QOTD: I cooked an Italian pasta dish for my mom and had a 2006 Columbia Crest Two Vines Vineyard 10 White Wine. Wasn’t too impressed with the wine, but the pasta was spectacular!

Gary- You are the ultimate NERD and i mean that with all the sincerity I can muster. I have been watching since episode 425 or so. You have inspired me to even give the whites some attention after years of neglect. Have you ever considered a show exclusively on the offerings at Trader Joe’s. To say that their pricing and selections are a bit mystifying is the understatement of the century. If you have already done one…”MOTT!!!! Link it up.”

…and Gayy, Sasha at least once a week. I love watching him steal the show from you

Gary, really enjoyed the show today. You uncorked the “Vintage” Gary again and passed it around. Nice.

On a different note– have you ever considered just taking a few lessons on pronunciation of French? It is so much a part of your job, and it’s not necessary to mispronounce as you do. You don’t have to take a course on French to be able to read French wine labels aloud, just get someone to meet you in your house and do 3 1-hour sessions. You’d be good to go. French is spelled weirdly, but it’s actually more consistent in spelling and pronunciation than English. Just a thought.

QOTD: Los Cardos Malbec which I brought out to counteract the Undone Pinot Noir which someone else had brought. Undone was too light for me and Los Cardos was jammy juicy and delicious.

Enjoyed the show..as always. Good insight on the region. Francois is not pronounced Franko, but Fran-so-a.

I like nerdy shows – thanks

QOTD – shared a bottle of Vineland Estates Niagra (Canadian) Cabernet Franc.
It was amazing to watch it evolve from a fruity zippy simple wine into a complex but vegetable juice blend over about an hour. Very well balanced. Not everyone’s cup of tea. Went well with a whole host of foods though.

QOTD – I had water and a snow cone with my kids.

How long had these wines been open? I’ve found that super pooper pinots will often develop fruit notes after decanting for an hour or so. I’ve come to realize that I’m a nerd to the core when it comes to vino, and I love the super-geek shows. I’ve been working at an upscale restaurant in downtown Seattle for about a year now, which is also about how long I’ve been watching your show. At 23 I have completely surpassed everyone I work with in terms of textbook knowledge of wine (career service industry folk who love their drink), thanks in large part to your show. While I have only a fraction of the first hand drinking experience of those 10-20 years older than me, I find that I have to hold myself back when talking to my co-workers about wine these days in order to avoid clowning on my superiors… thank you good sir…

CRAP! I forgot the QOTD…. again… I drank a K Vintners 2006 Phil Lane Syrah… IN credible… After watching the episode with Charles Smith and subsequently tasting his wines, He has become one of my Wine World Heros (WWH?)… After GV of course…

QOTD:The Glenlivet 16 yr old Nadurra (Cask Strength). It’s extreamely dry!

QOTD: Was sick all weekend. So water & G2 gatorade.

Shot In The Dark- Shiraz/Petite Sirah from Australia.

GOOD SHOW GARY ! I DRANK A BOTTLE OF GLEN CARLOU CLASSIQUE 2005 ON SUNDAY AND SATURDAY HAD A COUPLE SKYY VODKA GIMLETS.

First time poster.. long time lurker… great show as always.. tiger dump wine.. love it…
QOTD_ Argentine Malbec

Love nerding it up – always happy when I need to take out my wine atlas. Wish I could watch Sir Gary, he’s been gone for a LONG time…

QOTD – Had a glass or two of the Chateau Greysac 2003 from the Medoc. Have probably had 4-5 bottle of this wine and think it is certainly a good wine for $14 bucks. Great balance, nice fruit, but also plenty of earth and veggies.

Love nerding it up – always happy when I need to take out my wine atlas. Wish I could watch Sir Gary, he’s been gone for a LONG time…

QOTD – Had a glass or two of the Chateau Greysac 2003 from the Medoc. Have probably had 4-5 bottle of this wine and think it is certainly a good wine for $14 bucks. Great balance, nice fruit, but also plenty of earth and veggies.

Good show. I like it when you taste different wines from the same grape. It shows how important the winemakers passion is.

Qotd: We had two wines.
1. Penfolds “Bin 2” from 2005
2. Zar Simeon “Bin 40” Cab from Nova Zagora Bulgaria

Thanks again for a new challenge of finding Santenay at the local SAQ. Veronique, from the Jura, hooked me up with a Savagnin 2005. Even with the appropriate pairing of Comte cheese I found it odd. What can I expect from the 1999 Vin Jaune waiting to thrill the palate made from the same grape?

QOTD: two hands – bella’s garden & oyster bay SB (ha)

I’ll leave a comment for the nerdiness. Love the esoteric episodes. Keep them coming! QOTD: I picked up a bottle of the Heidi Schrock Vogelsang at Wl this weekend and LOVED IT! It is a fix of Pinot Blanc, Furmint, and 2 other even lesser known varietals. I actually bought 3 more bottles and I NEVER buy more than 2 bottles of anything. You should give it a try on the show

Had a beautiful Santenay last year, Les Chantalbins 1999, a gift from a colleague in France, and it was delicious (89-90pts) with a strong liquorice nose.

QOTD – Had an OK St. Emilion Grand Cru. at my parents, but forgot to note down the name. Opened up a Turkish 2005 Bo?azkere (Red) from Doluca on Sunday evening, light but enjoyably fruity.

Qotd: Well, I had a lot to drink this weekend, lol. The one that I put the most thought into though was a Jack Daniels old fashioned, without the fruit because I’m a poor college student and don’t eat fruit enough to make it worthwhile. Other than that I had the usual, shinerbock last night, blue moon on saturday. had some wines on Friday at a wedding reception. Only good one wes La terre pinot grigio (forgive me on the spelling).

I had a Bordeaux, Chateau Labadie 2005 from Cote de Bourg. Very good but heavy on the alcohol.

In the eight years I’ve been pursueing wine knowledge, this is the first tasting I remmeber seeing or reading of Santenay. Thanks for expanding my wisdom, now to try it for myself.

QOTD: No alcohol this weekend, babysitting my 9 year old niece, Diet Dr Pepper and Luzianne Decaf Iced Tea.

QOTD: 2007 Rudolf Muller Riesling Auslese

Gary, can you talk about food pairings more when you review the wines?

Pro Lacrosse is awesome. I went to a bunch of Pittsburgh Bulls games back in the day. Thank you for expanding my mind.

QOTD: Labatt Blue and Coke Zero