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1. March 18, 2008

   Kristen

   The big ass glass makes an appearance! Oh and I’d definitely stick to wine GV!

2. February 10, 2008

   The Fanjestic

   Gangster Gary?….what if that was your real calling and you missed it? Nah!

3. September 4, 2007

   GrapeStuff (formerly known as Donald Pipkin)

   Great ep. GV – good to see some wines that are go-to juice for you!

4. August 31, 2007

   WA Ambassador

   Don’t quit your day job. You’re too white to be rapping.

5. June 28, 2007

   David Canada

   I have had the 2003 and the 2004 Clos apalta and gotta tell you that I think there is way too much hype around these wines…..

6. February 1, 2007

   KAHUNA

   And hey you should have gotten on that show on MTV who wants to be a white rapper

7. February 1, 2007

   KAHUNA

   When are you getting Jacob Franklin again

8. January 24, 2007

   ThomasS

   Didn’t know the poetry was in your veins! Go for Wallace Stevens, wrote some great poems about wine (and of course with a lot of wine in his veins … white Zin? No kidding).
   Good to know you are an Amarone addict. But where was the QOTD here?
   So I am going for my QOTD to you here (if you ever come by reading this): is it true that wines shipped to Europe from Australia/NZ/USA or vice versa taste different from those that do not go overseas? My future father in law told me that this is one of the reasons why he mainly buys Bordeaux and Burgundy, because they aren’t transported overseas over here. I think you should know whether that’s true or not, because you have the chance to try wines in Spain/FRance/do I know where when buying in and afterwards you can taste them again when you’re home. So are they shaken up or not by the travel overseas? And if they are, is some cellaring enough? Or, if there are wines that do not survive transport overseas, just tell me which ones I should maybe avoid.

9. November 15, 2006

   Free Shipping from Wine Library » Blog Archive » Masi Serego Alighieri Amarone 1999

   [...] Watch as our Director of Operations, Gary Vaynerchuk, tastes the Masi Serego Alighieri Amarone 1999 LIVE on WinelibraryTV! [...]

10. August 12, 2006

    Luke B

    Gary –
    Great episode (another).
    Hey one Q – what determines what pix you hang on the wall behind for each episode?
    Luke

11. August 11, 2006

    chito

    Gary, what happened to the good ole days when you had 3 to 5 comments to the episodes? Todays list of comments truely reflects your impact on the wine world. Enlightening the masses on the benefits of wine will certainly expand your universe in ways that you cannot imagine. Keep up the great work. By the way, where would I go to learn the proper pronunciation of various wines?

12. August 10, 2006

    Rich S

    Hi Gary,

    I love what you are doing with WLTV. Keep up the good work.

    Also, I would love for you to do episodes on more obscure Italian varietals (cannanou, teroldego, negroamoro, etc.) I know you sell a bunch of them at WL but I would love to have your opinion on some of them before I try them since I (and most folks) have never tried them.

13. August 10, 2006

    Matty Van

    I too like Rick McQ in comment #38 would like to know what your tasting process is and how it compares to what the standard process is…if there is one.

14. August 10, 2006

    NATURA

    Ups, I drank a beer while watching the show.
    Is this allowed?

15. August 10, 2006

    Rick McQ

    Gary:

    Can you explain the process you use to taste wine? I’ve been taught you should let the wine hit each side of the mouth, then exhail out the nose as the wine is swallowed. This really changes the flavor. Your tasting makes a little more noise.

    PS – Do you use your technique in the Resaurants, when they bring it to the table! I would love to see that.

    Another Good Show!!!

16. August 10, 2006

    Bill Ipp

    Gary,

    Great episode again.

    You make an interesting point in regard to the ’95s. I looked at my tasting notes for many of my ‘95 Cal Cabs (Beringer PR, Bryant, Cardinale, Clark Claudon, Dalla Valle, Dominus, Dunn, Harlan, Insignia, Montelena, Mondavi Reserve, Seavey, Spottswoode, Togni, Viader). In many case these wines are drinking as well or better than they did a few years ago … they seem to be getting better. I cannot say that for my other vintages from the 90s.

    But now my questions …

    Do you think the quality of the top California cabs have gotten better in the last 15 years? I have tasted several top cabs (Montelena, Phelps, Mondavi Reserve, etc) from the top vintages of the 70s. Most of them are at or past their prime whereas we now great Bordeaux wines from top vintages will drink well for decades. In other words, in your opinion, will my 95 and 01 Harlan, Bryant, Dalla Valle, Togni, Dunn, Insigna, etc be drinking well in 30 years?

17. August 10, 2006

    Matty Van

    “What’s your opinion on Riedel and others’ “shape for every grape”? If we drink a wide variety of wines and don’t want to invest in, or have the space for a dozen different glasses, what shapes are the best multi-taskers? Lastly, are the high-end crystal really worth the money?”

    My two cents says that a great all around glass would be a pino noir glass, the thinner the glass the better. I got a few great sets at a good price from target, $39 for set of 4 are crystal,they are riedel (though I am sure they just use the name) My opinion is expensive glass where is only worth the $ if you have plenty of extra to blow on things like that.

    http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-1/qid=1155235697/ref=sr_1_1/602-2821397-5499866?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin=B000B5N1NM

18. August 10, 2006

    garyv

    Steve P I am sending this to the IT guys, obviously we would LOVE for you to print WL stuff.

19. August 10, 2006

    Steve P.

    Gary – I emailed Wine Library a while back asking why you didn’t have a wish list on your web site. I was told that you might sell out of that wine before someone gets around to ordering from their wish list. Understand. So today after watching WLTV I went to the 2001 Jacob Franklin H L Cab page and tried to make a photo copy to add to my own Wine Library file folder Wish List. It would only print the top and left side headings but not the wine info. Then I tried Control – A to highlight the whole page and tried printing again – same thing. Do you do something to your web pages to keep people from printing? It’s like you are trying to keep me from putting together a case of wine every couple months.

    Thanks. I enjoy your WLTV shows.

20. August 10, 2006

    stewart l.

    Gary, I enjoy amarones also. Are there any that are cheaper in price that are worthwhile, or possibly ripasso’s. Also, Last night for our anniversary, we drank a 1986 Silver Oak Napa which was still tasting great, as was a 1981 Ridge Zin from San Luis Obispo county!

21. August 10, 2006

    Lawrence Leichtman

    Another great episode. Thanks for reviewing Elyse wines. They are little known and some of the best producers in Napa. Went there last month and have to agree with the other poster. Never have I had so much wine poured in a tasting room and one was better than the other. Bought a mixed case including two Jacob Frnaklin wines the Hoffman Ranch and the Petit Syrah. Did not know you carried them.

22. August 10, 2006

    Gerry G

    Gary, right on about Elyse! Anybody who goes to Napa and does get to Elyse missed something special. Not big, not fancy, just great wine!

23. August 10, 2006

    Craig K

    Gary,
    Great episode, and particularly enjoyable to see you pick some of your favorites. As you were reviewing the Clos Apalta, I felt that you might have been close to giving it the “Vayner-NOD”, which raises the following question: Can you explain more about the factors or aspects you are considering as you come to the decision point for each wine? For example, is it an overall VALUE judgement (i.e., what you experience/learn/get per price tag). Answering this question may be of great help to WLTV viewers who have not tried a given wine you are tasting and are weighing your verbal description of the color/nose/body/taste along with the point score followed by the “G-Nod” versus “G-CHUK”. Asking this another way, what is the difference between a wine you score around 89 and recommend to customers, versus another wine that gets the same score but is a pass? This is by no means a criticism, just a request for more information to understand your preferences and internal criteria. Thanks, CK

24. August 10, 2006

    Colleen

    Gary,
    I literally laughed out loud when you said to tasted the “tar bubbles”. And that was a perfect description for me, as I did the occasional tar bubble tasting as a child too!!
    Thanks for the chuckle….

25. August 10, 2006

    Michael P

    Gary,
    Lately I’ve been buying a lot of CDP’s (Cuvee du Vatican, ‘03 Domaine Pegau) & am glad you included one. Hopefully you can dedicate an episode to what is really an unheralded variety.
    I look forward to my Jacob Franklin!

    Salute

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