Gary,

I agree on the claim that Anderson Valley Pinots are the best in the US. Also, for recommending tours, rt. 128 is very beautiful and less traveled, which means better service and prices at the vineyards.

QOTD 1: Ice Cream: Salted Carmel

Anderson Valley Gem Navarro Winery enough said

Can’t remember the first question… favourite ice cream – home made cherry and dark chocolate.

QOTD: Fleur de Sel Caramel

Strawberry….. plain but trustworthy…

Awesome show – love it that you are back and making the podcast again!

QOTD – Vanilla… with salted caramel a close second

Favorite ice cream: Pistachio Gelato
Mmmmmmm

Hey Gary – As current President of the Anderson Valley Winegrowers, I’m going to hold you to your promise to visit us in the next 12 months and do a couple of Thunder shows. We have many great Pinots, both old and new-world styled; our Alsatian wines are great, and Roederer Estate and Scharffenberger Cellars produce some of the best domestic sparklers – a few days may not be long enough to sample all our “local products”!

Sounds like my English classes I teach over here. “What’s your favorite flavor of ice cream, J sensei?”
“I HATE ice cream!!”
“Mommy J sensei’s gone fuckin crazy again!”

Good show.

Bet that hoodie trapped all the wine aromas coming off. Anderson Val does do some good pinots. QOTD: try eating your salad at the end of the meal for that ‘sour fix’. Once you do, you’ll eat it all the time at the end… i like to get some acid after a meal. i eat 2 oranges after lunch just for the acid. QOTD2 banana strawberry.

QOTD2: I LOVE the Fleur de Sel Caramel from Hagen Das.

Awesome show!! Such a cool look having the fog creeping all over the back ground. Airplanes, cars, and the outdoors. Only on Winelibrary!!

QOTD – Chocolate Mint

Yo G, GRRRRRRRRRRRRREAAAAAAAAAAAT EPISODE !!!!! After drinkin’ me
coffee & watchin’ IT, I’m BOUNCIN’ OFF DA WALLS!!!! 🙂
Themzzz was some Cooool Pinot Noirs & Anderson Valley is a Cooool Place!

qotd1: Don’t usually eat a “dessert” per say……

qotd2: I DO likes to have me a Haagen Daaz Ice Cream Bar every once
in a while…. YUUUMMM! 🙂

Loved the episode Gary. I can’t believe I didn’t make it out to Anderson Valley when I lived in the East Bay for two years. I did, however, get to visit Hess Vineyards in Napa. If you like both Art and Wine there is no better winery there as they have both a vineyard and an art gallery.

QOTD – Ben & Jerry’s Chubby Hubby. How can you go wrong with fudge covered pretzel nuggets, filled with Peanut Butter, in Vanilla Ice Cream swirled with Fudge and Peanut butter throughout. A perfect mix of sweet and salty… YUM!

I’m not into sweets either, but do love the tart flavors of gelato. If you’re ever in the Phoenix area, stop by Gelato 64 for their wine flavored gelato: http://www.gelato64.com/

dude – you got Mary Elke to comment. her wines are exquisite in good vintages! like she said Scharffenberger really does make a quality sparkler. you come out let me know and we’ll cruise around Hwy 128 a bit man.

QotD: Straus Family Creamery Organic Vanilla Bean

Fave flavor of ice cream has got to be Ben & Jerry’s Oatmeal Cookie crunch! I think it’s fairly new (about a year old or so) but it blows me away every time!

I agree with you on Anderson Valley. I enjoy the cooler climate wines they make there.

Haggen Daz Cappicino Commotion ( a masterful blend: chocolate,cinnamon,dark chocolate,toffeed-almond.
Great show. Honestly didn’t know about Anderson Valley, thank you for adding to my to do list. Will look forward to your reporting. Just discovered your show, love your energy and passion, will pick up your new book.

Wonderful show. Being in Asia there isn’t much access to Anderson Valley, but I’ll be keeping a look out.

QOTD2 – Jasmine tea or Ben and Jerry’s Fairtrade Vanilla.

Fun show, like the change of scenery. We had a fun drive up through Anderson Valley on our way to Mendocino (mini-honeymoon after our Napa wedding). A pinot noir from Navarro brought us up there. Lots of good places I’m sure, we only had time for a few.

QOTD: COFFEE ice cream FTW! Hate coffee, love coffee ice cream…go figure.

The weather brings back memories of a dismal June. Catching up several weeks later.
QOTD1 – I am not a radish or cucumber fan, i could see celery as a replacement for me. However, I would NOT like this after dessert.

QOTD2 – Chocolate chip.

Gary — if you're looking for American sparkling then find the Thibaut-Janisson, produced in Virginia. Chardonnay — 25-30 bones. The winemaker is from Verzenay, is now a U.S. citizen, and also made Iron Horse and “J” sparklers. It's been getting lots of press at the White House, and Citronelle pours it by the glass.

I haven't tried the two wines reviewed here but Anderson Valley hasn't given me sparks for quite some time. My palate still digs the Carneros + Santa Barbara and Cali Central Coast for pinot including Acacia, Saintsbury, Sanford, Estancia, etc. What do you think of those areas, by comparison, Gary? The russian river pinots at my last voyage to Sonoma were also way over priced and uninteresting, IMHO.

qotd2: Chocolate + Peanut Butter

Always wanted to try Balck Kite.. QOTD-that’s messed up..once I do dessert I’am done.. http://www.winelx.com