dude, finally, the production quality is in the 90 point range. nice one! Great close ups Mr Demille!

two words though: “Manual Focus”… aahh, just kidding, you guys are the kings!

re: the wii. First video game I’ve been able to get my wife to play, so that’s good. Golf was good, the rest, ehh.

tomorrow’s episode. How about good wines to drink the day after thanksgiving when you still have to hang with your in-laws. ; ) also, best wines with Turkey sandwiches.

Gary, since you’re gonna be on the floor all day tomorrow, why not make an episode there? You’ll have a ton of people asking for recommendations and when you give one, why not include the customer? Take
him/her over and you taste it and they taste it. See if they agree with your tasting and if they buy it! Kind of a reality WLTV episode…could be a lot of fun!

Kell

Gary, best story for spreading the word about WLTV. . . I tattooed my ass with the logo and web address so that as I ride around New Jersey chuckin’ moons out the window of my car everyone gets the message. How’s that!!!

I hit it right again tonight, this has happened to me once before. I was in the store earlier today and picked up the Don Nicanor, taught my classes, got home tonight and there it was on the screen. I can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it, I paused the video so that I can let it breathe for alittle bit before I taste it with you, virtually, anyway.

I’m with Joe F., so what you shouldn’t to tomorrow is that last spit. And I’ve been wondering about your scoring system too, your reaction to an 85 point wine would make me think you just tasted a 75 point wine

Some technical issues, you might want to consider compressing the video a bit more, the quality is much better but the stream kept stalling, I think you can sacrifice a little quality. I’m on a DSL wireless connection so it’s not the greatest but I never had problems with your older videos. And dougiefresh is right, MANUAL FOCUS. When you do the close up on the labels you might be able to hit Manual Focus and then to back to Auto for the long shots.

Sorry, I’ll stop complaining, I love the show.

Hell Gary, if you brother is in town put him to work and make him do the episode.

Show Idea:

How about a huge tasting – 6 to 8 bottles

2 to 3 big tastes on each bottle – absolutely no spitting allowed!

In the spirit of the holiday, Eric has to drive you home.

Turkey Suit – Great Idea!

Spreading the WLTV word story:
I am ordering a new vanity License Plate “WLTV 1”

QOTD: Pickle tasting!!!

gary-being on the floor on crazy wed. you should taste the wackiest wine someone asks you about and and the coolest wine your asked about. Also bring the customer who asked you about the wines in for the tasting-make someone a star!

As for plugging WL, I am being threatened with a gag order on my other wine bulletin board. Here is one of the latest responses, “ross, is it true that Wine Library is naming a wing of their new building after you?”

As for the other QOD, I’m with cgf (comment 23) on a Malbec theme. Hope you would include something from the 9000-+ ft level in Salta Province, especially Bodegas Colome’, which got good ratings/reviews in current WS and WE issues. It will sell out, but then, what doesn’t these days?

Finally, what are you thoughts on shipping code “them there texans sux” for me and homerj and others trapped in this wasteland. We’ll be watching this weekend.

As always, Gary, I love it. Two things; first, I love the comment about your brother coming home from college and a nintendo all-nighter…how saaaawwweeeeeeeeeeeet is that! Second, love to see some Prosecco tasting. We prepare our Thanksgiving dinner while enjoying a Prosecco. Love to see you try some. Happy Thanksgiving to you and all of your loved ones!!!

You should get someone in your family that has tasted wine simiar to you. And you both taste the same wines and compare the reactions of both of you.

seth

Gary, Great episode….thanks!!

QOD#1: How about sparkling Reds…just saw an article about sparkling Australian Shrirz’s?? or as I’ve said in the past….an episode w/VaynerPOPS where you interview him about his journey and then taste some wines together.

QOD #2:
A) You know me enough by now, do you not think I’m telling everyone and their mother about WLTV and the SS…I’m as obnoxious as you are about the JETS (I mean that in a good way…by the way, that wins this contest by itself, but I’ll continue).

B) Ask Ian how many people, I’ve personally sent in

C) Ask Ian how many folks come in w/ the SS or SS info in hand?

D) Called into the radio show…providing, in effect, an full advertisement for both the store & WLTV.

E) Look at my account and what I’ve bought

F) I named us VaynIACS AND came up with the concept that voth VayNIACS and VaynerNATION should be used. This “branding” is helping to spread the word.

G) Don’t forget the Dwight BOBBLEHEAD.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you and your family!! (Lizzie, Sasha, Mom and AJ)

Gary,

You should do the wines most requested/purchased in preparation for Thanksgiving…even the ones you are totally confused by.

First time writer, long time lurker.

Definitely caught up in the vaynermania. Have to say I’m loving every second of it 😉

As for tomorrows episode and how hectic it is going to be, here is my take. I’d consider myself a wine newbie, so why not do a true blue vertical or horizontal tasting, so we can really see what it’s all about?

Keep on keeping on big guy.

CONGRATS ON THE WII!!!! Please tell us how you like it. I’ll be playing the Wii with my own little brothers when I visit them over Christmas break. Maybe the next episode should have an “I love Nintendo” theme. …just a thought.

Yep, the spitting thing was pretty gross, but I think the “giddyness” makes for some of your best eps.

The next episode: I’d really like to see an episode devoted to old-world value-priced reds. I’m STILL giddy over the Castello Della Paneretta Chianti Classico Riserva 2001 that I never would have tasted if you hadn’t done a Chianti episode. Besides, your analogies are likely to be even more picturesque when you’re talking about old-world flavor profiles.

Have a great Thanksgiving!!!!

Hey stewart l, what hospital, and where are the mailboxes that you frequently leave wine for your colleagues??

i say you taste with your dad.

Good morning Gary (and Vaynerfolks!), sorry I’m late in posting.
QOD: I think you should present in today’s show, since Txsgiving is a family holiday, present your wife, or your mom or pap, or all of the above. Let’s hear what THEY (or any of them) like to drink and appreciate.
QOD2: I recently sold a Laser Disk on eBay, and while exchanging some after-the-fact e-mails with Wendy Boyer (about other LD’s), from Hyannis, MA, I took the liberty of refering her to tv.winelibrary.com But here’s a better one: Concepción and I will invite a couple friends of ours out to dinner, and we’ll bring out handycam with us, and we’ll make an intro among the four of us, tasting and paring wine. We’ll do it THIS thursday (T-day), and we’ll send it right away to Gary, to be ready for airing on Friday. That way, we’ll get this other couple very interested in watching WLTV from then on.

Argentina rockin’ and rollin’! – and I like their women almost as much as their wine.
You and a little bit of me will make the wine world believers.

How do I tell people of WLTV: there’s this video blog by a goofy Belaruski tasting and spitting and using colorful words; he likes the Jets; and once in awhile you get free shipping from his store that has great prices.

~~FOR THE SHOW WEDNESDAY: Since you’re going to be busy, How about if you pick a time (why not Noon?) and a particular checkout register and then take note of the next 4 wines being purchased (that have not already made it on to WLTV) and make a show out of tasting them.

Nice show Gary as usual. How is it that swill like the first 2 bottles get 89 points? I’ve never trusted the whole point thingy, I just try and go by recommendations. Sometimes I agree, sometimes I don’t…whatever, it’s just wine.

QOD: You should do reds from places not really known for red wine, or that just don’t do that much red wine. Like Loire, or Austrian reds…or Hungarian wines that aren’t Tokaji. Just off-beat stuff like that, you might find some wines that may go particularly well with Thanksgiving.

OK, see you later and have a great, great Thanksgiving. Seriously. Relax and have some nice wine with friends and family. Reflect on the game last Sunday…aaah…memories. Alright man, take care.
GO BEARS!!
T

If I spit like that, my parents would have slapped my face! Actually, you could gag on TV and we wouldn’t want that, right?

For the Thanksgiving show how about you bring some of the guys from behind the camera and have them taste with you? They are part of your (work) family and deserve a little recognition.

Spread the Word QOD: I am a member of Lotus Ltd, a group of owners/lovers of Lotus automobiles (imagine a down to earth version of a ferrari owner’s club). Our annual convention was in Dallas last month and we have an extensive email group. I suggested anyone interested bring a bottle of wine with them and we would get together for a tasting one night.

We had about 15 people participate, some bringing vino and some coming just to taste – smooth drink of the night was a 1996 Heitz Bella Oaks – very smooth and ready to drink, but short on fruit flavors (may have been better a year or two ago). I brought a 1997 Whitehall Lane Cab which ended up being the comparison of the night, contrasting with a 2002 Caymus Special Selection. The Whitehall showed bordeaux style tobacco, dirt, mushroom, etc. in comparison to the Caymus which tasted like a tablespoon of plum and blackberry jelly in your mouth. Talk about old world vs. new world taste – it was awesome! Spent about 4 hours with the bottles and friends and told all of them (many just getting into wine) about WLTV.

Suggestions for today’s show QOD: THE CHEAP DATE EPISODE – punched up your “just in” list on WL, categorized from lowest price first and picked 1st 4 wines rated by outsiders (non-WL ratings) – your wines for the day should be: 28726 Matua Sauvignon Blanc, 28652 Step Road Chard, 28571 Domain Wachau Reisling, and 28578 Castell Del Reme Gotim Bru

Have a great Thanksgiving!!

Louisiana George

I agree with some of the comments above. If the wine is just barely drinkable, why does it score 85 points? One of the advantages of a 100-point scale is that you can really spread out the scoring, making it easier to distinguish between wines and scores. If 85 if just barely drinkable, then we might as well be using a 20 point scale.

I’m with a Malbec episode especially since you have said how many times you like them. Our everyday red is Navarro Correas Malbec from Argentina. It rarely disappoint. Would like to hear about some other positive tastings of Malbecs. I too wonder how you come up with your point score Gary since the Falseco could not haver been any better than the white zindfandels that your rated in the toilet a few episodes back. Many stores would put a positive blurb on an 85 point wine as would Parker so are you easier?

What’s wrong with being sneaky? When you said that, all I could think about was the movie Mr. Deeds. When the butler guy says something to Adam Sandler like “you underestimate the level of sneakiness”