Super Tuscan Wines and Information

Super Tuscan Wines and Information – Episode #205

March 29, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

Question of the day: “Who is is the most profound influence on you when it comes to sports?”

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Italy makes some of the most interesting wines in the world and today Gary Vaynerchuk tastes four wines that many would say are the wine most Americans are drawn to, the Super Tuscans.

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122 Responses

March 29, 2007

Brandon M
3rd person is so lame…Brandon M is so lame!

I think Tom Ciocca Rocks! I have learned a ton from him!
March 29, 2007

Caren
timing is everything
March 29, 2007

Brandon M
Yes it is
March 29, 2007

Acousticdoc
top 10?
March 29, 2007

RandyB
Top 10 first time?
March 29, 2007

waibeans
top %?%%
March 29, 2007

RPS
Top 10!
March 29, 2007

Elliot Essman
Sports influence – has to be Aggasi.
March 29, 2007

Badger Ann
10th!
March 29, 2007

Brandon M
10th!
March 29, 2007

Benji
Yes, Super Tuscans!! Thanks for making my request from September come true!!
March 29, 2007

Matty Van - Tampa,FL
I can bring two friends..yeeeaaa
March 29, 2007

Ryan M.
Oh man, I just missed top 10 by an inch!
March 29, 2007

Matt B DC
“Who gives a crap’s ass?”

God, I love this show.
March 29, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
WOW! Top 20!!! I’m livn’ large!!
March 29, 2007

Claudio Werneck
The link for the quick time version is not working!
March 29, 2007

Dave Canada
My first top 15 but I couldn’t watch because the Quicktime link didn’t work.
As for the most profound influence when it comes to sports…gotta be my high school basketball couach. He taught me to love a team that runs and shares the ball, to stand up when someone calls you out. He actually would like to talk to you Gary…he wants to ref our game.
March 29, 2007

hinrgman
Italian wines are the best..
March 29, 2007

Neil
QOTD: Joe Montana
March 29, 2007

Brandon M
QOTD: My Grandpa and Golf
March 29, 2007

CampingLisaB
I love Super Tuscans…Thanks for the INFORMATION>>>>

Apparently we didn’t have a proofreader today….
March 29, 2007

hinrgman
1993 first vintage for Luce

1995 first vintage for Lucente
March 29, 2007

Jennifer
QOTD: Babe Ruth… all the baseball greats, really, instill in me a sense of nostalgic awe for the sport since observing two grown men who are dear friends revert back to being boys in the baseball hall of fame. Very cool.
March 29, 2007

jonochicago
Nice catch Camping Lisa! You beat me to it ;-(

QOTD: Sorry, I gotta say it: Tiger Woods. He will be the greatest athlete in any sport of all time- bar none.
March 29, 2007

Jim Walker
QOTD: Kimi RÃ¤ikkÃ¶nen
March 29, 2007

Russ J
“not that I’m the hugest education man” Your sister must be so proud. Are you are she didn’t hit you in the head with a snowball?

QOTD: Bobby Smith, one of the first great American soccer defenders back in the 70’s.
March 29, 2007

KenP
QOTD: Jerry Rice.
March 29, 2007

K Spengler
Boy o boy, you were on fire today Gary. You sure know how to pack a lot of information in 20 minutes! Love the personal links, bet they will too. Great show!
March 29, 2007

Ferrigno
QOTD: Guille Franco; an argentine-mexican football (soccer) player. Among his many epics is that time (dec 05) he scored three minutes before the end of the Monterrey’s derby (Monterrey vs tigres) semifinal leading Monterrey to the big final. One year before, also in a semifinal, he dribled his way to the goal but a defender from the opposing team fouled him hitting him with his elbow to cut Guille’s eyebrow, but still he managed to score, also leading Monterrey to the final against unam. A picture of how he celebrated this last goal can be seen here: http://i.esmas.com/image/0/000/003/911/02_FRANCO_N.jpg
March 29, 2007

KenP
Oh, and Olga Korbut. (My 11 yr. old daughter is a gymnast. I am bound by blood to love who she loves.)
March 29, 2007

thefab1of4
QOTD: For prfessional sports it would have to be Mike Schmidt of the Phillies and for college sports it has to be Joe Paterno.

For some reason I can never get the links Gary has to work on my computer so HAPPY BD Brian and congrats to Gary’s sister Liz from a fellow teacher (9 years) who joined the ranks of educators (like my wife) after retiring from the law/Army.
March 29, 2007

stevo
QOTD: I have to echo Andre Agassi but qualify that with a little bit of Pete Sampras. I can remember watching the final of the 1995 US Open and getting teary-eyed when Sampras won a rediculous point (25+ ball rally) to win the first set against Agassi. Then the next year Sampras throwing up on TV and still hanging in there. Those two guys really elevated my game and gave me endless inspiration.
March 29, 2007

Acousticdoc
Comment 14: Matt B DC
Second That!! Friggin’ Hilarious!!
Daughter Helena asked: “Why is his hair so messy today?”
QOTD: Lance Armstrong.
March 29, 2007

Chris the Cop
Good episode! QOTD—My father no doubt about it, taught us all we know about sports and competition. He raised four boys who all played high level college sports.
March 29, 2007

John Blue Label
Gary,
Great show. I can’t wait to get to Tuscany one day and try all those wonderful wines. Price points a bit high, but I’ll look for them when someone else is buying!! Congrats to your sister, and Happy Birthday to Brandon (emails sent). By the way, don’t let it go to his head, but he does a great job from the customer service end. I’m a Vayniac and a Warniac!!!
QOTD: Al Oerter, Long Island boy done good. Only winner of a gold medal in the same event in 4 consecutive Summer Olympics. A model of consistency, perserverance and devotion.

JW
March 29, 2007

leatherpalate
Best show yet GV awesome!

QOD: Walter Payton#34 pound for pound the best football player of all time.
Great person all heart- like you GV and the WLTV family(that’s all I can say or i’ll get more than a little chocked up…) Now,I’m going to run up my own training hill and finish off this white burgundy…
March 29, 2007

Jon B
Gary awesome episode I love Italian wines. Looking foward to the more reasonably priced Super Tuscan Episode. Great oak monster and crap’s ass(classic).QOTD My dad taught me the fundamentals in every sport i played and what’s more important than that. Keep up the great work and Your sis what a great accomplishment that is… I give you wine educator of the year.I started watching around 4 or five months ago and have learned so much thanks GV.
March 29, 2007

YoungDave
Nice taste of the Mother Country for this Italian boy today…even if they are all way out of my humble price range.

Oh- and both your sister and Brandon got a little email from YoungDave with my best wishes on your behalf. Let’s hope they don’t get TOO annoyed with all of the others!

QOTD: MY DAD has been a high school coach of multiple sports, a high school athletic director, a lifelong Yankee fan (hey- at least he didn’t just jump on the band wagon within the last 10 years), and an athlete for his entire life. He knows more about sports, both experientially and statistically, than anyone else I know, and I would go to him to get the straight talk about any sports question before asking anyone else.
March 29, 2007

TimF
Great use of ‘crap ass’. My QOTD: Which Real World season is the following quote from?

“I couldn’t give a crap ass about fashion.”
March 29, 2007

flavasauce
Hey I wanna give shout outs to Brandon and Gary’s sis and click on the link to get my wristband but I’m visiting my Parents and Brother in CT and their computers are wacky:(. I promise to send emails if Gary can save me a writband!!! Also leg warmers with Vaniac logo would be super AWESOME!!!
March 29, 2007

flavasauce
QOTD: Ummmm………….zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
March 29, 2007

Riezin
Wayne Gretzky showed that you didnt have to be a big guy, just a smart guy, to rule the hockey rink.
March 29, 2007

TheDumbPhase
Dumb Phase? Whatsa Dumb Phase?
QOTD- My Dad. The teams he passionately followed are now my teams and will become my kids teams. He was also the person that taught me to throw a baseball, shoot hoops and swing a golf club.
March 29, 2007

GottaGoDrink
Gary- Love Italian wine. Super episode. Thanks.

QOTD- Kenny Roberts- the King.
March 29, 2007

Deano
Hey Gary great episode. You say the greatest things lol. I gave the shout outs to your sis and your right hand man Those wines are out of my price range but they sure sounded good. When I hit the lotto i will buy 150 dollar bottles all day long hahha.

QOTD:
-My dad has been my influence. He taught me they way to play all the sports that i play.
March 29, 2007

GregL
QOTD :

Easy,my daughter Grace playing softball. The confidence she shows at the plate is something to see. She makes her old man proud no matter how she does because she always give it her all.
GregL
March 29, 2007

Dave-from-Katonah
Gary – great show!
QOTD – Vince Lombardi – without a doubt. As a 6 year old kid in 1965, I became hooked on the Packer mystique. You gotta love Jerry Kramer’s depiction of the greatest NFL coach ever in his book, “Instant Replay”. He encouraged each player to be not only the best football player they could be, but also the best husband, son, brother, and citizen. He demanded excellence from himself and his coaches and players. His famous quote was a sad mis-quote which should have read, “Winning is not everything, the WILL to win is the only thing!”
March 29, 2007

glenn
a lot to cover today:

#1 – restaurant prices episode. hurrah. e-mail me and i will tell you a funny story about Picasso in Vegas.

#2 – sis the teacher rocks! only reason i am what i am today is teachers.

#3 – you opened Solaia in the dumb phase!!! and you let a drop spill down the label…

i have to give you a dead arm for that, pick right or left for the punch. 1990 Solaia is what flows thru the rivers of Heaven.

#4 – QPR Super T’s. you promised this episode and i’m waiting as of now.

#5 – list a few $140 wines you would buy before 01 Solaia! i gots to know.

great episode
March 29, 2007

Pat Mc
Nice episode. QOTD Every one of those kids, regardless of country, without big sponsors who gut it out in the olympics.
March 29, 2007

JonE
Should we call Italian varietals from the west coast, done in an old world style Super Californians?

QOTD: Steve Janzack, made me believe I was a contender.
March 29, 2007

Dave-from-Katonah
I’d love to see a show on the “under-valued-Super-Tuscans”

nice rinse with the $130 Solaia – what was that $15 in the bucket?
March 29, 2007

Darlene O.
Great show, Gary! Did a shout out to your sis as well as to Brandon. How great to see you appreciate, on the show, the people you love! Warms the heart. :} QOD: Gonna date myself, but Chris Evert, tennis diva!
March 29, 2007

Tad
QOD: B. Favre…All-time greatest athlete to spend their career in WI.
March 29, 2007

KenP
The film ‘Sideways’ may have contributed to the current obsession with Pinots but it had little to do with the decline in favor, and price, of the Super Tuscans. It was, in fact, ‘Mondovino’, a film that spotlighted, shall we say, unsavory cultural aspects of the wine world, including Tuscany, that has contributed to Super Tuscan decline. And in that film James Suckling, of Wine Spectator, was especially grotesque, this one recalls.
Wine is as much a cultural as a gustatory product. Breaking the rules, well, celebrate if you like, but there is always a new boss.
March 29, 2007

Susan
Gary-
Another fabulous ep!!!!!!
QOD:
My brother is a
HUGE sports fan
and is a
big influence
on what teams I
watch and want to win!!!!!!!

Go Heels!
March 29, 2007

thescrewcap
qotd: For a long time it was Jeff Van Gundy.

These days maybe Roger Federer. Tough question, though.
March 29, 2007

Atreyu
Hey, maybe I have a gravatar now!
My biggest influence in sport in Francesco Totti, offense player of Roma soccer club and of Italy’s national team!
March 29, 2007

AlisonD
Happy Birthday Brandon! It’s my birthday too!
March 29, 2007

Dr. J. L. Sifuentes
Congratulations to Liz and Happy Birthday to Brandon. Nice episode but I’ll defer on the QOTD.
March 29, 2007

OttawaB
Super T’s are amazing. I try to get some bottles each year for the cellar. On my deathbed (many decades from now, I plan on sipping Medocs, Barolos, and Super T’s………. then I can go to the great beyond). My favourites are Solaia, Guado, Tig, Solengo, and Ornellaia on the higher end. But check out Frescobaldi’s other Super Tuscans: Mormoreto (60% Cab, 25% Merlot, 15% Cab Franc) and Lamaione (100% Merlot). Both are amazing, big, and a bit cheaper.
Lucente (Luce’s little sister) ain’t bad either.

Also, Frescobaldi now runs all of Luce/Lucente.

Great show GV. Thanks.
March 29, 2007

OttawaB
FYI ———- forgo to mention,………. I am drinking th Frescobaldi 2000 Lamaione tonight. Notes listed in what are you drinking tonight section. excellent bottle.
March 29, 2007

Doc Dan
I WANT MORE BORDEAUX!!!
QOTD: Peyton Manning. I know this hurts you Gary!
March 29, 2007

Rob Lind
QoD – Sandy Koufax. A man of honor and personal integrity. Something we could use more of today.
March 30, 2007

Billy C
Thank you for this show on Super Tuscans.
March 30, 2007

The Smartest Girl in San Francisco
Light blue is a very delightful color on you. You look a little bit tanner. And the hair â€“ itâ€™s so very NOT flat today. Spunky!

Nice detail on the apple.

QOTD: Drama! Drugs! Excitement! Barry Bonds.

But, who gives a crapâ€™s ass.
March 30, 2007

ChadD
Gary,
I remember the coca cola candies-they were shaped like little coke bottles, yet tasted nothing like real coke! I think you can still buy them in my home town which seems to still be suck in the 80’s. What is with your recent obsession with Christina Aguilera?
QOTD: Sorry I was never a big sports fan “Who gives a craps ass??!!”
March 30, 2007

BV
What a fascinating episode – filled with talk of histoire et terroir!

Mega Birthday congrats to Brandon, a great guy who’s helped me far more than I had any right to expect.

Special congrats to Little Sis Liz — as a former 6th Grade teacher in Harlem, I have the deepest appreciation and highest respect for your accomplishment!

QOTD: Actor Joe Campanella. Back in the 80’s, he was my son’s Little League coach. An inspiration to parents and kids alike, this amazing man and his loyal assistants, Sal Consolo and Val Drusen, brought my son’s team from the very bottom of the barrel – to the East Valley Championship.
Joe only ever cared about the kids, never about the championship — he said “I’d just like to get them to the playoffs, that’s all. Whatever happens after that is in God’s hands.”
My son David and I will remember that championship season and Joe Campanella for the rest of our lives.
March 30, 2007

JOEinLA
QOTD…Tom Seaver. I was a pitcher in little league the HS, worked out a little scholarship action with tom terrific as my hero…

Sipping now on a Brancaia CC.2000. Great with the chicken sauted in garlic and olive oil with side of spinach.

Super tuscans rock. The first thing I did on first visit to Tuscay was reach down, scoop up some limestone dirt in the olive grove we were in, and tasted it. you can taste it and smell it in the glass. I love the terrior in good Italian wine.

My fav…Flaccianello.

Ive sent the emails already but again, congrats to Liz and Brandon!
March 30, 2007

Portland Guy
Another Top 100! Not a big Tuscan fan, so give the episode a 83.

QOTD. Like most of the millions of Mets fans, it is, of course, Marvelous Marv Throneberry
March 30, 2007

KC Dan
Gary you were on fire today , Fav part of the episode [ Who gives a craps ass ] SWEET !!!
March 30, 2007

luvgrapesqeezings
QOTD response- My Dad helped shape my sense of sportsmanship, competitive drive, love for playing sports, and passion for being a dedicated fan even when the chips are down. Go Celts!
March 30, 2007

Lynne
QOTD: No one person stands out for me in particular .
Sports figures have had more of a negative impact on me than positive. I don’t even watch NBA any longer. Too many spoiled brats, bad boys and whiners.

I do love NCAA basketball. Go Bucks!!!!!!
March 30, 2007

John P
Great episode!!! I love the Tuscan wines. My wife and I
came back from Tuscany a couple moths ago. I don’t know much about
the rules there but the “rooster” label is what I was told to buy.
Love most of the Chianti Classico’s.
March 30, 2007

TampaSteve
I have had the Antinori Guado Al Tasso 2000 several times and have some also in my cellar. Your reaction to this wine pretty much hits head on in my house. While I love this wine my wife is not a big fan of it.

BTW…your Italian wine pronunciation….lolololol
March 30, 2007

Fishamble
QOTD: Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards – British (English, I think) long-jump skier. His attitude and achievement in the sport is the greatest remedy to the seriousness and intensity with which sport in general is weighted down.
March 30, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
Brandon get time off for his birthday?
March 30, 2007

Jon B
QOTD: Gotta go with Jerry Rice as well. He was an amazing role model for his teammates and others in the NFL. An example of someone who really enjoyed his job and did it the best. He was also a class act in the midst of high-paid players who never really grew up.

Keep up the great shows, Gary!
March 30, 2007

Ken
Gary, I like Super Tuscans but I find them many to be too expensive. Some that Iâ€™ve had did not merit the price tag. For a, what I feel, is a nice take on a Super Tuscan by a Napa Valley vintner, give the David Arthur Vineyards Meritaggio a try. It is good stuff at a lower price (~ $50 to $65) compared to most Super Tuscans. However, the Meritaggio may be too new world for your palate. On asparagus pee: Did you realize that not everyone has it? Asparagus has sulphur-containing amino acids and the scientific debate is that not everyone has the gene to break these down. Supposedly, it is a recessive trait. Congrats to your sister and the kind words about teachers. My wife is a 3rd grade teacher and I know by being married to her that her efforts are not always recognized. The Solaia is far too young to drink now – IMO, the others are as well. I find that the â€œdumb phase happens often with CdPs.

QOD: My dad was an outstanding athlete and has no doubt passed on his athleticism to me. I, in turn, passed it on to my oldest daughter who is an outstanding soccer player but is good at whatever she tries. She now influences me because I still play soccer and by observing her play I in turn have picked up new things for my game. Since she is still developing as a player, her mind is much more open for learning skills than mine is but as I see her use these learned skills I say to myself â€œIâ€™ll try that sometime.â€ Kind of neat.
March 30, 2007

SoCal
G,
Thanks for the Super Tuscan Ep!
You have committed to a lot.
Under the radar values in Tuscany & Crazy wine list pricing.
Can’t wait!

QOTD: My High School Football Coach. He really kicked my A$$ and now that I am older I appreciate the work ethic in sports he instilled.
March 30, 2007

PhilB
QOTD: Tiger Woods too…. This guy has done more for golf and sport en general than anyone…

I don’t think this one was imported in the US, but for those international Vaniacs out there like me, give the Bolgheri Il Bruciato 2002 a try… Bad vintage, but the Il Bruciato beneficiated from all the grapes that usually go in the Guado al Tasso that year because Antinori did not make any first wine! So you basically get a below average vintage Guado al Tasso for a fourth of the price! Well worth it!
March 30, 2007

Jack2112
Another amazing show. And kudos to Liz, she actually wrote back to my email with her own thank you! She’s all that.

QOTD – Wow, this is a tough one. Back in the day I’d say it was Howie Long. The good looking dude from MA that could seriously kick butt far more than anyone expected. But ironically (and this will seems like a full out Gary V kiss-butt … WHATEVER!) but I’ve become a big Joe Namoth fan. Seriously folks, the man did the virtually impossible, and just when that made him uber-cool, he became the coolest playa on the planet and did it with style. I love how he took it seriously, but so NOT seriously.

rock out.
March 30, 2007

Englishman
Waiting anxiously for the value priced Super Tuscans.

QOTD – Cannot believe that the Chicago contingent did not mention Michael Jordan!! Agree on Gretzky, Montana, and even Marino. These people not only were great individuals personally but were successful in helping to bring “home the bacon” for their teams.
Also have to agree on Woods. Within 5 years, he will be the best person to pick up sticks, ever!!!
March 30, 2007

Justin S
Good show, though I hardly know anything about Super Tuscans.
QOTD: My Dad taught me to never give up, back when I played Pop Warner I used to look up to L.T. #56 he was a maniac.
March 30, 2007

aktormedic
I don’t know….for me Solia is kind of the definition of a FAKE wine. I have tasted it a few times, and this has been my overwhelming first impression.
March 30, 2007

Bill F
QOTD: A 27 year old football rookie and Vietnam veteran Roger Staubach. Pat Tillman a close second. While there are many excellent role models, I would place these at the top.
March 30, 2007

Grasshopper
QOTD – Tiger Woods

Sensei – great episode! Love learning about all the different areas, regions, rules and regulations. Your explanation on the Super Tuscans was great! Was out to dinner with friends last weekend and had two Antinori wines. First was the 2000 Pian delle Vigne Brunello and the second was the 2002 Tignanello. The Brunnello was wonderful but I have to agree with you about what you said about the Super Tuscan’s. As a whole they may not have a great QPR. Seems they are priced compared to the other Italian “Super”stars like Brunello and Barolo where they have no real competition. But in Cab/Merlot/CF they have the whole to be compared and valued against. I would love to see you do the episode you mentioned on “Under valued” Super Tuscan!

Also would like to hear more and to try and understand Dummy Phase. How do you know and how can you be sure it will pass? How do you know that keeping a wine for years longer will be worth it? I suppose you have to have at least 6 or more bottles to taste a wine as it matures and goes through these stages to really understand to to know for sure?

Laughed pretty hard when you did the Oak Monster and said it was the Big Ass Oak Monster. And what was the off the wall comment on the 50 cent piece being totally Pimp? You have an icredibally active mind and imagination and I think that is why you are able to describe wines so well and the reason all us knuckleheads like and actually understand what your saying! Also good that you run the place so you do not have to go through drug testing….:)

As always, I look forward to todays episode! you going to hit the couch?

Grasshopper
March 30, 2007

Mike I
QOTD – Paolo Rossi, 1982 World Cup against Brazil. One of those moments that was way more than sport. Plus, he was born in Tuscany…
March 30, 2007

Rick W.
Michael Jordon in my era!!! I hope LeBron takes that torch because that will mean I have won some kind of championship before I die. Coming from Cleveland that may seem impossible. I had to stay home from work one day because the indoor mens soccer league championship was won by Cleveland on ESPN Ocho. ( I hate soccer) Throw me a BONE!!!!

Rick
March 30, 2007

Fiorentina!
This has to be a pretty standard thing to say, but the greatest influence I have is the media. I watch ESPN like it’s going out of style, read SI and visit SI.com, Espn.com, foxsports.com. It’s just about impossible from not being influenced by these individuals.
March 30, 2007

MaryS
QOTD: Gilad Janklowicz. He is my fitness hero. Inducted into the 2007 Fitness Hall of Fame.
March 30, 2007

Tony S.
Hey there…it’s been a while, I’ve been travelling for work a lot (a little too much). Ummm no one influences me when it comes to sports. I just want the Bears to win and/or do well or just do something. You are welcome for Thomas Jones, I guarantee you he’ll do better now.

Was that a Burgundy Grand Cru glass you were using for the Super Tuscans? The only one of those wines I haven’t tasted before was the Al Tesaro, and that sounded pretty good. Well, I gotta go, I have a lot of work to catch up on…nice to see you again.

Go BEARS!!!
T
March 30, 2007

Lawrence Leichtman
Will send a big shout out to your sister. What an accomplishment for an undervalued profession but from your description she will be horrified by the attention.
Sports influences…my hgh school gold coach and my college golf coach both of whom taught me to respect the game and the traditions as well as playing golf well. Payne Stewart for showing what a true gentleman in sports can be and for his sheer love of the game.
Super Tuscans for me are a mixed bag. They have been all over the board in tastes and quality but one thing has been consistent, high prices. The Solalia keeps rising though the demand doesn’t. Something is wrong with tha picture. I have had some wonderful Solalia and Tenuta and Guarda but the price never approaches the value of the wine. So for me, unless the prices moderate they are pretty much out of my shopping list. My last bottle of Solalia was 1999 and was $65. Doubling in 8 years is a bit much.

Gary, I really would like to hear you talk about restaurant wines. I travel a lot and go to local restaurants is many places and, except for a few instances find overpriced wine list with poor selection in most of them. The absolute worst are the chain restaurants. Most of them wouldn’t know a good wine if the fell in it but they seem to have no trouble getting $7.50 a glass for a $16 bottle that they probably get for considerably less than that. It isn’t intimidating, it’s depressing.
March 30, 2007

mas
Couldn’t agree with you more about restuarant wine pricing – really drives me crazy – as well as those who let you BYO bottle but charge you upwards of $20 corkage fee!

Also agree on the Super Tuscans – would really like to see your take on value ST’s in the market today.

QOTD: Larry Bird – who thought a guy with a 3″ vertical leap could do what he did …
March 30, 2007

Harold
QOTD: I don’t have the greatest sense of sports history so I’ll have to chose someone current and my choice is Arsene Wenger; one of greatest spotters of football (soccer) talent ever.
March 30, 2007

TimInFL
Great Episode! Some of my favorite wine!

QOTD – Gary “The Kid” Carter – One day he will Manage a Big League team and deserves to. Besides, I think he was the only one NOT on Coke in 1986.

Letâ€™s GO Mets!
March 30, 2007

dc13
Still need to fix the typo in the title!
QOTD: I’ll certainly never ever forget Mookie Wilson!
March 30, 2007

TagWorld Brian
Super Tuscan is just the coolest sounding name. Superman. Supermarket. Super Dave. Superlative. Anything called Super just sounds super.
March 30, 2007

Matthew L
Thanks for this episode Gary. It was an education on Italian categorization of wine. Italian wines are one of the last frontiers for me. I just don’t know that much about them.

QOTD: My mom, dad and stepfather were all big influences when it came to sports. Each was into sports in a different way. All three were huge football fans. My mom, as mothers do, supported all my sports endeavors…football and wrestling in particular. My dad was into baseball, but I never really developed an interest until my son started to follow the sport. My stepfather takes the credit for my love for the Lions. (DAMN HIM! ) He used to take me to games in the Silverdome.
March 30, 2007

RobinRedBest in Boise, ID
Super SuperTuscan episode, Gary …oak monsters and dumb phases are scary organoleptic experiences!!! Thank You for pointing these out as well voicing how many wines available these days are confusing cross-dressers??? I thought I was going through a dumb phase…
Congrats to your sister, Liz – a remarkable well-deserved tribute.
Happy youthfull celebration to Brandon – now that he is on the other side of 30, can we still trust him?
QOTD: Definitely Jerry Rice, who has shown his talents and maturity not only on the gridiron, but also his humility and grace in the Ballroom in Dancing with the Stars. An Admirable Athlete.
March 30, 2007

Lil Luce
Awesome ep on Super Tuscans! I love that you poured a wine named after me! Congrats to your sister Liz (also a great name). Teachers rock!

QOTD: I grew up in NC State territory, so I would have to say Jimmy V. “Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up!”
March 30, 2007

Michael Goldberg
Shout out with the NES reference! Kid Icarus was hard. Ever play River City Ransom? Yeah you did.

QotD: My dad. When he dropped me off for my first day of kindergarten he said “If you came home a Red Sox fan I will disown me. Have a good day.” Memories… Go Yanks (Pavano!??!)
March 30, 2007

Ken M
QotD
Two athletes 1.Mike Bossy -great goal scorer, however he took a physical beating and never threw a punch. He just went out and skated harder till he got next goal to show his opponents he was tougher.Leading to 4 Stanley Cups 2 Wayne Chrebet- the little man in a game of giants, who went out and virtually never dropped a pass, either in practice or during a game. Both gave all they had, all the time.
March 30, 2007

Bobinnati
QOTD: Larry Csonka. I wanted to be him. Alas, relegated to being a lineman who tried to tear apart people like him.

I can only dream of $130/btl wine. I shudder and sweat at the thought of spending $30 for a bottle of wine. I almost fainted dead away when I saw one of the 2005 Bordeaux presale wines for something like $750 per bottle (or a mere $8500 per case). Sheesh! Who buys this stuff??

Anyway, manic episode. Thanks for your enthusiasm and energy, congrats to your sis and Happy B’day to Brandon.
March 30, 2007

SCATPACK
QOTD: I’m a huge race fan. Many of my influences came from race car drivers. And this week we lost one of those influences in the world of Drag Racing, Eric Medlen. He was a bright, young, and all around great person. Godspeed, Eric.
March 30, 2007

Rita Ladany
For example, Benjamin Franklin, in a wide-ranging discussion of bodily discharges, once noted, “a few stems of asparagus eaten shall give our urine a disagreeable odor; and a pill of turpentine no bigger than a pea shall bestow upon it the pleasing smell of violets.”

It is said that in a venerable British men’s club there is a sign reading “DURING THE ASPARAGUS SEASON MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO RELIEVE THEMSELVES IN THE HATSTAND.”

Serious scientific research in this field dates back to 1891, when M. Nencki tentatively identified a compound known as methanethiol as the culprit. The odor appears within an hour after eating just a few spears of the offending vegetable. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/namaste2uom/100_6337.jpg[/IMG]
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March 30, 2007

Malarkey
QOTD: oh I’m sure I’m naming someone nobody here has ever heard of: George Morris.

Recommended reading by my first trainer, I became a devotee, and always emulated him and took to heart his teachings. Still to this day those principles help me stick in the saddle.
March 31, 2007

r3dwine
Influential sportsman: I met Joe Willie Namath once, when he opened a restaurant in FL in the 70’s. I was just a little kid, and I thought he was just the coolest superdude ever! Actually I still kinda think so.
To be honest, teachers have been more influential for me. Super congratulations to Ms Garwood!
March 31, 2007

Michael Browning
QOTD: Bruce Jenner! WoW what a great athlete…..

Tuscans are Great Wines!

I love your show, awesome…
March 31, 2007

manpod
QOTD – Bobby Orr – Youth hockey took off in New England when this man was playing. Still very involved in charity events. He’s good enough to bring out a lurker. Great show – even the children look forward to the podcast.
April 1, 2007

Faryan
Gary, what do you think about the drinking window of the 00 GAT? I think it may need a few more years to settle down.

Also, do you have a drinking window suggestion for 98 solaia?

Thanks, great episode and great final conclusion (most ST’s are overpriced riding the coatails, still waiting for a market re-adjustment/inversion….)
April 1, 2007

Ron Leview
QOTD – Sorry I’m late but I had to get this in here. Franz Klammer, 1976 olympic downhiller. An Austrian newspaper said on the morning of his downhill run that if he didn’t win it would be a national disaster. Pressure? He almost fell, was running second during the splits, then took the gold. That’s a champ. Sorry I sound like a cheesy sportscaster, but it has impressed me to this day.
April 2, 2007

SS Chris
Gary, Just catching up w/ the episodes and just emailed Brandon and your Sis (My wife, SS Dede, is a School Psychologist in New Providence and was nominated for Teacher of the Year & my POPS was a lifelong HS teacher @ Passaic Valley High School–so I really appreciate Liz’s accomplishment)!!

QOTD: It Jordan, and it’s not his obvious talents, it’s his intelligence and mental toughness that, when combined with his talent, makes him the greatest ever!! And I’m a HUUUUUGE Knick fan!!
April 3, 2007

NY Pete
Still catching up with WLTV… Jan. 1970… Joe Namath, need I say more?
April 10, 2007

Alos Diallo
My friend Tana
April 11, 2007

TSchampaert
Just great, supertuscs. Had an Ornellaia 2001 last week: was just blown away by the epitomous quality, the sheer elegance and perfection. This is just one of those wines I’d be almost glad to splash an obscene amount of money for.
QOTD: Ivanisevich: the fair play, the humbleness, the pleasure, … .
April 13, 2007

james
Check it out. Gary V featured: http://www.unboundedition.com/

QOTD: I would say my pops. He taught me everything about sports.
April 15, 2007

desmaic
you would really appreciate the Chehalem estate ‘04 pinot noir or the Van Duzer estate ‘04 pinot noir – both from oregon with very pronounced dill pickle and heinz ketchup tangy crazy nose and very tight, well made! also,,, just dropped your sis a line… great news! hope she isn’t creeped out or resentful.
April 15, 2007

Charleen
THis was another great episode! So, where is the link for the wristbands?
April 26, 2007

vjer
kid icarus sealed the deal. im down!
March 1, 2008

Chris
Just got done watching the movie “Just Friends”. You totally look like this guy Fred Ewanuick who is in the movie. Check it out.

http://www.globetheatrelive.com/20052006season/Corner%20Gas%20Live/Fred%20Ewanuick.JPG
March 7, 2008

T. Reasoner
I just bought a 2003 Guado Al Tasso. cellering it for a few more years can’t wait to decant and drink!
November 8, 2009

John J.
qotd nobody really

would like to request a vin jaune episode Gary