Thanks for this episode Gary

I’ve been waiting for this for a while!!
Possibly my favorite white wine show…
Chablis really is ze Bomb.

The Oak Monster scares me away from most of these, and the fact that the Carlo Rossi jug was a fixture in my house throughout my childhood. Can’t wait for the secret pack!

I’ve never had a Drouhin I didn’t love!

QOTD: drinking anything I can get my hands on in this economy

QOTD: I heart Napa cabs… To this day it’s still the only type of Red wine I can drink a whole bottle of (well, except maybe that Dolcetto that one time :)). I found a pretty unique one the other day; it was from Vampire Vineyards in Cally. I even video blogged about it at my website http://mattiej.com/2008/11/02/pensblueswinetalk

Great episode! Loved the energy the show had, and it’s always good to see regions that haven’t been covered in depth yet, especially to this newbie wine drinker to find out new types I haven’t tried yet.

QOTD: Currently drinking 2007 Konzelmann Riesling… everything they’ve said about 2007 Ontario wines so far has been spot on, and this one doesn’t disappoint.

Gary-great show,no matter how my tastes evolve i always wind up back in France. This weekend i had an 06 verget chablis la butte and a 03 raspil gigondas. As always what struck me about both was the sence of place that you get nowhere else.

“Addicted to acid” (with a quirky raised eyebrow) love it!

“Addicted to acid” (with a quirky raised eyebrow) love it!

Nice ep! Thanks for the shout out, and I like the new Oak Baby character.

You can tell how thrilled Gary is since the Jets won. Chablis is le tasty. Women love it when I bust it out.

QOTD: We have a couple of bottles of Drouhin Chablis Vaudesir 2005, and we’re just about ready to drink them. We are still going to New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs, and we go to pinots in a pinch. Looking for more Rhone Style wines. So close but yet so far.

very slow on the comments

1999 Chateau Bouscasse Madiran. Quieter than I expected, but harmonized so well with braised lamb shanks.

And hopefully something special tomorrow.

Glad your team won!

Great show! Congratulations on the Jet’s win. Loving Farve in a Jet’s uni.

QOTD: I’ve been trying lot’s of Meritage. Wanting to support the American producers! How about a Meritage show?

Great show! Congratulations on the Jet’s win. Loving Farve in a Jet’s uni.

QOTD: I’ve been trying lot’s of Meritage. Wanting to support the American producers! How about a Meritage show?

Just back from Cali 10 days of visiting and wine tasting. There are a lot more naked Chards now I think they are starting to wake up in that regard. I found many new Petite Sirahs to try and a few surprises like Van Ruiten Carignane 98 year old vines,beautiful.

Gonna go out a get me a Chablis!

White of choice Semillon… Red of choice Shiraz/Cabernet blends

For those who may scoff at Gary’s notion that Chablis is a food-friendly wine par excellence, let me offer this quote: “It hardly sounds a resounding encomium to be the default wine, the no-brainer that fits in with almost any situation, friend, dish, time of day and time of year. But Chablis is that. Chablis is also my favourite white wine, the wine I buy and drink most of for pleasure and out of interest….it is the natural partner for the fish and shellfish I love, and because it works supremely well as a drink….the stony freshness, the flinty, faintly sour acidity of good Chablis has an elemental completeness….Chablis, I sometimes think, was sent down to earth as a model for all wine-makers to imitate.” (Wine – A Life Uncorked, Hugh Johnson, p. 139)

I find Chablis has something in common with red Graves – a very distinctive bouquet and flavour profile that at first may seem less interesting than its illustrious neighbours, but grows upon you over time and becomes very special. And it remains competitively priced for the high quality.

An excellent episode.

QOTD: Yesterday it was the 2006 Thomas Kruse (Gilroy CA) Claire’s Field Red, 60% cabernet sauvignon/40% merlot and very enjoyable. I think in a few years it will be even better. I have also tried the 2005 Domaine Weinbach Sylvaner Reserve, a lovely and inexpensive dry, crisp, green-apple streaked wine, with very lively acidity. The newest edition of the Wine Report considers the 2006 to be “exqusite”. It is a great time to be enjoying all sorts of fine wine.

For those who may scoff at Gary’s notion that Chablis is a food-friendly wine par excellence, let me offer this quote: “It hardly sounds a resounding encomium to be the default wine, the no-brainer that fits in with almost any situation, friend, dish, time of day and time of year. But Chablis is that. Chablis is also my favourite white wine, the wine I buy and drink most of for pleasure and out of interest….it is the natural partner for the fish and shellfish I love, and because it works supremely well as a drink….the stony freshness, the flinty, faintly sour acidity of good Chablis has an elemental completeness….Chablis, I sometimes think, was sent down to earth as a model for all wine-makers to imitate.” (Wine – A Life Uncorked, Hugh Johnson, p. 139)

I find Chablis has something in common with red Graves – a very distinctive bouquet and flavour profile that at first may seem less interesting than its illustrious neighbours, but grows upon you over time and becomes very special. And it remains competitively priced for the high quality.

An excellent episode.

QOTD: Yesterday it was the 2006 Thomas Kruse (Gilroy CA) Claire’s Field Red, 60% cabernet sauvignon/40% merlot and very enjoyable. I think in a few years it will be even better. I have also tried the 2005 Domaine Weinbach Sylvaner Reserve, a lovely and inexpensive dry, crisp, green-apple streaked wine, with very lively acidity. The newest edition of the Wine Report considers the 2006 to be “exqusite”. It is a great time to be enjoying all sorts of fine wine.

Not willing to double dip with Mott eh?

Thanks Gary for another good show. Now know a little bit more about Chablis. Have not had a bottle for over a year so must go and search one out now. Keep up the great work! Jlo31

Okay way to kick off a big week.

QOTD: I have really been skipping around here lately from all over the place, but tomorrow I am rockin a 2004 Didier Dagueneau Pouilly-Fumé Buisson Renard which should make it a very nice election night.

Enjoyed this show a lot, especially the explanation on Chablis vineyard designations.

I’m still drinking lots of Spanish wine, a few Bordeauxs and CA Petite Sirahs.