Wines from the island of Cyprus – Episode #596

December 12, 2008

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Achilleas Georgiou a great friend of the Thunder Show sends Gary some wines and he tries them live on the Thunder Show!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Tsangarides Xinisteri play review at cork'd
2006 Tsangarides Cabernet Sauvignon play review at cork'd
2006 Tsangarides Mataro play review at cork'd

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

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  1. December 15, 2008

    Jay

    QOTD: World Rally Championship (WRC)

  2. December 15, 2008

    Deano

    Great episode Gary the white did sound good.

    QOTD:
    -A tree

  3. December 15, 2008

    Andy

    QOTD……… Swamp

  4. December 15, 2008

    Jayhitek

    QOTD: Greece
    2nd choice: Some guy I sat next to at a U2 concert. When he told me he lived in Cypress.. I really said to him, “That’s really a place? I thought that was only in Greek Mythology??”
    He looked at me like I was a huge asshole.
    Oh well. It’s funny now.

  5. December 15, 2008

    Hido53

    Gary -

    Hope you’re feeling better today! Not sure what your reaction will be to your Jets’ win yesterday . . . My Niners, couldn’t pull off another win, but at least they’re somewhat competitive and watchable now.
    QOTD: “green-ness”- not the Pacific Northwest cold wet grassy-green-ness, but a hot dry, Mediterannean herbal-green-ness

  6. December 15, 2008

    LauraG

    QOTD: Privacy Fence.

  7. December 15, 2008

    Andrew Hall

    Nice show, Gary.

    I am fairly familar with the wines of Cyprus. My wife’s family is there and I have tasted through the wines extensively last winter and summer. My notes can be found here :

    http://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=4174
    http://www.cellartracker.com/event.asp?iEvent=5219

    Sorry the reds were so uninspiring. Most of the attempts at International varieties are not so successful. A couple of smaller wineries hit the mark, but there is a lot of work to be done with understanding the sites and waiting for the vines to fully mature.

    The most exciting reds come from a native variety called Maratheftiko (also known as Vamvakada.) It is annoying to work with since budding is irregular, but it does make a distinctive wine. I had the privilege of having one from 100yr old vines which was a unique wine.

    Andrew Hall

  8. December 15, 2008

    Scottie P

    QOTD: I’m sure it’s a broken record by now, but Cypress Hill… Gone insane got no brain!

  9. December 15, 2008

    theemptyglass

    QOTD: embarrasingly enough Hill, but in the context of the country, then I guess island.

    and Mott Rocks!!

  10. December 15, 2008

    italianwinelover

    thanks for bringing something different…I finally was able to get a bottle of Pecorino took awhile but can’t wait to taste it and it was cuz of U that I was a seeker!!

    QOTD: FL

  11. December 15, 2008

    Phil G

    I know the spelling is different, but Cypress Hill…

  12. December 15, 2008

    Brandon S

    QOTD: Kurds being hated on. Imagine that.

    Anyway, great episode. I’ve been high on Greek wine for a few weeks now. I had to comment on this though– I googled a specific wine I liked and was directed here for episode 12. Times have certainly changed, my friend. The show has really blossomed. Congrats and keep it up!

    I have a couple of humble requests for show topics:
    -New Zealand Pinot Noir
    -New Zealand Vinifera wines other than PN and SB (I hear tell of some solid Syrah).
    -South African Pinot Noir

    Thanks again, my good man.

  13. December 15, 2008

    chito

    Great Jets victory!!!!!. Hey since when did I become a Jets fan? Anyway, Boyz won tonight. Sorry bout the G-Men. Catching up with the episodes. Long on-call weekend but all patients survived. Great shows, lets me realize what really matters in life. Keep up the great work.
    Al

  14. December 15, 2008

    Lawrence Leichtman

    Sickest I ever got in my life on Cyprus. Had wine all over the island and thought none of the reds were worth drinking. Several whites were OK but I wouldn’t go to Cyprus for the wine.

  15. December 14, 2008

    Richard Ritter

    See Gary…the JETS WON!!!
    Have a little faith will ya’.

  16. December 14, 2008

    Murso

    QotD – Cyprus: Most unfortunately, the Greek/Turkish divide. Am I to understand that indigenous autonomy, or some sort of self governing is/has been granted for the present, or near future? Let us hope there is an end to their problem.

    I spent several days on nearby Crete, and was amazed to walk such an ancient and historical land. The Palace at Knossos, seat of the myth of King Minos, Perseus, and the Minotaur was a real mind blowing experience,as was the fact that I was walking grounds that were the confluence of Greek/Western, Byzantine, and Islamic, among other cultures. Not a Mcdonald’s to be found ANYWHERE. I was in heaven, and it was one of my most fascinating travels ever.

    In rthe early 90’s, I became aquainted, and enjoyed the red Othello wine from KEO. It was soft, fruity, not unlike beaujolais.

  17. December 14, 2008

    Grapedigger

    Cool show…Cyprus = beach to me.
    Since you’re in that area, it’d be timely to do another episode on wines from Lebanon, especially since your book featured two of them. Cheers

  18. December 14, 2008

    OSCAR FALCON LARA

    DRINKING GAME IDEAS:

    Going through the past episodes I came up with your proposal for a drinking game, and I’m sure there have been a lot of suggestions, so here are mine:

    ONE.- every time you say “BUT/HOWEVER”
    TWO.- every time you use the word “action” after a wine description.
    THREE.- every time you tell Mot to “smell this”.

    I can think of more but that’ll do for today.

  19. December 14, 2008

    Travis

    QOTD: HILL! But maybe I’m just ‘insane in the brain’…

  20. December 14, 2008

    Weston

    qotd: And Island in the Mediterranean thats about it hah

  21. December 14, 2008

    SAMMY S

    Hey Gary,

    Interesting show…..good to see something a little bit different.

    qotd…Olive trees

  22. December 14, 2008

    toni

    QOTD: Halloumi
    Majestic – never the same taste twice – cheese, that has as many faces as spanish Hamon or Histrian Ombolo. This represents a foodgroup.

  23. December 14, 2008

    vinoBlue

    qotd: the first thing that came to mind was “cypress tree”

    Interesting show…anything special planned for the big show #600? It’s only two weeks away (assuming 5 shows / week)…I’m just curious based on what went down from episode .5k

  24. December 14, 2008

    sam

    Good show!

    Too bad the reds weren’t inspiring. Now I need an atlas to find out where the hell Cyprus is. Gary teaches geography as well as wine appreciation. That is awesome.

    QOTD: Psy-press…

  25. December 14, 2008

    Little Jonny

    Interesting format and interesting subjects. Would love to see you do a desert wine show in the near future (maybe including an effort from Cyprus?).

    QOTD: Tennis star Marcos Baghdatis

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