Wine Labels for Personal Use?

Wine Labels for Personal Use? – Episode #162

January 9, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Marybank Sauvignon Blanc
2005 Hentley Farms Mallee Sands Chardonnay
2004 Rafael Cambra Dos
2005 Red Car Shake, Rattle And Roll

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Labels at Wine Library.

Wine labels, do you collect them? Do you want to have a special, personalized or custom label? Today Gary talks about wine labels and the wines behind them.

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January 9, 2007

OKH
huhuhuh – Beavis, what’s “frisante”?
January 9, 2007

dave from Osaka
back on top and rockin’ it!….weebles wobble but they don’t fall down…(remember THAT?)
January 9, 2007

Kai
Gary,

You look and sound a lot better than yesterday. I am glad.

Still watching everyday from Hong Kong
January 9, 2007

Herm
I tried to tag a wine label and leave a comment but it wouldn’t work….Cavit pinot grigio….the wine is good but I love the label…..
January 9, 2007

Joyce
Ah, the world is once again spinning correctly on it’s axis. Whew, was worried there for a while. Now if we can just get some snow in NJ, I’ll put aside those global warming issues. Welcome back, Gary, we missed ‘ya man!
January 9, 2007

Victoria
OH my gosh Gary!!!!!! So much nicer to see you happy! I dragged my hubbie in the computer room and made him watch!!
January 9, 2007

Rob M.
You said it was going to be featured in more episodes, and you asked us to remind you- bring on the CHEESE!
January 9, 2007

Jon E
Taggy Vaynerchuk, Great show but I’m afraid of technology. Its like La Befana, if you don’t tag enough you get coal in your stocking. I’m not down with tagging, I’ve tagged before but I didn’t inhale. And one time I had a pregnancy scare because I tagged without protection. But still you guys have fun and tag at will, yah know its your life to live. and some day when your in your eighties and you have grand kids you can tell’em about the good old days when you used to tag cat piss all over New Zealand.

Welcome back Cotter!

PS: Catchy wine label of the century -Meeker Handprint Merlot-you know what I’m talkin’ about ladies
January 9, 2007

FTBoomer
Actually, I tagged all the Silver Oak Cabs
January 9, 2007

Jaye
Gary, I was so happy to see you back to being yourself today. I just did a marathon session of watching the last 7 WLTV episodes (have been so busy didn’t have time to watch).

Love that Ian picked today’s wines. I met Ian in person yesterday, really terrific guy! I’m looking forward to his Burgundy picks for me.

One very, very rare negative comment I have to make Gary . . . can’t believe you gave into peer pressure and are not tasting from the tasting glass you wanted to do “all future tastings with”. One of the things I love about you and WLTV is that you don’t care what other say or think, and you march to your own drum. I was saddened to see you let the haters out there dictate your glass choice.

Really loved having you “back” today!!!
January 9, 2007

Robert F
This is an interesting episode for me because my bias is usually that if it has a funny or creative wine label, then the wine must suck and they’re trying to compensate the terrible junk in the bottle i.e. yellowtail (cute label) versus ridge (the wine speaks for itself).
January 9, 2007

FTBoomer
Welcome Back Gary,

http://labels.winelibrary.com/labels/24142-silver-oak-alex-cab-sauv-2000
Silver Oak Cab
January 9, 2007

Riezin
I guess the sav blanc is an exception to the rule – generally speaking, there is an inverse ratio between the presence of cartoon animals and the quality of the juice. My favorite similar exception is Flying Goat – they make an awesome cali pinot. Goats du Roam is also apparently respectable so maybe there’s a goat exception out there somewhere….
January 9, 2007

AnthonyS
I think the idea is excellent. A lot of people may have an easier time remembering the pictures or some aspect of the label of a wine they enjoyed, rather than the actual name. This provides a great opportunity for a person to possibly fine a wine they thougth they’d never see again.
January 9, 2007

JavaMonkey
Labels? Tagging? I donâ€™t knowâ€¦ whatever turns you guys on. Just keep up the actual wine stuff.
January 9, 2007

mikeyrad
My wife is a librarian and I’m a database programmer. At this point, thinking of practical uses for technology is in the blood.
January 9, 2007

stewart l
Good to see you back to your normal self! Keep up the enthusiasm
January 9, 2007

garyv
We got it :0
http://labels.winelibrary.com/labels/23695-wrongo-dongo-jumilla-2003
January 9, 2007

garyv
Great point Mikeyrad I think iw ill start doing so!
January 9, 2007

mikeyrad
maybe I’m missing something here, but it seems more useful to tag aspects of the wine rather than the label. The ultimate usage would be to be able to search, “old world”, “pepper”, and “strawberry jam” and get a list of wines that have all three tags in common.
January 9, 2007

Jeremy
My personal favorite label is the Wrongo Dongo! Super cool http://volunteer.blogs.com/winewaves/images/wrongo-04.jpg
Check it out Gary!
January 9, 2007

Celia
Add Monkey Prize, add Monkey Prize! That’s how I found this place!!!!!!
January 9, 2007

Paul
Welcome back, GV.

Sorry, but the 2004 Rafael Cambra Dos label does not look like yarn to me. I’ll see what I can do about tagging it, though.
January 9, 2007

Steve R
Tagged the Catena Alta Cab and the Pieropan Soave. Hope it helps! Really like the tagging idea — it will be very helpful for wine shoppers everywhere!
January 9, 2007

Wine-o
Welcome back pal… Although I did tag the Torres Sangre de Toro (plastic bull, my kids fight over it). I am not feeling the whole wine label thing. Sorry dude. I tagged it for you, cause I’m cool like that. Thats how I role…