2 Wines and They Look Kinda Funny….or The Same

2 Wines and They Look Kinda Funny….or The Same – Episode #295

August 17, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk Answers questions and tastes 2 wines that happen to look a whole lot like each other!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Innocent Bystander Shiraz/ ViognierAustralian Shiraz/Syrah
2004 Parsons Flat Shiraz/ Cabernet SauvignonAustralian Red Meritage

Links mentioned in todays episode.

154 Responses

August 17, 2007

CJM
This 1st is dedicated to Francis S. I’m just saying
August 17, 2007

SethID
Early one!
August 17, 2007

JSH
Yummy juice!
August 17, 2007

KenP
to 5!
August 17, 2007

KenP
top 5!
August 17, 2007

Matthew L
It’s Friday. Time to catch up on Gary and WLTV. Woohoo!
August 17, 2007

Jerry Chacon
top 10 and shocked!
August 17, 2007

Spacejay
top 10?
August 17, 2007

JamesW
Never understood Top..X comments (Gary is crazy and reads ‘em all…not just the first bunch)
August 17, 2007

Lurker
Top 10!
August 17, 2007

ScoTT
Best of luck judging in Idaho. I’d love to hear what you think of their wines. In my opibin Idaho wines aren’t quite there yet. Seems like they need to grow Tempranillo as the climate in Southern Idaho looks so similar to Spain.
August 17, 2007

Jason Coulston
Super annoying intro, but I love that Grand Cru Burgundy glass. My favorite stem of all time.

It looks like both of these wines are going for that whole Sine qua Non or Bridesmaid Winery kind of label feel. Very new school, modern style.

As for wine storage, we’re using a Vino-Temp “E-Line” (Economy Line) wine locker with a WineMate compressor. It’s pretty decent, but the wire racking inside serves to scrape the labels off bigger bottles like Burgundies and fat US Syrahs. Forget about Pax and Sea Smoke . . . they won’t even squeeze into the racking. The compressor is top-mounted so cool air falls from the top down. Wine in the upper 33% of the locker stay several degrees cooler than those at the bottom. If I had to do it over again, I would get a shelving system made from wood that can support bigger bottles, sparkling wines, and larger format bottles.

QOTD:
Let me go get baked and ponder that question.
August 17, 2007

Chuck D
I really liked LARS “holy buckets!” him and Sir Gary could rate some wines really well as a tag team.
August 17, 2007

panoca
Top 14 is good.
August 17, 2007

Marko TJ From Finland
Hi,

Fresh episode… finally.. just have to wait for it to download.. Question? How can you become a fan of California wines when your “local” monopoly wine distributor has about 10 different California wines to offer(locally)… I’m just going insane here in Finland… Dam.. Gary, if i ever get to visit U.S.of.A you’d better invite me to a proper wine tasting…or something…
Too bad thundercats have been extinct in Finland.. Ps: i’d pay for one of those wristbands. From your GGGrazy fan from Finland.. All the best Gary!!!
August 17, 2007

KAHUNA
Wine storage-You could also send the guy to the forum where there is several threads on wine cellars, storage units and some dope who stacks his box’s a special way.

there is my .4
August 17, 2007

Sassodoro
top 20?
August 17, 2007

Aheadwithwings
Booooooooooo on the negative Giants comment!
For that No anwser to your QOTD…haha jk i really havent thought of one yet.
August 17, 2007

GrapeStuff
Nice. Looking forward to this ep. I am considering picking up a couple of these – very timely!
August 17, 2007

dkeck
Top 20
August 17, 2007

Boozer
Lars too good!! Really have to get some of that juice he is shorting.

QOTD: My daughters very hard to tell apart from more that a few feet away but are complete opposites otherwise.
August 17, 2007

Scarred1
21? Blackjack
August 17, 2007

GrapeStuff
What was that one thundercat figure doing to Lion-O at 3:38 into the show?!?!
August 17, 2007

waibeans
YES!!!

glad to see Lars back in action. great intro!

the rest was good too
August 17, 2007

Happy Wine Guy
G.V. – as I said in my last post, don’t change a thing….so skip the Viking goof next time.
Nice job on the tastings today!

QOTD: my VISA statement and my wine cellar. The both are full of wine purchases but one hurts and one helps.
August 17, 2007

Robin
TGIF. Great show today, keep up the good work. xx
August 17, 2007

FTBoomer
Lars is always great. What a guy. Great description of the punt. Never heard it described so well.

Hey Kahuna, Thanks for the .4
August 17, 2007

Dusty
intro’s are great. wines sounded spectacular also. overall a great way to end the week. glad you explained the punt so thoroughly. QOTD: my buddy’s classroom across the hall is almost a spitting image of mine. But he teaches higher level classes so he’s always much more calm and relaxed and his room is clean at the end of the day.
August 17, 2007

t_moderne
Top 10!!!1 Whoohooo!
(Not).
Great topic. Interesting idea. Any others that look kinda the same (other than having cute Aussie animals on them?)

By the way – - what are those Thundercats doing on your table? I know “why” they’re there – just wondering what they are doing. They look like they are trying to make more Thundercats.
August 17, 2007

Andy
First off, great video Lars. Second, Gary, are you suggesting that a Brandon Jacobs fumble (See every third Jacobs carry) is less dangerous than an Eli pick? Finally, QOTD: I have no idea…. Okay, the lids that Groundwork (A coffee place with several locations in LA. Speaking of which, what’s the plan GV?) use look just like the fantastic Solo lids, but are effing pieces of junk.
August 17, 2007

dkeck
Gary
I like to golf and my wife does not. She looks at the clubs and thinks that they are all the same. But as you know, each club has a purpose. Whats funny is that my wife does not drink wine and thinks grape juice is cheaper. She is so practicle.

P.S. In case she reads this, I love you.
August 17, 2007

Rob B.
Lars was the best part of the show today!!! Great Intro LARS!!!
Gary Lay off the Giants comments.
I don’t answer any QOTD on days you diss the GMEN.
August 17, 2007

Shadowbird
QOTD: The icons to the Pownce client and a MP3 bitrate changer program I have look a little similar, but the programs they run are completely different.

I know, I know. That was a dumb answer.
August 17, 2007

dkeck
Gary
Just two cents more. Nice use of recycled paper! Got to keep the shipping cost down. Thank You.
August 17, 2007

gordoyflaca
QOD: my brothers. Twins.
August 17, 2007

Jonathon M Chicago
I have a Whisperkool through wall cooling unit in my walk in cellar. Keeps LIQUID at 55 degrees. I could sleep in my cellar

QOTD: Meat from a super market vs. a quality butcher. One eats like leather and one like, well…….. you know what I mean!
August 17, 2007

Jayhitek
QOTD: Probably me and Gary. My 4 year old nephew just walked into my office and saw Gary on the screen and asked if that was me. hahaha
Probably the only thing we have in common is our love for early 80’s tv cartoons like the Thundercats. I am not the kind of guy starting a video blog, he can have it.
August 17, 2007

Chris Kov
Don’t yew now! We upp ear in da ‘north are not all like Lars. I LOVE that bit. Go Vikes!!!!
QOTD – The twins that I dated when I was in High School.
August 17, 2007

Eric
You didn’t have this wine during the Australian Shiraz/Viognier Ep. I was really intrigued after the Terlato/Chapoutier was sold out. You are spot on with Victoria. Thanks for turning me on to the region!

QOTD: two things that look the same and are completely different. . .my profession(in wine) and my passion(in wine).
August 17, 2007

Tom T.
Lars was as usual hilarious.
QOTD my driver and three-wood. They look the same, but I slice the hell with the driver, and hit the three wood straight (usually).
August 17, 2007

Grasshopper
Big Shout Out to Lars! Pretty darn funny!! Is your wife’s name Lena?

Uff da!
August 17, 2007

wolfie
easy qotd, gv……. music.

take two bands who play the same style of music, one of which has that certain something, the other that doesn’t, and put them side by side. the band that doesn’t have the spark… they look the same, they can sound the same, they can have the same cover art, they can thank the same bands in their liner notes…. heck, the crappy band can even seem to be as good at first. but six month later, that album is being used as a coaster for your gin and tonics, while the other is still in your cd player.

have an awesome weekend everybody…
August 17, 2007

Yanknbank
So……….
What is the point of the punt, IN A WINE BOTTLE?! Ha ha football, but I had the exact same question as that guy did after watching the Sea Smoke epsiode.
Anyone?
Anyone?
August 17, 2007

SteveW
AWESOME TOP 45!!!!!
Lars killed it!
QOTD: This years Seattle Seahawks vs last years. The Seahawks are going to bring the Thunder this year!
August 17, 2007

Brad
Funny how you crap on the G-men while getting on the punting soap box, even w/ the in-depth detail of mentioning the technique of using an angle to place the ball inside the 20….you mention Eli, you mention Brandon…and you fail to say anything about our MVP Jeff Feagles? Hello, lead the NFL on punts inside the 20 ever since they started tracking that statistic!? How convenient of you. You also forgot to mention how lame the green goobers are…can’t wait to watch Puntington’s shoulder get completely dislodged from the socket when Strahan ruptures it…assuming he doesn’t quit!
August 17, 2007

Autoproxy
I think you may have hurt that guy’s feelings by not answering the punt question.

QOTD – Umm…my two hands? They look remarkably similar. But they really are very different.
August 17, 2007

JC
Got the wristband today, thanks! Digital camera crapped the bed, so nadda for a picture in the immediate future. QOTD: My twin nephews.
August 17, 2007

Jen Loves Wine
Hey Gary — We tried the 2004 Parsons Flat a few weeks ago an weren’t overwhelmed either — gave it an 89. It just didn’t have the complexity we thought it would and for that price point I think we were expecting a little more. QOTD: Can’t really think of anything. Have a good weekend.
August 17, 2007

Jim Louderback
Build a wine closet. I did so, with a refurbished refrigeration unit (basically an AC), shelving that I bought used from Craigs List…. and now I have room for 500 bottles… Much better than a cooler….

And it is totally not full!

jim
August 17, 2007

Pete
Go to Seattle Seahawks Whine.com!!!!! Do not buy!
August 17, 2007

John J.
QOTD: The spaghetti sauce I made last night and everything I made before it. Because last night I added cab. sav. for the first time. So while it only looks a little different, its taste is a world apart.

Have fun in Idaho!
August 17, 2007

James
Nut! A little over-the-top in style – Booyah!
Cramer already has a show.
August 17, 2007

Harley Stan
Gary, great friday episode
QOTD- My dogs, they are both boxers and eight years old but they are completely different, one ignores me and the other can’t be without me.
August 17, 2007

Bossman
Daverdud…I mean, Gary,

Funny you should mention 3d glasses, when the Thundercats finally arrive they’ll be accompanied by something else I couldn’t resist on eBay (sucker for a bargain).

Nice punt on the punt question, pinned inside the 5.

QOTD: Passion for family life, and, er, passion passion. It’s tough working in midtown Manhattan during the summer months and keeping one’s mind at home (above gutter level).

My QOTD for you: Is it just me that interprets the direction that the gentleman are walking on those two bottles as an indication of their apparent diametrically opposed style? Ah, screw it, stop thinking about the wine and drink it!
August 17, 2007

Chris George
Am in two minds over that one.
August 17, 2007

Mr. Cabernet
First, no more Lars! It’s just too hard for me to fast search to get to the end of this unfunny bit. Wasn’t funny in the past, isn’t funny now.

Wine cellar–I have a Vintage Keeper VP220. To save shipping costs it is packed in 5 boxes, most of them flat. You then assemble at home-not to hard. I was able to pick up up at a local distributor in San Diego and paid no shipping cost.

Not the quality of a Vinotemp or Subzero, but more than meets my needs.

Punt question–WIKIPEDIA.ORG!! Not good for some info but perfect for this type of question.
August 17, 2007

C.W. Miller IV
AotD: Two things that look the same but are completely different: My “I’m concentrating and fascinated by what you’re saying face” and my “I’m displeased and slightly angry with what you’re saying face”. Most people who don’t know me very well tend to become confused by these faces when engaging me in intense conversation.
August 17, 2007

Robert F
Great intro, Lars. Gary, you can probably football nerd it up even better than you can wine nerd it up – I have no idea what you just said – pretty much Greek to me.

QOTD: Not very significant, but I just had the best home grown tomatoes yesterday – looked exactly the same as so-called “vine ripened” store bought tomatoes – but the taste is no comparison. I had almost forgotten what a real tomato tastes like. I wish I had room to grow them in my apartment…
August 17, 2007

Wave
QOTD- JaMarcus Russell and Daunte Culpepper
August 17, 2007

Russ J
QOTD: hamburgers and buffalo burgers, Richard Todd and Joe Namath. ???????
August 17, 2007

Julian Grey
Gary!!! that intro was endless @_@;

Anyway, I am de-lurking myself and wanted to say, I love the show.

jg
August 17, 2007

Neil
The SF 49ers.

By the way, Gary V, what’s up with trashing our home team without provocation? You had a nice visit in SF last week and the 49ers suck? What’s up with that???? Where’s the WLTV love?

They have been terrible the last few seasons, but this year I feel we’re talking playoffs, so yeh, QOTD: the 49ers.
August 17, 2007

HipandKneeDoc
QOTD:

My wife and daughter look kinda alike.

Completely different, however.

My daugther listens to me once in a while….
August 17, 2007

life's too short...
cool that you mentioned the terlato / chapoutier tasting when you brought up the rhone-like characteristics on Innocent Bystander. Nice. re: Tim F’s question, I have to comment: People like sports. Not just Jets vs. Vikes, but more like, “my clubhouse is better than your clubhouse.” Whatever the issue, it’s all about “us vs. them.” My God? Kick’s YOUR God’s ass, every day, and twice on, well, you get the idea. I think it’s ingrained in us from the bad old ferment the juice in the fruit and get trashed on bug juice days where we grunted a lot and clubbed each other over the head. Wait. Now? We just do it with flames and condescension. Read Robert Parker’s boards vs. WL’s boards–world of difference. A LOT of arrogance and pomp. WL’s board? Not so much. Anyway, that said, there’s good information on both, so why limit yourself? Take everything–wine boards included–with a grain of salt. I’m just sayin’…
August 17, 2007

Taco John
QOTD: Law students in class vs. law students around town. Law students are pretty much the same when they’re working, but totally different when they go out to bars or are hanging out with friends. Some can’t drop the driven-professional act and be a normal person.
August 17, 2007

Dominus
Great, great show. Hopefully I can order some of the 1st impostor and it not be sold out.

Punt? Something the Jets do quite often vs the Colts would have been a shorter, easier answer. Actually, there is a purpose to the punt though has its origins with champagne bottles. Maybe another famous “Dom” invented it?

QOTD: My brother and I look quite similar but are worlds apart.

Have a great weekend.

Dom

P.S. No more gravatars or did I miss that email?
August 17, 2007

OrionSlayer
That’s interesting how similar those two bottles look. The image on the Argentinian Zolo looks similar ( http://www.southernwines.com/images/products/zoloreserve_cabsau_04.jpg )

QOTD: Well, these two don’t look the same, but they sound the same and are completely opposite: raise and raze. Isn’t that interesting?
August 17, 2007

Wine-ot
Go Lars, Go Gary, GV thanks for getting on the ball with cellar times a nice touch and much appreciated!!!
August 17, 2007

Martin
Girlfriend and her twin sister.
August 17, 2007

Lurker
So – having been a lurker, I’ve never asked this question..nor seen it answered – but what happens to the wine that Gary drinks on the show? What I mean is….there is still a good 4/5 of a bottle left of wine when he gets done, what happens to it? Anyone know? Gary – have time to answer?
August 17, 2007

Jiah
eek dont like lars..

qofd: me and my sister – we’re 5 yrs apart, people ask if we are twins, but we are very different in personality.. i like wine, she does not..

jayhitek – hilarious
August 17, 2007

Kelly
GET SOME FREAKING CHAPOUTIER/TERLATO SHIRAZ–VIOGNIER BACK IN PLEASE WL, I DON’T WANT TO BUY A CASE VIA THE REQUESTS EMAIL SO THIS IS MY RANT

I’m glad that there was a nice old world wine for the price on WLTV, hopefully I can buy some before all the people who watch this freak out and buy everything you say is good. It’s crazy how people react to wine critiquing.

The two things that look alike but are not similar at all that have been in my life recently are the novels Anna Karenina and The Brothers Karamazov by Lev Tolstoi and Fyodor Doestoevski respectively. The ideas that each forms about life are staggeringly different yet the country, time period, and shape and length of the book would lead one to believe otherwise.
August 17, 2007

wmole
Gary, have a great time this weekend and please take a break from hose emails.

Todd B: General Audience Rating answer to your question…it’s all about fashion, deep punt=dressed to kill.

Tactical:the great mystery. Go on trim recon w/sierradoc
August 17, 2007

wmole
those
August 17, 2007

mas
Lars, excellent intro! Funny funny stuff …

Gary, you convinced me to try another Aussie Shiraz with that ‘04 Innocent Bystander.

QOTD: Tomatoes – a nice in-season ripe Jersey Tom will kill anything I can find in a supermarket everytime. Have to convince my boss I need another trip to NJ, if only for the tomatoes (but I can squeeze in a WL trip as well).
August 17, 2007

Herm
Great job Lars…..who looks just like Gary but has a different wine tasting style….Thanks for the episode!
August 17, 2007

phil
Min 14 NYJ 3. Lars wuz right!
August 17, 2007

SoCal
QOTD: Our two pugs….the male is all love….the female is all sass….go figure
August 17, 2007

KimG
hmm, I got about 300 wines in my storage area(I’d wish it was a cellar). I enjoy having at least 6 of each, so I can taste them over the years and then serve 3-4 for a dinner when they are really ripe and drinkable. Wine really develops over the years!

I do like to taste different stuff every day, but for a dinner I like to serve the same to all.
August 17, 2007

Roo
- was wading through all of the archives and forgot about the new episode. Nice one!

QOTD: Apples. I’ve been eating them like crazy lately – and it’s the absolute WORST when you bite into a gorgeous looking one and it’s mealy…
August 17, 2007

amgryger
QOTD: I have a bookshelf full identical black, spiral bound sketchbooks, but what is drawn and written inside of each one is very different, especially as my ideas about the world change over time.
August 17, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
LARS ROCKS!!!! Mr. Cabernet, not so much…. sounds like a non-Vayniac type A P _ _ _ K.

Go PACK!!
August 17, 2007

Denise
QOTD: My two daughters. : )

–your #1 fan : )
August 17, 2007

Bossman
Lurker,

“Iâ€™ve never asked this question..nor seen it answered – but what happens to the wine that Gary drinks on the show?”

If you’re referring to the spit bucket it’s collected and used in the WL store branded bottles. If you’re speaking of the wine he actually swallows, I surmise it follows the normal course but that’s just conjecture on my part.

“What I mean isâ€¦.there is still a good 4/5 of a bottle left of wine when he gets done, what happens to it?”

Oh, okay, sorry. You know Gary is a standup guy, he donates it to the local shelter. This explains the recent phenomena of homeless people stumbling over the streets of Springfield reaking of D’Yquem, Caymus and Grange requesting .25 or any spare foie gras of passer-bys.

“Anyone know? Gary – have time to answer?”

He rarely responds to questions on the vlog, but surely if you email him you’ll get a response. However, he gets so much email he often misses some of it so if he doesn’t respond right away resend it daily until he does.

What? Gary asked us to help out with answers, didn’t he?

…and he wants to know if we drink wine while watching WLTV.
August 17, 2007

TROC
Thor brings the Thunder to the Meadowlands! Vikings rip up that Welch’s Grape Fruit field and bring it some real Terroir! (You actually hate the 49ers?)
August 17, 2007

Bearsfan
Gary,

I’ve been watching WLTV for about two weeks now. Lots of fun and great information. I am presently watching your beloved Jets as I write this. It’s the 4th qtr and yer boys are gettin schooled by the Vikes 34 to 13 Vikings.
Too bad soooo sad.
August 17, 2007

Jeff Mastroianni
Have to try a shiraz viogner blend one of these days.

QOTD: my 2 daughters, they look very similar, and in their baby pictures sometimes I get confused, but they are total opposites. One is shy, sweet, and always wanting to please, the other is boisterous, demanding, and full of life. Hard to figure, maybe one is the mailman’s kid???
August 17, 2007

lenny
Every time I try to get a bottle of wine that is rated good by Gary, SPEC’s doesn’t have it!!

Is he just tasting wines he has an exclusive on??

QOTD: My 2 granddaughters!!! Same as above.
August 18, 2007

Yanknbank
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_bottle

scroll down towards the bottom.

“punt” or you can go with my short answer after reading it. Everyone has theories, but nobody knows.
August 18, 2007

Matt N.
Hey Gary, is buttoning only one of your collar buttons a new trend I don’t know about? Is that like the one pant leg up thing from a few years ago? I feel like your viewers need to know these things so we can get a head start on trends that super famous people like you only know about.
August 18, 2007

Ferrigno
Hello hello.. ALRIGHT I ADORE LARS’S CLIPS!!!!
QOTD: of course you and Sir VaynerchuCk
August 18, 2007

Capt M
Lars, your intros are THE BEST! bar non. Both Gary and Lars are great performers, hahaha.. NICE toss of the wrist band!! Then I got confused myself too; I sword that you got the wrong (2nd) bottle. Two great wines. You know.. before I started watching WLTV (about 13 or 14 months ago), I knew very little English. Then first I learned a word really well: PROFOUND. Now I’m down to my second learned word.. TREMENDOUS!! QOTD: Wife and Ex-wife! haha.. just kidding. Again, Lars.. award winning stuff, congrats! Tremendous!
August 18, 2007

wlburk
So that was a great Friday episode, possibly my favorite.

Great intro by Lars, it’s been a while!

QOTD: My albums!
August 18, 2007

Mudd
Kudos to Lars. Reminds me of one of my old college roommates from Bemidji MN. Great show Gary.

QOTD: Cigars! I’ve smoked many cigar brands that looked alike but smoked and tasted drastically different.
August 18, 2007

soyhead
i’m a lurker. wine stuff good. football stuff not into it.
wikt rahspet diggity!
August 18, 2007

JennyO
LARS!!!!! That was AWESOME!!!!!!!
QOTD: I have two identical-looking microphones for my Karaoke Revolution game. But one I got with a game I purchased at Best Buy; the other came with a game I purchased on Ebay (used.) The one from Ebay has some loose wiring and, consequently, it crackles or drops out in the middle of a song. So, really, it’s unusable. Unless I’m singing duet with a friend. Depending on how good a friend it is, sometimes I volunteer to take the bad one… but usually I selfishly and knowingly choose the good one!
August 18, 2007

Jahlove
You suggest that acidity matters in the longevity of a white wine, but I think its just as important for a red wine. Acidity is what gives you freshness. If a red wine has the requisite fruit, tannin structure, AND acidity, I think its set up for the long haul.

QOD: My Prince Graphite tennis racquets. Same racquet, different grip size. Consequently, they play very differently in my hand.

P.S. Just getting back from vacation and had too catch up on more than one week’s worth of episodes. I watched all of this week back to back and found all the episodes to be highly entertaining. A real solid week.
August 18, 2007

Augustus
Gary is right about getting the biggest wine storage unit one can afford. If you live in the Los Angeles area, Vintotemp has a scratch and dent warehouse in Long Beach. Some of the units are truly beat to heck, but others have only a small ding here or there and are more than half off of list price. I bought a sixty bottle stainless, front venting unit from them (with just a tiny scratch on the door) for three hundred bucks. Of course, it is already full and I’m looking to buy something larger.

QOTD: Rosenblum Appelation series Zins:The bottles for the San Francisco and the Paso Robles look EXACTLY the same, but the wines are totally different. The San Fran is just a big fruit bomb (delicious, but boring). The Paso Robles has tons of dark fruit on the nose, along with fresh mint – and finishes with a tremendous amount of chocolate and pepper.
August 18, 2007

Steve-o
great intro lars, well done.

Gary…WHAT THE PUNT>!?

qotd:I have absolutely no idea.
August 18, 2007

Brendan McGuigan
Great episode, GV. I think the entertaining guest intros are good, and boo to all those who hate on Lars. We should all put ourselves on the line so much. I’m already buying too much Aussie Syrah these days, and episodes like this don’t help â€“ they get me curious as heck.

QOTD: Well, even after years I am still blown away by how different two wines that look nearly identical can taste. But that aside: It’s amazing how two waves can look like they’re going to offer you the exact same experience, but as soon as you’re up on them the ride is so totally different you can hardly believe it.
August 18, 2007

IamAlurker
Lars is sooooooo much better than Gary at wine. Lars clearly has the superior wine knowledge and acumen. Gary you better hope Lars doesn’t open a store in NJ!

And Lars was pretty close in nailing the score! Jets stink!

I want a Lars wristband!!!!! Got an extra snort?
August 18, 2007

Scarred1
Great intro, Lars!

“He who hesitates is lost.” or something like that. I was thinking about getting some of the Innoocent Bystander a few weeks ago after the Shiraz-Viognier ep, but opted for something else instead. Shame on me.

QOTD: no idea, although I liked Happy Wine Guys answer about his cellar and Visa statement. I can relate to that.

Have a great weekend.
August 18, 2007

randyshakes
The labels also kind of remind me of ‘The Guilty’ by the Shinas estate in Australia.
August 18, 2007

Jameus
This was a great show! Thanks Gary. It’s just to bad your Jets don’t bring the thunder as much as you do hehe. Do you know anything about snaps? Perhaps you could head down and give a demonstration eh? (Sorry man I HAD to say something, the wife and I couldn’t stop laughing when that happened last night)

On another note, I’m sure some people don’t want to watch quest intros however if they went back into the archives… you’re just bringing back what you were doing before and it worked and still works. With the little tidbits of education you’re mixing in I think you’re right on track man, keep them coming!

QOTD: Well, I’m remarried and even though I’ve had two wives they are completely different. I rushed into the 1st when I was too young to know any better and as we got a little older we grew apart. My new wife is the best thing that ever happened to me and without the past the future would never have been as amazing as it is!
August 18, 2007

Jon B.
I’m really enjoying viewer intro’s.Keep this up if you can.Great friday show.QOTD I’ll have too say my two daughters as well. My first was no worries when she was baby didn’t get into anything. My youngest is holy terror into everything and everything goes into her mouth. I love them both the same but man what a difference in the two. Thanks GV and WLTV crew.
August 18, 2007

Lurker
Thanks Bossman!
August 18, 2007

Vinacull
I lived in Minnesoootah for 5 years so I enjoy doze intro’s from Lars doncha know – highly entertaining. This was a GREAT episode Gary. Last time I tried the Parson’s Flat was the ‘03 vintage. Big over-the-top fruit and a very silky mouthfeel (the best part), but otherwise rather unidimensional and just not interesting enough for me to spend 30 bones on it again. Regarding the question on wine cellars, it’s hard to argue the point that a built in closet or full boat cellar is the best arrangement. However my basement is not amenable to that so I have a Vinoteque unit (seats 285) that has served me very well over the years. The two best pieces of advice I have if you’re going to get a cooling unit are: 1) Buy a much bigger unit than you think you need. In fact buy as obscenely big as you can afford so it can accomodate all the great wines that Gary is recommending. 2) Buy one that has flexibility built into it. In other words one that will seat all the friggin oversize bottles (tall and fat)that are so popular nowadays. This criteria is harder to meet than it sounds when it comes to predesigned units.
August 18, 2007

Kent Benson, St. Cloud, MN
Lars rules! Nice job Lars. I love the Tarkenton jersey (most exciting quarterback in NFL history). Go to my web site and send me an email if you have time.

Gary, I love the recycled (printed on both sides) paper for the Ask WLTV segment. It’s good to see that WL is an efficiently run organization!
August 18, 2007

Brad
Congradulations on the spectacular Jets performance yesterday, they looked stellar. Pennington’s arm strength was showcased beautifully w/ those blazing 5 year screen passes…and those 2 interceptions were spot on baby! Way to go Green slobs- see what happens when you mess w/ Big Blue? Eat it.
August 18, 2007

Kent Benson, CSW
Lars rules! (And, Vikings ruled the Jets last night!) I love the Tarkenton jersey (the most exciting quarterback in NFL history). Lars, I’m from St. Cloud, if you have time, visit my website and drop me a line at my email.

Gary, I love the recycled paper (printed on both sides). It’s nice to know that WL is such an efficiently run operation.
August 18, 2007

Toke-Dawg
Sorry, Gary, but even as a fellow Jersey Boy (even if I’m a Giants fan), I’ve gotta give props to Lars for his pick. Not bad.
August 18, 2007

Suzanne
It took me a little bit to figure out you were actually saying the word “HEN.” (Good to see Lars is coming around again!)
August 18, 2007

Greg B.
Big G, Great friday show. Hey, where are ya going to be in LA?
August 18, 2007

Dale Cruse
QOTD: Easy!

These two websites:

http://www.templateworldpro.com/

and

http://corkd.com/
August 18, 2007

Susan
Gary- QOTD: My brother’s wife is a twin.
She and her sister are identical to the
eye but their personalities are SOOOOOOOO different!!!!
August 18, 2007

AlisonD
QOTD: All the identical twins I have ever met… usually one is very outgoing one, and one is very shy. As an aside…I have a twin brother, and people actually ask me if we are identical..hellllllooooo…I’m a girl..he’s a boy…
August 18, 2007

AmandaM
Great episode. I had always wondered about the punt, and you explained it so throughly. Thanks for that.
QOTD: My desk chair vs my boyfriend’s chair. They are the exact same model, but mine doesn’t lean back and his does. I prefer it my way and he prefers it his, so it works out.
August 18, 2007

globalFF
Just stumble on this show today. Its just ironic that an Aussie gets on a yanky show to find what is good back home….just as ironic as the game of Football is played with their hands and the foot is so seldom used people are not aware what a punt is used for…..hmmmmm better stick to the Aussie wines… Great show!!
August 18, 2007

yowens
dude- both labels rock- im buying both. So i saw two kids today in clinic, 3 month old twins. One would not stop crying not matter what was done. The other could care less about anything.
August 18, 2007

cnw
YEAH Fridays with the comfy couch! LARS was a riot! Awesome laughs!

QOTD: my twin cats – totally different in EVERY aspect! Crazy!
August 19, 2007

vibemore
I’m a huge fan of the Terlato-Chapoutier Shiraz/Viognier so I’m looking forward to Innocent Bystander.

QOTD: My identical twin sons. Look the same. Wildly different personalities.
August 19, 2007

drew
Nonsense GV! The punt is what the Jets offense should have used in the Vikings game. Punts > Turnovers.
August 19, 2007

fatdoi
hmmm…….. innocent bystander, always walk pass it but didn’t take any notice, will get one next time……. thanks GV
August 19, 2007

J Crazy
QOTD: My left and right leg. Both are about the same size, same shape and at first glance you’d think they would be used for the same exact function. HOWEVER, when one leg is going forward the other leg is going backwards. CRAZY. Wait until I explain more. I was playing a little judo the other day and when I was leg tripping a guy my left leg was off the ground but my right leg (same size and shape still) wasn’t moving at all. I mean, it was sta/tion/ery. I tried putting my left shoe on my right foot,didn’t work. I tried walking with both feet moving in the same direction; my wife asked me why I was jumping. I said, “what are you freakin’ taking about? I’m walking!!” I mean I think a god, when making us, might make two legs that at least could wear the same shoe. Then you wouldn’t have to buy two.
August 19, 2007

Karl Laczko
Lars, excellent intro, you’re a natural. Gary, can you bring in a translator for that football speak please?

QOTD – No, blank on that one.
August 19, 2007

Campinglisab
QOTD: I have a NON Crocs pair of shoes and a real Crocs. No comparison once they are on your feet.

GREAT SHOW. I like that you are throwing in more educational stuff!
August 19, 2007

Elliot Essman
QOTD – I have a real Swiss Army knife and a fake one. I don’t even dare use the fake one, lest it cause an accident of some kind.
August 19, 2007

Dave Canada
Nice intro Lars….
QOTD – Twins….I have cousins that are twins but are so diabmetrically opposed it is scary!
August 19, 2007

msb2ncsu
QOTD: All of my dress shirts. Its amazing that one manufacturer can get so much variation in the same template.
August 19, 2007

jsdoc56
my feet……….but one hurts more than the other
August 19, 2007

GottaGoDrink
Lars- You pretty much nailed it at 21-3. Actual first quarter score was 14-3. I’m just a little unclear on what Mrs. Lars was snorting…
August 19, 2007

Bernie Bearnaise
Lars personified the Northern Minnesota or Wisconsin archetype with panache. Nice winestein too. Excellent football prognostication skills. Not bad for preseason.

Gary, you will get me to taste more New World wines and change me at least with your creative descriptors. I was just innocently standing by… The two pictures on the labels are quite different as one is the traditional garb of a clergyman and the other sort of a 1950’s film noir Marlboro Man.

Many grape varietals have a local name that is used only regionally. The Fume Blanc episode on Thursday related the famous Robert Mondavi marketing ploy. In the Loire region Sauvignon Blanc grape can be called Blanc Fume. I’m sure they get their share of fog too.

Two wines that have similar names are the Pouilly-Fume (pooyee-foomay)and Pouilly-Fuisse (pooyee-fweesay) but one is the Loire Valley crisp Sauvignon Blanc and the other the rich Maconnaise Chardonnay.
August 19, 2007

Johan Libert
Dale Cruse — Wow! What a rip off! Gary get on that!
August 19, 2007

Michael R.
longtime lurker….i know, sorry.
congrats on making the front page of itunes.
love the podcast.
QOD-http://www.knockoffproject.com/
August 19, 2007

Grapedigger
Look alike externally but are all different internally!! Great idea for the show…
I’ve got 2 daughters who very much look alike but boy have totally different personalities..
Cheers..
August 20, 2007

Mike S.
OK, now that you are back in Calli, are you going south to T country????????
C-mon man, you know I’m still waiting. . . . . .

Mike
August 20, 2007

Robin C.
QOTD: My black cats Cleo and Quincy look pretty much the same but Quincy loves Pavo, who adopted him when he came into the household as a kitten, and Quincy is always trying to suckle Pavo, which is usually well tolerated by Pavo – he’s very nurturing. Cleo is very friendly, but refuses to be picked up and doesn’t have close friends among the other cats.
Also, I took a bottle of Ridge Monte Bello 2000 to a friend’s house for dinner the other night, and I’ve always loved the Monte Bello, but this one was a revelation – it couldn’t have been more perfect – it started with cigarette ashes in the nose and evolved to cherries and berries welling up to the surface. Last night I went to a restaurant where we ordered a bottle of Wolf Blass gold label shiraz, and it looked much the same given the different lighting and different glasses, but I found myself comparing it with the Monte Bello (I know that was wrong of me to compare 2 diffrent grapes) and it fell very very short. I wondered why anyone bothered planting the syrah grape. Of course the Monte Bello was 6 times as expensive.
I added a C. onto my name as I noticed that there are some more Robins signing on. My best friend is named Robin; we travel together a lot and everyone always loves it that we have the same name. We went to a restaurant in town for lunch and the waiter said that we were the 6th and 7th Robins to come into the restaurant that day. Everyone was enchanted. It must have been a slow day.
Very nice show. Gary seems so mature. Nice shirt.
August 20, 2007

TR
QOTD Well there were these twins I knew… but I’ll keep this PG and go with Leberkase (liverwurst) and Duck Fois Gras. Duck kicks pork’s ass every time. Speaking of ass those twins…I digress.
I thought it was rather ironic that the wine in the Rhone style syrah bottle tasted like (according to Gary) a Bordeaux, and the one in the Bordeaux style bottle did not.
August 20, 2007

Chad
Gary … these wines look a lot like the Tallulah Syrah you reviewed a long while back (that I bought, and is very good). Take a look …
August 20, 2007

portland guy
Lars makes this episode. Hilarious! Then it went down hill with GVs silly ranting. Not good.
August 20, 2007

mcj
QOTD: The Backstreet Boys and N’Sync.

So what’s a snort, anyway?
August 20, 2007

Ryan D
QotD: Me and my brother, although 5 years apart in age, look almost exactly alike. And though many of our mannerisms are alike, our personalities are completely different.
August 21, 2007

BelgianBeerMistress
QOTD: There are two musical artists: Henryk Gorecki, who composed his Symphony No 3, and Feist, a modern singer, who have amazingly similar record covers, even though their music is amazingly different. To see the covers, go to:
http://www.amazon.com/Henryk-Gorecki-Symphony-Sorrowful-Songs/dp/B000005J1C/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-9713547-1144025?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1187710831&sr=8-1

Then here…
http://www.amazon.com/Reminder-Feist/dp/B000NPE7YC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-9713547-1144025?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1187710888&sr=1-1

Julie
August 21, 2007

Trenting
OMG, Lars was great in this episode!
August 22, 2007

phermented1
The Lars Monster in the hizzy!
QOTD: wholesale customers (buyers) and retail customers (consumers). I have to bend over much more for the wholesale customers. At least the retail customers give a reach around
August 22, 2007

wayno da wino
Nice to see LARS in da Hizzy!!!!!!!
Even drinkin’ some of da local
(Temecula) wine, don’t ya know…..
August 22, 2007

WINO
Great open Lars!!!!!

Check out the Tallulah Syrah bottles, very close looking to these as well.
August 22, 2007

mitch o
very funny answer about the punt but really what purpose does a punt on a wine bottle serve?
August 22, 2007

Kathleen
Sacrificing, and sacrificing for a loved one. They may look the same from the outside, but they are totally different motivations.
Kathleen
Albany, NY
August 23, 2007

Corrado
QOTD: I have two VW Corrados. To the casual bystander they’re identical (most folks think I have only have one). They’re completely different beneath the facade. Separated by only three years, they have different everything (interior, engine, transmission, wheels, etc.)
August 24, 2007

Brandon M
#151 is dedicated to a Mr. Francis….Because LOLing Cracks me up!
August 27, 2007

LT
Hey – I’ve been out of the loop since the fois gras episode…not that i’m holding it against you, i’ve just been busy! Anyway, I’m catching up on some episodes now. But seriouly, is Coles worth a pick-up in my fantasy draft???
September 14, 2007

Andrew
Hi Gary
Just looking through a few episodes I missed. I’m glad you liked the Innocent Bystander. First let me say that Victoria is where it’s at for Australian wines and especially the Yarra Valley were this comes from.
I visited the brand new winery / cellar-door / restaurant when I was back in Australia on holidays a few weeks ago. Innocent Bystander is the second label of a mob called Giant Steps who make some pretty good wines. They have some excellent Chardonnayâ€™s that I think you may like, quite subtle and not your over-the-top, obnoxious, ’sunshine in a glass’ cheap rubbish (the stuff that gives Australian a bad name). You need to checkout as many Yarra Valley Pinots, Cabernets and Chardonnays as you can, I’m not sure what makes it to the states, but there’s some lovely wines coming from this area – especially 2004 and 2005s.
Andrew
August 6, 2008

Dessert Wine Nerd
Nice intro from Lars. Got to give some credit where its due. Get Lars to do some more intros and send him some schawag!!! QOTD: Ive been thinking for a while and I cant come up with anything!! Arrgghhhhh!!!!….. Got it! My friends from India. Twins, but totally different. One wears glasses and the other doesnt, one has a shorter temper than the other, but still two great people.