Funny you tried Torrontes tonight,my first day back after a day or two off and i opened a bottle of white wine i had not tried before, and went to watch your show. BAM, Torrontes tasting, glad you mentioned the nose, after my sniffy sniff i worried i got into something a little too over the top, but lucky mine was rather mellow and good.

Sorry about your Jets, but im a big fan of Ricky Williams, so kinda happy he had a good game.

QOTD: The entire summer i was into whites, but reds are my favorite, so im just enjoying getting back to center and happily drinking reds.

South African wines are in my cross hairs lately.

Hi,
Love the show. Am buying your book today on Amazon.

My FAV Torrontes is: 08 Colome….Scrumpious!

Hey Gary, I’ve been tasting some torrontes lately and I dont know if its maybe from mass production or just not good care, but they smell and taste almost artificial… BUT I tasted yesterday a Quara Torrontés 2005. from Salta, Argentina, and to my surprise it was very good! Golden with platinum and silver borders; on the nose it was full with tropical fruits like litchi, maracuja and a very strange fruit called JACKA. It was also well balanced like in the mid-range, not a bombastic wine, but well balanced. A nice break from almost fabric softener smell torrontes!

If you are spending under 15 dollars on a Torrontes and you are buying one from anywhere other than Salta you are taking a huge risk. Do not let this show scare you off from the varietal, but do let it scare you off from Mendoza and Rioja. There are, or course, exceptions, and if you are feeling adventurous go ahead, but good luck.

love the tight shows – great stuff as always
QOTD: looking to drink coulee de serrant from Joly, and try out some german rieslings
Cheers GV

QOTD: Zins and Melbacs are my go to’s.

QOTD: Bubbly ! All the best from Naples Kathy aka Champagne Lady

QOTD: Anything red. Nice when the weather makes the wines taste better rather than undesirable.

Torrentes just got served!

QOTD: A few things. Some Cotes du Rhones and exploring some other areas of France where I haven’t had too many wines(Corbieres, Languedoc). Also, I took a break from Italy so I’m going to get back on that train soon too.

QOTD: Lookin forward to trying different types of Beaujolais this fall. Especially the grand crus, now that I have found a store that has a few different ones!!

jason

Gary, thank you for your explanation of the grape, that is the stuff i come here for. Got a bottle of Torrontes 2009 by Alamos, just because i saw it and had never tried Torrontes. Pretty good stuff, for $8 i am pretty happy with this, very aromatic like you said on some of your other episodes. Thank you GV!
QOTD: fall makes me want Nebbiolo!

89/100

line of the day – ‘Mr Sanchize. We’ve been winning in spite of him a lot more than people know’ GV knew it then, most Jets fans haven’t woken up to it even now.

Good, tight episode, like the new shorter format