Oregon Pinot Noir and One from California

Oregon Pinot Noir and One from California – Episode #117

October 30, 2006

Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Cuvaison Pinot Noir
2005 Rex Hill Oregon Pinot Noir
2004 King Estate Pinot Noir
2005 Sharecropper’s Pinot Noir
2004 Evesham Wood Seven Springs Pinot Noir

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Radio Broadcast with Gary. Look on the left side in “Food Talk”

Today Gary tackles five Pinot Noir’s. Watch today to see how these Pinot’s measure up. Gary also makes good with a Browns fan and makes an appeal to all of you Lurkers out there!

92 Responses

October 30, 2006

Brandon M
Great job today Gary!!!
Please check out the Silver Oak thread in the forum everyone!
October 30, 2006

Jim
1st
October 30, 2006

Brandon M
And thanks for the CA Oregon Tasting!!! Beautiful
October 30, 2006

Jim
2nd
October 30, 2006

Tony
Bam!
October 30, 2006

Brandon M
the vaynerPOUT…loving the pouty face when you spit! CLassic…only it needs to say Rams
October 30, 2006

RCP
Gary!

You’re a multi-media stud! WooHoo!
October 30, 2006

Steve B
Gary,

Great job on the radio today and thanks for covering more pinot’s.

Steve B
October 30, 2006

Marc M
Web, Newspaper, Radio,

WATCH OUT KATIE COURIC
October 30, 2006

jon777
Top 10? Gary Vay-ner-chuck… King of all Media… Nice job on the radio. And amusing to hear all of the WLTV “regulars” calling in!
October 30, 2006

KAHUNA
Gary
Have you ever liked the first wine you tasted after a Jets Loss?

Gary the Jets are like a Three-Legged dog- you love them but you can’t expect them to win a race.

Good job on the raidio- Also alcohol is allowed to be a full 1% off the bottle label so a 13% can be 14% or 12%
October 30, 2006

Mets fan 13
Anyone else having a problem with the video starting and stopping?
October 30, 2006

EmeryP
Rutgers 8-0….QOD best teacher…Dad with Mom a close second.
October 30, 2006

Tony S.
Mets fan 13: Ya…I’ve discovered that when it does that, just pause it and go walk around for a while. And then come back and press play.

Gary: Big fan of Oregon Pinots, they’re just overpriced sometimes. Great episode. Finally, some respect for the Bears. Atta boy. Sorry about your Jets.

QOD: I’d have to say my high school art teacher, Ms. Eva Kutschied. She was the best, not only a great art teacher, but a great friend. I think she was at my school (Parkland High School, El Paso Texas) when I was in 10th until I graduated in 89, but maybe 11th and 12th. But she was a person that I had (have) the utmost respect for. Also, my wife Kristen is a high school English teacher at Steinmetz High School in Chicago, and she is most definately a great teacher. She ALWAYS corrects me when I say something wrong. So, I she’s my current favorite school teacher.

OK…take care man. And I don’t have a tasting note off the top of my head that’s all wacky like you’re looking for. But when I get one, I’ll let you know.

GO BEARS!!!
T
October 30, 2006

Brandon M
My Biological and My Stepfather…both HUGE teachers in my life.
My wife has taught me a lot of life lessons about family and dedication.
My Uncle got me into wine…what more is there to say.
October 30, 2006

Tony manning
Great Show Gary. Love the pinot.
It’s my birthday!!
So my wife and I are opening a couple of nice ones tonight.
http://www.thewineglass.net
October 30, 2006

cgf
Gary,
great episode as always. loved the radio show today, especially the mangos comment.
by the way, its pronounced or-eh-ghin. i can let you slide on mispronouncing italian and french names, but not one of the 50 states.
Wacky tasting note: “smells like old people”. That was what i thought the first time i had a chinon. it was by charles joguet from the 2002 vintage, and i really thought it smelled like old people. for some reason all i could think of was my grandpa’s wool sweaters he used to wear. weird. then i thought the wine tasted like minestrone soup. Eventually i tried more and got used to Cab franc tasting profiles, and now i love them. i still occasionally get that “old people” smell, but i like it.
QOD: Parents.
October 30, 2006

Jaye
Happy Birthday Tony manning
October 30, 2006

PeteB
Great episode Gary – you were reading my mind – I was preparing to shop for some Pinot’s for Thanksgiving. As for the expensive wine in restaurants – I would have to say that it also depends on the restaurant – I have found that in your ordinary average restaurants that have less than adequate storage (which is most) that the quality of the expensive bottles is less due to the lack of turnover as it subjected longer to improper conditions. Maybe its just been my luck, but I have been disappointed each and every time. Now go to your five star restaurant – the game all changes, then order away & get out your wallet.

QOD: My wife Jennifer – I guess that’s why she won teacher of the year last year in her school! Now if they would only give her a pension or at least something to help prepare for retirement. You have to love our education system in this country – they say their in desperate need of teachers, but yet their are no jobs and then when you get one – they don’t provide a pension, 403b or anything – great way to invest in our youth!!!!
October 30, 2006

Brandon M
Happy Birthday…… TM
October 30, 2006

DWildman
Best teacher: Honors English, Junior Year at Raritan HS in Hazlet, NJ: Mrs. Trimboli. Taught me how to think.

Current favorite QPR Pinot Noir: A to Z Pinot Noir, and not just because my twins’ names are Alex and Zoe.

Gary: what do you think about Vacu-Vin vs. Nitrogen vs. Argon for keeping red wine from oxidizing. I use Winekeeper Nitrogen, and notice that some wines I can drink immediately after serving, but some need to “bubble out” or else they taste funky. Any similar experiences?
October 30, 2006

BruceP
Mrs. Endall. 2nd grade in Brandon, Manitoba back in 1971. Made me feel wlecome when I tranferred in just before the Christmas break. Really sweet grandmotherly woman. R-rated version would be Miss Delmonico, 9th grade French teacher. Why couldn’t she have been one of those teachers we hear about on Fox news these days?
October 30, 2006

MarcT
Web server is running slow.

Great episode Gary. I’m glad you did this one. I thought I knew Pinot Noir before but over the past year I found out that I was wrong and I have TONS to learn…thanks for the lesson.

QOTD: Best teacher ever…Mr. Dennis was my Latin teacher from 9th to 12th grade. He also taught a few english classed in between. It seemed that every class had a life lesson that you either got then or ten years down the road the importance hits you like a cold wind.
Thanks Mr. Dennis you have helped me to understand!!!
October 30, 2006

Matty Van, Rochester NY
I have not been drinking much pino noir much in the past 6 months….I dont really know why..

QOD – my friend brett, taught me an entire new perspective of looking at things in life, to ignore, not accept and change the bad and to only focus on the good. There are other things he taught me but there not family friendly so I will keep them to myself.

GV – maybe you can be president of Kazakhstan or the tiny country of Monaco

Comment 21: By DWildman – I use a vacuvin have not tried nitrogen, maybe I will get one for x-mas…

my comment is in the top 1000 yeaaah I am like so tottally awesome

HEY LURKERS AND NON-LURKERS….SIGN UP IN THE FORUM..LOTS OF GOOD INFO
October 30, 2006

Francis E
Gary – great show. I don’t think you can be Vice President either. First the jets and now this. Bummer. Favorite teacher is too hard though I’ve learned a lot by reading about Thomas Jefferson. An amazing man who also had the passion for wine.
October 30, 2006

Godfather
Thanks for the pinot episode. Very Enjoyable.

QOD – Favorite teacher – Alexander Varga, accounting professor at Siena College. He is a lot like the 2004 Evesham Wood Seven Springs Pinot Noir; not everybody’s favorite.
October 30, 2006

LinoD
YEeooooow,

great show !

Hmmm, how would i describe a good nose on a wine ?

I’d have to say, one of my favorite noses on a wine is the smell of Italy… I try to go there evey year and visit my family.

One of my favorite wines are Barbaresco’s and Barolo’s… they smell like a rainy day in Piemonte, how the concrete smells after a day of rain, how the old building smell, how the mud smells, white truffles, hazelnuts, mushrooms and cheese, how a donkey smells in the morning…

that to me is perfect bottle of wine
October 30, 2006

Wawine
I just have to say that the state is prounounced “Orygun,” not “Oreahgone.”
October 30, 2006

TampaSteve
Hey Gary. My dad had a great time visiting WL today. He said you guys were more than gracious and gave him the grand tour. He was VERY impressed. I thank you for your hospitality. I don’t want to bore you but I want to tell you a little story about my dad. He is very special to me. When I lived in NJ back in 99 he got into a very bad car accident in West Orange. He was driving a convertible that flipped over and got hit head-on by a work van. He was unconscious, had a blood clot in his brain, several broken vertebrae and so on. He was immediately taken into surgery where we waited all night for him, hoping he would pull through. He spent 6 weeks unconscious before he came out of it remembering nothing, not me, not his wife not his grandchildren…nothing. He underwent 6 months of treatment at Kessler in Newark where he slowly started to recover. He had to relearn almost everything. After he was released he spent another 6 moths as an out-patient. His recovery today is nothing short of a miracle. He has full function of everything other than some very slight memory loss. After seeing him that first night in the hospital I never though I would have my father back again like I do today. I am sorry if I am going on but he is a very special person to me and also a reminder of just how fast what you love and sometimes take for granted can be quickly taken away.

And this leads me to the QOTD…..I would have to say that my favorite/best teacher in life is my father. He has thought me more in life than he will ever realize.
October 30, 2006

GregS
Nice episode.

QOTD – Mr. George Breck, Springdale High School. Quirky, energetic, and inspiring (if I can say this about a Physics teacher, he must be good!)

Gary, sorry about those Jets. Look on the bright side, at least you did not lose to Oakland
October 30, 2006

MarcT
Happy B’day Tony Manning
October 30, 2006

Jaye
BEST intro yet . . . that little girl is priceless!
October 30, 2006

Paul
Difficult to answer the QOD today. I have to say two teachers (besides my parents):
Mrs. Sheldon – 4th grade. Warm, supportive, demanding. The first teacher that EXPECTED performance.
Mr. Leach – high school chemistry. After several other careers in industrial research and product development, I now teach high school chemistry. Never thanked him. I regret that.
October 30, 2006

MarcT
TampaSteve, I hope everyone reads your comment. Very touching. When you dad comes down to take you to Berns, give him a hug for me and the WLTV Stupid Kingdumb.
GO FAMILY!!!!
October 30, 2006

KW
GARY-

Chuck W.’s wife here – the Browns totally suck! I’m a Steelers fan – yea…not much love in the house right now…

I do like the Cuvaison though – sure it wasn’t a bitter tasting due to the unfortunate loss? Will you at least start carrying it in the store – it sure will help in putting up with Chuck W’s ranting ’bout the crappy Browns.

-kw
October 30, 2006

Jaye
QOD – Favorite teacher was probably Mr. Sag (Mr. Saginario from Bound Brook High School, Junior Year English). Unfortunaley Mr. Sag was killed by a drunk driver on Thansgiving Day Weekend back in 1986 or 87 (I was in college). Very sad, lots of people came to his memorial service, he was very beloved.
October 30, 2006

Chuck W
I will take the high road. Thank you Gary for tasting one of my favorites Cuvaison Pinot. It was great to see such a favorable reaction to a wine that does everything good. Also yesterday, it was a pleasure to enjoy such a closely matched effort yesterday between The Cleveland Browns and your jets.

I can’t do this….PaZZ on the Cuvaison, PaZZ? The Cuvaison is no more a Pass than Chad’s 4th down desperation Doug Flutie wantabe pass. Maybe if Chad had his Flutie Flakes he could throw the ball with the required zest and a little more torwards the middle of the field. One more thing, were is the jets run defense.

P.S. Thanks for tasting the Cuvaison. It’s a very special winery for my wife and I.
October 30, 2006

PattyO
Wacky tasting note (which I put on the Forum – what are you drinking? – for a WL Italy white find)
“This tastes like a crisp hay field in the autumn (you know – like where you took horse riding lessons when you were young) with lime peels scattered around everywhere.”

Intro – BEST ever!!! Really nice job-

Radio show – the first 35 minutes was pretty painful… I couldn’t figure out how to fast forward to the GV part so I had to hear it all. This is supposed to be a food/cooking answer guy?? He didn’t have answers to ANY of the questions folks called in with!?! That was pretty crazy!

But of course the GV part was great – excellent segment. And VaynerNation is REAAAALLLLLYYYYY surprised that BrandonM called in 3 hours ahead of time (PLUS being on PACIFIC time, mind you!) to get on hold to be caller #1…..(smiley face BIG smile goes here because I don’t know how to get them on the comment section)

QOD – Mr. Bitner, 9th grade bioligy. He made genes and fruit flies so intriguing. It’s the only science I ever learned AND retained. Plus, he didn’t make fun or harrass me when I fell into antihistamine-induced-stupor-sleep during class (before the days of next-generation allergy meds).

JETS. Sorry Gary. What can I say.
I’m only glad there wasn’t anything important riding on this game… like…. say….
Free Shipping….
(some of us have a very limited and self-serving interest in your JETS)
But the good news is – your purchase price will likely be less when you BUY the team as a pack of losers. (Gotta look for that ol’ silver lining..)
October 30, 2006

Paul R
Gary,

The candy you described sounds like a Turkish delight which I had growing up. Not sure if it is the same but your description brought back memories of my childhood.
October 30, 2006

PattyO
Paul – #33 – “Mr. Leach – high school chemistry. After several other careers in industrial research and product development, I now teach high school chemistry. Never thanked him. I regret that.”

Is it too late?? Has he passed on?? If not – track him down!! It would be the greatest thing.
October 30, 2006

Brandon M
Tampa…great story…no apologies neccesary with a story like that. I agree 100%…none of us should take anything for granted!
October 30, 2006

DJA
Top notch show on Oregon Pinot Noir, another area I only have a passing knowledge. Will have to check it out some more. I was expecting at least one Oregon Drouhin but didn’t see you carry any.
Jaye, also had Mr. Saginario as a teacher at BB, but a few years earlier then you likely did. I had him for a class in public speaking. I agree he was a superb teacher. I started the class nervious about standing in front of everyone and ended feeling totally at ease in front of any group. However, I had a number of good teachers so I’m not sure if he was the best, but no doubt he was terrific.
October 30, 2006

E
Belarus could probably do with a new president, last I heard …

cgf: was the Joguet a Cuvee Terroir? I had one of those earlier this year and it smelled like a garden hose. An OLD garden hose. Still good, though.

QOD: it may be cheap, but I’d have to credit my dad for teaching me by the time I was 10 that zinfandel is supposed to be red and that riesling doesn’t come from Johannesburg.
October 30, 2006

damon
I’ve had some great Oregon Pinos, but have not been pleased with the last several I’ve bought. I’ll have to try the Evesham.

Teacher… Mrs. Sutfin, 2nd grade. Hard ass old lady who you started out hating, then respected, and by the end of the year loved.
October 31, 2006

stl
Gary, great episode – love Pinot both old world and new. Been watching for a few weeks but this is my first post. Looking forward to trying the Evesham. I really enjoy the format and the show. Thanks and keep it up.
October 31, 2006

Russ J
Gary: Thanks for the Pinot show! Your description of those Russian candies cracked me up.

QOD: Due to my own personality flaws including huge authority issues, I did not really ever have a teacher that I thought all that much of. My 9th grade soccer coach, Mr. “Whitey” Holck at Roosevelt Jr, High in Westfield, NJ, was a real class act and a guy I respected. I also thought my 4th grade teacher, Miss Nott (Knott?) was really hot until I found out that my mom set her up with my uncle! Ruined everything for me! I just know he slept with her, dammit!
October 31, 2006

Italian Stallion
Tampa…that story got me all choked up…your a great guy and I am glad that your doad is doing well. Hello to all of my fellow stupid kingdumb family….If you need me, I’ll be at the door throwing the lurkers out to the curb…lol

QOD: My 10th grade math teacher Mr. Golden….he was the first person to actually try and be a friend as well as a teacher. I loved that guy, and if he’s watching…let him know that he changed my life. Thank you Mr. Golden…and thank you Mr. Vaynerchuk…..Gary, your my best wine teacher
October 31, 2006

Italian Stallion
your dad….not doad…speaking of which…how come we cant edit our comments
October 31, 2006

Drew Rod
Great Episode. QOD: My most influential teacher (besides my wonderful parents of course) was professor TerBest. He changed my course in life in during my freshman and sophomore year in college and I don’t regret any of my decisions since then. He also showed me that itâ€™s alright to be a dork as long as you are true to yourself. My wife and my daughter are my best teachers. I learn something new from them everyday, they are awesome.
October 31, 2006

Julius
I assume the tasting was predicated on a price point, because absent were some outstanding Oregon Pinot Noirs; Ponzi, Siduri, Sineann and Soter to name a few. Maybe on a future tasting.

QOTD – My 5th grade teacher, Mr. Forester, was so good (and everyone in the class thought so) that we had our parents put “pressure” on the school to have him be our 6th grade teacher. He had an uncanny ability to instill a desire in each of his students to reach (or surpass) his or her potential.
October 31, 2006

cgf
E-
yes it was the cuvee terroir.
WS had this to say: Floral and cherry notes up front here, quickly followed by iron, green olive and herb notes. Nice focus, though the earthy, leafy notes on the finish might be a bit much for some. Drink now through 2005. 85 points.
October 31, 2006

Tony manning
Thanks for the birthday wishes.
http://www.thewineglass.net
October 31, 2006

Miguelo DiMarco
Q.O.D./Best teacher –> Philosopher M.J.Keenan: “The most important thing is to have an original thought.”
October 31, 2006

TampaSteve
Thanks for the kind words guy’s, glad to be a family member in the Stupid Kingdumb:)
October 31, 2006

Chris
Pat Richardson – High School Freshman Chemistry teacher
October 31, 2006

Eugene
QOTD:

We have various teachers in our lives. Like everything else, my favorites keep changing.
At this point my favorite teacher is Gary Vaynerchuck because he is very passionate about the subject and I really like the subject!

With this out of the way,
Gary, great performance on the radio. You sounded really confident.

Great episode on Pinot. I am not a huge fan of this type of wine yet perhaps because I didnâ€™t have enough exposure to.

Suggestion about the intros (great intro in todayâ€™s show, btw):

How about a contest with several categories (the funniest intro, the scariest, the most informative, etc) with prizes (something small like bottle of wine) to the winners in respective categories?

You can run a contest for a month or so and then have a poll among forum participants.
October 31, 2006

GeneV
Great episode. You pegged the Evesham flavor profile. I just had a 2005 Evesham last weekend, and it is even more toward the earthy side, with a drier, more muted fruit. This is definitely a Burgundy lovers pinot, and this is one where I agree with you 100%.

My favorite teacher: my dad. Dad was a teacher/principal for more than 40 years. He loved it and it showed.
October 31, 2006

Sam Zen
The best teacher is experience with new cultures.
October 31, 2006

Rick E
GV – Thanks for the Oregon Pinot episode (pronounced Oar-ohh-joihnnez). Love Pinot and perfect timing with Thanksgiving coming up.

TampaSteve – great dad story. I’m going to call mine in Chicago as soon as I’m done typing this.

QOD – my folks. Like GV, my parents are off the boat (from Germany), started with little, learned a new language, and sent my brother and me to college. They even taught me the finer things of our heritage–like Jagermeister, Blue Nun, and Spaten Bier–long before the usual introduction in college. Of course my drinking problem may be an inadvertent side effect, but you take the good with the bad…

Rick
October 31, 2006

joe
Patty O:

Do you mean Mr Leach of Bridgewater Raritan High School?
October 31, 2006

stewart l
My favorite teacher was Ed Schroth a biololgy teacher. He was influential in my career decision to pursue a medical career and subsequentl becoming a medical oncolgist. I still keep in cotact with him.
October 31, 2006

Carlos Rossi, Hater
Gary,

Thank for the Oreg”u”n pinot show. Really didn’t mean anything by the poll. Glad to see you’re responsive to the masses, though. Keep them coming.
October 31, 2006

Mitch
Gary, did you know you can anagram “Jets” into “jest” as in “Surely you jest” or “jest”ers?
October 31, 2006

joe
Paul (#33), was Mr Leach/you from Bridgewater Raritan High School?
October 31, 2006

Susan
QOD:
My favorite teacher is my mother who taught me many things
including playing the piano and all the presidents and their wives.
A close second is Mrs. Comer : 2nd & 3rd Grades.
October 31, 2006

Susan
Gary-
Excellent episode!

I have to agree with Mark M.
You are a multimedia guru now!
YeaH!!!!!!!!!!
:):):):):)
October 31, 2006

Alan
GREAT PINOT EPISODE..

Always looking for some good Pinot’s. Being a Burgundy lover the Evesham sounds like a good buy. Keep up the great work Gary and let your passion be your guide…Alan
October 31, 2006

Matthew L
Very nice espide Gary. I’m a big fan of Oregon Pinot Noir. It seems that $20-25 is about the average price point for Pinot from that region. It’s nice to find some gems under $20, though. I admit that the Sharecropper caught my attention by name alone.

I read once that if you are overwhelmed in a wine shop by vineyards and producers you never heard of, go to a varietal you like and look for a label that appeals to you. The article said that a producer that puts great attention into the label likely put as much as attention into the wine. I thought this was garbage because I’ve tasted a lot of swill with pretty labels. What say you?
October 31, 2006

Lawrence Leichtman
Another great episode Gary. Enjoyed the radio show despite not being able to get through the phone lines. Very timely tasting as Pinots are so good with Turkey but mine is never dry. My favorite teacher, after my dad, would have to be Dr. David Smith the father of modern Clinical Genetics who was one of the most influential people at teaching me my craft.
Would be interesting to know how many people here are first or second generation Americans. My dad came here from Hungary and my Mom’s family from Poland.
October 31, 2006

ChrisR
Favorite teacher: Geraldine Carroll, 11th/12th Grade Honors English, Triton Regional High

Most Bizarre Tasting Note: An Italian red wine that reminded me of Grade school vomit. You know the smell that lead to the intercom announcement “We need a bucket and a mop by the water fountain on Hallway B” Needless to say it was one of the most disgusting wines I’ve had.
October 31, 2006

Susan
Today’s into was GREAT!
I love the creativity and the little girl is so precious!
Good job!
October 31, 2006

JR Laz
Ok GV, you finally unlurked me. Not a huge Pinot fan, but do recall a ‘91 or ‘92 Drouhin Estates paired with Thanksgiving turkey & incredible wild mushroom stuffing (1995), nearly an out of body experience….I do recommend it highly. Sounds like the Evesham might keep up.

QOD: Above meal was w/Dr. Micahel Moffett, Professor global finance at Thunderbird, Glendale, AZ (MBA). Self-righteous guy, but has earned it. Challenges students to actually think, reason, and argue points, famously with the question – “Why…?” Other is Donn Force, 8th grade US History. Great teacher, friend, mentor, and advisor to thousands from Green, Ohio (N. Canton area – Football H.O.F.!)

(Probably out of place, but given GV’s lamenting felt it should be said here. My grandfather bought his first pair of season tix to the Browns in 1946 when they moved from LA. SIXTY years of tradtion in my family – less 3 thanks to that Baltimore thing – went to 100+ games growing up at Municipal Stadium, freezing my pituties off and crying over the interception in ‘80 (Sipe vs. Oakland -38 degrees), the drive, the fumble, etc. For 40 years being a Cleveland Browns fan has equated to bitter disappointment and desperation….with no apparent relief in sight. My grandpa was BURIED in his Sunday best – Browns sweater, socks, and beanie cap! That’s right, a true Cleveland die-hard!!! So forgive us fans this ONE week of joy at the expense of your team. We may not have won 100% clean, but it was a ‘W’ either way, and we may not see another one all year.)
October 31, 2006

Brandon M
Ditto Susan
October 31, 2006

zerokreap (kw)
QOTD1: okay…i had a wine by paternoster…up front it had the flavor of green olive…which reminded me of living in spain and drinking cheap beer and eating fresh olives in la plaza de cervantes in alcala de henares….that is the best i can do.

QOTD2: my favorite teacher….well, his name was Dr. Eddins. I took many classes with him as an undergraduate. he was very dry-humored, proper, and i think he liked to have a nip of brandy or something before class…he always seemd in good spirits and was a seemingly endless stream of knowledge with respect to literature as well as culture…
http://www.as.ua.edu/english/04_faculty_staff/faculty/eddins_d.htm
October 31, 2006

Tyler H
You got Gary. Going to try the Evesham Wood as soon as WL can get it to me.

QOTD: My mom’s a teacher so I’d have to put her first, but other than her, my fav teacher of all time was Ms. Dodson, my high school English teacher at MHS in Minford, OH.
October 31, 2006

Aimee
Coming out to say hi! I must admit, the man with the NY Times ad stuck to the cactus, heâ€™s my father. He was kind enough to send us a case and a half of wine and hook us in Wine Library TV!
October 31, 2006

Jonathan G
Favorite Teacher of All TIME!!!

Gary,

I had this prof. in college. When he was lecturing, you could hear him from across the building. He was so animated and excited about what he was teaching that he would just draw you in and every time he came to a conclusion and told us the punch line of 45 minutes of lecturing he would scream and just ask us if we thought it was as incredible a thing as he thought it was. I took every class he offered and studied under him for my PhD. He was by far my favorite and most influential teacher of all time and the reason behind me one day becoming a teacher. I want to do to children what he did for me, make me want to learn more.

Oh, his name was Prof. Richard Bopp at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and I studied Aqueous Geochemistry with him.
October 31, 2006

Dominus
Great, great show. Being a member of the Oregon Pinot Noir Club (OPNC) I can appreciate these wines and your scores. And yes, the Willamette Valley is a great place to visit.

Tried Domaine Serene?
November 1, 2006

Andrew B.
QOD: sorry I’m late on this one. My favorite teacher of all time is my high school Japenese teacher Mrs. Watlington, because she was so elegant and profound in influecing a strong passion for the japanese language and culture into me at a young age, and made me so excited to learn, do homework, speak and write this wonderful language I have always admired. She had a way of speaking and communicating that got through to me more than any other teacher and she helpmed to want to achieve the greatest things. I had her from fall 1996 to spring 1998 and then again fall 1999 to spring 2000, so it was a lot of time with one teacher. My 2nd favorite and its a close 2nd is my Renaissance to Modern Art (history) Professor from my senior year of college just a year and a half ago, I think she was Russian or Chech, but we shared the same passion for the wonders and beauty of the greatest paintings and sculpture of the last 700 years that made each class so pleasurable and a delight. She was so enthusiastic and had the greatest descriptions and ideas about each work of art we studied that excited me so much and influenced the way I think and admire. Talking about all this wants me to go back and study some Japanese and Art History, great question Gary.
November 1, 2006

Bob Berke
Don’t have a favorite teacher per se, but I have to consider my mother and father as my personal favorites since they taught me much about how to live, and besided both were teachers by trade!

Just did a local double blind pinot tasting with 4 wines in each of 3 flights.

2 Burgs Mortet and Dujac of different vintages and vineyards
2 Calif Dehlinger and Dain different vintages and vineyards.

People should try this, it really helps a person get to know what they really like.
November 2, 2006

NateDogg
Yo GV,

Favorite teacher: Hands down, Mr. Atlas, 10th grade geometry, 12th grade calculus and all four years musical director at Concord-Carlisle HS in Mass.

BTW, love the new sign-off you’ve incorporated the last couple of shows. I think you’ve finally got one that sums up you & your Vaniacs raison d’Ãªtre!
November 2, 2006

JCT
Gary-

Tonight was the first night I caught your program. I loved it! My wife and I moved from Salt Lake City to Portland last year mostly because of Oregon’s amazing Pinot Noir. I was disapointed that you didn’t have Sokol Blosser or DDO–Domaine Drouhin Oregon (one of my favorites…marijunia, or packing tape, nose). Anyhow, the show was great. If you ever make it to Portland, make sure to visit Oregon Wines on Broadway. They have the best selection of Oregon wines in the world…and the gals are amazing!
November 5, 2006

JayZee
QOD: My favorite teacher? That’s a tough one. There were so many. I guess I would have to go with Mr, Jack Bruening at Lake Catholic High School in Mentor, OH. He taught me in 10th and 11th grade and I took Latin I and II from him. (I know, Latin – ugh!) He was very cool in a weird way. Besides just teaching, he had these extra credit games he would do. In Latin I, we had “wrestling matches” where he gave everyone a wrestling name (I was “Yanos Vlatok, the Vampire”). Each day there would be several matches where he would announce who was in the match, and the two “wrestlers” would get a Latin question, and whoever answered it first would win the wrestling match. Whoever had the most points at the end of the quarter got an automatic “A” regardless of how he or she did on the tests. Also, he collected comic books and invented his own language. He was a really neat guy.
November 9, 2006

UserFredly
If you’ve been a fan of Oregon Pinot Noir for so many years, you should know by now how to properly pronounce the name of the state. It’s not “ora-gone”, it’s “ory-gun”. And you never used the name of the Willamette Valley, so I don’t know whether you know that it is pronounced “will-LAM-it” rather than “willa-MET”.
As a native Oregonian transplanted to central New Jersey many years ago, I’ve become kind of on a one-man campaign for proper pronunciations of Oregon place names.
November 11, 2006

Al D
My Best teacher well I have two Mrs. Faulkner my third grade math teacher who told although I had some trouble with the language because of my skills I would do all right, and my high school social sciences teacher Dr. Ernesto Travieso Jesuit priest who taught me all the REALLY important things about life. That being said my next best teacher has been YOU since when I first joined WLTV I knew nearly nothing about wines and now when at parties I don’t sound like a total nerd when people talk about wines. Thank you Gary.
January 16, 2007

Oregon Jim
Gary just saw this episode, in fact just found your website and am bitten big time by your show! Especially when you passed on the ‘05 Rex Hill. I live 15 miles form the winery and love Oregon Pinot and the ‘04 Rex Hill was great. The ‘05 Willamette Vally was a huge disappointment to me and when I saw you go to taste it I was hooked on your opinion when you hated it!

NOw I’m going through all the old episodes and you crack me up! Funny but serious as a heart attack when giving your opinion. YOu are going to be huge!

Oregon Jim
January 31, 2007

daddy
willamette valley and santa lucia pinot noir are the goods.
March 15, 2007

cyrock1
QOTD1:Dusty, like when I was hiking in the desert as a youngster and started down a big sand dune and fell and rolled down the hill and got a mouth full of dirt. A 97 M. Chapoutier Hermitage. Weird eh?

QOTD2:Coen Dexter, High School chemistry teacher that i now get to sell wine to every once in a while. He was the teacher that everyone would listen to because he was captivating, intelligent and a good teacher.

Had to comment just to give him acknowledgement.
Catching up is getting tougher now that I am watching the new episodes and am in the forum. Catching up is like eating a steak that tastes so good that even if you are full, you keep eating.
It takes a while but is worth every bite!
December 9, 2007

Dave
Is this the first big ass glass episode?
April 5, 2008

barrelmonkey
QOTD: My favorite teacher of all is Mr. Brad Martin. He officially taught me in 5th grade, but he’s never stopped teaching me. Now retired, he lives on a beautiful farm in a house he designed with his wife (incidentally my 3rd and 6th-grade teacher), in El Dorado, CA. Every time I go to visit him, life slows down, and I learn something new.
July 19, 2009

steven tweddell
Thank you so much for your honest and, ultimately to me anyway, solicitous review of the Evesham Wood Seven Springs. I had the pleasure of working with Russ Raney during the 2008 vintage, and it was eye opening. He’s like a mad scientist with a deep respect for the fruit. And he’s not afraid to let the vintage rule his decisions, scores be damned. And, in my humble opinion, he is one of the only winemakers in the US to let terroir, not only come through, but to define each vintage. Also, his qpr is almost unbelievable. Again, thank you. This guy, to me, is one of the few grand cru wines of the US.

Steven Tweddell
September 22, 2009

John J.
qotd: Mr. Fleming 11th grade english. Always kept things fun. Only teacher I ever saw climb up inside the ceiling tiles to the adjacent classroom and squirt another teacher with a water gun. This was while that teacher was in the middle of teaching class.
Gary, good episode, glad to hear you want comments because I want to see a vin jaune episode. Watching you do a tasting on the different charbono’s out there would be fun also.