In this episode, Jeff is looking for redemption from this Australian GSM…
Wine Tasted:
Yalumba 2010 The Strapper GSM
Stay Rad,
Jeff
Tags: Australia, Barossa, Grenache, Mataro, Mourvedre, Shiraz, Stay Rad Wine Blog TV, Syrah, Yalumba 2010 The Strapper GSM
Stay Rad 
August 26, 2012 at 3:47 pm |
For your 200th, you should definitely review a few top chards, or at least review my favorite red blend, Apothic. I also think that you should invite Marcello, Dave, and Nick for a triple play guest spot.
August 26, 2012 at 4:20 pm |
This post has a lot of Chardonnay in it…
https://stayradwineblog.com/2011/07/06/its-all-good-a-two-day-extravaganza-ridgevineyards/
Enjoy!
August 28, 2012 at 9:59 pm |
My father, Il Buongustaio, also loves the Apothic Red. Maybe you should get Marcello and Il Buongustaio together for your 100th SRWB TV Episode!
August 29, 2012 at 8:50 am
We’re gonna have to make a blog just for them…
How about “1 and a half Italians”?
August 27, 2012 at 4:55 am |
I think you should invite Gary Vaynerchuk for the 200th. 😉
August 27, 2012 at 8:17 am |
I do have something lined up that is guaranteed to bring the thunder in the near future, though I doubt Gary would ever show up.
September 8, 2012 at 5:09 am |
Just given this wine a crack myself and thought I would read up on it whilst I drink it and found your review. Decided to go through the sniff and drink in syncro with you. Agree with the comments – pretty typical GSM from downunder – but much smother than a lot of the more popular GSMs (D’Arenberg Stump Jump, or a Peter Lehman). Anyway – what disappoints me the most of all of this – living in Australia (Im a New Zealander) – we pay $19AUD ($20USD)at our cheapest provider for a wine MADE HERE compared to $14.57 in Costco.
Agree – it is a great wine for food, although might want to up the Shiraz component a little to cut through the mellow for the Grenache.
As for Australian for “Smashing” – I would go for ‘Ripper’, or ‘Stonker’ or if you really want to ham up the aussie-ness, then go for ‘Bonza’.
Cheers!
September 8, 2012 at 7:43 am |
Yeah!
Thank you so much for the kind words, Kiwi.
I’m glad that our palates agree with eachother.
The next time you’re buying a bunch of wine, why don’t you fly over here, and we’ll hit up CostCo together. 😉
That would be ripper!