Gary, I’ve been a fan for just over a year now and you are the “the man”. Straight forward talk about wine, fair ratings and great info. Just watched the Zin show, great comments. There is a group of us in Bishop CA that think you should do a road trip here for a show. You and Mot would have a great time. Keep up the good work, I know I have expanded my knowledge of wines and sampling, thank you. GO JETS!!!

Favorite Zin – lately Zynthesis, Lodi, Old Vine, 2007

Worst – Rosenbloom, weak

BTW I also purchased a bottle of the Wayne Gretzky, No. 99 2005 Icewine Vidal
WOW it was worth eery bit of the $50 that I paid, a great treat for those that like an after dinner drink with a little choc and a great cigar.

Until the next show

Dave

I tried a new CA zin yesterday… Orin Swift’s newest creation called Saldo. It’s 85% zin and I really enjoyed it… I’d like to know what you think of it. Since 2 of the 3 on this episode you didn’t like, I think you should do another CA zin show and add Saldo to the mix.

Always excited to see Zin as the topic.

QOTD: We’re talking favorites not necessarily “the best”, so the first Zin I fell in love with was a Bannister from the Rochioli Vineyard (Russian River Valley), mid-90s vintage. Also a long-time fan of Cline single-vineyard Zins (Big Break, Live Oak and Bridgehead), though not every bottle every vintage. Least favorite? I don’t know… I remember not liking Montevina Zins from 8-10 years ago and Barefoot.

Wow…it’s been a while. I have been off the radar for 4 months, but I am back! I missed this show.

QOTD: I love the Ridge Vineyards wines, nearly all of them, but had a Ponzo Vineyards…I think 2006 but perhaps not, and it was delicious. I’ve had some good Seghesios, too.

You need to try the Zins from the Dry Creek Valley in Sonoma. Favorites include Wilson, Talty, Zichichi, and Seghesio.

i like the varietal so a “least fave” is tough. Just had a 2007 Cline California that was not very good, but it is their least expensive and others I have had from Cline are quite food.

QOTD:
Biale Black Chicken, won the 2007 OZ (Oh Zinfandel) tasting in Orlando with it…wicked good.

Best Zin. I’ve ever had is 2006 Hartford Zinfandel Highwire Vineyard! Hartford makes great wine, and this is a special vineyard…AMM

QOTD: Favorite Zin ? lately Zynthesis, Lodi, Old Vine, 2007 is outstanding. I also enjoy the Cujo Zin for Paso Robles.

I don’t remember the name of the really bad Zin I had but it was one of the worst things ever.

That’s a very quick sniiffy sniff on the Porter-Bass there Gary….

Nice show, Gary! Love the traditional format, it feels like home.

Favorite: SEGHESIO. Love it, and wish I could still find bottles from 2007.
Least favorite: Eh, too many to count… basically any generic zin that people bring to house parties. Can’t stand Coppola, personally, in any varietal…

Cheers!

Favorite Zin: Ridge Geyserville, almost any year.

Least Favorite Zin: Ravenswood Vintners Blend. Joel Peterson makes some incredible zins, his run-of-the mill Vintners Blend, however, isn’t one of them. Almost every other zin he produces is.

QOTD: OK lets see, the worst is Green Peak Zin. lets say candy which will last you a life time……….. The best was a small Napa producer called Raynold’s Family Wines(I hope that I spelled it correctly cause I had it in 2005 which is before I wrote down what I taste) which is just next to Napa town when you are going the Siver trail to the north.

and ohh yea, people PLEASE QUIT BUYING LABELS… ok they have good drawings or a hip and cool colors… it’s like dating the most beautiful guy/girl with no brains at all and you will be like help get me out of here now please…

GV – I was on a Zin kick a few years back along with Shiraz. I think my “pal” asked for a break and therefore I steer clear of them right now.

Best Zin – Either Biale Black Chicken, or Elyse Howell Mountain
Worst Zin – tough question, I don’t tend to buy cheap zins, but I guess I would say 7 Deadly Zins.

Gary!!
Hey there buddy… Been “lurking” for a few years. Don’t know if you’re going to read this since it’s a little old, but I just was catching up on your show and my all time favorite Zin is a 2001 Rosenblum Carina Cellars (I think). We sold it at $45 or so. It was such an overwhelmingly pleasurable experience every time we opened a bottle. I’ve never had it’s equal sadly. Of course one’s memory is fallibled.

Keep rockin it G.V.
Adam

My favorite Zin was from Claudia Springs. I don’t remember the vineyard or the vintage but it was absolutely amazing. I only bought one bottle and they didn’t have any more when I went back. Learned my lesson.

Let us see what Mot looks like.

Mmm.. Linne Calodo Cherry Red best

Any pink zin like Sutter Home- worst

Take care of Mott. Hope he is OK

Cool show, love how you keep things fun.
How about doing a show where you taste different tiers or vineyards of the same varietal that’s also from the same winery? Idea came to me during this show when I thought of the different zin’s Ravenswood has. Particularly how their Dickerson vineyard wine is so much better than their vintner’s blend. I would love to see a show like that after you do your charbono tasting episode.

Great episode Gary, thanks

Love wine, aamd all info about wine. Thanks for the advice

I distinctly saw your nose pass across the top of the glass of Porter-Bass at 7:01 after mentioning the sniffy, just before the distraction of the wrist band (and Mott's re-appearance). So, even though there was no verbal description of the sniffy, we must assume that the Vaynerchuck Olfactory Systems did acquire data which was subsequently synthesized into the overall analysis…

QOTD: Don't often go for Zin…have had couple of Turley's that I liked, and just picked up a case deal on a Rosenblum Snow's Lake 2006 which is pretty tasty and a wicked deal. Just keep those white zins away from me please…

QOTD:

fave – the last one i had.

least fave – the 1st one i had.

you really need to pair up cheeseburger a with some wines on an episode. i dunno why, i just felt like saying that….

qotd: I haven’t bought one in a really long time. I remember liking Sbragia’s Gino’s Vineyard zin, although I have no idea what the vintage was anymore. I had to read other comments to remember 1 didnt remember liking much at all, and 7 deadly zins was one of them

*Nice Niche….not nice sn!t¢h, right?…good, GV.

QOTD – least fav Zin would have to be Raven’s wood where my fav PRIMITIVO is the Salento!

Cheers!

Ryan