EP 532 Wines from Egypt

Egyptians have been making and drinking wine for 6,000 years… how are they doing in 2008?

Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Obelisk Pinot Blanc
2006 Obelisk Cabernet Sauvignon

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Jasper

It is now 2023 and in 2 months time we shall be in 2024 and to make it worst i have never had to taste Egyptian wine!Sincerely speaking i really would love to have a taste of it when i will visit Egypt in 2024, courtesy sponsorship of …Hope to see you soon Egypt & I cant wait!

Tags: cabernet, Egypt, Pinot Blanc, red, review, Video, white, wine, wines

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  • Gonzo

    QOTD: “Support wild life; Throw a Party” by A&F, I wear it always.

    I have not experienced Egyptian wine, but I have had several Jordanian wines. The “popular” blend is cab sauv + pinot. Weird, no? But anyways, good fruit + flinty/metallic vino. Worth having a few bottles for the price. Love the winemakers in the Mideast. Keep it up gents, and please support them consumers.

    TO

  • Gonzo

    QOTD: “Support wild life; Throw a Party” by A&F, I wear it always.

    I have not experienced Egyptian wine, but I have had several Jordanian wines. The “popular” blend is cab sauv + pinot. Weird, no? But anyways, good fruit + flinty/metallic vino. Worth having a few bottles for the price. Love the winemakers in the Mideast. Keep it up gents, and please support them consumers.

    TO

  • No, I have never had an Egyptian wine. But, coincidentially, in the play by Bernard Shaw, “Caesar and Cleopatra”, which I saw last night (which my boyfriend is in 😉 ) there is a scene in which they are trying to decide which wine to drink at dinner, Greek or Roman. (Yes, it takes place in Egypt…. was wine not being made there at the time?!) In the scene, Caesar would rather drink barley water, but the young and impetuous Cleopatra insists they enjoy extravagancies and luxuries worthy of their majesty. Anyway, very cool episode. I haven’t been able to watch for a few weeks, and now I am revived!
    QOTD: My favorite tee wasn’t on PleaseDressMe, but I like this one:
    http://www.snorgtees.com/sweetdreamsare-p-466.html?osCsid=f9f1bb1af8d1ad61cb1ab41ca4e488ed

  • No, I have never had an Egyptian wine. But, coincidentially, in the play by Bernard Shaw, “Caesar and Cleopatra”, which I saw last night (which my boyfriend is in 😉 ) there is a scene in which they are trying to decide which wine to drink at dinner, Greek or Roman. (Yes, it takes place in Egypt…. was wine not being made there at the time?!) In the scene, Caesar would rather drink barley water, but the young and impetuous Cleopatra insists they enjoy extravagancies and luxuries worthy of their majesty. Anyway, very cool episode. I haven’t been able to watch for a few weeks, and now I am revived!
    QOTD: My favorite tee wasn’t on PleaseDressMe, but I like this one:
    http://www.snorgtees.com/sweetdreamsare-p-466.html?osCsid=f9f1bb1af8d1ad61cb1ab41ca4e488ed

  • Never had Egyptian wine. T-shirt? All mine these days are plain, although I do have a Redsand shirt that is now sleeveless and relegated to lawn-mowing and exercising.

  • Never had Egyptian wine. T-shirt? All mine these days are plain, although I do have a Redsand shirt that is now sleeveless and relegated to lawn-mowing and exercising.

  • Anonymous

    Thanks for the schwag, Gary. Side Q: Pretty sure I’ve never had an Egyptian wine.

    QOTD: Favorite tee is a goof on the Life is Good series. There’s a little sign that says OUT OF WINE and underneath it, Life is Crap. Will send photo later. I wear it so often, it’s presently in the dirty laundry.

  • WineWoman

    Thanks for the schwag, Gary. Side Q: Pretty sure I’ve never had an Egyptian wine.

    QOTD: Favorite tee is a goof on the Life is Good series. There’s a little sign that says OUT OF WINE and underneath it, Life is Crap. Will send photo later. I wear it so often, it’s presently in the dirty laundry.

  • Thank you for the schwag.

    500,000 gallons, that’s only 200,000 cases of wine, not much for a whole country (Gallo with all its brands makes 62 million cases as a comparison). Now granted they are 90% Muslism (at least according to the CIA Factbook website) leaving about 8 millions coptic christians (which presumably drink some wine). That is about 0.02 liters/capita (for the christian population), way below the US consumption (and we only have 20 millions folks drinking on a regular basis, ie more than once a month).

    QOTD: I wear the tee shirt I get from work. They are great and the price is right (Riesling Rules tee shirt)

  • Thank you for the schwag.

    500,000 gallons, that’s only 200,000 cases of wine, not much for a whole country (Gallo with all its brands makes 62 million cases as a comparison). Now granted they are 90% Muslism (at least according to the CIA Factbook website) leaving about 8 millions coptic christians (which presumably drink some wine). That is about 0.02 liters/capita (for the christian population), way below the US consumption (and we only have 20 millions folks drinking on a regular basis, ie more than once a month).

    QOTD: I wear the tee shirt I get from work. They are great and the price is right (Riesling Rules tee shirt)

  • QOTD: I can’t find my favorite shirt anymore. I got it at a con a long time ago, and have never been able to find it since. I recently wore it to Dragon*Con and a friend of mine got a picture of it here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevesaylor/2825495777/

    It’s an obscure reference to and organization in an anime called Evangelion called NERV.

  • QOTD: I can’t find my favorite shirt anymore. I got it at a con a long time ago, and have never been able to find it since. I recently wore it to Dragon*Con and a friend of mine got a picture of it here. http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevesaylor/2825495777/

    It’s an obscure reference to and organization in an anime called Evangelion called NERV.

  • DaveM

    Thanks for the schwag Gary, keep on rockin!

    Interesting show… Never had Egyptian wine, though I’d be really interested in trying. I have had a lot of Turkish wine, and some of it seems very basic as well, though their whites are very reminiscent of muscadet and some other loire whites. Love them in the summer for sure, and definitely with oysters.

    Fav tshirt is the Updog shirt… no “in action” pic, but:

    http://www.snorgtees.com/images/Updog_Thumbnail.gif

  • DaveM

    Thanks for the schwag Gary, keep on rockin!

    Interesting show… Never had Egyptian wine, though I’d be really interested in trying. I have had a lot of Turkish wine, and some of it seems very basic as well, though their whites are very reminiscent of muscadet and some other loire whites. Love them in the summer for sure, and definitely with oysters.

    Fav tshirt is the Updog shirt… no “in action” pic, but:

    http://www.snorgtees.com/images/Updog_Thumbnail.gif

  • UES Chris

    Went to Egypt in March 07. Worst wines of my life. Hands down. Not a single one was drinkable (out of a sample size of roughly 20). Still a good trip, but be sure to BYO.

  • UES Chris

    Went to Egypt in March 07. Worst wines of my life. Hands down. Not a single one was drinkable (out of a sample size of roughly 20). Still a good trip, but be sure to BYO.

  • Andy & Edie

    I’ve never even seen an Egyptian wine, but it’s always fun to try new things. I just had some Chokecherry Wine in North Dakota this weekend and tried Mogan David for the first time. It’s fun to taste those cheep wines once in a while too 🙂 Thanks for all you do Gary!

  • Andy & Edie

    I’ve never even seen an Egyptian wine, but it’s always fun to try new things. I just had some Chokecherry Wine in North Dakota this weekend and tried Mogan David for the first time. It’s fun to taste those cheep wines once in a while too 🙂 Thanks for all you do Gary!

  • Amy

    I didn’t even know Egyptian wines existed!

    My favorite shirt is http://www.flickr.com/photos/amuhlou/2827270031/.

  • Amy

    I didn’t even know Egyptian wines existed!

    My favorite shirt is http://www.flickr.com/photos/amuhlou/2827270031/.

  • Roberto

    Gary tell us about your scar…. what up with that? Never have had Egyptian wine…

    QOTD: a very old college one I’ve had for 20 yrs… the exact one but you would find it here:

    http://www.bcbookstore.com/ePOS?this_category=34&store=202&listtype=begin&form=shared3%2fgm%2fbrowse%2ehtml&design=202

  • Roberto

    Gary tell us about your scar…. what up with that? Never have had Egyptian wine…

    QOTD: a very old college one I’ve had for 20 yrs… the exact one but you would find it here:

    http://www.bcbookstore.com/ePOS?this_category=34&store=202&listtype=begin&form=shared3%2fgm%2fbrowse%2ehtml&design=202

  • I should have posted yesterday, the burgs show was great…
    QOTD: “do not click if you’re easily offended!” http://www.tshirthell.com/funny-shirts/i-shaved-my-balls-for-this/

  • I should have posted yesterday, the burgs show was great…
    QOTD: “do not click if you’re easily offended!” http://www.tshirthell.com/funny-shirts/i-shaved-my-balls-for-this/

  • I can’t believe that I leave comments on EVERY episode and this one time, because I didn’t get a chance to watch until late that night, I lose my opportunity for SCHWAG!!! WTF Gary!

    Just kidding, I’ll get over it, just wanted to finally rock a wristband!!!

    Great show, never really thought too much about Egypt and wine from that region, but I’ll have to scope it out a bit more.

  • I can’t believe that I leave comments on EVERY episode and this one time, because I didn’t get a chance to watch until late that night, I lose my opportunity for SCHWAG!!! WTF Gary!

    Just kidding, I’ll get over it, just wanted to finally rock a wristband!!!

    Great show, never really thought too much about Egypt and wine from that region, but I’ll have to scope it out a bit more.

  • Rob

    SQOTD: Never had an Egyptian Wine.

    I wear this tee way too much:
    http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/generic/65a4/

  • Rob

    SQOTD: Never had an Egyptian Wine.

    I wear this tee way too much:
    http://www.thinkgeek.com/tshirts/generic/65a4/

  • dz

    Mama’s Fishhouse is the most scenic restaurant on Maui with food and wine to match and the t-shirt is a must have. Tried the Koehler Reserve Chard and it was outstanding, just as you said, very much like Ramey with 10% less of everything,not such a bad thing. King Tut would have been a welcome prop. Great wines and show.

  • dz

    Mama’s Fishhouse is the most scenic restaurant on Maui with food and wine to match and the t-shirt is a must have. Tried the Koehler Reserve Chard and it was outstanding, just as you said, very much like Ramey with 10% less of everything,not such a bad thing. King Tut would have been a welcome prop. Great wines and show.

  • wayno da wino

    Yo G, never had an Egyptian Vino & after seein’ those efforts, it’ll
    still remain “never”……
    Can’t wait ta get me Shwag Pack….Oh Boy….Oh Boy….Oh Boy…. 🙂

    QOTD: Favorite TeeShirt???? Gotta Billion of ’em……That’s all I
    wear, Tee Shirts & Tank Tops (at least 99.99% of the time). Ya won’t
    see me on da cover of GQ magazine anytime soon……… 🙂

  • wayno da wino

    Yo G, never had an Egyptian Vino & after seein’ those efforts, it’ll
    still remain “never”……
    Can’t wait ta get me Shwag Pack….Oh Boy….Oh Boy….Oh Boy…. 🙂

    QOTD: Favorite TeeShirt???? Gotta Billion of ’em……That’s all I
    wear, Tee Shirts & Tank Tops (at least 99.99% of the time). Ya won’t
    see me on da cover of GQ magazine anytime soon……… 🙂

  • GV – Hey! Thanks to you and your staff for the schwag! QOTD – I’ve not had an Egyptian wine. Also – my favorite shirt is from a bar in Washington Island, WI (The Sailor’s Pub). The smart people of Wash. Is. convinced authorities during Prohibition that Bitters was integral to their health and it stayed legal. Now-a-days – most pubs here serve bitters and often give out T-shirts if you quaff your fair share.

  • GV – Hey! Thanks to you and your staff for the schwag! QOTD – I’ve not had an Egyptian wine. Also – my favorite shirt is from a bar in Washington Island, WI (The Sailor’s Pub). The smart people of Wash. Is. convinced authorities during Prohibition that Bitters was integral to their health and it stayed legal. Now-a-days – most pubs here serve bitters and often give out T-shirts if you quaff your fair share.

  • Woo, first time poster!
    Love the show, always bringing the thunder 😀

    QOTD:
    I have two favorites ._.
    http://i35.tinypic.com/25q7y1f.jpg

    http://i35.tinypic.com/20jnt6d.jpg

    me in both!

  • Woo, first time poster!
    Love the show, always bringing the thunder 😀

    QOTD:
    I have two favorites ._.
    http://i35.tinypic.com/25q7y1f.jpg

    http://i35.tinypic.com/20jnt6d.jpg

    me in both!

  • Jason Harris

    QOTD – Nope. I’m not even sure I’ve had any wines from anywhere other than than North/Central America.

    Favorite T-Shirt – American Eagle made a T-shirt a few years ago that says “Nice Assets”. I have my BS in Accounting and work for a CPA firm, just graduated last May. I wore this shirt to almost every accounting test I had in college. It was my lucky accounting shirt.

    Here’s the URL:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/40426602@N00/2828412972/

  • Jason Harris

    QOTD – Nope. I’m not even sure I’ve had any wines from anywhere other than than North/Central America.

    Favorite T-Shirt – American Eagle made a T-shirt a few years ago that says “Nice Assets”. I have my BS in Accounting and work for a CPA firm, just graduated last May. I wore this shirt to almost every accounting test I had in college. It was my lucky accounting shirt.

    Here’s the URL:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/40426602@N00/2828412972/

  • sharon

    qotd: My favorite WAS my Herald Tribune tee-shirt and that one is long gone,
    unfortunately.

  • sharon

    qotd: My favorite WAS my Herald Tribune tee-shirt and that one is long gone,
    unfortunately.

  • Bernard Kenner

    Since you already were told that kasha was buckwheat (how could you not know that?!), I’ll add that it is also used to make Japanese soba noodles. Usually finely ground and mixed with some wheat flour as a binder. Served in soup, or sauced lightly…no not tomatoes.
    If Egyptians drank more wine, maybe they would demand better wine. Can’t beleive that the production costs come close to the prices charged. Shows how wine prices just get “made up” if the market will pay it. Or maybe not.
    Also, cross the Suez canal, and you get many good wines, many are even kosher.

  • Bernard Kenner

    Since you already were told that kasha was buckwheat (how could you not know that?!), I’ll add that it is also used to make Japanese soba noodles. Usually finely ground and mixed with some wheat flour as a binder. Served in soup, or sauced lightly…no not tomatoes.
    If Egyptians drank more wine, maybe they would demand better wine. Can’t beleive that the production costs come close to the prices charged. Shows how wine prices just get “made up” if the market will pay it. Or maybe not.
    Also, cross the Suez canal, and you get many good wines, many are even kosher.

  • Robin C

    If we can drink Oklahoma wines, we certainly can drink Egyptian wines.
    Never drank an Egyptian wine myself.

    QOTD: My favorite T-shirt is black, has an outline of a cat in white, and says: Veni-Vidi-Nappi; I came-I saw-I napped.

    Could it be Igor?

  • Robin C

    If we can drink Oklahoma wines, we certainly can drink Egyptian wines.
    Never drank an Egyptian wine myself.

    QOTD: My favorite T-shirt is black, has an outline of a cat in white, and says: Veni-Vidi-Nappi; I came-I saw-I napped.

    Could it be Igor?

  • Chris Hansen

    Devastated I missed the swag yesterday, but a man’s gotta take care of biz too.

    QOTD clarification: Do jerseys count as t-shirts? Is that a separate category?

    SQOTD:Loved the Egyptian wine honesty. This vlog would not be as good without that nice dose of reality. I’ve never consumed wine from that country.

  • Chris Hansen

    Devastated I missed the swag yesterday, but a man’s gotta take care of biz too.

    QOTD clarification: Do jerseys count as t-shirts? Is that a separate category?

    SQOTD:Loved the Egyptian wine honesty. This vlog would not be as good without that nice dose of reality. I’ve never consumed wine from that country.

  • I was told I had Egyptian wine in Gaza about 10 years ago. I wasn’t impressed. I still like my original WLTV shirt and my Mott Link it Up shirt. I don’t really know how to link them and the pictures are just on my own computer. I like Kasha but not in my wine.

  • I was told I had Egyptian wine in Gaza about 10 years ago. I wasn’t impressed. I still like my original WLTV shirt and my Mott Link it Up shirt. I don’t really know how to link them and the pictures are just on my own computer. I like Kasha but not in my wine.

  • Scottie P

    QOTD1: Never had Egyptian wines, hope there are better ones out there than the two you just tasted.
    QOTD2:My fav. T-shirt changes from time to time as I wear a lot of them. Right now it’s my VIKINGS shirt and I wear it with pride as we start our Superbowl run in 2008! Eat our dust Farve!

  • Scottie P

    QOTD1: Never had Egyptian wines, hope there are better ones out there than the two you just tasted.
    QOTD2:My fav. T-shirt changes from time to time as I wear a lot of them. Right now it’s my VIKINGS shirt and I wear it with pride as we start our Superbowl run in 2008! Eat our dust Farve!

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