EP 238 Summer White Wines

Today Gary makes a Huge announcement and talks about Summer whites that can be drank now and enjoyed!

Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Domaines Ott Les Domaines RoseOther French Rose Wine
Voga Pinot GrigioNon-Tuscan Pinot Grigio
2005 Domaine Ricard Touraine Blanc Pierre A FeuTouraine
2006 Grosset Riesling Polish HillAustralian Riesling

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Hwade

YES! This Voga wine is SO BAD. Drinking my first and last ever glass of it right now. I sincerely wish I had read reviews on it before I bought it. It is the worst wine I have ever consumed. I had to do some research after my first taste because the smell just threw me off so much. At first I thought it must be off, but it’s not.. It’s just a terrible smelling, terrible tasting, sad excuse for a wine. Never again.

Tags: pinot grigio, review, Riesling, rose, Touraine, Video, white wines, wine, wines

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  • Neurodoc

    Reisling is great, and usually a bargain for what it offers. Perfect when served cool on a summer day or even with sushi. Thanks for offering up one example. As for these wines, I’ve never heard of any of them. What gives?

    QOTD I think I’ll go to Arizona in August!

  • Guilty as charged, my friend. I will start adding my 2/100ths from now on. But I’m gonna need those wrist bands.

  • Guilty as charged, my friend. I will start adding my 2/100ths from now on. But I’m gonna need those wrist bands.

  • Les

    GV-I am on hiatus. Will return with pic for wristbands at beginning of June after I’ve moved. Love the new site, twitter definitely not me (I’ve been away)-too twitchy. IOU 10.

  • Les

    GV-I am on hiatus. Will return with pic for wristbands at beginning of June after I’ve moved. Love the new site, twitter definitely not me (I’ve been away)-too twitchy. IOU 10.

  • 1855class

    summertime, and there’s sort of a buzz…
    qotd: spending quality time with my bicycle. also drinking pink. what’s the collective opinion on malbec rose’?

  • 1855class

    summertime, and there’s sort of a buzz…
    qotd: spending quality time with my bicycle. also drinking pink. what’s the collective opinion on malbec rose’?

  • tnfdude

    long time lurker, first comment. QOTD: what am i doing this summer? helping my FW plan our wedding! oh, and i’ve watched all 238 episodes within the the last month…does that make me a vayniac?

  • tnfdude

    long time lurker, first comment. QOTD: what am i doing this summer? helping my FW plan our wedding! oh, and i’ve watched all 238 episodes within the the last month…does that make me a vayniac?

  • Bill

    Elliot Essman is right! Drunk! Don’t let the stigma of alcoholism get in the way of proper conjugation of verbs!

  • Bill

    Elliot Essman is right! Drunk! Don’t let the stigma of alcoholism get in the way of proper conjugation of verbs!

  • tarheel17

    GV,
    I can’t possibly read all 230 comments because I’ve still got an episonde or two to watch tonight, but I do have to say that this episode had a deep-seeded truism within:

    Money does NOT make anythign in life better. Even bad wine. And it certainly doesn’t make anything in life that matters better.

    Nice job!
    I’ll take a t-shirt, but I will never say ‘dat.’ So I guess I’ll have to pay for it. 🙂

  • tarheel17

    GV,
    I can’t possibly read all 230 comments because I’ve still got an episonde or two to watch tonight, but I do have to say that this episode had a deep-seeded truism within:

    Money does NOT make anythign in life better. Even bad wine. And it certainly doesn’t make anything in life that matters better.

    Nice job!
    I’ll take a t-shirt, but I will never say ‘dat.’ So I guess I’ll have to pay for it. 🙂

  • Summer… summer… summer…

    I guess I have no plans. Hide inside with my air conditioner blasting on full? Perhaps a zoo visit?

    Great show, I am new… found my way here from Diggnation.

  • Summer… summer… summer…

    I guess I have no plans. Hide inside with my air conditioner blasting on full? Perhaps a zoo visit?

    Great show, I am new… found my way here from Diggnation.

  • eugene

    Yes, summer is almost here!

    What’s up with rose lately?
    Everyone is talking about it.
    Even the latest WS is dedicated to it.

  • eugene

    Yes, summer is almost here!

    What’s up with rose lately?
    Everyone is talking about it.
    Even the latest WS is dedicated to it.

  • Iron Man

    GV, giving you my 2 cents…

    Great show as always, summer whites? ok, some of the wines look really nice, how about some summer reds now?

    I’ll be looking into Cork’d!!

  • Iron Man

    GV, giving you my 2 cents…

    Great show as always, summer whites? ok, some of the wines look really nice, how about some summer reds now?

    I’ll be looking into Cork’d!!

  • QOTD: of course travelling to Italy and apart from that moving in in our new place. The rest, we ‘ll see.
    C ya.

  • QOTD: of course travelling to Italy and apart from that moving in in our new place. The rest, we ‘ll see.
    C ya.

  • Carlitos

    I still can’t figure out how to add your twitter profile…

  • Carlitos

    I still can’t figure out how to add your twitter profile…

  • DustyBottles

    the Voga is like the student who spells his name wrong on the ACT and gets counted off for that….it’s that remedial (so it appears). good show though. i’m kinda the opposite from who you were callin out. i get overwhelmed in the discussion boards but have posted on the episodes more regularly (starting to atleast). keep up the stellar work and i’ll try to make the jump over with the big dogs here soon.

  • DustyBottles

    the Voga is like the student who spells his name wrong on the ACT and gets counted off for that….it’s that remedial (so it appears). good show though. i’m kinda the opposite from who you were callin out. i get overwhelmed in the discussion boards but have posted on the episodes more regularly (starting to atleast). keep up the stellar work and i’ll try to make the jump over with the big dogs here soon.

  • C.W. Miller IV

    QotD: 2 Weeks in Moorea.

  • C.W. Miller IV

    QotD: 2 Weeks in Moorea.

  • DryDrew

    QOTD: I am goring my own Riesling vine in my back yard in Brooklyn
    Where can I submit pictures of the progress?
    Is any one interested?

  • DryDrew

    QOTD: I am goring my own Riesling vine in my back yard in Brooklyn
    Where can I submit pictures of the progress?
    Is any one interested?

  • JimVarney01

    So… we gotta give you .02 every day but you don’t even release episodes all week? What a gyp! lol, jk

    QOTD: What am I doing this summer? My ass is going to be on a hot pool deck every weekend in the summer to watch all of my little swimmers do AWESOME cause they have GREAT COACHES!!!

  • JimVarney01

    So… we gotta give you .02 every day but you don’t even release episodes all week? What a gyp! lol, jk

    QOTD: What am I doing this summer? My ass is going to be on a hot pool deck every weekend in the summer to watch all of my little swimmers do AWESOME cause they have GREAT COACHES!!!

  • Orion Slayer

    Is it just because summer is coming or is there resurgence in Rosé wines? Everywhere I look on the web and written media someone is reviewing a Rosé. No complaints (I had a great Malbec Rosé a few weeks ago) Iâ??m just curious if this is a seasonal thing or swing in the US market.

    2¢: Iâ??ll be glad to add my comments daily, itâ??s just that sometimes I canâ??t watch the episodes until a day or two later. Does that still help you?

    QOTD: Iâ??ll be working to pay off my property taxes, but Iâ??ll still enjoy a glass of wine each day!

  • Orion Slayer

    Is it just because summer is coming or is there resurgence in Rosé wines? Everywhere I look on the web and written media someone is reviewing a Rosé. No complaints (I had a great Malbec Rosé a few weeks ago) Iâ??m just curious if this is a seasonal thing or swing in the US market.

    2¢: Iâ??ll be glad to add my comments daily, itâ??s just that sometimes I canâ??t watch the episodes until a day or two later. Does that still help you?

    QOTD: Iâ??ll be working to pay off my property taxes, but Iâ??ll still enjoy a glass of wine each day!

  • man, those guys who requested that “PGC” review must be hurtin’! Anyway, couple things: Are you that it’s “POLISH” Hill (as in the Eastern European country!). Could you add another dimension to your reviews, such as sweetness and dryness? Sweet up front, dry on the finish? I’m just sayin’. Oh, and cool about Cork’d, but brothah, you gotta pony up too! Let’s see YOUR stash on the site–what’s in YOUR cellar??! Again. I’m just sayin’, yo. 😉 Great show. . .

  • man, those guys who requested that “PGC” review must be hurtin’! Anyway, couple things: Are you that it’s “POLISH” Hill (as in the Eastern European country!). Could you add another dimension to your reviews, such as sweetness and dryness? Sweet up front, dry on the finish? I’m just sayin’. Oh, and cool about Cork’d, but brothah, you gotta pony up too! Let’s see YOUR stash on the site–what’s in YOUR cellar??! Again. I’m just sayin’, yo. 😉 Great show. . .

  • QOTD: Gettin’ married! 🙂 :O :D!

  • QOTD: Gettin’ married! 🙂 :O :D!

  • Bill

    Hay Gary – I know people give you grief about pronunciation (rightly!), so here is another one: “Polish” as in ‘the people from Poland’, not “Polish” as in the stuff you shine your furniture with! In South Australia many areas now in the heartland of wine-making were first settled by Europeans – as distinct from the British – and “Polish Hill” certainly refers to Poles (ie, people from Poland, not glorified posts!)

  • Bill

    Hay Gary – I know people give you grief about pronunciation (rightly!), so here is another one: “Polish” as in ‘the people from Poland’, not “Polish” as in the stuff you shine your furniture with! In South Australia many areas now in the heartland of wine-making were first settled by Europeans – as distinct from the British – and “Polish Hill” certainly refers to Poles (ie, people from Poland, not glorified posts!)

  • Gary,

    I liked this episode, but I’m not sure on the cat pee adjective. It brings back memories of trying to get that horrible aroma out of my carpets when we bought a house from a cat owner. You never know how you’re going to describe a wine and nobody does it quite like you do. Always interesting. 🙂

    Anyway, I love white wines,especially a somewhat sweet Reisling or an ice wine.

    QOTD: Not sure as of yet. I hope were moving. Have a great weekend and congrats to Erik & Amy.

  • Gary,

    I liked this episode, but I’m not sure on the cat pee adjective. It brings back memories of trying to get that horrible aroma out of my carpets when we bought a house from a cat owner. You never know how you’re going to describe a wine and nobody does it quite like you do. Always interesting. 🙂

    Anyway, I love white wines,especially a somewhat sweet Reisling or an ice wine.

    QOTD: Not sure as of yet. I hope were moving. Have a great weekend and congrats to Erik & Amy.

  • Oh I forgot to comment on the site. I LOVE IT!! Much nicer, better format.

    Thanks for all the work that you all do to bring us WLTV.

  • Oh I forgot to comment on the site. I LOVE IT!! Much nicer, better format.

    Thanks for all the work that you all do to bring us WLTV.

  • EdKoo

    Gary,
    I think I feel a little out of place. All the viewers seem to be married and have children. Whats a 21 year old to do with years of experience in the industry?

  • EdKoo

    Gary,
    I think I feel a little out of place. All the viewers seem to be married and have children. Whats a 21 year old to do with years of experience in the industry?

  • C-BusWineMofo

    Good show, love the new format. I no longer have to strain my eyes at 2am when I usually watch. I love that rose, we are selling it a lot at the wine shop I work at. Who thinks that Voga stuff is good? Elena Walch Pinot G. kills that and Santa Margherita hands down.

    QOTD: The Garden is all set up for lots of Organic veggies and Herbs. The grill is going to get a workout. Also some camping in Ohio wine country mixed with some fishing on lake erie is the next trip.

  • C-BusWineMofo

    Good show, love the new format. I no longer have to strain my eyes at 2am when I usually watch. I love that rose, we are selling it a lot at the wine shop I work at. Who thinks that Voga stuff is good? Elena Walch Pinot G. kills that and Santa Margherita hands down.

    QOTD: The Garden is all set up for lots of Organic veggies and Herbs. The grill is going to get a workout. Also some camping in Ohio wine country mixed with some fishing on lake erie is the next trip.

  • Winodontist

    Solid episode. I absolutely love when you hate the wine, those are my favorites. I thought that bottle looked just like Voss and apparently tasted worse.

  • Winodontist

    Solid episode. I absolutely love when you hate the wine, those are my favorites. I thought that bottle looked just like Voss and apparently tasted worse.

  • JHollo77

    QOTD: Enjoying life without work for a few months (summer vacation), going to Italy for a few weeks, possibly making a weekend trip to Sonoma, and going to a friend’s wedding near Lake Tahoe. And hopefully enjoying lots of great wine in our newly landscaped backyard! 🙂

    I like the new format!

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