Episode 5 - Shiraz

February 27, 2006

episode5

Bareback Shiraz

Yellow Tail Shiraz

2004 Two Up Shiraz

2003 Kangarilla Road Shiraz

2001 Rockbare Reserve Shiraz

Everyone loves Shiraz! Join Gary as he discusses 5 great Shirazs. Let us know what you think of these wines.

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  1. about a month ago

    kjdion

    Shiraz is astounding. Everyone loves it, but i find it not as complex as others.

  2. about a month ago

    Dan Leavy

    its true, everyone loves shiraz :)

    fifth word “Explosive”

  3. about 4 months ago

    David Cole

    I’ve had the 2004 Two Up a couple times and I agree, it’s great stuff!

    I like the ranking! Sometimes on the newer shows you don’t do that anymore.

  4. about 6 months ago

    lawschooldrunk

    First appearance of the Jets! That didn’t take long. I’m a 49ers fan myself.

    What’s the difference between shiraz and syrah?

    I like the “rank ‘em up” aspect; gives a little suspense to the show.

    “there are no great wines, just great bottles.” How true. Sot of like Yvon Chouinard, president of Patagonia clothing saying “there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing.”

    Love the show, Gary! Keep it up and get fa’shnikin!

  5. about 6 months ago

    MIke P

    Very good episode on Shiraz. I saw the billboard on the NJ TPKE and have been enjoyign the site and videos since.

  6. about 6 months ago

    The Fanjestic

    It’s interesting to see Gary praising the low end Fakey Fake Shiraz’s. Don’t get me wrong - I Love Fake fruit bombs - but this episode shows a different side of Gary!

  7. about 7 months ago

    Mr.Ambassador

    When meeting with fellow friends and employees for our “Wine Nights” the Australian shiraz is always one of the most popular wines.

    I’m reviewing older WLTV videos and have noticed that most of the Shiraz featured are labels I don’t recognize from the Seattle, WA area. I wonder if the wineries featured are predominantly found on the East Coast or if the approx. 2-years which have elapsed have seen some of the wineries change names or disappear?

  8. about 8 months ago

    josh in burgundy

    All fear the combover!!! Glad to see you ditched that hair style. Good move. The oldies are amazing. It really is incredible to see how far the show has come. Keep up the good work

  9. about 8 months ago

    Linda Blakely

    Since shiraz is one of my favorite varietals, this episode was a hit! I used to carry 2UP in my store and really enjoyed it, so I’m glad you gave it more than two thumbs up!

    On a side note, did you know that 2 Up is a very popular game played in Australia? It’s played with two coins which are thrown. Bets are taken as to whether they’ll shop up as heads or tails. Apparently the game can get pretty rowdy!

  10. about 9 months ago

    David James

    I LOVE SHIRAZ! It’s the main type of wine that I drink. I do hate the fact it makes my tongue go black though. That sucks. And my teeth.

  11. about 9 months ago

    Martin

    Haven’t had any of these…only Penfolds. However, I can’t get my mother to stop buying that yellow tail!

  12. about 10 months ago

    Jason

    Jets make there first appearence, should not over shadow that arrival of BLC (Big League Chew), Love it.

  13. about 10 months ago

    Dale Cruse

    The Jets make their first appearance on WLTV!

  14. about 10 months ago

    John Witherspoon (J DUB)

    ANd the jets make there first appearance!

    Fun Show.

    J DUB

  15. about 10 months ago

    Alos Diallo

    I went out with a buddy to a friends house and he said hi we have this beautiful Yellow Tail Merlot and I thought “What” if only GV were here haha.

  16. about 11 months ago

    HC

    Certainly a wine that I enjoy drinking .I can’t wait to try the Two up, sure sounds like a winner .
    You’ve come a long way my friend since the initial episodes .Keep up the great work.

    HC

  17. about 12 months ago

    WA Ambassador

    I think shiraz is one of my favorite types of wine. I’m glad that you included the Yellow Tail brand since it’s the one that you see just about everywhere. I liked getting your take on how it stacks up against other labels. I’ve never been much of a fan of Yellow Tail since I view it as being a macrowinery. Kind of the Budweiser of wines. Ok, it’s not as bad as Budweiser, but you know what I mean. ;oP

  18. about 14 months ago

    vibemore

    Good stuff. This ranking the wines 1-5 will go away at some point as I watch these episodes (because I know that it is not happening now in ‘07 as I watch this) but I like the ranking. It reminds me of being in 4-H and having the judge place the pigs or the cows in order. Yeah, I grew up in Iowa and we drank wine every day. OK. Not really. I didn’t start drinking wine until WAY after the 4-H days. Does anybody read this? I’m embarrassed.

  19. about 14 months ago

    David Canada

    Sorry….did I hear you say YellowTail and value in the same sentance??????
    They should pay me to drink that paint thinner, mixed with raw sugar and koolaid, then layered with rat piss…….
    Don’t get me wrong….no pre-conceved notions here, just I have drank that wine at so many parties where people think they are in the know and they so aren’t. It makes me sick that people think this is an experimentation wine?

  20. about 15 months ago

    J Crazy

    It’s fun to go back and watch the old episodes. Geez! It was nice to see some of the wines that you did this day and I’ll go try to see if there are any stores in the area selling Two Up.

  21. about 15 months ago

    Ross

    I think a monkey was working the camera for this episode. The comparison was pretty good though.

    $.10

  22. about 19 months ago

    Wil H

    I see the Yellow Tail is getting slammed. I like this wine. I have had the 2003, 2004 and the 2005. The 2004 was the best of the three. I am surprised Gary didn’t pick up the vanilla in the ‘04, very strong, I thought. Maybe Brandon M is right, too much bottle variation. I can get this Shiraz for $3.99 / bottle so it’s an amazing value for having a bunch of friends over, etc. The ‘05 brings a tabacco flavor to the party, once it opens up. The ‘03 is just flabby; much weaker than the ‘04 or ‘05. I’m anxious to try the 2Up. Thanks Gary. It’s January, ‘07, so I’m time travelling back to previous episodes, sorry we didn’t meet sooner.

  23. about 20 months ago

    Myron Steeves

    I saw the advertisementin the LA TIMES, and have watched several episodes since then. Thank you for the ad. This is a great site. As a big fan of Shiraz, I enjoyed this one very much. I am headed up to get the Two Up today.

  24. about 22 months ago

    Mike F.

    I’ve tried 2 wines from this episode. One of them I liked, one I didn’t like. Without giving anything away the bad one starts with a Y and ends with an L and there’s an “ellowtai” in the middle. ;-) The Two Up just went into my shopping list.

  25. about 23 months ago

    Rick

    Gary

    Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!
    Oey! Oey! Oey!

    http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/060904/photos_en_afp/0dea962bc2e6edb32b3b1d4347c31987

    http://www.graperadio.com/index.php?s=yellow+tail

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