Yo Gee, Fuuun Episode !! Moochoo Thanx !!

QOTD: Don’t got NO “Brunello Stories”…….. Think i’ve had maybe ONE
Brunello in me Lifetime…….. Got some catchin’ up to do…….. 🙂

No Brunello, but I had a great 2000 Haut-Medoc last week.

Why did you say Ian screwed you? I don’t get it…

My best Brunello story is bringing a 1995 back from my Tuscan honeymoon in 2000 and holding it almost 5 more years, only to have my then 14 year old stepdaughter break into my cellar and chug it with one of her friends about 2 months ahead of the anniversary I was saving it for. Didn’t say it was a HAPPY story… in fact, it really sucked. Bad.

SOTD: Sorry to say, but I do not have a Brunello story YET. I’ll have to go out and get one, perhaps this afternoon even. And THEN I will have a story to tell.

Also, I will go garage sale shopping to look for wrestlers. I am going to my parent’s house for the 4th, and I’m pretty sure that we have some old wrestlers around the house somewhere. I’m on the lookout for ya Gary!

In the next show, could you give a suggestion(s) for wine tasting themes? I’m putting one together for my friends, and I’m not exactly sure as to what I want to do. It doesn’t have to be a intense, drawn-out explanation, but just something quick that would be fun to do. Thanks, keep bringing the thunder!

QOTD: 50th Birthday, splurged on 97 Valdicava. Very nice, very pricey. Have had 99 Brunello from Sesti Vinyards and thought it was very good. As a general rule Brunello’s hit the wallet too hard. I go for the Rossos for Montelcino pleasure. How about a head to head from same vinyards. Brunello vs Rosso??? Would be interesting.

Thanks great show. Love the Italian wines.

I bought a couple brunello’s from Trader Joes cause dude-buddy-guy in the Hawaiian shirt said it was a steal… haven’t drank them yet… I feel like I should make a meal for it.

QOTD- I was in Italy last summer and I set up a winery tour at Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona near Montalcino. A friend said they made great wine and they were great people. He was right on both accounts. Their 2001 Brunello had gotten like a 95 WS and it was sold out when I got there, but their Riserva got 97 and I have three precious ones in my cellar. Have picked up a couple regulars and the five of them are waiting to be drunk- hopefully I can wait! Beautiful place and really good wines. Their Fabius Syrah is to die for and their Rosso is very good as well. Look them up if you are in the area- Ask for Angela.

It seemed like you didn’t like wine #1 very much but you gave it 89+ pts?

QOTD: Our only Brunello experience was a 10 wine tasting (mostly 2003’s) at a great local wine store. Unfortunately we were underwhelmed. The wines were quite tannic and many had strong tomato flavors, which doesn’t suit our palates. Not to mention the prices 🙂 We’re looking forward to our first “ah-ha” Brunello…

I don’t really have a Brunello Story. But I am the wine guy at the store I am working at and am very disappointed that we don’t have any Brunellos. Although I will be bringing some in very soon. Unfortunately, they tend to fall into a price point that most consumers can’t afford.

Stumbled upon a 20 dollar Brunello, that’s right, just twenty bones that was really quite good. Four years in oak, the whole nine yards.

Haven’t got any Brunello stories yet man… I’m taking my vacation soon, so I’ll try to get out and find a bottle or two!

I’d love to have a story, and plan you have one soon… Just one thing… Any recommendations for my first Brunello? One of my favorites right now is Greco di Tufo… Not a red, I know, but I do like a lot of earthy reds aswell… So…Any ideas?

And while I’m asking, Any recommended Greco di Tufos out there? I live in Pa and its not always easy to get a large variety of wines… So when I do get ahold of wine I’d like to know if it might be a recommended one, just to compare it to my tastes and see what I think against some others. So that I could find a person in the wine world that I might have similar tastes with to see what else I might like…any help would be awsome… I’m new to wine and well…I just wanna know more!!!

Also any recommendations for other wines that are a little harded to come by in Pa that i might enjoy?

My sister was living in a small town in the province of Lucca. I visited and we traveled down to Montalcino. It was a cold day in March of 2003. There weren’t that many people around. Many places were closed. We ate at a small place then wandered over to a little enoteca that was open. I don’t pretend to know much about wine, but it was a unique experience. I still have a bottle of a 96 and a 94. I do not know the name only that it has a big, serif V on the label. I romance the idea of opening it with ever changing criteria.

Not a lurker but Am still waiting for my best brunello story as I’ve never had one. Stupid weak dollar and expensive wines!

QOTD: Don’t have one yet, and I’m not rollin’ that deep so it may be awhile before I get one…

Nice Episode GV,
Bye the way, the 97 point Brunello you spoke of was 2001 Pinino. It is really good, and was at a nice price point.
SOTD: I had a special guest over my house (President of my alma mater, Siena College: Go Saints) and I broke out a bottle of the WS WOTR 2006: Casanova di Neri Brunello 2001 to go with the Italian feast I had planned. It did not disappoint. What an elegant, beautiful wine. It was so smooth and well structured, and I don’t even think it is done evolving. Well, needless to say, he was impressed. Followed that up with some Masi 1999 Amarone. Wow, talk about good juice!
John Blue Label

No great brunello story yet, though I am going to search out the la rasina. Thanks as always for a great episode.

QOTD: I don’t have one yet. Brunello is a little pricey on a student’s budget, but soon.

On a completely different note, I noticed that the British Columbia liquor store website’s front page has a big ad saying “Rose: Try something new this summer.” Maybe someone in their marketing division is a Vayniac?

nothing yet. i’ve had a few but no good stories to go along.

what a concept, a blind tasting where the bags actually come off? j/k.

QotD: dinner @ Il Mulino years ago where we sat late, drank BdM, and remained on our best behavior as John Gotti was in the hizzy. quietest meal i ever had @ Il Mulino!

Great Bru show ,you got balls to do a blind on these wines !

QOTD: BRACCO Brunello SURPRISE ! it ROCKED!

I’m from LA. In 02′ went to visit my wife’s friend in Philadelphia. We go to this wine bar (Panorama) and we each have a glass of Pinot. Then her Dad orders a 1997 Brunello from a small producer Podere La Vigna and everyone was like “Yeah!” A year later, a friend of ours brought back a Castello Banfi Brunello “Poggio Alle Mura” from Italy that is still one of my favorites.

no brunello stories, dudes
but enjoyed the show & i like knowing the regions/places
s.w. of florence
gotcha
mjr in tokyo

SOTD: Was in Florence, Italy mid last year on my own, having never even heard of Brunello. I went into a side street, away from the main tourist traps, and found a little upmarket-looking place. I went in there and ordered the works – appetizer plate with local prosciutto, etc, then starter and main. The waitress asked if I wanted wine and I said that I did, but could she recommend me something other than Chianti (at that point the only Italian wine I’d had). She recommended me a half bottle of Brunello for something like 40 euro and it absolutely ripped it. Since that time, on the rare occasions I can find good Brunello in Australia, I have been a keen consumer. Have also gotten into other Italian wines, especially Dolcetto and Ripasso.

Good episode… but it makes me sad that I always watch these episodes for entertainment and not with regard to what the wines are, since I know I have nearly a zero percent chance of finding any of these wines here.