QOTD: Reverie Cabernet, Rousanne & Merlot (yes you Pinot lovers, Merlot).
Have a nice day Vayniacs!

I’ll be looking for that rose…………..

QOTD: Lungarotti Torgiano Rubesco

JJ Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spatlese

Babich Sauvignon Blanc

QOTD: Biltmore Viognier; Riondo Prosecco would have to be the top two right now. There is a bit of a tight race for third, but who really likes to pick favorites

1998 Musar, my wife and I sat at a wine bar in Seattle with some aged romano cheese and just enjoyed the moment. For $40 it kicks the pants of so many wines in the same price point.

GV – Top 3 favorite right now.

1. Masi 2005 Valpolicella
2. 2005 Zenato Rippasso
3. Le Macchiole Bolgheri

ON THE ITALIAN KICK!!!! NICE SHOW

GV – Top 3 favorite right now.

1. Masi 2005 Valpolicella
2. 2005 Zenato Rippasso
3. Le Macchiole Bolgheri

ON THE ITALIAN KICK!!!! NICE SHOW

QOTD:

1) 2000 Graticciaia (Vallone) – This is chocolate covered blueberries on the nose all the way. More of the same on the palate with beautiful mouthfeel and structure; a big wine. Please find this and stock it in your store…please!

2) El Nido (Clio) 2004 – Another monster, much more new world but tasty as hell. Paired beautifully with some stinky French cheeses.

3) Some 2001 Tempranillo from Rioja – man I wish I remembered the name of this one, but it was off the charts for the price. Rich and complex, long finish, A+!

QOTD: Previous favorites include Chauteu Potelle VGS, Cafaro Merlot, and Chauteu St. Jean Petite Syrah

QOTD: jaboulet cote de vontoux isnard(also cheap),a crazy burgundy called passetoutgrain from kermit lynch(also not very pricey),hippolyte sancerre also from k.l.,can blau from the new priorat seperated region monserat,an obscure sherry called dom px gran reserva 1971,a cheap merlot called jindalee(yeah one with the animals on it but it actually is good), and the aformentioned dr. henry”s pillar box ( or is that dr. henry’s emergency lessons for people) Is that an inside joke or do all the thirty somethings get thaat? maybe i just drink too much wine………….

QOTD:
Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt 2005 Scharzhofberger Riesling Spatlese
http://www.DrinksAreOnMe.net

thanx gary keep it up…..we are all depending on you ….we love you

Best wines recently:
1. Louis M. Martini Lot 1 Cabernet 2003
2. Skouras Grande Cuvee Nemea 2003
3. Zoltan Demeter Tokaji Furmint 2005

Im still annoyed i managed to miss chatting to u at Fowa. It was great to hear about your favorites for once. keep up the good work, your building up quite a Vainiac army 🙂

Good episode. Nice to see some excitement for once. Especially after the lackluster $7 wines.
QOTD – 2000 Lynch Bages (or any vintage of LB) – cedar and lead pencils with black fruits. Yum.
2004 Roar Santa Lucia Syrah. Lots going on.
2004 Kistler Sonoma Pinot.
Three wines I have had recently that rocked my boat.

Have had the pink wines and while I have confidence in my manhood to drink the pink, I have not found any one that I would put as a favorite.

oooh, i agree with Dr Frank’s Rkatsiteli, also recently experieced Lamoreux Landing Dry Riesling and Silver Springs’ Tri-Dition (i’m way too geographically close to the Finger Lakes). Silver Springs also has a wine video blog that i just noticed today.

This week, tried a little of the local flavor with a 2006 Shelton Vinyards Riesling with my broiled Parmesian Tilapia, 2004 Turnbull Cab with my Rigatoni and Italian Sausage, and just finished off another Sam Adams with my homemade Cheeseburger…life is good.

Gators and Jags !!

This week, tried a little of the local flavor with a 2006 Shelton Vinyards Riesling with my broiled Parmesian Tilapia, 2004 Turnbull Cab with my Rigatoni and Italian Sausage, and just finished off another Sam Adams with my homemade Cheeseburger…life is good.

Gators and Jags !!

my 3 picks…
2001 brunello di montalcino poggioil castellare
2003 villa bablio barolo
1999 clos dulal cab.sauvignon

i will be looking for the duffau. great show….

Lurker here, love the show and I’m loving wine more all the time:

Current favs-

Cheap wine: 2005 La Vieille Ferme Côtes du Ventoux 7 bones at the local wine shop

Expensive wine: My favorite local winery Koenig 2003 Cuvee Alden 50 US dollars, which I can’t afford, but was tasting at Koenig this weekend (again) and talked the wife into buying a bottle

Sparkler: In memory of the late Dr. Manz whom owned a winery in Spokane, WA, he recently passed away and made the first sparkler I really liked: Mountain Dome Brut

Thanks for a great show Gary!

Lurker here, love the show and I’m loving wine more all the time:

Current favs-

Cheap wine: 2005 La Vieille Ferme Côtes du Ventoux 7 bones at the local wine shop

Expensive wine: My favorite local winery Koenig 2003 Cuvee Alden 50 US dollars, which I can’t afford, but was tasting at Koenig this weekend (again) and talked the wife into buying a bottle

Sparkler: In memory of the late Dr. Manz whom owned a winery in Spokane, WA, he recently passed away and made the first sparkler I really liked: Mountain Dome Brut

Thanks for a great show Gary!

It never fails when I watch the show that I picture sweet, patient Mrs. Vaynerchuk, Gary’s Mom, and how she must have struggled to keep up with young Gary, the Human Triple Espresso.
QOTD: We were stationed in Germany off and on for 10 years, so German Rieslings major big in my world, a nice German Sekt also lovely and for some reason I always have a couple bottles of Concannon Petite Syrah about. I’m a simple girl, who needs yet another wine refrigerator.

It never fails when I watch the show that I picture sweet, patient Mrs. Vaynerchuk, Gary’s Mom, and how she must have struggled to keep up with young Gary, the Human Triple Espresso.
QOTD: We were stationed in Germany off and on for 10 years, so German Rieslings major big in my world, a nice German Sekt also lovely and for some reason I always have a couple bottles of Concannon Petite Syrah about. I’m a simple girl, who needs yet another wine refrigerator.

Great episode, GaryV! Love to see that exUUUUUberance you had goin’ on! (make sure you pronounce every ‘u’.)

QOTD: My favorite 3 wines I’ve had recently…..
1) ‘Mocali’ Brunello di Montalcino (can’t remember the year, but thinking it might have been 2001). WOW. I was stunned. (Way out of my price range; this was a treat from my brother-in-law.)
2) Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel – I’d had very little exposure to Zins previously, but this wine single-handedly may have gotten me started on a new Zinfandel obsession. Now, I want to try every last Zin out there, and primitivos too.
3) Castano Hecula – Perhaps my favorite casual (price-point) drinking wine. I am in love. No, I am in lust. OMG, Hecula, where have you been all my life? Marry me!

Great episode, GaryV! Love to see that exUUUUUberance you had goin’ on! (make sure you pronounce every ‘u’.)

QOTD: My favorite 3 wines I’ve had recently…..
1) ‘Mocali’ Brunello di Montalcino (can’t remember the year, but thinking it might have been 2001). WOW. I was stunned. (Way out of my price range; this was a treat from my brother-in-law.)
2) Gnarly Head Old Vine Zinfandel – I’d had very little exposure to Zins previously, but this wine single-handedly may have gotten me started on a new Zinfandel obsession. Now, I want to try every last Zin out there, and primitivos too.
3) Castano Hecula – Perhaps my favorite casual (price-point) drinking wine. I am in love. No, I am in lust. OMG, Hecula, where have you been all my life? Marry me!

Great show, Gary! I want to find that last one, for sure. Sounds like something I would love.

QOTD: Frogtown Cellars’ Testimony, we opened this yesterday and I had forgotten how much I like it and a local vinyard. OVZ from Lodi – Oakridge Winery – an excellent Zin and Santa Ema Reserve Merlot from Chile – very chocolatey (don’t know how to spell that).