I love Santenays! I also love when you do a show on wines which are actually available up here in Montreal – and french wines we definitely do NOT have a shortage on..
QOTD: Tried the new Footbolt Shiraz from D’Arenberg (LOVE his wines..), as well as a nice Crozes Hermitage (i think it was a Pierre Gaillard, or some combination of producers.. can’t remember..)
3 more ’til 700!! GO GO GO!

Nice and nerdy Gary! Enjoyed the show!! I like hearing about things you wouldn?t really see in most of the wine stores in my area.

My wife and I went to Asheville NC for our 11 year anniversary. I had a nice wine at Steak and Wine restaurant. It was Chateau Greysac 2004 Medoc. It was pretty good, but was digging the nose more on my wife’s 2007 Brancott. My wife even pulled a Gary on me and told me my wine smelled like band aids and dark cherries!! She’s awesome. The Greysac held up well with my prime rib! YUM!!

Jason

Hey Garry,
Great show. Nerd out as much as you want, I loved it.

Congratulations on the little one. I have two and it’s the best thing that has ever happend to me.

wants: longer WLTV shows.
needs: a wine library store in my town.

Cheers, Frank

QOTD: 2005 Nicolas Joly Les Clos Sacres. Talk about minerality – loved it!

Nice nerdy show. These are your finest moment GV – thanks again!

Have never tried a Santenay so I appreciated this show. Checked my local PA. Premium Collection Wine store and they did not have a single bottle of any Santenay in stock. If I drive half an hour to the next closest state store they have only a 2006 LOUIS LATOUR SANTENAY BLANC available for $22 bones.

QOTD: Sunday had a carafe of generic Lambrusco with dinner at a local Italian restaurant. Saturday I opened a 2007 Cab/Shiraz/Merlot blend called The Left Bank produced by Neil Ellis Wines from the Western Cape region of South Africa. On Friday it was a bottle of Americana Vineyards ‘Crystal Lake’ Niagara from the NY Finger Lakes region.

Nerd It Up!

But dont forget the CKC’s!

QOTD: Dancing Bull Wines Merlot, picked it up at the packy to have with a friend over pizza(on the back it said it was good with pizza), the fruit was really in your face, we finished the bottle before the pizza guy arrived!

Peace

QOTD, let me preface by saying i drink alot

weyerbacher double simcoe ipa(unifiltered)
Dogfish 60 minute ipa
st pauli girl
riverhorse lager
murphy’s stout
St. Mary’s Bell’s and whistles (65% cab, 20%shiraz, 11%cab franc,4% merlot)
Thomas Schmitt Reisling kabinett(friggin awesome)
broklyn lager
Doc’s Draft hard pear cider
337 cabernet sauvignon

i think there is more but i am embarassed, hope that’s nerdy and not alcholicly.

Keep the nerdism!

QOTD: It was my birthday, so I had many different wines with a bunch of friends: Hans Lang Riesling “Johann Maximilian” (Germany), Condado de Oriza Crianza (Spain), Allesverloren Tinta Barroca (South Africa), Castagnoli Chianti Classico. Everyone was great in it’s own way!

I am a wine nerd and I like the nerdy shows.

QOTD: I had Nero D’Avola. You mentioned Magic Hat #9….maybe I’ll have some this weekend.

I don’t mind the earthy sheep butt in my Burgundy. But my palate can’t find a Chinon that I like.

QOTD: drank a 2000 Lionel Faivre Corbieres which I picked up for £5! Pretty nice n’all. Had my WSET exam today Gary; wish me luck for the results in a months time!

it wasnt a fumble, that could have been the statue of liberty play, mott forgot to run behind. Francois is pronounced Franswah, not Francone.qotd – i saw this episode a little late to remember what i had this weekend, but this week, i had dogfish worldwide stout, balvenie 15 single barrel, and a buttload of pbr. all in all a good week so far, what are you drinking besides wine these days?

Gary,
good episode. being a beginning wine nerd myself, i’m always down for nerding it up.

One thing i had to mention: I’m a relatively new assistant wine maker, and recently we had a french wine maker come to visit our place. Among other things, he mentioned that “in france, we never filter our Pinot Noir” and seemed astonished that we were even considering filtering our reserve pinot. I mention this because you commented that 2006 Saint Francois Santenay Rouge was very cloudy, but that cloudiness was probably caused by how you poured the wine (much like the way they drink mountain dew in those commercials). Please don’t get me wrong, I love your enthusiasm and intensity, but with unfiltered wine it really helps to let them sit upright for a couple days prior to drinking and then to pour gently so as to not disturb the cloudy crap at the bottom.

Love the thunder show; keep it up. How about a show on Finger Lakes Reds? I work for a place that specializes in big, bold, tannic reds and I feel like most of the country still thinks that all the finger lakes can produce is good riesling. (and there are other good places besides Herman wiemer and Dr. Frank)

thanks

Gary, we were out for a stag night on saturday and we were enjoying a nice bottle of warm sake, amongst a few other beveages.

Alas, as I was working the whole weekend (as is my habit) I did not have an alcoholic beverage. But Monday morning, I get off at 0700, I opened a Nobilio 2007 Regional Sauvignon Blanc.

During the weekend water and diet 7 Up mostly. Pretty blah.

Nice show, although the wines were obviously dissappointing. Let’s see, last weekend… ah yes, with some filet mignon topped with Gorgonzola crumbles, we had a 1999 Judd’s Hill Cabernet which was beautiful with the steak.

Gary, thank you for featuring these wines. Santenay has that simple, old world style, surrounded by the bad boys of cote de beaune, the montrachets. There is not much, or anything in the town of Santenay, though they recently redid their streets and town square. There is a wonderful wine store there and a couple of restaurants. Nearby, Meursault provides some excellent reds and whites,though a bit more expensive. Auxey-Duresses white is a great value alternative to the santenays, lots of minerality.

QOTD – St. Emilion Chateau Haut Veyrac 2001, great food wine, not overpowering

I have had wine and beer this weekend. Last night I had a glass of a Spanish wine (can’t remember name) and a California Zin called EOS with dinner at my favorite restaurant. I also had a beer at home called Ommegang Abbey, which is made in Cooperstown NY, and is a Belgian Dubbel style. All were very nice.

It is the middle of the summer, we live in Columbia, SC, so spend as much time at the pool as possible = white wine. Yesterday, a Next Riesling from Washington which was completely refreshing. On mens night out Zin was the thing, Seghesio Sonoma 2006, the new Orin Swift release, and the Ravenswood Big River. With the 90 degree plus days, and 70 degree plus evenings, the thin skin grapes just seem more appealing

Gary, great show, love the nerdism!

I shared an ’06 Beckmen Estate Grenache with some friends, it was delicious.

This past weekend, fourth of July, hanging out with the family, I had some home-brewed beer my brother and law made. It was pretty summery with a little bit of sweetness to it that had hints of apple cider. Lots of fun.

QOTD: I had a 2005 Bricco Bordeaux Style red from Columbia Valley and
2007 or 2008 Hawks View Cellars Reisling from Chehalem hills(willamette Valley Oregon) the local stuff.

Saturday: Sat on the porch, played Scrabble and drank Oyster Bay Sauv Blanc.
Today (Sunday): Sat on the porch, watched this episode on the computer, drank Georges Duboeuf Saint-Amour 2007 Beaujolais while the neighbour played the accordion! LOL

Great ep G ….. Will be on the lookout for a Santenay.
QOTD—— This past weekend had a great craft beer from Asheville NC Highland St Therese Pale ale. Also enjoyed a Torrentes and a Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand (Dogpoint) 2008. Also had a Mondavi Merlot 2006.

Great show – I’ve actually been to Santenay, so I have had a lot of wines from there. It is definitely somewhere that I look out for when I want a Burgundy that is a reasonable price.

QOTD – Goats du Roam white wine from SA, a Bourgogne blanc, a Southern-French viognier, a couple of different British ales, a very ordinary Prosecco and way too many cocktails.

Gary,
Was introduced the the Italian red variety Casetta (Foja Tonda), by Albino Armani (2005, $18), Vallagarina I. G. T. I was very impressed with its finesse, mouthfeel, and overall enjoyment factor. Meaty with great red/black fruit. Beautifully floral nose. Looking forward to future episodes that focus on the more obscure Italian varieties. Exciting stuff.