Just had the Bogle 2007. It's a bit more expensive now, but still a deal.

CKC here.

Thanks! I went out and got this wine today. Very good. I eat a lot of pizza so I'll be buying more.

I listen to the thunder show on my iphone and love it! I needed something to compare your palate to mine and the 2006 Bogle was accessible and yummy! Now I have a better idea where your palate is and how to use your references to taste on the tongue as well as how you arrive at your flavors during the infamous Sniffy, Sniff! Thanks for the education!

Dude I love your show I have learned more from you than all the books and mags i have beeen reading. Anyway how do you feel about blended wines. I have had a few . The most recent was TAIT (THE BALL BUSTER) 2006 Barossa Valley and wow it was rated 92 points and it was one of my favorates.Have you done and shows on blened wines ?

Cool show. QOTD: Steelers > Cards

Bogle wins? Wow thats kind of shocking. Im somewhat excited because I got a Bogle port for Christmas. Now Im kind of wanting to open it now! Damn wines tempting me! QOTD: Beginning of the playoffs I would have probably said Steelers vs Giants. I cant remember where the playoffs were at this point but I would have said Steelers vs Eagles....GOD I HATE THE CARDINALS!!!!

Nice. The Bogle crushes the competition. Btw, your face was hilarious when you finally took a sippy sip on that Psychedelic Rooster.

QOTD: a little late for a prediction methinks

It is not a surprise to me that the "cheap" Petite Sirah was the best, it has been my experience that regardless of price, they all taste pretty much the same. So for me, I usually go for $10 or less.

Ehh... sports? Even if I lived in America I wouldn't know a thing about American football teams!
I just don't get why people actually like watching a load of men running around a field!
; )
Wish I had some petite Sirah right now..!

Oh Gary, this is where we part ways. I don't even know what teams play football and what teams play hockey.

Well, since I am typing this on the Monday before SB my prediction is pretty biased.

Have been working like a fool, and not so much time to enjoy the epidsodes on a timely basis.

Good episode, have a PS to try that I received for Christmas and will be looking for the Bogle at my store.

Thank you for you knowledge and expertise.

I have had all four of those wines as I am a big fan of Petit Sirah and the David Bruce in most years would win this but my favorites are Rosenblum and Turley. Some years the Bogle is very hot but usually a good buy.
I already know so my prediction would be Cards Steelers. Great guess after the fact.

It's also amazing with OceanSpray Craisins!

I just had a plate of lobster ravioli and drinking it with the Bogle Petite Syrah.. Gary your a flucking genius. It's excellent pairing. I will never say those horrible things about you behind your back agian.

great time seeing bogle show well!!!!

Oh, I've seen that Bogle Petite Sirah everywhere! Cool.
QOTD: Steelers over Cardinals 28-21.

Gary,
I saw this show and went and bought the Bogle 2006 and a Pizza and it was great. That is an awesome with Pizza and I am A CKC so I love the price. Your the man, but we need some more CKC shout outs on the show, I am not felling the love.
Andy

I live in NZ we are more into Rugby, and have no idea about superbowl, have drunk alot of beer at a number of superbowl parties in Australia and London.

I love these shows when there is an upset and top wines don't pull through, you must do more. I think hearing the bad news is more entertaining than hearing the good news about a wine.

How about a show about Petit Verdot, see if you can get any from Victoria, Australia in the northern regions.

Gary, what is your opinion on supermarket wine? Check out this article a wine writer in Nz wrote about supermarket wine.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0709/S00277.htm

cheers

Nick

We have an ALL Steelers Super Bowl, folks (Steelers vs. Steelers West, if you haven't checked out the Cards' coaching staff---great story)!! I'm loving it! I live in Steelers Country, and all four of my siblings live in Phoenix. This is WAR!

GO STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELERS!!!!!!!!

Interesting show. I kind of like the "upset special" when it occurs.

QOTD: Well, since I already know who won the Conference Championships, I'll give you my Superbowl score:

Steelers 34
Cardinals 30

Cards 31 steelers 17

QOTD: That was my prediction as well, however I never expected the Cards to really win it. Interesting. That Bogle also sounds interesting, and for only 9 bones!

I can't find the specs/details for the wine label competition - is there a website with all the info?

Yo G, I predict da Cards & da Steelers gonna play in da Super Bowl!!!
Gooooooooo Cardinals!!!!

Intersting show with the Petite Sirah, can't believe the Bogle scored so high. I like the idea you have of bringing in more wines that you can find easily. And by the way, were you wearing the same shirt in back-to-back episodes??

GV,
I wish you would have re-tasted the Bogle after the Lolonis. I find that retrying a wine that you like from early in a tasting can be very interesting. You know that the palate changes, even in a short tasting session. I trust you know your palate, but if you haven't used this technique, give it a whirl.

Great Petite Sirah show, tough guy. Bogle taking the title? I'm dumbfounded. Lots of other great Petite Sirah / Durif out there as well...

QOTD: Cards yes, Ravens? Maybe a Cards-Steelers showdown instead. Maybe.

Petite Sirah - love it. And I definitely think Bogle does a great job with it. But is you want Real Petite Sirah IMO - Fess Parker!! It's got dirt in it, DIRT I tell you - my friends call it my barnyard wine. Good show and love the series, thanks.

Rats.

That was supposed to be "I'd RATHER watch The Thunder Show than the super
bowl".

New prediction: The Jets have it in the bag!

Nice show, thanks Gary.

I predict,,,that I won't know the outcome of the Super Bowl, unless someone tells me.

I would rater watch The Thunder Show than watch the super bowl.

Real men, and women, watch The Thunder Show!

(Good thing we don't comment on each others comments on this page, that one would be cause for much ado about nothing. Ha ha)

We need a Petite Sirah week, Bogle is ok but there are many great ones and it seems the Vaner Nation has embraced this variety so lets see some serious tasting of my favorite grape. Go Cards! who would have thought it.

Hey Gary, Another Great show today.... Petite Sirah or Durif as it known is here in Australia is another big red that Australia produces, its not produced on the same volumes as Shiraz, but the style is very similar. Very concentrated, dark plum, full bodied and many times is over oaked. The Goulburn Valley, in the northern part of Victoria produces some of the best Durif in the country.

Go Cardinals......I have a vested interest in the Cardinals, as their punter is an Australian and was the former punter for the NY Jets..

Gary: Wow. Your most striking statement on the petite sirah video was when you were talking about some taste "on the back end of the mid-palate" in the D. Bruce wine. Dude, I don't even know if I have found the mid-palate yet at all when I taste vino, and here you are talking about the back end of it. So I think you're in another realm from me, as far as "pal" sophistication, but I still like to listen. Best of luck in 09 with the baby. She'll change your life. Or he will. Go Steelers. Or, the wife think's Warner's cute, so either way, it's cool.

Go Bogle Go.

Official prediction for the Superbowl is the Steelers - they've proven they already have the officials on their side so why wouldn't they win? Cardinals better hope Bill Leavy's officiating team isn't making a return appearance or it'll be like Superbowl XL Seahawks-Steelers all over again...

I thought Bogle was a bad word?


The Eagles just won't do it, will they

qotd: my prediction is the steelers will dominate the cards

i also predict the commercials will be more entertaining than the game

Recently we did a side by side tasting of David Bruce Petite and Rosenblum 'Heritage Clones' Petite and the Rosenblum BURIED the David Bruce! Quite a surprise considering the David Bruce name. But like Gary said it was a little out of balance and not all there. I reccomend Rosenblum Petites to anyone, they are quite nice. And I love Bogle Petite for the money...

I tried the Bogle this past weekend at a get together, I was pretty shocked at how much I liked it, and always judged it as a 'grocery store' wine. Shame on me, a tasty wine, at a great value. Great show Gary!

QOTD: Unfair, I already know ...

Bogle was my 'gateway' bottle to Petite Sirah, got me hooked. Now I'm into the heavier stuff (Stag's Leap, Earthquake) but for my money Bogle is hard to beat. For a few dollars more, I also like the Vinum Pets. I also enjoy most of the $9-$15 'field blends' with Petite & Zin rounding out a bunch of other grapes.

Thanks for the Bogul tip.

For cheap wines, I wish these big US wineries would just stick to mixing up something that tastes good. Instead, every sub-$10 cab tastes like a cheap imitation of a $20+ cab. I get this from cheap US/Aus wines, but not from places like France and Portugal. They should just keep it cheap and let the grapes do what they do best.