Gay, must be getting a lot of evening hits on WLTV, your server in the evening ccccrrrraaaawwwwwllllllsssssssssssssssssssss………………….
Never been a desert wine kind of guy. I like to drink wine both before and during dinner. Afterwards, if anything it will go to cognac. My favorite congnac, 150yr old Grand Marnier. And yes that goes GREAT over ice cream.

Gay, must be getting a lot of evening hits on WLTV, your server in the evening ccccrrrraaaawwwwwllllllsssssssssssssssssssss………………….
Never been a desert wine kind of guy. I like to drink wine both before and during dinner. Afterwards, if anything it will go to cognac. My favorite congnac, 150yr old Grand Marnier. And yes that goes GREAT over ice cream.

Sorry Gary, not trying to call you Gay…lolol…a little typo there.

Another great episode, very instructive but next time you rate a beer choose something that actually has flavor! Canada has plenty of good beers, but Molson is not one of them.

Another great episode, very instructive but next time you rate a beer choose something that actually has flavor! Canada has plenty of good beers, but Molson is not one of them.

For those of you living on Long Island who want to check out a local ice wine: seek out Macari’s Block E. It’s not a true ice wine (I don’t think it gets cold enough on Long Island) but they freeze the grapes and do it in an ice wine style. The stuff is unbelievable — by far the best Long Island wine I’ve had.

Excellent episode…I also love the Inniskillen Vidal Ice Wine.

The most amazing dessert wine I’ve ever had is a Late Harvest Mourvedre that I picked up while tasting at Cline winery in Sonoma. Haven’t seen it anywhere else.

For dessert wines generally available, I’ve always loved Bonny Doon’s Vin de Glaciere.

Excellent episode…I also love the Inniskillen Vidal Ice Wine.

The most amazing dessert wine I’ve ever had is a Late Harvest Mourvedre that I picked up while tasting at Cline winery in Sonoma. Haven’t seen it anywhere else.

For dessert wines generally available, I’ve always loved Bonny Doon’s Vin de Glaciere.

Gary,

My favorite Desert wine is the 1997 Klien Constantia Vin de Constance from South Africa. This was another wine my wife and I tasted while we were over there last year and I we loved it. Unfortunately I do not think is very obtainable out side of South Africa. An affordable Sauternes from France is Chateau Guiraud which is generally very reasonably priced.

Paul

GV, Good show. Vintage Ports rule the dessert wine universe. There is nothing like watching the Jets lose at Cleveland Browns Stadium while sipping a great Warre from the bode bag. What every happened to Kenny O’Brien anyway??

TONY! Stop stalking, it’s creepy.

GV, Good show. Vintage Ports rule the dessert wine universe. There is nothing like watching the Jets lose at Cleveland Browns Stadium while sipping a great Warre from the bode bag. What every happened to Kenny O’Brien anyway??

TONY! Stop stalking, it’s creepy.

Hi Gary

Try roses and violets with raspberry and strawberry maybe a little cherry at one tenth the price.

White Zinfandel!

Hey, Gary, another great episode! Favorite dessert wine has to be Chateau D’Yquem!!

Hey, Gary, another great episode! Favorite dessert wine has to be Chateau D’Yquem!!

I liked the fact that you got your facts right on Canadian Ice Wine. Thats a nice change of pace from other non Canadian wine people I have heard.
You should have mentioned that Canada also makes world class still wines from Vitas Vinifera varieties, especially Riesling and Chardonnay. We also do well with Cabernet Franc.
In the next decade look for world class Pinot Noir to come out of Prince Edward County, Ontario’s newest wine region

Hy Gary,

Best dessert wine that I ever had was Torcolato Maculan. We had on our honeymoon on Italy 8 years ago on Harrys Bar…Unforgatable Moment. I am saving another botle to drink when we complete 10 years together.

Fernando L

Hy Gary,

Best dessert wine that I ever had was Torcolato Maculan. We had on our honeymoon on Italy 8 years ago on Harrys Bar…Unforgatable Moment. I am saving another botle to drink when we complete 10 years together.

Fernando L

Gary,

I like Vino Santo,

the Tuscan Ripasso Dessert wine.

Another favorite,
Robert Pecota Muscato D’Andrea. Named after his lovely daughter.

Ciao

I don’t get to drink too many dessert wines, I am trying some new ones out though. I’d say the best dessert wine I have had so far was a 1977 Fonseca Vintage Port that I bought on a whim a couple of years ago. I have purchased some nice Tokaji, Port and Sauternes, but it would be infanticide for me to try them now.

In the meantime I am just developing my palate with less expensive wines like Campbell’s Rutherglen Austrailian Tokay, 10-year Fonseca Tawny Port, and even Fro-Zin that you showed earlier this year. I hope to develop an appreciation for the thickness and finish so I can enjoy the bigger ones when they are ready to drink. I would really love to try a German BA, TBA or Ice Wine, but I just can’t get myself to part with the dough for one of those babies.

I don’t get to drink too many dessert wines, I am trying some new ones out though. I’d say the best dessert wine I have had so far was a 1977 Fonseca Vintage Port that I bought on a whim a couple of years ago. I have purchased some nice Tokaji, Port and Sauternes, but it would be infanticide for me to try them now.

In the meantime I am just developing my palate with less expensive wines like Campbell’s Rutherglen Austrailian Tokay, 10-year Fonseca Tawny Port, and even Fro-Zin that you showed earlier this year. I hope to develop an appreciation for the thickness and finish so I can enjoy the bigger ones when they are ready to drink. I would really love to try a German BA, TBA or Ice Wine, but I just can’t get myself to part with the dough for one of those babies.

Great episode Gary. We decided to use a Spanish cava at our post-wedding reception, but thanks for being willing to provide suggestions. Thanks as well for answering questions. It’s a one-two punch with the review and then Q&As.

I must be honest and say that I cannot provide the name of a dessert wine. I’ve been a fan of port, but couldn’t tell you the name of one, and I have a bottle sitting on my wine cart downstairs.

Something you mentioned the other day really opened my eyes to something. It was about taking a few minutes to develop a “plan of attack” at a wine tasting. They have a big wine expo here in DC each year, as well as a good one in Virginia. I’ve gone for the last couple of years and felt lost with so many tables. I will definitely try your suggestion, beginning with the Virginia Wine Show at the end of this month.

Question…What producer(s) do you think succeeds at making multiple varietals?

Hi Gary

I live in Canada and have another obscure ice wine you might want to try. The 2003 Vidal Icewine from Yost Vineyard in Nova Scotia.

Woops, I just went back and looked at my tasting notes from June of 2005; it was a 1977 Taylor Fladgate Port, not a Fonseca.

Hi Gary

I live in Canada and have another obscure ice wine you might want to try. The 2003 Vidal Icewine from Yost Vineyard in Nova Scotia.

Hi Gary. very interesting episode, primarily because I’ve tried icewines several times and I know I don’t like them. Why don’t I like them? well it’s that prickly acid taste – the one that gives you sweat on the sides of your nose – combined with the intense sweetness. I never get the feeling that these wines are lasting in my mouth – all I ever get is perfumy acidy sweetness that is all at the front and nothing behind. Sorry. For me, nothing beats port and my favourite has to have been Granham’s ’77. I have had some very good Zinfandel “Ports” from California and what strikes me is that while they have great flavour and intensity, they tend to lack the depth and complexity of Portugese wine. I don’t know why this is – perhaps it’s just my palete, but these californian wines lack the depth of even the LBVs from Warre and Noval (the ones that are bottled unfiltered).

How-EVER – once again great episode and great olfactory metaphores. You have done wine a true service with WLTV, Gary, a true service. G