EP 239 Rioja Wine. Everyone is Asking So Here You Go!

I don’t remember being requested for a certain area of wines more then the mad push for Rioja in the last few weeks, so here we go!

Wines tasted in this episode:

1981 Lopez De Heredia Tondonia Blanco Rioja Gran ReservaRioja
Bodegas Montecillo Rioja RedRioja
2001 Rioja Vega ReservaRioja
2003 Torre Muga RiojaRioja

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Tags: red wines, review, Rioja, Spain, Video, white wines, wine, wines

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  • Yo, Gary! Good to see you back! Watching NOW!

  • Yo, Gary! Good to see you back! Watching NOW!

  • socalguy

    First!?

  • socalguy

    First!?

  • thkorent

    top 3!

  • thkorent

    top 3!

  • Kelly

    I had no #1 and couldn’t comment NOOOOOO!

    GARY PLEASE HAVE MJK ON THE SHOWWW!!!!

  • Kelly

    I had no #1 and couldn’t comment NOOOOOO!

    GARY PLEASE HAVE MJK ON THE SHOWWW!!!!

  • KenP

    Top 5?

  • KenP

    Top 5?

  • Susan

    Gary-
    My nephew Mark and I are BOTH
    Glad you are back
    AND
    I love
    Riojas soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo….
    WOW!!!
    🙂

  • Smith MBA

    Viva Espana. Had a Spanish Chardonnay this weekend which was very interesting.

  • Susan

    Gary-
    My nephew Mark and I are BOTH
    Glad you are back
    AND
    I love
    Riojas soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo….
    WOW!!!
    🙂

  • Smith MBA

    Viva Espana. Had a Spanish Chardonnay this weekend which was very interesting.

  • panoca

    Top 6!
    Congrats to me! And welcome back, Gary! It was a long wait!

  • top 10!

  • panoca

    Top 6!
    Congrats to me! And welcome back, Gary! It was a long wait!

  • top 10!

  • KAHUNA

    Welcome Back Kotter. Yeah SUCKY IS RIGHT!

  • KAHUNA

    Welcome Back Kotter. Yeah SUCKY IS RIGHT!

  • Kelldey

    Gary,
    Glad you’re back! I’ll watch when I get home, so Mr. Kelldey can watch with me. As a relatively new Vayniac, I have to ask: what is the # of days thing on the whiteboard? If I were to venture a guess, I would say that it is the number of days until the Jets-Giants game. Just a hunch.

  • Kelldey

    Gary,
    Glad you’re back! I’ll watch when I get home, so Mr. Kelldey can watch with me. As a relatively new Vayniac, I have to ask: what is the # of days thing on the whiteboard? If I were to venture a guess, I would say that it is the number of days until the Jets-Giants game. Just a hunch.

  • hinrgman

    Gary

    Nice to see you listen to your viewers…

  • hinrgman

    Gary

    Nice to see you listen to your viewers…

  • Harold

    Good to have you back Gary.

  • Harold

    Good to have you back Gary.

  • If I hadn’t smelled burnt tires myself on white wines, I wouldn’t have believed your flavor profile! I haven’t tried Rioja in a long, long time. Might be another of my “sub-$20” possibilities to start trying.

    And I gotta say that we are looking forward to the SF event as well, it should be a crazy time!

    QOD: I’m interested in tasting anything different and unique. Since watching WLTV, I’ve gone back to trying white wines again after a 15 year hiatus. I’m thinking more rose, dude! White merlot? White Pinot Noir? White Cabernet?? Bring it!

  • Dom

    Welcome back Gary. I have to recognize the Ottawa Senators for making the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 80 years!!!!

  • Tom (vtjones)

    We missed you Gary!

  • If I hadn’t smelled burnt tires myself on white wines, I wouldn’t have believed your flavor profile! I haven’t tried Rioja in a long, long time. Might be another of my “sub-$20” possibilities to start trying.

    And I gotta say that we are looking forward to the SF event as well, it should be a crazy time!

    QOD: I’m interested in tasting anything different and unique. Since watching WLTV, I’ve gone back to trying white wines again after a 15 year hiatus. I’m thinking more rose, dude! White merlot? White Pinot Noir? White Cabernet?? Bring it!

  • Dom

    Welcome back Gary. I have to recognize the Ottawa Senators for making the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in 80 years!!!!

  • Tom (vtjones)

    We missed you Gary!

  • Jeffrey
  • Jeffrey
  • CampingLisaB

    QOTD: I would like to taste Châteauneuf-du-Pape or a Brunello. I am turning 40 next month…maybe that would make a great present to myself.

  • Jeffrey
  • CampingLisaB

    QOTD: I would like to taste Châteauneuf-du-Pape or a Brunello. I am turning 40 next month…maybe that would make a great present to myself.

  • Jeffrey
  • John Blue Label

    Gary,
    Welcome back. Great show. Nice range of $$$ on the wines. I am looking forward to opening a bottle of the Chateau Angelus I ordered presale. Plan on this as the 50th birthday present to myself in 4 years. If I can hold out that long!!!

    JW
    BTW, cork’d is a blast. I’m telling all my friends about it!

  • Adam

    Good to have you back!

    QOTD: How about a Columbia Crest Two Vines shootout…all of the varietals in one episode. For my money, some of the best under $7.00 wines out there!

  • John Blue Label

    Gary,
    Welcome back. Great show. Nice range of $$$ on the wines. I am looking forward to opening a bottle of the Chateau Angelus I ordered presale. Plan on this as the 50th birthday present to myself in 4 years. If I can hold out that long!!!

    JW
    BTW, cork’d is a blast. I’m telling all my friends about it!

  • Adam

    Good to have you back!

    QOTD: How about a Columbia Crest Two Vines shootout…all of the varietals in one episode. For my money, some of the best under $7.00 wines out there!

  • Montrose

    Nice episode, I think that I might just have a bottle of Rioja this evening.

    QOTD: I think you should treat yourself to a fine bottle of 2003 Chateau Leoville Poyferre (#23266) and tell us if it is really as good as some have said.

  • thkorent

    QOTD: Would love to taste any vintage Dominus, perhaps http://winelibrary.com/search.asp?Vint=&size=%5B+all+%5D&sDept=&search=dominus
    I am one of those Europeans who can get really excited about good napa reds. Unfortunately (college kid), pricey ones are way beyond my possibilities.

  • Montrose

    Nice episode, I think that I might just have a bottle of Rioja this evening.

    QOTD: I think you should treat yourself to a fine bottle of 2003 Chateau Leoville Poyferre (#23266) and tell us if it is really as good as some have said.

  • thkorent

    QOTD: Would love to taste any vintage Dominus, perhaps http://winelibrary.com/search.asp?Vint=&size=%5B+all+%5D&sDept=&search=dominus
    I am one of those Europeans who can get really excited about good napa reds. Unfortunately (college kid), pricey ones are way beyond my possibilities.

  • PhilB

    Good comeback show GV! Rioja rocks!!
    I tasted the white Tondonia 1981 last month!! and I loved it! Vayniacs, I agree with GV that this wine is not for everybody but I think what I said might scare too many people! This bottle is very, very nice! I great to taste a white wine that is this old and still holds! honestly, not as scary as “eating live frog hearts” like G said! I gave it a 91+ and the winemakers at the tasting thought it was the white wine of the weekend!
    Also tried Torre Muga 2004, which was a stunner too… Just amazing juice, everything Gary said… Rated it 92+.

    QOTD: GV, how about a little northern Rhone? Didn’t you promise a Guigal’s La La wine episode a long time ago? Keep on rocking!

    PS: What is th big annoucement about? I’m scared….

  • PhilB

    Good comeback show GV! Rioja rocks!!
    I tasted the white Tondonia 1981 last month!! and I loved it! Vayniacs, I agree with GV that this wine is not for everybody but I think what I said might scare too many people! This bottle is very, very nice! I great to taste a white wine that is this old and still holds! honestly, not as scary as “eating live frog hearts” like G said! I gave it a 91+ and the winemakers at the tasting thought it was the white wine of the weekend!
    Also tried Torre Muga 2004, which was a stunner too… Just amazing juice, everything Gary said… Rated it 92+.

    QOTD: GV, how about a little northern Rhone? Didn’t you promise a Guigal’s La La wine episode a long time ago? Keep on rocking!

    PS: What is th big annoucement about? I’m scared….

  • Herm

    Hi Gary, thanks for the episode….nice to see you…..
    QoTD: Hammond Pinot Noir #30507…..

  • Herm

    Hi Gary, thanks for the episode….nice to see you…..
    QoTD: Hammond Pinot Noir #30507…..

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