Viognier is sooooo yummy. Good episode. I think I’ll go and try all three. Yeah, even the Beringer.

Actually, I really like that there are some wines you have really disliked in these episodes, and how your reaction to such a wine is natural and unstaged. The idea of you previewing the bottles before hand would take away from the spontaneity and reality of the experience. After all, do we all like every bottle we open?

Maybe for quality control, one bottle that you are familiar with could be used as a point of reference, but please, keep on using random (and inevitably sometimes bad) wines in the tastings! I really feel it would be educational for many to try some of these selections to determine for themselves in what way the wines are flawed.

The best part about seeing you taste the wines you don’t like?….. the look on your face right before you spit it out. We can read you like a book. It’s great!

Excellent work. Keep it up.

Another great episode. As a fan of Viognier, it’s nice to see it get some shine on here. More wineries seem to be taking note of Viognier and creating some great wines with it, which is a welcome breath of fresh air.

I was up on the central coast of Cali over the weekend, and while I didn’t have a chance to sample the Melville, I did have 3 Viogniers from Cold Heaven that absolutely blew me away. I would highly recommend anyone on here seek them out.

EXP Viognier (California, Dunnigan Hills) is a must try for the entry level Viognier drinker and the experienced Viognier lover.

Viognier is going in my random case, but I’m gonna have to find a different winery.

B

I was looking to see if Gary had done an episode on Viognier and sure enough, here it is! I had a Viognier at a restaurnat in France and was hooked. I’d like to add that there are some inexpensive Viogniers that are very good: Smooking Loon 2005 is very nice (04 wasn’t as good – but the WineLibrary.com doesn’t list the vintage) and is around $7 and Virginie Viognier 1999 is a beautiful wine.

I tried a Vionier from Argentina recently. Although I liked the flavor profile (peach, apricot, wild flowers, lemon and honey) it was a bit flabby. The one or two Shiraz/Vionier blends that I tried were ok, but I need to try a few more before I can really decide.

Gary missed something on the Pikes. There is a real bitter taste on the mid-palate, almost a grassy taste gone awry. On the bottle they recommend cellaring the wine, which I hope will mellow out this flaw, although I’m sure it won’t.

I bought this wine on WL’s recommendation and it was a miss.

Viogner was actually the second wine I ever enjoyed, behind moscato, when I first started drinking wines 3 years ago. Thanks for giving it some more exposure.

Medicinal.

I am a huge convert to Viogner over the last 6-8 months. It rocks with food and is just so aromatic and good! I had a killer on from the Languedoc last night. Domaine de Salices

I’ve had a few of the viogner’s and have really been into them. There’s a tropical citrus thing going on that’s tough to beat.

Sounds like I need to try some of this out. Thanks.

Viognier is awesome with food – that’s what I’ve learned. Curious as to why you didn’t try any French viognier – I bet you will in later episodes.

i have not had a viognier before, so much wine to taste, so little time

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Always count you to try to encourage people to try something new and expand their palates Gary. I love viognier, and hope that after people see this, more people will give it a try.
Another lesser known grape I’d love to see you do an episode on is charbono. Not as easy to find as viognier, but that doesn’t mean people shouldn’t try it if they come across it of course.

I will agree with you that Viognier is a enjoyable constant to a Chard now and then, a big fan. Rosenblum, Ketchum, Bridlewood make good ones that are $20 and under. http://www.winelx.com

Best Viognier i have ever had came from Alban, OMG it was amazing!!!! Overall i love the viognier marsanne rousanne blends alot. Great show

For white drinkers, Viognier is a nice alternative to the sweeter varietals, though some viogniers can be zesty and dry. My wife is a huge fan of this grape!