QOTD: I live in California, in the middle of the El Dorado AVA. About 90% of what I drink is local, so it’s impossible to pick a favorite.

QOTD-L’Aventure ’06 Cote a Cote…super expensive but delicious

QOTD: 2004 Sebastiani Cherryblock Cabernet Sauvignon and 1997 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve.
I’d love to try an Abreu wine. My mother’s maiden name is Abreu so I’m sure we’re related somehow.

What a beautiful idea! QOTD: Shafer 05 Cab

QOTD: A tie between Saxum, Broken Stones 2005 (74% Syrah, 24% Grenache, and 2% Mourvedre)(Paso Robles) and Behrens & Hitchcock, Napa Valley Merlot 2004 – generally not a big right bank/merlot person, but this blew me away.

What a fantastic concept. I hope I can somehow get a bottle of it to support such a great cause. Even if I dont like it, the money is worth it. QOTD: A 2006 Tears of Dew from Paso Robles. Sorry, the sugar gets me every time. 😛

Good show. Great cause. Immediately went to the website to see if they had any Andy Erickson left and found out that you have to spend 1200 just to get a bottle. Granted, you get 12 bottles, but still… How do I get my hands on something that this guy makes for less than a kidney donation and my entire bank account????

QOTD: Favorite bottle of California wine last year was a Stags Leap Reserve Cab, I think that it was 06.

QOTD: Shafer hillside select

Qotd: Spottswoode

90/100

line of the day – ‘this has a little bit of a smell of the stuff you can get busted for if you’re Cheech and Chong’

Charity wines reviewed here and the seriousness of the show sees Gary in slightly more subdued mode than usual. Still enjoyable but not blowing my socks off.