Some Wines I Wanted To Try

Some Wines I Wanted To Try – Episode #229

May 2, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

Gary has been forced to try the Rudi Schultz Syrah 2003 due to many, many emails ask him to but he also jumps into 3 wines he wanted to taste.

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174 Responses

May 2, 2007

mbannon
Could I possibly be first?
May 2, 2007

CW
QOTD: lurmiteezer
May 2, 2007

KenP
top 5?
May 2, 2007

Kevin Craig
I like lamp.
May 2, 2007

Mike G
c) a lurker
May 2, 2007

Capt M
Top Ten!
May 2, 2007

ocmpoma
So, what do I get for being in the top ten?
May 2, 2007

Billy G
top ten
May 2, 2007

waibeans
sweet number 7
May 2, 2007

spautz
Oooh, I’m early today. =) I’m excited to hear your review of the Domaine De La Garrigue.

I’m probably a hermit, based on a wild guess as to what you mean by that. The rush to post before a gazillion “top gazillion!!!” posts appear makes it hard to know for sure.
May 2, 2007

TagWorld Brian
10 baby!
May 2, 2007

Greg B.
Ten! Yeah G!
May 2, 2007

brooklyni
nice tower o’ corks there.
May 2, 2007

brooklyni
you ate lady bugs as a kid? tisk-tisk. ants, worms, OK. ladybugs?
May 2, 2007

Mike G
I might add a “ordering/paying” lurker!
May 2, 2007

SoCal
Thanks G!
You are a man of your word!
May 2, 2007

Jen
Hey, I’m early too!! Hooray for days off!!
My palate and I are at peace. I just wanted you to know.
I don’t know about that one hour-plus episode next week… I gotta sit through 2 1/2 hours of Spidey 3 tomorrow… (I’m bragging; I get to go to a free screening – hee hee hee!) BUT I suppose I can watch your captivating Bordeaux film with the same attention. You’re kinda Toby McGuire-ish…
QOTD: I SNEEZED. And I didn’t even need a tissue. In fact, I am a repeat sneezer. I wrote about you in my shop’s wine newsletter and I constantly talk about you to my boss, especially when you give me ideas (she probably thinks I’m about to quit and move to Jersey and try to get a job at WineLibrary…) and frankly, I’ve probably mentioned WLTV to every single [active] friend I have.
Can you see the pompoms??!?! Am I your head cheerleader?!?!?
May 2, 2007

sfgiants55
Definitely a sneezer.
May 2, 2007

Autoproxy
Kim Crawford’s Sauv Blanc is one of my favorites that I drink consistently. Definitely above a 90! Come on Gary, you’re usually on point! Alright…you can have your opinion.
May 2, 2007

geespot
Funny, I scored the Kim Crawford an 88, it has grapefruit, yay grapefruit. It just didn’t bring enough to the table for the 16 bones I paid (Vegas market is bad).

QOD: Hermit for now, trying to work up a good sneeze however. Kinda like the sneeze you just can’t get out and you look really retarded as you sniff and scrunch your face up while trying to actually progress to full on sneezage. Maybe it’s time?
May 2, 2007

Frankallen
Paint Remover?? You never cease to Amaze me!!
May 2, 2007

wine whore
qotd: hermetic.

i have to admit, i really miss mothy. poor mothy.
May 2, 2007

Kevin
Sneezer! I even talk about Gary on the wine.woot forums!
May 2, 2007

jprva
I am not really sure why the HD-DVD code is posted on your board, except that I imagine it has something to do with your recent affiliation with Digg and their recent outbreak of HD-DVD code posts.

QOTD) I would somewhere between a sneezer and a hermit.
May 2, 2007

SoCal
QOTD: Sneezer……I tell everyone who will listen to me.
Thank you GV and Ian for hooking up the Rudi and tasting it on WLTV.
I will stop emailing you now!
May 2, 2007

Jennifer
QOTD: I’m a selective sneezer. I target your audience. No bulk mail. I work it into conversations/gatherings, write the link down for people, e-mail close friends/family who I know drink wine, and have pretty much forced them to check it out, and make a scene if they haven’t. The buzz is out. People are starting to say “I’ve heard of that… I need to check it out.” You’ve got quite a thing going on here, Gary. Truly special.
May 2, 2007

manual
qotd : sneezer for sure with a hint of hermit depending on my mood. and i’m moody!!!
dig the La Garrigue. have had the ‘03 and not the ‘05. still $10? wow!!!

and love the kim crawford for opening before dinner or for hanging out in the spring/summer. year to year it seems consistent!!!

thanks for the great TN’s once again.

cheers!!!!!!

i said i was moody.
May 2, 2007

Portland Guy
Another Top 100! Nice episode, nice mix of juice. QOTD – A lurker, got to stay under the radar. You never know when other lurkers might attack hermits and seezers.
May 2, 2007

Ben N.
QOTD I am a sneezer, any one I talk to about wine I tell them about wine library tv.
May 2, 2007

PeterT
QOTD: Definitely a sneezer. I’ve even had the good fortune after driving all the way from Boston to meet Gary at Wine Library the weekend before last Christmas. Wow, what a madhouse, wall to wall people in the store that day! If anyone outside of NJ hasn’t been to Gary’s store, plan a roadtrip, it’s well worth the effort. Who knows, maybe you’ll be lucky enough to meet the man.

p.s. be ready for a killer handshake!!!!!
May 2, 2007

Neil
Q:What tastes four wines in the morning, two wines in the afternoon, and three wines in the evening?

A: A Vayniac in wine country.

QOTD: At first a lurker, then a hermit, now a sneezer and spreading the WLTV love, baby!
May 2, 2007

TheDumbPhase
QOTD- I Sneeze your show out to everyone like the germs to a highly contagious Belarusian fever! Hell I even physically force my friends and family to come into the store with me and we all bother Ian once a week or so.
May 2, 2007

Justmarsh
What’s up Dave Coulier? hahaha

I think this is the first episode where’s I’ve already tasted half the wines. cool! I found the Garrigue a bit underwhelming though. I remember it being solid, but nothing I was jumping up and down about. I love the Kim C tho. I think the 2006 is better than the 05. Such a great summer wine!
May 2, 2007

TagWorld Brian
Paint remover? Man, I was about to click “buy” on that wine, until I heard that comment. When I hear that, I think high VA (volatile acidity), which really grosses me out. I had to dump a bottle of one of my Languedoc QPRs the other day because of that.
May 2, 2007

MattVL
A lurker for the most part
May 2, 2007

cjm
C
May 2, 2007

Kevin Warner
w00t on the HD-DVD decryption key.

Good show, I love the show!
May 2, 2007

insaneirish
09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0

Go Gary!
May 2, 2007

Kevin Warner
I am a sneezer, definitely.
May 2, 2007

JonE
QOTD: Sneezer Baby. It’s all love in the Wilmywood, North Cacalack represent. I think Rudi is better in the whites. Nuf said
May 2, 2007

Matt Czinger
QOTD: Definitely a hermit until I get a shout-out/ my show-suggestion/ &c. on the air. Then I’ll be sneezin’ like it’s flu-season (me to my friends: “Look at me! Look at me!”). C’mon GV, do a CÃ´tes d’Nuit episode! It’s not fair that us old world people have to listen in from out of the room so often (even though yesterday’s was a relief).
May 2, 2007

Capt M
Nice shirt, Gary. We like that shirt. AJ goes to BU, as in Boston University? cool. QOTD: Kind of like a hermit, but not too much. I’ve spoken about WLTV, but I don’t go out spreading the wealth, haha
May 2, 2007

BV
A lurker by nature, you bring out the sneezer in me, although I do use a napkin so as not to spray indiscriminately.
How did I hear about you in the first place?
From a discriminating sneezer named Lars.
Bill V.
May 2, 2007

SP
sneezer
May 2, 2007

Harold
“Jets domination of the draft” = Homer; just kidding Gary, the JETS knew who they wanted and got them. I’m a multiple sneezer..
May 2, 2007

TagWorld Brian
Gary, how about an episode on pruno and other bum wines?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruno
May 2, 2007

CC_HTown
SNEEZER!! I have told so many about the site. Probably around 20 so far. And I am talking about redneck texans, baby!!!

I am not sure anyone else has guessed, but is that your Mac address from your computer on the board?

CC
May 2, 2007

Randy B
Haa…HaaaaaChooooo! Excuse me.

Ciao
May 2, 2007

Winodontist
Definite sneezer!

I recommended the site to a friend halfway through watching my first show.

I have told most of my friends who have a love of wine about the show. I’m going to get this thing going in the St. Louis area.

My only concern Gary is that when any good thing gets too big it must lose some of it’s original charm. I hope you remember what got you here and stay true to your incredibly loyal and dedicated audience. I have confidence you won’t sell out.
May 2, 2007

Richard T
QOTD: I would be a lurker, oh wait lurkers don’t post. Nevermind im a or b.

BTW nice posting the HD DVD key
May 2, 2007

Norcal
Can I be a snermit? I have told folks, but not too many. And I’d love to spend more time on the boards than I can during the day.

GV, feeling your score on the Kim Crawford for sure. Picked one up after the WS came out, and it felt waay more one-dimensional than a 92 point wine should. It was good, just not that good. I wasn’t as psyched about the Kim Crawford as the 2005 Huia, for example.
May 2, 2007

GottaGoDrink
Great show today Gary! Plus, you made SoCal happy…a good thing.

QOTD- The hermit became a sneezer after getting my daughter hooked on the show, meeting you in Chicago, and so many great shows and wines. Cheers!
May 2, 2007

Amy
Nice number. Very attractive. It suits you.
May 2, 2007

Garret Nagle
I’m definitley an (A) – “Sneezer,” and I’ve sneezed on several people… including wine store owners; WLTV is a great conversation starter, because I can say “what do you think about WLTV.” “what is WLTV”… etc., and then I get the opportunity to share what I think about wine.

Some people have reacted by saying “why would you watch a video about wine”; I think some people have lied to me saying they don’t know about WLTV.

However, I must admit that a year ago I was an extreme lurker. I came across WLTV on youtube, and I watched some guy swish wine in a spit bucket….. How did I watch one episode, and then become hooked at episode 198? I didn’t watch a single episode for probably about a year.
May 2, 2007

kingfunk
garys trying to make money. What a marketing scheme, trying to make people feel bad for not alays talking about him. We should get some royalties!!! or perhaps free shipping on good wines. I sneeze all the time anyway I’ve been obsessed with the wine library since my pops took me there last year, I tell everyone about the WL.
May 2, 2007

db
Gary,
Here is the formula…..

C + B + free shipping = A
May 2, 2007

gordoyflaca
sneeze-lurker
May 2, 2007

Dave-from-Katonah
Gary – Great show. Great energy. Great wines. Big fan of that la Garrique. Also big fan of NW syrah/shiraz. Gotta seek out that Rudi Schultz.

QOTD – A “sneezer’ of course! But you know that since you met a friend of mine at seder in Harrison who should have given me the shout out to you so you would know I’m spreading the word…
May 2, 2007

E
If you post that you’re a lurker, doesn’t reality fold in on and destroy itself?

I suppose hermit, then. But a hermit with some ‘05 Garrigue in the closet, so I’m digging that.

Wait, I’ve got something in my nose … 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0!

There, that’s better.
May 2, 2007

mas
Love Kim Crawford wines – always good values. Have you had the ‘06 Cairnbrae “The Stones” NZ SB? I was blown away – and $9.99 too. Worth much more than that.

QOTD: sneezed alot initially, but more of a hermit now. Not sure who else to tell!
May 2, 2007

Suzanne
Nice episode today! I can hardly wait for the Bordeaux episode….really looking forward to it!
QOTD: I’m actually more of a throat-clearer, but that wasn’t one of the choices.
May 2, 2007

CampingLisaB
QOTD: No QUESTION…I am a SNEEZER!!! I tell everyone at any venue with wine…and my friends and co-workers know about you…They thought you were my new “internet boyfriend” I had to explain…no…

But maybe I do have a little crush! (younger men..hmmm)

PS..love the code behind you! Way to hook the math teacher crowd!
May 2, 2007

Marc
QOTD: I’m a Shawn Marion. I don’t go sneezing the word out to everybody, but if the situation comes to me, I’ll go full throttle talking about the show and before you know it, got a double double.
May 2, 2007

Dave Canada
Gary, Gary, Gary….Thanks for the love! Your message and the bottle of wine with my wife made my 30th B-day truely special. Thanks so much. I am hoping to some day make it into you store as I had someone in the forums who has been to Ontario and WL say our stores are 1/100 of yours in terms of selection and service.
QOTD – Sneezer – I have 4 friends who are serial lurkers. I never see them in the comments so here it goes. Matt, Jon, Fiona, and Tony, get off you asses and show Gary some respect! Even a, thanks for the show will suffice. I also ran into a local politican and told them about your show and how we should stop our government monopoly and let some private companies in. My QOTD to you Gary is……if that happens, will you open a WLTV in ONtario?
Thanks again for the B-day wish….I know you are a busy guy so thanks.
May 2, 2007

Acousticdoc
QOTD: Sneezer!! People keep asking me where did you learn all about wine? I say WLTV Baby!! My video entry in the Ultimate Vayniac contest was even shown at my Rotary Club. I was bombarded with questions about it and I SNEEZED all over the place. The club was one Giant WLTV Hanky!! Love Ya Gary and I’m lettin’ people know it!!
May 2, 2007

leatherpalate
I sneezed a sneeze into the air
It fell to the earth I know not where
But hard and froze were the looks of those
In whose vicinity I snoze.
May 2, 2007

D Banks
I’m a careful sneezer. I told my cook friends, and not too many others. I’m in college, so I don’t think there are a lot of people looking for wine.
May 2, 2007

Doc Dan
Gary, Great show dude! LOts of energy! I am so Fu##ing excited about the BRDX stuff coming up!
QOTD: Sneezer. Talk wine in the Surgeons lounge almost daily. At least hooked 3 this way!
May 2, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
QOTD: Sneezer,,, to the point many have gotten tired of all the snot I’m getting on them, How’s that? and Acousticdoc…… Kiwanis is where it’s at!
May 2, 2007

Dan
I LOVE the digg reference.

Information wants to be free!

(and I am a software guy!)

Dan (In Houston)
May 2, 2007

Jon B.
Gary great show today… Qotd I’M a snezzing hermit…I tell my good friends and relatives about wltv but I don’t yell about it from the mountain tops. I wear my vaniac t shirt around town and when asked tell people about it. However there is small piece of me that wants to keep WLTV to my self… I guess It’s like a really great bottle of wine you want too share it with the ones you love so they can share it’s greatness but there is a small part of you that wants to drink it’s glory by yourself… Keep up the good work GV. I love the show and the forums and everything… It’s my great bottle and I’ll always share it with friends and family but the others will have to get there own.
May 2, 2007

Vange
I am a little of all of them. I lurk and dont comment. I sneeze, but only to a few friends that would appreciate wine and WL. I also hermit and keep those good bargain wines all to myself so the people I sneeze to dont snatch them up before me!

Also, more cab sauvignons!
May 2, 2007

Robin
QOTD: Sneezing more every day.
May 2, 2007

stevo
QOTD: A contagious sneezer. My buddies are catching on but still lurking – they’ll come around.

GV – I finished law school today and celebrated by drinking the 1999 Pierre Morlet with my wife!
May 2, 2007

wildebeest
QOTD: I was a hermit for a long damn time, but I’ve become more of a sneezer in the past few months. I’ve gotten most of my closest friends fired up about WL, and sometimes I email links to recommended wines to friends. However, now that WL’s no longer shipping to Nevada, I’m not sure what I’ll become.
May 2, 2007

Steve R
hey awesome, show just caught it on diggnation, i see that you’re from edison Nj… hah my grandfather lives there, i live over in franklin…

keep it goin!
HERMITTT
May 2, 2007

wine-ot
SNEEZER…unfortunatly many of my “friends” just don’t get it! Either they just don’t give you(gv) the full opportunity or their from a different planet…so frustrating!!! Guess I need to unite with some fellow vayniacs…gary..i love you man! Keep it up and here’s to it…a toast with the lame huckleberry d’latah i’m drinking!
May 2, 2007

CHEF
So Gary is a Pirate!!! 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0

QOTD: I guess I am a Hermit…well maybe a Hermit that sneezes once in a while…

+CHEF
-Whenever someone asks what youâ€™re making for dinner, tell them â€œReservationsâ€â€¦
May 2, 2007

Malarkey
Somewhat of a sneezer, have told a few folks about WLTV, and some have even watched a few shows, but I don’t think they are the fan that I am. Also a hermit, as I’m trying to finish up my graduate degree and I just dont’ have time to read & post constantly!!
May 2, 2007

amgryger
qotd: I am a selective sneezer.
May 2, 2007

DryDrew
What is this obsession with the HD-DVD code? You must have seen it with Charles Gibson on ABC.
QOTD: I’m a major sneezer. My boss almost fired me when I got my whole department hooked.
May 2, 2007

Les
S n e e e e e z e r ! I pass on your site, most casually, to anyone who cares about wine. I think some are out there lurking now, GV.
May 2, 2007

Trish da' Dish
I’ve sneezed via e-mail to my work-based wine tasting group and to my fav’ wine store here in St.Louis, MO–and to my friends–but despite all my efforts, I am the only loyal fan out of everyone I’ve sneezed on. I pretty much lurk in terms of e-mailing Gary (I’ve never e-mailed Gary because I hate to bother him, he’s SO BUSY! but I e-mailed his sister in order to congratulate her, and she wrote me a nice personalized e-mail thank you note)

And, infrequently, I post a question in Ask WLTV or I write something in the WLTV Forum.
May 2, 2007

nougat
Gary, you drink the whites at room temp? I definitely prefer mine coldish, especially Sauv Blanc. I’m going to ask Dr. Vinny who is right.
Sincerely,

King of the Lurking Hermits (sorry)
May 2, 2007

vivaitalia
Great episode! I love not having a specific theme and just doing whatever you feel like. I suppose i’d have to be classified a hermit but i’m working my way out, i’m pretty new here. I’d share the love but I don’t have a single friend who’s into wine at all. I’m 25 and know a bunch of beer, old e, and grey goose drinkers that probably don’t even know what palate means. I’m hoping to meet some people here who share my enthusiasm for wine. I really love exploring the wine world and finding the things I love. I came across WLTV with a random google search and caught the decanting episode. From there i’ve learned so much and realized there’s a ton more to learn and explore. I can’t thank you enough for helping me find what has become one of my passions. Keep up the good work! Go Bucs!
May 2, 2007

Jeff G
haha I only watch yer site cuz yer a JETS fan from Edison (where most of my friends are from… some place called JP Stevens or somewhat). J E T S JETS JETS JETS!!!….. what BS tho Moss going to Pats for a 4th rounder…. why not just throw out the salary cap while we’re at it!!!
great episode, and always great notes!
May 2, 2007

caleb
Gary great episode and great energy! A Ladybug!!! You know the new pirates of the caribbean movie to the end of the world…i think your getting to the end of my spectrum when it comes to describing a wine,Although my non wino roommate said he knew what a ladybug tasted like.LOL. QOTD-Hermit who sneezes on his friends occasionally, Garys all mine! haha
May 2, 2007

H-Why
QOTD: I’m a little bit of a sneezer. I’ve shared the show with friends and a couple of clients. One in particular was so inspired by the way you do the video podcast, that he has started experimenting with his own show.
May 2, 2007

Dmjperc
QOTD: Of course I’m A: a sneezer!!!

http://okcu.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2246284816
May 2, 2007

Herm
whenever I get a chance to talk about wine I usually mention WLTV….I guess I’m a sneezer
May 2, 2007

Darrell T.
SNEEZER !! definitely. After I found WLTV and watched a few episodes I told all the wine people i knew even the wine snobs.

I would like you to review ‘The Prisoner’ from Orin Swift cellars
May 2, 2007

wm mole
A remarkable effort! Sort of like eating some ladybugs that died in a bucket of paint remover you found in some trash on the jersey turnpike after mopping the blood off your face with a dirty sock that a cat peed in after a gang fight behind the pickle factory……..love ya GV!!

Thunder sneezer!
May 3, 2007

t_moderne
woo hoo – # 90
QOTD – I’m a hermit crab lurking behind a rock and guess what? I have allergies to se weed so I’m sneezing. A lurking sneezing hermit.

btw – Donkey Kong?

Parker misses wines too. Sometimes, it’s the blond in the low cut red dress that catches the attention when everyone else is in classic black.
huh?
May 3, 2007

3dvw
QOTD: A) sneezer … I tell my friends who like wine about it. I finally got one to watch and join the forums. I’m working on some more.
May 3, 2007

Darlene O.
Gary, Gary, Gary…great as always!! QOD: A ridonculous sneezer!!!!!!
May 3, 2007

Jonah
Well, this is the first comment I’ve posted and I haven’t told anyone else about your show, but I only discovered you yesterday. So what does that make me? BTW, the Cotes du Rhones sounds interesting. I’m not afraid of a little paint thinner.
May 3, 2007

Tyler
I’m a lurker (well I was) and a sneezer. Usually I watch you in my video aggregator so no comments and what can I say, I’m lazy. The sneezer part, I’ve told several people about your program when they ask me about how I inform myself about wine. I’m very new to wine and I enjoy your observations. You’re an enganing host and very, very well informed. Thanks for all of your efforts.
May 3, 2007

JOEinLA
Sneeezer….! I’m your biggest fan out here in SoCal…and sharing the news.

..and for comment 89. I reviewed The Prisoner. Lock it back up. It’s a ZIN that really wants to be a Zin but who everyone else doesn’t want it to be a zin…so they’ve added the other 4 juices. I’m not a fan. I have 3/4 bottle vacummed as I enjoy the 98 Parusso Barolo. Now THAT”S wine…!
May 3, 2007

RonC
Thanks for another entertaining episode. I was a little surprised at your evaluation of the 2006 Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc. I’ve drank this wine (chilled) and found the predominant taste to be a delicious peachy flavor. I really enjoyed it. I guess a warm bottle tastes somewhat different than a chilled one, or grapefruits are starting to taste like peaches to me as I approach 60. Maybe you could rate some white wines both at room temperature and chilled. Might be interesting. Looking forward to trying the 2005 Domaine De La Garrigue Cotes Du Rhone Cuvee Romaine and the 2003 Rudi Schultz Syrah.

QOTD: I guess I’m a sneezer. I’ve recommended Wine Library to most of my wine drinking friends and family members.
May 3, 2007

BrianMoss
Wow…first time caller, first time viewer…This is a whole new world here. Brilliant!!
May 3, 2007

aaronT
QOTD: I’m somewhere in between sneezer and hermit. I would sneeze globally, but not all of my friends are into wine. That said, I have “sneezed” (via email) all over my wino, errr, I mean wine appreciating friends!
May 3, 2007

Panoca
Hi Gary! Another great episode. You are very consistent and that’s something very hard to find nowadays.
QOTD: I’m 50% Hermit and 50% sneezer. In the beggining i kept WLTV for myself, it was like a treasure you find in a desert island. I devored each episode like a maniac, but then i felt like i should spread out the word. My friends are all wine drinkers, but no too “intelectual”, so in the beggining, as i said, i kept it to myself. But then i started to recommend WLTV to everyone, and “some” of them watched the show and really liked it.
These days, is my main “theme” of conversation among my social life.
Thanks for that Gary.
May 3, 2007

Dan
The Diggnation guys sent me over a couple episodes back. I went through the archives where you were more laid back. I’d have stayed a lurker forever, except that you’re so ENERGETIC!

I’m rocking the ‘03 Garrigue tonight and definitely getting some Cherry Cola hardcore style in the taste. Man, wine is AWESOME!
May 3, 2007

Robert F
You pretty much read my mind with the Kim Crawford. I’ve been curious about that wine for months, but alas, in the Loire the only sauv blancs you can find are local. Something to put on my list for June.

QOTD: Probably a Snermit.
May 3, 2007

Jimmy B
OK, so I’m a lurker who tends to sneeze from time to time. I guess now that I have posted a comment, I no longer lurk??? Now what am I???
May 3, 2007

Johan Alexandersson
QOTD: I agree with Robert F above, probably a snermit. Friends get the link and others, I’ll show them when I need it. Your such a pro.

Have you ever had a Portuguese tasting? Would be cool to hear you talk about the baga, touriga nacional and perhaps an idiotically old wine of the ramiscogrape. If you never had a Colares before, they must be at least 30 years old otherwise they’re far too young.
Wouldn’t you think that the bonnes mares of the last episode would go greatly together with some of the traditional Belarus food?
May 3, 2007

SteveB
sneezer!
May 3, 2007

Ryan D
b) Hermit! Sorry.
May 3, 2007

Smith MBA
QOTD – Definitely a hermit. My wife does not like Gary, so I have to watch the show when she is not around or with headphones. Don’t feel bad GV, I stand up for you.
May 3, 2007

mcj
Sneezer/Lurker
May 3, 2007

Susan
Gary-
Super Ep!
My nephew especially liked
the beginning where you knock
over the corks!!!
We watched that part about
8x this am!!
May 3, 2007

Susan
QOD:
Sneezer!!!!!!
I have told
MANY
people about
WLTV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 3, 2007

Matthew L
QOTD: SNEEZER. I tell anyone who will listen, and plenty who don’t, about WLTV. I shot links off to people after conversations about specific wines or different varietals. Big, big fan of WLTV!

Nice episode. I have a bottle of the 2005 Domaine De La Garrigue Cotes Du Rhone Cuvee Romaine in my last order from WL and I really enjoyed it. The Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc was mentioned in the food section of the Washington Post yesterday, so it was nice to hear your impressions.

I must say that the Lions did pretty, pretty good in the draft, too. I’m hoping Drew Stanton can “show up.”
May 3, 2007

Susan
Gary-
Great wines
I can
AFFORD!!
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a GREAT
Ep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 3, 2007

Bart
I’ve been a lurker up ’til now but I have to say I’ve been “sneezing” all over the place! Thanks Gary!
May 3, 2007

Rob B.
Was a hermit, am becoming more of a sneezer.
May 3, 2007

cdavis
You copy, err I mean “backup” HD-DVDs too?!
May 3, 2007

Fiorentina!
Hey Gary-

I’d have to say that i’m more of a sneezer than a hermit. I meet so many new wine drinkers, especially young wine drinkers, and inform them of your show. You know your show is fun and educational with an easy-going attitude…don’t pretend like you don’t. Yet, there are some wine drinkers that would not fully appreciate your show…so they don’t get you! Why give a 1995 Chateau Petrus to someone who won’t care or appreciate it? So, again, I share you with people who will watch, enjoy, and appreciate your show and effort.

BTW There is not way that the Jets dominated the draft! My boys, the SF 49ers, did much better….Darrel Jackson for a 4th round pick…are you kidding me!
May 3, 2007

cdavis
I’ll shade ‘a’ with my #2 pencil! C’mon, I centered a wine tasting around you!
May 3, 2007

jbarget
Splendid! I am new to the show but I love it very much, very informative. Certainly a sneezer for now, talked about it with my friends and encouraged them to check you out. Oh and the Cotes du Rhones you reviewed, excellent price, I am going to look for this next time I’m out. Thanks!
May 3, 2007

JimVarney01
TIIIIIMBEEEEEEEEER!!!

I’m a friggin sneezer, and not one of those ordinary sneezers, I’m one that sneezes and sneezes 100 freakin times in a row and it looks like I’m going into convulsions and I can’t stop and I can’t hold back and I spew snot everywhere… it’s kinda disgusting, but it’s what I do. Only problem is I don’t have many friends so the ones I do have are covered with snot and get pissed at me cause I always tell them to hook it up and log on and post comments but they can’t cause the snot is sticky and holding them back. ew.
May 3, 2007

thescrewcap
Moderate sneezer. Notch closer to sneezer than hermit. I don’t really feel the need to horde, though I keep my sneezes confined to those who I think might be interested.
May 3, 2007

auspuffklappe
Lurker, yes you finally begged hard enough to make me post. GREAT SHOW! Watch it almost every day.

Greeting from Holland, where it,s getting warmer so the Rose’s are being popped more then anything, maybe you can do an episode on Rose?
May 3, 2007

wayno da wino
Gary…Gary…Gary…

Quit eating dem poor ladybugs ! Shame on you !!

QOTD: Would you believe a SNEEZHERKER ?
May 3, 2007

Tilen
Hey man, its my first time here. Really enjoyed your episode. Nice to see that you dont follow parker. But then what sense would it make to make a new show right?:)
Ever tried a slovenian wine?
May 3, 2007

TSchampaert
Hey just cool man. Had the La Garrigue too, couldn’t believe it was only 7,60 EUR. Let it open up, then it’s a real organza and still weel structured.
QOTD: I’m definitely a sneezer. Put an anouncement on our blog and am always telling people about this in every tasting, every get together. The ‘How to train your palate’ ep. is the instant classic.
May 3, 2007

Ken
Yes, I have eaten a ladybug before and I thought it was really crunchy and had almond-like flavors. One bug that I have eaten in the past, a pill bug, generally is a little more reminiscent of some of the wines that I drink. Sometimes wines that are Burgundian in nature, or a little on the earthy side, will remind me of pill bugs. Many PNs from Oregon fit this profile. The Domaine De La Garrigue is a really good wine and Iâ€™m glad you liked it though it appears that you found it more â€œnew worldâ€ than I do. This episode reminded me that I need to pick some more up. You picked up on the pepper and licorice flavors as well – two of my favorite flavors in a red wine.

QOTD: Iâ€™m a combination of all of these â€“ Iâ€™m definitely a sneezer because I have told family members, customers, and clients about your show. Believe it or not, I think the best aspect of the show is that it is very educational. I have told people that are trying to learn about wine that they should go back and watch old episodes that might appeal to them. In a sense, I am also a hermit because I probably donâ€™t tell as many people as I could about your show. However, in the strictest sense of the word I am far too gregarious to be a true hermit. Iâ€™m also a lurker because although I have made comments here about individual episodes, I am not registered in the forums and have not contributed there. The primary reason that I donâ€™t contribute is that I really do not have the time. But let me ask you this, Gary; if anybody was a true lurker would you really expect them to make a comment in the first place?
May 3, 2007

TagWorld Brian
Gary, great appearance with Robin and Randy on the Wine Lovers Page podcast. http://www.wineloverspage.com/talkshoe/

I listened to it on iPod this morning, when I went for a jog. “The John Belushi of wine tasting?” I don’t think that analogy makes sense, but I get what they’re trying to say.
May 3, 2007

RandyB
Gary,

Last night I sneezed at a local wine shop’s Spanish Wine Tasting Event. One of the distributors that was there asked if I was getting paid to promote WLTV. Later as people began to loosen up, he even got into the act and introduced me as a Vayniac to several tasters. Wine was great, tapas were great and we all had a good time.
May 3, 2007

hasbeen
By your definitions I am a sneezer. I have introduced your site to a fair portion of Minneapolis, a bit of D.C. and Boston. I recommend you to friends, especially those that are trying to improve their wine acumen. Also,Kim Crawford happens to be one of my wife’s favorites.
May 3, 2007

Mike C
Totally a sneezer, I told all of my friend and even the director of operations for the company I work for. Pretty neat!
May 3, 2007

Sam
C) A Lurker.

But I love you Gary!
May 3, 2007

Mr. Cabernet
I guess there might be an improvement in the Kim Crawford. This has been high rated by WS for a number of years now. We haven’t been able to drink it due to its overwhelming grapefruit aroma and taste. We tried the 2005 and wound up returning it to CostCo. I know to expect grapefruit in SB, but this was too much. We could not find the grassy notes through the grapefruit. My alternative is Babich.
May 3, 2007

ScottieP
Another Great Episode!
HAHA also love the HD-DVD key nice touch.
May 3, 2007

ScottieP
Another Great Episode!
HAHA also love the HD-DVD key nice touch.
May 3, 2007

FTboomer
The CDR is a repeat tasting from episode 45
May 3, 2007

Clifford James
OK OK … hopefully you realize by now that I am no longer a lurker! I watch every episode and have caught up on most, if not all, of the episodes recorded before I became hooked. I sometimes comment if I feel I have something to say, and I have introduced myself in the forum and have begun to read some of the great stuff there too.

BUT … I am a hermit, I must admit. I have some wird personality trait – THAT I AM WORKING ON DILIGENTLY – that goes something like this: “Cool show … man I’m really starting to get how to talk about what I am smelling and tasting in wine … cool, my palate is getting better … god, I hope other people don’t watch this show so that I can sound cool and intelligent while they can remain totally ignorant, HAHAHA!”

… or SOMETHING like that.

It’s weird.
I’m weird.
Gary V is most definitely weird.

I’m working those kinks out …

I am a hermit!

BUT I HAVE told a few people about the show … my local wine merchants!

Keep it UP Gary!
May 3, 2007

j rudolf
Have been a lurker for quit some time, but have bought some of your recommendations and have well satisfied. Keep up the good work.
May 3, 2007

TagWorld Brian
I must be dense. I’m still mystified by the sneezer, hermit, lurker thing. I watched the episode, but maybe I just didn’t get it. What do these mean?
May 3, 2007

BV
Hey, # 139 — you have to check out the top of the fifth and final segment, at 16:30 into the episode. It will all become crystal-clear!

Bill V. aka # 43
May 3, 2007

EthanPSU
hermit… this could change soon though
May 3, 2007

Rick McQ
Gary:

Did the 2005 Domaine De La Garrigue Cotes Du Rhone Cuvee sell out and go New World? I stocked up on the ‘03 because I heard the ‘05 was changing too much. I’ll try the ‘05 tonight.

Show Idea: Can you talk about Distributers – I often by wines that are brought in by trusted distributers. One I look for is Rosenthal

Good Show!!
May 3, 2007

njbabs
QOTD: Sneezer, it’s allergy season
May 3, 2007

Atreyu
Gary,
I am a sneezer, but I sneeze very little because here around me it seems that not too many people are into wine, at least not to the point of watching a wine-blog.

However, they don’t know what they’re missing!
May 3, 2007

John Blue Label
SNEEZER BABY!!! I tell everyone I can about WLTV, GV, and WL!!!
May 3, 2007

NY Pete
Top 150…
May 3, 2007

Markc
I lurk, but have sneezed! I want to tell you how I discribed GV, but I’ll wait for it to be the QOTD.

Love WLTV.
May 3, 2007

Bobinnati
QOTD – sneezer, though directed. I tell lots of people, but don’t send out bulk, indiscriminate emails. I have a bottle of the Crawford SB waiting for me. Planning to try it (chilled, not cold) with some goat cheese and wheat crackers. The CDR and Syrah sound good….
May 4, 2007

Matthew H in Twin Cities
lurker turned sneezer. have had a couple wine tastings with my fellow law students that used ONLY wines you’ve tasted (then compared them to your critiques). also sent out a couple of mass emails w/ links. plus my cousins are the ones from the “lost” episode!
May 4, 2007

kelly
I’m a hermit because no one I know enjoys drinking wine as much as I do. Literally, not even one person would be interested in doing anything but drinking the stuff, and that’s even a stretch.
May 4, 2007

Steve
Oh man, your board really got me. That gives me a huge laugh. I really admire that you would put that on there.
May 4, 2007

Seth - MacGeek
Am I the only nerd who recognizes that the board behind you has a hexadecimal number?
May 4, 2007

Colin Devroe
Thanks for not sharing the numbers!!

Oh, and I can’t wait for the WLTV goes to Bordeaux episode!
May 4, 2007

RedLoverJim
I think sneezer, for sure!
May 4, 2007

Charleen
I’m a sneerkler. I tell my friends all about WLTV (quite a bit), I order wine from TL… but I rarely comment because law school does not allow me any time for anything!
May 4, 2007

CindyW
Sneezer, catching up after 10 days of traveling and having fun with my best friend. Now she’s hooked and is planning to show at least a couple of WLTV episodes at an upcoming wine-tasting party.
May 4, 2007

sharon
A lurking hermit who sneezes discreetly into her elbow.
May 4, 2007

Matt the Lurker
Duh, c. I ain’t changing my name now.
May 5, 2007

Grasshopper
On the road this week and trying to catch up….so a late post

I am definatley a Sneezer and probably a Bleeder…that’s right, I bleed WLTV

Love the show, the energy, the man, the wines and have told all my freinds, family and business associates.

Loved the third level donkey kong reference on the heat…classic

Grasshopper
May 6, 2007

Vinacull
Gary, Listening to your verbal description of the La Garrigue and all the positive adjectives, I’m not sure how it comes up slightly short with an 89. Ah well. I definitely agree with the verbiage, which is the most important thing. Thanks for reviewing this CdR and I look forward to more. Lately it seems there have not been quite as many excellent CdR’s to choose from, and I was just talking to Jim about it last week. QOTD: Can’t say that I’ve told everyone I could about WLTV, but have definitely spread the Library Love to numerous people at work and friends.
May 6, 2007

Lawrence Leichtman
Definitely sneezer, by e-mail, in news groups and whenever I go to wineries that you haved reviewed I tell them about the site and give them your feedback as well good or bad. Keep sending out the love and great wine reviews.
May 7, 2007

John
I’m c) a lurker. Except now (thanks to you Gary) I said something and am losing street cred as a class A lurker.
May 7, 2007

Steve-o
both A&C

Only found out recently because of Diggnation, but immediately told all of the wine drinkers I know.

My family just moved to the Columbia Vally(we’re about an hr away from Walla Walla), and now my Mom works in the tasting room @ Terra Blanca, so I’ve been sucked into the wine culture.

Way to go Gary, I absolutely love the show and you’re already taught me so much, keep it up.
May 7, 2007

Takilma Kate
Quiet Sneezer. Found you through the NPR piece. Being a caterer and professional matcher of food and wine, I had to check you out. Now, I live in Oregon and promote local wines and foods, but I’m from Long Island, grew up working in delis and going to public school, and Gary is SO SO SO JERSEY! I got hooked. He’s a blast of memory of my favorite class clowns, the guys that love people, smart and funny and irreverent, but still would never be mean to the ugly girls who had crushes on him, always kind. (We cute girls respected that.) I tune in for the Jersey fix as much as the tastings. The juxtaposition of the two was such an unexpected surprise.
Meanwhile, I’m spreading the word to my favorite local wine artisans. There are some terrific wines here in the Rogue Valley, (amidst many that are overmanufactured table wines.) Someday I’d love to see Gary check out hidden gems from Oregon, particularly the Rogue Valley, Illinois Valley, and the Applegate. The Willamette Valley gets all the attention, but we have some true artisinal sleepers out here in this sunny, stony terroir. (For fab accomodations while tasting Oregon’s secret wines, check out Out and About Treehouse Resort. It rocks, and it’s just down the road. I’ll bring you dinner.)
Favorite varietal: viognier, an obscure gem. Great food matches. Try saffron gougeres filled with mushrooms, fennel, tarragon and swiss. Homerun match.
Thanks, Gary! -Kate from Takilma
May 15, 2007

Mark Hager
A little sneezer, a little hermit. I sent my brother an email with a link and big come on. He has more money than me and lives in Colorado. However I don’t get out much. I stay in a cave most of the time and meditate. I come out on the weekends to drink a Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc(Eat a lot of seafood) or a Domaine La Garrigue (Sounds Like a Great Value. I also come out of hiding to watch the Crew whoop up on the Red Bull and how can you say the Jets had a great draft compared to the Browns? Just kidding. Though I’m betting you are still looking for that perfect wine to put away the sorrow of Cleveland whipping you guys last year!

Anyway, thanks for all your effort. I watch and learn and buy a case or so every once in awhile.
May 17, 2007

Karl Laczko
LURKER…. found WLTV by accident, kept it to myself for a while, eventually told my best Wine Buddy but otherwise kept quiet and didn’t post (soaking up the goodness).

Now I’m out and proud, catching up on missed episodes (hence today’s post) and looking for more.
May 17, 2007

JayZee
Wow! Just catching up after being out of commission for a couple of weeks. Nice episode. Nice new look.

QOTD: I would have to say that I am a A/B or Sneezer/Hermit, if you prefer. I can tell from other posts that many Vayniacs have a lot more time than I have to devote to the show and wine buzz in general. I wish I had more time but I don’t. So, I’ve “sneezed” a little. I have told e-mailed several friends who I know appreciate wine and like to chat about it and such. I have told two of my local wine shops that I frequent and that has been interesting. One of them absolutely HATES the show and the other has become a full-fledged Vayniac. To each his own, I guess.
June 7, 2007

Elliot
LoL! “Very Dancin With the Stars”. Classic.
June 8, 2007

Erik
Interesting notes surrounding the Parker review on the Babcock today. I’ve found many of the Spanish wines which are sold in our area and quote a high “Parker review “on their shelf-tags to be very hot to my palate as well (to the point I don’t purchase them or pay any attention to these numbers anymore). I wonder if he’s just part of the “some like it hot” crowd, if he’s tasting many wines and the heat makes some stand-out, or if his “score” is a prediction of where this wine will be when it is drinking well… Wish I knew!

QOTD – I’m a hermit with occassional fits of sneezing! Ran across wine-library when researching tasting notes on wines and quickly attempted to devour all the WLTV episodes I could. I’ve passed along information to everyone I know who appreciates wine but I tend to hit like a rogue-wave (it’s all calm, then a huge flurry of reminders and activity hits ‘em). C’mon all you Ivar’s employees and customers – speak up and tell Gary it’s true!
June 11, 2007

vivaitalia
I was actually drinking the kim crawford as I was watching the episode and I have to say I think you missed some nice kiwi and goosenberry. I still don’t think it’s a 92 but i’d give it a 91 especially becuase it doesn’t have that cat pee smell I hate. I didn’t taste any heat at all either. Maybe we’ve got some bottle variation going here, or it’s just the fact that i’m drinking it cold. Any way, as always I appreciate your enthusiasm and you trying to introduce us to all the great different areas of the wine world. Keep it up!
July 3, 2007

surf.sf
Great episode. I was curious to see what you would think of the Kim Crawford since it’s always been a standard for me and Mike Steinberger bashed it and Sauv Blanc in general in Slate! That said it can be over the top on grass and grapefruit. But with all that crispness and acidity its still 100% better than any Cali Sauv Blanc. Was at Babcock last weekend and wasn’t impressed by any of the whites (a Pinot Blanc with a malolactic flavor?), but the reds were awesome. Picked up a $40 Fathom, although strangely I liked it because it reminded me of a $15 Bourgeuil! The Babcock Cuvee cab is also a steal with lots of spice for $22.
August 9, 2007

elvindeath
Okay, so what if I’m late to the party. I tried the Cotes du Ehone tonight – found it for $8.39 on sale at a local grocer. Absolutely fabulous. Perhaps the best $8 bottle I’ve ever had. Going back tomorrow to buy up their stock.
July 3, 2008

Dessert Wine Nerd
QOTD: Sneezer. Though since I was a lurker watching the episodes on youtube until I came here, I was still at the time telling people both online and in my normal life about this place. How can you not like your weird humor and enthusiasim? Good episode, but dissapointed the whites didnt bring the thunder.
June 18, 2009

Phredd
QOTD: Clearly a hermit, although it is a little late for that, now.

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