Hello there.

Great cause, loved your gremlin fruit stuffing comparison.
QOTD:
Must buy one soon or try one at a tasting

Groetjes,

Classico

Susan Balboa Crios Torrontes. (Which I bought in California).

QOTD: 2005 Barnett Vineyards Pinot Noir

A must try

Mauritson Rockpikle Westphall Zin $37 (Dry Creek Valley)

Also look at Shypoke Vinyards WOW!

Great winerys Great People

I liked a couple of Zinfandels a lot–Folie a Deux Zinfandel and Sobon Amado County Zinfandel.

wow, great cause and such creative fund raising!

QOTD: Tandem Auction Block Pinot Noir, 2006. Big mouthfeel, layers of really pure fruit. Huge tannins… gonna try and save my one bottle for a decade.

Freakin’ love the “I’ve never smoked anything in my life…” line AND the fruit bomb action. Great way to start my Friday. Thanks, Gary!

Great episode, Gary — I laughed out loud when you uncorked “you were appeased, but then a gremlin came . . .”

BTW, loved-loved-LOVED the video of your sidewalk tweetup speech at the CN/Mashable event.

QOTD – Beauleiu Vineyards Georges Latour Cab Reserve 2003!

QOTD— 2006 Hanna Sauvignon Blanc …… Good stuff

Nice….You should raffle that wheel chair off to someone who needs it.

QOTD: Bond Matriarch 2001…. Leather city!!!

Good show Gary, good to see you look like you’re feeling better as well! Any news if these wines are available to Canada at all?

QOTD: Still a newbie wine drinker here, and the only California wine I’ve had so far is the one I’m currently drinking, which is a cheap Barefoot Shiraz. Trying to keep the budget down so I can develop my palate a bit better before getting into more serious stuff, but for the price the Barefoot wasn’t that bad actually. Thankfully our local LCBO has a decent California section so I can branch out further.

QOTD…Runquist 04 Petite Sarah #1 Kelham Vineyards 02 Cabernet Sauvignon#2

GV- your little Karaoke session yesterday was hilarious! : D

I’ve hardly had any Californian wines, you don’t see many of them in Dublin.

Thanks for the great shows Gary!

Go Jets – Wine Tailgate party?

qotd: I have to disclude wines that I have tried at tastings because I would never remember which one I liked the best. As far as wines I have had full glasses of, I would say Brewer-Clifton’s ’06 Clos Pepe Pinot Noir. For a white, I recently had Edmunds St John’s ’07 (I’m not positive of the vintage — could have been ’06) Heart of Gold and was seriously impressed at the quality, especially given the price.

Have you got a Madeira show in the works yet? Don’t forget to include a vintage Madeira. please?

QOTD… 2005 Pine Ridge Onyx.

GREAT SHOW AND A GREATER CAUSE …I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO TRY A FEW OUTSTANDING CALIFORNIAN WINES DUE TO THE NATURE OF MY JOB …BUT I GOT TELL YA BY FAR THE QUENTESSA WAS THE STAR IT’S A AMAZING CALIFORNIAN RED .

QOTD: I would say the Thunder Cuvee. =)

QotD:2004 Goosecross Howell Mountain

Never smoked anything??
Well coming from someone who has not only smoked
but INHALED deeply…
Trinitas 2005 petite syrah.

WOW!!!

Another great episode, and I’m a HUGE fan of the Corison wines.

QOTD: 2005 Honig Cabernet

I jammed up there, for a sec… but am speechless (figuratively), as well.
Gordon Holmes is a real Mensch! And his program really IS chock full of Cali.’s most ubermen of the vine. Dick Arrowwood, Gerhard Reisacher (Delectus), Drew Neiman coming soon?!!! They can all be very proud for their outstanding and generous work.

QOTD – 2002 Phelps Insignia, won at auction benefit for Roots of American Music a couple of years ago. Celebrated my brother’s b-day w/ he and Mom at a nice restaurant.

QOTD: *NONE*!!!!

I haven’t drunk any Californian wines this year as they’ve been way overpriced at basically any price point. Too many French, Italian, Spanish, Chilean, Argentinian and Australians that offer more at any price point. BTW, I have *seriously* cut back on drinking BC wines as they are riducously overpriced as well.

Edwardo