QOTD — Cannes, France

Malbec has a special place for me — nice episode.

I’ve never been able to appreciate Malbec, finding it too plumy and/or fleshy.

I think my favourite city in the world is Florence.

And thanks for the wristban, Gary. Photo to be sent soon.

I’ve never been able to appreciate Malbec, finding it too plumy and/or fleshy.

I think my favourite city in the world is Florence.

And thanks for the wristban, Gary. Photo to be sent soon.

QOTD: San Francisco, Chicago, London, Berchtesgaden
What can I say,, honeymooned in SF, Midwesterners are awesome, love my English pubs and Hofbrauhaus’s

Can’t wait to visit Scotland so my scotch fix can be had…… 🙂

It’s not all about wine ya’ know!

QOTD, New York City ….and Paris ..

QOTD, New York City ….and Paris ..

Ding! GV, you said supposably! It’s supposedly, dude! Sorry, that drives me nuts!!!

QOTD: Trenton. Okay, that’s a lie. Chicago.

QOTD: Trenton. Okay, that’s a lie. Chicago.

Great ep.

QOTD: Lucca, Italy followed by Rome, NYC, SF and Sydney.

great show, I love the Malbec, but really there isn’t a wine varietal that I don’t love. 🙂

favorite city in the world….hrmm, I will have to think on that, but I love San Fran, not sure if it is my fave though.

See ya
J DUB

Lots of love for the Malbec. Have had a couple at random dinners and have been happy w the QPR. QOTD: Edinborough, Scotland

Lots of love for the Malbec. Have had a couple at random dinners and have been happy w the QPR. QOTD: Edinborough, Scotland

QOTD :: Sevlla Spain, Saigon Vietnam, and Bayeux France. Maybe a little Firenze Italy, Paris France, Austin Texas, and Walla Walla Washington thrown into the mix.

Quality show on a grape which I think is a sleeper in the wine world. Susana Balboa never ceases to amaze me, so I’m glad you chose a couple of her wines to taste.

QOTD: If we’re going stateside, it’s gotta be NYC. Otherwise, I’m a sucker for Rome, Italy

Quality show on a grape which I think is a sleeper in the wine world. Susana Balboa never ceases to amaze me, so I’m glad you chose a couple of her wines to taste.

QOTD: If we’re going stateside, it’s gotta be NYC. Otherwise, I’m a sucker for Rome, Italy

That’s Balbo…not Balboa – hehe, had Rocky on the brain…

Balbo is married to Ben Marco–do you think she tries less on his label? Anyway, I thought Ben made his own wine?

Balbo is married to Ben Marco–do you think she tries less on his label? Anyway, I thought Ben made his own wine?

I got to hand it to Lars: he called Vikes: 21 Jets: 3 at the 1st qtr in the intro to Ep. 295 and the actual score was Vikes: 14 Jest: 3.

Lars didn’t hit it out of the park but I’d say he hit a triple (if you don’t mind my sports mixing metaphor). Okay, Lars nailed a 45 yard field goal, not a 55 yarder. WAY TO GO LARS!!

And more important: THE VIKES WON!! From a native of Thunder Bay Ontario, just up from Minnesota).

My favourite cities are:

1. (a biased opinion, as I live here, but: Vancouver BC as long as you don’t mind rain)

2. central Paris.

Edwardo

Great eight-buck Malbec, that’s always nice. I’ve had mixed results; sometimes they’re too flowery/oaky/sweet, sometimes they’re nice but generic New World reds, sometimes they remind me of Cahors, like the Altos los Hormigas, and I love them for it.

I think all the really interesting Argentine malbec I had of late, though, was rose. Susana Balbo’s Crios was nice if a little hot, and there was an 8-buck bottle they had tons of at Whole Foods that was just delightful.

Anyone ever try Guy Davis’ Argentine malbec? I was intrigued, but apparently it’s long since gone.

QOD: whichever one’s in the windshield.

Great eight-buck Malbec, that’s always nice. I’ve had mixed results; sometimes they’re too flowery/oaky/sweet, sometimes they’re nice but generic New World reds, sometimes they remind me of Cahors, like the Altos los Hormigas, and I love them for it.

I think all the really interesting Argentine malbec I had of late, though, was rose. Susana Balbo’s Crios was nice if a little hot, and there was an 8-buck bottle they had tons of at Whole Foods that was just delightful.

Anyone ever try Guy Davis’ Argentine malbec? I was intrigued, but apparently it’s long since gone.

QOD: whichever one’s in the windshield.

Longtime lurker lured out by the QOTD: Venice, especially at night in the summer. There is nothing else like it anywhere. Just walking around the city is magical.

Gary,

Good episode today, enjoying the enthusiasm.

HOWEVER, just because one happens to be a CKC does NOT mean that they are buying crappy wine between 5-7 dollars….

Now, I am no wine snob, but I have bought good bottles of wine for great values so far, and I intened to stay that way! Just cuz we’re CKC’s, doesn’t mean we’re dirt poor!

QOTD: CHICAGO, BABY! YEAH!

Gary,

Good episode today, enjoying the enthusiasm.

HOWEVER, just because one happens to be a CKC does NOT mean that they are buying crappy wine between 5-7 dollars….

Now, I am no wine snob, but I have bought good bottles of wine for great values so far, and I intened to stay that way! Just cuz we’re CKC’s, doesn’t mean we’re dirt poor!

QOTD: CHICAGO, BABY! YEAH!