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Cat pee smells the worst!

GV,
Looking forward to some Riesling this spring. How about some more Alsace on the show?
It will be nice to sip on Zind Humbrecht on nfl draft day. 6 picks in the top 100 should help get the Pats back the their rightful place on top. I’ll watch for you and those goofy, green J-E-T-S fan on ESPN. I especially enjoy the horror on your faces when your first pick is called ………”The Jets select Jeff Lageman”. hahahahaha.
Dan K

GV,
Looking forward to some Riesling this spring. How about some more Alsace on the show?
It will be nice to sip on Zind Humbrecht on nfl draft day. 6 picks in the top 100 should help get the Pats back the their rightful place on top. I’ll watch for you and those goofy, green J-E-T-S fan on ESPN. I especially enjoy the horror on your faces when your first pick is called ………”The Jets select Jeff Lageman”. hahahahaha.
Dan K

Just had a Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc yesterday and it was fantastic especially at 9 bones from costco.

I am excited about the 2007 Ca. Pinots I hear it was an epic year…

aloha from Maui

Great show…this is one of my favorite types of wine ~ SB! Thanks.

QOTD: Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin Blanc, Savoie (Savoy) wines…like the acid and minerality.

Thanks…great show! Countdown to Baby V!

Top Ten?!

Solid, tight show. This solid analysis and background is what hooks me as a Vayneiac. Glad to see you’re back in the saddle.
Qotd: I’m looking forward to drinking some of my friend’s Aum Cellars Tres Joyas, a white blend of Viognier, Sauv Blac and Symphony (a cross of orange muscat and pinot gris) that I got to help blend and bottle, among many other wines I hope.

Solid, tight show. This solid analysis and background is what hooks me as a Vayneiac. Glad to see you’re back in the saddle.
Qotd: I’m looking forward to drinking some of my friend’s Aum Cellars Tres Joyas, a white blend of Viognier, Sauv Blac and Symphony (a cross of orange muscat and pinot gris) that I got to help blend and bottle, among many other wines I hope.

Gary, you’ve done my wife’s favorite wine! Whenever we go tasting Sauv Blanc, she wears her favorite T-shirt that says “Tart, yet Full-bodied”!

Excellent show Gary! The Chasing Venus sounds like an interesting experiment for the palate — I’m interested to try it, even if I’m not sure how well it will go over with me.

OOTD: I’m with Danny — Alsace is a great region, and rieslings are always nice in the spring 🙂

Very good episode. Nice and real.

I usually expect wines with lots of exposure and wide availability to be good from year to year but not anything too remarkable. I feel like it’s hard to keep quality up to 90 points and above when they make millions of bottles. But then I expect to pay prices that reflect quality of the wine and not the name. Maybe I assume too much.

Does a slight dill on the nose mean it smells like pickles?

Grass and crushed rock AKA “wine on the driveway” to me.

Qotd: Oh hey wait a minute…it’s spring already! Watching today’s episode I got a craving for some Sauv Blanc. Time for a store run.

Thanks Gary!

Great show Gary,

Quick observation, being Canadian I would have to say that Kim Crawford has really killed it as the go to New Zealand Sav Blanc; I’m really surpised I’ve not seen it being review on the thunder show. It even made spectators top 100 this year (the 08 vintage).

QOD – Sparkling!! I think it would be the perfect time to have an episode on these bad boys.

I have been a predominant red wine drinker for a while. This year I have really gotten into whites, especially White Burgs. Can’t wait to sit out by the pool and drink some delicious white vino!!!

Side note: I have recently been enjoying reds from Austria as well. Especially Blaufrankisch. Would love to see a show on Blaufrankisch.

Gary,

Wines this spring will be: Whites from Alsace and reds from Ventoux.

Jens from
Copenhagen

Very focused show today. You must have slept at a Holliday Inn last night.

QOTD:Seeing that I live near the Finger Lakes in New York, rieslings will be the goto white for me(I tend to be a homer). Really like the 2007 Dr Konstantin Frank dry riesling.

GARY – Total wine newb question: What would happen if you poured a little of each of those wines into the same glass and swirled it a bit and gave that mixture a sniffy-sniff and a whirl?

I’m guessing that would be like wine sacrilege?

It’s got my curiosity piqued though. Would be an interesting way to end the show when you do a testing of several of the same varietal like this.

But maybe it would insult your more serious wine aficionados and viewers?

QOTD: Definitely more sparkling……………

good show,,That cat pee on the nose is the worsttttttt…

QOTD: White burgs for sure…my fav comming in around 30 bones is a 2007 domaine chatelain premier cru chablis fourchaume…Awesome golden color with unreal racy acidity and green apple on the palate which i love..But its the acidity in this wine that made me go out and buy a case. I would love to get your opinion on this wine and others here.. take care

good show,,That cat pee on the nose is the worsttttttt…

QOTD: White burgs for sure…my fav comming in around 30 bones is a 2007 domaine chatelain premier cru chablis fourchaume…Awesome golden color with unreal racy acidity and green apple on the palate which i love..But its the acidity in this wine that made me go out and buy a case. I would love to get your opinion on this wine and others here.. take care

I’m with you there on the Cloudy Bay, it’s good but over-rated and over-priced. It’s an iconic wine here in the UK too.

QOTD: I’ve got some left-bank Bordeaux 03’s I’m surprised how well there’re showing already, so going to be opening more over the coming months.

Gary, Very nice show. I was surprised at how early it was posted.

QOTD: Who is selling and making the best Torrontes?

Gary, Very nice show. I was surprised at how early it was posted.

QOTD: Who is selling and making the best Torrontes?

PA wine shops sell a lot of Nobilo Sauv Blanc. I may try it. I had Clos de Chance (the name may be correct or similar to this) sauvignon blanc from CA recently and it was enjoyable.

QOTD: In terms of whites, this spring I will have a Gruner Veltliner. I haven’t had one since last summer. I haven’t had a gewurztraminer in a few years and it’s on the to do list. I’m also looking forward to some Saint Veran and some Muscadet de Sevre et Main. Oh and definitely Torrontes. I had one last week and it was good, sniffy sniff was sweet but the tasty taste was nice and dry.

For reds I’m riding the malbec train and I’ve be sampling a few. Also I have a tannat-merlot blend I’m curious to try. I had a wonderful Chehalem pinot noir this weekend, mmm. Finally, love my spanish reds and whites any time of year.

That was a fun show Gary, though I’m surprise that you didn’t bring out the Kim Crawford Sav Blanc…that’s the one that seems to be at every store on the planet…(I think it’s pretty good too)

QOTD: I’ve got a few bottles of L’Hospital White Bordeaux I got from WL Had one, and it rocked my face off, looking forward to planning a meal around it.

You should review it!

Pary

Exellent show! Nice and early. I’ve had a bottle of Geyser Peak Sav Blanc in the fridge for months. Today may be the day.
Actually I recently joined our local pbs’s wine club at kqed. They sent me 6 high dollar wines from thoughout the world and I’m exited to try them out. I’m very tempted to join your club and probly will soon.
I want to hear a little hype for the THUNDER CRUISE! R U gonna make it?