No surprise here. Effort alone to make pinot noir should cost at least 15 bones.

QOTD: Worst wine under $10? I’ve only had two wines under $10 that I can recall (Summerfield Chard and Sunday Mtn SB)and both were pretty good. I don’t buy or try under 10 bones wines unless they have been recommended by a friend or the G-Man.

Cheers

A show featuring Pinot under $10 is bound to fail and it did.

QOTD: I had a Pepperwood Grove Pinot that was terrible however I used it for Coq Au Vin. I know, it was a risk – I didn’t know how it would turn out but the heat/braising did it well. Then again, the bacon and the veal stock probably helped prop it up some.

On its own Pepperwood Grove would fit nicely in todays round up of swill.

QOTD: the worst was a Yellow Tail Cabernet Sauvignon. Think cheap Pinot with fake smoke flavoring added in an attempt to beef it up a bit. Absolutely horrible.

QOTD: There are no bad bottles of wine, just wine I’ll never buy again. 😛

Sometimes wine is what it is. Shame about the Israeli wine. Who opens the bottles?

Pinot Noir under ten bones gives me the heebie jeebies, although I’ve had some really good regional Burgundies for around $20 (e.g. Frederic Magnien).

As for the QOTD, unfortunately I’ve had too many wines from the big, mass market producers to name. That said, Mas Delmera makes one of my favorite everyday wines for around $8. Gotta love Spain.

gotta love that SF glass!

Ewww! Seems like you got some really yucky wines today, G-man! Too bad.

QOTD: Has to be some variety of Boone’s Farm, during the broke collegiate days. Nasty! I have friends who still drink it. Ewww!

I loved the quip, “These are the girls your mom warned you about.” Hee!

If nothing else, at least we know what NOT to buy! 🙂

Thanks for all you do,
K

Ewww! Seems like you got some really yucky wines today, G-man! Too bad.

QOTD: Has to be some variety of Boone’s Farm, during the broke collegiate days. Nasty! I have friends who still drink it. Ewww!

I loved the quip, “These are the girls your mom warned you about.” Hee!

If nothing else, at least we know what NOT to buy! 🙂

Thanks for all you do,
K

QOTD: Ironically enough, my worst wine under $10 would have to be the Barkan Classic Merlot. Before I knew much about wine, I would buy Barkan Classic because it’s so cheap and widely available here in Israel. I’ve also had at least one “corked” bottle from this label.
When I see people in the supermarket eying the Barkans, I politely urge them to consider the lower end wines from the Golan Heights and Galil Mountain wineries, some of which have great QPR.

Every wine I have had from Israel has been corked, what is that all about?

QOTD: Since I am a ck I have had tons of under ten dollar bottles of wine, the worst in recent memory would have to be a Cortijo Tinto Rioja–I couldn’t even drink it, I had to pass it off.

I have had a handful of Pinot Noir’s recently and for some crazy reason they have all been corked. Everytime I think of Pinot Noir I get a terrible feeling in my stomach. The only decent Pinot I have had in the past few months was a Lily. I wanted to buy the Paul Hobbs or Melville but the group decided on Lily.

PLEASE HAVE MJK ON THE SHOWWWW!!!!

Gary,

I was hoping that you might find a good Pinot at this price point; but I really doubted it. I have tried the Cavit before and it was terrible so I am not surprised. I think if people are going to drink Pinot; they have to decide that they are going to budget more money to enjoy it.

QOTD: Cavit Pinot and it was truly terrible.

Man, tough show!

Let’s try again in $10 – $20 range and see what happens.

QOTD – answer
Has to be the 2 buck chuck. Never throw a wine tasting and tell people to bring “whatever”. From then on, only themes and suggested ranges!

keep on swirling!

As a ck I am sort of an expert on under $10 bottles of wine. The absolute worst was the Barefoot Cabernet. Discusting is the only way to put it.

Gary you have been SKUNKED! Hope you make up for it tomorrow.

Thanks for the attempt to discover some great Pinot Noir QPRâ??s for us.

QOTD: I have had some real bad wines before but another awful under $10 Pinot Noir is Castle Rock Monterey County 2005. Took two sips and then down the drain it went.

It looks like no wine of the bunch is worth the label and the bootle 😉 Thanks for sorting this out for us Gary!

QOTD: Le Patron in 1.5 l for 3â?¬ at the gas station.

Cali can take their crappy Pinot and stuff it where the sun dont shine. Ok I am not a Cali pinot fan.

You took one for the team today, GV. Sorry you had to taste those.
I’m not a real Pinot fan anyway. I refuse to be told to drink by Hollywood.
QOTD: Two Buck Chuck Cab served at a charity function. Good news is I won some great Bordeaux in the silent auction.

Geez, I was pulling for the last wine but man – three strikes!
QOTD: There have been so many that it’s hard to just choose 1~:)

QOTD: When I was little, one of my uncles used to drink something called “Cold Duck.” I vaguely remember other relatives making fun of him for drinking it. Wine snobbery circa 1965!

QOTD: Had to be a 2 buck chuck Beaujolais. It was really scary. Would love to hear if you do run across a somewhat widely available Pinot in that price range.

wow some stinker wines today huh? hope your a little nicer to yourself with your selections tomarrow. QOTD-boxed franzia burgundy i drank with my friends years ago when we were young. that stuff gave me a hangover before i even passed out.

wow some stinker wines today huh? hope your a little nicer to yourself with your selections tomarrow. QOTD-boxed franzia burgundy i drank with my friends years ago when we were young. that stuff gave me a hangover before i even passed out.

I agree with DK44…Letâ??s try again in the $10 – $20 range and see what happens. I think anyone who “Truly” drinks Pinot, is looking for DEALS in that range. I’m happy under $30…ecstatic under $20. However, I am off the Pinot kick now and was a HUGE drinker of the stuff PS (pre-sideways)…I have watched the prices sore and quality come down…I needed a new fad…I switched Malbec. I like that itâ??s been completely different each time I get oneâ?¦like all over the mapâ?¦Still tying to figure it out! Besides, it strikes up a nice conversation to all the novices out there!

QOTD – Excelsior Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – South Africa (Can’t Remember Year off-hand)…$8.99…Tasted like Tarred, Provolone Cheese dipped in Pickle Juice and rolled in smoked-skittles! Nasty, Nasty Juice! Got it from my neighbor who “liked the label”

I agree with DK44…Letâ??s try again in the $10 – $20 range and see what happens. I think anyone who “Truly” drinks Pinot, is looking for DEALS in that range. I’m happy under $30…ecstatic under $20. However, I am off the Pinot kick now and was a HUGE drinker of the stuff PS (pre-sideways)…I have watched the prices sore and quality come down…I needed a new fad…I switched Malbec. I like that itâ??s been completely different each time I get oneâ?¦like all over the mapâ?¦Still tying to figure it out! Besides, it strikes up a nice conversation to all the novices out there!

QOTD – Excelsior Estate Cabernet Sauvignon – South Africa (Can’t Remember Year off-hand)…$8.99…Tasted like Tarred, Provolone Cheese dipped in Pickle Juice and rolled in smoked-skittles! Nasty, Nasty Juice! Got it from my neighbor who “liked the label”

Hey Bart F., I’m guessing that it was the Zarafa that you didn’t like. I actually thought it was pretty good but from what I’ve been able to glean from reviews, there seems to be a lot of bottle fluctuation.