For me I had a eureka moment when I went wine tasting in Sonoma. I was a no white type of guy but I went to a small winery called Gundlach Bundschu and was “forced” by a good friend to try their 2002 Gewürztraminer. Reluctantly I tried it but it totally was a wine moment for me. The nose just blew me away and the taste was just a piece of heaven. I completely opened up to whites and now seek them out. Also, we had a cote du rhone in Hawaii on vacation. My girlfriend didnt “like” Rhone style wines until that moment. Now I cant buy anything else but Rhone style wines. Hey at least I have a free ticket to buy wines from the Rhone Valley.

Sorry to see the wines do so poorly, although the only real canadian wine i’ve had is ice wine.

I totally hate the over fruit Napa Cab Sauv, so when I had the Girls in the Vineyard Cab Sauv from Lake County (not Napa obviously), I was pleased that it combined a nice level of fruit with a Bordeaux like greeness and tobacco.

QOTD: Caves Des Vignerons Reserve Des Vigerones Saumur 2005. This was the first French Cab Franc that really brought the thunder and showed me why you appreciate Cab Franc so much!

QOTD: Caves Des Vignerons Reserve Des Vigerones Saumur 2005. This was the first French Cab Franc that really brought the thunder and showed me why you appreciate Cab Franc so much!

QOTD: I had tried Riesling many years ago and remembered it as being sugarfied and syrupy. I tried it again recently and I really enjoyed it. It was complex and NOT too sweet.

I enjoyed all the video from this past weekend on qik.com!

QOTD: A 2006 St. Supery Moscato changed my thinking on dessert wines. I was never a fan, but that wine blew me away. Since last September, I’ve tried several Reisling’s, Muscats, and many other dessert type wines.

Great show, I agree Canada is getting more respect these days. Dan Akroid spent like 500,000 bucks to boost wines from our friends to the north. Pelee island was not the best place to start.

QOTD: I had a Waugh Cellars Zin and Chard and just when you thought all Cali Zins and Chards were the same. Both wines are great and true, no over oak and ML, these wines are great examples of what can be happen if you make honest wine in a very un-honest location.

QOTD: 1998 Vin de Constance
http://www.kleinconstantia.com/vdc98.htm

QOTD: Haven’t found that wine yet…….

GV I think you really did a good job expounding (like that) on the fact that you need to taste many wines to find the ones you like and when you do don’t stop trying things……it’s a journey not a destination……

Definitely Alsace. I have had many Rieslings from that region and was never impressed. We did a Weinbach tasting and the Pinot Gris and gewürztraminer were awesome. Do not drink these wines before they are at LEAST ten years old. The 1995 Saint Katherine Cuvee Pinot Gris was great. These wines can be expensive though.

Great show gary! Thanks bro!

OOOOO Yeah, good episode. I was recently in a similar situation of taking task to someone who made a ludicrocity statement like “‘Wine’ equals France and I hate California wines.” Similar response to the same question of how much Cali wine have you had. The guy said, “I’ve had Mondavi.” !!H!H!H!A What?!?!
So I rapped to him about how you can’t say stuff like that and he called me a wine snob?! WTF?

Anyways, had excellent Xeres/Sherry at Foodex a few weeks ago. ALVEAR Pedro Ximenez Anada, Pedro Ximenez Solera, Cosecha, and Reserva, Fino. You name it. Totally changed my image and mindset about sherries.

OOOOO Yeah, good episode. I was recently in a similar situation of taking task to someone who made a ludicrocity statement like “‘Wine’ equals France and I hate California wines.” Similar response to the same question of how much Cali wine have you had. The guy said, “I’ve had Mondavi.” !!H!H!H!A What?!?!
So I rapped to him about how you can’t say stuff like that and he called me a wine snob?! WTF?

Anyways, had excellent Xeres/Sherry at Foodex a few weeks ago. ALVEAR Pedro Ximenez Anada, Pedro Ximenez Solera, Cosecha, and Reserva, Fino. You name it. Totally changed my image and mindset about sherries.

Good show for wine, bad show for Canada, but as Gary says, you can’t just judge all wines from somewhere by just tasting 1.

QOTD – The Rose from Tsangarides Winery in Lemona, Paphos changed the way I look at rose wines as I was a red wine only drinker.

Good show for wine, bad show for Canada, but as Gary says, you can’t just judge all wines from somewhere by just tasting 1.

QOTD – The Rose from Tsangarides Winery in Lemona, Paphos changed the way I look at rose wines as I was a red wine only drinker.

i enjoyed that, even though you didn’t like any of the wines. it’s good to see you don’t pull any punches.

QOTD: Yatir Sauvignon Blanc. i always found sauvignon blanc to be rather boring, but this one was sharp and grassy and lemony, a pleasure to drink. plus, we had decided to explore the smaller israeli wineries, and had been disappointed by the first 3 or 4 we tried. we’re so happy we didn’t give it up!

I’m told that miffed at the missed opportunity to taste an dlearn, your staff dumped some Hawaiian Punch and grain alcohol into the bucket and invited the CKCs for a party/

We popped a rousseau after our Easter dinner – honey flavors with some spice and a finish that really kept going and going. I sometimes like dessert wines but often find them too sweet and simple – this one was complex with some subtle secondary flavors that I really enjoyed.

I’ve tried some Portugese Reds after your WLTV recommendations and I’ve been impressed (particularly with the price-points I’ve encountered). Thanks!

HOLY VAYNERPAZZZZZZ, BATMAN!!!!

QOTD:

It was the 2007 Lungarotti Pinot Grigio Brezza Umbria IGT .. We liked it so much that we ordered this as one of the white wines for our wedding party!

QOTD: It’s oo early in my wine livelihood to have my mindset changed. Right now I’m still just exploring.

Enjoy your trip to Canada, but don’t forget to buy some wines before you get to Pelee Island. Likewise, our friends to the north play some great Hockey, but alas, even Toronto can have a Pelee Island like season. QOTD…………Nope, not yet. Still drinking………and still waiting for that light to go off.

Hi G.V.

Long since I dropped a comment here…been busy…sorry…but I gotta work so I can go spend it all in USA.

QotD : I´ve had a couple of red wines from Austria, made from Blaufränkish, Zweigelt and St:Laurent, and those wines made me look deeper into reds from Austria and other parts of Eastern Europe like Eger in Hungary etc.
Also a few wines grown in vineyards with very high content of volcanic soil, like Mallorca, Sicily and Taurasi in Campania has opened my eyes to that style of minerality.

Cheers
Swedish T

Dude: British Columbia, BC, Okanagan = tons of good wineries.