Yellow Tail, A Sauvignon Blanc And A Dessert Wine

Yellow Tail, A Sauvignon Blanc And A Dessert Wine - Episode #555

October 10, 2008

Gary has a very interesting mix of wines today from value to a interesting dessert wine and he also gives his Jets/Bengals prediction.

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“I’m reallly in the mood for Sushi!…” by yowens
“I was lazy and ended up getting some pizza. But it was awesome….” by MattUD
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Wines tasted in this episode:

Woodbridge Sauvignon BlancOther California Sauvignon Bla
Yellow Tail ChardonnayAustralian Chardonnay
2000 Domaine Hetszolo Tokaj 3 PuttonyosHungarian Dessert Wine

Links mentioned in todays episode.

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about a month ago

yowens
I’m reallly in the mood for Sushi!
about 2 months ago

MattUD
I was lazy and ended up getting some pizza. But it was awesome.
about 2 months ago

Kristen
Loved the description of the nose for the Tokaji!

QOTD: I had some charcuterie, goose rillettes (yum), olives, amazing bread, and some fabulous tiramisu all fresh from the Léognan market! I love how the French love their food…
about 2 months ago

Logan
Awesome episode Gary. Your description of the nose on the Tokaj was hilarious- “dirty frog” and “no humans around” are priceless!

QOTD: this past weekend enjoyed copious amounts of various types of alcohol to wash down plenty of late-night-after-party ramen (the delicious kind you eat out, not the crappy instant stuff you get in the States!)
about 2 months ago

YoungDave
QOTD: I had the lamb porterhouse at my restaurant last night, with truffled whipped kaboocha squash, braised Brussels sprouts with pancetta in a chanterelles sauce. Ridiculous.
about 2 months ago

Dan-o
Hey GV - I know that you have to cater to all wines and audiences, but $6 Chardonnay? I would rather drink Diet soda.

QOTD - It was my daughter’s birthday, therefore very simple fare including Pizza and Chinese food.
about 2 months ago

pierazzo
I and 14 fellas just las friday, had a wild boar dinner in my cabin(in veneto mountains there is an awful number of wild boars, and the regional sport is to hunt them)we drank amarone of valpolicella. perfect chemical marriage! Oh what a joy!!!!!!!! BIG shout out for Gary and Mott
about 2 months ago

Harry
Thanks for the Birthday shout out!! For better or worse, I was driving this weekend out to Sonoma CA, and my car started acting up in the middle of Wyoming on my birthday. Luckily a miner named Larry helped me out and drove me to the nearest mechanic open on Sunday (who couldn’t do anything…) and I was stranded at big truck stop called Little America. But I took him out to dinner for his help, and had a lousy steak but a decent local beer, Schiller’s 90 (the wine list at the hotel was less than impressive). The people in Wyoming were wonderful, but the food was terrible. Shame.
about 2 months ago

Cabrilla
“smells like there aren’t humans”

That’s my new favorite Gary quote.

QOTD: Locally-grown, pastured goat ribs with a spice rub (thyme, cumin, coriander, paprika, salt) on the grill. Great flavor, but requires eating like a cro mag.
about 2 months ago

KVolk
QOTD: I was in Vegas so no cooking…..just losing….
about 2 months ago

Jayhitek
QOTD: hmmmm
I have been wanting to make lemon salt crusted pork loin. made it once before and it was really good. In a pork mood for some reason.
about 2 months ago

Bored Doe
@OTD: My favorite meal this weekend was kind of a Frankenstein monster. It was some black bean feijoada with some sriracha sauce (little south american/asian fusion action) over top jasmine rice. Verrrrrry good if you like spicy food.
about 2 months ago

MannyPants
QOTD: Baby back ribs
about 2 months ago

Andrew
The (Canadian Thanksgiving) weekend is now past, but our menu went something like:
-take-out Indian food with some friends on Friday (beer: Old Speckled Hen)
-crackers, cheese, cured sausage and liverwurst for lunch Saturday
-Saturday family dinner #1: lamb spiedini as an appetizer, roast turkey, assorted roast squash, rice and sauteed leeks, sauteed rapini and garlic, green beans, salad, with carrot cake for dessert. (wines: Tatone Multipulciano D’Abruzzo, Wayne Gretzky Red Meritage, SoGrape Vila Regia Douro Reserva, and a Sauv. Blanc)
-Sunday family dinner #2: oven roast crispy duck, garlic sauteed shrimp, pan fried scallops, rice and sauteed leeks, sauteed spinach and mushrooms, assorted pies for dessert. (wine: Fielding Estate Gewurztraminer)
-Monday brunch at a friend’s house following the Oktoberfest parade [http://www.oktoberfest.ca/] (juice: fresh, hand squeezed grape juice)

An awesome weekend, that was fairly relaxing (considering the I was cooking 2 full thanksgiving dinners)
about 2 months ago

Rick O'Shea
QOTD: Spaghetti
about 2 months ago

Andrew D
Thanks Gary

QOTD: I think the weekends already gone, but I made braised lamb shanks, a chicken salad and started turning all the basil in my garden into pesto.

Cheers
Andrew
about 2 months ago

pawncop
A good episode, appreciate your comments of the “typical” wines available at an entry level for novice wine drinkers.

Personal story - celebrated my birthday last Wednesday with daughter, son in law and granddaughter at a nice Brazilian steak house (Fogo De Choa) and with dessert (really good Key Lime Pie) had the opportunity to try Taylor’ Tawny 20 year Port. OMG, I am in love. First time for port, will NOT be the last.

QOTD - Working in the ER so not as heathly as I need to. Soups and turkey sausage, with jalapeno pepper. Sort of a busy weekend with a little bit of badness and sickness with kids.

Have a good week.
about 2 months ago

rikta
PAELLA GARY IS ON MY TO COOK LIST…TOKAJ IS ON MY TO DRINK LIST
about 2 months ago

paul r
i thought puttonyos was the level of sugar in the wine, not the quality.
about 2 months ago

Jon Berry
Good show Gary. Calling you out on the ‘94-’95 Rockin’ the KJ comment - as a fellow 32 year old, you weren’t 21 in ‘94-’95.

Keep up the good work!
about 2 months ago

Stephanie from So CA
Hi GV,
QOTD: the Santa Barbara County Vintner’s Assoc tasting at Rancho Sisquoc means…. Jocko’s in Nipomo for amazing steak, B&E Vinyards Red, TAZ Vineyards Pinot Noir Fiddlestix and a little TAZ Pinot Gris. Then Sunday on the way home, Hitching Post in Bueltton for their artichoke app, Flat Iron steak, seasonal veggies on the grill and of course Hitching Post Pinot Santa Rita Hills. no more meat for a month LOL
about 2 months ago

boegemann
QOTD- Saturday: Boulliabaisse with rouille paired with a nice rose from Cotes de Provence; Sunday: meatloaf, mashers, and green beans, paired with a ripasso.
about 2 months ago

B-727
life’s too short to drink boring wine.
about 2 months ago

CaseyLee
good episode thanks hope your weekend was good mine sure was!
i tried that Beringer white zinfandel for the 1st time ..someone brought it over. it kinda sucked lol i didnt like it too much. grabbed a corona instead.
Qotd- Grilled Fajitas
about 2 months ago

Tim Wiseman
Great episode, way to keep revisiting YT, WB, just to stay accurate on the products. For the same cash - there are tons of options really, but, to each their own. I am really enjoying lots of great wines (not whites - yet) in the $7 - $15 range that really impress me, and I enjoy.

QOTD: Thai food this weekend, Pad Thai, Lemongrass Soup, Jungle Curry, Spring Rolls, Hot Ginger Tea - ROCKED!!!

Headed to a Russian Festival this week too, Peroghis, Kielbasi with Kapusta, Potato Pancakes. All good stuff.