Ok, Gary, long long time lurker, finally getting off my sorry butt to give you some love! That was one of the most interesting, inspiring, and educational 30 minutes I've seen in a very long time. Cliff's passion, your respect, and the wines just made me really happy. Thanks for the thunder!

QOTD: No, I have not had the opportunity to taste anything from Croatia. Although I've tasted Gamza from Bulgaria, which had some tart cherry and sharp acid under some serious funk.

Cliff was such a wonderful guest! I haven't tried any Croatian wines, but just looking the website of the wine place down the street, they have several red blends from VINARIJA DINGAC; croatia red, postup, peljesac. I have no idea what postup or peljesac is. 🙂 There's also a white (malvazija blanc) from a winery called KOZLOVIC. Going to stop by and try one tomorrow!

I also just became a Fan of the facebook CORKd page, altho' I've been a member of CORKd for awhile. Thanks Gary for always bringing the Thunder!

Jets at Chargers? Well, I live in California, so I have to say “CHARGERS!” 🙂

Véry interesting! Never had Croatian wines but i've to admit that I will search for some and try them out. Also with the Mallorcan wines!

Love the guests, f*** the resolutions and bring more guests!

Sander

talk about two wine nerds having fun. Interesting with different grapes and different regions of the world.

QOTD:Croatian wine I had once in the late 80's visiting Istria. Can't say it impressed me much then, but today they might. Even thou there is a lot of croatians living i Sweden we have no croatian wine sold in Sweden, to my knowledge. Something for croats to ponder about 🙂

hi Rich! thanks for your feedback – much appreciated. Peljesac and Postup are both Plavac Mali wines from – Peljesec, a penninsula on Croatia's south coast where some of the best vineyards are (the 3rd wine we tasted, Bura, was also PM from Peljesac). The Postup will be a richer, bigger expression of Plavac Mali, while the Peljesac version is simple, fresh & juicy, yet with lots of earthy terroir. It s slightly off-dry (touch of sweetness) and a very food-friendly wine. At $14 give it a whirl. Cheers!

Hi Gary:

Yes and I don’t know what I need to do. Before the switch your system recognized me automatically. Even in replying to you right now I get the “Warning: A browser setting is preventing you from logging in. Fix this setting to log in.” Is it a requisite to sign up with disqus?

Great show.
QOTD: I have not tried Croatian Wines yet, but can anyone say Croatia 3 pack? Come on Gary, hook us up with a 3 pack of the first 3 you tried. I'm in for 2.

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Great show and an excellent guest. While Cliff is not the most energetic guy on camera, he came with serious, serious wine knowledge and passion for what he is doing. Coolness!

QOTD: I have never had any Croatian wines. I am actually of Slovenian descent and I have tried a couple of Slovenian wines, although they were less expensive “entry-level” wines and they didn't impress me too much. I cannot recall what I had, but they were largely from indigenous grapes from Slovenia. I would love to travel to that area of the world and visit some of these wineries. Sounds very interesting.

Solid Longer episode. I certainly love it when you bring on some really knowledgeable wine people to talk about wines they know.

QOD: nope not yet maybe soon?

One of the finest WLTV yet GV – Croatia is a fantastic place (you must visit Dubrovnik and Cavtat when you do get out there).

QOTD – Have tasted Croatian wine, unfortunately this was when I last visited the country back in 2005 and I was a wine novice back then so have no idea what the varietal was. I remember being impressed though – and it came in close to 15 bones!

This was my favorite WLTV episode to date. Number one – I like the longer episodes, number two – The opinions were honest by both sides, and the most important thing is the guest was the most knowledgeable guest I've seen on the program. I like when the guest can actually discuss and talk and doesn't need you to pull information out of them!

Very interesting show. I did not know that Zin had an ansestor that was in production. I work in Lodi, the unofficial Zin capital of the state, and am very excited to learn of this offspring. The commentary on this show was fantastic, one of those shows that I wish could somehow transmit pharamones though the internet. The first guest I have seen that commented back on the actual WLTV site! Props to Mott for the “smells like wine” comment, F****** hillarious. Very good show, Cliff, I will be looking for the Ottocento. Do you happen to know if there are any retailers in the Sacramento CA area?

QOTD: hope to try them very soon!

Zin is Called Crljenak Ka?telanski(the Kashtel's[castle]Black One) in Croatia, where it originated from more than a hundred years ago, because many people left our country in search of more prosper life, and Zin is the father, or mother with variety called Dobrichich(Good One) of Plavac Mali, our most famous red variety.

it was confirmed at University of Davis, led by Carol Meredith.

Great show, nice start to the week.

QOTD: No Croatian wines for me, might have to look one or two out.

The Ottocento Crno is imported by Louis/Dressner (www.louisdressner.com). Call or email them and ask for it near you!

All the best,
cliff

Thnx Man o Moon

Well, it took me a full 24 hours, but I finally finished this episode. It took me awhile to warm up to this guest, but his passion and knowledge won me over. Very nice episode, and now I find myself searching for the Ottocento Crno. No luck yet, but who ever thought I'd even be looking for a Croatian wine? Nice work, Cliff.

QOTD: Not yet, but let's see if the distributor that Cliff linked can come through….

Gary and Cliff, great great show!!! Very nerdy. I love this kind of show. Some more please.
QOTD – No. But I am very interested in the 2007 Ottocento Crno.
Gary, I saw the paper — congrats on the Jets and the rookie! I am still waiting for some recognition for Alabama though. 😉

We need more of less known regions wines shows… That said, Cliff showed great knowledge and little spirit. Idea: ply-off the guests with some more wine before taping. 🙂
QOTD: Dingac is my fav' from the region, hard to find in USA. Last time I have had it was in Joso's restaurant in Toronto, Canada.

what an awesome guest. That was one of the best WLTV shows in a long time. Awesome sauce.

Hey Guys

Thanks for a great show. Cliff's passion was unmistakable and I really enjoyed hearing a little about the state of the Croation wine industry.

QOTD: I've drunk a fair bit of Croation wine, but most of it has been there when I've been on holidays. A lot of fairly priced table wine and a couple of bottles of higher quaility stuff. Lots of potential in the are for great, great wines.

Good luck on the mission Cliff.

Cheers Andrew

Look at the logo my man, I am talking about this coming Sunday, not the win over the hapless Bungles.

Loved this show. Eloquent and knowledgable guest. I can't wait to try a Croatian wine or better yet visit a vinyard as described. Thank you for this 30 minute adventure. First Mallorca then this show. What a year so far!! 🙂 Wendy

Great show. Here in Canada the distribution of croatian wines is limited yet I have had the chance to enjoy a few of them. Hopefully I might be able to get these wines.

Cheers!!