Top three? Impossible for me to decide, but the three that I’ve had lately that I loved were the 2002 Leal Cabernet, 2004 The Guilty Shiraz, 2001 Bonny Doon Cigar Volant.

Sensei,

Great show and I will be trying your favorites tasted today as you have never (i should say rarely) steer me wrong..:)

In fact, you have helped me discover my current top three….

We have many bottles of wine, but when I want to make sure we open a winner, these are great!

1. 04 Turnbull Cab
2. 03 Panther Creek Shea Vineyard Pinot
3. 04 Tumbling Tractor Zin

Take care,

Grasshopper

great show (i’m catching up on episodes this week while i take care of my dad) and i whole-heartedly agree with rose for our upcoming holiday and i love that right bank (like you do, you do know plminer and i attended an amazing CB & Ausone tasting in LA 2 weeks ago?) and of course $7 Sauternes-like wines! BTW, isn’t Sauternes IN Graves?

QotD: i’ll go with 3 recent bottles that stand out in my memory including the 2005 Etude Rose of Pinot Noir, the 1990 Cheval Blanc and the 2005 Brogan Cellars “My Father’s Vineyard” Pinot Noir i just had @ Stella’s in NOLA.

INSANITY!!!

GV the Fleur des Pins is sold out already. You are a selling machine!!

WTG SS on trying to get a score out of him too. You called it: he forgot.

Thanks for the faves GV…here are some of mine in the past few weeks:

1. 2002 El Nido – Clio
2. 2003 Fort Ross Chardonnay – Sonoma Coast
3. 2005 Orin Swift – The Prisoner

The 3 wines that I have recently had which I like the most are 2000 Heitz Cellars Zinfandel, 2003 Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey, 2000 Royal Tokaji Wine Co. Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos. I enjoyed this episode but I also like it when you just try wine that you have never had. Great show as always!

The 3 wines that I have recently had which I like the most are 2000 Heitz Cellars Zinfandel, 2003 Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey, 2000 Royal Tokaji Wine Co. Tokaji Aszu 5 Puttonyos. I enjoyed this episode but I also like it when you just try wine that you have never had. Great show as always!

Great Episode-

1) Rosso Del Conte 2002 Tasca d’Almerita – from Southern Italy, made from indigenous varietals, fantastic
2) Domaine des Lises 2005 Equis Crozes Hermitage – the son of Alain Graillot, making silly good wines for great prices, a true rising star
3) Bodegas Riojanas Vina Albiuna Rioja 2001 – tastes like old school Bordeaux

Wasn’t Vinny originally a TB BUC? Go BUCS! I just started watching and I love your show!

QoD:

’03 Spring Valley Vineyards “Uriah”
’00 Navarro vineyards “Deep End Blend” Pinot Noir
’01 Chateau Lascombes

QOTD:

’04 Juan Gil Jumilla
’04 Avignonesi Vino Nobile de Montepulciano
’05 Ben Marco Malbec

Dolcettos and Rhone. Just getting around to opening my 1996 CdP’s and really enjoying several of the Dolcettos from your previous episodes. Tonight making shortribs with Barolo and drinking a 1992 Poggio Barolo with it.

Thanks for another great show, Gary. Unfortunately, the Fleur des Pins is sold out at Wine Library. I will search for the other two.

QOTD: 2005 Sea Smoke Southing. Had it with wild salmon and butternut squash risotto. Terrific!
2000 Ch. de Cruzeau. It’s drinking well now. A relative bargain.
2003 Treana white. Really tasty. 2004 is available now. Good QPR.

My QOTD: How many WTV viewers imagine swishing the wines with you? (I find that I do.)

Thanks for another great show, Gary. Unfortunately, the Fleur des Pins is sold out at Wine Library. I will search for the other two.

QOTD: 2005 Sea Smoke Southing. Had it with wild salmon and butternut squash risotto. Terrific!
2000 Ch. de Cruzeau. It’s drinking well now. A relative bargain.
2003 Treana white. Really tasty. 2004 is available now. Good QPR.

My QOTD: How many WTV viewers imagine swishing the wines with you? (I find that I do.)

GV, Keeping the show freshy fresh…I like it. Nice to learn what wines you consider the “new hotness”, as I like to say (you can use that if I get a shoutout). QOTD: Kenwood 2006 Sauvignon Blanc, Vivieros 2005 Cab Franc, and Root 1 2005 Cab. Changing direction for a second, I can’t figure why, but it seems like negativity is creeping into your world, which for me, is hard to imagine. I’ve been watching since July, and honestly, I love everything about the show. It’s a great 10-20 minute break from work, I learn a ton, I’ve started building my pallete, I’ve thrown a couple wine parties, and I tell everyone I know about the show. Life is good. But I got the impression after following your rants from site to site the other day that there are people out there who are trying to bring you down with their cynasism and negativity. As I said, I can’t figure why. How someone can look at what you’re doing and have something bad to say? All I can say is brush that dirt off your shoulder and keep doing what you do. There are plenty of people that truly enjoy and appreciate this show.

Gary, new to the site and really new to wine. I love it though. We have a small group here in Austin, and have wine night once a week. But mostly store brands. Reading all these posts I feel very inexperienced. But can’t wait to try some of the wines you’ve suggested.
So with that here are my limited knowledge faves I’ve had recently
Stag’s Leap 2004 Merlot
Estancia Meritage (not sure of the vintage)
2005 Centennial Vineyards Bong Bong Savignion Blanc

Hey so I’m from Tx, gonna have to disagree w/your Thanksgiving game prediction! 🙂
This site is fun, I will be visiting daily!

Gary, I loved this episode! It’s awesome to see you so pumped and excited! I look forward to seeing more episodes like this in the future.

QOTD:
1 – Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc 2006 (I know you aren’t a huge fan, but I LOVE it!)
2 – Chateau des Charmes Gewurztraminer 2006
3 – Bogle Merlot (Had it at a tasting not too long ago… don’t remember the vintage… but it was definitely my kind of red wine!)

GV – Again, fun stuff.

QOTD – Top 3 (of late) Domaine du Grand Tinel CdP 03, Rosenblum Rockpile Rd Zin 04, Marquis de Calon 2000 (Calon’s 2nd label). Oh dude, I’ve gone and lost my head now thinking about these…

QOTD:

NV Yalumba Museum Reserve Antique Tawny — At $14, my feelings about this wine are like yours about the Fleur Des Pins — shared with the inner circle, when the fist taste is swallowed, they get mesmerized and then comes the big grin….. and then they ask where they can get it….

2002 Numanthia Termes Toro

Any Ridge Geyserville or Lytton Springs Zin

QOTD:

1) 1996 Les Pagodes de Cos
2) 2004 Andrew Murray Enchante, 60% Roussanne 40% Marsanne
3) 2006 Estate Pinot Noir, Verna’s from Melville

QOTD:

1) Masi Campofiorin 2004
Dirt cheap and really delicious, I love Masi.
http://flickr.com/photos/krautwald/705977369/in/set-72157600569994202/
2) Luigi Rhigetti Ripasso 2005
Probably the most appealing ripasso I’ve had.
http://flickr.com/photos/krautwald/1468518167/in/set-72157600569994202/

Gary – love the enthusiasum You’ve so inspired me to really get back into wine that I ate dirt earlier this AM. Keep on Rockin the Free World and the Oak Monster can be your friend!!

Top Three + one
2004 Ferrari Carano Tresor
2005 Peachy Canyon “Old School House” Zin
2005 Sabastiani Chardonnay
Dessert
Mount Palomar Solera Cream Sherry

thanks

WoW! Great show, GV! I’ve had a lot to comment about lately, but my 2 cents worth kept ending up in your spam box. The MottMan fixed it for me, so I’m back in business!

I did try to comment on Tuesday’s QOD: I think sometimes that the kindest deeds I’ve sometimes done have been simply keeping my mouth shut. I tend to be blatantly honest and sometimes people don’t want honest; they want to hear what they want to hear. So, in order to avoid hurting someone, I shut up! I guess that’s a “back door” good deed.

Loved your enthusiasm today!
QOD: There’s absolutelu no way I could pick a favorite. It seems that evry other day I have a “new” favorite. Last new favorite…05 Bride of Black Bart Chard

WoW! Great show, GV! I’ve had a lot to comment about lately, but my 2 cents worth kept ending up in your spam box. The MottMan fixed it for me, so I’m back in business!

I did try to comment on Tuesday’s QOD: I think sometimes that the kindest deeds I’ve sometimes done have been simply keeping my mouth shut. I tend to be blatantly honest and sometimes people don’t want honest; they want to hear what they want to hear. So, in order to avoid hurting someone, I shut up! I guess that’s a “back door” good deed.

Loved your enthusiasm today!
QOD: There’s absolutely no way I could pick a favorite. It seems that every other day I have a “new” favorite. Last new favorite…2005 Bride of Black Bart Chard

WoW! Great show, GV! I’ve had a lot to comment about lately, but my 2 cents worth kept ending up in your spam box. The MottMan fixed it for me, so I’m back in business!

I did try to comment on Tuesday’s QOD: I think sometimes that the kindest deeds I’ve sometimes done have been simply keeping my mouth shut. I tend to be blatantly honest and sometimes people don’t want honest; they want to hear what they want to hear. So, in order to avoid hurting someone, I shut up! I guess that’s a “back door” good deed.

Loved your enthusiasm today!
QOD: There’s absolutely no way I could pick a favorite. It seems that every other day I have a “new” favorite. Last new favorite…2005 Bride of Black Bart Chard