Seems like a lot of hate for the new tech, but I’ve got to say I enjoyed that you weren’t yelling at me the whole time I watched.

Congrats on the Vloggies! Sound quality was different It sounded like we were inside your stomach when you were tasting and spitting.

It is true, a french guy really did come up to Gary during the tasting. I was there. It was monumental.

QOD – I need to increase my wine knowledge. I have never had or even heard of Dornfelder. I am definately humbled.

Are you going to show your vloggies’ statue and use your acceptance speech as an intro?

what are all these complaints for? this ep is the definition on an ‘instant classic’ it was hi-lar-ious!

Tasted a tremendous number of varieties over the years but very much want to try a Norton. Haven’t tried some of the others mentioned by posters, but that’s the one that really interests me.

Hey Liz, I think Gary should take out a full 2 page color add in next weeks NYT featuring this and only this episode of WLTV.

Gary,
Welcome Back!
QOD: reds: pinotage and amarone (which is made out of corvino i think?).
whites: roussane/marsanne.

Better luck next time on the new tech.

I haven’t had a South African Pinotage not a cab franc.
My goal in the past two years has been to try as many varieties as I can.

Don’t want to get stuck in a rut again.

PGH Pete, the white crystals are usually tartrates. As for other sediment, it depends on if the wine was filtered or unfiltered. If i am wrong on this someone please correct me, but that is what I have read/heard…

Gary- The episode was a pass, but I will try the Dornfelder because you are very good on the lower priced wines.

QOD- Nebbiolo probably because I only started buying wine two years ago. I have some barolo, but it’s not quite ready to drink.

Pass on the new tech and definitely go without the Microphone!

QOD: I have no idea, I just drink as many different bottles as I can and to be honest – I don’t even look at the grape varietals sometimes.

Great to see you back. Was it the micro? or do you have a cold? Sounded to me like your throat was sore. Can you tell us what wines did you taste in your trip? What do you think of them?
QOD: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling. Actually I am starting to experiment with other grapes than Cab, Shiraz, Grenache and Tempranillo. I want to do a side by side tasting of wine by the same producer but diferent grapes, to really taste the diference in flavors. You should do the same and guide us in this process.

Welcome back Gary! Great job on the Vloggies.

I heard this somewhere once:

“If it ain’t broke… don’t fix it.”

Love the show and hope you get the technology bugs worked out. I bet a good night’s sleep will help. How was the frog juice?

Gary,

Long time lurker here! I’m really hooked on your winelibrary epispodes! Great job and keep it up!

The variety I’ve never tasted? Sadly, that would be Nebbiolo. That’s right, no Barolo, no Barbaresco! What should I try first to rectify this?

6000 e-mails? Ouch! You’re probably still answering them and it’s 4:30 a.m. E.S.T.

Q.O.D.: Embarrassed by some of varieties I haven’t tried? No, more embarrassed by some I HAVE tried. Yes, I’ve drank White Zin before (If I was Ernest Hemingway, I’d have to hang myself now). Anyway, the most famous grape I have yet to taste is the Syrah not part of a blend.
Also, no Zweigelt, no Blaufrankisch, no Lemberger, no Gamay (Beaujolais), no Petite Verdot, no Mammolo, no Black Malvasia, no White Malvasia, no Ciliegiolo, no Cinsault, no Roussanne, no Melon de Bourgogne, no Bourboulenc, no Picpoul de Pinet, no Gruner Veltliner, no Torrontes, no Macabeo, no Verdelho, no Baga, no Touriga, no Rufete, no Periquita, no Tannat – wow, I got a lot of drinking to do. . . .

GV, First things first. Good on your for trying some new technology. Obviously you did it on the hope of improving your show for all of us and I am sure for all the complaints that people tend to jump to we appreciate your efforts. You only learn by your mistakes as I am sure the Chinese will with their wines!

Q.O.D. I’d have to say that Zinfandel and Tempranillo are two varities I’ve heard a bit about but never gone out and had any. They are not real big varieties here in OZ. Could you recommend some good Australian Zinfandels and Tempranillo’s I could try to get a hold off?

What did you get for the Vloggies?

Sure, I had some dornfelder’s. Obviously very big here with a good reputation however it makes sense to choose carefully because the popularity obviously means a lot of poorer quality wines are just in for the ride.

Maybe a desk mic is better if you want to improve the sound. A lapel mic has the disadvantage of us being able to hear you chewing the wine… and tends to rustle a bit. On the camera you can set the “white balance” so that it adjusts perfectly for the lighting conditions in your office (or maybe you forgot to turn your lights on?).

Do you know of the Wine Century Club http://www.winecentury.com ?
For anyone who has tasted over 100 wines, you can become a member. They also list a number of less well known grape varienties.

Hi Gary,

this show sucked!
The intro had no enthusiasm, the sound quality was way below what I would call acceptable and the picture quality was bad too.
But these issues do not make me rubbish your show.
I’m pretty shure that you’ll immediately get back to your extremely entertaining and and technically good performance that you’ve showed for more than a houndred episodes.
I BELEVE IN YOU!
I’M A FAN!

What really left me shocked was that you’ve tasted a Dornfelder and than recommended this kind of juice.

I live in Germany and within the last 8 years this “Rübe unter den Reben” (turnip among vines) has pullulated a lot of german vineyards, bottles and glasses.
To me, Dornfelder is a prime example for what you call “fake fruit” just by its characteristic.
The juces made out of these fruits look like wine (The reason why Dornfelder was reared was just to use it as a colour add-on to other wines) but mostly tend to have zero structure and depth.
To make it even worse, this liquid mostly has some residual shugar like the one you’ve had and to complete this worst case beverage some german wine producers leave some CO2 in it.

I only hope is that this show really starts an american run on Dornfelder so that I do not need to taste these kind of fluid here in Germany anymore.

best regards
😉

Stephan

p.s.:
Go for Riesling if you want to drink german wine!!!

Hi, Gary
We got used to certain standards of your show.

I expected some great French wines upon your return and what did I see?

I wonâ??t say more.

QOTD:

I tried all 200 varieties of grapes already. Just kidding.

I have to admit that Iâ??ve never tried nebiolo. Look forward to your recommendations.

I’m not a fan of the new mike. We can now hear too much. When tasting the wine you can hear the table rocking. BTW – What do you gargle with? Gravel? 🙂

PGH Pete – Don’t worry. It’s a good sign. Means the wine has not been filtered to death. Harmless…

PGH Pete – Don’t worry. It’s a good sign. Means the wine has not been filtered to death. Harmless…

Aside from the distortion in the mic, I do like the sound quality better than before. Using, what I assume is the camera mic, it sounds like you’re in an empty room. The new mic has a fuller richer sound. I advise you to have someone turn the sound way down when you’re drinking the wine though. The camera was not good. You may want to invest in a couple of lights.

Biggest grape I’ve never had — or at least can’t remember is Nebbiolo. I’ve got a few that I need to pop and check out…