yes! Vinho Verde! love it.

Hey, number two! I can't say I went back to lurking but I just haven't been on this part for a long time!

IM BACK! 🙂
XOXO

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I am a big fan of getting back to the basics. Stick with 2-4 wines per show, fewer guests. Thanks for another show, Gary.

Best white wine recently Biblia chora from Greece-50% Assyrtiko, 50% sauv. Blanc. Had it while on Mykinos. Great wine with fish Wish I could foind it here.
I like the shows where you feature an area or style of wine. Food isn't needed.

QOTD: Gaia Wild Ferment Assyrtiko, very serious terroir wine.

Good show. Some friendly review notes & comments:
-For food pairing shows, you need 2 people so one can talk while the other chews
-You acknowledged it at the end, the food was not part of the show it was a distraction. You reviewed the wine, took a bite, and moved on without much mention of the pairing, why it worked, what else would work or what would not pair and why. I like when its all about the wine too so i cant blame you
-I Like the 'back to basics' mantra. We have a lot of things to cover such as 2004 Brunello Reservas (the regular releases were spectacular), hype over 2007 napa, unloved but massive value 2004 & 2006 Bordeaux, maybe a cult or collector riesling show with some nice Germans and Alsatians? Hype over 2007 Bolgheri? would **love** an intro to Douro as the 2007 vintage is supposedly off the charts (Port scores to prove it Dows 2007) but not much said of the red wines & the best producers are little known in the world.

QOTD: Goldwater S Blanc. Cant remember anything in particular that stands out other than thinking “this is good i'd get this again”. I suppose in the end it all really boils down to that.

There have been some really great visitors, but also a few real duds (e.g. Gretzky). Basics are always great, however. The brown bags keep the taster on his toes though and I favor blind tastings over non-blind.

Nice to have a “Back to the Basics” Show……

qotd: Muller Catoir Scheurebe Spatlese 2005

Good show. The more you can just get back to the wine, the better. With that said, I'm not opposed to food.

QOTD: The best white wine I've had in the past 45 days doesn't start with a “G”, but it was real nice. Buty sauvignon blanc/semillon/muscadelle. AMAZING.

Like the format,keep breaking it up.

qotd; SB from S.Africa; Grzt. from WA;Vdjo. from Port;Chard. from Arg;Rslg. from Grm.all ok nothing crazy.

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QOTD: Too many to list, but right now… Mhmmm… Searching… searching… Vinho Verde!

Yes. Back to basics. I like a guest show sprinkled in once a week…and of course pleanty of BROWN BAG! QOTD – Here's my top 3 whites over the last month:

1) Cantina del Vermentino “Funtanaliras”, Vermentino di Gallura – 2008
2) Spyros Hatziyiannis Assyrtiko, Santorini – 2008
3) Shinn Estate Vineyards “First Fruit” Sauvignon Blanc, North Fork of LI – 2009

Best white wine: Catena Alta Chardonnay, Argentina. And I don't normally like Chardonnays. But this one is great.

QOTD 1: 2008 Domaine Cherrier & Fils Sancerre 2008. Good minerality with a twist of lemon peel some pear.

QOTD 2: I like all formats of shows just mix it up a bit. Sometimes when you have guests you tame down the brutal edge of “Gary V telling the Vaynernation the way it is” and you defer to them in a tame manner. I know you don't want to bash your guests and all but WLTV was built on changing the wine world, not kissing ass….

-The food is interesting, but as far as evaluating wine goes I feel like it is a major complication… l think that if you want to do food episodes, you should taste and score all the wines first, then add in the food, and perhaps score them again, or score the pairing.

ps… someone in the cindy forum sparked the thought of the Jet's “bye” week becoming a “buy” week instead. I like stuff like that. But seriously can you get me some jets tickets this season 😉

He's baaaack…
p.s. Although I personally can't stand this particular sportscaster, I'll use one of his catch phrases for my own purposes. To GV I say…

*THROW IT DOWN, BIG MAN!!*
😉

QOTD: Poesia Torrontes 2007. Delicious honey and pears. Torrontes is a great grape.

I like the food connection, although maybe just mentioning what they would be good with (you don't need the food there if you don't want) but getting tips on how to match things up is great! This episode came one day after I had a supermarket Thai food/wine pairing panic… next time I will be better prepared!

Waynooo, either you are having a bad night, or someone else was commenting with your avatar … you forgot to elongate shooooooooow! 😛

Yes, food and wine. U should have that in your show every day- one way or another. Just love it when U go back to basic and a lot of nerdy facts would be cool too 🙂

QOTD: Saint Romain from Domaine de Chassorney, 2008. A bit expensive though (40 $). Cant wait to go to Alsace to try my favorite grape riesling in about a month 🙂

My answer for the QOTD is:
Antonio Caggiano Bechar fiano 2008
A rich full body Italian wine (from south) with yellow-gold color, exotic aromas, deep mid-pallete and long-last finish. I could say, a big wine.
I think you should try it!

yeah, guess i've lurked long enough, so here it goes.

QOTD: had a 2008 Ch Ste Michelle Riesling. very floral on the nose with hints of pear and peach. Green apple and some minierality on the pallet. good acid and suprizing long finish. bit sweet for my pallet, but very good for $8.

you can never go wrong with the basics. that's what i love about the show. Gary V breaking down the wines and telling it like it is. Guests are fun but you treat them with kid gloves. You dont want to insult them, but how about filming a little segment at the end where you score the wines and lay it all out on the table without them next to you. If you want to spice it up i think Mott should pick the wines for friday's show and taste together cause you won't hold back with mott.

41 comments for a Monday … weak GV … 😛