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top 5

woohoo!!

booya

Top 10

This looks good – always enjoy Burgundy.

top 10?

top 10?

E-freakin-leven!

QOTD: Best would be the SA Wolf Trap wine, really opened me up to trying a lot more South African offerings. As far as a worst, one doesn’t stick out, so you must be doing pretty well!!

Can’t think of anything that was horrible, just trying more and more different types of wines from different regions.

best wine from the show: 2004 Emilio Moro RdD
Worst wine from the show: Razon (og deer and cherries)

haha, look at all these guys leaving comments just to see if they can be in the top 10!
That’s funny. Good for them!
QOTD-I haven’t been watching long enough to have bought any wines on the shows influence, but I probably wont because I can’t buy wine anyway being 17. I know you can relate to me, Gary- you were my age when you got into wine! It sucks a fair bit! ha. Well at least it’s just 8 months till I’m 18. (It’s 18 in Ireland, not 21).
The worst wine I’ve ever tasted was a white Rioja.
Its taste was remarkably close to that of vomit.
The best… an obscure little Bordeaux called Chateau Du Gaby!
Can’t even find evidence of its existence on the net, but somehow the wine shop still had it!
Might be beaten soon though, I’ve a bottle of 04 chateuaneuf Du Pape with my name on it!
“Domaine Des Senechaux”.
Oh, and actually I’m quite partial to red Rioja! (funny considering how ultimately shite that white one was)
Sorry for going on a bit in this comment. I really appreciate having this blog to watch, Gary.
Thanks ; )

Wow, another wine I’m not familiar with, love learning new things about wine from you Gary!

QOTD: Well since I actually began watching a month ago I havent tried that much new, but I have ventured out bought a Brunello di Montalcino
, Vouvray, GruVee,some ’05 Bordeuax, and GrecoDiTufo. Waiting now for the right occasions to open them with friends or family. But like you I love Sparklers and have the Spring Rosé Fever, so I’m trying some different types of them with your inspiration!!

On a bad note though I recently opened a Hugel Riesling from Alsace that tasted like SOLVENT, spat that out quick!

SacTown is ready for ya!!!

I was in before the leave a comment was even up.

QOTD: The best is easy so far. 2003 St Jean du Barroux L’Oligocene. I haven’t cracked the Walla Walla wines you’ve touted, Boudreaux, Pomum, Cougar Crest or the 2005 Bordeaux’s. Probably I’m least impressed with the Spanish Albarino (not one that you tasted) that I had because of the show. Thought that there were a lot of other choices in the under $15.00 range that I preferred (Domestic Gewurztraminers, Reislings, New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs).

Tasted a Briccotondo that you review, and it was… Special! A powerful nose and a chalky sensation in mouth!

That’s all I can tell : It’s hard to find a lot of these wines here, in Canada (Thumbs up, Toronto!)

QOTD
Best because of the Thunder Show:
2005 Giacomo Montresor Valpolicella Il Veronese (89)

Worst (Only because I was expanding my palate, not because you recommended it or the area, or had it in a secret pack)
2006 Bloom Dornfelder Petals (83)

My favorite wine has to be the 2001 Chateau Valandraud (kosher).
Least favorite Tierra Salvaje Malbec 2003 (kosher), cheap crap.
We’re in San Diego trying to get GV to the downtown Borders.

Another quality episode. Loved the “It’s burning!” Ralph voice.. 🙂

QOTD:
Best wine: La Linda Tempranillo – 2006
Worst: None yet.

too bad about the le flaive. he is making some of the best white burgs out there. not cheap either. need to find some rully for this summer

QOTD just stuff i have tried. aglianico, primitivo. i have gotten back into barbera again with a little nudge from you/ bought some german riesling.
speaking of good value burg… what about givry. love it!

Yeah Thomas Keller! Good call for dinner on your wife’s birthday, GV, good call. Thanks for letting us know re: the wine, I’m looking forward to seeing you try it on the show!

By the way, regarding the BOOK TOUR I am totally in if you come to Sacramento/Davis, CA, plus 3-5 other people at the moment (that number could grow!).

WOW you taped this early!

QOTD: Well, I’m sitting here in my dorm room at UC Davis in California, and I’m very happy that John Maine pitched an incredible game into the 9th, and that Ryan Church went 3-4 (I’m leading my league in Fantasy, but this week so far I’m down 3-7…). I haven’t yet tried any wines due to WLTV (only what, 328 days left?), but the ’07 Vayniac Cab seems like something I might be interested in trying on my 21st birthday.. we’ll see how things go. Hope you’re having a good train ride!

Would love for you to come to Austin. It’s about a 4 hr drive, but in Texas, a 4 hr drive is nothing. 🙂

Ah I forgot something!

I was walking through the quad yesterday checking Facebook on my iPhone, and it came to me: Does WLTV/Cork’d have an iPhone-compatible website so that when people are in restaurants or whatever and are looking at a wine list, they can go on their iPhone/iPod Touch and look up some wines they’re interested in having and see what WLTV, members of Cork’d, etc. think of those wines? If not, feel free to take my idea and run with it! I think people would really enjoy using it/it being available.

QotD: I’m sitting in my home office a short hike away from Yankee Stadium. Thanks to WLTV, I’ve sampled a Chardonnay and got to meet the Oak Monster face to face. It wasn’t a pretty sight.

QotD: I’m sitting in my home office a short hike away from Yankee Stadium. Thanks to WLTV, I’ve sampled a Chardonnay and got to meet the Oak Monster face to face. It wasn’t a pretty sight.