Pine Ridge Taste Off. – Episode #207

April 2, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

Question of the day: “What’s the greatest head to head battle you’ve ever seen?”

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Chicago Party Thread

Today Gary Vaynerchuk is doing a taste off of two of the top wines from the California winery Pine Ridge.

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149 Responses

April 2, 2007

TheDumbPhase
#1
April 2, 2007

Hinrgman
Early today

great I watch it at work
April 2, 2007

Tim Halberg
3???
April 2, 2007

David
top 10
April 2, 2007

Dominus
Early bird! Slow day at work. I’ll be back for comments.
April 2, 2007

RobinRedBest in Boise, ID
Wow wines for deep pockets…have a great day at the Ball game
April 2, 2007

Susan
Gary-
WOW!
Early today
and
I am near a computer!
Double WOW!
April 2, 2007

waibeans
WTF?! just got back from lunch and there’s a new ep. Are you awol again GV?
April 2, 2007

TagWorld Brian
Still top 10? Best head to head: Superman vs. Muhammad Ali. Hands down.
April 2, 2007

10SGuy
Top 10?
April 2, 2007

Atreyu
Top 10?
April 2, 2007

TheDumbPhase
What a crock! No winner?!?
QOTD- Mankind vs. Undertaker in the “Hell in the Cell” match
April 2, 2007

Susan
OK- Gary-
What is with the hat?
April 2, 2007

Tim Halberg
hmm… greatest head to head battle was a blind tasting two nights ago for cabs… first place and last place were the exact same bottle of wine…. (one had been decanted for an hour, the other not) The rest of the wines that scored in the middle had not been decanted either.
April 2, 2007

Dominus
Nice H2H battle. I’m in the camp of Pine Ridge lovers though I have yet to try the ‘02 or ‘03. I usually drink my CA cabs (high-end i.e. Dom, Pine Ridge, Dunn, Insignia) when they are a little older.

QOTD: Greatest battle? It has to be Borg vs McEnroe. Though I’m a huge Connors fan, the matches with Borg/McEnroe were classics.

Enjoy the game. I go tomorrow to watch my beloved Nationals get spanked.

Play ball!
April 2, 2007

thescrewcap
Dig the episode. Rock the hat, Gary.
April 2, 2007

Dominus
A close second was when we spanked the Pats in the AFC Championship game just a few short months ago.
April 2, 2007

10SGuy
QOTD: Borg def. McEnroe 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 8-6 in the 1980 Wimbledon final
April 2, 2007

kahuna
i am in there wine club-big fan
April 2, 2007

JumboJ
QOTD: margaux vs. palmer

Hey Gary, watching your vblog has made me adverse to trying cali cabs because I feel like I get ripped off. Is there such a thing as a QPR in that region?
April 2, 2007

AngioRanger
Re QOTD: Carlitos Colon vs Abdulla the Butcher!
April 2, 2007

dougiefresh
so what the heck do you drink at yankee stadium? as I recall, you hate beer. at least you can get yourself some sauerkraut and pickles!
April 2, 2007

thkorent
QOTD:
Brett vs. Owen Hart!
April 2, 2007

kahuna
QOTD: SPY vs SPY
April 2, 2007

Grasshopper
GV,

A tie? Not even your opinion of which one you prefer more? You must have been in a hurry, cuz I know you would not be going soft on us…:)

QOTD – Nicklaus/Watson – Duel in the Sun – 1977 British Open at Turnberry

Enjoy the ballgame!!

Grasshopper
April 2, 2007

hugh
Happy Pesach

QOD-Rocky vs Apollo Creed….oh, you mean in real life??…..Sampras vs. Agassi….that 5 setter with Pete hurling on the court??
April 2, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
Yeah Baby,,,, top 25!! Never will know when you post these things… But alas, at work and needing to watch tonight. Ciao!
April 2, 2007

Portland Guy
Another TOP 100! QOTD — Wimbledon 1980: Borg v Mac
April 2, 2007

Jack2112
Gary. Wearing a Red Sox hat. I think my week has been made.

QOTD – I think it REALLY has to be Oakland Raiders vs. Buffalo Bills at the dorm room of Kerry Stein on Super Tecmo Bowl, October, 1993. Epic. Gargantuan. Frozen in time.
April 2, 2007

Acousticdoc
Great episode Gary. I wonder what the scores would have been if you did it double blind?
QOTD: 1975 Head to Head match against my brother in Rock-um, Sock-um robots. 15 rnd split decision where the red robot controlled by me prevailed!!
April 2, 2007

Snarf
NICE green RED SOX stocking cap, GV!!!! You must have lost a bet!!!
April 2, 2007

Jeroboam
QOTD: Frazier vs. Ali. Nothing else comes close.
April 2, 2007

BobW
What’s up with the draw?

Thrilla in Manilla. Ali – Frazier III. There will NEVER be another one like it.

By the way, dad hair day??
April 2, 2007

thescrewcap
OK wait, if that’s a Boston Red Sox hat, I am appalled.
April 2, 2007

e.fremont
Great episode. Love Pine ridge H2H? Olympic hockey USA- USSR!
April 2, 2007

Atreyu
The greatest head to head was Italy-Germany in the 1970 World Cup, won by Italy 4-3 in the extra time!
April 2, 2007

Eric S.
wow, that was scary. When you asked the QOD, the first thing that popped in my mind was Wrestlemania and the Andre/Hogan bout. That was frickin’ awesome! AND, I had moss man and all of the he-man action figures. If I still had him, I’d send it.

Oh, and by the way…..TIES SUCK!! Thanks…
April 2, 2007

cub rudy
Beautiful weather for opeing day in the Midwest!
QOD: Arturo Gatti vs Micky Ward May 20, 2002
April 2, 2007

Matty Van -Tampa,FL
ah crap…I dont have my head phones with me at work..I am going to haev to wait to watch this untill I get home….and that makes me a saaad panda
April 2, 2007

mas
Love the BoSox hat – would love to know the story behind that one!

Love P.R. wines – I am a member of the wine club and get the Howell Mtn as well – the shipping is killing me though.

QOTD: Nicolai Volkoff and the Iron Sheik vs. Sgt. Slaughter and the Junk Yard Dawg, Philly Spectrum 1984.
April 2, 2007

ChadB
QOTD: Not exactly head to head, but the ‘97 Gators vs. Seminoles game was the best college football game ever. As for pure head to head competition, Tiger Woods vs. Steve Scott in the U.S. Amateur.
April 2, 2007

RandyB
BobW called it, the Thrilla in Manilla. Not counting the 1988 Olympics, how about Ben Johnson vs. Carl Lewis? Borg vs. McEnroe…yeah. Who can forget Bird vs. Johnson from their epic college meeting throughout their pro careers, that was always pure Magic.

Ciao
April 2, 2007

Neil
Pine Ridge is a great winery. I love Stag’s Leap wines – generally more Cherries, black fruit, currant, chocolate with silky tannins and a smooth finish. Could be the 2002 SLD needs more time to integrate the tannins. A tie? It could be one of those mood things: Opening day, feeling good and loving life. No matter, Oakville wines are great as well. Both solid wines.

QOTD: Steven Stills vs Neil Young guitar solos.

Go Giants! (SF)
April 2, 2007

KW
Are those cabs really worth that much?
April 2, 2007

cub rudy
$43 organic juicebox. Hilarious.
April 2, 2007

Corrado
Greatest head-to-head? Any of the Gatti/Ward fights (heck, just about ANY Gatti fight).

Can’t deny the 2000 Jets/Dolphins MNF game a ‘tie’ for first place in the ‘greatest head-to-head’ category though. Touchdown to Jumbo Elliot? You can’t make that stuff up!
April 2, 2007

JimVarney01
Greatest head to head battle I’ve ever seen was OH Sang Eun of Korea defeated his fellow countryman LEE Jung Woo in the 2005 US Open of Table Tennis….

Seriously… best match by far was Wrestlemania III when Hulkamania body slammed Andre the Giant. It was AWESOME sittin 18th row for this event at the Pontiac Silverdome. Great, Great, Great match. I know you know what I’m talkin about Gary!!! Hulkster was in the ring for like 20 minutes flexing after the pin! Can I repeat AWESOME!!!!

See ya in Chicago!!!
April 2, 2007

cgf
QOD: I was at Gatti/Ward III where Gatti broke his hand and still won. Great call Corrado! That fight was sick.

Cool episode today Gary. It was fresh and a little outside of the box. I know you were short on time, but it would have been a great opportunity to talk about how stags leap and oakville are different, and how that was reflected in the wines. Or how 2002 and 2003 are different. I guess you kind of let the wines speak for themselves, though, which was cool. Have fun at opening day! Go yanks.
April 2, 2007

» Pine Ridge Taste Off. - Episode #207
[...] web@cilip.org.uk wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptWines tasted in this episode:. play 2003 Pine Ridge Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon; play 2002 Pine Ridge Stags Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon. play Question of the day: â€œWhatâ€™s the greatest head to head battle youâ€™ve ever seen?â€ … [...]
April 2, 2007

Jeffrey
QOTD: Last Year, Yanks/Sox 5 game set – with the Yanks taking all 5. Happy Opening Day!! I just noticed your hat. Are you a stinking Red Sox fan? I think I need to start finding a new place to buy from, I can’t be giving my money to a Sox fan!
April 2, 2007

Hinrgman
Yankees off to a winning start
April 2, 2007

GottaGoDrink
QOTD- Cowboys v. Packers 1967 Freeze Bowl…because I was there.

Fun episode GV. I think you liked the Oakville more.
April 2, 2007

Dave-from-Katonah
Happy Passover to you all!!
April 2, 2007

stevo
Am I commenting a day in advance? Friday I cited the 1995 Sampras v. Agassi US Open Final.

Too bad I was born in 1979 and couldn’t appreciate the 1980 Borg v. McEnroe. I’ll have to check ESPN Classic.
April 2, 2007

wlburk
Dug the episode….Best head to head? Probably Forest Griffin Vs. Stephan Bonnar HANDS DOWN! yay ufc. and yay wine…well learning…
April 2, 2007

brooklyni
Hey … I like Mother Earth.
April 2, 2007

Kirk
QOTD: Without a doubt the best head to head I’ve ever been a part of was a 2001 Hanzell Chardonnay and a 2003 Domaine Serene Cote Sud Chardonnay. In a group of 8 it was a complete split and a close call for many of us. Amazing wines…I’m still thinking the Domaine Serene won simply for QPR though….and Oregon wines just plain rock.
April 2, 2007

John Blue Label
GV,
Never had a Pine Ridge. There are so many good wines out there, hard to taste them all. Unless you own an wine store and get to do it for TV!!! QOTD: Ali: Frazier 1 in the Garden. An absolute classic. # 2 would be the Ali Foreman Rope a dope stunner.
JW
April 2, 2007

David Canada
Nice Episode Gary.
QOTD – Well this has got to a two pronger…..best head to head match I have seen has got to be Jordan vs. Bird in that horse game that was on TV about 10 years ago. Those guys are crazey. Best head to head ever is us playing a little one on one…but I know it will never happen cause you fear me Gary! YOu fear my outside three, my tear drop, my hook, my Kevin McHale up and under. To be honest, I don’t blame you.
April 2, 2007

SoCal
G,
You made my wife REAL happy she loves Pine Ridge!:D
But she drinks the Chenin Blanc & Viognier blend.
QOTD: Gary vs Kahuna in the battle of cholesterol of course!
April 2, 2007

Harley Stan
Gary,
No wristband today? Anyway a great episode but in the event of a tie shouldn’t there be overtime or a shootout?
QOTD Patrick Roy and Mike Vernon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5D7iHruPFI
April 2, 2007

Orion Slayer
QOTD: “The Fight of the Century” – Ali and Frazier. I wish there were fighters like this still today.

Great episode. Wish I had known of them yesterday, I could have visited them when I was in Napa Valley. Oh well, next time!

(Only 25 days until the draft!)
April 2, 2007

ecola
QOTD: Late 90’s Goldberg vs. Hollywood Hogan(the bad guy, not Hulk)
April 2, 2007

ecola
QOTD: Anybody know what happened to Goldberg?
April 2, 2007

AndrewB
QOD: Oh man Gary, I got 3, Bret Hart vs Mr. Perfect – Summerslam 1991, Bret Hart vs Shawn Michaels – Wrestlemania 1996, and my 10 month Irish Wolfhound play wrestling an 11 month old Great Dane at the dog park about 2 months ago.
April 2, 2007

gordoyflaca
go Sox!

wait… losing to the Royals on opening day?
April 2, 2007

Lee Howard
QOTD – KING KONG V. GODZILLA (1962)
April 2, 2007

Andrew G
2006 NCAA Football Championship Game. I go to Florida, so for me that was the single best football game I have ever seen. For us to show all the doubters how good of a team we are, and how crappy and overrated the “unbeatable” OSU team was; that was awesome. And, come to think of it, there is a certain basketball game on tonight…featuring the same two teams…and I believe we are going to show who dominates in all sports.

Go Gators!!!!
April 2, 2007

Lars
Tie??? There are not ties in baseball!!!

QOTD: 1980 Olympics, Hockey Semi-Final. USA vs. USSR. “Do you believe in miracles? Yes!”

Is it just me, or did the demise of the Soviet Union and US pro athletics destroy the Olympics? I’m sure our Belorussian Wine Guy is personally happy with the communist’s demise, but it really made the Olympics less dramatic. Ah yes…yearning for the return of the cold war and riviting Olympic Games…
April 2, 2007

Jennifer
Yet another classic, Gary. I’ll never look at a juice box the same again.
QOTD: I have to go with Bugs Bunny versus Elmer Fudd. C’mon.
April 2, 2007

Jaimelia
Lars beat me to it! USA vs USSR Olympic hockey 1980…it’s the first Olympics I remember clearly.
April 2, 2007

BCWinesAreIn
Bruce Lee versus Chuck Norris in Return of the Dragon.
April 2, 2007

Badger Ann
QOTD: How about some horses? Affirmed vs. Alydar in the 1978 Triple Crown.
April 2, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
1815: Napoleon Bonaparte vs Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo. EPIC!!!!
April 2, 2007

Corrado
More on the QOTD:
I think Tennis probably has some of the most compelling H2H matches.
Australian Open: 2003 Qtr’s Roddick v El Aynaoui (Roddick won: 4-6, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4, 21-19 and I was VERY tired going to work on 3h sleep)
Australian Open: 2006 Semi’s Baghdatis v Nalbandian (Baghdatis won: 3-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4)
US Open: 2006 2nd rnd Baghdatis v Agassi (Agassi won: 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 7-5)
April 2, 2007

Sean
Is that a red sox cap? Lucy, you got some esplainin’ to do.
April 2, 2007

Corvette Tony
QOTD: Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. Anakin Skywalker
April 2, 2007

cpd
QOTD: 1975 Cincinnati Reds vs. Boston Red Socks.
April 2, 2007

Darlene O.
Gary…great episode, as always! Loved your analogy…’football vs. ballet’…what a great comparison!
April 2, 2007

Capt M
Gary, thanks for placing our pictures at the start of the episode. That was neat. And what a great episode. We should have head to head showdowns like this much more often. In this case, obviously two top quality Cabs. Go Sox!
April 2, 2007

Jen
“Naked workers”, Gary???… Awesome.
April 2, 2007

Wino
SO you were off to the Yankees game wearing a green Red Sox hat?
April 2, 2007

The Smartest Girl in San Francisco
Two words for today:

Hyperhyperhyperhyperhyperhyperhyper elf/hobbit

QOTD: satan vs. god
April 2, 2007

BV
You reminded me of my uncle. He always compared football to ballet – the choreography of the plays, the graceful moves of the players. I’d never heard that before or since – until today when you mentioned both in the same sentence.

QOTD –
Most recent/famous: Paul McCartney vs. Heather Mills — you know, the dancer?

Most expensive settlement: Rupert & Anna Murdoch — $1.7 billion. Lucky Anna!

Bill V.
April 3, 2007

Jerry the 2THDR
QOTD: Richard Petty and David Pearson at Charlotte Motor Speedway when they crashed in the final lap
April 3, 2007

YoungDave
“…With the naked workers in the field…and $43 for one juice box…and I love earth…almost like an unfiltered raspberry bomb exploding in your face, AND YOU DIDN’T DUCK.” –Absolutely CLASSIC description. Even though I can’t afford today’s competitors, at least I could enjoy the commentary. Thank you for a quality, if brief, EP, BIG G.

QOTD: Andre-Hogan is deffinitely tough to beat, so I won’t try to. BUT another good H2H was Inigo Montoya vs. The Man in Black in The Princess Bride (1987).
April 3, 2007

AndrewP
No ties in the inaugural WLTV NCAA tournament challenge eitherâ€¦ Thank you Floridaâ€¦

QOTD: Lone Star vs. Dark Helmet in Spaceballs

â€œThe Dudeâ€
April 3, 2007

Joe Po
QOTD: Duke beating Kentucky in overtimes in 1992 on Christian Laettner’s last second shot! Whew! Drained and elated after that one!
April 3, 2007

ChrisR
Ali – Frazier!
April 3, 2007

NY Pete
Super Bowl 3… need I say more?
April 3, 2007

cyrock1
QOTD: Lo Pan vs Egg Shen. Andre vs Hogan a close second:)
April 3, 2007

Justin S
Yeah I’m one of the organic juicebox guys… Great episode

QOTD: Me versus The Triple meat, triple cheese, bacon, and jalepeno Whataburger with onion rings.
April 3, 2007

Fiorentina!
QotD – Battle Bots! The Red Bot vs. The Blue Bot…It’s all about The Red Bot yo! Still, the 2006 WC Portugal vs. Holland Quarterfinal match was pretty savage.
April 3, 2007

dz
GV, Since tonight was the NCAA final I have to say 1985 Georgetown vs Villanova was as good as it gets when Villanova shot 22 for 26 and won 66-64 beating a team they lost to twice in conference. The first 10 minutes of the game was unbelievable and Georgetown’s poor sportsmanship at the end made me dislike them to this day. Also the 1984 McEnroe-Lendl French Open final was an incredible display of serve and volley tennis on a surface that no one save McEnroe would have attempted, unfortunatly after playing flawlessly for two sets he fell apart and lost three straight,even he has said this was his biggest dissapointment.
April 3, 2007

Panoca
QOTD: Anatoly Karpov vs Garry Kasparov. “The Brisbane Bombshell”
World Championship Match 1985.
April 3, 2007

t_moderne
Pine ridge is always a nice glass. Just at $50 (bones) it is a bit too pricey. Should be in the under $30 range with their regular bottling coming in at $19 (bones).
But then, we live in a world where Caymus regular is $70 bones. Nice wine if you can find it for $25-$30.
but then I ramble.
April 3, 2007

TWofPasadena
QOTD: USC vs. Fresno State 05. Bulldogs came so close!!!

Naked farmers picking raspberries for expensive boxed juice? Sure, why not.

GO Giants!!! Barry, Barry, Barry… no haters please.
April 3, 2007

glenn
a RedSux hat on opening day??? i hope you schlepped to Beantown to watch them lose 7-1 to KC, Ha-Ha.

love PR wines including their Crimson Creek Merlot. you are right about their HM Cab too.

QofD: one shot match-up Marvin Hagler vs Tommy Hearns. rivalry match-up Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier thru those 3 unforgettable fights.
April 3, 2007

SP
Pistons vs Bulls

Classic Bad Boys years…

Magic vs Bird needs a shout out too!
April 3, 2007

E-Rock
QOD = The snow bowl between New England and Da Raiders. The infamous tuck rule game.
April 3, 2007

dadobs
Today’s episode was like watching Gary kiss his sister. Strangely, he seemed to get a lot of satisfaction from the experience.

Stinking ties. I hope your baseball game ended up 0-0 and called on account of rain.
April 3, 2007

stevo
Proposal: in a head to head battle such as this, a tie goes to the younger wine.
April 3, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
sry… just checking if my gravatar is working….. carry on…
April 3, 2007

SpaceJay
Reggie Miller vs. Spike Lee. Man vs Child (take your pick on the man). Go Gil Meche (from my High School in Louisiana).
April 3, 2007

luckybecky
Umm, Gary, why are the workers naked?

Just wondering.
April 3, 2007

PB
Michael A. v. Brian B. in one of the fiercest (sp?) baseball card “flips” of all time (1975). Went into near 500 cards…..when Yount/Brett RCs were a plenty!!!
April 3, 2007

tp
Have to go with Ian Paisley and Jerry Adams. Looks like that one is coming out a draw also.
April 3, 2007

BV
Bobby Riggs vs. Billie Jean King — uhhh — I think we need a new episode.

Bill V.
April 3, 2007

Tony S.
Not a big PR fan, but it’s still fun to watch. Umm…QOD: Has to be Tom vs. Jerry. Or Bruce Willis vs. Terrorists in all three Die Hard movies. Or California vs. Bordeaux in the Great Paris Tasting.

See you later man…gotta get back to work.
GO BEARS!!!

T

PS: Ties are for soccer. And hockey. And little kids (so that no-one gets their “feelings” hurt, becuase we wouldn’t want our precious children to learn about dejection, now would we?)
April 3, 2007

bradyt
errr QOTD…Jordan vs. Bird?
April 3, 2007

wayno da wino
Gary, Gimme dat Beanie !!

QOTD: Another tie: Ali vs Frazier & Hagler vs Hearns
April 3, 2007

Len C
Dude, a Red Sox cap?!?! I used to respect you
April 3, 2007

Lawrence Leichtman
Like the Pine Ridge Chardonnay quite a bit for its underoaked under malolactic tastes. Have only had the Stag’s Leap Cab and felt that while good, it was overpriced but that is the way of Napa Valley.

Best head to head was both Ali/Frazier fights though Sugar Ray Leonard and the no mas guy was great for me as well.
April 3, 2007

Rick "The Model M"
Magic vs Bird, Hands down the best matchup.
April 3, 2007

Like 'em Rounded and Aged
I’ve been to Pine Ridge many times and purchased their wines once in a while. The Andrus and Epitome (in the years they do the Epitome) are generally better than their single vineyard wines, but the problem with all Pine Ridge wines (like Schweiger’s wines) is that they simply are not built to last. These wines can give you the false impression that they have the structure to last 10+ years, but I have yet to have one that actually has. Even in strong years like 1995 and 1997, the fruit was falling off in dramatic fashion within 5 to 6 years. If you can find a Pine Ridge that is more than 10 years old and still drinking well, it is the extreme exception and such lack of ageworthiness across the entire winery, in my book, always means a low 90’s point wine is never worth $50 to $100.

Best head to head dual was Brian Goodell and Bobby Hacket in the 1976 Olympics 1500 freestyle when they went gold – silver and shattered the world record.
April 3, 2007

Harold
Best head to head matchup? April 30, 1998; Jeff Van Gundy vs Alonzo Mourning’s leg.
April 3, 2007

TimInFL
What is that HAT? BARF!

Now…how does a HUGE Jet fan sport aâ€¦ I can’t even say the words! Ahag!Q$!@

QOTD is easy for me…1986…Watching Clemens and Boggs both cry like someone stole their bike from FLUSHING QUEENS, I mean lose the World Series to the Mets. Thanks BILL BUCKNER!

Pine Ridge Rulesâ€¦Tks!
April 3, 2007

TagWorld Brian
BV, re comment 84. I remember when Marcus Allen took ballet lessons to improve his grace and balance. I thought a lot of players went through that, at one point. Maybe in the ’80s. It was a coaching fad, or something.

Anna Nicole wasn’t so lucky, I guess. But her spawn yet may be (at least, moneywise).
April 3, 2007

Ben N.
Hey Gary,
Good episode, I think we need more episodes like that.
Have a great day.
April 3, 2007

Karl B
Hey Gary,

is that a Boston Red Sox or Brooklyn Dodgers hat?

The Pine Ridge story also has a divorce in it where the husband took his settlement and went to Washington State to start his own winery, so his wife now runs Pine Ridge alone. I like Pine Ridge for their unique varietals. They put out a pure Malbec one year that was insanely good, and even now they have a good Viognier/Chenin Blanc combo – try to find Chenin Blanc in the Napa area!

The difference in flavor seems to be traceable to the hillside slopes of Stag’s Leap versus the valley floor vineyards of Oakville.

QOTD – 1975 World Series: Red Sox versus Reds
April 3, 2007

TommyBoBo of Wi
Is it just me, or does todays episode seem a lot like yesterdays???? To many Chenin Blancs at the Baseball game and didn’t make it to work today??????????????????????????????????????????
April 3, 2007

AlisonD
QOTD – The South Park Barbara Streisand episode:

As Streisand goes about destroying the town….when Sidney Poitier arrives in the form of a giant turtle much like Gamera. He is no match for Mecha-Streisand, and South Park appears in utter peril until Robert Smith of The Cure comes and morphs into a giant moth, in the form of Mothra. Discovering that Mecha-Streisand’s weak spot is the nose, Smith is able to punch the Diamond of Pantheos out of her – using the Robert Punch, thus rendering her powerless; weakened, Smith is then able to mega-toss Mecha-Streisand into outer space, where she explodes.
April 3, 2007

daniel von trier
Way to show a soccer sensibility Gary, with the tie — not every game has to be decided to be great. That having been said, I was sure, up until the last second, that you personally preferred the Oakville and were going to give it a one-point victory.

QOTD: Two answers (if you can do the tie, I can give two answers, right?):

Baseball: Yankees and Boston in ‘78, of course. The one-game playoff for rulership of the East.

Football: 1982 AFC Division Playoff, of course — Chargers vs. Miami (41-38).

Notice, btw, on opening day who won and who lost. let’s hope that continues.
April 4, 2007

tuscanbob
Ali v. Frazier….take any one or all of their bouts…nuff said.

Was that a Boston hat? You went to The House That Ruth Built in that thing?
April 4, 2007

tuscanbob
On second thought, if Sanjaya ever went head to head with Clay Aikens it would blow Ali/Frazier out of the water.
April 4, 2007

Malarkey
haven’t had a pine ridge red yet, but did have a chard of theirs that had a strong bacon flavor… it was lovely with smoked fish!

QOTD: easy: Seabiscuit vs. War Admiral
April 4, 2007

Malarkey
QOTD: the saddest: Foolish Pleasure vs. Ruffian
April 4, 2007

David
The greatest head to head battle i ever witnessed was Phil Hellmuth and Johnny Chan heads up no-limit hold’em at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles 1989. I was the dealer. Before the flop Chan bet $50,000 (real money not a tournament). Phil thought about it for 20 minutes while i held the sweaty deck in my hand. After 20 minutes Hellmuth folded pocket kings. Chan showed pocket aces. What are the chances? How did he know? You are the best Gary V., don’t ever change!
April 4, 2007

Julius
Gary – Once again you confuse me (but then again, that’s not all that difficult). “tremendous integration of the alcohol” and “a little to much heat for me right now.”

QOTD – It was the only fight I ever went to but it was awesome.

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=3199&more=1
April 4, 2007

caleb
A tie UGHHHHHHH!
QOTD-me vs eric bernotas is US Skeleton 2004 national championships 2004, that was a fun race even though he came out on top of me by a .02 hundredths of a second!
April 4, 2007

Hank
Do you think he’s trapped underneath all those wristbands?

Maybe we should send someone with a forklift to WL…
April 4, 2007

TagWorld Brian
WTF, GV? WLTV is MIA
April 4, 2007

Michael Goldberg
Say it ain’t so Gary. Is that a Boston or Brooklyn “B”? I could forgive a Mets Fan with a flare for the old school, but a red sox fan, never.

QofD: Don Zimmer Charging Pedro. He’s 100 years old taking on an Athlete in the prime of his life. Gotta live the Zim.
April 4, 2007

eljefe
QOTD: Gibson vs Eckersley, 1988 World Series.
April 4, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
Just testing the comment section,,, waiting for todays episode,, want to jump right on it..
What’s with all this Boston this and that, TWINS BAAAAAABY!
April 4, 2007

Justmarsh
I’m going through serious WLTV withdrawal. Post that episode already Gary!
April 4, 2007

Shotgun
QOD– Watson v. Nicklaus, Turnberry British Open Championship 1977. The first Open that I can remember seeing on TV, and still the best. Watson beat Jack by shooting 66-65 the final two rounds to Nicklaus’s 66-66, on a damned hard course, playing together for those final two rounds. I forget the 3rd place finisher, but I think he was 7 or 8 strokes back of those two. Notable also in that it inspired one of the best pieces of sports literature ever, the account written by Herbert Warren Wind for the New Yorker magazine.
April 4, 2007

Arnold
Ali vs Frasier
April 4, 2007

Neurodoc
1. I think the ratings were a cop out, I mean can’t you pick a winner? Head to heads can’t end in a tie (unless, ugh soccer or hockey – but not anymore)

2.1999 U Conn vs Duke
April 5, 2007

Veronica
Pine Ridge is an awesome winery. Love their Onyx (malbec blend).

For your viewing pleasure: Moss-man.

peace & love,
V
April 5, 2007

Veronica
oops! the moss-man image did not show up. sorry.
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April 5, 2007

greg258
The question of the day? NO QUESTION! The greatest head to head match up I can remember was Easy Goer vs. Sunday Silence for the 89 Triple Crown. It had it all. East coast vs. west coast, breeding vs. tenacity, style vs. power, and stride for stride, nose to nose, stretch run thrills. I think everyone that has ever competed in any sport can learn the meaning of “heart” watching those two horses duke it out in that series.
April 5, 2007

Faryan
Best battle: Sampras, sich as a dog, defeats Alex Corretja US Open QF 7-6, 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6

I bought a bottle of the 03 Rutherford Pine Ridge from you. For 30 bucks, it was a polished and smooth effort, but I felt it still had too much oak…How much better are the big boys than the Rutherford?
April 9, 2007

Redhawk
Sorry for the late reply from a casual lurker.

QOTD: I just saw the NCAA 2007 hockey final–Michigan State vs. Boston College. Best hockey game I’ve seen in a long time. And since hockey is the best sport there is, that’s my vote for best head-to-head.

Funny you should do this Pine Ridge tasting the same day I did a mini vertical of PR Rutherford ‘95, ‘96, and ‘97. No clear winner there, either, except those of us who were drinking!
April 10, 2007

Jer
Weak
April 11, 2007

TSchampaert
QOTD: Yorkshire Building Society Brassband vs. Brassband Willebroek (of ole Belgium!). And they beat them!!!
February 16, 2008

thefanjestic
Greatest Head to Head would have to be my wife and I in a fight about nothing. She always wins.
March 2, 2008

Brian Johnson
QOTD: Has to be the best head to head series for me. Army-Navy Football. Marching on the field for the 100th Anniversary was an amazing experience. Go Navy! Beat Army!
March 4, 2008

Dave
Nice episode. $44 juice boxes made by naked vegans?!?!