Gary Is Tired From A Day Of Tasting 140 Wines

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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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Chateau Jonc Blanc MontravailOther Red Bordeaux
2004 Sojourn Cellars Cabernet SauvignonSonoma Cabernet Sauvignon

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November 29, 2007

warhwk69
why is there a Pennington jersey on the wall? Why not Testiverde next to it!!
November 29, 2007

ev
I have heard one should not attempt to try more than 20 wines to effectively taste without palate fatigue. I have experienced a change starting around there. My problem has been at big tastings where I don’t sit down first and pick out my top 25 that I really want to critique for myself, my eyes get too big. After about 40, I feel I’m not being fair to the wines, my customers or myself, so that’s when I relax, have a glass or two (to drink) and NOT critique and relax and enjoy myself because I don’t want to look and feel like GV did in this video. Hey GV, I know.
November 29, 2007

Arttu
Hi!!!

Just to congratulate you for your show!, i think that is a great idea what you are doing and all my circle of friends and me aprecciate your effort. You once answered me about a naive question and i aprecciate that you did it. By the way, I’m writing from Helsinki-Finland…I’m suppose i’m not the only one but anyway is nice to know that your show it’s seen all over the world!

Cheers

Arttu
November 28, 2007

Nesto
My palate is dead after about 6 or 8 wines – even if I’m spittin’ the whole way.
November 28, 2007

vivaitalia
My toungue looks like that every night after only drinking one bottle of wine! Thanks alot for still giving us a show after a long hard day, don’t think that it goes unappreciated. The most wines i’ve had at a tasting is about 80 and I was impressed at how my palate held up. The last thing I did was the blind table and won it. Now I always swallow them so I think my head would leave me before my tongue!
November 28, 2007

KennyPetersenII
Like the off view, thanks for gutting out a Thunder show after a THUNDER Tasting!
November 28, 2007

pforty
Great EP!

QOTD: Never reached a tired palate yet, but my nose gets overloaded to the point I can’t discern things quickly. Especially if I can;t figure out what the component is that I know I have smelled before.,
November 28, 2007

terroirist
After the Holiday shows when the wholesale people are selling their wine – my tongue gets tired after about 20 wines..

are you guys selling the Bordeaux?

terroirist
November 28, 2007

Herm
Thanks for the show after a long day of wine tasting…..I can’t distinguish aromas, tastes or textures after 6 or 7 wines…..Herm
November 28, 2007

Pastafari Pirate
QOTD: never have tried tasting/drinking so much that I’ve reached palate fatigue. Generally only drink 250-350ml per night, occasionally as much as a bottle, but that’s rare. And at just one 750ml, no palate fatigue in sight. So no experiential basis for valid empirical assessment.
November 28, 2007

pawncop
Good show.
Unable to answer the QOTD have rarely tasted more than one bottle at a time
November 28, 2007

canadian-kid
QOTD: when im drunk or ive hit about 50 wines….which ever comes first. I try to spit at most tastings but sometimes its too much work to get at the bucket.
November 28, 2007

Bernie Bearnaise
I emailed you and mentioned the Sojourn Cellars in my WLTV comments about two or three times a few months ago when I had some that a friend of mine brought back from California. I’m glad you finally got to taste it. They didn’t make too many cases and it reminded me of Caymus also. I am anxious to try their Pinot Noirs which they have taken on the big boys with and won Gold. The story of their winemakers is on the label and they started out playing tennis together and got the idea of producing a quality wine. I believe they buy the grapes and have them crushed in batches. They are in fact a value in the Cali Cabernet Cult category.

I usually am drinking something from across the pond so thanks for the Bergerac tip.

It sounds like too much of a good thing at over a hundred wines. I’ve never had more than 30 or so and you need to take immediate notes if you are going to remember much….Even the slight amount of alchohol absorbed through the membranes of the mouth will add up after a while and take its toll. I give Parker, Vaynerchuk, Tanzer and Meadows great respect for their prolific tasting ability and service provided.

There is a slightly enhanced experience of taste when you swallow and let the wine finish its job at the back of the tongue. I have noticed that whenever you really appreciate the wine you will swallow some to get the whole effect.

BB
November 28, 2007

Andrew
Hey Gary

QOTD: For me palate fatigue tends to happen at large tastings, especially if all the wines are in a similar style like a recent Medoc tasting I went to. A big part of being able to taste and still be aware is the environment – adequate water, a seat, somewhere to make notes etc.

I believe the best way to casually taste wines is on a day’s winery touring as happens in Australia. You can visit five to ten wineries in a day; at smaller places you often get to talk with the winemaker, you can try a producer’s whole range and by trying a wine on location you build up a relationships with the wine.

Andrew
November 28, 2007

Gersh
I honestly don’t have the self control to spit, so i usually am feeling the alcohol before I’ve exhaustedly the tounge.
November 28, 2007

downtnmark
QotD: Well, when I go tasting, my brain poops out before my palette. I can go about 25 wines and still be able to appreciate each one, but I need to sit down for the ;ast two. So, I do not know what my palette is capable of.

It’s a good thing you weren’t tasting young syrahs, or your teethg would be stained purple too.
November 28, 2007

B-727
QotD: Only about 20-25 until my palate poops out and my brain gets fuzzy.
November 28, 2007

Orion Slayer
Holy cow, a purple tongue! How many days does it take your tongue to return to its “normal” color? I’ve had a purple tongue before, but it only took one grape popsicle!

QOTD: The most wines I’ve tasted in one setting has been 15. It was a Rhone tasting. I think my tongue was fine, but my inexperience mind had trouble.
November 28, 2007

mbannon
QOD – About 30.

Great baby pics!!
November 28, 2007

Karl B.
Hi Gary,

QOTD: when I visit wineries I start to lose distinctness on my palate after about 25 different wines. Of course, I am not spitting them out as I go along………………..

Who is the baby??

Regards,
Karl B.
November 28, 2007

BruceP
QOTD: Depends. If it’s a single variety tasting (Pinot Days), then probably after about 30. If I’m mixing it up a bit, I can go up to 50 or 60. The different varietals seem to refresh the palate a bit.
November 28, 2007

Andy
QOTD— Thanks for the love G … I say about 10-15 wines , it tough to stay focused on sight, smell and taste …. It is great to try new things and to remember what they are.
November 28, 2007

Social Project Brian
I like how people talk about their tired “pallet”. Do they need a forklift?

My “palate” gets tired after about 10-20 wines, depending on mood, food, and other factors. Great little episode Gary, I always end up wanting to buy every wine you try. It’s dangerous to my bank account.
November 28, 2007

Stanvh
Nice baby pics. Glad to see that you are a Mac person.

QOTD: Not spitting — about 10 wines. Spitting — I’ve done about 40 at some of the “walk around” tastings and was beginning to fatigue at that point.

Get some rest. I was rooting for the Jets on Thanksgiving but I guess it didn’t help much. Sorry about that.
November 28, 2007

BF
QOTD: Usually I’m done after 3 bottles.