I liked the show and the lil video star! Trying to find value in the lower price range is a treasure hunt.
Riesling person- try it with Mexican food, tacos, or taco salad, the spicier the better. It was an eye-opener for me.

QoTd
My pal and I are having a great time with wine and food, how one changes the other. Also we’re going to try all the wine producing continents this year. Got to go and try the ratatouille with the malbec. Later . . .

QOTD: My cellar needs a clean out! Most of those early 90’s vintages from California need to be gone through and considered for consumption.

QOTD: Older and wiser
Video is the best, she is just beautiful !

White Castle and Wine? Never considered it….although I never go to White Castle, so there you are. But what an experiment that would be to have BK chicken nuggets with wine….hmm. I love the enthusiasm GV! It’s great to see that you got pumped up after episode 400! I’m so glad you didn’t quit! And my Spread the Thunder idea is coming…

Nice video btw, I saw it on facebook. What a great way to train her palette.

QOTD: My palette might evolve to more tannic reds and the like. I’ll be in France by the end of this year, either at a vineyard or some other wine-related internship, so it’ll be an amazing opportunity to get good (and relatively cheap) French wines!!!

Great show, gotta love the value wines.

QOTD: I hope that my pal evolves to where I can taste more of these mysterious flavors that appear to be in wine.

QOTD: I see my palate really being accustomed to drinking new wines and experimenting with new varietals that I’ve never tried before. I’ve just started to pick up on new smells and flavors in wines.

A great show for us CKC’s. Thanks Gary! My friends and I really like wine but have been sticking to some of the lower quality stuff for a while. You’re making me look like a hero, coming in and suggesting new, great, value-driven stuff.

Too cute at the end there!

QOTD: I see my pal becoming more adventurous and digging on some different wines! Hopefully it will become more adept at recognizing different flavor profiles!

Too cute at the end there!

QOTD: I see my pal becoming more adventurous and digging on some different wines! Hopefully it will become more adept at recognizing different flavor profiles!

of course I “sniffey-sniffed.” All I got was a renewal of
allergy to monitor screen dust.

the geezer

QOTD – My pal has been enjoying Bordeaux lately.

Congrats on 400 episodes!

Nice job. Can’t wait to try the Espelt. There are so many excellent $10 red wines from Spain it isn’t funny. If I see Jorge Ordonez or Eric Solomon on the back label I’m purchasing, popping and pouring.

QOTD: I’ve been so focused on trying and learning as much as possible with Italian, Spanish and French wines in the past couple years that I know very little about Cali and Oregon. Sadly there’s so much more value to be had from across the pond, but I plan to take my pal on a tour of Cali & Oregon more often, particularly when it comes to small producers…starting with the McPrice Myers Grenache from a few nights ago.

I leaned in for the sniffy sniff

QotD: hopefully i start liking crane lake soon. it’s expensive to expand your horizons. especially with the dollar where it is.

QotD: hopefully i start liking crane lake soon. it’s expensive to expand your horizons. especially with the dollar where it is.

I think it’s great that you do shows that explore wines from a variety of perspectives!! While I prefer to hear about different places and grapes, maybe every now and then choose a price range like 0-10, 10-20, etc.

QOTD: I see my PAL traveling quite a bit more than it’s used to. Rather than explore how a few select grapes taste from different countries or producers, maybe start exploring a larger number of different grapes.

Also, taking a cue from ep #148, I’m starting to piece together a “Wine(less)Tasting Party” for my friends and I – we’ll send everyone out with a list to get different things and then bring them all together to do an afternoon of exploring tastes that could be found in the wines! (then probably follow it up that evening with some wines)

I think it’s great that you do shows that explore wines from a variety of perspectives!! While I prefer to hear about different places and grapes, maybe every now and then choose a price range like 0-10, 10-20, etc.

QOTD: I see my PAL traveling quite a bit more than it’s used to. Rather than explore how a few select grapes taste from different countries or producers, maybe start exploring a larger number of different grapes.

Also, taking a cue from ep #148, I’m starting to piece together a “Wine(less)Tasting Party” for my friends and I – we’ll send everyone out with a list to get different things and then bring them all together to do an afternoon of exploring tastes that could be found in the wines! (then probably follow it up that evening with some wines)

I broke my comment!

Anyway, I sniffy-sniffed.

Great show, I have to seek the Tours De La Roque out as I love the black pepper flavor profile. Guess that is why I drink so many syrahs. Watching your show I am trying my first Pinot Noir from New Zealand. It is a 2006 House of Nobilo from Marlborough. Nice enough wine but am disappointed as it is SO California Pinot. In a blind tasting I would not be able to pick this out from a Clos De Bois, Kendall Jackson type wine. Disappointing for 14 dollars.

QOTD: I see my pallet moving from the Aussie Shiraz, Cali Syrah and Oregon Pinot to way more Old World wines from France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. To be honest with you, I am starting to tire of the fruit bombs that got me into wine a year and a half ago and am now looking for more complexity and subtleness.

Great show, I have to seek the Tours De La Roque out as I love the black pepper flavor profile. Guess that is why I drink so many syrahs. Watching your show I am trying my first Pinot Noir from New Zealand. It is a 2006 House of Nobilo from Marlborough. Nice enough wine but am disappointed as it is SO California Pinot. In a blind tasting I would not be able to pick this out from a Clos De Bois, Kendall Jackson type wine. Disappointing for 14 dollars.

QOTD: I see my pallet moving from the Aussie Shiraz, Cali Syrah and Oregon Pinot to way more Old World wines from France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. To be honest with you, I am starting to tire of the fruit bombs that got me into wine a year and a half ago and am now looking for more complexity and subtleness.

Cool show, always looking for great values. I have seen some reviews recently for the Castle Rock wines, specifically the Pinot Noir. Conn. Guide to Cali Wines gave three of their Pinots high 80’s. Anyway, the Spanish wines looks killer. Spain has some awesome values. Great show, thanks for keeping it all in perspective for us not so far removed, CKCs.

QOTD: I started drinking wine when I began working at a wine shop, a good wine shop. Trying new things was always the most exciting part, so I have always mixed it up pretty thoroughly. This year I would really like to focus a bit more, and really try to pinpoint a few varietals’ key components. Like focusing on a grape a month or something like that. Of course I will continue to mix it up and drink austrian whites, german reds, portuguese dry reds, torrontes, etc.

Gary- I already created the Smart Wine Drinkers of America!

http://washington.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21392690928

QOTD: My pal will continue to be my friend, 10 days and counting until my next trip to Walla Walla, and I will continue to grow my cellar.

I hope that Vivian gives us updates on her palate training.
QOTD: I’m just hoping that I still have a palate after a week of flu-like symptoms.

There’s not much I haven’t noticed about the differences between the two excellent tastes? Plus it just seems to make sense, which explains how great their tannic monster can be.

Great video at the end. The joys of parenthood.

QOTD: Where do I see my palate in a year? Probably in the mirror, same as today.
Seriously, my guess is that I will get better at describing what I’m tasting and perhaps be able to recognize varietals and regions.

QOTD: I’m taking my pal to Napa Valley every month for the rest of the year. The hard part is picking one new winery to visit. Next hardest is picking only three of my favorites. Gary, the next time that you find yourself in Rutherford, you have to visit Provenance Winery. They pour the good stuff.