i wish i could taste this wines!!! american wines are impossible to find here in Venezuela..
loved THE EPISODE anyways…
Gary do the argentine episode u promised me!
THX FOR YOUR DEDICATION!

Lisandro

WOW chris tasting notes on all wines up already!!!! BRAVO!!!!
http://tv.winelibrary.com/spreadsheet/

Gary-

Dirty dancing all over your palate…..What does a beautiful cedar wood really look like and how does it dirty dance? Rainbows and Unicorns, paintaballs…..you pulled all of those off the wall comments and put them in your bag….Its like an explosion of analogies put into a little bag:)

Three words Walla Walla Vintners, great wines!!

Woodward Canyon Artist Series Cabernet 2001(?) — I think I may have one bottle left. I think that qualifies.

Great job on the Washington Wines. We’ve been loving them for about 10 years…since first tasting Quilceda Creek. Since most of my family is in Portland, it’s always fun to visit the wineries in Oregon and Washington when we’re there. Walla Walla is a great place and we tasted all the way from there to Seattle (Quilceda Creek being north of Seattle).
We’ve always had the Columbia Crest Grand Estate Cab and Chard as everyday wines. Their reserves are great…and a great value.

Big time G-Man. Wow what a great sampling of Washington state. Unfortunately I have not delved thoroughly enough into Washington state, shame on me. Cheers to trying.

Gary, what do you think of Gordon Brothers?

That was almost like two episodes in one.

QOD: Andrew Will cab = good, Goose Ridge syrah & Vireo = even better.

Great show!!

I have not had many Washington wines that I can remember, look forward to trying some.

Gary,
Greetings from a three-week lurker. Thank you a million times over for the education and entertainment in the midst of a brutal cold snap on the Great Plains. This episode on Washington wines was just too good to let slide without comment. Like many I have consumed Columbia Crest, Ch. Ste. Michelle, Columbia Winery, Covey Run, Hedges, and Hogue, and found some pretty good value there. Best Washingnton red to daate has been an ’02 Cougar Crest Syrah and best white an ’02 Viento Viogner (which might actually have been made in Washington from grapes sourced just south of the Rio Columbia. Keep the good stuff coming, Gary, and thanks again.

Gary,
Greetings from a three-week lurker. Thank you a million times over for the education and entertainment in the midst of a brutal cold snap on the Great Plains. This episode on Washington wines was just too good to let slide without comment. Like many I have consumed Columbia Crest, Ch. Ste. Michelle, Columbia Winery, Covey Run, Hedges, and Hogue, and found some pretty good value there. Best Washingnton red to daate has been an ’02 Cougar Crest Syrah and best white an ’02 Viento Viogner (which might actually have been made in Washington from grapes sourced just south of the Rio Columbia. Keep the good stuff coming, Gary, and thanks again.

WOW!! You brought the thunder today!! When I saw Delille and Cayuse on “This Just In,” I went nuts. And then you go and review them too like you read my mind. Awesome ep!

Great episode! Nice to see a whole bunch of Washington wines. I agree with you…much greater value than most California wines.

Isenhower, Syrah, Mourvedre and a white viognier mix are all terrific..
Check out Them apples

Great episode-I love Wash. state syrah. Presently in my cellar I have the 2000 and 2001 C. Crest reserve syrahs which are still tasting great,I also have the 1999 C. Crest Walter Clore reserve cab. I have sev bottles left of the 1999 Kiona Cab which is great and recently purchased the 2003 Syncline syrah from Columbia Valley. Good qpr for these wines, none were over 25 dollars when bought!

Wow this is sooo freaky! I just finished reading the new WS C-du-Pape issue, which incl an article on WA state wines. I was just about to Ask WLTV about doing a show on WA state wines, when…wammo..9 wines being tasted tonight!!! Freaky!! Great show…BTW – has anyone ever had any Betz Family Vineyards wines??

Great episode Gary!

YOU ARE CHANGING THE WINE WORLD!

I had my wedding at a place in Philly where you could provide all the alcohol. I served 2 whites, 2 reds, and sparkling, and one of the reds was the Ruah Desert Wind 1998. Its a bordeaux-style blend. This was just last September so it was drinking really well, but if was definitely ready – not something with a ton of life left i dont suspect. Enjoyed it though. Thanks for the Wash State ep, definitely someplace that gets overlooked, glad you raised my consciousness of it.

Bring the Thunder. Great show. That’s what we are looking for…

Great show. I love the mega tasteings.

Don’t like the analogies?… Are you kidding me?
Your analogies are one of your signature traits.

Real WA wine. Colombia Crest Gewertraminer- Great wine!

QOD: For those really drink everyday, sometimes multiple bottles, these are cheap, easy to find(at least in WA) and very good: Sagelands 2003 Merlot($13); Snoqualmie 2003 Syrah($5.49, really); Columbia Crest Grand Estates Syrah($10) and Columbia Winery 2005 Gewurzt($9).

Thanks for the episode on Washington State wines. Hopefully the prices will not escalate too much with their increased popularity. I will make it a point to seek out some more wine from Washington. Also, Iâ??ve found Merlot from Washington to be very likable and almost â??right bankâ? in some aspects. IMO the Merlot beat those from CA hands down.
QOD: Iâ??ve had some WA wines but not as many as I would like. One of my favorites is the CC Walter Clore â?? delicious stuff!! I havenâ??t had the Cayuse yet but it is on my â??to tryâ? list.

Oh, I forgot Kiona Lemberger. It’s Blaufrankisch, only from WA–good, and different, but I can’t find it anymore.

QTD: Dunham Cellars!! Real!