Great show. QOTD: Bud Select

I drank The Prisoner by Orin Swift Cellars. It was VERY nice!

Totally had Magic Hat #9 in Indy…in addition to 2006 Ramey Russian River Chard and Rene Geoffroy Rose of Champagne and loved them all!!

QOTD: I drank a bottle of 2006 Trader Joe’s Reserve Petit Verdot from Paso Robles.
It wasn’t too great the first day, even after being opened several hours. However, I vacuum sealed it and drank the rest the next day and it had opened up very well. A very nice wine with good value at $9.99. TJ’s doesn’t offer Petit Verdot often and they sell out quickly. Would be curious to see what other Vayniacs think. Remember to decant for many hours, if not over night.
BTW, could you comment on aerators such as the Vinturi? Do you think they work? The rest of my family swears the Vinturi makes a huge difference but I can’t detect any change. I did a blind tasting and I was the only one who failed to see improvement.
Thanks for the show, it’s the highlight of my evenings. Great job.

Really appreciate the nerdy shows. I feel like I’m getting a decent grip on Cali, French Bordeaux & Rhone, but Burgandy continues to elude me. With your suggestions it really helps me expand my palate a bit(like the show at Cru too).

QOTD: Had an 06 Rudd Crossroads on my date night for my wife’s 30th birthday. It tasted way better at the winery a few months back than this Friday, I think it still needs time to come together. Probably got a lot more air-time at the winery…won’t touch another for at least 2 years.

This ep brought me back to WLTV. However, the nerdy thing to do is mention when the Burgundy wines might be ready to drink. A 2005 or 2006? Not proper. Still, I loved the ep. Just to put the word, the AOC, into circulation is satisfaction enough.

QOTD: A ’78 Pontet-Canet. Quite durable. Begs the question about the Burgundies.

QOTD: Dr. Pepper on the rocks and it was so good.

I really like the shows like this (with some nerd action), don’t shy away from them!

Thanks for immortalizing me in Episode 697 by reading my comment, GV! This was the type of show that the Vayniacs all love. This is what we signed on full time for.

When are we going to produce another wine together. Can’t wait for the Vaniac Cab this fall!

QOTD: Drank the Barrandica Mendoza that you recommended and loved it.

QOTD- Santa Rita Cabernet from BJ’s wholsale. It was better the 2nd time than when I had it a week ago.

Gary,
New watcher. Loving the show. Nerd it up. Played Bar Golf this weekend, so drank shots till the 16th hole. Passed out. Best hole was Don Julio Blanc tequila followed by a tomato juice shot. Recommended by a great bartender and was fantastic!!!

QOTD: Becker Vineyards Iconoclast — easy drinking red wine from Texas Hill Country; black cherry, raspberries. Did I mention easy drinking? Nice label, too, featuring self-portrait of iconoclastic Becker family friend, Tony Bell. I never buy wine for the label, but it is a value added when nice. Available only in Texas.

Geek is good, do more, but keep Mott around and production values up. Good sound and good video camera work are nothing to be ashamed of.

I love the nerd shows, but I’m not as picky as some people seem to be about what I learn when I watch. Especially since your last guest was so damn good. Bringing in guys that are passionate about absinthe or sake or beer (or tea – I can’t believe you haven’t done a tea episode yet) is awesome, because to me the show is about sharing your passion more than it is about wine.

QOTD: Airlie 7 2006, a sweet white blend of 7 different varietals from Willamette Valley, and some icy cold Sols with lime wedges. Two very very good summer beverages.

Nice way to nerd it up. True to the nerdy terrior.

QOTD:
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut NV – it was a gift from one of my relatives to my parents for their 25th Wedding Anniversary. Kind ‘meh’ for me.

2006 Grant Burges Barossa Vines Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot – Too thin and lack of structure for me. Again, it was a gift.

Drank a 2002 San Pedro de Yacochuya (Malbec-Cab from Cafayate, Argentina) Awesome wine (Winery gets a little help from Michel Rolland) 16% ETOH.

QOTD: Went to the local Brewfest Saturday night, and sampled at least 30 microbrews. No way I can remember them all! Oh, and I finished off a bottle of Obscurity Cellars 2007 Malbec Rosé.

QOTD: 2004 Craggy Range Le Sol Syrah. Outstanding wine.

QOTD: I had a 2006 Eric Texier Domaine De Pergault Vieilles Vignes, Cote du Rhone-Brezeme. 100% Syrah from the southern end of the Northern Rhone. It was a thing of beauty.

QOTD:
05′ Warramate Cabernet Sauvignon, 2 thumbs up.
08′ Sticks Shiraz Viognier, this was bad 2 thumbs down

Great show, as i’m a big burgundy lover, but have to confess I have never tried a santany yet. But i’m gonna seek one out asap. Do you think you were being a little tough in the scoring? Despite saying “I like this wine” maybe 10x, the Francois (pronounced Fran-swaw, not Fran-sio) only merited a 90? I could care less about the numbers, but curious if preconceptions are weighting your final conclusions a bit. Maybe some more double-blind tastings for fun?

Qotd: mostly water this weekend, as it was absurdly hot in Northern Cali, but I did have a glass of Imagery’s White Burgundy 07, which despite the trademark violating name, is a pretty good wine, backing up the buttery chard with a little stone fruit and acid pinot gris. A neighbor graciously shared it with me, along with some baby salad greens we picked from the garden. Not a bad way to close out the weekend.

Good show Gary, agree with the comments and would like to see the nerd level increase in the shows.

05 Catena Alta Malbec, very good but not as good some past vintages
06 Woodward Canyon Artist, disjointed early but knit together, needs 3 years
05 Shirvington Cabernet, surprisingly restrained wine from this producer
06 Mas de Boislauzon Quet ChndP, Winner! cherry kirsch flavors
06 Penner-Ash Shea Pinot, could’ve been better, many other better values from 06
Oregon Pinot to be had

GaryV–

Loving the nerdy episodes..keep ’em coming.

QOTD: My little sister turned 21 this weekend and she’s a fan of the Mike’s Hard Lemonade. So I swallowed my pride and had a Mike’s Hard Limeaid drink with her. And to my surprise, it wasn’t all that bad. But it may just have been the good company.

Keep pumping these out, I’ve been watching for a good long time. All the best,

Jeff S.

Bring on the pocket protectors and thick rimmed glasses!

QOTD: Friday: ’05 Red Borgogne & ’03 Monastrel, Jumilla, Spain; Sat: Margarita & ’07 Pinot Gris, Willamette Valley, OR; Sun: ’07 Rose, Bandol, FR, ’05 Merlot, CA. *Please note…I do not drink on the weekdays.*

I enjoyed a cold glass of Strongbow and a couple beers from a local brewery, Robert Simpson. Good stuff! The folks just got back from Niagara Falls and we’ve got a dozen or so bottles to test out from the area so that should make for an interesting couple of weeks.

Great show Gary, now find a guest to bounce the nerd-talk off of and you’ve returned to the classic show format I love.

Love the nerdiness GV – these are the eps I’ve been hanging for.

I love the indepth wine talk from the unknown areas for the world…it really shows the diversity that varietals can have from different regions..especially the unknown, less popular regions…Why don’t you a Shiraz tasting from the Goulburn Valley of Central Victoria, Aus..Tahbilk, Mitchelton or a shiraz thats not from the B V of McLaren Vale.

qotd…2008 Jacobs Creek Chardonnay..I had cream based pasta dish & needed a Chardy to go with it..wasnt in the mood for drinking a whole bottle so all I could find was a 375ml btl of JC Chardy..typcial stock standard AUS chard..

QOTD..Had a 1996 Bordeaux (Chateau Lascombes). How’s that for nerdy? I had in my notes that Parker gave this wine an 80 way back when. After about an hour, it really opened up and was quite nice in my book.