qotd: donnay remember the name. suffice to say, it was from bourgogne…

Hi Gary.

Congratulations on doing the NPR show.

I can’t answer your QOTD cause I haven’t put a premium Chardonnay directly in my mouth before.

Daniel

Hi Gary.

Congratulations on doing the NPR show.

I can’t answer your QOTD cause I haven’t put a premium Chardonnay directly in my mouth before.

Daniel

Good to have you back Gary.

Looking foward to you getting down to some serious episodes

Top 5! (or at least top 10). Now to watch the episode.

Edwardo

top 10!

QOTD: Marimar Torres 1992 – best ever for $24 (in 1992).

Wife is almost exclusively (trying to change that) a Chardonnay fan. But She’s coming around to new things.

M

Gary V – Banger show man, that was a ripper!!! I love chardys and the chardys you tasted make me want to drink a chardy right now…(even though its 9.20am Friday 30th Jan here in Aussie land)….Shaw and Smith are a cult winery that make outstanding wines, many peeps say that their sauvignon blanc Australia’s best!!!thumbs up to Shaw and Smith M3 Chardy…kudos to them.

QOTD: best Chardy I’ve tasted : Giaconda 2002 Beechworth, Victoria Chardy….outstanding

Great show.. posted my suggestion for Monday’s show…

QOTD: never DIRECTLY from bottle to mouth… so no answer… 😉

Looking forward to watching this! Think I’ll save it for late tonight.

That happy medium is the place for me.

QOTD: I’m not a big enough fan of whites to really go big time with the premium wines.

QOTD: 2003 single vineyard Mersault…hot vintage but great wine.

Keep the shows coming!

QOTD: Boone’s Farm, baby!

Another great show Gary! When’s the next secret pack?

top 15.

QOTD: A couple years ago I got to taste an ’02 Marcassin Chardonnay (Marcassin Vineyard) at a wine bar. Easy 95-pointer. Small wonder it’s impossible to get on their mailing list.

Stupendous show Gary V.

QOTD: I have never had a premium chard, only cheap $10 ones. I can’t say I have ever had a really good one. I do kinda like Black Opals attempt from California.

’05 lamy pillot…great stuff

GV, you look like Bill belichick in that hoodie..

GOOD SHOW GARY…….IM REALLY NOT INTO CHARDS.
HOW BOUT YOU PAY TRIBUTE TO ORIN SWIFT AND HIS WINES .

I don’t have a facebook. There, I said it.

Beaujolais Blanc is good, I’ve had budget jones white Burgundies, even a nice Italian chardonnay, as weird as that sounds, and got introduced by Shaw & Smith to the wonders of unoaked chardonnay. Frankly, all of them beat the snot of the last Kistler I had.

Peter Michael Mon Plaisir 1997

QOTD: I had a small producer Corton Charlemagne several years ago with a tasting with the wine maker. The wine absolutely blew me away and ruined me for chards for a long time.

Don’t have a facebook account, so here’s my Monday suggestion:

Valentine’s Day is coming up. What are you cooking for Lizzy* and what wines are you serving with each dish? Would love to see you prepare the dishes and bring in the wines paired with each course.

*Even when pregnant, a little bit of wine can be a good thing.

PREMIUM Chardonnay?
Unfortunately……..never.
I just can’t bring myself to pay the big bucks for a white.
Sorry.
On the other hand, I have no problem watching you and others enjoy.

QOTD: Favorite premium chard has been Kistler Noisetier. Oddly I haven’t had any French Burgundies that have rocked my world.