Comments on: 89 Point Wines, ENOUGH ALREADY! – Episode #320

By: Phredd

Phredd — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:51:31 +0000

Fun episode, interesting topid.

QOTD: Most deadlines are fundamentally arbitrary, yet people tend to treat them as drop-dead events. It is the source of much stress in our culture.

By: Chris Lotz

Chris Lotz — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:35:18 +0000

republican or democrat…. can’t we just be american? Legalize it!

By: Griz4life

Griz4life — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:24:03 +0000

I know this is late, but your pronunciation of Oregon disturbs me.

By: Dessert Wine Nerd

Dessert Wine Nerd — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:35:32 +0000

QOTD: People who give restaraunt reviews online like citysearch.com. I know that a lot of the reviews are helpful, but I recently looked at reviews for two restaurants in my area which are both fantastic, and all the negative reviews were absolute nitpicking. It was like they expected more than they deserved, or something. Either that or they were used to Americanized versions of the cuisines of the restaurants and didnt like true flavors from other parts of the world. Just disgusts me…. Enough of my rant, great show. I agree that wines under 90 do get a bad rap, and I know Im part of that and trying to change it. Loved the comment about throwing the quarters out the window. Bet that winemaker loves you…. ha.

By: CBone

CBone — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:40:36 +0000

QOTD: It is illegal to drink alcohol until one second after the midnight on your 21st birthday. Why not 14? Or 7? It is so silly, and the forbidden quality of it makes college kids (CKCs!) often see alcohol as a way to escape, rather than engage their lives. Too bad, isn’t it?

By: HuskerJ

HuskerJ — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:45:27 +0000

QOTD: I know NJ isn’t exactly college football country, but here we find the BCS standings to be the stupidest thing in known existence.

By: Valentin

Valentin — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:18:53 +0000

Hi Gary, sorry for the harsh words but a retard put a ‘ after the 89 on the black board behind you. It is 89s not 89’s! Just my 2 cents.

By: bryon wine

bryon wine — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 20:02:54 +0000

Hey Gary,

I’ve been sucked in by a couple of Miguel Torres wines. I guess I gave them a shot because I really like Veramonte and one other Chilean that I can’t recall right now. But your description about covers them.

I have found Wine Spectator to be fairly consistent with their ratings, unlike some magazine shills that must be receiving payola for their kind words (and numbers). Keep up the good work.

I complement you on your objectivity even though the Torres is on sale on your site.

By: Mike S.

Mike S. — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 21:29:36 +0000

FREE MARKETING RESEARCH!!!
QOTD: There are so many wines that have a 90pt score for under $20, that my first choice would be to try those wines before I journey into $20 89pt or below wines. Why??????? I dunno. I do not trust my palette enough to say “hey spectator, Partker, etc, I think you under-scored this one…. This one is more my style.” My other ‘line in the sand’ is no-score wines. I know I sound like a score freak, but if there is a wine at a store selling for 10, 15, 20 bucks, with no score and boring tasting notes ,then that wine has NO CHANCE of being bought by me. That’s just the way it is bro.

By: Mason

Mason — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 04:54:20 +0000

Great show for the 89s Gary. I have to admit, I have fallen victim to the “89…hmm…Oh, wait, here’s a 90 pointer!” More recently, though, as I learn more about regions, I try to go into my favorite wine shops and look for specific regions in my price point, and then determine what I think about them.

QOTD: Here I go, and I apologize beforehand. I cannot stand the way restaurants are rated. There are restaurants in my home town (Memphis, TN) that get praised for their bar-b-que, and totally don’t deserve the adoration that they get. Why? Because of their name, and the fact that they have ridden on their name for so long that they just don’t give a crap about making good food anymore. (and no, I am not talking about Corky’s!) So, here is to my pallet…the only one that matters.