Viewers Picked the Wines

Viewers Picked the Wines – Episode #225

April 26, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

Links mentioned in todays episode.

From a Meritage from Washington State to a Hot Syrah from California, todays show was picked by YOU the Vayner Nation!

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131 Responses

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July 1, 2008

Dessert Wine Nerd
Arrgghhhh… Being from Seattle I had high hopes on the Andrew Will until you gave it the pazzzzzzz. Curses, foiled again! QOTD: Mr Wilson. Great teacher. He had a foosball table in the back of the room that we would play during lunch. Winner stays, loser pays ( with their life, if I remember correctly ). As you can see Im still here so I think you know my skill is that of a Jedi. He made learning fun though, and that to me is one of the most important parts of shaping a childs education.
March 20, 2008

MtnCharlie
QOTD: Hmmm… Don’t really remember.
September 26, 2007

scc
this was my bday episode so i had to watch it… but i am the first person to comment in 4 months so we’ll see if anyone notices…
5th grade teacher = mrs. story. 5 is also my fav. number. but 5th grade not so much. maybe bc of the lack of wine.
May 6, 2007

Lawrence Leichtman
Another round of congrats to your sister Gary. She wrote me back and was extremely nice. My fifth grade teacher way back in the middle of the last century (1958) was Mrs. Greene a tyrant and a bully….oh well, you can’t win em all.
May 1, 2007

dealbhadair
So we finally know what happened to Alfalfa from the Little Rascals!
(Oh wait, that would make Gary 70-80 years old. Nevermind.)

QOTD: Mr. Barton at Libbie Edward Elementary… a teacher who was open-minded enough, and willing to go out of his way, to let me move ahead in math at my own pace, so that I ended up getting all the way through pre-algebra in 5th grade. Mr. Barton set the stage for me being able to eventually skip 9th grade. He’s probably passed on by now, but wherever he is… Cheers, Mr. Barton!
April 30, 2007

Bobinnati
Good show. Being the Syrah lover that I am, I am really tempted to pick up some of the Eric Kent to put away for a rainy year. Unfortunately, in the midst of a SIWBM, so I can’t do it. (Two kids in college, one in private HS, very little discretionary income).

QOTD – I will NEVER forget my 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Graham, requiscat in pace. She, maybe more than any other teacher except my 1st grade teacher Mrs. Keehn, was responsible for making me what I am today. She saw the potential inside me and reached down and pulled it out. I don’t know how I would have ended up without her influence. She was one of the great blessings of my life and one of those people whom no doubt received the accolade, “well done, good and faithful servant” when she stood before her creator at the end of her life.
April 30, 2007

Randy R
Be sure to “tune in” to the WineLoversPage Talkshoe and talk to Gary LIVE at 12:30 PM EDT this Monday April 30th. To do this, go to this page:

http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/tscmd/tc/11888

The above link allows you to listen live to the TalkCast. If you’d like to call in and talk to Gary, please create an account and a personal PIN on this page:

http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/userCreate1.jsp

Then call (724) 444-7444 (between 12:30 and 1:30 PM EDT)
Upon answer, enter 11888# followed by your PIN and the # key. You’ll be on the air with Gary!

See you there!
April 29, 2007

Matthew H in Twin Cities
holllaaa from another college student (grad school). keep the WA wines flowin! although poor, i will make a promise to buy the next assortment case you put on the show…mark my words! must say an interesting move a for darrelle revis. also, props to pickin’ up someone from nicholls state in the late rounds!
April 29, 2007

Kelly
CK. Marist College. 22. Graduate in May!

The Languedoc-Roussillon wine I had this weekend were extremely disappointing. They had fake noses, and the La Granacha which was highly rated was also a let down. The wine of this night was the Pindar Pythagoras–it was a citrus fruit party!
April 29, 2007

argylexsoul
College kid! first comment. woohoo!
April 28, 2007

paul b
college ftw.
April 28, 2007

Leio
My link didn’t show up!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9839977
April 28, 2007

Leio
Vayner,
Heard your interview on NPR today! A link for all the vaniacs here
How about a dessert wine episode? Maybe a tasting of the Yalumba Museum Muscat, that wine is off the hook! Also, how about a Chianti dessert wine? Just had my first the other night, I just about died from the flavor explosion.
April 28, 2007

Andrew G
CK in the house
April 28, 2007

wannaBconnoisseur
QOTD: Miss Meiser, hottest teacher I ever had!!!! Thanks for reminding me of her.
April 28, 2007

jimbo rambo
QOTD: Miss Ola Tenney. It was 1960 and the most lasting influence
from her was the short story “A Message To Garcia.” I’ve used that
so many times with my children, they’ve come to dislike poor old
Miss Tenney.
April 27, 2007

barclay
QOTD: Mrs. Mann–though if I recall, she split midway through the year due to a mental breakdown (our class was freakin’ ruthless).
April 27, 2007

Duane Wood
5th Grade… who knows…that was like last century and 4,000 bottles of wine ago.
April 27, 2007

Wendy Elam
QOTD: Mr. Manitzis. What is it with great 5th grade teachers? He was awesome! Little tricks for remembering or controlling behavior I remember still to this day! He taught both of my older sisters as well.

Great show. Hope your sister enjoys every moment of the attention and kudos her talent and competence have earned her!
April 27, 2007

Wendy Elam
QOTD:
April 27, 2007

Jay
Listening to Gary now on Sirius!
April 27, 2007

Dmjperc
CK!! Oklahoma City University!!!!

Qotd: Mrs. Beach… 5th grade at Merrill El. in Merrill, MI.
April 27, 2007

JHollo77
QOTD: Mr. Hall. He had a good list and a bad list on the chalkboard (based on behavior & work completion). At the end of the week the good kids got to go with him on a field trip to hike Mt. Rainier. I’m sure it was fun… I couldn’t tell you from experience, though.
April 27, 2007

Mike C
CK here!

QOTD: Ms. Ward…now known as Mrs. English. She got married once I was on 7th grade. Very cool teacher. My favorite teacher has to have been my 9th grade Honors English teacher Mrs. Chadwell. Instead of pushing pencils like the rest of the kids in my grade, we were sipping tea and reading poetry. Good times!
April 27, 2007

Robin M.
Congrats to your sister.

QOTD: Mrs. Floyd, from Waccamaw Academy in 1974 or so. Helped me to love math. Thank you, Mrs. Floyd.