Havent decided yet! Maybe a 05 beckmen syrah! GV please try the 04 barroux that was mislabeled under this episode I want to see your take on that!

QOTD: An unoaked Viñedos Raimat 2006 Albariño Chadonnay by Costers & Segre of Spain. Good stuff!

One of the best ever episodes ever. Great comments, great energy and great fun.

Actually, given further thought, there’s this 1995 Chateau Gloria I’ve been wanting to have a look at …

Okay, just finished off the ’78. How deep are GV’s connections? Could he find an ordinary 78 Cote de Bourg?

We’ll see Monday

OK, Gary. Here is the wines for our tasting tonight.

2005 Forgeron Zinfandel, Washington State, $32

2006 Cline Ancient Vine, Castro County, $16

2005 Shooting Star, Mendocino, $12

2005 Seghesio Old Vine “Family Vineyard”, Sonoma, $30

2005 Artezin (Hess Collection), Mendocino, $15

2003 Beringer Zin, Clear Lake, California $14

It should be an interesting tasting.

Jim

Loved the show!
QOTD: The Hungarian Tokay? from the March 4th Secret Pack, Chateau St. Michelle “Nellie’s Garden” Rose, Lily Sonoma Pinot, maybe a dessert wine–either The Justin Obtuse Port, or BV Latour Muscat to name a few.

Well I wish that I could say that I am drinking something this weekend…yet, I’ve been on a “break” from wines…and increasing the exercise routine. In an attempt to live long enough to see some of my wines age…I’ll be heading to an industry tasting on Monday and that is what I’ve been waiting for. All in all I’m saving up my stash for my return to “the city” in May. So what am I drinking this weekend???? Water.

QOTD: Cristalino Rose cava. Like an Easter egg for a grown-up.

Local liquor store had no chateau neuf-du-pape! 🙁
Isn’t that sad? Only a WL wristband could make
it better or maybe the 2003 Louis Bernard Gigondas
I bought.

2006 KB RRV PN – BTW, my fiance is soon to be widowed by GV too. Keep it up!

I will be drinking a couple things this weekend. Chateau St. Michelle “Nellies Garden” Rose will be the main wine for Easter (my mom’s and my fav!) Bugey Cerdon Rose bubbles, and a Townshend ’03 Cabrenet Sav. YUMMY!! 🙂

QOTD: Kerschbaum Pinot Blanc 2006, my first Austrian Pinot Blanc!
My girlfriend now refers to you as my ‘boyfriend’ so I guess she’s starting to feel a bit like a widow (or that I’ve dumped her for you!). She doesn’t complain about the great wine she get’s to drink though so I guess she’s finding solace in the bottom of a bottle.

QOTD — Forchini Vineyards “Extreme” Dry Creek 2005 — Extreme sports, extreme dining [think Japanese blowfish]….and now extreme wine!?? Don’t worry….the only thing extreme about it is taste. Aged 20 months in American oak. We dare you not to like it.

I love the Chateaunneuf du Papes… and it was a great show. But I won’t open any from our (small) cellar cause wifey is out of town. So I will be going cheap. Some cheese, Tallegio unpasturized soft cow’s milk cheese from Italy tonight, with the Jonesy Port ($10) from australia. Tomorrow, leftover BBQ from Cooper’s, can’t decide white Domaine de Vaugon Vouvray Demi-Sec 2006 or red Badia Coltibuono Cetamura Chianti 2005. Sunday on the road cause somebody wanted a Monday morning meeting, eating supper somewhere between Richmond VA and Lexington Park, MD. Probably crab cakes and whatever white looks good.

That really is it Gary. I can actually feel like I’m tasting the wine along with you thanks to the magnificent way you can express the flavors and textures and aromas that you experience. Way cool.

That really is it Gary. I can actually feel like I’m tasting the wine along with you thanks to the magnificent way you can express the flavors and textures and aromas that you experience. Way cool.

Home without guests for the first weekend since very recently moving – alone in a new city (not sure it qualifies as that) – and opening the ’05 Chasseur Freestone Station Pinot just for me. – and I don’t even ‘like Pinot’.

QOTD: i’ll open a Kaiken Ultra Malbec 2006 with my “parillada”

Dude,
there are a lot of female Vayniacs. My husband drinks Coors Light (ewww!! not even good beer.) Does that make him a GV widower? His and her tee shirts?

QOTD: Drinking Travaglini Gattinara 2002 think weekend along with some Graham’s 10 Yr. Aged Tawny Porto
Great to see your little monkey was cranked.
Now how about getting MOTT his tee shirt so his monkey can get cranking?

Wow! High octane show!
QoTd
This weekend I’m trying a Freixenet Spumante Cava (Spain) and a 2006 J Lohr Monterey (CA) Riesling. We’ll see how they roll.

QOTD: this weekend’s special wine is one of my favorites, 2003 Sansonnet … bought a bunch way back on sale for $21.21 and now that it is $35 I love them even more!

I really liked your show tonight. I’m not sure what I’ll be drinking this weekend. Last night I made some new friends sharing wine on the first third thirsty Thursday and tasted some very interesting wines. It was very fun and amazing how much we seemed to have in common. Thanks for that. Thanks for your energy and enthusiasm.

QOTD: I have quite a reserve built up for all the bball games (GO PITT!). I’m really becoming hooked with little penguin wines though, have a handful of those ready to be popped. My fiance can TOTALLY agree with your friendly emailer…I talk about “Gary” alllll the time. Annoys her a bit but she loves you too, keep it going and you can be our 3rd wheel ANYTIME!

QOTD: Definitely am opening the Domaine Antonin Guyon 02 Volnay 1er Cru Clos des Chenes I recently picked up. Other wines on the hit list include the Coviv 04 Aglianico del Vulture, Sella 01 Lessona, Sella 04 Orbello, Vietti 05 Babera D’Asti Tre Vigne, Edmunds St John 05 Rocks and Gravel, and the Edmunds St. John 05 Shell and Bone. Will probably hit 3 or 4 of those.