QOTD – Best:
1. Chateau Dereszla Tokaji 2006 (from March’s Secret 4-pack) a knock-out white for a primarily red wine drinker
2. Zolo Torrontes 2007 from Argentina that I tried at the Verde Valley Wine Co in Cottonwood, AZ after one of your episodes touting this grape

QOTD – Worst:
Not really a worst, just a “not as good as I expected” the Domaine Sainte Leocadie 2005 Les Clauses from the Minervois. Next trip to Languedoc, I definitely plan to look up these & other wines in Aigne.

QOTD. My best experience by far with a WLTV rated wine was the Paolo Bea Sagrantino Di Montefalco Pagliaro Secco 2003. It is the wine you rated I believe 97.5 points (smelled like a cute college girl’s dorm room…), and it is outstanding. I ordered a case followed by another case after having one of the bottles. (BTW, I emailed you on how long you think I can cellar this wine but never heard back…) No worst experience so far. I have probably picked up a dozen wines I saw reviewed on WLTV and have enjoyed them all. My biggest frustration is finding the wines you review on your show in Washington. We can’t order from WLTV out here so I have to try to find it locally and my hit rate is probably less than 50%. Any chance you can name the importer / distributer for the wines you review?

You were sharp and on point on the The Big Idea. Keep spreading the passion.

QOTD. Best was Boudreaux Cellars Cab and Pomum Cellars Cab blend from Washington. Plus the discovery of Albarino from Spain.

Have not had a bad wine that you gave a positive review and I have ordered a lot.

Nice show, even though White Burgundy is lacking in my repertoire.

QOTD – Not sure I’ve hit any bad wines from watching WLTV. Good ones? Had a nice Aglianico I would otherwise have missed, and I’m hitting a range of Italian whites which is proving interesting – generalisations rather than specifics.

QOTD: The best wine you led me to was a Torrontes from Argentina. Awesome white wine. Worst: Haven’t had a really bad one yet.

QOTD: I like this one… probably the best wine I’ve tried strictly due to the shower is after your big push towards growers Champagne’s, I had myself a N.V. André Clouet Champagne Brut Rosé and it KILLED it. Yummy stuff (now I have 5 bottles). The worst isn’t something you recommended, but in the area of “trying something new, that you’ve never heard of,” I had a Zweigelt from Austria, and it was pretty darn bad… 74 points to me, and this was a $25 bottle! I’ll try another Zweigelt at some point, but not the Umathum!

David

QOTD: I am going to open the question up a bit. The best wine I have bought that you recommend was the Chateau Belle-Vue 2002, the worst was the Pasodoble 2005. BTW are you going to get any of the 2005 Belle-Vue?

QOTD: I don’t drink too many of the specific wines you feature on the show because my local store carries very few of them but you have introduced me to different varietals. One of the best, a 2005 Bodega La Rural Cruz Alta Reserve Malbec. The worst – and it really wasn’t that bad – the 2007 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc.

Love shows about wines I’ve never heard of, thanks. QOTD: worst- some red that you scored highly but described as “sardines-” definitely tasted like sardines and I hated it. Best- hard to say, I’m having an Aminea Greco di Tufo right now that you recommended and it is awesome! I had never heard of Greco di Tufo until the thunder show.

QOTD: I’ve only had the opportunity to try two of the wines from the Thunder Show (a lot of them are hard to get a hold of North of the border/prices are quite a decent amount higher). I had the Taja from a couple weeks back and the Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc. Both were really good, but I think the Spy Valley was my favourite. Now that I’m working for the summer instead of going to college, I should be able to splurge on some of the pricier wines from the show.

Gary:

Have you smelled eucalyptus? Are you sure you’re not talking about mint/menhol equating with Ricola? Eucalyptus smells like cat piss or am I crazy?

North Carolina! Come to Cary – hot wine drinkers! That’s near Raleigh/Durham – which is also good! Book signing, do you want a local wine shop lined up? or where do you do this?
QOTD: love the secret pack shows – just bought the little doggie label wine from this week’s show. A case and I can sell to my neighbors! smile.
The answer is: the best was trying and appreciating new wine types. The worse: well, none yet. smile.
Hey – do some Cab’s and Merlots and also do another few shows on cheap wines! I like expanding my palate, but my friends don’t. So need some ideas in the normal wines. smile.

qotd: loire valley reds are by far the best wines i have experienced with the help of your show, i’m still searching for the worst! i’ll find one eventually.

qotd: loire valley reds are by far the best wines i have experienced with the help of your show, i’m still searching for the worst! i’ll find one eventually.

QOTD: Worst was a Crane Lake 2005 Petite Syrah. One of the better ones was Archetype Barossa 2006 Shiraz

Best: A Tokaij from Hungary, never would have tried it without being under the influence of Thunder.

Worst: An earthy vegetal Cab which only proved I’m a New World fan.

QOTD: Ive had some truly amazing wines….and some wines that I thought were just plane awful…but in keeping with the question of the best and worst from WineLibraryTv…I’d have to say, I was waaaay impressed with Stewart Cab. – brought it with me to a holiday party and this wine just made me smile!! And very unimpressed with Chasing Venus Sav. Blanc.
But I thank you again Gary, for helping me try new things and expand my palate!
YOU are the best!
xox
RANDI

Hi GV,
The best wine I’ve had because of WLTV is 2004 Chateau Haut Brisson, wow.

The worst was last night a white bordeux 2006 Mouton Cadet, but the up side at 7 bones it was a good palate lesson.
Because of wltv I am on a mission to taste as many different grapes as I can.
Great Show

QOTD: I haven’t had a bad wine due to THE THUNDER. I’ve had many good ones as my palate got larger. The most surprising to me was a Torrantes.

QOTD: Best 83 Margaux
worst was Barefoot Cabernet Sauvignon

Best: Tempranillo
Worst: Cote du Rhone

My best experience lately was a surprise. A 96 Nino Negri Inferno.I worried that I had sat on it for too long. In the past I had only drank this Nebbiolo young thinking it would not be long lived like the Piedmont Nebbs. It was brilliant. Still had great structure. I could have sat on it for a few more years. My latest bad experience was a 96 Carlo Giacosa Barbaresco . I thought for sure it would hold up well . 96 was such a good vintage. It fell way short. It was too flabby to even be drinkable.

The best was probably the 2004 Kanonkop Pinotage (though it was more of a ‘confirmation’ than anything else as I had already tried it just prior to seeing it on the show). That stuff kicks ass!

The worst was Cahors (I’ve tried 2 now…both terrible….)

QOTD: Worst: 2006 Lo Tengo Torrontes, Argentina– I’m sure Torrontes is a great grape that can show “razor sharp acidity,” but this one had such a soapy finish that I couldn’t finish the bottle.
Best: 2003 Chat. Montus Madiran– 80% Tannat, 20% Cab. Fantasticly rich, smooth tannin, and powerful finesse and acidity. As always, thank you- for the best and worst that my palate expanding has brought me.

QOTD: 1 – I’m in Sofia, Bulgaria.
2 – In april we were in Madrid and I tried two Albarinos, because of ep. #241 and # 363. They were total disappointment, maybe because I expected something realy special or I just had no luck.
And the best wine … – I hope, I try it soon.