I’m seriously excited about drinking Rose…and more Gruner, bubbly…and Italian whites.

I’m all about white Sancerre right now. LOVING it.

GV: You are going to love New Zealand. My wife and I spent a couple weeks two years ago driving through both islands and spent sometime outside of Napier at some wineries. We are actually thinking of moving there we loved it so muchl

QOTD: Just looking forward to tasting some wines you have done.

BTW: Can you do a show on the Hunter Valley in Australia. I spent some time there too when we went to Australia on the same trip mentioned above.

QOTD:

I have never liked white wines, so I’ve flat out avoided them for YEARS. BUT – about a month ago, my curiosity finally got the best of me after hearing your regular mentions of Rieslings. I have since tried Rieslings from about a half dozen wineries and haven’t found ONE that i did not enjoy! I think this is the ultimate spring/summer time wine. Pairs nicely with sunshine and flip flops! 🙂

Thanks Gary, keep up the good work, love ya!

i have been a beer drinker for all my life ..i drank wine out of the box and thought it was great….My wife is a huge wine drinker also…we went to eat one night at a nice place here in Buffalo ny and i told him i enjoyed citrus flavored wines..He gave me a glass of semi valley Sauvignon Blanc and i have been hook ever since…Most of my wine cool (12 bottle) is made up of that..I have mostly Californi Sauvignon Blancs but I do own Some from New Zeland and Australia …my favorat is Kim crawford 2006,Matua Valley,2007 and i love Geyser Peak 2006…I just love your show and wish you came to buffalo some time because we have some great food you can pair with some good wine…thanks for all your help

YAZ I am GOONTHER all about the GRUNER!!

Got a comment read on the show! Sweet… too bad it was one of my more brief, less thoughtful efforts.

QOTD: This Spring: Godello, WA Riesling, nearly ANY Loire white- from lighter Muscadet sur lie and just off-dry Vouvray to Pouilly Fume and hard-core Savennieres. I like Sancerre like anyone else, but I’ve been disappointed with the poor QPR of a few lately. And I can’t stay away from trying different sparklers lately- this week: Lessini Durello Brut. I’m all about it.

YeeeeeeeHaaaaaaw, Loooooove da Grassy Cat-Peeeeeee !! 🙂

qotd: With the weather warmin’ up here in Southern Cal, I’ll be drinkin’
lots Gewurtztraminer (Alsacian & CA), Viognier (Condrieu & CA) & the
Bubbly Stuff (Champagne, CA, Spain, etc.). Plus everything else i can get
me paws on…. 🙂

QOTD: Tuscan Moon 2006 Cabernet from Trader Joes – $5.99 – it doesn’t strip the paint off my tongue like Two Buck Chuck does. In fact, its taste is very pleasing to me. Great cheapo wine.

hi, i ll drink bordeux sauvignon blanc cuvees and of course rieslings from mosel and rheingau cause i am from germany … best wishes like ya whole concept …

p.s bordeaux sauvignon blanc cuvees

QOTD:

J Russian River 2006 Pinot Noir

I saw this on the shelf at Safeway a few weeks ago; it’s a little more expensive than what I usually drink, but I was in the mood to try something new… maybe this is silly, but what won me over was the bottle, which really caught my eye – it’s blank except for a painted-on (not sticker) yellow “J”, which is my first initial.

I bought a bottle and brought it home, and was glad to find that it got pretty good reviews. I decide to save it for my birthday, which is coming up very soon, so I’m super excited to try this one! If I don’t like it, I still have a cool-looking bottle to reuse… and if it “rocks my socks off” then I’ll also have a visual reminder of drinking an awesome wine on my b-day.

Love the intense action on what wine is all about

keep it comin

where can I get those glasses you are using

Nik-NaK brinhg it bak

Nik

Sauvignon Bee best white next to Vidal

chek in to it

Vidal is Canada
think Ice wine ,desert wine after dinner

Vidal is a great wine to introduce new comers

Nik Nak don’t hold bak

bring it !

Glad to see SB profiled, especially Cloudy Bay. I like the intense SB to the Chasing Venus sounds great.
QOTD: Looking forward to crisp Pinot Grigio for porch sitting this spring. The good stuff from Dolomite / Alto Adige region. For good QPR and pool parties the Barefoot PG has a bit of Symphony grape for aromatics. Come to think of it, need a few bottles of Ironstone Obession (Symphony) to break in the porch sitting season!

Great show, Gary. A New Zealand SVs was one of the first truly distinct wine experiences I ever had.

QOTD: excited to drink more of these, some lambrusco, sparkling shiraz, some good provence and spanish rose and so on.

QOTD: it is not very innovative, but I am really into CdP at the moment.

Really looking forward to trying as many different kinds of wines as possible. Now I walk through the store aisles looking for things I’ve never tried–it’s a lot of fun.

This Spring, I look forward to trying wine with meals, instead of just having a glass in the evening with no food, which is how I tend to roll. Don’t know much about wine but learning.

Sauv blanc really helped get me into wine.. I remember loving the Isabel Estate the most, but now I get really bored with the grape variety.

p.s. I’m always too slow on the comments as I watch all the shows on my iPod – you need to start doing the comments 2 shows behind!

QOTD – For spring I will be drinking lots of Australian and German rieslings.

I’ve strayed from NZ Sauvignon Blancs, but this episode has put them on my radar again. I’ll try a few in the future.

I’m looking forward to learning more about Brunello. I’ve heard the buzz about 2004, and would like to know what they taste like.

Gary, I can’t believe you didn’t include Kim Crawford.

NZ Sauv Blancs are what really got me to start learning wine. They are great for a beginner’s nose because the are so in your face kinda wines that make it easy to pick up on all the many characteristics they have.

QOTD: Look forward to trying more odd blends in reds and whites.

Great episode! TIGHT
QOTD: I’m ready to take on some chards, GOOD zinfandels, & white burgundy’s.
Tight comment to match the show.
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This is a late comment, but I was surprised to hear you say that Cloudy Bay had an apple tasting note. I have always loved N.Z. Sauvignon Blancs from Marlborough such as Kim Crawford, Spy Valley, and even Nobilo, but to me the signature flavor has been gooseberries and passion fruit with good acid and a crisp finish. I tend to relate apples to Bordeaux Sauvignon Blancs. I guess I need to taste more.

QOTD: Can’t wait to open up some Fasoli Gino Liber garganega in the garden soon as spring finally gets here…Also some good Provence roses, more good Italian whites really, Verdicchio di Matelica, Marco Carpineti’s white ‘efforts’ from the Lazio region. But also Beaujolais, Morgons from Marcel Lapierre & Jean Foillard, some good Chinons, hold on, some rose from Reuilly and so much more…Godello from Spain, how about some of that great Naia from Rueda, definitely one of the finer Ruedas in MHO capital H.