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1. August 7, 2009

   Montes

   Sorry to comment on such an old video. Came across this when doing a search for 2001 Panza. This is one of my favorite $40 bottles. It is drying up (cleaned out my local shop recently of its last 3 bottles and I found once place on line that still has it, but at $55!). Gary is spot-on about the almond bouquet. I recently opened a bottle for my guests and the almond/vanilla smell was like a slap in the face while it decanted. Seriously, you could smell it (not unpleasant at all) from 3 feet away! If you can find this wine, buy it!

2. July 9, 2008

   Dan Leavy

   ouch…

   word 32 “and”

3. February 9, 2008

   The Fanjestic

   This has to be the most wines panned in an episode. Good show though.

4. August 31, 2007

   WA Ambassador

   I like your honesty on the wines. It’s good to get it straight and to have an honest interpretation of the wines. Like your slogan goes “tasting bad wines so that you don’t have to”.

5. July 16, 2007

   yowens

   GV- Wow, the Panza really bailed that episode out, huh? good episode.

6. June 6, 2007

   David Canada

   I was won over to the Napa Cab boat by a 1974 Martha’s Vineyard that a friend who is a serious wine geek pulled out…..It was stunning

7. March 17, 2007

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8. March 11, 2007

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9. March 10, 2007

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10. March 10, 2007

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11. March 8, 2007

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12. March 6, 2007

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13. February 28, 2007

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14. February 18, 2007

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15. January 18, 2007

    Eric Opheim

    You know what I love about winelibrary tv (other than learning about wine that I would otherwise not learn about), is when an episode like this happens. Most of these wines I can find in Hawai’i. Most of them have crossed my mind when perusing the local Class VI or wine store. What I like is knowing which wines to avoid and not waste my limited resources. Thanks Gary!

16. October 2, 2006

    Mike F.

    There are definitely a lot of red wines coming out of California in the 15 to 25 dollar price range. I guess living here in the US; it’s easy for the retailers to carry a lot of these wines. I think Napa and Sonoma wines come with an inherent price point. Maybe it’s real estate or labor, or demand. Who knows? I do know it’s more work to find real value with these wines. Most are decent, and others are really good. A few are bad. I just haven’t been very daring when it comes to these wines. Nothing I remember trying in that range was that remarkable. I know it’s a matter of timing until I prove myself wrong. On the other hand I’ve had Chilean Cabs, and Spanish Tempranillo, Mourvedre, and Syrah blends that were memorable. These wines were under 15 dollars. And I was very happy more often than not. Of course there was some stand out drek as well. So many wines…so little time.

17. September 20, 2006

    Brandon M

    Going through the episodes…something I’m seeing.
    Gary is doing wines we can’t get just anywhere, and also wines we can run down to the store and get if we choose…even though the first three were bad.
    Another reason WLTV is so great.

    B

18. May 22, 2006

    brian

    Gary,

    This is the petite sirah, isn’t it? That is the same label from the 99 you sold last year. I believe the blue and black label is the cab. Anyway, just ordered 6 bottles – thanks!!

    Brian

19. April 17, 2006

    kidseyemd

    I’m not surprised at all about the Panza cab-i’ve had their petite sirah, cant remember which vintage but it was a huge fruit bomb with BIG tannins-a long-term wine; a winery to watch for sure

20. April 17, 2006

    Patrick

    Gary…

    The quality and frequency of your video podcasts make it a stand-out. I think that your format; honest, straight-forward tasting is hard to improve upon. Nice job!

    Patrick

21. April 17, 2006

    Winemaster

    Another terrific episode. Panza also makes a phenomenal Petite Sirah that I highly recommend.

    -W

22. April 15, 2006

    GeneV

    My bad. The names of the wines are quite similar.

    A suggestion for Gary’s future taste would be the Terra Valentine which is featured as a WL 90+ special. If I am reading the names right this time, WE rates 96, WS gives this a 77 and Parker is in between at 88.

23. April 14, 2006

    wpacker

    Gary,
    You did bring “a lot to the table”…honesty.
    I don’t even attempt to try California cabs as my budget won’t allow the drinkable wines.
    Great show!

24. April 13, 2006

    DebbiE

    Thank you for the honesty! It is refreshing. I have struggled for years with budget priced California Reds. About 5 years ago I simply quit drinking them after so many disapointments and wasted money on wine that was so bad I didn’t want to cook with it let alone cdrink it. Down the toilet it all went. I stayed with French, Italian and Spanish for the most part after that. I have not found consistent quality in low priced Cali reds. The bad is really bad. Really green, really unbalanced and really oaky. Whereas in the other low priced reds from Fr. Italy & Spain-some aren’t that great but very few are really bad. This is just my personal experience. Wine is personal taste so there may be many who have had a more positive one.

25. April 13, 2006

    Tony

    Gary,

    I’m hooked on Wine Library TV! What I appreciate the most is your honesty. If a wine isn’t good, you don’t beat around the bush in order to keep sales up. That’s the biggest thing you’ve got going for you. When you say a wine is great, I know that I can trust that you’re not just trying to move bottles. If you say it’s great, I know that’s your real opinion. That alone is worth more than anything else.

    And I like and appreciate the simplicity of your videos. You and a bottle of wine is all that’s needed. Your knowledge, honesty and enthusiasm comes through in every episode. I like the taste comparisons the most, though the episode on decanting was easily the most informative. A few more episodes in that vein would be great. Maybe something on wine tasting, how to taste wines, tasting wines at the winery, etc.

    Also, I normally don’t plug wines, but I recently had a stunning and complex Bordeaux blend called “Lady in Red” from Windwalker Vineyards in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California. It is literally one of the best wines I have ever tasted – which is hard for me to believe, given the overall weakness of wines in the Amador foothills. It’s an area known for its Zins (in a style I strongly dislike), not its Cabs…but this wine could easily complete with serious offerings from Napa. Made halfway between the forward California style and an earthy French style, but with a level of complexity I associate more with good French wines. Anyway, if you get the chance, track it down. I seriously doubt you will be disappointed.

    Keep up the great work! I love hearing about California wines and would love to see you a Cal Cab vs. Bordeaux or Cal Rhone Ranger vs. real Rhone taste off.

    I never miss an episode if there are any red wines involved! Great stuff!

    Tony D

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