79 Responses

1. August 15, 2006

   zerokreap (kw)

   yes

2. August 15, 2006

   Brandon M

   Succes #3?

3. August 15, 2006

   TimF

   In

4. August 15, 2006

   Brandon M

   Ahhhhh dang…nice job zerokreap

5. August 15, 2006

   Tony

   Day-um! Only 3rd!

6. August 15, 2006

   Tony

   Not even! Only 5th!

7. August 15, 2006

   zerokreap (kw)

   thanks brandon….nice to get some recognition since i have yet to get a shout out from gary (ehhum):)….okay…question of the day: i drink 1-3 bottles a week…usually pop it open one day and drink half, then vacu-vin it and put it in th efridge…drag it out after work the next day , go work out, then pop it open around 9 or 10…most of the wines i have get better after the cold and time…taste great the next day…interesting hunh.
   personal question: gary, are there any products out on th emarket that you want to rave about….whether it be gas that helps you perserve you wine, or a really kick-ass cork screw…got any raves?

8. August 15, 2006

   Jaye

   To think people have nothing better to do than to wait around for WLTV to come on so they can be first to post . . ., I am usually too busy working so I can afford to buy more wine. But I guess having a contest for making WLTV your life is a good gig for some.

   Nice episode today, Gary. I am happy to see you back to form.

   QOD: I try to drink a glass of wine every day.

9. August 15, 2006

   BillyG

   Great episode.

   I drink wine about 5 days per week. As zerokreap asks above, an episode on wine gadgetry would be interesting.

10. August 15, 2006

    Bill T.

    Gary – another great episode, I love your enthusiasm! My wife and I usually go through 1 bottle every two days.
    Still hoping to hear the answer to all the questions on aging. Once again, here’s mine… I have always wondered why it is perfectly acceptable for a liquor store to keep all their wine at room temp (72-75 degrees) and maybe higher in the “back storage room” and under strong lights but unacceptable for the average wine connoisseur. In fact, I would love to know what temps a bottle of wine has had to endure to go from the winery in the land down under all the way to New Jersey …Or maybe from S. Africa to the US? I find it very hard to believe the hold of a cargo ship is a loving 55 degrees the whole way!

11. August 15, 2006

    joe

    QOD answer:
    I almost always drink wine as part of dinner – so when the meal calls for a wine match – I oblige it. Since there are meals that call for a coke or beer as a better match……I probably average opening 4 bottles per week. However, as much as I like drinking wine – it seems I like buying it ever more…..I buy about 8 bottles per week – thus accumulating a cellar of over 100 cases. My wife suggests either buying less or drinking more, as she is not interested in leaving the kids a wine fortune. Gary, do many of regulars have a similar problem?

    Joe

12. August 15, 2006

    Bill Ipp

    very good episode … thanks

    I drink a bottle nearly every night.

13. August 15, 2006

    BigBob

    I try to drink a bottle every day but it ends up being more like 5 a week.

    Thanks for finally tasting some Pinot’s.

    My question:

    Who are the Jets and who is Curtis Martin and why should we care?

14. August 15, 2006

    Brandon M

    Gary…did you actually say kick me in the balls? THAT WAS CLASSIC!

    drinking / tasting about 4 bottles a week. Two during the week, and then one on Friday, and one on Saturday.

    Question…Do you have guys / gals who just collect and don’t drink? My wife tells me I like buying more than I like drinking. I say it’s the other way around. Just wondering if you have anyone coming in and buying a 3L of Ch. Lafite and then having the “Balls” to actually lay it down for 20+ years.

    B

15. August 15, 2006

    Matty Van

    I drink a glass, two or three a night. Each bottle I finish onthe 2nd or sometimes the third night and they have always been fine even on the third day (vaccumed and refridgerated)

    Joe… I buys a case or two of various bottle at a time and re-stock when I start to get low, unfortunatly being young and living in and apartment I dont have the space for more than a few cases at a time.

    Gary..I agree an aging episode, a gadget eposode, as well as info on what to decant and what not too. I usually decant all reds for an hour but I have a feeling there maybe more to it depending on region and vintage.

16. August 15, 2006

    Brandon M

    And by the way Jaye…in order to be in the top 10 you have to be waiting for the episode, so don’t give us this whiney “I’m working” crap. Just try to get up higher next time.

17. August 15, 2006

    Matty Van

    “Who are the Jets and who is Curtis Martin and why should we care? ”

    The jets are a 4th place football team…lol

    (sorry gary I am a bills fan, the bills and jets will probally be fighting for last place this year)

18. August 15, 2006

    TimF

    I drink wine every night unless I’m sick…

19. August 15, 2006

    karl satirev

    Daily

20. August 15, 2006

    Jim J.

    3-4 nights a week, mostly pinots. Hence, LOVED the episode on pinots (although I could do without hearing about how a wine makes “the hair on my back stand up”!).

    Cheers.

21. August 15, 2006

    kidseyemd

    maybe the Fischer was affected by the great heat of 2003 in Europe??

22. August 15, 2006

    joe

    Gary:

    Your facial reaction to the mention of episode 69 (I think it will become know as the “infamous episode 69″) was one of dissapointment and let-down. It shouldn’t be. The comments were 90% in favor of the fun of episode 69. On the whole – we got the gag and had fun with it. Gary – don’t let some fun-bashers derail the true you. Most of us Love “you being You with Us”. Please stay you.

    Now for a serious question. How would the typical Santa Barbara style of Pinot have fared among today’s lineup? My notion is that is much more fruit forward and perhaps “simplistic”?? More like Beaujolais? We know you don’t love Burgundy – which is your favorite region?

23. August 15, 2006

    TimF

    Speaking about gadgets… Is there anyone out there who is a pro with Ah-So openers? I need some pointers…

24. August 15, 2006

    Brandon M

    Joe….In my opinion that is the question of the day, I wish I would have thought of it. The Sea Smoke (Southing / Botella) I have had seem to give off abit more Terrior (to me….Earth) than the Kosta Browne / MacPhail style wines. But they are all so damn good that it is hard to tell.

    B

25. August 15, 2006

    Ed R

    Lee Suggs up the middle for 2 yds. Get used to it Gary. Drink wine 4 days a week, work the other 4. Can’t drink and drive

26. August 15, 2006

    Baja

    Gary, I drink wine every evening while preparing dinner as well as with dinner. I always have 3 bottles open at any given time and keep them on nitrogen. This also allows me to compare them against each as well as pair the right wines up with what I am eating.

27. August 15, 2006

    AJ

    “Lee Suggs up the middle for 2 yds. Get used to it Gary.”

    Ed, Lee Suggs failed his physical… no trade!

28. August 15, 2006

    Tony

    Geez, whatta bunch of winos!! “3 bottles open at a time”…”drink a bottle every day”…”wine every evening”… Man, this is like going to an AA meeting! I’m surprised you guys can even type! (I KNOW I’m going to get flamed for that!)

    I don’t drink as much wine at this time of year as I’d like. I’m not a fan of whites, and when it’s 110 outside, a heavy cab isn’t appealing.

    In the cooler parts of the year, my wife and I probably drink a couple/three of bottles a week. We also occasionally have tasting parties and go on trips to the wine country, so at those times, we look a lot more like the typical WLTV viewer.

    Great episode, Gary. I’m not much of a Pinot fan, but you actually made all of those wines really interesting. I got to admit, it’s just plain fun to watch you taste and talk about wine. I wish everyone was as passionate about their work.

29. August 15, 2006

    Rick McQ

    Gary:

    I drink wine about 5 days a week. I’m still trying to store bottles away like a Squirrel. Is it true he who dies with the most bottles wins? If not tell me!!

30. August 15, 2006

    Brandon M

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

31. 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!

32. 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.

33. 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.

34. 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.

35. August 15, 2006

    Ed R

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

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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.

39. 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.

40. 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.

41. 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.

42. 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.

43. August 15, 2006

    Wino4Life

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

44. August 16, 2006

    SeanM

    A bottle a day keeps the apple away?

45. August 16, 2006

    Rich Byrne

    Joan and I drink a bottle with dinner every night.

46. August 16, 2006

    Ken & Eileen DaSilva

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

47. August 16, 2006

    Richard B

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

48. 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.

49. 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!

50. 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?

51. 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.

52. August 16, 2006

    Al Diaz

    drink wine everyday.

53. 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…

54. 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.

55. August 16, 2006

    garyv

    Mitch/KJB yes we do buy and sell a lot of Caves DC and the Pommard was by far the one that was selling the best and so I wanted to try it again. I am sure as you watch it again you will see that I was stunned that it wasn’t drinking sooo well at this point, I was expecting more, but it’s middle palate and tannis structure was much more complete then the Chahelem and that was what I based my cellaring comment on. Mitch I understand your point but not only did the Chassuer have great up front fruit, I really think it has the “gutts” to last. I know a lot of people think Cali wines breakdown. We will see over time. Trust me I think I hurt our sales of CDC yesterday more then helped, eitherway I have really no thought of sales when I do WLTV, trust me I got killed on The Frog’s Leap Zinfandel and am still sitting on tons of Miner cab and we have cases and cases of other wines I have panned! I am hear for you guys and am treating WLTV as a different world form what i do day to day.

56. August 16, 2006

    Pete J.

    7-1o X/W Thx agaian for your wine reviews!

57. August 16, 2006

    Italian Stallion

    I TOTALLY agree with comment # 32. That would be an AMAZING episode, as the effect of heat on wine is on everyone’s mind. Gary I usually drink about 3 bottles a week. I only drink red wines….I don’t like whites. I love California cabs, and cab blends. I also love Chilean wine.

    Gary, Please do an episode on the effect of heat on wine…..not only heat (as in a hot day), but heat as in storing wine at room temp rather then 55 degrees. I bought a wine cooler to keep my expensive wines at a constant 55 degrees for long term storage, but if we keep a wine in the kitchen at room temp (72-76 degrees) will it really have an effect on the taste.

    Thanks again Gary!! Loved the show.

    I am headed to Italy on Thursday, so I will be away for a while…..I’ll be enjoying some wine over there.

58. August 16, 2006

    Jason R.

    Drink mostly red – 2-3 times a week – work from home so open early and let most breath and have a glass while cooking, and finish throughout dinner – some now change – some amazing how it really opens up and gives you more. Some – wish you had not had a sip til the end….

    I HAVE A QUESTION: SINCE GARY V. FORGETS TO ASK A QUESTION EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE (NO ONES PERFECT) – THE NEXT TIME GARY FORGETS TO ASK A QUESTION – I HAVE A QUESTION FOR EVERYONE: “WHAT WAS THE LAST (VERY LAST) WINE THAT YOU DRANK?” I love reading the comments and would love to hear what the last thing people drank and what you thought of it – post a score 0-100. This will help me expand my drinking selection as I am stuck on Bordeaux & Cabs. Thanks – Thank you for addressing my Bordeaux question – Makes me feel like a celeb..

59. August 16, 2006

    joe

    Mitch (post 51) and Gary (post 55):

    thanks for the insightful posts. Mitch you summed up my pinot life. I was hooked after “Sideways” on Santa Barbara pinot – - but now think that perhaps the style (although extremely pleasant and friendly) is perhaps too simplistic (overall comment – Sea Smoke as Brandon points out Smokes)? I have had some Burgundy which totally blew my mind. Burgundy is so confusing though. Gary – really what styles of pinot are you gaga over and which regions/producers should we seek out?
    Joe

60. August 16, 2006

    Bill

    Every day. 99% red.

61. August 16, 2006

    kjb

    Gary -
    Appreciate the candid response. I think you are handling things the right way, which given your position is not easy with all the various constituencies to please.

62. August 16, 2006

    Lawrence Leichtman

    Every day with formal tastings once a week. Last wine I drank was the 2001 Pickberry Cabernet Sauvingon from Ravenswood. This last week a 1999 Torreon Rioja, 1990 Kalin Chardonnay, 1982 Pinchon Longueville, Pinchon Lalade, Beychville, Talbot, Ducru Becalliu to anwser the previous poster. This weekend is California Pinot Noirs.

63. August 16, 2006

    Jim Vandegriff

    Hi Gary,
    Good episode on pinots. Perhaps an episode solely on red Burgundy would be good to explain the differences in regions. I drink wines about once or twice a week almost always with dinner, and once a month my neighborhood holds a wine tasting potluck dinner in which many bottles are shared. This Friday our potluck will feature Oregon Pinot Noir while the last one featured wines from Provence. All the best, Jim

64. August 16, 2006

    TimF

    Lawrence — How’d you like that Kalin Chard? I think I had a 93 last year and loved it…

    The last bottle I had was called “Sexy”. It was a bottle of Riesling from Germany. It was enjoyable. Of course my wife bought it. When I saw it I said, “you’re such a chick”.

65. August 16, 2006

    SeanM

    This is actually from my comment yesterday, seems more appropriate today:

    I just got back from OR and WA where I got to taste a bunch of 300 case production pinot’s as well as some great reislings, zins, and syrahs. I had a great time. My friend was laughing at me in the tasting rooms, I was lining up glasses of wine infront of me and going back to them in order to see how air was affecting them. He thought I should be ‘drinking’ faster. I pointed out that if his glass was empty he couldn’t be enjoying the wine as much as I was.

    Am I off base, was I tricking myself into thinking I was getting anything new from the wines?

    What kind of glass are you using most of the time for tasting on the show?

66. August 16, 2006

    TimF

    If you read the biography on Parker (Emperor of Wine), the author explains that he lets the wines sit after he tastes them and then re-tastes them later on. He does this in order to guage ageability. Not exactly sure how he guages that or what he looks for later on, but that’s what the author wrote…

67. August 16, 2006

    sam

    I could not believe all the horrible comments you got…this people are dark!!!. I’m sorry I’m a bit behind…been busy opening my own wine boutique. Just Open this past Monday (wish me luck!!). I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one who tries to tame the wine-geek in within and enjoys wine for what it truly is….

68. August 16, 2006

    Susan

    Gary,
    Great episode!
    ok- maybe I can get an award for being the slowest to respond!
    THANKS SO MUCH for answering my questions about how much I spend on wines. That is very cool!:):):)
    I am learning sooooooo much from WLTV. Also, just in case you haven’t figured this out, I am the original tight wad sooooooo…..Thanks for saving me time and money!

69. August 16, 2006

    Mike B

    Gary,

    Great episode although I find most Pinot Noir kinda watered down to my tasts.

    You don’t seem to sell any Norton, the “Great American Grape” wines. Why not? I’ve tried several of these and find they compare well. How about an episode dealing with several of the more well known Norton wines.

70. August 16, 2006

    Richard B

    I expect … this comment being #70 will likely never be read .. but just had a 99 Cote de Chalonnaise .. P. Villaine La Digoine.. talk about terroir! Tobacco, red currant, great mid palate and finish. Made my day!

71. August 18, 2006

    Markyb

    Late to the party (as usual), but still up on Friday night watching WLTV (way to keep me involved).

    So – how often do I taste wine? Not often enough … which is why I am advocating a new size – the demi-demi bottle … one glass, and I can try something new each night. Anyone?

72. August 27, 2006

    P. Hig.

    Gary
    you are a smart man and you know a great deal about the grape. Your knowledge or at least discussion of pinot, and particularly burgundy, to the extent that you dicuss it at all, is to my mind not up to snuff. 1st: What the heck is Cave de Colombe? Where did you find this stuff? I take it is a negotiant (as the name suggests). In any case, seems a little odd as representative of what Burgundy can produce. How about using Bouchard or Jadot instead if you are going the negoce route? Second, why a 2003? When you start talking about bacon in your tasting profile of pinot it freaks me out. Bacon is Syrah. In pinot something is up. OK so 2003 is the closest Burgundy will ever get to Rhone (or at least I hope so). In 2003 just about every wine tasted like it came from the south. Why not
    use a 2002 or 2004, both relatively terroir driven vintages? Another thing, why have the Burgundy last? It MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE! of course it doesn’t stand up to the new world stuff. Neither does being caressed with a feather after you have been hit over the head with a baseball bat. That is why New World wines do well against old world wines in comparative tasting. All subtlety is lost.
    Finally, the idea that you don’t take ageworthiness into account kind of bothers me. If I am to understand, you are recommending wines for immediate consumption. If that is the case, I won’t by anything you recommend that costs over twenty bucks because I don’t want to spend more than twenty bucks on something I am expected to drink now. A great wine (or even a really good one) should be ageworthy. You know as well as I do that your Russian River pinot (an area whose wines I know fairly well) won’t last more than two or three years. That, to me, makes it something I’m not that interested in. I’d rather drink a good $15 Bourgogne with some acidity to it and no “road tar.” Geez…why the hell have Pinot at all if they all are aiming to be zin?
    Anyway, if you weren’t doing a good job (that is, interesting work) I wouldn’t watch or comment. Great show on the Germans, by the way.

73. January 26, 2007

    ThomasS

    Yuw Gary. Nice indeed. I have somewhat awkward feelings on Pinot but they can certainly be great juice. Still, man you have a very traditional choice of where your Pinot’s come from. Come on man, Pinot from Austria, the Spätburgunder thing, that’s nothing so special, it’s all over the *** place here! No, kidding. But anyway: why not a German Spät, an Italian Pinot Nero, a Hungarian/Romanian Pino Neru or even smth from NZ? I think they are mostly better in QPR, really, especially the Italian ones , and I tell you this: Austrian Spät, I really never had a WOW-one, really never, Germans are much better in my experience (whatever …). Maybe there are some, but I haven’t had them yet, and oh, man, you don’t want to know how much of this Austrian junk I already drank. Barnyardy wine on skis, or expensive schnappsy disasters (like you had), yuk, yuk, yuk.
    Great episode though . Had an Oregon Argyle Pinot 2001 yesterday, very, very profound bottle of wine. I was certainly intrigued.
    QOTD: 5 days a week, the rest is beer time! Have a nice weekend, I’m gonna sip my Rochefort 10 (trappist ale) and play some music. C ya!

74. July 3, 2007

    David Canada

    QOTD – Everyday baby!….. 6 out of 7 actually but as often as possible.

75. August 31, 2007

    WA Ambassador

    I drink about 1 bottle a day with my girlfriend.

76. February 10, 2008

    thefanjestic

    Qotd – 5+ times a week (honestly every night unless we eat at a restaurant)

77. March 18, 2008

    Kristen

    I opened up a French pinot tonight, but I should have known better- it was from Trader Joes (I want to learn about the French wines that most Americans have access to). Even after decanting for 2 hours, it smelled and tasted like cigarette ash. Ugh! I kept trying it and it was better with some food, but the food acted more like a mask than a compliment. I hope that most Americans don’t base their assumptions of French wine on something they buy from a grocery store!

    QOTD: Yeah, I taste every night. I wanna be in the business, so I need to learn as much as possible. Plus, it’s always a great way to end the day- drinking wine and watching WLTV.

78. April 30, 2008

    Purple Tooth

    QOTD: I drink wine every day.

79. September 15, 2009

    John J.

    qotd: i taste wine at least 5 days of the week. just that the wines are not as varied as i would like. & Pommard, honestly i think its overrated as far as burgundy rouge goes. I think think there’s other burgundies out there that top it, like volnay, and more reliable. speaking of rating, i think vin jaune and charbono are underrated, and would love to see you do a tasting/episode and help change that.

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