Great show Gary, good to see you back to form.

Tonight it’s a Tyrus Evan Claret. Tyrus Evan is the second label from Ken Wright who makes some damn fine, and popular, Oregon Pinots; this is his Bordeaux varietal label and most of the fruit comes from Washington and Southern Oregon. The 03 Claret is from the Ciel du Cheval vineyard in WA and is a Merlot based meritage. good stuff.

Rick! That G Red is good stuff – used to see it around here but not any more. Enjoy it.

Broncos.

Really enjoyed today’s show.

Tonight, I’m drinking a 2003 Greg Norman Limecoast Cabernet/Merlot.

2001 Chateau La Nerthe.

MyQOD: When will there be another tasting 6 pack. I want in on the vblog fun.

I am drinking the Tryst tonight per your suggestion. I decanted it for an hour and my 1st pour was bizarre. The legs in my glass appeared to have sugar crystals within them. The crystals were gone by the second pour but I was curious to see if you had a reason for this occurrence. Is this normal with decanting? Do I need to give the wine more decanting time? I have had my first decanter for a less than a week. I need some advice. Oh yeah, I did buy it at the WL.

Brandon, youâ??re a lucky man. It seems like she puts up with your obsession pretty well.

I AM A CLEVELAND BROWNS FAN!!! WOOF!

I’m a fan of both the Panthers and the Saints. Grew up in N.O. and now live in NC. Currently drinking a homemade, kit Cab. Pretty good, about an 84, but since it cost $2/bottle, it’s great value. 😉

from this episode sounds to me like Cotes Du rhone is more of an old world style wine that may not apeal to me who is still more of a new world type of guy untill my palete develops in time…

so I ask of anyone more wine smart than I is this a true statment?

Welcome back Gary! I posted this during your break so maybe you missed it: Your store and some of the larger ones here in Chicago offer futures, usually Bordeaux. Do you think investing in futures is worthwhile for those of us still learning about wine? Or is it better to leave futures to the experts?

Douglas

Hey, Gary…You’re off to a great ‘second season’! Tonight I’m having a fun red. The Big Red Monster California Red Wine. Fun label and I actually like the wine.

Glad everyone enjoyed our little take on WLTV!

Great episode Gary. Keep them coming.

Storage. Storage. Storage.

How about the wig on Bill Ives from Portals and KM …now thats funny! Anybody ever have wines from Baer? Monster fruit bombs…wow. If anyone wants to see some real humor watch A-Rod try to catch up to some of those fastballs he saw today. Sad yankee fan tonight. Get a life Rick!

Jags 23 Jets 13…whats up with that? You betting against your beloved Jets?

Dan G…I have a concept

Reverse psychology huh Gary? It’s so silly it might just work.

Bob E… sucks, the Tiger suck!!!!!! The Yanks will bring it home!!!!!

QOD: I started the night in Red Bank, NJ @ Ashes w/ Belgium White Ales and then ended up in Fair Haven/Rumson, NJ @ Salt Creek Grille w/ a Ravenswood Cab Sauv. The Belgium White Ale gets 92-93 pts. and the Ravenswoos Cab gets 81-82 pts… no wonder they had the Ravenswood on their market list….

GV nice to see that ur hitting the floor on Sat – sorry can’t make it, but my nephew is playing in hist first T-ball game and I wouldn’t miss that for the world!!!!!

CDR! See, I told you it would be a great episode!

You are selling the Jets short, Gary. After the Indy game, I am convinced there is absolutely no telling what they are capable of. You cannot predict them; you can only hope to contain them.

Jason: thanks much, and check your mail.

QOD: the only CDR I have in the house at the moment, Parallele 45. Strawberries, Lavoris mouthwash and a little Rhone funk on the nose … not bad at all. I wouldn’t kick it out of the kitchen.

ML: would love to know how the Minervois turned out, I wasn’t going to open mine for awhile …

Matty: probably. If you want to edge in with a new world equivalent, Curtis Heritage Cuvee from Santa Barbara used to be a favorite when I could still find it …

GV I have watched 3 of the jets game this year, and they were a couple bounces of the ball away from 4-0 or 3-1 right now…

I am predicting the jets will win in a 4th qtr come back, as for my bills I have a feeling they will get crushed by the bears in chicago and JP Losman will have his worst game of the year, probally get sacked 5 times, 2 INT’s and a fumble.

GV if your still up working I think you should treat yourself to a ting or a yoohoo,how is your white zin. tasting tonight?

show idea how about tasting on WLTV some of the wine that you have great deals on, and let us know maybe 2 weeks ahead of time what date you will taste them so we can taste them with you

I will be opening a bottle of Hecula that Gary reccomended. I am looking forward to trying it.
Has anyone else had it? Any good?
http://www.thewineglass.net

Gary,

Is there anything in particular about the 1977 vintage (seemingly across many regions) that would preclude RP from rating it? It is absent from his chart:
http://www.erobertparker.com/info/vintagechart2.asp
Some of the best folks were born that year!

Also, I am interest to get your thoughts on L’Aventure Optimus. Have you tried this at all? I picked up some from WL the other day.

Drinking a (or should I saw a few) 2004 Langmeil Valley Floor Shiraz (in the recnet 375 screw cap form!) from the Barossa. I am sure it’s also great value for money in the sates as you mentioned in your Shiraz episode which was so ‘yesterday’ now that you’re over the episode #100 mark…

Great episode and while I haven’t watched all your episodes being a late arrival and all, I’d like you to answer what your thoughts are on blending wines from different countries. I lived in NZ for several years until recently and there is a big market there which they simply can’t satisfy with only the domestic supply. Therefore, for the more commercial brands they import wines from Australia, South Africa, Chile & Italy (in the main) and blend it to bulk up their wines. Perhaps the average NZ consumer doesn’t note that the bottle states product of NZ, South Africa and Chile (all on the same bottle) when they buy their Sauv Blanc or Pinot Grigio for NZD 10.99 but it is a growing market. This is especially true when you consider the current large wine glut in Australia where some producers are turning to make grape Vodka. Even though they need about 3 times as many grapeds to make vodka than previous mehtods because we have grapes on the vines just not being harvested it really is a good market with Vodka being one of the few growth spirits down here. So I digress, thanks GV to comment on bulk wine for blending… Now China is on to it and branding wines from Australia, South Africa and South America in China as ‘Chinese’ wine… Perhaps, you could let us know your opinion…

Gary…As for a question. Let me try to not make this long-winded. Say your on the run, and not near a wine store. You find a liquor store that has a decent amount of wine in many varietals, but none made by producers you recognize beyond the “training wheel” brands like Turning Leaf, etc. What is your suggestion for finding/picking out a nice bottle of wine when you’re in a pinch?

Very interesting episode. I see you got your glass back…

My name is Jared and I am a Jets fan too. I had asked this question a number of episodes ago, but i was wondering about your free shipping policy to us New Yorkers and fellow Jets fans. You have offered free shipping to any city that beats the Jets, but what about us?

Gary, I hope you either have a sister or a daughter becuase your strawberry shortcake comment is a little scary…how would you know all the other names of her gang and pull them right out from the top of your head?

I do stand corrected on Bill Ives. (Comment 25) Looks can be deceiving. He took a second look at WLTV and found humor. We should probably show a little discretion before we gang up like the Green Street Hooligans and perform a beat down. 🙂

Gary:

Loved the episode! I’m going to drink Chelsea Cellers 2000 Cab from Finesville, NJ. Have you ever tried it? It was a gift from my Dad. I’ll let you know how it is.

It’s good to see more comments from the Vaynerbabes!

Watching this episode at 8:52 AM drinking 2004 Folgers medium roast blend. Little bit of heat on the mid palate, great nose of coffee bean and sugar. Last Cotes Du Rhone I had was very light color as well as the body, looking forward to try these with fuller body with jammy Grenache. Tried the Blue Amethyst syrah last night, great value, not much on the nose but decent rasberry. Tonight (Friday) will try one of the zins (pesagno I think its called) that Gary reveiwed w/ a steak. Anyone else down here in South Jersey excited about the Eagles and Cowboys showdown! or any Texans ready to watch there Cowboys & TO get demolished!

Gary,
Thanks for the Rhone episode-one of my favorite rigeons.

Iâ??ve had both Guigal and Perrin before and didnâ??t think that they were too bad for the money, especially with food. Guigal is a little more subtle and Perrin more fruit forward as I remember. I usually try every vintage of Guigal (except 2002) as well as Vidal Fleury, which is very similar and own by Guigal.

Hereâ??s what Eric Asimov of NY Times (I often agree with Eric and enjoy reading his column every Wednesday as well as his blog â??the pourâ?) says on Perrin in this article
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/06/dining/06wine.html?ei=5070&en=67a1004a8b944562&ex=1160280000&pagewanted=print :

â??Our No. 1 red wine is the 2004 Perrin Réserve Côtes-du-Rhône, from the family that owns Château de Beaucastel, the esteemed Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Humble Côtes-du-Rhône used to be the house wine in countless Paris cafes and bistros, until it got too expensive. But this $9 one recalls the honest character of many of those wines, with its dark, earthy fruit flavors and lively acidity.â?
â??Perrin Réserve Côtes-du-Rhône 2004
$9
**½
Direct, balanced and refreshing with aromas of earth, raspberries and dark fruit. (Vineyard Brands, Birmingham, Ala.)�
I believe that Mr. Gilberty of W.Post named Perrin as a good QPR too.

I guess itâ??s just a matter of opinion and of course $8 wine should look pale comparing to $14 wine in the perfect world.

QOTD:

I had a glass of albarino with smoked salmon egg benedict for dinner (thereâ??s nothing wrong in eating eggs for dinner especially when youâ??re hungry, just back from the gym and nobody wants to cook!). Went really well.

On the nose albarino had something that I couldnâ??t pinpoint in addition to usual pear and some lemon. Anise mixed with pine needles may be?
Really nice golden color, dry with refreshing acidity.