Going for the Danjean Berthoux Bourgogne Rouge 2005 as an accompaniment to a meal of salmon and lentils in a mustardy sauce. I bought it from wl before I GV panned the wine. Hope he was wrong on this one.

Going for the Danjean Berthoux Bourgogne Rouge 2005 as an accompaniment to a meal of salmon and lentils in a mustardy sauce. I bought it from wl before I GV panned the wine. Hope he was wrong on this one.

Long, long, long time lurker, first time poster.

QOTD: Logan Pinot Noir 2007 (Australian)- never heard of it and can’t find it on the Wine Spectator’s wine ratings page so I am interested to see how it is. Recommended by my local wine merchant who has never let me down (forever indebted to him for introducing me to Produttori del Barbaresco Barbaresco Pora Riserva 2000).

Good stuff! Wendy and I realy like this head-to-head format.

Whether the wine tast-off results are win, loose or meehhhhh, its a great learning experience.

Keep it up!

Good stuff! Wendy and I realy like this head-to-head format.

Whether the wine tast-off results are win, loose or meehhhhh, its a great learning experience.

Keep it up!

GARY!
I dont have ANY wristbands…I thought you were shipping me one with the past orders I placed…but nuttn! 🙁

QOTD: I will be consuming some Kosta Browne Pinot Noir

GARY!
I dont have ANY wristbands…I thought you were shipping me one with the past orders I placed…but nuttn! 🙁

QOTD: I will be consuming some Kosta Browne Pinot Noir

QOTD. Hard to say. Depends on what Mrs. Sassodoro is cooking. Last night it was roast chicken, roast eggplant slices with dollops of ricotta & marinara, spanakopita, and asparagus. So we tried a couple of Grenache-based wines: 2005 Guigal Cotes du Rhone and 2005 Argiolas “Costera” (from Sardinia). In general, I’ve had pretty good luck with 2005 Cotes du Rhone, but the Guigal was only ok. The Argiolas was more interesting, a little fuller bodied, more supple texture, and notes of earty-eggplant and olives. Can’t wait to see what Mrs. Sassodoro does tonight.

Me thinks I will be drinking a Rosso de Montipulciano and a Gavi. I haven’t had these wines before, so I kind of feel like going outside of the box and trying something new.
Have a great weekend!

Me thinks I will be drinking a Rosso de Montipulciano and a Gavi. I haven’t had these wines before, so I kind of feel like going outside of the box and trying something new.
Have a great weekend!

1996 Charles Melton Nine Popes GSM from the Barossa, and it’s bringing serious thunder…

Lovin the head-to-heads! maybe this can become a weely standard?

QOTD: as it is expected to hit the mid 70s here in Big-D (Dallas) its time to try the Gruner Veltliner 2005 from Gobelsburger (Mott, Link it up!) on my brand new patio set. The bottle is in the fidge chillin now – happy Saturday to the Vayner Nation!

First time I got to see Mott: seems like a genial, teddy bear of a guy. Not what I had pictured, however. For some reason, I was imagining Mott as a 20-something skinny skater-type dude. Loved the show. I’m not drinking at all until Easter, gave up booze for Lent.

First time I got to see Mott: seems like a genial, teddy bear of a guy. Not what I had pictured, however. For some reason, I was imagining Mott as a 20-something skinny skater-type dude. Loved the show. I’m not drinking at all until Easter, gave up booze for Lent.

I am drinking some Argentinian Malbec this weekend. I didn’t get my wristband either on my four pack. I even requested it in the comments of the order form. Oh well, I guess I’ll have to start a letter writing campaign until I get one.

QOTD: Saturday night we’ll probably have a 1997 Freemark Abbey Bosche because we want to drink it before it goes into hibernation for the final time. (we resurrected it this year). Sunday we’re going to a food and wine and music event: Red Wines and Blues. There’s bound to be a couple of good wines there and I know that the food will be fabulous – several very good restaurants are presenting.

QOTD: Saturday night we’ll probably have a 1997 Freemark Abbey Bosche because we want to drink it before it goes into hibernation for the final time. (we resurrected it this year). Sunday we’re going to a food and wine and music event: Red Wines and Blues. There’s bound to be a couple of good wines there and I know that the food will be fabulous – several very good restaurants are presenting.

Just enjoyed a bottle of Paige 23 Syrah with my girl. Yummy.

QOTD – drinking a Rudi Schultz Syrah from South Africa.
A bit bummed about the Craggy Range as I am a huge fan of their S.Blanc and thought their Syrah would have brought much more thunder. You made a good point though when you said the French one was more your style and if you had to splurge 50 bones, the New Zealand wine for certain palates might be the way to go. Love the head to head themes, keep it up

QOTD – drinking a Rudi Schultz Syrah from South Africa.
A bit bummed about the Craggy Range as I am a huge fan of their S.Blanc and thought their Syrah would have brought much more thunder. You made a good point though when you said the French one was more your style and if you had to splurge 50 bones, the New Zealand wine for certain palates might be the way to go. Love the head to head themes, keep it up

QOTD:
going to ba making a rague lasagna and opening up a 1999 Valdicava
Thanks for another great week of FREE!!!! eps! It’s not going unappreciated.
:- )

hey gary close to home with this puech haut coteaux du languedoc but this winz isn’t the expression of the intuition of a winemaker it’s rational wine made by the team of roland (a body builded wine !) but like your head to head idea i have the intuition that a blend of concentrated syrah with carignan blanc or why not chasselas would be great why not trying this year at masdelerme family vineyards…

hey gary close to home with this puech haut coteaux du languedoc but this winz isn’t the expression of the intuition of a winemaker it’s rational wine made by the team of roland (a body builded wine !) but like your head to head idea i have the intuition that a blend of concentrated syrah with carignan blanc or why not chasselas would be great why not trying this year at masdelerme family vineyards…

QOTD: A friend of ours, Bart O’Brien, started a winery almost 10 years ago in Napa. We were involved in the production of his 2000 O’Brien Family Merlot which was an atypical merlot, big bold and beautiful. We opened one of our last bottles last night and were happy to see that the wine was still wonderful, less fruit forward but taking on a greater complexity than a year ago.

QOTD: for last night I (and several of my friends) had a decent bottle of Tempranillo, as well as a West Texas pino noir, and a bottle of chard/torrantes! A great night was had by all, just a bunch of CKC keepin it real.