QOTD: I haven’t been that excited about viogniers, but I did like The Crusher from Clarksburg, CA – carmel, burnt toast, full bodied.

Good episode and good information.

I have tried a couple of Viognier’s in my journey. So far, nothing that really jumpout and made me say “Whoa!”. Will continue to try new brands and see where it leads.

Good episode and good information.

I have tried a couple of Viognier’s in my journey. So far, nothing that really jumpout and made me say “Whoa!”. Will continue to try new brands and see where it leads.

Love the blind head to head tastings – Great stuff.

qotd….I happened to make some viognier this past vintage (2009), it turned out ok. I think viognier may have an impact here in Australia over the next few years, NZ sauv blanc are flooding our wine market & ppl r getting a little sick and tired of them, hence why viognier is starting to gain some popularity

Love the blind head to head tastings – Great stuff.

qotd….I happened to make some viognier this past vintage (2009), it turned out ok. I think viognier may have an impact here in Australia over the next few years, NZ sauv blanc are flooding our wine market & ppl r getting a little sick and tired of them, hence why viognier is starting to gain some popularity

QOTD: Have not had too many Viogniers, but the few I have had were pretty good, but not rocking my world- can’t remember specific producers- one from Cali that worked well with Lobster. Definitely have enjoyed some Shiraz-Viognier blends from Australia. Still have never had a Cote-Rotie: just out of my price range and if I am going to drop more than $30 for a bottle, it better rock my pants off!

QOTD: Have not had too many Viogniers, but the few I have had were pretty good, but not rocking my world- can’t remember specific producers- one from Cali that worked well with Lobster. Definitely have enjoyed some Shiraz-Viognier blends from Australia. Still have never had a Cote-Rotie: just out of my price range and if I am going to drop more than $30 for a bottle, it better rock my pants off!

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Interesting show. I am surprised that Ian didn’t include a Condrieu in the competition. Did he think it would win hands down? 🙂

QOTD: As you might guess from my comment above, my main experience with Viognier is with Condrieu from the Northern Rhone and I LOVE it. Francois Villard is my favorite producer, but I have had several others that were quite good as well. Yves Gangloff makes a very nice Condrieu as well. I have had a couple of other “New World” Viogniers and while they were decent, they didn’t come close to the complexity of a decent Condrieu.

Interesting show. I am surprised that Ian didn’t include a Condrieu in the competition. Did he think it would win hands down? 🙂

QOTD: As you might guess from my comment above, my main experience with Viognier is with Condrieu from the Northern Rhone and I LOVE it. Francois Villard is my favorite producer, but I have had several others that were quite good as well. Yves Gangloff makes a very nice Condrieu as well. I have had a couple of other “New World” Viogniers and while they were decent, they didn’t come close to the complexity of a decent Condrieu.

QOTD: I am a fan… though some that I have tried have been awkward and kinda missed the mark with me.

QOTD: I am a fan… though some that I have tried have been awkward and kinda missed the mark with me.

Doing a lot of catching up!
QOTD: No experience what so ever.

Doing a lot of catching up!
QOTD: No experience what so ever.

An excellent Viognier from the southern French region of Languedoc-Roussillon is made by Domaine Coudoulet, in Cesseras. It’s elegant, with floral and peach notes, and sells in France for around ?6 a bottle (in the UK, it’s sold by Berry Brothers). A perfect example of outstanding value for money from Sud de France wine country!

An excellent Viognier from the southern French region of Languedoc-Roussillon is made by Domaine Coudoulet, in Cesseras. It’s elegant, with floral and peach notes, and sells in France for around ?6 a bottle (in the UK, it’s sold by Berry Brothers). A perfect example of outstanding value for money from Sud de France wine country!

An excellent Viognier from the southern French region of Languedoc-Roussillon is made by Domaine Coudoulet, in Cesseras. It’s elegant, with floral and peach notes, and sells in France for around ?6 a bottle (in the UK, it’s sold by Berry Brothers). A perfect example of outstanding value for money from Sud de France wine country!

Having my first glass of Viognier this evening (Central Coast, CA 2007), love the fact that I can look up the varietal on WLTV and find several episodes to choose from! BTW first impression this is not a white wine that the casual wine drinker would get excited about…

Did a search for “viognier” as that’s what I’m sipping now. Did I hear you say, “A little Casper-the-friendly-ghost on the back end” ??? ha ha Gary you say the most hilarious things!

89/100

Line of the day is Mr Mott’s 189th mention of ‘heat on the back end’ – a comment he knows will not be disputed by the boss

Average wines in an episode that didn’t explode