It’s Friday and things look NEW.

It’s Friday and things look NEW. – Episode #236

May 11, 2007

Today Gary attacks 2 Aussy wines and a South African Sauvignon Blanc and gets back into the groove.

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“Great to have you back in the hot seat tasting some wines again. Welc…” by Dessert Wine Nerd
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Neil Ellis Sauvignon Blanc SincerelySouth African Sauvignon Blanc
2005 Kangarilla Road Shiraz/ ViognierAustralian Red Meritage
2003 Elderton Command ShirazAustralian Shiraz/Syrah

Links mentioned in todays episode.

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May 12, 2007

Herm
Very nice new look….enjoyed the show
May 12, 2007

John Blue Label
GV,
Fun episode. Really like the new look. You folks at WLTV are constantly moving forward. And I do like nuts in my mouth, especially pistachios!
JW
May 12, 2007

Rob B.
Nice episode, and like the new format. I agree with some of the other posters: I for one do not like nuts in my mouth. but to each his own.
May 12, 2007

tomek
I’m new to wine world, but as far as I know viognier is a white grape and shiraz red. Are there some more wines which are blended from white and red grapes?
May 12, 2007

wannaBconnoisseur
New format is great!!!!!!!!!! Nice big screen and looks easier to navigate.
Thanks GV!
May 12, 2007

Harold
Hey Gary, Welcome back; nice new place you got here. Thanks for reviewing the Kangarilla although it sounds like their 2004 100% Shiraz might be a little bit better.
May 12, 2007

Brad Coelho
Dig the digs bro!
Couldn’t help but notice the comment ‘who doesn’t like having nuts in their mouth’ during the ingestion of the South African Sauvignon Blanc- something you need to tell Lizzy?!
May 12, 2007

Sam Brown
Great ep. Lovin’ the new layout, albeit cork’d’s, it is very nice indeed!
May 12, 2007

Dale Cruse
WLTV and Cork’d sittin’ in a tree…
K-I-S-S-I-N-G…
May 12, 2007

John Witherspoon
Hey Gary V
Love the new viewing window but like YoungDave above commented when using Mozilla Firefox as I do, the site is mis-aligned. I opened it in MSE and it looks killer and I like the integration with Corked. I am sure the issues with Mozilla are just a programming fix, i.e. the way layers used to screw up in Netscape back in the day.

Have a good weekend.
J DUB
May 12, 2007

Cat Pee Smells Like Wine :-)
Sweet!
May 12, 2007

cruster
I just love the new look of the site. Dan Cederholm made a great great job creating this design. The integration with Cork’d and Twitter is really cool as well. Well, WLTV is now part of Wine 2.0, there’s no doubt about it
May 12, 2007

YoungDave
QOTD: I love the bigger viewing window (who wouldn’t want a bigger view of Big G.)
BUT I have to say that the alignment is a little off– the window is aligned to the right, but the heading is on the left, and it isn’t as organized to the eye as the last setup, but this could definitely just be my browser (mozilla firefox).

I’m sure any minor kinks will be worked out, and it’s great to have you back!
May 12, 2007

KC DAN
Awesome new look GV Really like the larger screen .. Keep it up .
May 12, 2007

Christoph
the new design is nice but looks like too much other Â»wordpressÂ« or Â»movable typeÂ« sites do today, for example Â»cork’dÂ«. i give it a pass. sorry for that. nevertheless i like the tv. it is still fresh but complex. like a good claret.
May 12, 2007

Chris S.
Nice new page….

My Safari doesn’t seem to like it though….er, jumbled

Firefox agrees with it.
May 12, 2007

barclay loftus
Nice. I dig the new video size… I had been sticking with viewing the quicktime version, just so I could resize it on playback.

So what’s the story about the layout though? It looks nice and all, but is this just a flattery thing with cork’d, or are you guys hooking up, or what?
May 12, 2007

yoshi
I like the new set up and larger screen.
May 12, 2007

spautz
Honestly, I don’t see what the big deal is…. A slightly larger video, some new colors, and new names for a few links — to me it’s no different than putting a new label on a wine bottle: it looks a bit different, but the overall experience is the same. It’s the same delicious juice, just wrapped up differently — and we don’t drink the label.

Although this isn’t really a complaint, I am curious about why you chose to provide Cork’d links at the exclusion of CellarTracker (and all other services). Is this just personal preference? Do you have some secret history with CellarTracker? Is there some sort of deal going on in the shadows?
May 12, 2007

Trish da' Dish
OK, I now have egg on my face. Gary e-mailed, “Refresh,” and it worked like magic. So, no incompatibility issue with Firefox, but still, I think that a note on the website, such as, “Having trouble viewing this video? Hit your refresh button. If that doesn’t work, then……(fill in the blank).”
May 12, 2007

jonomck
Oh, BTW, what happened to the forum link! let alone the library link? At least the forum link should be front and center?
May 12, 2007

jonomck
Gary, c’mon, fergetaboutit, dis is the bess stuff effah!
May 12, 2007

Trish da' Dish
Gary, I like the new WLTV layout. It makes sense to use up as much of the screen as you can. Your super-sized video played as fast as usual–it did not “hang up” and have loading issues, as usually happens when I try to watch large movies on my rather slow-processored Mac.

Mac Users Beware: The compatibility issue noted by JavaMonkey, regarding the Mac Firefox browser, is real. In order to see ALL of the new show’s format, I had to shut down my Firefox and open WLTV up using Safari. You probably will want to state this information upfront somewhere on your site, so that your Mac users don’t waste their time and then throw hissy-fits…
May 12, 2007

CindyW
A bit askew (on Firefox), but I love the larger sized viewscreen. I can actually see your face, Gary! Woohoo!

It still needs a bit of tweaking, I think, but overall its a positive change.
May 12, 2007

Michael H
Long time lurker. Thought I would get in on the mix now that you have the new digs. I like the new format — it really highlights the color of the wine on the video and there are many cool options & links now on the entire page. Had the ‘02 Elderton Command a few days ago and it was awesome — plush dark fruit with a great, long finish. Keep up the great work Gary!