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1. July 24, 2006

   Cameron

   Excellent return. You are absolutely making the right move by embracing the video blog format and staying true to your own opinions, rather than risking compromise at the network TV level. The newfound brutal honesty is a welcome change, as it is a trait few critics in the wine industry seem to possess.

2. July 24, 2006

   David

   In this episode, Gary suggests that we email him to find out what’s been the hold up with WLTV… what is his email address?

3. July 24, 2006

   Fred

   3 of 4 suck. Great candor. Keep it up, Gary!!! As much as we appreciate great finds, it’s just as valuable to the consumer to know what NOT to buy. Life is too short to waste time on crappy wine. Your credibility just grew by leaps and bounds.

4. July 24, 2006

   DAVID KAPLAN

   Great to see you back. I would like to hear about all of the sordid details vis a vis the networks. It is such a pleasure to see someone with some real integrity.

5. July 24, 2006

   Greg

   LOL, that was hilarious. Seriously, great to have you back. Seemed like you were trying to prove a point! It is important that things stay real, otherwise it would be like watching a bunch of commercials. Keep up the good work.

6. July 24, 2006

   gearld

   I’m curious- why would you try the merlot last??- It seems to make more sense to try that 1st??- and why would you say never as long as you live buy the rosemount- you didn’t try multiple vintages –or did you??- it really did come off as a “personal”- type thing- this is a great way to get the message out there about lesser known wines and I certainly enjoy “WLTV” and the info. I have even purchased on your info- keep up the good work!

7. July 24, 2006

   Kevin C

   Gary,

   Best Episode yet ! Don’t let these people tell you how to say the wines suck. If they suck, you should say so. I don’t think you’re being “too personal” nor “vindictive”. When I saw Rosemount on your lineup, I couldn’t wait to see your reaction and what reaction that was. I was dying laughing and my gf thought I was crazy.

   Anyway, it’s good to see you back. Keep up the great work.

8. July 24, 2006

   Bruce

   Gary,

   Rest assured, the public appreciates the brutal honesty. Because of your willingness to say how you really feel, I have bought wines from you based in large part on your reactions to them on the shows and knowing they were honest opinions, as opposed to sales talk. Keep it up. and please e-mail me the details of what set you on edge.

9. July 24, 2006

   R. Beadin

   Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! I couldn’t agree with you more …. I have tried the Paringa, THIS Rosemount (there are others that are excellent) and the Mitolo and I think you are right on the money. In fact I was at a tasting with Mitolo the top wine on the table (at least from a price point) several weeks ago, and the Hanenhof (wonderful wine from ANZ) was a much better wine and value. So keep up the good work. I fully support your approach. To me … the only value in Winelibrary TV is honesty … the wine is good or bad regardless of price – I absolutely support your providing an honest evaluation .. regardless of where that leads. Look forward to meeting you later this week ( and will be happy to hear the details!).

10. July 24, 2006

    Gordo

    Gee, Gary, difficult to know just how you feel about those wines. Seems you are in a wee bit of bother, as the Brits might say. I agree with John, be honest, but don’t color your commentary with descriptions that appear to be too personal, even vindictive. Be objective and as dispassionate as possible in judging the selected wines. Most of us can ‘hear between the ears’ that a wine described as ‘not a good effort at this price’ and ‘lacks all character’ means the same as
    ‘it sucks and it tastes like pickle juice’. And John is again right, go back to having fun!

11. July 24, 2006

    Rick

    Gary Welcome Back! I have seen you blast several wines before. It must be hard be politically correct when the Winemaker is sitting next to you. If you think that is going to happen. Go ahead and tell them how great it is. When the episode is being aired just flash a Bulls&*t sign above you. They may never come back for a second interview! But who cares if the wine isn’t that great. The regular viewers will know the truth. Please email me the details.

    Rick

12. July 24, 2006

    Jeannie Gabrynowicz

    I liked the show! I can never spit out the wine at a tasting and so I begin to forget what I liked and what I didn’t. I enjoyed your take on how the wines taste and smell and how much of a value they are for the price.

13. July 24, 2006

    John M

    Gary-
    Good to have you back and thanks for going with the honest (yeah, so sometimes it hurts – WAAAH!) approach. Honesty is what I and others count upon in listening to your tastings as well as RP among others. I recognize that tastes vary among people, but that’s not an excuse for padding low scores or talking down better competitors of big sellers. Please let me know what’s going on – as a clinical psychologist, maybe I can help. ROFLMAO!

14. July 24, 2006

    John

    Hey Gary,

    Its nice to see you finally back. I got lucky because I was coming by the site to make some purchases and just happened to check and WLTV was back up. If you don’t mind me asking, fill us in on what happened. You seem a bit ticked off….although I’ve been waiting for you to simply annihilate a few wines that you have reviewed which I have previously tasted and knew were horrible. You’ve been politically correct before, and that is somewhat understandable. I’m sure that wineries get kinda upset when they are sending their wine to you to sell and then you cut them down to size on the V-blog. Hey, sometimes the truth hurts, though, and for the sake of the consumer and the industry as a whole, these wineries should not be placated and tiptoed around when they make wine that tastes like horse piss. I commend you on your honesty, but on the next episode, try to have some fun like you used to. Thats what this is all about. On this episode, you seemed out to settle a score. So, no more vendetta…..have fun with Wine Library TV…..we’re glad you are back……tell us what happened with the networks. I, personally, am thrilled that you stayed away from them. Doing it this way keeps it close to the consumer, truthful, unspoiled by bias, untainted by money or political pull, and fun, informative, an entertaining like it should be, and has been from the beginning. So, keep ‘em coming.

    JH

15. July 24, 2006

    joe

    Gary:

    Great to have you back. I missed W-L TV! Please e-mail me back and let me know what went down.

    It has always been real (remember Frog’s Leap?) – perhaps episode 57 is a too (harshly) truthful? Gary, you’re such a nice guy (that is a compliment) – it is too startling to hear you go so negative.

16. July 24, 2006

    Tony

    Welcome back. We missed you. Another good episode.

17. July 24, 2006

    Doug

    Excellent. Seems like someone pissed you off. It’s nice to here blunt honesty especially with the way the market is. I would be interested to know what happened.

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