Hey GV…Forget the NC… come to KC.. I’d drive the 3 hours to come to KC, maybe you make a mends with Herm while visiting? Where does one secure their very own Big Ass Glass?

QOD: no go-to wine as of yet, still exploring what’s out there. I have found a couple that i like more than others, villacreces is one, but still wouldn’t call it a go-to.

glad to hear your gonna be up at the boston wine expo. After last year’s experience i don’t think i’m gonna make the drive up from jersey, but you should DEFINITELY show the new england vayniacs a GOOOOOD time. Bring your A game dude, they’ll love ya!

lata

OK – can we get back to reviewing real wine again. Thx

I think you should come to Rochester, NY…Not because there is so much to do here but because there is so little. No professional sports team, no casino, not much to get truly excited about, except for wine. Wine is Rochester’s sanity medicine, and its what keeps me going, it’s my “Sanity Fuel”. I am sure you already have a fan base here but I think it would grow much faster when the “ROC” meets you. Ohh we do have Constellations Brand also.

QOTD: no go to everyday wine, we drink all sorts of stuff, thanks to WL

Gary, That would be great if you would come down to North Carolina. I have lived hear all my life and it is a great place we would love for you to vist. North Carolina Com’n raise up. I hope there are other out there that feel thesame way I do. My go to wine is bordeaux.

QOTD: no goto on drinking, but I am buying alot of stuff from WA and Cote Rotie these days

QOTD: no goto on drinking, but I am buying alot of stuff from WA and Cote Rotie these days

QOTD: The only person I know with a goto wine is my grandmother…”Lake Niagara” from the box and she always has an extra in here trunk.

qotd: cotes-du-rhone or something from languedoc,,,,

I know “a guy” who knows “a guy” who will be very very disappointed if the term “sniffy snif” does not make an appearance on #384.
QOTD: 2004 Dynamite Merlot 9 bones, and 2002 Gold Hill Syrah 10 bones on sale

QotD: I have found myself going to the Chateau Diana California Merlot. Much like the Rex-Goliath you reviewed, it has no vintage. I can also pick it up at Western Beef, a supermarket chain which carries it reliably in New York City.

It’s cheap.
It’s likely mass-produced.
It may even come off as a “meh” kind of wine by most wine critics.

But I enjoy it. Very much.

Maybe you can give that a shot for another round of “wines at the local supermarket” themed show… ?

QotD: I have found myself going to the Chateau Diana California Merlot. Much like the Rex-Goliath you reviewed, it has no vintage. I can also pick it up at Western Beef, a supermarket chain which carries it reliably in New York City.

It’s cheap.
It’s likely mass-produced.
It may even come off as a “meh” kind of wine by most wine critics.

But I enjoy it. Very much.

Maybe you can give that a shot for another round of “wines at the local supermarket” themed show… ?

Greenville, NC here.
I would make the meet for sure. Let do this GV.
Maybe Oct 1 for my bday.
🙂

Per the Boston Wine Expo, are you just gonna be out on the floor? I’m wondering if I should make a trip back from WI to go the the expo.

QOTD: I used to have go-to wines (Sakonnet Vineyard’s Eye of the Storm and Newport Vineyard’s Great White), but ever since watching the Thunder Show I’ve been into trying new wines. Plus I work at a wine shop now and I have to try new things- otherwise, how can I recommend wines to customers?

QOTD… Concannon Petite Sirah- Cabernet Sauvignon -Syrah
Ravenswood Cabernet Sauvignon- Zinfandel
Jacob’s Creek Shiraz
Root 1 Cabernet Sauvignon (Chile)

QOTD… Concannon Petite Sirah- Cabernet Sauvignon -Syrah
Ravenswood Cabernet Sauvignon- Zinfandel
Jacob’s Creek Shiraz
Root 1 Cabernet Sauvignon (Chile)

QOTD – Janasse Cotes Du Rhone and Las Rocas Garnacha.
Pepper…umm !

Great Show!!!
QOTD: I dont know if I have any specific goto wines, but I do tend to stick with either a moderately priced bordeaux especially from Puillac($25-$35) or cotes du rhones.

QOTD – I don’t (currently) have a go-to wine. For me, it depends on the circumstance in which I will be drinking the wine – with food or not, what type of food, and so on. I’m also in a very experimental phase right now – enjoying lots of new wines… thanks for lots or recommendations!

Gary! Party in NY…tell me when!!!
I have steered away from “go-to” wines, since watching you…now I’m trying the wines you recommend mostly. This is my way of expanding my palate – my New Year Resolution..
Before, I always had some Turley on hand.

I would rather a DC event, but since the rents live down there I would consider a road trip to the Durham area if it were a weekend.

QOTD: I don’t have a go to everyday wine because I rarely buy multiple bottles of one wine unless I’m planning to cellar them. Then I like to buy at least two bottles so I can see the evolution. But as far as everyday drinkers go, I am always drinking something different, even if I really enjoyed the previous bottle. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever had the same two bottles back to back. Last everyday drinker was New Zealand Pinot, before that was Austrian GruV, before that was German Riesling, before that was an early 2005 Bordeaux, before that was a Loire White, before that was a red from Veneto, and so on and so forth…… My selection of the evening usually revolves around what’s for dinner. I will never be the guy to buy a case of some $10 wine for everyday consumption. I can only see buying that much of the same wine if it were something age worthy. I really don’t see the point in drinking the same thing everynight. That would bore me to the point of causing me to quit drinking. Gasp. Oh the horror.

Every day wine – something new. I’m on a Greek wine kick now. Nemea. Naoussa.

Every day wine – something new. I’m on a Greek wine kick now. Nemea. Naoussa.

QOTD; my everyday wine is either Grenache or Tempranillo