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

Links mentioned in todays episode.

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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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  • Louisiana George

    QOTD: Trying to work less and spend more time with my kids and wife.

    8 cents to go …

  • SS Chris

    Give SS Dede DAT t-shirt

    Where does DAT come from….is it from “Who DAT…Who DAT…Who DAT say they gonna beat those Saints”

  • SS Chris

    Give SS Dede DAT t-shirt

    Where does DAT come from….is it from “Who DAT…Who DAT…Who DAT say they gonna beat those Saints”

  • HEY G.V.

    WEll i love the integration with Cork’d. I have been a member for a little while and I think it is definitely a good thing.
    Like the episode today, my favorite Rose recently has been one from Sullivan Vineyards in NAPA, called Pink Ink, great wine and a cool bottle.
    I am psyched to try the Riesling, both my wife and are big fans of good dry or off dry ones.

    QOTD – Next week we are headed to Key West for my sisters wedding
    the end of June we are headed to my sister in laws wedding in Italy. We are staying for a week and hitting the wineries of the Piedmont which is where the Italian family lives. Pretty sweet huh.

    Later
    J DUB

  • HEY G.V.

    WEll i love the integration with Cork’d. I have been a member for a little while and I think it is definitely a good thing.
    Like the episode today, my favorite Rose recently has been one from Sullivan Vineyards in NAPA, called Pink Ink, great wine and a cool bottle.
    I am psyched to try the Riesling, both my wife and are big fans of good dry or off dry ones.

    QOTD – Next week we are headed to Key West for my sisters wedding
    the end of June we are headed to my sister in laws wedding in Italy. We are staying for a week and hitting the wineries of the Piedmont which is where the Italian family lives. Pretty sweet huh.

    Later
    J DUB

  • PhilB

    Great ep!

    GV, you must be SUCH a busy man with all those projects! Good on you!
    QOTD: Working as a NICE and FRIENDLY French AND ENGLISH speaking waiter in Paris, France! We’ll see if they are ready to handle that! All the Vayniacs are invited to visit!

  • PhilB

    Great ep!

    GV, you must be SUCH a busy man with all those projects! Good on you!
    QOTD: Working as a NICE and FRIENDLY French AND ENGLISH speaking waiter in Paris, France! We’ll see if they are ready to handle that! All the Vayniacs are invited to visit!

  • Jared B

    Here’s the first installment of my dime… 🙂

    QOTD: Going on my honeymoon. We were married last summer and our schedules didn’t work out with taking a honeymoon at the time so we postponed for a while.

  • Jared B

    Here’s the first installment of my dime… 🙂

    QOTD: Going on my honeymoon. We were married last summer and our schedules didn’t work out with taking a honeymoon at the time so we postponed for a while.

  • Dan

    QOTD: Possible trip to Oregon wine country… various weekend trips around the east coast.

    I always love when you do a Sauvignon Blanc… it’s my fav white and I find that Sauvignon Blancs either go towards greatness or go towards complete garbage. So it’s nice to find a potential good one.

  • Dan

    QOTD: Possible trip to Oregon wine country… various weekend trips around the east coast.

    I always love when you do a Sauvignon Blanc… it’s my fav white and I find that Sauvignon Blancs either go towards greatness or go towards complete garbage. So it’s nice to find a potential good one.

  • gabe

    the euro is killing me.

    uglyfruit is good…..try starfruit is better.

  • 10SGuy

    Gary, at the risk of being labelled a techie, ask your programmers if they could take advantage of AJAX for the comments section so you could post a comment without the whole page reloading. If I post a comment while watching WLTV I have to go back and find where I was in the video which is sorta a PITA. From what I understand AJAX can allow one part of a part to be refreshed without the whole page being refreshed.

  • gabe

    the euro is killing me.

    uglyfruit is good…..try starfruit is better.

  • 10SGuy

    Gary, at the risk of being labelled a techie, ask your programmers if they could take advantage of AJAX for the comments section so you could post a comment without the whole page reloading. If I post a comment while watching WLTV I have to go back and find where I was in the video which is sorta a PITA. From what I understand AJAX can allow one part of a part to be refreshed without the whole page being refreshed.

  • geespot

    Great episode. Laughing out loud more than once. Love the comment about how the wives/girlfriends can’t stand you, that’s hilarious because that’s exactly what goes on in my house. You know what though, it actually makes the show more enjoyable to watch knowing she can’t stand it!

    QOD: Well, summer is here in Las Vegas, it’s already 95 degrees, so anything I do is a summer activity now. Coming to visit the folks in NYC and NJ next week, hopefully I’ll get a chance to sneak off to the store. Her folks are only a stones throw away in Livingston, so maybe I can beg, bribe, or otherwise con my way into a trip over there. My clincher is that we’re having a BBQ in L-town on Memorial Day so, someone needs to go buy the WINE!

  • FTBoomer

    Guilty Guilty Guilty. Sorry Gary, like some of the others I’m guilty of hangin in the forums and not posting in the comments. Here are my 2 cents for the day.

    Can’t wait to see the integration between Cork’d and WL.

    Just looking forward to a nice relaxing summer. Drinking some wine, smoking some cigars and generally just haning out. How about you?

  • geespot

    Great episode. Laughing out loud more than once. Love the comment about how the wives/girlfriends can’t stand you, that’s hilarious because that’s exactly what goes on in my house. You know what though, it actually makes the show more enjoyable to watch knowing she can’t stand it!

    QOD: Well, summer is here in Las Vegas, it’s already 95 degrees, so anything I do is a summer activity now. Coming to visit the folks in NYC and NJ next week, hopefully I’ll get a chance to sneak off to the store. Her folks are only a stones throw away in Livingston, so maybe I can beg, bribe, or otherwise con my way into a trip over there. My clincher is that we’re having a BBQ in L-town on Memorial Day so, someone needs to go buy the WINE!

  • FTBoomer

    Guilty Guilty Guilty. Sorry Gary, like some of the others I’m guilty of hangin in the forums and not posting in the comments. Here are my 2 cents for the day.

    Can’t wait to see the integration between Cork’d and WL.

    Just looking forward to a nice relaxing summer. Drinking some wine, smoking some cigars and generally just haning out. How about you?

  • TampaSteve

    You want my 2 cents……I think you should fly your a$$ in on next Tues May 22nd and join Tim, Kevin and I for dinner at Berns.

  • TampaSteve

    You want my 2 cents……I think you should fly your a$$ in on next Tues May 22nd and join Tim, Kevin and I for dinner at Berns.

  • TampaSteve

    and QOTD= heckle your a$$ all summer long if you don’t make it.

  • TampaSteve

    and QOTD= heckle your a$$ all summer long if you don’t make it.

  • GottaGoDrink

    Gary- Really fun episode! Nothing quite like a 48 point wine to get the descriptions going. Nice how it was followed by two wines you really liked. That, in a nutshell, is WLTV.

    QOTD- A 4-day weekend of musky fishing in N. Wisconsin with the guys, kids soccer games, kids baseball games, street fairs by the score with live music, trips to Ravinia outdoor music fest, MLB in Chicago, vacation in the Hamptons where I hope to find some $90, 48-point wine, take the kids to summer camp, find something fun to do while they’re gone, try some new wines with our cookouts, turn my friends on to more good wine, go to some outdoor BYO restaurants!

  • GottaGoDrink

    Gary- Really fun episode! Nothing quite like a 48 point wine to get the descriptions going. Nice how it was followed by two wines you really liked. That, in a nutshell, is WLTV.

    QOTD- A 4-day weekend of musky fishing in N. Wisconsin with the guys, kids soccer games, kids baseball games, street fairs by the score with live music, trips to Ravinia outdoor music fest, MLB in Chicago, vacation in the Hamptons where I hope to find some $90, 48-point wine, take the kids to summer camp, find something fun to do while they’re gone, try some new wines with our cookouts, turn my friends on to more good wine, go to some outdoor BYO restaurants!

  • 5 comments a week? You best be giving big time material to entice the minions to speak! There’s nothing like panning a ridiculous ‘delivery device’ winemobile w/ a smug smile on the face and a thumbs up- I love it! My wife does complain about your voice, consistently! You’ll need to do more than toss her a t-shirt…perhaps you could toss her a bottle of ’00 Leoville Las Cases, that will coaxe some favor outta her 😉

  • 5 comments a week? You best be giving big time material to entice the minions to speak! There’s nothing like panning a ridiculous ‘delivery device’ winemobile w/ a smug smile on the face and a thumbs up- I love it! My wife does complain about your voice, consistently! You’ll need to do more than toss her a t-shirt…perhaps you could toss her a bottle of ’00 Leoville Las Cases, that will coaxe some favor outta her 😉

  • Garret Nagle

    QOTD:

    This summer, as you know, I’m graduating, job hunting, and the big one…. getting married. Be sure to look out for some engagement pictures to be sent your way to be posted on WLTV coming up closer to the big day – Aug. 24.

    I’m also looking forward to connecting with some of my good friends that are away at college and what not, and I think it’s important to spend a lot of quality time with my groomsmen this summer.

    And what am I doing this weekend? Having a graduation barbeque at which I will introduce my friends to the wonderful world of Argentine Malbec and Spanish Cava Brut Rose……. Followed by tobacco pipes and the sipping of port with bleu cheese and pear slices.

  • Garret Nagle

    QOTD:

    This summer, as you know, I’m graduating, job hunting, and the big one…. getting married. Be sure to look out for some engagement pictures to be sent your way to be posted on WLTV coming up closer to the big day – Aug. 24.

    I’m also looking forward to connecting with some of my good friends that are away at college and what not, and I think it’s important to spend a lot of quality time with my groomsmen this summer.

    And what am I doing this weekend? Having a graduation barbeque at which I will introduce my friends to the wonderful world of Argentine Malbec and Spanish Cava Brut Rose……. Followed by tobacco pipes and the sipping of port with bleu cheese and pear slices.

  • Kirk

    Gary,

    You ask for it…you get it(cause I’m just that dedicated….). You would like my commets….I’d like to see you stop opening wines 2, 3, or 4 hours before the show. There are MANY, MANY wines that fall apart(even in their youth) in the period of a few hours…so I’d like you to think about opening wines an hour or so before the show. What do you think? Are their reasons you’re opening these wines for 4 hours that I don’t know about? Let me know…
    QOTD: This summer….I’m working my @$$ off as the wine director for a Cuban restaurant, Havana’s in Bar Harbor, ME. 6 nights a week…just don’t show up on a Thursday night…

  • Kirk

    Gary,

    You ask for it…you get it(cause I’m just that dedicated….). You would like my commets….I’d like to see you stop opening wines 2, 3, or 4 hours before the show. There are MANY, MANY wines that fall apart(even in their youth) in the period of a few hours…so I’d like you to think about opening wines an hour or so before the show. What do you think? Are their reasons you’re opening these wines for 4 hours that I don’t know about? Let me know…
    QOTD: This summer….I’m working my @$$ off as the wine director for a Cuban restaurant, Havana’s in Bar Harbor, ME. 6 nights a week…just don’t show up on a Thursday night…

  • Craig

    Oh great, my OCD side wanted to put in its 2 cents worth …. Please, Gary, even if the wine/beverage rates only a 48, don’t try to improve its flavor profile with cold, hard cash, there may not be enough alcohol in the juice to kill the GERMS !!!

  • Craig

    Oh great, my OCD side wanted to put in its 2 cents worth …. Please, Gary, even if the wine/beverage rates only a 48, don’t try to improve its flavor profile with cold, hard cash, there may not be enough alcohol in the juice to kill the GERMS !!!

  • Harold

    Gary I can’t figure out if you laid the smack down on that Voga or if it laid the smack down on you. Either way, it is just THAT type of unpredictability that I love about WLTV.

  • Harold

    Gary I can’t figure out if you laid the smack down on that Voga or if it laid the smack down on you. Either way, it is just THAT type of unpredictability that I love about WLTV.

  • Jonathon M Chicago

    I LOVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE PINK TOO……….;-)
    QOTD: Golf trips and drinking wine.

  • Jonathon M Chicago

    I LOVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE PINK TOO……….;-)
    QOTD: Golf trips and drinking wine.

  • Beetroot

    I prefer Voss water over Voga

  • Beetroot

    I prefer Voss water over Voga

  • Kelldey

    Great ep! Loved the pinot grigio smackdown. Believe it or not, I am a woman who got my hubby interested in WLTV. We now watch when we get home from work.

    That Reisling sounds really awesome. I tried an Oklahoma-produced Reisling last weekend, and found it to be nice, but there were sugar crystals at the bottom of the bottle that ended up in the final glass poured. Is this normal, or is it a sign of an immature wine?

    When are you doing the Lacryma Christi ep? I bought a case, for God’s sake! 😉
    K

  • Kelldey

    Great ep! Loved the pinot grigio smackdown. Believe it or not, I am a woman who got my hubby interested in WLTV. We now watch when we get home from work.

    That Reisling sounds really awesome. I tried an Oklahoma-produced Reisling last weekend, and found it to be nice, but there were sugar crystals at the bottom of the bottle that ended up in the final glass poured. Is this normal, or is it a sign of an immature wine?

    When are you doing the Lacryma Christi ep? I bought a case, for God’s sake! 😉
    K

  • Kevin

    For the first time since I signed up for Cork’d, I’m looking forward to using the Cork’d account. =) Way to go GV!

  • Kevin

    For the first time since I signed up for Cork’d, I’m looking forward to using the Cork’d account. =) Way to go GV!

  • Q.O.T.D. summer time means going to the produce market on saturday mornings and sipping wine on a porch in the evening.

  • Q.O.T.D. summer time means going to the produce market on saturday mornings and sipping wine on a porch in the evening.

  • BCWinesAreIn

    Great episode. The smackdown on the pinot grigio was entertaining. 48 points! As for the summer, looking to expanding my palate by trying more roses. Recently bought a BC rose from Joie, a local BC winery, and looking forward to it. Speaking of Rieslings, ICEWINE baby! Had an ice wine during a Mother’s Day tasting. The NK ‘Mip Cellars Qwam Qwmt Riesling Icewine was so good.

  • BCWinesAreIn

    Great episode. The smackdown on the pinot grigio was entertaining. 48 points! As for the summer, looking to expanding my palate by trying more roses. Recently bought a BC rose from Joie, a local BC winery, and looking forward to it. Speaking of Rieslings, ICEWINE baby! Had an ice wine during a Mother’s Day tasting. The NK ‘Mip Cellars Qwam Qwmt Riesling Icewine was so good.

  • Kevin Warner

    I am going to Fort Knox for some Army training this summer! HOOAH!

  • Kevin Warner

    I am going to Fort Knox for some Army training this summer! HOOAH!

  • kahuna

    I am available on Tuesday if Gary wants to buy me a plane ticket also to go to Berns!

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