Loved the show and the format… can’t wait to find the Amayna… Favorite Chilean? Haven’t been drinking much from Chile lately, sadly it is probably a Marques de Casa Concha Cabernet from a few years ago.

blind tastings are the BEST–keep it up gary!

Love me some Chilean wines… 🙂

QOTD: Cousino-Macul “Finis Terrae” 2003. Maipo Valley. Gorgeous blend of Cab Sauv and Merlot, and under $20 bones.

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Follow-on to the QOTD: If you haven’t tried Cousino-Macul’s “Lota” label, you’re missing out. It’s more like a $55/$60 play but I’d stack it up against any Bordeaux blend at the same price point.

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What up Chile!!! QOTD: It was a carmenere with a quail on it.

Great show – I really enjoy the blind tastings as long as you don’t overdo it and do them too often. But they are different and always interesting.

QOTD: The best wine I have had from Chile is the Almaviva (several different vintages). But I will have to look for this Pinot – it sounds interesting.

The blind tastings are OK but they don’t really tell me as much about the wines as when you taste them non-blinded. I haven’t had a Chilean wine I like. Maybe making bad choices.

Shocked to see the French wine do so poorly and the Cali wine take the title. There go the preconcieved notions again! QOTD: I believe Ive only had one and cant remember it, but I dont remember hating it.

Super show! QOTD: From Chile, we really dig the Veramonte Reserve Sauvignon Blanc. Always well balanced at an incredible price point!

GREAT show. I LOVE the blind tastings. LOVE THEM!

QOTD: I haven’t had a lot of Chilean wines. It’s time for me to discover them, I guess. I have a girlfriend who loves Chilean Merlots.

Great show, wanted to find an good pinot and will have to see if I can get the Amayna locally.

Best Chilean – I agree with a few choices already and say the Don Melchor has been a consistantly great steak wine, but starting to get more pricey now that it has a bigger following.

This was a really interesting show. Some real surprises! Have added the best 2 pinots to my CT wish list.
QOTD: The Santa Ema Merlot 2006 was good and inexpensive. But so far I have enjoyed the wines from Argentina more, for some reason.

just got around to watching this one and love the format. you asked if we thought you should do more blind tastings and i absolutely think you should. it’s a great to objectively judge a wine and you look like you’re having fun doing it.

LOVE the blind format! Was interesting to see you nail the origins!

Emm… I think it was a sauvignon blanc or something! Dunno. Don’t drink much Chilean wine.

Now I want to try a blind tasting.. looks like fun!

While there are a lot of great wines listed (and repeated many times!) some other vineyards that deserve attention are Caliterra (Tribute Shiraz and Malbec) and Bisquertt Casa La Joya Reserva (2003 Syrah) are some of my faves!!

I definitely enjoy the show all they way down in Chile!

Yo G, LOOOOOVED this Episode sooo much, had to watch it again!!!
Pinot! Pinot! Pinot! Pinot!……YAAAAAZAAAAA!!!!! 🙂

Gary!

Great show! New to the program and I’m enjoying it a great deal! It’s it’s not do to the fact that I live in the San Francisco Bay area. Go Sonoma Wines!! A force to be recognized.

I’m having a blast checking out all the “old” shows….

Thanks,
Kyle

2005 2 borthers reserve cab… I like a lot of stuff from chile tho… just had a 2006 calcu that was pretty good and there are a lot of carms I like from there too…

I visited Sojourn 2 weeks ago – it is THAT good. They have an awesome little tasting room just feet from Sonoma Square. You gotta check this place out, the tasting is free, just call ahead and get an appointment, and it will be hard for you to leave without grabbing a bottle or 5! Craig Hasserot is a cool guy, very welcoming, not pretentious at all.

Sojourn also makes a few Cabernets – the Homeranch Cab is drinking terrifically and the ’07 Gap’s Crown deserves the ratings its been getting. Grab some before they go bye bye. These guys are rising stars so get to them before this juice is no longer easily accessible!

Love Sojourn! Great Pinots! You should also try Moshin, Rochioli, Siduri – all from Sonoma/Russian River….

QOTD: My favorite Chilean winery is MONTES! I work at the Danville (CA) Costco as the wine steward, we sell the Montes Alpha Syrah($15) and Cab($16), and just recently sold out of the Montes Sauv Blanc($10). The Sauv Blanc was OUTSTANDING! The Syrah is really, really good too…..

Great episode, now I’m hooked on blind tastings and am tracking them down, you should consider making blind tastings the majority of your non guest episodes. Again, burgundy disappoints as it ususally will unless you spend big bucks, even then it is hit and miss.
QOTD: Almaviva 2005. Perhaps one of the most pleasureable bordeaux blends I have ever tasted. Thanks Gary for the Passion! Joel

love love love blind tastings. I mean c’mon you even surprised yourself there. Plus the anticipation is pretty cool too. How about a $20 and under Pinot show. Blind of course. Haven’t had too many Chilean but will track down some Pinots for that price anytime.

Have had the Mt. Difficulty and the Sojourn before..still enjoy the blind episodes.. QOTD-Vina Altair-Altair-Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot-Carmenère-Cachapoal Valley-Chile-2002 was a great wine. http://www.winelx.com