Gary Is Tired From A Day Of Tasting 140 Wines – Episode #358

November 27, 2007

Gary fights through and puts out an episode for you on WLTV after a long, long day of tasting and buying wines.

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  • “Ok first off I have to point out your wonderful Pennington jersey in t…” by Dessert Wine Nerd
  • “I appreciate your dedication.

    QOTD: I have been to two big trade ta…” by sev

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Chateau Jonc Blanc MontravailOther Red Bordeaux play review at cork'd
2004 Sojourn Cellars Cabernet SauvignonSonoma Cabernet Sauvignon

play review at cork'd

208 Responses

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  1. December 30, 2008

    Dessert Wine Nerd

    Ok first off I have to point out your wonderful Pennington jersey in the background. As a longtime Dolphins ( Seahawks first ) fan, I thank your front office for the trade. Do I think the Jets would have won with Pennington? No, but worked out for us in the end. *grin* Secondly, sorry about that massive tasting. That had to be painful. Thanks for bucking up and doing a show for us, i love you too. QOTD: Im not sure. Ive been to two restaurant trade tastings ( pays to be in the business!! ) and theyre small ones ( local wineries ), but it was still upwards of 60 wines or more I tasted. I didnt feel any fatigue, but I did get smashed both times. God I need to learn to spit!

  2. February 8, 2008

    sev

    I appreciate your dedication.

    QOTD: I have been to two big trade tastings and after about 30-40 wines I can’t really taste anything specific. I am a pretty new, unfocused taster though.

  3. December 11, 2007

    GR8Wine

    I like the episode and even though you hesitate to reco a $40 wine, it’s a good deal if it’s comparable to $70-$125 price point wines.
    QOTD: Depends on whether I’m spitting or not. If I’m not I start to lose it after only a dozen or so. I’ve never had the opportunity to taste more than 80 in a controlled environment when I was spitting. I was doing OK on that one when I finished but probably getting close to when I would tire.

  4. December 10, 2007

    Skippy

    ok ok no lurking! My palate is still pretty immature, so after half a dozen or so I start to lose focus.

  5. December 5, 2007

    JayZee

    Catching up on a lot of episodes – good one, GV. You are fun when you’re “loopy”! :-)

    QOTD: The most wines I’ve ever tasted was probably this June when I toured Paso Robles. I think the one day, my wife and I tried about 50 wines and I think that may have been about the limit. The last wines we tried were at Four Vines and I could still distinguish flavors/aromas, but I doubt I could have been effective with many more. So I’ll go with 50!

  6. December 4, 2007

    Angela

    wow! that is a lot of wine tasting. still catching up on a lot of missed episodes, thanks for all your hard work!
    QOTD: went wine tasting yesterday, 5 wineries, about 50 wines, lots of spitting and a tired tongue.

  7. December 4, 2007

    Cliff and Darcey

    What a TROOPER!

    QOTD: I’ve only tasted perhaps 40 different wines in a sitting and didn’t feel palate-fatigue, per se, then, BUT … if I swallow every time, THEN I admit that it is harder to discern the layers of complexity, though I can still tell swill from elixir!

    Thanks GV for all you do … as I always say: You’ve changed OUR wine world … rest assured that what you do makes a big difference.

  8. December 3, 2007

    Karl Laczko

    Nice episode, probably the only one I’ve watched where I kept having to remember to re-focus back on you and what you were saying, the cute baby pictures on the Mac in the background were ace!

    QOTD – I’ve only made it to a couple of large wine tastings, each about 40 bottles. By the end I was glad it was over, I think I was still OK to taste, but couldn’t have gone on much longer.

  9. December 2, 2007

    jason

    QOTD: i did about 100 to 120 wines over the period of 4 to 5 hours and by the end, my mouth was kicked. the best thing was that i spit pretty much the whole time except for those really nice ones, i felt bad spitting. i will say though that after 100 wines , there were some wines that i tasted that blew my sox off . i ran to my friend and said, you must try this st. emilion!

    peace
    j

  10. December 2, 2007

    Ant'ny

    QOTD: Depends on the day. If we end out tasting a bunch we like, I can go through about 2 dozen before everything starts tasting the same. If we end out not liking a bunch of stuff we’ve tasted, then 6 to 12 will be about the limit!

  11. December 2, 2007

    lee

    I have not exceeded 100 too many times, but at one IMPORTANT tasting I hit the wall right around 100. And i was not able to do my best with the cotes de nimes, and the languedoc.

  12. December 2, 2007

    The Oak Monster

    I showed up today and Gary still liked me.

    The Oak Monster

  13. December 1, 2007

    yowens

    GV- I like an episode here or there with a different format and with wines you have tried already. QOTD: 5-10

  14. December 1, 2007

    winelynn

    Enjoy the show GV! Five is my favorite tasting number. Keep bringing the thunder!!

  15. December 1, 2007

    zach m.

    Wow I actually was writing a paper when I watched this episode lol. Gary have you considered being a psychic?

  16. November 30, 2007

    Matt the Lurker

    QOTD – well I drink wines, not just taste them. So I’d say around 10 to 20 or so. Don’t call me a lightweight either because I’ll pound a few yager bombs and go straight back to drinking wine. Anyway, pallet fatigue is good times.

  17. November 30, 2007

    Mr.Ambassador

    Thanks for the heads-up on the Sojourn; it really sounds like a winner.

    QOTD – Concerning palate fatigue: I used to think I would be good for about 15 wines before losing the ability to distinguish various tastes and nuances. After I had the opportunity to attend a vendor tasting I found that I was not having problems differentiating even after 40+ wine samples. It was a fantastic opportunity and really taught me quite a bit about my palate.

  18. November 30, 2007

    wayno da wino

    Yoooo GeeVee!!!
    It’s a Tuuuff Job (tastin’ 140 wines), but somebodys
    gotta do it!!! Hey, Ya need any help over dhere?? :)

    QOTD: Fatigued Palate?? I never got close to 140
    wines….dat would be a little much…. Most I ever
    did was maybe 20 and da tongue was hangin’ in dhere,
    dhouh i was slightly Crocked………

  19. November 30, 2007

    AaronS

    First bottle. What can I say? I’m only in my 4th week.

  20. November 30, 2007

    Susan

    QOTD: After about 30 wines!!! :)

  21. November 30, 2007

    Susan

    Gary-Is that Erik’s baby?????????????? :)

  22. November 30, 2007

    tarheel17

    Palate fatigue sets in for me at/around 10 wines. Even with spitting. I’m working on increasing that number, of course….

  23. November 29, 2007

    SoCal

    QOTD: By the second or third bottle

  24. November 29, 2007

    Todd Smith

    QOTD – I only go to 1 or 2 tastings a year with more than 100 wines and rarely have time to try them all but, I’d say 40-50. As the bad/boring wines begin to blend together, it’s harder to distinguish the flavors. But even then I can still spot a great wine, and can distinguish the flavors in it – balance is the key.

  25. November 29, 2007

    warhwk69

    why is there a Pennington jersey on the wall? Why not Testiverde next to it!!

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