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1. August 16, 2006

   kjb

   I’m curious to see Gary’s response to Mitch (#48), as I too have noticed that WL has a big bet on Caves de Colombe wines, in fact one of the earlier WLTV episodes was (#3 I believe) based on a Caves de Colombe CdP.

2. August 16, 2006

   Rick E

   GV –

   For a while I thought I would have to start cutting back on my drinking, since I was up to around 4-5 bottles a week. What your question of the day has taught me is that I actually need to kick it up a notch to keep up with the rest of the lushes, er, connoisseurs. Thank you for showing me the light.

   BTW, I’ve been a customer/fan of WL for over a year, which leads me to my question for you: what ever happened to that commercial for Wine Library you guys did a while back where you’re all tasting wines in the back room? You had it on your website briefly, but now I can’t find it. It may shed some light on your sense of humor (even before you became a big vlog star).

   And by the way, if you just did the same thing every day without trying to inject some personality and fun (and teasing) into these videos, I would have stopped watching about 65 episodes ago.

   Keep doing what you’re doing…

3. August 16, 2006

   Al Diaz

   drink wine everyday.

4. August 16, 2006

   Mitch

   A very small quibble, Gary. You give the Caves de Colombes Pommard the benefit of the doubt and say it needs time. You observe that it’s structure is such that comparison to the more overtly fruity Chasseur may be unfair. I agree with that. I can’t help but wonder though if your benevolence towards the Caves de Colombes might not be influenced by the obvious fact that you folks at WL seem to have a large stake on Caves de Colombes in that you have done several big promotions, presale offerings, etc.
   I bring all this up because you extended no such benefit of the doubt to the Chehalem. There is a certain stylistic difference between Oregon typicity and Russian River, but notwithstanding that, I GUARANTEE that in five to seven years time the ‘02 Chehalem Ridgecrest will blow away that Chasseur with graceful power and complexity, while the Chasseur will be fading then. If you want to say that FOR CURRENT CONSUMPTION the Chasseur is drinking better than the Chehalem, I have no problem with that. If you say that those in the audience who prefer California pinot with upfront clean fruit over Oregon pinots with more restrained fruit and a bit more earthiness should buy the Chasseur and not the Chehalem, again, no problem. Hell, you can even say the Chasseur is more suited to drinking as an appertif, stand-alone-wine while the Chehalem begs for food (as well as age). My point; as with the Caves de Colombes vs the Chasseur, comparing the Chehalem to the Chasseur is a bit unfair.
   Many, but not all pinot fanatics eventually find Calif pinot’s upfront and obvious flavor profile a bit tiresome, and migrate in their preferences toward Oregon pinot and Burgundy.

5. August 16, 2006

   DaBear

   Gary,

   Do not worry about #69, forgetting what time it is – is not the end of the world. All of your other episodes are good.

   When are you doing a NJ/PA wine vblog?

6. August 16, 2006

   mwf

   We have wine 2 – 3 time per week. This time of year probably 75% whites. That switched during the winter.

   And…the vast majority of our wine comes from this cool shop in Springfield, NJ!

7. August 16, 2006

   Colin D. Devroe

   I drink wine at least once a week, though if I had more wine I’d probably prefer a glass a night.

   Great episode.

8. August 16, 2006

   Richard B

   My wife and I normally share a bottle with dinner… and if it’s really good …open another

9. August 16, 2006

   Ken & Eileen DaSilva

   Every day some wine; several(4-7) bottles a week.

10. August 16, 2006

    Rich Byrne

    Joan and I drink a bottle with dinner every night.

11. August 16, 2006

    SeanM

    A bottle a day keeps the apple away?

12. August 15, 2006

    Wino4Life

    a bottle a day keeps the doctor away……..or is that an apple?

13. August 15, 2006

    Russ J

    Gary-Not a big Jets fan since you guys (Jets fans)lit the seats on fire at the Meadowlands and got our (Giants fans) beer cut off at halftime and banned for Monday night games, but you’re right about Curtis M: a real class act!

    I probably drink wine 2-4 nights a week on average. The amounts vary widely…..Got incredibly careless this weekend and popped one of my 2001 Barolo’s instead of the ‘93 lying next to it in my storage unit. Doh! I decanted it for about 4 hours before drinking it. Damn good but my heart aches for what might have been. I opened the ‘93 anyway to make myself feel better.

14. August 15, 2006

    Adam

    My wife and I drink 4-5 bottles per week. I am a firm believer in the health benefits of wine, especially red wine, but more importantly wine is a wonderful luxury item that brings enjoyment daily into our lives.

15. August 15, 2006

    GregS

    Great episode. I graduated from PITT the same year as Curtis, and he was a stud there. I am, however, amazed at how well he made the transistion to the the NFL, and had a fairly long and injury-free career until recently. The Steelers are the only football team for me.

    QOTD: Between my wife an myself, we usually drink about 3 bottles per week.

16. August 15, 2006

    stewart

    I drink wine probably 3-4 times per week. We also have a wine group[the dead wine society] that meets mthly and blind tastes.

17. August 15, 2006

    Tom Edwards

    another great episode, with regards to episode 69, I think Bono of U2 said it best “don’t let the bastards bring you down”. I think you provide a great service to a lot of people. One thing you have gotten away from it seems, is in the past few episodes you have failed to mention how long bottles should age. I think you could do a whole episode on what is the appropriate time to age bottles from different regions. I know the Europeans always make fun of us for drinking our wines too soon.

    If I can have a glass 4 -5 nights out of a week, it has been a pretty good week.

18. August 15, 2006

    Chris

    Gary,

    Another great episode. I had the Colombe pommard recently; I liked it a bit better than you but I did decant for 4 hours. Here is my tasting note: “Medium ruby color leads to a nose of cherry and cinnamon. The palate reveals loads of vibrant cherry with cinnamon and nutmeg. Smooth fininsh. A really nice burgandy – this almost tastes like California.”

    I drink wine 5 or 6 nights a week.

    Here is my question – I have a reasonable idea about the preferred aging of the bordeaux grapes but the ideal aging of pinot is a mystery to me. Can you shed any light on the subject? Thanks

19. August 15, 2006

    Nick

    Gary

    Glad to see back to your more normal enthusiastic style.

    My question is somewhat a logistical one. When do you usually read the comments for the last time before recording the day’s episode?

    To answer your question: as often as I can, usually 4-5 times a week.

    Nick

20. August 15, 2006

    Ed R

    Vaynerchuk up the middle for a 2 yard loss. The way the Jets are going anything is possible.

21. August 15, 2006

    Ken F.

    Gary, welcome to the WS forum!! I ask you a question on episode 66 queston 41, I believe. If you get a sec please send me a response.

22. August 15, 2006

    BigAl

    I am hooked! started listening yesterday and I can’t get enough. You have got something good here, keep it up. As for your question, 4-6 bottles a week.

23. August 15, 2006

    Tony

    And oh yeah, Gary you OWE me (and all of your fans) an episode on the effects of heat on wine, how heat affects aging, how much heat wine can take without damage, what cooks a wine and how to tell, how to store your wine, and the value (if any) of a wine cooler…

    …and it better be a GOOD episode!

    Might not be a bad idea to have 3-4 bottles of the same wine, one “properly” stored, one stored at room temperature, one stored in a warm spot, and one stored in a sunny window or commercial kitchen. And then taste them all side by side to see what difference there is between them. Of course, you’d have to store them like that for several months to see any effect.

24. August 15, 2006

    elron

    Good ep, Gary! Gar, rather than kick you in the balls, can we whack you in your balls with a wine bottle of our favorite(choice) wine? Seriously, good to see you back on track. As far as the question, my wife and I(well, mostly me) might knock back 2 to 3 bottles on the weekend(Fri-Sun). I get pissed when I open a bottle and it sucks, have to open another to finish on a good note. Also, thanks for entertaining us even though we know your extremely and understandably busy. Keep up the good work!

25. August 15, 2006

    Brandon M

    So much for Suggs!
    http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2550302

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