Great show Gary!

QOTD- My favorite Chilean wine right now is the 2005 Concha y Toro Chardonnay, Marqués de Casa Concha, from Pirques. I love the stuff, it’s my favorite Chard right now.

I always tell customers that Chilean Pinot Noirs are the best PN values on the planet. PN prices elsewhere need to deflate, to accurately represent their worth.

First time commenter, just saying, I love the blind tastings. I would love to see more.

QOTD: A Turronyo Carmanere- I just finished a bottle!

Gary, I love the blind tastings because your comments always seem even more uninhibited than usual. When you blind taste, you seem much more willing to say that a wine sucks or that it rocks your world.

I’d second the earlier commenter who suggested your doing one blind tasting a week.

QOTD: Haven’t had any truly memorable Chilean wines yet. Just a few Carmeneres, which were mostly interesting and good values.

Blind is the only way to do it. Love it. Not every day, but once a week sounds like a good plan.
QOTD: 2001 Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta

Gary, tremendous episode. Love the blind tasting format, occasionally. Currently enjoying the 2006 Ventisquero Reserva Carménère. Under $10 is a good value. First of this variety that I tried & I love it – very “old world”.

Gary, tremendous episode. Love the blind tasting format, occasionally. Currently enjoying the 2006 Ventisquero Reserva Carménère. Under $10 is a good value. First of this variety that I tried & I love it – very “old world”.

Love the blind format, Gary! I also love the FLASHBACKS you called it (of course)!

QOTD – Casa Lapostolle comes to mind and of course Carménères. I have made it my mission to try any and all Carménères.

QotD – Love the Montes Alpha 2006 Syrah; Montes Alpha “M”
Someone mentioned looking for a good Carmenere – visit Porter Creek in Somoma; they have a 100-year-old vine Carmenere that is outstanding!

The lucky souls at Sojourn must be steady feelin’ the GEEVEE LOVE right about now.

Since WL is currently sold out of the Sonoma Coast, I signed on directly to the Sojourn site to grab a few very nicely priced bottles of the ’06–with free shipping!

QOTD – The Best Chilean Wine Experience: Dunno if was the best wine I ever had from Chile, but it was a few bottles of $2.99 Chilean Cab back around 1990 that first got me started on the juice, so that counts for something. I confess — it was Santa Rita, which really wadn’t half bad back then.

As usual, the blind show format is very effective, now i want some Chilean Pinot Noir, have never tried one before. The flashback was good too.

QOTD: 2006 “Equilibrio” Pinot Noir, D.O. San Antonio, Chile.

Love this format and it was also a great idea to have so many different countries on display. I actually had the Amayna Pinot Noir recommended to me about a year ago by a sommelier at my favourite restaurant… Maze in London. Loved it so much – a bit like pinot noir on acid – so went and bought another bottle straight away.

QOTD – Amayna pinot noir 2006

Gary, you are a soothsayer, the ides of march be round ye corner

Love the blind tasting mode. Please keep it up

Good show Gary. Obviously the best Pinot’s come from Russian River or Anderson Valley, CA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS: Kahuna should be banned, or at least limited to saying somewhat intelligent comments.

QOTD: Carmenere that is in my cellar

qotd: Terra Andina Pinot Noir ($15.00!)

FYI: Tikal Patriota is from Argentina.

QOTD: 2003 Don Melchor… absolutely one of my favorites of all time.

Hi Gary,

Great Podcast (Yes, I’m using my IPod to link-in WLTV)!!!…so I?m always a few days late & don’t leave comment often…But, when I saw the topic of this episode, I did something different and got 3 good value Pinot Noir (Argentine, Chile & Germany) & open the Chilean bottle before viewing your show…Mott, great “flashback” during the revealing of the Chile Pinot Noir!!! Loved it! So I had to log on the website & leave this comment!!!

QOTD: Will expanding my palate lately…2007 Santa Rita “Floresta” Sauvignon Blanc from Leyda Valley!!! Try It, You won’t regreat it!

BTW, I’ve also find the 2005 Osoyoos-Larose in the store (Our Canadian Bordeaux…but $45 CAN bones, used to be around $ 35), so I was doubly grateful to you GV, so I really had no choice but to leave a comment!

Denis

QOTD: No doubt the Cantus Carmenere from Maipo Valley (which I believe you reviewed in the candy bar pairing episode). I found that it paired so incredibly well with a washed-rind cheese platter (with numerous fruity and chocolatey accompaniments), and would really recommend it to anyone who wants to begin exploring Chile as a viable wine source (Not to mention it’s affordability!)

The blind tasting concept is great. Every show should be blind. Why not include two bottles of the same wine in the mix. See if you rate them differently!!!

QOTD: Kilikanoon Shiraz – The Covenant: Birthday present from someone and I had no idea if it was good, bad or indifferent. Opened it up a couple weeks later and was blown away.

Ooops. Answered the wrong QOTD above. (Watched a few shows in a row and forgot which was which.)

QOTD: Really enjoy the Pinot’s from Villard Estates.