How many Vayniacs noticed that you had the Vesevo 2005 wine on your pizza show, #322? You scored it 90, commented greatly (heavily?) on the weight. Here’s the notes:

NOSE-beautiful Cantaloupe component; hint of Olive Oil; very pretty; almost a Rice Pudding aspect; TASTE-beautiful sour apples; Cantaloupe is singing all over your palate; great body weight; a heavy wine; great structure & complexity; very long finish; oil component is palate covering which I like; GV-90

QOTD1: Nope. I don’t recall ever having a Greco Di Tufo. Last year I had a Hungarian white that tasted like burnt rubber and just assumed something had gone wrong in the winemaking proccess.
QOTD2: No plans for a new Italian white this weekend, but instead a new Italian red sparkler – Banfi Rosa Regale Brachetto dâ??Acqui – is planned for a weekend dessert.

QOTD: I’ve never had Greco Di Tufo and would like to try that.

A white Italian this weekend? I think I have any here and it’s looking unlikely that I’ll get a chance to purchase any, but I’ll see what I can do. Task Tuesday indeed.

Greco di Tufo can be quite good. But the rubber aromas are a big turn off for me.
Recently tried a Piemonte Sauvignon Blanc that was interesting. I also enjoy Orvieto. I know. Popular. Too bad. Can be refreshing wine.

Oh yeah… gotta agree with Malphas that its past time to move on about the #16 and Testaverde. Old news. That was 2006. Heck, the Giants have won a Super Bowl since then.
How about going retro and associating #16 with George Blanda? His 1970 season with Oakland was awesome. Plus he was the first player ever to score over 2,000 points and the oldest person to play in an NFL game: 48 years, 110 days.

Widget added. Good luck!

yep, you’re being ‘that’ obnoxious

does mott ever disagree with gary?

Never heard of this varietal…will have to look for it.

lived in Naples for 2 years and drank quite a few. The wine is awsome with fresh seafood overlooking the bay of Naples from the island of Capri

lived in Naples for 2 years and drank quite a few. The wine is awsome with fresh seafood overlooking the bay of Naples from the island of Capri

I have not had this varietal yet and I plan on making the journey to Total Wine to do some shopping this weekend, I will fulfill my task!

Never even heard of Greco di Tufo. Will try one soon.

QOTD: never heard of the greco di tufo, but i’ve been wanting to try a Pigato.

I like that we’re mixing up the varietals, GV. Don’t get me wrong… I like to hear about how things are going in California and France, but the main reason I started watching WLTV was to learn. I think that the previous episodes (449!) provide enough content on the more popular regions and varietals, as well as tackling everyday questions like glass types, decanting, palate development, etc etc. Now… it’s time to keep educating (learning)! Like I said yesterday… I think we need to dedicate a couple shows to Tokaji and Georgian reds!!! That would mix things up!

QOTD: Orvieto and/or Verdicchio

I’m in for a bottle of the Aminea, just because of the rubber band and cauliflower component! Hilarious! I’m thinking this would be a great summer wine for us guy-dudes who refuse to drink rose.

QOTD: Nope. Never even heard of it. Looking forward to sharing it with everyone in my group! Oh wait, they all watch WLTV too…hmmmm…oh well! Rock on, Mott.

QOTD 1: Yes had a few Greco di Tufo, but never was a impressed, was much more intrigued by the Lacryma Christi wines (different name, same grape grown on Visuvius–maybe it’s the volcanic soils there that make them consistently better than the more sulfurous soils of most Greco areas).

QOTD 2: There are a lot of Italian white grapes I’ve tried and so many that I haven’t—-
Albarola
Ansonica
Bellone
Erbaluce
Nuragus

just to name a few, but where the hell do I find these wines? But the one I want to try this weekend is Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle, from Vallee d’Aosta, of the Prie Blanc vine. Heard it’s a cool one, must ‘give it a whirl’.

Also…HOW BOUT A JURA SHOW??? email me

greco di Tufo is definitely on the list. Never had it before.

Great show Gary, and a friend of mine talk to me about this wine and the answer of the question would be

QOTD #1: No i never tried
QOTD #2: Maybe this weekend my friend told me that an interesting pairing with the GDT is Cochinita Pibil a typical mexican food

I had some Bianco recently it was pretty good and brought some different taste characteristics. Qotd I haven’t realy had Soave and would like to try a few.

Gary, You are driving me either crazy or to drink. I can’t keep up with all the varietals that you try and that I haven’t had. Would love to try the GDT but I am still working on the Sancerre. Too much wine and not enough days to drink it all. Tough life.

QotD: Too many wines I haven’t tried. I added the last one to my cart.

Never had one. Will order the 4th one tomorrow

Never had one. Will order the 4th one tomorrow

Great show G! Never had a Greco di Tufo. I checked our wine monopole here in Quebec (SAQ.com) and only 1 kind of Greco di Tufo is available for sale in the whole province ; Mastroberardino Greco di Tufo 2006 (22$)…I guess I’ll be trying this one! Cheers