new intro! And I totally dig the shirt.
QOTD: I have been moving into graduate school this last week and my parents had been helping me get settled here. Friday we are going to see fireworks, but Saturday is sadly the day that I have to say goodbye when they had back home to Illinois.
July 3, 2008

Apollo!
QOTD: i’m workin @ the only legitimate winebar in VA! Flemings Prime Steakhouse
& Winebar….. Canvasback rocks it with its socks off!
July 3, 2008

Patrick O'Day
Great show GeryVee. Just left your book signing in Oregon, it was great fun to meet you.

QOTD-Wine touring in Oregon. Looking for Pinot.
July 3, 2008

Patrick O'Day
oops fat fingered your name, sorry Gary.
July 3, 2008

KyleLikesTies
Mmm, pinot … Its been to long since I’ve had one.

QoTD: No plans just yet. Looking forward to a 3-day weekend because of the U.S. holiday, though!
July 3, 2008

Peter
QotD: A ton of prep in studies for a trip I’m taking next week and sound board for a wedding!

I’m a lurker, but also under 21. Here’s a question: I saw on some game show a question about what temperature wine is best served (or maybe it was stored) and it said 45 degrees (F). Is that about right??? Just curious. Loved the show, quick, succinct, yet full of fun…the good kind of fun.
July 3, 2008

jason
sooooo happy you did a show on oregan pinot.. i have been subconciously waiting for this. i think if i lived in the states, i would be drinking a lot more of these bad boys. 30 bucks is some change, but, in the scheme of good wine, it is a deal.
qotd
flying across the pond to see my family
July 3, 2008

master1228
ooooooooooooooooooh Gary, I LOVED Luden’s cherry cough lozenges, it didn’t matter that they NEVER helped get rid of your cough. They were there just to taste great.

qotd: Watching the fireworks on the roof of our 40 floor apartment building.
July 3, 2008

T. Bone
Gotta get me sum boedecker. Heading to Chicago for a friend’s reception this weekend. Looking forward to some great vino, lots of winos over there.
July 3, 2008

Pardus
QOTD: The family and I are heading out to Athens, Greece to get a little historical perspective and then out to the beaches of Greece.
July 3, 2008

Phil M'Glassup
Will in fact be celebrating my own birthday too, on the 5th. I feel for the other bloke you mentined because it’s hard having a birthday on a holiday weekend when everyone’s away.
Anyway, he delightful BabsHoney has promised to prepare the steak dish on the cover of this month’s Gourmet and we’ll wash it down with a celebraory bottle of Turnbull cab. Also some prosecco with the birthday cake. We hope to get over to have a gander at the Brooklyn Bridge waterfall tho methinks that might turn out to be a disppointment. Still b-days happen only once a year so I’m gonna enjoy it.
July 3, 2008

Yoni Rabkin
QOTD: Hope to spend the entire weekend with my wife and son.
July 3, 2008

Justin L Ove
QOTD: Funny you should ask because this weekend I happen to be shooting the first ever Gerry ChayVerNuk wine vlog. Wish me luck.
July 3, 2008

Sonnenuhr
Nice discovery on the Boedecker – got to try it!!!

QOTD: Visiting WL (1 hr + drive from Princeton) because that’s where the action is!
July 3, 2008

Nico
QOTD: Family this week end. May be a good hike in the Columbia Gorge and some gardening. Take the son to playground. go bike ride. That’s the plan.
July 3, 2008

Jayhitek
QOTD: Heading down Cape Cod after work. Meet up with the wife and kids (they didn’t want to wait for me to get out of work..) Will see the parents down there as well. Fireworks tonight (a day early. don’t know why) Probably stay till Saturday. Then have come kind of cookout with friends on Sunday.
July 3, 2008

David
Great show – just ordered some Boedecker – looking forward to it as I love complex Pinot’s.

This weekend my wife and I are going to her parent’s house on the water in MD to go boating/water skiing and eat crabs. Should be really fun.
July 3, 2008

MannyPants
Hey Gary-
Enjoyed the show. The Mrs. and I and our good friends are headed up to the lake for the weekend with the kids to go boating, watch some fireworks, and drink some wine. This is always one of my favorite weekends of the year. Have a good one yourself.
July 3, 2008

Chris
Yo Gary, you need to represent the dirty Jers hard-core. I’m talking mustache, baby. Give it some thought; if you’re like any other Russian I know, give it a few days and you can bring some serious heat to the table.
July 3, 2008

HÃ©ctor Alvarez-Trujillo
Hi gary: love this show, maybe because I luv Pinot Noir. Since you’re in Oregon, have you tried any Pinot from Domaine Serene? I like them, the Jerusalem Hills was a very nice experience. What you think?
July 3, 2008

Tammi
No more sit-ups for me baby! I’m ready for pull-ups!
July 3, 2008

PNW Al
Gary,
Great to meet you last night in Beaverton, OR. You seem so different in person (not)! Thanks for signing my books and the pic.

QOTD: coaching 9yr old Little League All-Stars at a tournament in Longview, WA. Hopefully, fireworks at Lake Sacajawea on the 4th. Also, Saturday night at the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival seeing Charlie Musslewhite blow on his harmonica.

Al
July 3, 2008

dayvan cowboy
not even fair to put a 2005 up against 2006. the 2006 is just way too young!!! plus 2005 seems to be a pretty good year for oregon pinot. you should redo the 2006 next year with the 2007!!
July 3, 2008

Robert Frost
Ah, very nice! I live in Portland Oregon, so I’m familiar with these wines. My tasting notes for the Lemelson and Boedecker wines are on my blog.

QOTD: Going to a BBQ with my girlfriend, and probably taking in a hike or two.

BTW, the cherry candy-cough drops Gary mentioned are “Luden’s”.

–Robert
July 3, 2008

George
QOTD: Going to the blues festival in Ottawa.
July 3, 2008

Tom
QOTD: My brother and I are chillaxing with some Brut Rose to celebrate both of us getting new jobs/job positions. Since that isn’t the manliest thing in the world to do, we are going to watch some MMA afterward.
July 3, 2008

GrapeStuff
Stoked to see you do a Siduri wine – they are absolutely one of my favorite RRV PN producers!!!!!! And GREAT people – their Oregon offerings (esp their Hawks View Vineyard) are some of my favorites, and are not as pricey as their Cali counterparts.

QOTD: House Sitting!!
July 3, 2008

JRMoreau
Northern NH this weekend with friends.. hopefully see my fam sometime this weekend too!
July 3, 2008

NC Carl
Smoking Salmon, then eating it! May have to find one of these Pinot’s to pair….
July 3, 2008

Chris
Ah, Oregon pinot. That’s a religious experience for me. It was great to see the episode. And I’ve been a Siduri fan for a few years now.

QOTD: I’ll be spending the evening of the 4th with my wife and kids at the Winery at Wolf Creek a few minutes from home. We’ll take some snacks, buy a bottle or two of better-than-average Ohio wine, sit on the grassy hill and watch the fireworks from a few miles away.
July 3, 2008

W Miree
Great show. I probably drink more Oregon Pinots than any other red wine. I am also a big fan of Siduri, buying several bottlings every year. I was excited about the Boedecker. I will be out at the IPNC in McMinnville, Oregon at the end of this month, and will certainly look this wine up.

QOTD: Several food/wine events with good friends and family, starting tonight at a live Maine lobster dinner, tomorrow lunch and swim party, 4th night at a club on top of the largest mountain around Birmingam and that has a viewing patio overlooking the city less than a block away from a huge 20 minute fireworks display. The fireworks display is so close it makes your whole body vibrate when the explosions go off.
July 3, 2008

Jeff
Hi Gary,

Thanks for reviewing Oregon Pinots! Even if we are not one of the “Other 46″

So good to meet you at your book signing in Beaverton last night. Very informative, inspirational and entertaining.

I forgot to pass on a hello from CP Lin. I spoke with him earlier this week from New Zealand. I told him I was planning on hearing you speak and he asked me to say hello. So there.

Jeff and Cindy
July 3, 2008

Tooch
Enjoyed the show Gary! Oregon pinot noir’s have a special place in my heart. It took a monumental glass of one a couple years ago to open my eyes to the wine world…haven’t looked back since. Just missed you out in Portland, hopefully, I’ll run into you somewhat soon.

QOTD: Writing this from the Denver International Airport on my way to my family’s house in South Dakota. We’ll all be watching archived shows all weekend.
July 3, 2008

Deano
Gary great episode. I grew up on those Ludens cherry drops LOL. Even if my throat didnt hurt i would be popin them like crazy lolz. That 1st and 2nd wine sounds awesome.

QOTD:
-Going to the in laws house in napa to watch fireworks and then going wine tasting this weekend. Probably going back to alpha omega because i am pretty much in love with that place now.
July 3, 2008

Diana L-S
Great episode Gary!

QOTD: I’m helping run a tag sale but then spending the rest of the weekend with family relaxing on the deck and probably drinking some wine.

To kick off the holiday my employer had a wine and cheese day at work today. We sampled sauvignon blanc, riesling, rose, pinot noir, merlot and a dark zinfandel. The owner took us through the guide of developing a palate, proper tasting and then we tried each one. It was a lot of fun. And had some incredible cheeses to go along.

Have a great holiday!
July 3, 2008

Alex M
gary -

nice ep. since i’ve had (and much enjoyed) Siduri’s Rosella’s Vineyard Pinot (NOT in oregon), it reminded me that Rosella’s Vineyard is right next to Gary’s Vineyard, and THAT reminded me to tell YOU to do an all-Gary’s Vineyard episode! Gary does Gary’s!
July 3, 2008

DAve A
QOTD: avoiding firework shows, going to Smokey Mountains to escape. with friends. adults only! woohoo. Taking two Zins, two Peach Mango Symphony’s, and two Pinot Gris. No good wine is made in Gatlinburg! hahaha.

Good show. thanks for the run down.
July 3, 2008

Chris Turyk
No joke, you do need to come check out the juice in Canada, BC in particular. There are interesting things happening up here with a lot of different grapes and styles.
Thanks for always keeping it real.
CT
July 3, 2008

Bill N.
My son turns 19 years old on July 4th.
It’s a big deal as he also gets his first car he purchased, with a little help from Mom and Dad. We have that on Friday, with a special good morning breakfast, plus afternoon BBQ’s.

Then on Saturday and again on Sunday there are meetings with friends and family, and yes more BBQ..

BTW: Hot summer nights, try a Rose’ from the Bandal area of France. Do you know what I am talking about? Have a safe holiday and see you at the Crush Pad next week.
July 3, 2008

Jon-Paul Lenczuk
Hey Gary! JP here..I am interested in giving Pinot Noir another chance–I had a not-so-great experience with a Central Coast Pinot Noir a couple of weeks ago while travelling for work.

Answer to QOTD: I’m heading to the Poconos tomorrow with wife and son.
July 3, 2008

Israel
Gary,thanks for sporting the shirt. Looks good on ya!
July 3, 2008

Mason
Had a few Oregon Pinots in my wine tasting days, and they have all been better than average. Great shirt.

QOTD: I am on call this weekend for work, so I won’t be venturing out very far, but you know I am going to break out some grilled meats….
July 3, 2008

Chris
Just as Rush does, Canadian wines get better with age. 2006 Trius Cab Franc by Hillebrand Estates baby!
July 3, 2008

Tina Smith
Hey, Gary-glad you liked the Boedecker. It really does rock! I always liked Siduri’s California Pinots, too bad their Oregon PN doesn’t measure up…
qotd-fireworks of course, maybe a little barbeque and a nice bottle of Kiona Lemberger from Washington State. Happy 4th!
July 3, 2008

Tom P
QOTD – Hosting the massed with another Epic BBQ. We are the party people in our circle so I just got done cooking the chicken and the ribs are in the oven now! 30+ folks, dogs, burger and the chicken and ribs. Pool splashing and all that.

So your gonna torcher me and make me want to break the bank on a $30 Pinot. Thats fine on my expense account but hard on the home budget. I dont normally roll that big…
July 4, 2008

the unknown chef
Going down to hang with friends and family, BBQ lamb, sing Sousa marches at the top of our voices while watching righteously impressive fireworks off the pier. Thinking of opening my last bottle of pre-Fetzer Mariah Zin.
July 4, 2008

xtrmtrk
QOTD – A group of 10 old friends who I haven’t seen in a while are coming over and we’re doing steaks on the grill. I think I’ve found the best source of steaks in the world – butcher Bryan Flannery down in California does amazing things with meat. He’s not cheap, but for good friends and a special reunion he’s worth it.

Question is, what wine to I pair with amazing beef? Here’s a link to my cellar peeps, if you want to give me a suggestion: http://www.cellartracker.com/list.asp?iUserOverride=brucejones . If it helps, I’m also serving truffled stuffed potatoes and a sweet onion, corn, zucchini and basil saute.
July 4, 2008

Ryan Dinkelman
QOTD: BBQ with friends tomorrow afternoon, fireworks at night. Keg of Bud Light, my favorite in the category. Should be awesome, wish other vayniacs could be here!
July 4, 2008

wayno da wino
Yoooooooo Geeeeeeeeeeeee !!!!!!!!! Just got a glimpse of da show !!
Will watch tomorrow !! HAPPY 4TH OF JULY TA Y’ALL !!!!!!!!
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
July 4, 2008

YoungDave
QOTD: Happy 4th, Big G!! Sadly, I’m working… and my family is 3000 miles away. BUT, I’ll be visiting them in 2 months- can’t wait!
July 4, 2008

Serge Bontemps
Renovating my house and having dinner with some food en wine friends this weekend. Great show btw, just found you through itunes and you are rocking my ipod at the moment.

You’ve got a fan from Belgium!!
July 4, 2008

Dr. Lance Aoyagi
Aloha, I just wanted to vent a bit about shipping costs. I live in Hawaii, and I am a big fan of the show; therefore, I wanted to order a “Mott..Link it up!” T-shirt. However, as usual, we get reemed on shipping just because we live on an island in the Pacific. If I’m not mistaken, the only shipping option on a $15 T-shirt is $23 to Hawaii. As mentioned, I am just venting and I understand the current shipping costs. However, please let me know if there is a cheaper/more feasible way for those of us in Hawaii to order stuff from you. Mahalo.
July 4, 2008

Paul C
Living in Ireland I don’t get a chance to taste much Pinot Noir from Oregan but I was in the states in Feb and i picked up a bottle of Lemelson Thea’s Pinot Noir. You pretty much described what I drank. It was interesting but nothing like any Pinot Noir I’d drank before, I was wondering if all Pinot’s from Oregan/Washington are of a similar style. I’m guessing from your reviews maybe not.

Keep up the good work.
July 4, 2008

Heather
Great show…Luden’s throat drops, oh the good ol’ days, I am pretty sure they serve no medical purpose only yummy deliciousness.

QOTD: Unfortunately, I won’t be celebrating with my own family, but I will be celebrating my boyfriend’s aunt’s 70th birthday today. And, tomorrow I am doing a 4th of July style hamburger cookout in my small Swiss village with some friends. Happy 4th of July everyone!!!!!!!!
July 4, 2008

Gary
Gary,

Great show, I’ll be ordering the Boedecker real soon. I’ll be spending the holiday with my awesome wife. The shout out for my 50th was such a hoot. Thanks. Happy & safe 4th of July celebration to all ! If the 4th is just another day for you, celebrate anyway !!

Gary
July 4, 2008

MichaelOxford
Gary – those dot candies you mentioned – are those the ones that are dots of candy on strips of white paper ???
Well… if so, they are an old candy type called shoe buttons from the time when they wore high-buttoned shoes.
This weekend with the family – no definite plans but we might just have a casual cook-out type deal.
Have a good holiday yourself.
Michael
July 4, 2008

wayno da wino
Yo G, Great ta see some Looove for da Pinot !!
YA DRINK NO NOIR…….YA PINOT NOIR……

QOTD: Some Friends invited me over for a BBQ, will be
chillin’ & sippin’ mooooochooooo Vino…….
July 4, 2008

Daniel O
QOTD: I’m hanging out with my peeps tonight at a BBQ, and then chilling for the rest of the weekend. And hit the gym once or twice.

So Gary, when are you going to do a Canadian wine show? Lots of shows dedicated to wines from around the world… yet the Canadian contingent has been seriously lacking!
July 4, 2008

Russ
QOTD…. Stampede time in Calgary! Yahoo!!
July 5, 2008

Cuse Wino
QOTD- Heading to Lake Michigan for week with inlaws.

Another great show. I second the letter read. You have given us all so much knowledge that we use to impress others and to just enjoy the wine we drink so much more. Keep it up.
July 5, 2008

MikeD
We went to the blues fest in Portland.
Thanks again Gary for the cupcake.
July 5, 2008

Steven E
Great show! Have you tried or heard of Cristom cellars– they make a great Oregon pinot noir in the same $$ range.

QOTD– Going to the St. Paul rodeo for some all-american fun!!!

I have a question for Gary– How did you like your visit to Oregon? Did you enjoy the Thunder Storms?
July 5, 2008

jawsh
Excellent show, Gary. I am so excited about Oregonian pinot…I’ll have to check the Boedecker out.

QOTD: I have chef duty, so I am cooking the usual Independence Day fare on the grill. Couple that with some great wine and family and it is going to be a great weekend.
July 6, 2008

sharon
Luden’s Cough Drops… one of my favorites. I’ll be looking for the Boedecker when I travel through Oregon up to Portland.
qotd: It’s been quiet, busy and smoky here in California on the 4rth weekend.
July 6, 2008

J Crazy
i’m already on sunday so i’ll tell you what i’ve done/did/doing: apartment shopping, sweating in the summer humidity, meet with good friends, make some AWESOME curry for me and the wify.
July 6, 2008

Jonathan Pierce
Great Show! We’ve been fans of Boedecker Cellars for years. I can vouch for their quality across the board. They have mad skills. If you order from them, get a few bottles of their rose and purity chardonnay too. Just incredible!
They’re one of the invited winemakers at IPNC (http://www.ipnc.org) this month.
If you’re coming to IPNC or find yourself in the Willamette Valley/McMinnville area, you can buy their wines at Roths Market in McMinnville right across from the event.
This weekend? Repairing our hacked website but squeezing in a mtn bike ride in Falls City and a few bottles of the aforementioned rose. So it’s not a total loss…
July 6, 2008

Derek F.
Went camping at Normandy Farms right next Gillette Stadium…your favorite stadium Gary…LOL.
July 6, 2008

Dan-o
Love the Pinots from ORE!
Have not had any of these, except I have had Siduri from both CA and ORE and I have liked it.

QOTD – Had family over the entire weekend and had a great time!
July 6, 2008

David Dadekian
QOTD: Me and the family just returned from four days of camping in New Hampshire. So as I catch up on the long weekend’s e-mail I watch the last episode of WLTV I missed.
July 6, 2008

Mike Nelson
Gary,

A lurker makes his first post! After watching 10 episodes I came to realize you taste a lot of f***ing wine. Forty Malbecs in a week? Question of the day for you: What wines do you drink at home?

As for my July 4th I had a friend get us access to the Cabrillo National Monument after hours with his high security pass and got to watch all the fire works for down town San Diego, CA from a cliff overlooking the Pacific. I hope yours was equally amazing. And from the bottom of my heart thank you for such a passionate wine show. Your commitment really shows.

Mike Nelson
July 6, 2008

Kevin
QOTD: cooking up some reindeer.
July 6, 2008

Andrew D
Thanks Gary

A screwtop – good on them; they do sound like they care about their wine. Coming from Australia I still can’t believe so many US wines are still produced under cork.

QOTD: Well it’s Monday so … the weekend just gone was about a spectacular afternoon on a friend’s junk in Aberdeen Harbour Hong Kong. “Next weekend” I’ll be back in Australia an getting very excited my trip to the Claire Valley next Monday morning.

Cheers
Andrew
July 7, 2008

Oregon Jim
Had a great time at your book signing in Portland! Thanks for coming out. We hope you enjoyed your time here. I was so pumped at how many people came out to the event. You were charming and entertaining and insightful as usual. I even paid full list for the book, but it was worth it once it had your sig on the cover page.

We went to the beach and barbecued chicken and had a Chinon Rose with friends.
I took the book with me and our friends started reading it and now they are interested in your programs.
July 7, 2008

Colin
GV – Hope things are going well in Bordx! QOTD – lots of BBQs and chillage…
July 7, 2008

LauraG
QOTD: Had an impromtu party on the 4th of July, my son’s 4th birthday party yesterday, and getting ready for a tasting @ my house tomorrow night – busy busy!!
July 7, 2008

Kristen
Nice ep GV…I loved those Dot candies too! They were so great!

QOTD: I worked all weekend at my two jobs, but I got to spend some quality time with my friend, so it was all good!
July 8, 2008

Phil G
i visited some friends from grad school – it was great to see everyone!
July 8, 2008

Sharon
HI GARY, HOW ARE YOU? Was there a question? If so I missed it. Pinot from Oregon can be very nice!
July 9, 2008

Kenny Dion
Just relaxing around the house.
July 9, 2008

Terrance Young
Saw a bottle of Siduri at a local wine shop in Kobe, Japan that I go to. But the Boedecker sounds like the real deal. I’ve had Patricia Green, Drouhin, and some others and generally enjoy Oregon Pinot quite a bit. Old school funk with new world pizazz.
July 9, 2008

Victor Mellado
i will spend the last 3 days with my dad before he leaves for Chile, kind of sad, but i will see him and the rest of mi family on December
July 9, 2008

Jason Schermerhorn
Love the show. Really enjoy pinot noir, please keep trying “New World” stuff – some great pinots from NZ and Australia.
July 10, 2008

Carlitos
QOTD. We went to Montreal for the third time for the long weekend. What a great city!
July 10, 2008

glenn
nice show, nice tee-shirt!

i am heading to SF, shortly i pray!

i liked that Shaw Siduri in the the context of the rest of their wines this past
RRV Winter Wonderland; thought it only behind their way pricier Keefer Ranch PN.
July 13, 2008

Tommy Vernieri
QOTD: Different weekend, but this weekend we’re going to drink some sparkling wine with friends.
July 16, 2008

yowens
II really liked that episode Gary. QOTD: We went the North Fork of Long Island and tasted! We were really suprised at the quality especially of Merlot. There’s a small producer on the south fork called Channing Daughters who’s doing some cool stuff make small productions of blends and rarely heard of varietals- right up the WLTV alley!
July 17, 2008

wannaBconnoisseur
Good Show.

Q-Not sure.
July 20, 2008

RANDI
GARY! I cdnt wait to get my hands and mouth on Boedecker…Im drinking it now, have to say my palate doesnt agree about this wine. I agree its complex, I get the tea, I get the heat, I get the Ludens cough drops…but I wasnt blown-away. I have a question…when I received the wine, as it was shipped overnight, the bottle felt warm to me. I taste more of a “sour” flavor and want to know if you think that too much heat could cause this sour-ness.?
July 21, 2008

MattUD
Had people over for a BBQ and then had a softball tournament, it was a great time.
August 3, 2008

Rolf Lydecker
Oh boy, Randi didn’t like the Boedecker! Now I have to try it… and compare notes…
August 30, 2008

PeteDinNYC
Isn’t Oregon in the mid-lower North West? Washington is the “upper” NW.
January 16, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
You had to mention pork belly, didnt you? Thats it, Im throwing down. I will out pork belly you anytime, anywhere. mmmm with a sherry jus and some potatoes and quails egg. Youre going down Vaynerchuk, youre going down hardcore. Nice showing on some of the pinos. Oregon is def. something I need to check out in the future. QOTD: Probably something simple. I want to cook some veal saltimbocca. Watched a recepie on the Food Network and it looked like perfection. Family will love that Im sure.
February 5, 2009

Mark Koolers
Luv’n it Gary!