Mollydooker 2006 Taste Off

Mollydooker 2006 Taste Off – Episode #277

July 19, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk sits down with 3 Mollydooker wines including the 2 left feet and gives you his 2 cents!

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“Pretty neat having the other part in Facebook………” by Adrian aka AnGkEr
“qotd- my love for ridge zins, my girlfriend, and wltv…” by Chris Lotz
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Mollydooker The Scooter MerlotAustralian Merlot
2006 Mollydooker Maitre D’ CabernetAustralian Cabernet Sauvignon
2006 Mollydooker Two Left FeetAustralian Red Meritage

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July 19, 2007

Vancouvayniac
Actually, the more I think about it, the more it sickens me. The V-man has given you hundreds of free shows, and you grouse about signing up for a website?

Seems petty and ungracious to me.
July 19, 2007

Denise
Gary!!!! For goodness sake. First there was the “college girls’ vodka plus fruity/potpouri drink” comment, then the fun party blonde reference. Gimme a break! I’m thick skinned…a feminist with femininity…but I have to throw down a flag on your play. You’re completely off-sides. Show your female Vayniacs a little more love than that (especially the real blondes…myself included). Until I hear you make some reference to a wine as a powerful, independent, articulate, uncompromising, free-thinking, authentic, spirited, individualistic blonde please keep your thin, offensive, stereotypical comments where they belong (i.e. off the air).

Thanks.

Ever your zealous fan,
Denise : )

P.S. Facebook?! No thanks.
July 19, 2007

Vancouvayniac
To everyone complaining about Facebook–

It’s not a Myspace clone. It’s 6000 times better than Myspace.

It takes, what, 5 minutes to sign up?

I’ve found long lost friends and family on Facebook.

My 65 year old senile logic teacher is on Facebook. If he can do it, then so can you.

With the amount of whining you’d think Gary had started charging for WLTV. Good grief, how lazy can you get.
July 19, 2007

Wayne
The sniffie sniff thing is getting to be a bit much.
July 19, 2007

alberto
Now we we have to subscribe to Facebook to watch the other half of you show….whats next?
…Just desapointing.
Not really sure if I want to see your show again.
July 19, 2007

saintmoz
I think people are forgetting what WLTV is all about and that is entertainment. Sure you learn a little about the wine world, but this is not your one stop shop for all the wine information. No site on the internet can ever be that, but if the shows not doing it for you anymore thats fine and GV has built a community where these more in depth issues can be discussed. I’m happy for Gary to change the format, but it shouldn’t be for the 5% of the viewer who feel they have outgrown the show. The show is still bringing the thunder, I’d score it a 93+ and for free thats a massive QPR.
July 19, 2007

Grapedigger
I Like it when you bring in the bizzare and “over the top” wines… Personally I can not stand any wine with an alcohol content more than 14.5%
Cheers
QOTD: The most over-the-top thing that I did was kind of dumb actually, but hey that was 20 yrs ago and I was only 15 and feeling the “heat”…Back then I had eaten some uncooked onions along with my lunch and then realized that I’d have a stinking breath that surely won’t serve me well on my first date with a very special girl. Upon that grim realization, I panicked! Downed the mouth wash and asked my brother to verify my breath afterwards by a “sniffy sniff” and he confirmed a strong onion aroma. The time to meet my date was looming fast, so extreme measures had to be taken: Got out the Hugo Boss parfume and gave it a “whirl”! Believe me, the heat was intense, but my date went well afterwards…actually very well Maybe that’s why now I do not like high alcohol content wine!!
July 19, 2007

Scarred1
Lurker coming out!

I’ve been watching and learning for the past week or so. I just found you last week on WineAccess. You had a ripping price for 2005 Seghesio Zin which I really enjoy. Since then I have enjoyed your over-the-top video productions and shared them with friends and family.

I have watched a few back episodes and I can see wher Jay Curtis is coming from. My first reaction to your show was “Wow, he’s got the wine rap down. If I just listen to him for a few weeks I’ll have some cool wine rap too.” After watching a few, I know there is more there than that, but you know you can’t be all things to all people. Your format is geared to breaking down the barriers that new wine fans encounter. If you get too deep on content, you will miss that mark.

I think what may happen is your Vayniacs are “graduating” onto more advance levels of wine aficionadoness. Which is awesome. Congrat! That is not a sign of unlove, but a sign that you have touched and influenced them to the point that they are ready for deeper knowledge. Don’t change your format to chase them. Let them fly . . .

As for Facebook, that’s not your market (well maybe it is and we are not). I’ll take a pass on that content. With 277 episodes on WLTV, I have a lot of catching up to do.

Thanks for what you do Gary. It’s pretty cool and you are changing the wine world.
July 19, 2007

Grapedigger
I Like it when you bring in the bizzare and “over the top” wines… Personally I can not stand any wine with an alcohol content more than 14.5%
Cheers
QOTD: The most over-the-top thing that I did was kind of dumb actually, but hey that was 20 yrs ago and I was only 15 and feeling the “heat”…Back then I had eaten some uncooked onions along with my lunch and then realized that I’d have a stinking breath that surely won’t serve me well on my first date with a very special girl. Upon that grim realization, I panicked! Downed the mouth wash and asked my brother to verify my breath afterwards by a “sniffy sniff” and he confirmed a strong onion aroma. The time to meet my date was looming fast, so extreme measures had to be taken: Got out the Hugo Boss parfume and gave it a “whirl”! Believe me, the heat was intense, but my date went well afterwards…actually very well
July 19, 2007

Shadowbird
QOTD: Most over-the-top thing? Hmm…my new DS, given to me by my girlfriend. I can hardly put it down. I love her…and the DS…
July 19, 2007

BF
Ok, GV has dinged me for not commenting. In light of the comments tonight, I just have to say: this is an awesome experience that I look forward to every day, even if it’s only a 10 minute episode. And I’m a busy, sarcastic, jaded lawyer.
July 19, 2007

garyv
Amy it is what it is, thank you for the kind words, the FB thing doesn’t bother me and I understand and the education issue I understand I do, I just think a break a nice break might be in order…..Thnx for your support
July 19, 2007

amgryger
Gary, take it easy. I watch WLTV everyday because its fun and that is my only real expectation of it. While I do enjoy “wine education,” I’ll take the show with or without it. I can empathize with the difficulty of getting in front of a camera for 15-20, minutes everyday and presenting with new content. I couldn’t do it and keep up all my other daily responsibilities at the same time. That said, I’ve never felt the need for you to apologize to us when you miss a show or two. It’s okay if you just can’t make it happen everyday.

I don’t have a facebook account, likely never will, and wasn’t upset by the facebook tasting video. However, and I sure you didn’t actually intend it this way, I could see it coming across to some people as contrary to your position of breaking the rules when it becomes necessary to fully participate in WLTV through a third party. Just a thought.

Keep up the great work.

QOTD: Sharing wine with my friends is always over the top.
July 19, 2007

garyv
Thank you Kmann I needed that, reading the comments tonight have surely made for a tough night, man ……..I guess…ah forget it
July 19, 2007

Rick E
I’m going to dodge the Facebook controversy and tip my hat to your Dave Kingman reference. Instantly brought me back to watching WGN after school and Jack Brickhouse calling The Kong’s sky-high blasts onto Waveland – “Hey-Hey!”

Either that or a strikeout. Every time.

Oh, and I also purchased a case of The Boxer but haven’t tasted yet. Any other networking site on which we can watch you taste that one?

Keep up the good work, my friend.
July 19, 2007

KW
Interesting episode on the Mollys.

QOTD: Paying private school tuition from kindergarden!
July 19, 2007

Dr. J. L. Sifuentes
No comment on your rating of Molly Dookers!
July 19, 2007

KMANN
Yikes! Wouldn’t take too much to heart GV – it’s the summer – you’re competing WITH THE SUMMER! Even people watching at work aren’t at work as much…check your hits via month / weather…

Sure, maybe you’ve gone a little bit Stuart Scott and the Boo-Ya Network since Episode 1, but nothing stays the same. Evolution people! Roll with it!
July 19, 2007

Grape Expectations
I agree entirely, Bill Luby. Thank you for presenting the case so well and so thoughtfully.

PAZZZZZZ on Facebook, thank you.
July 19, 2007

eatapc
GV: Nice show.

Jay Curtis: Great Post.

QOTD: My M3.
July 19, 2007

dkeck
GV
Bad move…….
I’m not into “Facebook”, I will paaazzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

Great show though.
July 19, 2007

Randy B
GV

No disappointment here. Just agreeing with some of the ideas expressed and expressing some others. You still da man!

Ciao
July 19, 2007

EricP
I’m on facebook, but not really interested in having to go to two different places to watch the show, even though it is great.
July 19, 2007

psu711
SNIFFY SNIFF SNIFF…..thats the THUNDER!
KEEPIN IT REAL!!!

hahahahahahaha keep up the great work gary
July 19, 2007

Bill Luby
I agree with the others that Jay makes some valid comments. At some point, you have to decide just how much of the show will be pure entertainment, what the informational/educational level will be, and how you will strike a balance between the two. That being said, it is fine for some episodes to be all entertainment and fun, while other episodes can be focused on the serious oenophile.

Also consider that if someone has already watched 277 episodes — or even a tenth of that — they might be looking for more variety and a more in depth treatment of the subject. These people may have been looking for and open to one thing when they were newbies here, but perhaps they want the show to evolve along with their knowledge and experience.

As WLTV gets longer in the tooth, Gary, I think your biggest challenge will be wither you want to be a Fruit Bomb show that has the most appeal to casual win drinkers and a the CKC set, or the Old World fans who are looking for ideas about what to add to their newly expanded wine cellar.

I like the format, but I’d also like to see it grow with me and with the rest of the audience.

QOTD: My chiseled rowmaniac wife, who is becoming hell on water…