Gerurtz and the Rizzle are so sweet in Cali. It is nice to see someone does nice work on dry versions.

Hey Gary
QOTD: In the last 4-5 months only once have i bought the same bottle of wine twice… also about a week ago i tried my first Argentinian Malbec!

Never had a NY wine… I’ll have a look for one but I doubt we get any down here in Australia 🙂

QOTD- Last NYS wine I had was this nasty one that just tasted like bad strawberry twizzlers with extra sugar. I wish I remembered what it was because it was nasty.

Rieslings are probably my favorite new wine since watching WLTV. Looking forward to trying a Guwurtz.

QOTD 1: Yes thats what makes wine so fun.

QUTD 2: Pindar Long Island Cab Sauv. PINDAR is the man in New York.

What’s with the white wines with spicy Asian food all the time? Just drink a cold beer. Procrustes couldn’t make that wine-spicy food combo work.

“Raffi” said a New York wine tasted like “strawberry twizzlers”. I can’t have those anymore since I saw the movie Duce Bigelow.

QotD: Expanding wine horizons? Ha. It’s Lent. I’m Catholic. No wine for last 10 days. I get to prove how much I love God by making myself miserable. Go figure.

Props to the finger lakes. Last Finger lake wine that I have had is Dr. Frank’s Gewurtz. One of my fav’s. Crisp and clean. As for new tastes, just tasted a Pinot Blac form Oregon. Interesting. Not at all what I would have expected but definitly something that I would try again.

QOTD: Oddly enough, it was a Wiemer Dry Riesling Reserve, excellent. I have preached to all that will listen. Go to the Finger Lakes, you will be very impressed how they have really upgraded their winery tasting rooms.

QOTD: riesling from Standing Stone a week or so ago. I grew up in the Finger Lakes and my parents still live there. So whenever we’re back in the old country, we stop at several Finger Lakes wineries. A couple of years ago, we started taking an annual long-weekend trip to the Finger Lakes with another couple.

I have been expanding my Pal like crazy anytime i see something new i try it, pinotage, tannat, riberia de deuro, white bordeaux.
QOTD 02 Paumonak Can Franc!

i think the reason you havent received any comments is because you are so dam annoying, you try to be funny when you are not, either your funny or you are not, sorry my friend you are not funny,sorry
miss r

YAY! Gary youre FINALLY incorporating some fashion on WLTV! 🙂

QOTD: I definitely try new wines…often…I have to start taking notes, because Im trying so many and my memory of what I like and dont like isnt very sharp. I decided to start buying more of the wines I like..immediately after discovering I like them.
QOTD2: Macari Syrah…from North Fork of Long Island..I would say….I’d score it a PASS!

Where are you? I may come for a visit to the WineLibrary…will you be there?

GV Yes I’ve had some New York wines. Several from Long Island Pindar Cab and Peconic Merlot…….major pass on both! Both had a major Oak Monster thing going on.

QOTD: Last NY State wine was a Dr Frank Chardonnay that was drinkable; a reasonable effort. Most NYS wines I have tasted are not in the “Wow” category.

QOTD part 1: Have been expanding my wine palate into lesser known Italian wines and South America, as well as just trying more French wine. So much wine, so little time.

QOTD: Glad I watched this episode…my husband is from upstate NY, near Seneca Lake…most of the wineries suck. Last wine I had was Hazlett Cab Franc, ok..nothing special. All the rieslings I’ve tried from NY, have been too sweet.

Yeah yea, Since you asked. So far I have tried 131 different variels of wine. A friend of mine turned me on to http://www.winecentury.com/about.html where the goal is to try over 100 different types of wine. And yes, I kept going after 100, and still trying new things as often as possible. Vidal ice wine is the ONLY New York wine I have had, Have you tried Vidal yet?? 🙂

Haven’t tried a New York wine in some time. Lately most of our drinking has been with wines from Australia and New Zealand. Will be looking for this Gewurztraminer, as it sounds like a winner. Of course GV, we are buying new wines and expanding our pal.

1st QOTD: Yup. And it’s fun.
[B-727 needs to come on over to the Episcopal church for a different approach to Lent : ) ]

2cnd QOTD: I know I have had NY wine, but it was prior to my current state of awareness, so I have no memory of what, or even how, they were. Now I will be forced to seek them out and pay attention this time. Life is just so tough sometimes…

Hmmmmm. Not sure I’ve ever had a wine from NY. On the other hand, I am trying very hard to expand my palate. I am making a valiant attempt to join De Long’s Century Club (for those who have tasted wine from 100 varietals). So far, I have tried wines from 24 different varietals, with my most recent being Lagrein, Corvina and Grignolino. I really enjoyed both the Lagrein and the Grignolino, though they are vastly different from one another. I have a Negroamaro, a Viognier and a Moscato lined up next. I think it will take me a year or so to get to 100, but I don’t mind. I would like to be able to try wines made from 100% of a single varietal, but that may be hard to do, so I am setting the bar at 70% while still attempting to find as many single varietals as I can.

Gary – in an attempt to help us become more diverse in our wine experience, how about offering six packs or cases of wine made from unusual varietals with let’s say FREE SHIPPING perhaps. I’m thinking one bottle each of six or twelve different, uncommon varietals that we could perhaps choose from a pool of such wines with no single wine more than 20 bones. How ’bout it GV?

There are now 105 wineries in the Finger Lakes wine region.
One of my favorite events is the Fox Run Vineyards Garlic Dinner.
check out some pictures of the event –
http://gallery.mac.com/neilsjoblom#100067&bgcolor=black&view=grid

The last New York wine I had was from my friend’s vineyard on the Hudson in Newberg. Kinda unremarkable. I have been trying all kinds of new wines lately including those from Douro region of Portugal and a Charbono from Calistoga, CA
Thanks Gary for opening my eyes and my pal tp the possibilities.

Last NY state wine I had was a 2001 Raphael Merlot. O-VER-RA-TED.

Hmmm. the last ny wine I had was a Cab Franc from bully hill winery.Nothing special, but since I am from the finger lakes region, I often try new ones, since the place I shop for wines has an isle dedicated to NY wines. As far as trying new wines, still working thru some of the bordeaux that I got from the sale over the holidays.

QOTD: Went to a tasting the other week and had an Aussie grown Verduzzo.. didn’t win me over but worth the effort.. shall continue to keep my eye out for other varieties I’m not familiar with

I don’t think I have ever had a wine from New York. I will have to seek some out.

Some recent wine varieties we have tried recently are Nero D Avola, a Viognier and a Valpolicella. Recently purchased are a Torrontés and a Chilean Pinot for later consumption. Sharing the thunder at ever opportunity!