Love Alban. Had the chance to spend some time with John Alban in 06. Great person and wines!

QOTD: Really tough. I love Rieslings from the Mosel and Nahe. New white? Falanghina from Campania. All lemon peel, almonds peach and minerals. Delicious.

Amazingly, I had fulfilled the DotD before even watching the show. I had talked to both parents and my two little bros that day for the first time in a while (guess Gary telepathically inspired me).
I can’t give much input on the QotD though. Working on that.

DOD: My hubby gets a call mid day – making sure he is not into any trouble LOL. My folks get a little loveevery day too.

QOTD: MollyDooker “The Violinist” a beautiful Verdelho – yum, and always have some Stags’ Leap Viognier handy

QOTD: Icelandic Albarino.

Good show. Sorry to hear that the Alban fried you. I really dug the 2005 Alban Viognier that I drank last May. If anyone cares, I gave it a 90. My notes: “Fragrant, tropical nose. Lush, peachy honeysuckle Viognier nose. Well balanced, delicious guava/peach fruit. Perhaps a touch light acidity, and a bit drier than other Viogniers I have had. Delicious finish. Good effort overall. I would drink this again in a heartbeat.”

I agree with Gary. Try Alban, folks!

Well lets see, The only white wine I’ve tried is Italian Verdicchio,
very nice for my first white.

Hugged and kissed my wife and daughter, they are my whole world – Peace….

DemandOTD going out to a fancy wine dinner tonight with my wife trying out some M. Chapoutier wine/food pairings – kisses come later.

QOTD We tried this wine and really enjoyed the new flavor profile. 2005 Shooting Star Aligoté

I’m digging anything white from NZ right now. Though, I feel the urge to break out the european whites and really learn about them.

I’m digging anything white from NZ right now. Though, I feel the urge to break out the european whites and really learn about them.

DOTD – closest friends, parents and boyfriend.

QOTD – favorite white is from a Michigan winery – Tabor Hill Classic Demi Sec Have not had it in about 2 years. Was my favorite during grad school years in Ann Arbor.

Love the thunder – keep doing what you do best!

qotd – I’ve really been into viogniers and sauv blancs for years, but I recently tried a torrontes on GV’s suggestion, and it blew my socks off. Incredibly aromatic, with beautiful flavours and a great vein of acidity. Thanks Gary!

QOTD: Alvarinho Muros Antigos 2006 – phenomenal for under $13.

DOTD: Kissed the wifey. Nice!

QOTD: Long story short: have not had good luck on reds lately, which we were definitely biased towards in the past. Trying new things, but mostly been saying howdy to the oak monster. On the other hand, whites have been kind to us. Last week enjoyed a Cusumano Insolia 2006 Sicilia – no idea what the grapes were, would love to know. Last night we made coq au vin with a great cheap Silvaner halbtrocken (Gysler 2006). Also recently enjoyed an Alsatian blend.

QOTD: Columbard/Sauvignon Blanc blend, would be my current fave white wine, although it would depend on occasion, temp, mood and what’s available – i”m also feeling the love for Viognier and Gewürztraminer.

GV, I rarely leave comments but I appreciate what you are doing, so i guess that I am one of those “lurkers”, sorry.
QOTD- PG’s and Rieslings from Alsace mostly, plus the prosseco bubblies, what’s not to love?
Blue skies, Lenny

Well done GV. Clearly you’re coming from the heart when you talk about family. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have most of my immediate and extended family close by including my 91 year old grandmother who really enjoyed the last wine tasting party I put together. Lots of kissing in my family.

As far as ‘new whites’ I’ve been enjoying, I’d have to say rieslings from the Mosel Saar Ruwer, particularly the spatlese variety. I love the full bodied, almost oily mouthfeel and those burnt tire/petrol scents combined with the apples and pears and honey flavors. Plenty of good wines from there in the $12 range and some really awesome wines in the $30-$40 range (JJ Pruhm comes to mind).

Also a huge fan of Alsatian rieslings, NZ Sauv Blancs, Greco di Tufo and Vermentinos from Italy and our own Finger Lakes rieslings.

Agent Orange,

Insolia is the grape variety…great stuff. There are so many little known regional white varieties in Italy…fun to explore.

Cayuse Viognier…..yummy!

New favorite varietal is chardonnay – really digging these “naked” unoaked cali and aussie chards

I was able to try several Ash Hollow wines at their tasting room in Walla Walla. I was very impressed. They were out of the gewertz, but I got a couple bottles of their Cab Sav for my up coming wine tasting party.

how cold are the white wines when you try them?? I’m afraid that I always drink white wine that is too cold (but still like it 🙂 My parents, from Catalonia, always drink Cava, very cold… so I guess I got from them how I drink the white wines

QOTD: I would have to say that my new white favorite would be the Tokaji szarmorodni wines. They are nutty and creamy like a sherry rather than sweet like the Tokaji dessert wines.

Almost forgot. I call the rents a couple times a week from here in Europe.

Riesling is my mistress…Chenin is my wife.

QOTD: Called my Momma Dukes and baby sis on the East Coast. Thanks for the reminder of how important family is… we forget sometimes.

#2: White Rhone blends (Vignier, Granache blanc, Clarett, Marsane, Rousanne, etc.)