Very good subject matter. Value burgundy is one I have requested in the past and you came through in spades.

QOTD: We were all over the board this weekend. A rose from Long Is (Shinn), a pinot from the Niagara Escarpment (Mtn Road), Chat Musar from
Lebannon and a South African meritage (Rustenberg’s JX Merriman)

qotd – laphroaig 15

P.S. that 25 bone pinot is the first wine I’ve bought from you, we’ll see how it works out (love the chinon)

QotD: Bundaberg Ginger Beer

I have a 2002 Domaine Vincent Girardin, Santenay 1er cru La Maladiere in the wine storage unit.

I watched this today Tuesday the 30th.. And I just got pack from a Martini Tasting. It featured two Vodkas make by the same company. Opulent and Prairie. The Prairie is “Organic” and both are gluten free. They really dinn’t make Matrinis per say. a Tonic Martini , a Cosmo and a Lemondrop Martini. The Voday was Smoothe. I believe The Opulent was filtered five times? Anyhow nice to mix it up. I am a wine guy always, but it was a good time. I will probably open up some 06′ Domaine Bernard Moreau Bourgogne in the next couple of days. Some White Burgundy is always nice and I like this particular producer and vintage.

Terrorist aka Mike in Nebraska

QOTD: Went to a wedding in MI and snagged a bottle of Magnificent Wine Co 2006 House Wine from the bar for my table. Enjoyed it with some good friends from high school. Good times, great memories.

Time to seek out some Santenay. Just want to see if anyone in Dayton carries it.

Thanks Gary

Matt

Gary, thank you for putting my comment on the show…for clification’s sake, my first episode was the Amon-Ra decanting episode…really liied the show today, educational and fun…I also really liked the Shafer episode yesterday..definitally go with the grill theme I did little neck clams last week on the grill, delicious with a chard…this weekend was my b-day, Damilano Barolo 2004. Too young but after 24 hours open it was great…it was my first brunello.

Oh and I forgot…Go Bills!

wine this weekend:owen sullivan ulysses sheridan. from washington state. 45%merlot,33%cabernet,22% cab franc.$19.95. 91 points robert parker they make a 70%merlot, 30% cabernet for about the same price.

Nerd it up!

QOTD: Damn, drank lots of wine! A Banfi Sango/Merlot that was horrible and an Oregon Pinot that rocked it!

Love the nerd episodes Gary! Keep them coming!

QOTD: This weekend, I enjoyed the 2005 Elias Mora Crianza. For the price, this wine is a serious kick in the face. Need to order more…Love it. I also chilled out on the deck with a nice cold Newcastle Brown Ale after working in the yard all day. It’s pretty toasty and humid now on FL’s gulf coast.

enjoyed the nerdism…

qotd: maker’s mark (Kentucky Bourbon)…

Tequila Herradura, Beer Dos Equis lager, Wine Roureda llicorella 2003 and it was all good!

I’m loving the episodes you do at home.

QOTD: Sunday was Jean Marc Lafage Cote Est (Catalan VDP Chard, marsanne, & grenache) that had white quartz minerality I loved and had with frog legs (first time since I was a kid!)… Saturday was Fixin 1er Cru Clos Napoleon Dom. Pierre Gelin and enjoyed it (horrible pairing with salmon salad “nicoise”… the burnt flavors of the wine made it feel like someone burnt the fish when they cooked it, but fun nonetheless).

First time poster, not too long time a lurker – great episode. Love the nerd stuff. I am still relatively new to working in a fancy upscale wine store in the northeast, and I love it. We carry several bottles of Santenay, red and white. I can’t afford to taste a lot of these fine wines. Plus, we don’t always get to taste. The wine world, especially old-world, is overwhelming to us newcomers. This was an enlightening episode – even within this small sub-region we see amazing variety in style and quality. More of these types of episodes would be awesome, even if I’m not learning about the specific bottles of wine with which I interact. Keep going.

qotd: la manarine cdr ’06 (first day good, second day opened up very nicely, wish I could have let breathe more or possibly decant on first day, even for such a not-so-fancy bottle), dogfishhead 90, cuilleron syrah rose ’08, dogfishhead ‘the squall'(interesting, good, but all over the place, maybe lacks focus)

Geek it up! Love it.

QOTD: I had the 2006 Pey-Marin Trois Filles Pinot Noir. Delicious.

QOTD: had the luck of tasting a Chateau Margaux Premier Grand Cru 1985, which was fantastic (as I was really trying to savour it and understand its complexity).. and Sunday some of my favorite non vino beverage.. a Mezcal-Benevá

I’m good with wine nerd, Web 2.0 or guests.

Suggestion for upcoming shows – match them with the Tour de France – taste a wine / wines from the day’s stage. TdF Starts July 4…

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/cy/tdf/map/

Love the nerd shows! Places like Napa Valley, Australia and Bordeaux (although I love Bordeaux and it has lots of sub regions that are pretty unknown/nerdy like Fronsac, Barsac and most the dry whites) don’t really need any more attention. You should do a show on the “other” Nebbiolo wines of Peidmont like Gattinara and Ghemme. That would be SUPER nerdy.

QOTD: A Dr. Loosen Riesling Beerenauslese in a quarter bottle. Shouldn’t have drank it for another 20 years. But we had been drinking PBR all afternoon and it seemed like a good idea. Oops.

QOTD: Lots of 2004 Demessey Macon Cruzilles (Les Auvouries). SO I’m totally on board with the value Burgundy play.

Definitely like this type of show. There it is, the first of many baby smells. qotd, I had my first ever Cahors this weekend, the 2006 Chateau Haut-Monplaisir and it was awesome.

The regional exploration is one of the many things that makes this program so valuable to the experienced and novice alike. I immediately sent the link to my business partner living in the Cote de Beaune so he can go on mission to find the source. Vayniacs can augment the info that GV provides by following up and doing some guerrilla reporting on the wineries and vineyards when they are traveling?

QOTD:
We went to a really nice small wine & food event at a local restaurant( http://www.carpenterandmain.com )organized by a niche wine distributor ( http://www.artisanalcellars.com )in the neighborhood that we are friendly with. I was going to just list the wines but it would be a shame without the food – 13 small plates and 12 wines:
-made some quick notes afterwards 1+ to 5+ with a ( ) for extra special…
all very reasonable in price too!
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Assorted Fritto Misto
Crispy twice cooked quail eggs
Tarantaise Chees Souffle (bite size cute ones)
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Anton Bauer ‘Wagram’ Rose 08 Austria (+++) elegant zweigelt, merlot, syrah
Tegernseerhof Zweigelt Rose 07 Austria ++
Cima di Conegliano Prosecco Italy ++
Cecchein Family Sparling Moscato Argentina (++++) holy cow!

Lobster Bisque
Roasted Vegetable Filled Sunburst Squash
House cured wild salmon cheesecake with red pepper glaze
Grilled and chilled shrimp cucumber, radish and pineapple slaw
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Delfino Della Contessa 07 Italy
(Friulli-Toaci, Ribolla, Gialla, Malvasia) +++
Chateau Belle Mare ‘Les Granges de Felines'(picpoul, sauvignon) France +++
Anton Bauer Gruner Veltliner ‘Rosengberg’ 07 Austria (+++)
Strauss Samling 07 Austria ++

Pork Charcuterie -Confit of jowl, braised tongue, and liver mousse
Twice baked new potato with veal bacon and truffles
Grilled beef tenderloin rolls with morels in cream
Tea smoked duck
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Anton Bauer ‘Wagram’ Pinot Noir 05 Austria (+++) between burgndy & Pac NW
Chateau Camplazens Grenache 06 France +++
Bodegas Altanza ‘Edulis’ Rioja Crianza 01 Spain (++++) beautiful balance
Trecciano Chianti Colli Sensei 07 Italy +++

Local strawberries with Bunton farm Devon cream
Valhrona chocolate Fondue, roubarb coulis

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I placed an order for a mixed case this morning…

Hey Gary,
Great show. I drank a SURU 2008 North Fork Shiraz Rose from Premium Wines in Long Island. It smells and tastes so much like yellow grapefruit – I love it. I drank it with some grilled clams and oysters.
Joe

QOTD. Ah, so many wines with our group! I opened a 2003 Quintarelli Ca del Merlo Bianco (great) and an awesome 1999 Altanza Reserva Especial Rioja. The best of the weekend may have been a 1997 Talbott Diamond-T Chard. MAN!!!

Too bad the Santenays didn’t really work. I enjoyed a 1995 Marc Colin 1er Cru La Comme not too long ago and it was drinking real nice.

Keep up the nerd factor.

2000 Les Pagodes de Cos was great 91 pts. Great 2nd wine in a Great vintage. “This is a very good little wine. Very earthy (poopy) nose that quickly blew off. Blackberrys and dark fruits focused on a well balanced frame. Tannins are very nice. Some spice and deeper earthy flavors make this a very enjoyable wine. Seems heavy on the Merlot??? Drink now and for 3-5 years…AMM”