Sagrantino Di Montefalco and Heart to Heart!

Sagrantino Di Montefalco and Heart to Heart! – Episode #394

January 25, 2008

Gary Addresses what’s going on with all this talk about ending the show and focuses on some amazing wine.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2003 Milziade Sagrantino Di Montefalco RossoSagrantino di Montefalco
2003 Martinelli Sagrantino Di MontefalcoSagrantino di Montefalco
2003 Paolo Bea Sagrantino Di Montefalco Pagliaro SeccoSagrantino di Montefalco

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January 28, 2008

Spinner
Wow, the hot girl dorm room comment was an instant for me…bingo, took me back. memories.

Awesome #384.

QOTD: Volunteered my time to help translate for doctors, giving free medical attention to poor areas around San Felipe, MX. Then some ‘doctors’ tried to sneak me into bars, as I was the only underage one on the trip…guess 14 was not the new 18 back then. Great feeling that day, not the night, but the day.

Thanks again GV for your work/fun time. I guess you cannot call it work if you enjoy doing it.
January 28, 2008

Mason
Gary, thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything that you do for us. This show is absolutely amazing to me. I am definitely a wine geek and learning about wine and discovering new wines is truly a passion of mine. My wife and I now are thinking about taking more “wine trips” in the near future, and wine is something that we enjoy together. I cannot express how grateful I am for you and your crew (Mott!). Thanks in part to you, I am starting my own wine tastings with close friends of mine, and spreading the passion that you help fuel. You are truly radool.
January 28, 2008

Monica J
Gary

Seriously. You are the most adorable thing. Evah.

I am so happy that you are sticking around on the internets.

Also–Britney?

Seriously?
January 28, 2008

Gabriel
QOFD: Best non-family related thing I’ve done has been my volunteer teaching in the deep countryside of China. Nice to help people.

Good that you are going on. If you feel it is a burden to do the show, maybe do it less each week. Everyday is alot of wine to taste.
January 27, 2008

Joseph White
THANK YOU SO MUCH GARY!!! We all really appreciate what you do and what you stand for. Los Angeles loves Gary and me and my family are all so thrilled that you’re going to keep going as we watch your show together when eating dinner and drinking wine together! My fiance and I visited Wine Library in NJ this past December a few days before New Year’s and we loved the store, loved the staff, loved the selection, but most importantly we love you and everything you bring to all of us. Thanks again Gary – we don’t know what we’d do without you!!!
January 27, 2008

Luke P.
QOTD: The four months I spent in Australia back in 2003 on a working holiday. Seriously… life changing.

I’m so very happy you’re staying, Gary. I know it’s a lot of work and we all truly appreciate it. You’re a class act.
January 27, 2008

MJRingstrom
GV — Lurker here. Just had to stop after hearing your announcement 4 min into episode 394 and leave a comment to say thank you! I’m very glad to hear that you’ll continue with the show. I’m a ckc and you have been my introduction to the wine world. You’ve taught my girlfriend and me so much, and brought a ton of enjoyment to our lives. I’m no longer intimidated by wine, and am happy to spend 45 minutes browsing the wine racks at our local store. Thanks again! Back to the show…

M.R.
January 27, 2008

John B
GV, lurker here, glad to hear you’ve decided to keep the show going. You’ve been such a great teacher and I can’t thank you enough.

QOTD: Hiking/Camping
January 27, 2008

Seo Salimi
You rock Gary. So glad you decided to keep the thunder show alive, and give me my 20 minutes of zen each day.
January 27, 2008

Lawrence Leichtman
Going to med school. Thanks for continuing the show. I enjoy it and would be sad to see you stop after little more than a year. You have a lot more wine to share with us. Sangrantino must be a stealth wine because I spent a week in Umbria and didn’t ever hear of this wine. Will have to try it. Again thanks for what you do.
January 27, 2008

Eric A.
Wow, Sagrantino… not for everyone, in my book. I found one at Trader Joe’s for about $20 and it was good, but seriously powerful, seriously olive-smelling, seriously tannic. I’ll try them again in the future, but not unless I’m eating, like, a raw steak…with dirt on top!
January 27, 2008

KyleLikesTies
So delighted to see you’ve come to your senses :~P and are going to continue WLTV … Certainly have learnt an enormous amount from you and love seeing the show while I’m preparing dinner during the week.

QoTD: Wow, that’s too “big” a QoTD … So, I’ll, instead, answer “What’s the greatest thing you’ve done in the last week?” … Which, I imagine, was eating a *delicious* dark chocolate bar with little bits of candied orange peel in it. Sensational … if addictive.
January 27, 2008

David James
Thank god you’re back! In the off chance you read this, I just want to let you know that you are the reason I drink wine at all. I used to hate it, but then I heard something about how you’re meant to decant wine, so I searched on Youtube and found your decanting video, and ever since then I’ve been trying so many different kinds of wine. All to myself too, because none of my friends like it. And because of you I bore them to tears when talking about different kinds of wine all the time…

So thankyou Gary, thankyou so much. Take a break if things are getting too much because despite what you say, it’s you that’s changing the wine world. Not us.

QOTD: When I went on holiday to Russia. I saw St Petersburg and Moscow, and they are the most beautiful and interesting places I’ve ever been. And it was in the middle of the winter and I’ve never seen that much snow before…it was crazy
January 27, 2008

April
Love the show and what you bring to the table! Great reviews today!

THANK YOU!
January 27, 2008

JoanA
QOTD: Moving to San Francisco.
January 27, 2008

CHATrBox
Welcome back!

QOTD:
-Moving to Seattle
-Two Months Backpacking Through Europe
-Michael Jordan Basketball Camp
January 27, 2008

Zachary Dackary Dock
YOU SIR GAVE ME CHILLS… With the thunderous out of the blue power intro after the heart to heart moment. i will only tell you this once and once only……you make this fun…….and the “this” in that statement is so many things. once again stay golden wine boy stay golden…….wakka wakka.
January 27, 2008

Ernest_G
GV, I was watching this show at work, during some down time. When you started the show and explained you were going to continue on with the Thunder.. .I had the largest smile roll out of my face. My co-workers were like, “What’s with the smile?”. And I’m like, “The thunder has returned!”. )

QOTD: For myself. . . many, many, many moons ago, I took a monkey off my back. It was one of the hardest, but most necessary things to do. And now I live a cleaner life than ever before.

To health, family and the thunder show, Cheers!.

GG, GV.
January 27, 2008

Characterlost
Gary, your amazing you really are. i hope you dont think that the show is getting tired. i have blown through almost 400 episodes in 3 months, and i am still looking forward to all the new ones. if i new how to bake i’d send you a nice pumpkin pie, but i dont so i guess your just out of luck.
January 27, 2008

Roope
Hi Gary, I’ve also been a lurker from something like episode 230 onwards, but just wanted to comment NOW for the first time: the thought of more episodes in the future makes me very happy. Thank you and the best to all of you. All things will pass, eventually, but hold on to the good things while you can.

Roope
January 27, 2008

Shelley (The Machine) Levine
I’m coming out to you first, GV. I’m a lurker.

To be completely explicit, I’m coming out today as a lurker only. I still love women. And wine.
January 27, 2008

BradK
Thanks for bringing Sagrantino on to my radar and continuing with the Thunder show!

QOTD: Super bowl XVI in lovely Pontiac, MI.
January 27, 2008

Donna Marie
Been a lurker since WLTV inception, but have to say I’m very happy you’re continuing with the show. You have great impact on wine education and have made me even more passionate about wine–if that’s possible.
January 27, 2008

Fiorentina!
hey gary-
had to watch this episode again….I’ve been feelin’ my roots and having more Italian wines, but have yet to run into the Sag. di Mont. wines. I might just have to order one from you (can you ship to CA by the way?)

Again….I’m happy that you’re staying!

QotD – There really isn’t much, but I’d have to say Painting.
Every once in awhile I Paint…it’s helps me to relieve stress and that’s way I do it…not because it looks good or because people ask for it,but simply because it makes me feel better when I’m done.
January 27, 2008

William-Milano
Oh yea, and here are some photos from Montefalco and close by…

Montefalco:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ysandner/sets/72157603592858273/
Spoleto:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ysandner/sets/72157603563075287/
Assisi:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ysandner/sets/72157603562829733/

QOTD:
Taking an expat assignment in Italy.