EP 114 Grower Champagne and Two Huge Announcements.

Wines tasted in this episode:

Today Gary tastes through five grower Champagnes and talks about the two big things to do today and tomorrow. Gary also goes in depth on how Moet, Clicquot, Perrier Jouet and others are good for the Champagne business and more importantly, you the consumer. Sit back pop a bottle of bubbly and enjoy this fantastic show. Lurkers you are welcome to join in!

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askari51

lol awesome!!! thanks again Dom, do you know if any of the wine forums are still up? Ive tried to click on a few (maybe being blocked my my provider) but they didnt work =/

Tags: Champagne, chardonnay, France, review, Video, white wines, wine, wines

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  • Matthew L

    Great episode Gary. I, too, am a big fan of sparkling. Though, I cannot, in all honestly, give you an all time producer of champagne. I’ve a number of excellent sparklers and cuvees, but no champagne, particularly outside the big houses.

    I will be sure to check out the NY Times tomorrow and take a picture. Congrats on the Vloggie nomination. You deserve it! I will be sure to submit my vote.

    Nice intro Dominus. Happy birthday Chris! Lurkers, please come out of the shadows.

    Cheers to all!

  • MarcT’s Girlfriend

    Hey I just put in a comment and it went away!
    Marc says it might be because we are on the same computer. Well I am trying again.

    Do I count as a “lurker?”
    I watch the episodes with Marc sometimes but I ALWAYS listen to him talk about them.

  • MarcT’s Girlfriend

    Hey I just put in a comment and it went away!
    Marc says it might be because we are on the same computer. Well I am trying again.

    Do I count as a “lurker?”
    I watch the episodes with Marc sometimes but I ALWAYS listen to him talk about them.

  • Dan

    Heck!

    I forgot my blog address in my last question. It isn’t very interesting, but it IS mine.

    One more thing:

    I went to Spain last year and visited Sant Sadurni d’Anoia. (http://triptospain2005.blogspot.com/2005/07/sant-sadurn-danoia.html )any chance of looking at small (the equivalentg of RM) bottlers from there?

    Thanks

    Dan (in Houston. wasting time alone as my lovely wife is at a book group without me. Women only)

  • Dan

    Heck!

    I forgot my blog address in my last question. It isn’t very interesting, but it IS mine.

    One more thing:

    I went to Spain last year and visited Sant Sadurni d’Anoia. (http://triptospain2005.blogspot.com/2005/07/sant-sadurn-danoia.html )any chance of looking at small (the equivalentg of RM) bottlers from there?

    Thanks

    Dan (in Houston. wasting time alone as my lovely wife is at a book group without me. Women only)

  • Skol

    Long time viewer. I think I’m going try them all !!!

    Great episode.

  • Skol

    Long time viewer. I think I’m going try them all !!!

    Great episode.

  • MarcT

    OK…so I go and lay down after getting Stephanie to post and now she is complaining about her posts not showing up.
    What is up?
    Is it because we are on the same computer?
    I was hoping she could be the 5th lurker.

  • MarcT

    OK…so I go and lay down after getting Stephanie to post and now she is complaining about her posts not showing up.
    What is up?
    Is it because we are on the same computer?
    I was hoping she could be the 5th lurker.

  • Susan

    ******EVERYONE*********
    Please READ
    Comment #91!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    🙂

  • Susan

    ******EVERYONE*********
    Please READ
    Comment #91!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    🙂

  • MarcT

    Guys…we just got back from seeing “The Departed”
    Good movie…violent and great acting…Martin Scorsese film.

  • EJ

    Gary,

    Just voted! congrats on the nominations! will await your victories this november.

    Lurkers!… where are you?!?!?! just post SOMETHING! say hello…. anything!!!! How about agreeing or disagreeing that the Giants are going to the Super Bowl (to play the Jet of course, right Gary? 🙂

    Jason R.- looks like we’ll have to keep our bottles in the fridge and wait for the heat/fridge episode next July(I am a believer in skunked beer, and since things like vibration and shipping can shock and affect a wine, i’m afraid to bring it through all these temperature fluctuations).

    Can’t really comment on the QOD, but you’ve given me some ideas for this coming holiday season.

    Currently enjoying the raspberry jam and cherries in my 2001 Guigal CdP– Gary you are right on once again!

  • MarcT

    Guys…we just got back from seeing “The Departed”
    Good movie…violent and great acting…Martin Scorsese film.

  • EJ

    Gary,

    Just voted! congrats on the nominations! will await your victories this november.

    Lurkers!… where are you?!?!?! just post SOMETHING! say hello…. anything!!!! How about agreeing or disagreeing that the Giants are going to the Super Bowl (to play the Jet of course, right Gary? 🙂

    Jason R.- looks like we’ll have to keep our bottles in the fridge and wait for the heat/fridge episode next July(I am a believer in skunked beer, and since things like vibration and shipping can shock and affect a wine, i’m afraid to bring it through all these temperature fluctuations).

    Can’t really comment on the QOD, but you’ve given me some ideas for this coming holiday season.

    Currently enjoying the raspberry jam and cherries in my 2001 Guigal CdP– Gary you are right on once again!

  • Skol

    Forgot to leave a reply regarding the champagne.
    I was young but there was a champagne I thought tasted good when I was in France:
    Boizel

  • Skol

    Forgot to leave a reply regarding the champagne.
    I was young but there was a champagne I thought tasted good when I was in France:
    Boizel

  • SS Chris

    VaynIACS, thanks very much for all the birthday wishes!

    I cannot lie….it makes me happy 😀 😀

  • SS Chris

    VaynIACS, thanks very much for all the birthday wishes!

    I cannot lie….it makes me happy 😀 😀

  • KAHUNA

    SS Chris,
    Forgot the B-day wish have a great one- thanks for all the work! Also my parents 47th anniversary.

  • KAHUNA

    SS Chris,
    Forgot the B-day wish have a great one- thanks for all the work! Also my parents 47th anniversary.

  • TampaSteve

    SS Chris, you big suck up….lolol

    Only kidding my friend….happy birthday again buddy!

  • TampaSteve

    SS Chris, you big suck up….lolol

    Only kidding my friend….happy birthday again buddy!

  • SS Chris

    LizV,

    Per your request (#107), I have cast my 3 votes for your VaynerMAN.

    And I almost missed your birthday shout-out…thanks very much.

    Finally, a REQUEST: You’ve been commenting more lately, and I’m going to speak for all VaynIACS within the ever-growing VaynerNATION, when I say that we all love it!! Please keep the comments coming!!

  • SS Chris

    LizV,

    Per your request (#107), I have cast my 3 votes for your VaynerMAN.

    And I almost missed your birthday shout-out…thanks very much.

    Finally, a REQUEST: You’ve been commenting more lately, and I’m going to speak for all VaynIACS within the ever-growing VaynerNATION, when I say that we all love it!! Please keep the comments coming!!

  • SS Chris

    Tampa Steve, you did me!! LOL 😀

  • SS Chris

    Tampa Steve, you did me!! LOL 😀

  • nah, im here bro…and since i now know someone actually was paying attention, i will never let you down again. haha

    gary: i need some schwag…

  • nah, im here bro…and since i now know someone actually was paying attention, i will never let you down again. haha

    gary: i need some schwag…

  • MaryS

    Happy birthday SSChris!!!

  • MaryS

    Happy birthday SSChris!!!

  • Chuck W, do you know the Bishop of Norwich?

  • Chuck W, do you know the Bishop of Norwich?

  • I second the Schwag….get it together!

  • I second the Schwag….get it together!

  • To everyone….I voted nine times. Ran around the office using everyones computer, and made them vote. Then went back to the server room and used those to vote tooo…we gonna win this thing!!!!

    Where’s the after party gonna be?

  • To everyone….I voted nine times. Ran around the office using everyones computer, and made them vote. Then went back to the server room and used those to vote tooo…we gonna win this thing!!!!

    Where’s the after party gonna be?

  • TampaSteve

    Brandon, didn’t you get the invite from Gary? He is flying us all in.

  • TampaSteve

    Brandon, didn’t you get the invite from Gary? He is flying us all in.

  • NO I DID NOT!
    I guess I’m not part of the INNER circle!

  • NO I DID NOT!
    I guess I’m not part of the INNER circle!

  • MarcT

    Chuck W…The Bishop of Norwich was said to be such a persistent talker that he sometimes forgot to pass the port.

    I got my invite yesterday with a 1st class plane ticket to boot!!! I’m sitting next to Vanna White! Coming up on 50 years old and still smokin’!

  • SS Chris…let me be the last to today to say
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

    Now go to bed, a man your age needs his rest!

    B

  • MarcT

    Chuck W…The Bishop of Norwich was said to be such a persistent talker that he sometimes forgot to pass the port.

    I got my invite yesterday with a 1st class plane ticket to boot!!! I’m sitting next to Vanna White! Coming up on 50 years old and still smokin’!

  • SS Chris…let me be the last to today to say
    HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

    Now go to bed, a man your age needs his rest!

    B

  • SS Chris let me be the last Person to wish you a HAPPY BDAY 🙂

  • SS Chris let me be the last Person to wish you a HAPPY BDAY 🙂

  • MarcT

    Nice Gary!!!

  • MarcT

    Now you go to bed. You have another episode to tape tomorrow!

  • MarcT

    Nice Gary!!!

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