Champion Ports. – Episode #102

October 6, 2006

Wines tasted in this episode:

Today Gary tastes four ports and matches them with one of his favorite cheeses with port. Sit back and enjoy this episode on one of the great dessert wines. More viewer questions answered. Have a great weekend everyone!

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September 21, 2009

WilliamCharlesStanton
hey fight club…. time you bring me onboard.
September 21, 2009

John J.
qotd: to get to try all the best vintages of all the best wines ever made.
Gary, how about a vin jaune episode, and an episode on tasting different charbono’s?
March 11, 2008

Deeve
Wine goal is/was to enjoy it as much as I possibly can as often as I possibly can
February 22, 2008

Rhonda
here is probably the dumbest question you might get this week, would a wine bar have an aged vintage port that I could try? I would really like to try one but I am not sure how since I haven’t had any laying around for 20 years. There are a few wine bars near to where I live and I have to admit I have been too intimidated to step into one so I have no clue what they would have.
February 17, 2008

thefanjestic
Good Episode – I liked getting an education on the ports.

Ok – so I am very curious about your baseball card business – if you’re reading this now GV – you should talk about that on an upcoming episode – just a quick summary of your working carrer and what has halped you make WL so successful would be cool.
November 15, 2007

ryptide
Went back and watched this episode, because I’m sitting here enjoying some Taylor Fladgate 10 year old tawny porto.

Gary, I know vintage port needs to sit for a long time to develop fully. Tawny apparently does not. How do you feel about tawny port?

QOTD: It’s just one of those things I’d like to be well-versed in. I like trying to identify the smells and tastes. I’m nowhere near good at it yet, but practicing is easy when there’s so much out there. I routinely just grab things off the grocery shelf, taste spices at home, etc. Trying to do those palate pushups.
July 20, 2007

David Canada
I am a port head……will try to snag some of the 2003 warres
QOTD – Simple to learn, and get all the enjoyment possible out of wine…and to get loopy while doing it.
May 22, 2007

Panoca
Gary, since i’m the bigggest fan of port out there, i’ve got to say that i’ve watched this episode more than 20 times already (yes! more than 20) and i have to say this is one of my favorites (is in my top 5). The tasting notes are “profound” and i found you ABSOLUTELY hillarious in this episode (the part that you chewed that chunk of cheese is definitely a classic) You really crack me up in every view. Congrats!!
Samer I (the comment before mine): once you open your bottle of port, it will last ……………….. FOREVER!!! I had port with almost a half glass left on the bottle, for over a month, and when i tried it, it tasted the same as the previous ones. These wines are “ridonculous” profound.
Gary, again, you rock!!
May 17, 2007

Samer I
Gary

I love Port however I always drink it at restaurants and not at home for one reason and that is: I can’t finish a bottle of Port in one sitting and I worry it will go bad. Once a bottle of vintage Port is opened how long will it last? You’re saying to keep it for 20+ years and it would be a serious waste to wait 20 years to open the bottle, have a glass of it, and have the rest get oxidized. Is there a way to try the same bottle at say 20 years, 25 years, and 30 years the marks without it going bad? Also at 20+ years to maturity, how do you even get your hands on some well aged ports?!?! No restaurant is serving that at least without breaking the bank.

Thanks
Sam

PS No name for the cheese near the links nor the WL price….
March 21, 2007

Fiorentina!
Yo GV! How can you have a porto tasting without Fonseca or Croft? What’s up with that yo?
February 1, 2007

Salvatore
I knew we had something in common besides wine. “Yard Sales” it’s like the very best treasure hunt ever! My wife in I did the Yard Sale hunt intense for two years. We even made a few bucks selling on ebay; Oasiz5. (O)livia, (A)ngelina,(S)alvatore,(I)sabella,(Z)achary; 5 Grandchildren.

You just lit a fire under me; now we can go YS hunting again; and use the profits to buy top shelf wine. Very enjoyable episode. We are going to visit you folks this summer; as a torist destination.
December 14, 2006

Adam
Great episode, can’t wait for the next one on port. My goal was to be able to distinguish enough flavors and scents to talk intelligently about wine.
October 18, 2006

Vinacull
I’m with TimF on this one. This EP was about as close to perfect as it gets. Loved the Vayner-Puff reference, and the cheese chomp later followed by our friend Nikolai took it over the top. Best of all there were excellent descriptions for great wines Gary. QOTD: Related to your answer on one of the viewer questions, my goal when I started with wines was to taste enough that my palate would serve me reliably and correctly even in blind situations, and also that I would come to know enough about producers and vintages that I would never be intimidated again when picking a bottle from a restaurant list.
October 17, 2006

Brandon M
Cannor wait…this free shipping thing is AWESOME
October 17, 2006

Brandon M
Just ordered the Dows with free shipping!

B
October 10, 2006

JayZee
Gary:

Dude, great episode! One of my favorites. I really enjoy Port, but I didn’t know much about vintage Ports. Wow! You’ve sold me. I need a case NOW!
October 10, 2006

Sam Zen
G- Can you open a port for a long time or is it like other wines that, for the most part, you need to finish in a day?
October 10, 2006

Seth - MacGeek
What is wrong with criticism? It happens every episode on WLTV? It isn’t wrong or right it is just opinion!

What is the most expensive bottle of wine out there?
What is the worst bottle of wine out there at the highest price?

Seth – MacGeek
October 9, 2006

Brandon M
Nothin wrong with that I guess
October 9, 2006

Ed R
Brandon,
I just thought the QOD was a bit elitist. I’m a blue collar guy who drinks wine for fun just like everyone else here. Just think Gary needs a little criticism to keep things fresh and I was hoping to create a little controversy to wind up the troops, but like Gary’s QOD it went pretty much unnoticed.
For the record I liked the episode and appreciate Gary’s assistance with my increasing wine knowledge and helping me spend my money more wisely.
October 9, 2006

Brandon M
Ed R…whats up? Did you really think the show was that bad? I mean cmon..whats wrong with telling what our wine backgrounds are. If someone says it was to get drunk, and now they have evolved into a connoisseur…then so be it. At least people are being honest.

What did you think was wrong with this episode? You REALLY didn’t eloborate.
To say Gary has 25 epsiodes left is a little harsh…even though you thought the episode was bad, doesn’t he deserve a bad showing every now and then?

B
October 9, 2006

Tom
Gary,

Great episode. The first port my wife tried, she did not like. I should have left it there. Now she is a port fiend and we give each other a vintage port almost every year for Christmas. We have several 80 and 85’s in the cooler waiting for them to develop fully.

We had dinner with Bartholomew Broadbent the other evening when he was in town. He is a very interesting gentleman. You should also try his Madeira which also is very interesting. Remember Madeira was the #1 wine in the US until around 1900. Many a US document was written by our forefathers over a glass of Madeira.

We “taste wine” every evening.

Thanks for using the port glass.
October 9, 2006

GOL
GV – Great energy on this ep… I’m fearing today’s episode might find you in a less enthusiastic mood, what with the Yanks and Jets showings over the weekend…

QOD – My goal in getting into wine was to give me something to do during a six-month period of unemployment… it worked, and I’m still hooked!
October 9, 2006

zerokreap (kw)
QOTD: i didn’t like it when i first tasted it….so i was going to drink it until i liked it…what do you know, 10 years later, i like it A LOT!
October 9, 2006

Tommy T.
Excellent episode. Just what I was waiting for!

So Gary what exactly do you do with all that wine left over from the WLTV episodes?