This episode is getting me excited for New Years. This year, I’m going to buy some really nice champagne, I promise.

QOTD: Only had one Syrah so far since I’m still on the CKC budget and I can’t buy a million wines at a time.

QOTD: Can’t pick just one, so here are my top 3: Mollydooker Shiraz (Australia), Montes Alpha Syrah (Chile), and Amon Ra (Australia).

What a great question….I’m in a big syrah obsession right now!

Great episode, last time I was in NYC I went to a champagne bar called Bubbles. I think it was a little too mainstream I wish I would have known about this place before.

QOTD: 2004 Alban Reva, crazy good. Also I would give an honorable mention to Denner Vineyards in Paso Robles. Great Syrah at a decent price.

Fun episode GV! I can’t say that I have a favorite Syrah because there are many different expressions of the grape that obviously have different personalities. Hermitage, Cote Roties are often amazing, but I have fun drinking Syrah in blended southern rhones, and southern French wines (Try Calvet Thunevin Cuvee Hugo). Last week, I had some ’01 Delectus syrah which I enjoyed a lot. The 2004
Columbia Crest Grand Estates Shiraz is balanced, complex and delicious. Too many good to great ones out there with different personalities for me to say which on e is the best.

Cool show. I still feel the faint narcotic buzz of being illuminated. Watch out though for the Blue Ribbon crew. They’ll put schmaltz in your matzo balls or slip a mickey in your wife’s oysters, drag her to Billy’s Topless and pickpocket all her singles. I’ve heard they break into apartments afterhours and feed pickled tongue to somnambulists. They hang with hucksters, fakirs, fire-eaters, knife-throwers and bureaucrats. Beware of their canny acoustic siren songs woven into the scents of yeast and brine.

Dang I needs to get me some o that P2.

Syrah: hmmm, well I drink the Wyndham Estates Bin 555 stuff a lot as that is amazing qpr baby!

if we’re talking american syrah, right now it’s tensley, but after the chicago crew does our thing in jan, it’ll probably be like alban, copain, pax, radio-coteau, etc etc.

australian, I’m a big time fan of Mitolo GAM

And what is this about: “garyv

Kojip not even close, when I go â??thereâ?, which is never, I am very toned down!”

What kind f crazy person is never drunk?
I smell a ratt!!!

And what is this about: “garyv

Kojip not even close, when I go â??thereâ?, which is never, I am very toned down!”

What kind f crazy person is never drunk?
I smell a ratt!!!

great show! This New years eve I’m gonna try a RM I just bought, I think it’s gonna be great!

Hands down the 1996 Alban Reva! Wonderful to the last drop!

QOTD: Haven’t drank enough Syrah to have a favorite so I will go with a good one.

Gary don’t let Mott put a light source between you and the camera the candle messed with the picture and pulled the focus away from the people talking.

Great show wish i was in the city so i could go out to Blue ribbon tonight!
QOTD I would say I dont drink nearly enough Syrah to pick a favorite.

Tough to say because I haven’t been drinking much Syrah, but I have been digging syrah-based wines from the Rhone.

For new worlds I too like Syrahs from the Santa Ynez Valley.

Big G, Big ups on the Bubbly! Thanks again for just doing what you do!

QOTD: Yalumba Octavius

QOTD: fave syrah? off the top of my head i honestly dont know

I’ll be in NYC on Dec 26th if you want to hit Blue Ribbon Gary!

GV, gotta be honest. I was concerned when I saw the NYC tour thing and thinking it was going to stink, but I’m actually having a good time seeing the culture up-close one-on-one experiences. Definitely is making up for the dry spell of interviews and such over the previous several months. Comfy couch tomorrow?:)

-Jeff

Not too bad, must say that the wife and I miss out on places like you visited this week since we do not live in the large cities. Nice to see an episode on the bubbly.

QOTD: I am not a Sirah fan so I am not sure which I would chose.

QOTD: Cuvaison has a pretty good Syrah. Talking about over the top and I mean waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over the TOP, Elderton Shiraz from down under brings some serious thunder. Everyone is so Mollydooker this and Mollydooker that these days, has anyone tried Elderton?

QOD: Anything from Cayuse

Love it!!! I’ve been sellig Grower Champagnes for the past 2 years. Blew me away when I fisrt tried them. All that heavily marketed stuff is crap! Pierre Peters – my favorite! Well done!

Love it!!! I’ve been sellig Grower Champagnes for the past 2 years. Blew me away when I fisrt tried them. All that heavily marketed stuff is crap! Pierre Peters – my favorite! Well done!

Nice show Gary.

QOTD: I LOVE Syrah/Shiraz. So far, one of the best I had was a “treat yourself” bottle your recommended when I came in WL last December. Massena 11th Hour Shiraz, Library Code: 1930.

Nice show Gary.

QOTD: I LOVE Syrah/Shiraz. So far, one of the best I had was a “treat yourself” bottle your recommended when I came in WL last December. Massena 11th Hour Shiraz, Library Code: 1930.

Thanks for the opening our eyes to what is out there in sparkling.

QOTD: Stevenot from the Sierra Foothills. MMM.. tasty.