Thanks for the episode but it was a bit dissapointing (not the episode, the outcome of 2 $30 US syrahs from premium US winegrowing regions). This in itself is educational. Can’t say I can recall the most disappointing $30 bottle. I will say I’ve been disappointed by many bottles in that range at restaurants but I don’t count those since restaurants gat away with highway robbery in their wine markups. (maybe you should do a show about that!). So what are the 17-18 bones Syrahs from France that would compare favorably?

Washington Syrahs? They cant even compare to Napa Valleys Syrahs. Its like comparing a Smart Car to a Bentley Continental.

My top 5 Syrahs/Shiraz of all-time:

Guigal La Mouline
Penfolds Grange
SQN Just For The Love Of It
Jaboulet La Chapelle
Robert Mondavi Private Select Syrah-unreal value cmpared to the other 4!

I really like the new format, Gary, back and forth is like a real fight.
QOTD: The name isn’t coming to me, but it was a St. Emilion from a non-Premier cru producer from 2003. It just didn’t have anything on the nose, and I mean anything! Just a hint of dusty raspberry, both when I just opened it and after it had been decanted for a couple of hours. kinda surprising.

QOTD – I got nothing.

don’t remember names, but red burgundy for $30 I’ve have very bad luck with. Seems like a risky category to me.

QOTD. I have had too many $30-disappointments and $3-closeout-miracles to remember specifics. In general, though, I don’t recall a recent $30 Pinot Noir that brought much thunder, whether Burgundy or Oregon or New Zealand. Oregon Pinot Noir at about $40 starts getting good.

GV – you have me stumped on the QOTD. I am certain that I have been underwhelmed by some wines at 30 bones, but I tend to remember the great bargains. I just scord some 1999 Balnaves The Blend (Connawarra Aussie Bordeaux style blend) from my old merchant in NC at ~$6 per bottle – a steal!

Great show GV i like the quick in out format sometimes…

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I like Syrah so much… I find I have really good luck in picking them between 20 and 30 bucks

QOTD: The most dissapointing $30 of wine I’ve had was the 2003 Elderton Shiraz. We had it at our Third Thirsty Thursday Tasting blind and it was in the lower half of the six we tasted from just about everyone’s scores (check out wine dot scribblewiki dot com, we did Shiraz in April).

8/08/08 Just paid $9.99 for a bottle of Bourassa Rhapsode3 Syrah 2005 at Grocery Outlet in Hemet Ca.

Im happy with the result. Its another mark in the win colum for Washington state, baby! A win is a win! QOTD: Probably a 1998 Pierre d’ Arche Sauternes. I cant actually remember if it WAS $30 ( I doubt it ). But its the only wine that Ive drank lately that was over $20 that was meh. Heck, it was beyond meh. I dont think it was corked, but it literally had one flavor, and that flavor was air with sugar. Horrible effort. Hopefully it was just the bottle and not the overall wine.

Looking for a Washington Syrah on Google brought me to this episode.

QOTD: the Pomum Shya

You Made Some Good Points There. I Did a Search on the Topic and Found Most People Will Agree with Your Words. Thank You!

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qotd: a Burgundy from Louis Jadot out of Vougeot.

Whats this Gary V? I always have to remember to turn my volume down in my headphones during your entrance…was thinking, does he know the cameras on???

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