nice!

CKC here! thanks for the shout out gary.

QOTD: yellowstone national park, soda butte creek with a fly rod, (we are playing Clue right?)

hoo-ray! Been away for a couple of weeks, on the road and hands full, this was a great show for re-entry. I see I have some serious catch-up. The nicest Burgundies I’ve had, were all delivered in luggage, and not to be found in the states…there is such variance of expression, having the quality BETA that GV provides, makes a big difference when shopping US inventories.

I need to send in a sample from the donkey barn, so that you have a reference point for your repertoire. Could you develop an aroma wheel solely for the funky portion?

QOTD: i’m behind in the cellar…hard for me to fantasize when I just want to get down there…
Oh OK! I’d like to check out the Nova Scotia wine trail

I would go to Etxebarri in Spain, in the tiny Basque village of Axpe. Ferran Adria cooks with wood, has invented pans with mesh bottoms to capture the smoke. He likes eel when it’s in season. I saw it on tv.

I’m fortunate that my dream dinner is something I’m able to do on a regular basis. Charcouterie picnic in any of the great places near my house in Vancouver: Whistler, the beach, etc.

NICE! I have an uncle and two cousins living in Ellensburg! My uncle taught stats at CWU for 30 some odd years. How far are you from the willamette and washing wine country?

http://www.quirky.com/products/74-Verseur-Multi-Function-Wine-Opener

Oh by the way, when is the next cruise? We are still jonesing for
another one.

QOTD: Cappadocia, Turkey…phenomenal, amazing place. Or among vineyards in Burgundy or Alsace, France. Or perhaps the restaurant Chez Panisse in Berkeley.

Paris-Père Lachaise Cemetery (Jim Morrison’s grave) and Gary tasting La Tache on WLTV. That would be priceless.

P.S. I was inspired to put up my 007 picture to encourage an ADAM RILEY shoutout!

QOTD: Château de Beaucastel, Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

Great Show GV, nice to hear MOTT’s expertise, not very fond of fart smell! KKkkkkkk?
Miss Sasha on the show, the brown bags and the LAID BACK COUCH!!

Big shout from your #1 Brazilian Fan.

Gary, cos you made the CKC shout out I had to comment. This is CKC UK though… (I run the Oxford University Wine Society).

Love the episode – partly because of the rhino fart stink wine – but mostly because I love Burgundian Pinot.

QOTD – Today, I now want some Burgundy. So it would have to be a bottle of Armand Rousseau, some simple food and a view of a crashing sea, some cliffs and a warm sun.

QOTD: Loch Ness

Fantastic show! These are the REAL Pinot’s and I LOVE wines from this region!

QOTD: Oh snap…it’s so difficult to choose just one! I guess I would say the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg Russia.

Great place, wrong chef though.

El Bulli on its last night

Thats wild! do your cousins go to cwu? I would say I’m about 3 1/2 hrs from Willamette and Ellensburg is located in the Columbia Valley AVA. I’m proud to be a part of Washington’s wine country.

Do a show in front of The Bean in Millennium Park, Chitown.
Or, the Chicago Botanic Gardens in the Esplanade….

Wairoa, New Zealand after a week of fly fishing, drinking a 2006 Felton Road Pinot Noir Block Three and watching the sun set in the middle of a warm December. Specific enough for you?

Thank you sir, maybe just a little bit too much of the vino last night. I much prefer baseball to football, but maybe will make both. Hell I had to mess up after that much attention, don’t ya know.

I have been at Dario’s macellario at least 10 times. The first 3-4 visits were before he became famous internationally. The first time was in 1999. There is a great restaurant up the hill on your left, forgot the name. The last time I was there I arrived about 45 minutes after he closed. He oppenned up and I bought some of his porchetta. I’m fluent in Italian which helps.

I’m a little late on the commenting, but as a quasi-member of the CKC I felt I had to reply. I suppose my answer is: the Roman Forum, all by myself. I’ve been there before, but the crowds really suck.

well the two things that come to my mind are two of the greatest cookbooks I have ever seen, Michel Bras Essential Cuisine and Noma cookbook, both made me emotional.

Noma in Denmark!
and Michael bras in l’Aubrac the sparse landscape pictures in his book, game over

YO Gary – Been a while…almost turned ‘lurker’ status. I’m making an appearance for a possible shout-out. You know I’ve been a longtime fan. Haven’t missed a beat! I’ll make an effort to comment well because I know if gives you a tickle.

I love when you involve Mott…even though we don’t see him when he give the ‘Mott Sniffy’…we all appreciate his interactions.

-Corkshack