Comments on: Episode #47: Don’t judge a wine by it’s vintage.

By: John J.

John J. — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:03:27 +0000

One of the smartest episodes I’ve seen you do so far Gary. Couldn’t agree more, there’s always great wines in less than great vintages. Definitely a good opportunity to find wonderful values for the price.
An episode on the aging potential of some lesser known wines would be great. Particularly vin jaunes which seem to have absolutely amazing aging potential.

By: Dan Leavy

Dan Leavy — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:57:05 +0000

woot! challenge the wine world!

word 47 “he”

By: Kristen

Kristen — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:40:09 +0000

GV! This was a *great* episode! You need to revive this idea at some point cause I think a lot of new Vayniacs might like to hear about this. Thanks for giving me more nuggets of information (and ideas for cheaper wine)!

By: yowens

yowens — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:57:28 +0000

Hey GV- If their is such value in “off-vintages,” why does no one buy any futures in them? Because they will not cellar as long?

By: The Fanjestic

The Fanjestic — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:49:10 +0000

I actually found this wine on sale in Overland Park, KS for about the same price on a closeout and bought a bottle. I remember thinking it was an 88-89 point wine, but I can’t remember if it was the same vintage – I think it may have been 01 or 02.

By: GrapeStuff

GrapeStuff — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:23:56 +0000

I really would like the opp. to do more vertical tastings so I can really compare vintages.

Think I might go and seek out a few ‘03 Napa Cabs that have been discounted. Cheers!

By: WA Ambassador

WA Ambassador — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:54:42 +0000

Good message here. Everybody has their own tastes and preferences that they need to cater to. I like what you had to say about the various vintages. It really pays to try each vintage no matter what they are priced at so that you can find the diamond in the rough.

By: caleb

caleb — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:22:24 +0000

good show and even bigger message!

By: David Canada

David Canada — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:34:17 +0000

You said it….I bought heavily in 2004 Bordeaux and am now laughing at all the articles saying that it is the last vintage to have sane pricing for what it delivers. You said it….as you always do

By: vivaitalia

vivaitalia — Tue, 22 May 2007 03:34:18 +0000

So true! I always look for wines from great producers from off vintages. I get stellar bottles for discount prices. Brandon is very right about decanting, it makes a big difference if you have the patience to do it. Just take two of the same wine and open one and leave it on the counter and decant the other for the same amount of time. I can’t imagine why people don’t decant every single bottle of wine they drink.