Vivian Rocks! Good episode, gonna try the Espelt, sounds right on!

Love the Value Episodes as we typically have a glass (or two) of wine with dinner and always searching for our next favorite ‘table wine.’ One that we enjoy is “Under 10 Buck Red” at Paradisos del Sol in Zillah Washington. Great with a hamburger!

QOTD: Next year I see my pallet still in the ‘New World’ but understanding more about the ‘Old World.”

Fun show GV! QOTD – S.W. France, Cali Central Coast and Whites. More Whites!

Nope, didnt sniff. Was eating lunch at the time and missed the sniff que.

QOTD: Me and my Pal will continue to try new and interesting wines. Looking for the price performers and not buying too much of one wine. Taste, enjoy and move onto the next.

I didn’t sniffy sniff the screen but sniffyvision would be good to have.
I see my pallette sorting out the different tastes in the wine as I am just starting to really enjoy wine.
I also see my nose doing the same with the sniffy sniff.

Nice show G.V. While your on a value kick, how about a tasting of some #1 selling grocery store wines (you know… the ones that are under 10 bucks, sell by the truckload, and are AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE). You could taste the best selling cab, merlot, pinot, ect. I would like to see how some of these commercial monsters can handle the sniffy-sniff?

Great Video at the end!!

QOTD: I see moving more toward the old world style. I drink a lot of fruit bombs now…but have started to collect a little and they are more on the old world side of things. Plus i just see my palate becoming more advanced and educated.

qotd being able to distinguish varietals and flavors

QOTD: I want my palate to understand the difference between asphalt and oak!

I think I had a wine that tasted like teddy bear ear once before… Vivian is on point. Thanks for the great episode.

qotd: expanding, expanding, expanding.

I took a sniffy sniff with you but I sniffy sniffed my own glass or wine sitting near the computer.

Gary – MORE value driven wines??????? WHAT?????? This is too good to be true…………….. 🙂

OMG, other people’s babies are sooo cute! That little girl is going to be the next GV.
QOTD: Hmmm, I hope to feel secure enough in my grasp on Europe and Cali to finally delve into Ports, Grappa and dessert wines.

Gary- Carolina Blue shirt AND a Carolina Blue Tablecloth ?? Are you secretly a Tar Heel???? 🙂

Gary- BTW: LOVE the whole:”Smart Wine Drinkers Of America” thing!!! You should brand this!!!! 🙂

QOTD: I am hoping to develop a taste for some of the bigger, more dramatic reds.

QOTD – Old World – red wines with enough acid to make them refreshing rather than just fruit bombs… crazy 🙂

Gary-QOTD: I hope my palate will allow me to do better in blind tastings in the next year!!!! 🙂

Vivian is awesome!! As are you Gary (and Mott).

QOTD: Would like to “enlighten” my pal to more old world wines and tastes.

Sniff Sniff… oh yeah! I have to admit.. I took a sniff..! 8)

QOTD: My pal is going deep to find gravel, rocks, slate, minerals, and acidity…

Trying to train the brain behind the palate not to read too much into wines. Better discipline. More patience with my palate.

Great show! How about some white wines under $10? For German Rieslings, I like the Schmitt Söhne QbA, and the Saint M, both good values and very nice with casual dining like Chinese or Thai take-out…

Great show! How about some white wines under $10? For German Rieslings, I like the Schmitt Söhne QbA, and the Saint M, both good values and very nice with casual dining like Chinese or Thai take-out…

So you’ve not had any CRock wines in a while? Lucky you 🙂 . But I didn’t sniffy sniff….sorry. Liked the imagery of Eastern European bacon fat though!!

Slow hotel connections speeds mean I’m only going to see about half this show, so QOTD once I get back home.