Will these wines rock? A Mixed Bag Of Stuff

Will these wines rock? A Mixed Bag Of Stuff – Episode #420

March 3, 2008

Gary is in the mood to try a few different wines and goes with a mixed bag of wines.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Lynmar Russian River ChardonnaySonoma Chardonnay
2006 Altesino Rosso Di AltesinoTOSCANA IGT
2006 Mike Weir Cabernet/ MerlotCanadian Other Red Wine
2005 D’arenberg 28 Road MourvedreAustralian Mourvedre

Links mentioned in todays episode.

277 Responses

March 3, 2008

Panosh
Wish I had my bag.

Snif Snif
March 3, 2008

*/^_^\*
mourvedre in the house! holla
March 3, 2008

TxBigD
Howdy Pardners!
March 3, 2008

Withnail
Looking forward to this tonight. We noticed the Mike Weir at the festival last week but didn’t try it.
March 3, 2008

Kristen
Holy cow this is a late night! But it’s just in time so I can watch it while I eat!
March 3, 2008

Large Format Fever
Woo Hoo.. Top 10…. Still mad about you trying to steal my thunder last Mon….:-) Glad to have you back…..
March 3, 2008

Chris
top 10 yeah baby!
March 3, 2008

T. Holland
Wow late night. Can’t wait to see how Altesino does. Loved their ‘04
March 3, 2008

Chalz
1st time top tenner..look at me
March 3, 2008

crank
I’m in.
March 3, 2008

David L
Damn, I am out.
March 3, 2008

boingoal
top 20
March 3, 2008

Nick
New fan, Love the show Gary
March 3, 2008

mrzitro
top 15
March 3, 2008

Ninski
Ain’t no mountain high enough…
March 3, 2008

OmarG
Think I’ll watch the episode now. (just wanted to be in the “top 17″)
thanks
March 3, 2008

Rani Haykal
Great Show!!!

I’ve been listening to internet radio on Pandora for about 2-3 years now. I love that website.

QOTD: I dont know if I have an internet obsession right now. It was Pandora when I first got into it. Right now, I just visit the same few sites like digg, woot, wine.woot, and WLTV. Thats pretty much it for me.

–RH
March 3, 2008

Panosh
QOTD: iTunes and Podcasts. Beer, Wine, Cooking. Can;t get enough. Hooked into car radio and all the way to and from work each day.
March 3, 2008

laurie in VT
A Monday sort of show- it’ll be interesting to see how the Mike Weir does tomorrow with decanting.
QOTD: The husband says my internet obsession is iTunes. I don’t think I have an obsession, but I’m checking out Pandora as soon as I’m done here!
March 3, 2008

FTBoomer
Great to have you back. Can’t believe we didn’t get a shout-out for the Bern’s dinner after all that hoopla
March 3, 2008

FTBoomer
pandora is was a great site but now I use MediaMaster
March 3, 2008

SKN
QOTD: Gmail, Facebook, and WLTV!
March 3, 2008

Smith MBA
Mike Weir, the lefty, and a D’Arenberg which has a lefthanded wine. I guess you can tease a theme out of this motley group.
March 3, 2008

Dominus
Welcome back G-Man but please get off that SB kick with the Jets.

Good show and I thought you were pumped!

QOTD: My only internet obsession is WLTV. Duhhhhh
March 3, 2008

ChezJosh
Does WLTV count or were you referring to something else? I have been obsessing over poll numbers at realclearpolitics.com. Ohio and Texas baby! Woot.
March 3, 2008

Nick
cool wines. check out a wine called quixote from la mancha. it is rated by me on corkd (wine08)me! great wine, under the radar and is a blend of merlot, tempranillo, and your fav—petite verdot
March 3, 2008

Christopher J
I know I keep asking but I will ask again, what kind of glass is that? I like it. I don’t know why but I do.

QOTD: WLTV of course. And Wikipedia. Whenever I have a curiosity about something, I always start there. Every subject I read sparks curiosity for 5 more things, and then 5 more, etc. etc.
March 3, 2008

sobojosh
wltv and forums
March 3, 2008

Sharon
Tried a Monastrell (Mourvedre) last week… it brought the Thunder. What the heck was that. Este de Bodegas Alto Almanzora Spain 2005.
QOTD: Um. I usually have 15 windows open at once. I hope I’m not ‘obsessed’ with them. OK let’s pick Wordpress as I’m trying to work with it.
March 3, 2008

DX
QOTD: what else but Winelibrary TV!

also, since the motorcycle racing seasons started, any website that has any kind of motorcycle racing news.
March 3, 2008

Dr T from N. Carolina
QOTD — here and the forums don’t count?
March 3, 2008

Scott EJ
Welcome back. Looking forward to see how Weir’s tannic bomb works out tomorrow. What is it with Golfer’s and starting their own wineries? Norman, Els now Weir. I think Gary Player dabbles, too.

QOTD: At the moment….WLTV, its forums, and general wine research.
March 3, 2008

Palmer
QOTD: Internet obsessions: WLTV and Scrabulous.
March 3, 2008

Little Jonny H
Yeah Gary, your Jets signed everybody… including Derek Anderson (your team needs a QB, badly ), Shaun Rogers, Corey Williams, and Donte Stallworth. OH WAIT! That was my Browns, baby! I guess you DIDN’T sign anyone worthwhile…

QOTD: WLTV, ESPN.COM, flyfishing forums, and Wikipedia.
March 3, 2008

purplejuicebruce
QOTD….WLTV for sure also http://www.winepress.us/forums/index.php?
March 3, 2008

SoCal
QOTD: I found pandora from a friend about 4 months ago…..I agree good shiz……
March 3, 2008

mbannon
Welcome back Gary!
March 3, 2008

Kev and Ams
QOTD: WLTV
March 3, 2008

latraviata
QOTD: Why do you ask? You know the answer — WINE LIBRARY TV
March 3, 2008

Steve
QOTD: nuthin but WLTV, but I wanted to mention that my wife returned from a girls weekend in Florida and bought me a nice crystal decanter. Can’t wait to do a tasting with two of the same wines, one bottle decanted, one just popping the cork. Thanks Gary for all the education. And I also did go to the grocery store and buy some raspberry and blackberry jam and a big old mango to get my pal educated.
March 3, 2008

TennLee
QOTd: New websites…
March 3, 2008

Daniel
QOTD: Twitter, Facebook, Podcast, A handfull of twitter peeps blogs and vlogs, and of course the big one WLTV!
March 3, 2008

cgatesman
Cool show with the variety…even though they didn’t turn out the greatest. I was curious to see what you thought of that Mourvedre.

I was a big Pandora fan about a year ago, but moved away from it when the whole internet radio laws were trying to get passed. I now have upgraded my Sirius to Premium Internet, and listen to it all day at work–worth the extra $3 a month, IMO.

QOTD: Easy Question! WLTV has definitely taken over as my #1 Internet obsession!
March 3, 2008

Withnail
QOTD: I’m going to answer your Twitter Q at the top: in front of the computer.
March 3, 2008

Zachary Dackary Dock
http://www.ourawesomeplanet.com/awesome/2008/02/gary-vaynerchuk.htmlSimply

Amazing stuff, you my friend are now a big-leaguer in my book.
March 3, 2008

MisterA
QotD: I am way to obsessed with election stuff, especially the different blogs, polls, boards, etc. When that’s over I’m back to soccer news all the time.

Had a DOPE mouvedre just last week that I picked up for $11 at the local wine shop. I wish I had written down the name. I’ll have to go back and get another.
March 3, 2008

JimChem
QOTD; Line Library TV. I look forward to it every day.

Don’t be disappointed that todays wine were not all home runs. That’s life!

Jim
March 3, 2008

Achilles Mike
QOTD Absolutely into following the political polls and I’m part Polish to boot!
March 3, 2008

Robin C
QOTD: WLTV is my obsession after Google. I like to google. Interesting group of wines today. Probably better than the wines we had at our Sunday wine event.
March 3, 2008

yowens
Gary- I bought a case of that Altesino and no you hate it?! Thats messed up. QOTD: WLTV of course (and goodreads, and gameknot)
March 3, 2008

Wanger
QOTD: Internet Obsession: not much into it. Watching WLTV once a month or so, but other than that, no obsession.

Nice show.
March 3, 2008

kaybee
That’s OK about the wines. I’m encouraged by it. If GV(and others)can pick stinkers, I don’t feel so bad when my best guess doesn’t work.

QoTd
My internet obsession is WLTV of course, and communispace (Subaru owners), checking wine websites, and myspace where I blog about wine/food pairings for friends/family.
March 3, 2008

HuskerJamie
QOTD: Any sports and political stuff, especially talking points memo.
March 3, 2008

Utah
QOTD? Its the WLTV, baby.

I’ve been hanging around on the internet in one form or another for so long, it feels so rare to find something as new and exciting as this show. This is the one thing I never, ever just skip over in Google Reader after I get home from work.

Though, there’s one other really terrific thing I should be pointing people to, head over to: http://www.playingforkeepsnovel.com. The podcast of the book may be done, but that doesn’t mean you can go back and listen from the start, its wonderful novel, read by its author, Mur Lafferty, in 15 parts.

Though, as I’m listening (a week late, mind you) to the last episode of that, I’m stuck looking for a new place to find some quick podcasting story fixes.
March 3, 2008

Jaybird
You must be wondering why your number slumped this month…I will list some web sites I visit everyday so if they are ranking higher I will take them off my bookmarks.

QOTD: WLTV, Wine Spectator, Yahoo Finance, and the idiot Perez Hilton.
March 3, 2008

MattUD
QOTD: Has to be WLTV as well as Pandora! That website is great!
March 3, 2008

Kristen
Glad to have you back GV!

QOTD: WLTV and Facebook…too much facebook. It is the CKC procrastinator’s dream!
March 3, 2008

Danny C
Good show…

I heart Pandora! Good hook-up!

QOTD: What am I obsessed with…I have really picked up on facebook. I love my friends what can I say!
March 3, 2008

Marshall
QOTD: Do you really wanna know MY internet obsession?
March 3, 2008

daverdude
Ive had Just about every Shiraz made for the past Ten years
FRUIT BOMBS ARE JUST THAT
Bombs ***

Aussie are All Sugar’ All Heat
and LOADS Of Tar and Gasoline Finishes (YUK)

Litterly threw away An $80 Clareton Hills kangarilla
Just one glass and left it on the table
after drinking a $40 Tuscan side by side

“VIVA” Italia
and Spain for REAL Wine
and an ocassional Cali Rally

Were changing the wine world
whether They Like it or MOTT (lol)

Now thats a T shirt everyone would BUY $$
March 3, 2008

RANDI
Welcome Home!!
Did you say you cleaned up AJ’s…nevermind. No wonder he stopped watching! HAHAHA

QOTD: Gary, I tried Twitter..I think I was missing something..?? anyway, I hate to admit..but I guess out of habit & boredom…Myspace obsessed.. Ebay is a fave..Im getting into the Forum here and of course..WLTV!
March 3, 2008

Bryan
The Niagara wine review was the highlight of my evening, Keep em coming from cool climate areas.
March 3, 2008

laposte
QOTD:
A number of Canadian Curling games have been web-cast the last few weeks…guess I am still attached to the games of my youth.
March 3, 2008

Dave Canada
I have never enjoyed the Mike Weir line so I am interested to see how it does tommorow….
QOTD – hmmm….gotta be RealGm.com ….gettting my B-ball fixins
March 3, 2008

Phil G
QOTD – I read Wikipedia and look at Google earth all day…
March 3, 2008

Donna Marie
QOTD: WLTV!! All wine e-mails..Can’t wait till tomorrow
March 3, 2008

Bill Luby
Good show, Gary. Kudos to Weir for trying something different — and you for putting it on the show.

Regarding the Lynmar, I like the Russian River chard, but their killer chard is the Quail Hill Vineyard chard.

I’m also a fan of some of the d’Arnberg whites. I think you might find The Hermit Crab to be an interesting wine and an exceptional value.

QOTD: watching the election evolve on the RealClearPolitics.com polls page (and on InTrade.com)
March 3, 2008

KVolk
QOTD: Definitely WLTV and other podcasts etc….

Pandora is awesome I found that last year and it really is a cool way to hear music. Love to mix genres.

GV you are smokin if you think the Jets are going to do it next year….
March 3, 2008

Jim Kledis
Hi Gary,
I am a new to the podcast – and I LOVE IT. I am now a vaniack – not sure that is how you spell it – but I am a proud vaniack – I am going to spread the THUNDER. Thank you for being you and sharing your sniffy sniff with us. I am enjoying trusting my palate and the sniffy sniff – just adds so much to my wine experience.
March 3, 2008

Kurt Zenisek
QOTD: Podcasts/Vidcasts, Facebook, Twitter, Pownce, RSS Feeds, and anything to do with technology.
March 3, 2008

Tyler
QOTD. A: Netvibes. Really love how user-friendly it is for RSS-gathering…
March 3, 2008

Moselman
QOTD: Current ‘net obsession, Google Earth, is an extension of a general obsession with maps/geography/places/armchair travel. Earlier obsession was MacNN forums, but finally tired of a couple or six buffoons of the Glen Beck ilk. Just got over that when I chanced on WLTV, which more than nicely fills the void.
March 3, 2008

underivy
QOTD: I’m prone to procrastination, so it’s easy for me to get “obsessed” with just about anything that keeps me from doing what I ought to be doing. http://www.orisinal.com is fun, or I can sit and search Google or Wikipedia for random crap for days on end. Pandora is definitely cool, but I usually stick with Rhapsody b/c I also like to take music with me on my phone. I end up using it a lot. I’ve found a lot of music I wouldn’t have otherwise found just by browsing Rhapsody, and it’s also nice that it helps to keep my portable playlist from getting too stale. Also, http://r33b.net/ ……
March 3, 2008

Thanks to our Vets!
QOTD. Absolutely, the Thunder Show. It is a must watch for me. My QOTD is, what could the 16 internet wine video shows possibly be that rank ahead of WLTV. I honestly can’t name a single other wine video show on the internet. How could there be 16 others????
March 3, 2008

chenrys
Sorry you weren’t more impressed with the wines today. But you did a great job assessing them and we appreciate that.

QOTD: Carl’s obsession is probably DIGG. I’m really stuck on Stumbling for Painter sites.
March 3, 2008

t_moderne
Thank you gary.
Thank you.
’nuff said.
March 3, 2008

Shadowbird
QOTD: Right now, I’ve come back to one of my first loves…freeform roleplay message boards.
March 3, 2008

E-Dub
QOTD: WLTV, 650motorcycles.com, xs650garage, espn.com

Hey Gary, most of us spend the vast majority of our “quality” time with wine on 86-90 point wines… so don’t be so dissappointed with them. 90+ is a bonus for most of us… especially if it can be had for $30 or less.

I agree that we should all quit buying the same wines over and over again. I hate talking to people that say they “love wine” and ask them what they’ve been drinking and they say “I always get ______”. The only way to make the LCB (in PA) stock different stuff is to drink it!
March 3, 2008

steve-o
Classic indicators of a cali chard.

Apple=malic acid
butter=lactic acid

ergo

partial malolactic fermentation

add some of the monster and there ya go, you have a cali chard!

/cork dork

QOTD: first id like to mention that ive been a pandora whore since like…2003 but right now my obsession is http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation

this guy is brilliant
March 3, 2008

Brad -73-
Still assesing wether or not it is viable at this juncture
to join the wineapalooza that will be happening 3-29-08.
I’ll have to make a final decision tomorrow.
Distance is the prob-I’d be rolling in from the sin state baby.Wis-con-sin.

QOTD: Besides WLTV my obsession would have to be
fixedgeargallery.com -fixed gear bikes-yeah that’s how i roll.
March 3, 2008

thefanjestic
Qotd: WLTV – past episodes.

Weird episode and today we had to have my wifes cat put down – 13 yrs old – it was sad. Weird day all around – hoped WLTV would be a little more up beat to end the funk – but I guess when it rains it pours.
March 3, 2008

David Masi
I hear ya;however you have kiss alot of frogs to find a princess!Sirius internet radio and WLTV and daily. Thanks for the tip on Pandora cool service!
March 3, 2008

Blake
QOTD: I can’t miss your show! WLTV is my obsession! I feel lost without it and anticipate the upcoming episode all day long.

Another obsession for me though is Woot!, and all of its sub-sites, great stuff.
March 3, 2008

Jessica
QOTD: WLTV (duh) and theonion.com.

I tried to buy that 4-pack, but you sold out within a day! I didn’t even have a chance! Next time….next time….
March 3, 2008

xtrmtk
If you get to McLaren Vale, d’Arenberg has a fantastic restaurant. Eat out on the terrace if you can and look out over a beautiful part of South Australia. And it’s fun trying all of their wines with food.

Niagara wine? I keep trying them and can’t find anything I really like. Seems like the Rieslings should rock.

QOTD – WLTV of course. Also, can’t live without cellartracker.com, popurls.com, and seatguru.com
March 3, 2008

Anthony L.
QOTD: Don’t have an internet obession, with the exception of WLTV of course.

Can’t wait for tomorrow’s 4 pack show. Very interesting wines.
March 3, 2008

tuscanbob
Other than The Thunder Show, my internet obsession is The Onion. Hilarious and fresh…for example, check out this story: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/canseco_hey_guys_who_wants_to_come
March 3, 2008

Tmas
QOTD: Searching for a new job! Any career opportunities Gary?
March 3, 2008

ev
QOD————Porn!!! (I viewed a few responses and noted noone said ‘porn’, so I had to). Actually Youtube is too cool and so is Wikipedia where every entry is 99.3% correct.
March 3, 2008

laurie in VT
Oh, yeah, while I’m thinking of it, what’s up with Mott’s T-shirt? I believe we were promised new designs to have a look at…
March 3, 2008

Jx
QOTD: Internet Obsessions – steepandcheap.com, pandora.com, and tilsoldout.com (and WLTV, my staple).

Jx
March 3, 2008

Boog
Can’t wait to see what happens with the Weir wine tomorrow.

QOTD: fivehundybymidnight.com A hilarious and informative Las Vegas podcast.
March 3, 2008

Steve
QOTD: onthethrottle.com secondlife.com (they need a better wine library…)
March 3, 2008

Rice
QoTD: OpenSocial… it will assimilate us I can see a huge possibility for use with WLTV.
March 3, 2008

Kristen
QOTD: Gave up my cable so I’ve been watching my fav TV shows on the Internet. Gotta say I’m still a big WLTV fan!
March 3, 2008

Bob Sikorski
Great wines do not make a great show; it’s your insights that make a great show.
March 3, 2008

Marc
QOTD: Besides WLTV? OK…first (of course) http://www.chinawinetours.com
Then, http://www.militarybrat.com
March 3, 2008

Sev
Welcome back! Loved the ocean shrinkage reference…nice.

QOTD: Internet obsession is absolutely WLTV! Also like to check out Parker, Spectator, Conn. Guide to Cali Wine as well.
March 3, 2008

Robert Howells
Buzz Out Loud from CNet.com and xtube.com
March 3, 2008

Dave
QOTD: Digg.com
March 3, 2008

SteveW
QOTD: WLTV !!!!! – it’s the first thing I check for every afternoon.
March 3, 2008

Paul
QOTD: Jetsinsider.com (that’s how I found this place), FARK.com, and my own politics blog, dailypaulitics.com. And of course WLTV.

Can’t wait to see how the Mike Weir wine is tomorrow.
March 3, 2008

JayZee
QOTD: I have no obsessions – other than WLTV
March 3, 2008

alos
Youtube.com Love it
March 3, 2008

Remps108
A buddy of mine turned me on to Pandora.com a couple years ago, and I think it’s great. What I love about it most is how it gives you a bunch of artists that you may like considering their similarity to the artist to whom you’re currently listening. I’ve discovered a lot of great new musicians and bands that way.

QOTD: My Internet obsession is now, and has been for a while, http://www.IMDB.com. I’m a film nut, and I really enjoy seeing various actors’/writers’/directors’ histories and what films they worked on and whom they’ve worked with. I spend a little too much time with that stuff, but if I’m ever on Jeopardy and there’s a movies category, I’m takin’ it.
March 3, 2008

T. Holland
Sorry to hear that Altesino did not do it for you.

QOTD: Other than WLTV, I would have to say Boston.com & Espn.com (although they are putting WAY too much of their content for “insiders” for my sports.

P.S. Hey GV, Pats got Moss back, maybe the Jets won’t run wild through the AFC East in ‘08. Btw, who exactly is their QB next year?
March 3, 2008

*/^_^\*
qotd: wltv and searching for a job. job searching can be rather frustrating……
March 3, 2008

doktaru
Hey, thanks (again) for the great show! It’s always a pleasure. ^_^

Current internet obsession: http://reddit.com/
March 3, 2008

Georgie K
Can’t wait to see how the canadian turns out tomorrow. Your Jets and my Browns both brought (or should I say “bought”) the thunder this week.
QOTD: for music- pandora.
for news- nytimes.
for fashion- theSartorialist.
for wine (and an all-around good time)- WLTV.
for racquetball- racquetballonline.tv.
for my fake stock portfolios- marketocracy.com
for word games- scrabulous.com and wordsandwich.com
March 3, 2008

JoshL
QOTD: Digg, Yahoo News, Myspace, WLTV, Totally Rad Show.
March 3, 2008

Kevin C
QOTD: Profootballtalk.com for the latest free agent rumors
March 3, 2008

mikeyrad
Pandora is a fave. I’ve got a station that has every conceivable jazz pianist, awesome. If you like Pandora, you may also like slacker.com.
March 3, 2008

RJ
QOTD: Wine Lib and ADVRider.com
March 3, 2008

All lurk and no play...
Good luck with Calvin Pace. He couldn’t crack the starting lineup for our Cardinals unless someone was hurt. The Jets are as excited about free agency as you are about wine ($42mm over 6 / $20mm signing bonus seems generous).
Qotd: stocking my wine fridge has become an obsession
March 3, 2008

FJDR
QOTD: Aside from WLTV, I’ve been spending some time at Arts & Letters Daily – lots of good links covering a wide variety of subjects, not just “arts & letters”.
March 3, 2008

Jared
Current internet obsession is ABSOLUTELY WLTV…just started watching on Friday, and I’m halfway through the archives.

As a 20 year old avid wine enthusiast…yes, 20 year old, this is an awesome site.
March 3, 2008

rimarfish
Still great show as usual Gary; Keep them coming!!!
QOTD: facebook
March 3, 2008

Orville B
QOTD: WLTV.

Go Weir..zie go.

JB
March 4, 2008

CoolHandLuke
Diana Ross?

to each their own

QOTD Drudge Report and my podcasts – The Tony Kornheiser show, Book Review podcasts, TWIT, KCRW Good Food, PTI, FredCast cycling, Cooking podcasts, etc. Love my iPod.
March 4, 2008

KW
QOTD: WLTV
March 4, 2008

steve
My Internet Obsession is Relavence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU
March 4, 2008

Jerry the 2thdr
QOTD: WLTV
March 4, 2008

Tupper
QOTD: Gary, after my kids are in bed, i go online to watch your show..Keep up your thoughts and emotions.
March 4, 2008

Ryan
the mike weir wine is our house wine at taboo resort in Muskoka Ontario
March 4, 2008

mastertchris
Wine tasting is like a great roller coaster ride, not a boring ride on a straight and narrow path. Want to see some more episodes on White Bordeauxs.
My present internet obsession is NASCAR.com . Like your Jets, Tony Stewart all the way baby!
March 4, 2008

Eric Gardner
I like the fact that you didn’t love all the wines. You need a show like this every once in a while. It shows that you’re still honest (which is the best part of the show and the hardest part to maintain as you get more successful).

I think by episode 420, you’re not going away, so you might as well paint the back wall. Your overall lighting will improve dramatically if the tone of the background is darker than your face.

Eric Gardner, TV Geek from Los Angeles
March 4, 2008

familydoc
QOTD: I’m loving Scrabulous on Facebook (basically Scrabble online), but none of my peeps will make their moves fast enough. My wife loves the Scramble (basically Boggle), also fun, but not as fun for me as the Scrabulous).
March 4, 2008

ryan
you are gary, by the way show did suck give us teh good stuff
March 4, 2008

Mike Z in SD
I’m all over the NFL Draft stuff right now, even though it’s still about 2 months away.
March 4, 2008

Daniel
Long time lurker, you made a reference in your episode today that was pretty funny to me. I work at a wine bar in michigan called dusty’s. The person who use to own it (now owned by his son) and opened the place was named dusty rhodes, I had thought you made a reference to him, because i had no idea there was a wrestler with the same alias, it was an interesting and comical tie between two different people.
March 4, 2008

J Crazy
QOTD: Friends’ websites/blogs(including WLTV), Facebook, Youtube, bbc.co.uk

Great show. Even when the wines don’t stun you we viewers still get a lot of useful information.
March 4, 2008

C-BusWineMofo
Gary, keepin it real as always. Canada is a funny market, but it is good to see really tannic and heavy red coming out these days.

QOTD – Food Podcasts, as a cook I can’t stop. You show and 1 or 2 wine shows are enough but food, I could listen to food talk all freakin day.
March 4, 2008

Mike S,
“Running into the cold ocean to fast”… great stuff. Welcome back. Seems like you killed it at your conferences. Congrats.
March 4, 2008

Crosis
QOTD: My internet obsession for a year now has been YouTube. I have over 1100 subscribers and play a part in TommyFromTheBronx.
March 4, 2008

bfrankphoto
QOTD: My internet obsessions?

http://consumerist.com/
http://www.lightstalkers.org/
http://www.newser.com/
March 4, 2008

Erik Klumpp
My current obsession is blogging, and I must say good show but I think your message would be more poignant if you drop the scores. Palates are so versatile, so dynamic it is hard to believe that a wine can be given a solid concrete score. I don’t know, just wanted to give my two sense.
March 4, 2008

Ernest_G
Welcome back GV.

QOTD: Obsessions. . .where to start: WinelibraryTv; Rocketboom; WebbAlert; BoingBoing; Digg; Youtube; N4G; ICanHazCheezburger. Just to mention a few.

GG, GV.
March 4, 2008

Brian Walch
QOTD: What else, WLTV! Then, after that, wine surfing. But now, after scanning the comments, I’m seeking at Food Podcasts… yum.
March 4, 2008

Beardo
QOTD: internet obsession right now is either http://www.zombiefood.com (you have to check it out, great little site) or Hulu.
March 4, 2008

Clinton
A great diversion from this week’s project – income tax return

QOTD: Wine Library TV and Rocketboom, daily.
March 4, 2008

Doug
My internet obsession right now is WLTV. Addicted.
March 4, 2008

dualdoug
Did you know the rockstar Randy Rhoads family owns the D’argenzio winery in Ca?
March 4, 2008

John Farrin
QOTD: Well, if we’re answering the question it must be WLTV, but you only take up 20-30 minutes a day so Google fills in for you the rest of the time.
March 4, 2008

Jeff R
QOTD: WLTV, Digg, Hardforums, IWSTI, Nasioc, macrumors.
March 4, 2008

Dennis
QOTD: First and foremost every day is Wine Library TV! Then the news and political blogs.
March 4, 2008

Michael Mohammadi
Quite a letdown on that Altesino. I’ve enjoyed past vintages.

QOTD: My internet obsessions are working on my wine blog, watching WLTV and participating in a few wine forums. I also love craigslist.

That and buying stuff…but it’s been an internet obsession since the beginning of e-commerce!
March 4, 2008

Dan C.
Vegital? Tannins for days?!! sign me up for the Mike Weir! I’m gonna have to try this one.

QOTD: WLTV

Thanks Gary.
March 4, 2008

Cephalopunk
It’s too bad the D’aremberg is a fruit bomb, the ‘tar and violets’ combination is something that I gravitate towards – I find it a lot in Nebbiolos…

The bit Gary said about “carrot flowers” reminded me of 4 years ago – I was cooking a lot, and trying to find uses for carrot tops and beet greens… also, I can’t believe that the Neutral Milk Hotel song that spoke of “the king of carrot flowers” is ten years old. If you’ve never heard this song, seek it out.

Internet addictions? Oh man, Achewood (a phenomenal webcomic) and boardgamegeek.com are good time wasters.
March 4, 2008

scott.t.
The wines might have been a bit off but Gary was in very good form with his descriptions, including his beach surf analogy (91+ in my opinion).

QOTD: WLTV, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr.
March 4, 2008

brorjace
Besides GV And the Mott? I guess myspace, treehugger, and being obsessive about the national weather service
March 4, 2008

Kevin Carpenter
QOTD: Penny-arcade.com for gaming commentary, wine library TV (of course), Youtube for music videos, and Songza.com for finding any song, anytime.

Also, my dirty little internet secret obsession is isohunt.com + azureus = free movies, music, games, software, etc… Try before you buy! Remember to support the rightful owners if you find the media useful!

P.S. can anyone day STUMBLE!!!
March 4, 2008

Syrahhhhhhhhh
This show. I’m ridunkulously addidicted. see? I also dig the forums. Hey Seattle peeps!!!

I’ve also been listening to a lot of wine podcasts. I like the UK wine show, but most of the others are pretty boring.
March 4, 2008

Chris S
My current internet obsession is, well, probably Google Calendar. I’ve been keeping mine up to date and full, and making sure my friends and family are keeping theirs good too. Great site, lots of nice features like SMS notifications and all that goodness.

If not that then I’d say woot.com.
March 4, 2008

Fred
QOTD: WLTV & my own blog.^_^

A great show today. The pleasure is there. Yeah, let’s see what will happen tomorrow.:)
March 4, 2008

Ryan
the usual, wltv, myspace, facebook, and a fashion forum
March 4, 2008

bob c
QOTD…..poker stars ……
March 4, 2008

KubeDawg
QOTD: This show caught me off guard, and knowing it’s only on 5/7 days of the week makes me feel like a crack addict needing to get my fix during the weekends. Welcome back Gary, I CAN’T WAIT TO START TASTING MORE WINES!
March 4, 2008

Nathan H
qotd: facebook
March 4, 2008

Ben Janssen South Australia
2005 Dâ€™arenberg 28 Road Mourvedre this is not Gary’s style hence the 89 point. I feel Gary tends to go more to the old world. I don’t feel he doesn’t embraces the new world so much that gets in the way of the direction he goes when scoring these wines. Mate I don’t think you have the happy medium needed to score accurately wines from the old and new world. But hey I still respect what you do we don’t always have to agree thats what makes up individuals
March 4, 2008

Hamid
QOTD: My background internet obsession that I’ve had for awhile are the deal sites. slickdeals, fatwallet, ect. and even daily deal sites like woot. I’m pretty good at not buying stuff though, but I like to see the opportunities.
March 4, 2008

matlok
QOTD: WLTV! I know that sounds clichÃ©… but seriously, I moved into a new apartment about a week ago, and for the first time in recent memory (possibly in my life?) I am without a TV. No cable, no satellite, not even a physical t.v. set to hook a dvd player to! So all after work/after dinner “visual” entertainment has been via podcasts, and I am officially HOOKED on WLTV.

Yo GV, if you’re ever in the Dallas area hit me up on Twitter and we’ll go pop a few corks!

Oh yea, did anyone else notice that the D’arenberg bottle MOVED across the table by ITSELF?!? (~19:12)
March 4, 2008

Franky
internet-obsession? my blog: http://www.welt.de/wk-blog
wine-obsession: 2006 Gelber Muskateller Trocken – Peter Schandl.
all the best from berlin!
March 4, 2008

YoungDave
QOTD: Lately, yelp and citysearch.
March 4, 2008

Roberte
QOTD:KNIVES, i read about them all day, Fogarizzu, Wusthoff, Case, Sabatier, Laguiole, i m crazy about knives:)
March 4, 2008

Teresa K
QOTD….My internet-obsession is WLTV

Teresa
March 4, 2008

stephen
Tough show, with some dissapointing wines. My internet obsession is sky sports as it is the only way I can see the live rugby scores.
for your next vs theme, why not do Virginia Cab Franc against a finger lakes cab franc
March 4, 2008

WineMad
Last.fm is a great social site for music, and it has a cool mashup with Pandora called PandoraFM, which will log to Last.fm what you listen to on Pandora… Get on Last.fm, garyvee, so we can see what you’re listening to on your computer (if you dare to share ) http://www.last.fm/user/mednews/
March 4, 2008

NathanN
Internet obsession is still WLTV. Has been for almost 2 years now.
March 4, 2008

Klassh
QOTD: Martial arts message boards. All of em….
Huh, are Canadian wines even cheaper in the USA? Guess I’m not really worried about them going up in price, id take a pretty big movement for them to gain the popularity I feel they command.
March 4, 2008

Happyuke
Thanks for doing a review on Mike Weir wine,I can buy that wine here in Winnipeg and am going to try it.Go Canada
Jim
March 4, 2008

NADINE
Facebook, lol
March 4, 2008

J-Pipes
I’m back. And so are you… yay! I’m going to catch up backwards – but looks like I started appropriately — a Canadian wine! I’m looking forward to seeing how it changed over a day of decanting…
QOTD: It’s a game on GSN.com called Dinner Dash; you are a waitress serving tables. It’s surprisingly fun for something that is surprisingly close to real life!
March 4, 2008

Samuel Paes
you are too tough on the wines… I already told you and will insist that the scale should be moved a little bit higher and wines should be scored higher, otherwise only wines that doesn’t exist will get to a 100 points.
March 4, 2008

Bill
you have me completely hooked on stumbleupon.com
March 4, 2008

jesseeley
QOTD: Hands down, it’s Wine Library TV! I was gone all week and had some severe catch up to do this weekend.
March 4, 2008

Eric
Loved watching you struggle with the Mike Wier – and then come up with a great idea. Great show.
March 4, 2008

Ryan D
QotD: E-mail. My wife and I e-mail each other probably 50 times a day or more. So much so that we don’t even really call each other.
March 4, 2008

Loweeel
QOTD: scrabulous! (sorry GV)
March 4, 2008

Chippewamike
QOTD: WLTV and the forums (”What are you Drinking”) and Stumble.com

Good show. Even though not much thunder–still know what your thoughts are before we taste so we can compare.

“Good night Canada. . .”– Tony Kornheiser
March 4, 2008

Matthew Hale
I was kind of surprised when you mentioned Pandora. I’ve been using it for about 2 years but I don’t know a ton of people who use it. I guess my friends just don’t get it.

QOTD: A new website that just got started. I’m looking forward to seeing it’s progress. http://www.eol.org
March 4, 2008

Danny Hope
Good show today, but I thought you would mention http://www.maddogsandenglishwine.com/

Maybe tomorrow?

KUTGW dude.
March 4, 2008

Scott
Welcome back!

Can’t wait to see what the Mike Weir does tomorrow. Also, love the twitter background. You’ve got to offer it as a download for our desktops!

QOTD: for a site that’s only updated once a day, I spend a lot of time on WLTV. Also, with the season starting in a week and a half, I’m reading a lot of Formula 1 news at F1-live.com. It’s a gross site with a lot of gross ads, but they do news better than anyone.
March 4, 2008

italianwinelover
QOTD: Its you GV….I also stream a local radio station, but thats really it!

Loved the show!
March 4, 2008

SaraMHCRU
WLTV, of course. I started watching in the middle of last year, so I have been doing a lot of catching up as well. And the NY Times online every morning.

great show. can’t wait for the 4 pack!
March 4, 2008

Christine
WLTV is my current Internet craze. Can’t get enough.
March 4, 2008

Fibonacci
I was really puzzled that the bottle of Mouvedre seemed to move by itself at 19:12 into this episode….Looked really spooky at first…had to watch that a couple of times to see that you actually pulled the table cloth accidentally.

My obsession is the Slow Travel website http://www.slowtalk.com.
March 4, 2008

Boris Jazbec
Great comments on the Mike Weir Cab/Merlot. I totally agree with you Gary regarding the complexity. I found hints of roasted coffee with a hint of vanilla. You’re right on the mark about the tighness. I look forward to seeing your review with the decanted sample you have set aside for tomorrow.

Love watching WLTV!!!!!!

QOTD – My internet obsession is exploring food and wine and the simplicity in both crafts that result in the best in taste and satisfaction.
March 4, 2008

MacNPhish
QOTD: WLTV is my current craze along with Diggnation of course and no day is complete without a stop over at digg.com

A little surprised at the no Bern’s shout out. Esp. after the giant forum thread.

Glad to have you back Gary.
March 4, 2008

Robertico el cantante
QOTD2: Australian wines actually to be exact, but the Shiraz turned out to be the best.
March 4, 2008

BobbyTiger
So what, that the wines were ho-hum. As always, we enjoyed the reviews, and the Mike Weir still sounds interesting. Looking forward to tomorrow. QOTD- While I am probably missing a lot, I don’t spend a lot of time in front of my computer unless I am researching something. Unless…..oh yeah…… WLTV.
March 4, 2008

Divvy
mike weir –
2006 was a tough vintage up here, you should try something from a ripe vintage: 2002, 2005, 2007. it will always be vegetal but the structure may be easier
March 4, 2008

julian caustrita
Hey GV, I didn’t get to put an order in for the grab bag of wines, is there any way i could get that deal still? I would love to taste and watch this episode….Thanks
March 4, 2008

JeffC
Hey even if the wines werent great, the show as always was. Keep it up. Interesting, wine from pro golfer. How about a head to head golfer wine taste off?? Oh, and have you checked out Paul Newman wines yet?? I would be curious to get your take on these.

QOTD: Obsession????? Wine of course and WLTV. Cant get enough of either. Thanks.
March 4, 2008

wayno da wino
Gee, Great Show !!
An Interestin’ Selection of Vino in da Hizzy !!

QOTD: Internet Obsession?? Just love viewin’ “Wine Stuff” like
WLTV (of course)….videos on Winespectator.com….PrinceofPinot.com…
March 4, 2008

JeffK
Welcome back Gary! Thanks for another great show and thanks for keeping it real!

QOTD: My internet obsession right now definitely is WLTV! I make sure I carve out time each day to catch the latest Thunder show.
March 4, 2008

Robertico el cantante
QOTD: Wine Library TV, and a slew of other podcasts, dealing mostly with technology, TWiT, Geekbrief, Diggnation… my own podcast tropicalmusic.tv, and all the social networking stuff, Twitter, My Space, Facebook, etc….
March 4, 2008

NickJW
QOTD: I’m all over the place on the internet. For the most part, reading about wine and cars.
March 4, 2008

Lyn S
QOTD: I’m digging Facebook Oregon trail! It reminds me of my first computer with DOS and win 3.1. …back when I was in college and actually knew something about my computer.

I love Pandora (http://pandora.com) too, I turned everyone I know onto it in 2005. Back then you had to pay – I think it was 5 bucks a month or something like that. I listen to it all the time! You can hook your Facebook up with the app and listen to pandora while you play Oregon trail!

PS. Diana Ross? LOL! I had you nailed as a Big Bander. Thanks for the show Gary.
March 4, 2008

shawnandlu
QOTD: Wine Library TV of course

Hey Gary, back off the free agent pickups. They are more over rated than a lot the 70 dollar fruit bombs that you pan on a weekly basis. As a Charger fan I can tell you there is only one way to build a team and its the way AJ Smith has been doing it in SD the last few years draft, draft, draft.

P.S. I’m still bent over that Jets playoff win at the Murph a few years back. Nice job by Marty giving the Jets their last proud moment before the current run of mediocrity.
March 4, 2008

Martin
http://www.formula1.com
ONLY 9 MORE DAYS!
March 4, 2008

LauraG
QOTD – It’s you dude – WLTV all the way.
March 4, 2008

Len
Good episode…was hoping one or two of the wines were better by your view but there’s always the next episode to look forward to.QOTD- WLTV other than wine related web-sites…e-mails…spend way too much time with that but can never get enough of WLTV.
March 4, 2008

Holger A
QOTD: currently watching it
March 4, 2008

C-Lo
Hey GV, I am way behind on watching episodes lately – I’ve got 14 more to go! Anyway, where have you been with this Pandora thing? I was hip to that about 2 years ago! QOTD: while Facebook and WLTV are my top two obsessions, a fun site I like to visit is The Sartorialist. It’s this blog of pictures of everyday people and their fashions. It’s pretty rad – it was one of Time Magazine’s top 100 design influencers: thesartorialist.blogspot.com

Keep it real.
March 4, 2008

C.W. Miller IV
AotD: Google Reader! I don’t surf the web “traditionally” anymore. I just leech the feeds from my favorite sites and take in the content from one centralized location.

Pandora is friggin’ sweet too tho. I’m been rocking that web-app for quite a while now.
March 4, 2008

espressokev
qotd: probably watching net shows. I don’t have cable or satellite, so places like wltv, rev3 and youtube become my hangouts. (When i’m not borking linux installs)
March 4, 2008

LarryTheWineGuy
Thekidfrombrooklyn.com and WLTV….And of Course Any Solid Large Breasted Woman Site…Kidding….I mean about WLTV…LOL… Looking Forward to You Tasting The Mike Weir Wine after 12 Hours of Aeration
March 4, 2008

GrapeStuff
Good ep, GV.

QOTD: Being a political junkie right now reading as much as I can about Obama/Clinton race.
March 4, 2008

Rhonda
QOTD: Lately internet fascinations are, last.fm and http://www.spokeo.com

Oh and the episode Mahalo Daily with Kevin Rose at the climbing gym. HOT
March 4, 2008

Juicy Jesse
QOTD: YOU ARE, BABY!! (That is so “too bad” about the Altesino.)
March 4, 2008

Jayhitek
QOTD: Tabloid websites. I hate the papparazo’s with a passion, but for some reason I can’t stop waiting for Britney to jump in front of a moving van and for them to catch it live.
March 4, 2008

Joe W
last.fm
March 4, 2008

Dominick Mack
Sadly…my current internet obsession is Perez Hilton. I can’t stay away.
March 4, 2008

JerseyGirl turned CNY vayniac
QOTD: Well, other than WLTV, my newest internet obsession is quarterlife.com they cancelled the TV version after ONE showing, but i’m totally hooked! Maybe it’s cause i’ve been feeling deprived of all my normal TV shows and the characters are my age and I can relate to them, but I’m totally into it.

Great show today Gary. Sorry you were disappointed.
March 4, 2008

MtnCharlie
Not sure what happened with the Lynmar.

92 points from Wine Enthusiast: “Really classic Russian River Chard, so elegantly structured and sleek, yet so flavorful. A wonderful structure of bright acidity and fine, toasty oak frames succulent flavors of pineapples, tangerines, green apples pears and minerals, leading to a long, richly spicy finish.” (10/1/2007)

Where was the long finish?
March 4, 2008

Chris
QOTD – WLTV, of course. That, and StumbleUpon.
March 4, 2008

ValerieM
QOTD: Researching tattoos. I want to get my first one soon.
March 4, 2008

CrazyManAndy
QOTD – WLTV, duh! Heh, besides that, I’m a huge fan of forums. With any subject that holds my interest (polyglottery, instrument making, pipe smoking, and so on), I always find a good forum (or two) to get involved with that are based on the subject. Forums are the best and most efficient way to learn things using the internet, IMHO. I also frequent a few blogs as well.

CMA
March 4, 2008

Nigel
Greetings from Germany. I am new to WLTV. Gary thank you for being a wine demystifier! The show is great, this for me is the internet show I am watching. I enjoy the way you debunk all the snootiness around the wine world and make it plain what it is all about.

You sounded disappointed on todays show. So I would like to cheer you up in offering you what might be a new experience in wine!
As an Englishman I noticed that on scanning your back catalogue I did not find a single English wine amongst all those you have tasted. Now as someone who loves the aromatics in white wines and prides himself on finding new wine experiences I think you really need to amend this! For example go and find a bottle of “Chapel Down” Bacchus 2004 a citrus and fresh-herb drenched white.
or a sparkling wine
1999 Nyetimber Blancs de blancs, premiere cuvee, West Sussex, England, it has an intensity of acidity that is typically English! It sours your palate till it gleams. But the wine is in perfect balance.

Also as I live in Franken in Germany I can recommend heartily the local wines as worthy of an experiment. Some of the greatest white wines ever made were Franken wines. (Hugh Johnson) Try Sylvaner from Johann Ruck , Hans Wirsching or Horst Sauer.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Nigel
March 4, 2008

Karl Laczko
QOTD – Watching Wine Library TV (of course!), Playing Fantasy Football (UK style, on Yahoo!) and writing for Reign of Terroir. Definately obessions.
March 4, 2008

Hall
I regret to inform you that, with the Jets signing Faneca, this relationship has become hostile.
March 4, 2008

Taylor
Downer of an episode, but the mike weir sounded like something i would want to try just to check it out.
QOTD Facebook, Collegehumor, Quixtar
March 4, 2008

Erica37
QOTD: My internet obsession is AmericanWinery.com!

http://www.AmericanWinery.com

Great show even though the wines only brought slight rumbles. I always enjoy.
March 4, 2008

Capt M
The last two wines are very, very interesting. QOTD: None, just WLTV
March 4, 2008

NB_SPAZZ
Loved the energy today. The moves by Jets got ya going, huh? Running into the cold ocean is to your privates what big tannins are to your tongue… I’ll have to remember that. Not sure AJ appreciated the pants reference, though.
QOTD: WLTV #1, of course, and the Iowa Electronic Markets (http://www.biz.uiowa.edu/iem/markets/) is moving up in a wonkish way this time of year.
March 4, 2008

randyshakes
QOTD: Besides WLTV, it is digg.com. Really like that Kevin & Alex. Other than that it would have to be itunes and pandora.
March 4, 2008

BoiseWiner
Great episode! You are deffinately back!

QOTD: Well of course WLTV. No really that is about the only blog I watch on a regular basis. Other sites I frequent are Fare Compare (travel) and Cute Overload.
March 4, 2008

bigmay
Welcome back GV!

QOTD: You’re in the #1 slot with wine.woot and facebook following.
March 4, 2008

Andy & Edie
Great show Gary. Even if the wines weren’t that great it’s your energy and humor that make it fun. We also use Pandora. It’s great isn’t it! Of course your show is also our internet obsession. Welcome back and have a great week!
March 4, 2008

Cliff and Darcey
Greetings GeeVee … Just because the wines weren’t all you had hoped does NOT mean that ths show was not good, it was great! We NEED to see how you react, and it is especially helpful for wines you don’t really like … we learn so much that way.

QOTD: Don’t you know, Gary? YOU are my Internet obsession!
March 4, 2008

BenF
QOTD my internet obsession really… well i am typing comments in a box arenâ€™t I yes it is WLtv…. email, and news…. ok and sometimes dirty pictures of the ladies, lol…
March 4, 2008

Grapedigger
Great show G…Nice to see you featuring more Canadian wines. My ongoing internet obsession has been WLTV…Recently, I’ve been checking lots of car reviews as I am planning to buy a new car. Cheers
March 4, 2008

pawncop
These types of episodes are probably more useful to me than the super duper wines you have because it helping me develop my understanding of the wines.

I learn when challanged and these examples are challanges.

QOTD My obsession, other than this format is my firearms forum.
March 5, 2008

Keith
QOTD: Other than WLTV, I like the free wine ratings at winemag.com (Wine Enthusiast). Non-wine wise, favorite blog is theonlinephotographer.com
March 5, 2008

Tatum
QOTD: WLTV, facebook texas hold ‘em, itunes 80’s radio stations, youtube
March 5, 2008

Winelynn
WLTV is my favorite internet show. ..thanks for bringing the thunder…
March 5, 2008

LarryW
Not all wines have to be winners-otherwise, there is no excellence.
I have to disagree with Ben Janssen South Australia, who said, “Mate I donâ€™t think you have the happy medium needed to score accurately wines from the old and new world.” You were quite clear about why you didn’t gush over this wine and told everyone to make up their own minds about “fruitbombs.” That is no less accurate an appraisal than reading Robert Parker or James Halliday and knowing their points of view. (Ben and d’Arenberg would probably be happier with their reviews.) Your honesty and consistency is what makes these reviews accurate and valuable. You save me time and money. Thanks.

QOTD: anything wine related, and eBay
March 5, 2008

Glen... winecrazy.com
QOTD: Need you ask?
March 5, 2008

candapete
Thanks for doing another Canadian wine. I totally agree – great, interesting nose, than a good academic wine – but missing a few screws.
QOTD – lots of wine sites; travel stuff
March 5, 2008

Scott who didn't win the Apple TV
Good show. Can’t wait to load up the next episode to see what you have to say about the Mike Weir a day later.

Yes, pandora is awesome. I’m a little surprised you are just now finding it.

QOTD: Jott.com and furl.net
March 5, 2008

Harley Stan
Gary, the vino might not have been great but the show was. Good to see the wine from the Niagra Peninsula, I was there last year and went tasting, they have some darn good juice up there. Still have several bottles in the basement.
QOTD- WLTV of course but I have been surfing Ebay alot lately.
March 5, 2008

malliemcg
QOTD: Internet obsession at the moment would be online comics (again).

Over facebook, bounce in and out of forums like you would not believe.

So much going on at the moment. Email is important, but WLTV is great for a little bit of a disconnect and refresh.
March 5, 2008

JC
Good to have you back … great show! QOTD Twitter and Settlers of Catan
March 5, 2008

DJB
I really don’t spend much time browsing the internet. My obsession has been for months, and continues to be WLTV. You rock Gary and Mott. Welcome back.
DJB
March 6, 2008

bundydb
Just doing some catching up!

QOTD: WLTV, Totally Rad Show, Slashdot and Facebook/Myspace.
March 6, 2008

JTS_Brown
Don’t feel bad, Gary. I learn a lot from the disappointments… probably more than from the winners. And when you are the one who is pulling the cork, it saves me the money.

As for Altesino. The better half and I visited them a few months ago on our Italy trip. They are great people. Very generous with their time and very humble. By the way, that winery is hell and gone off the main drag. I thought I must have been lost. Shame on you for trashing them! Just kidding. Keep it real. Maybe someday, you will visit San Francisco and we’ll pull the cork on a bottle of their ‘01 Reserve Brunello. Hopefully that will redeem them in your eyes.
March 6, 2008

Carly
You made me laugh out loud so many times this episode (favorite comparison: lanky 5th grader who is 6′9″ and can’t do a layup…I knew a lot of those types..).

QOTD: I’m obsessed with WLTV…but also facebook and blogspot. If you are into Pandora, you should check out LastFM. They have teamed up with Pandora to create PandoraFM as well. Basically, what they do is track what you listen to, whether on the Pandora radio, the LastFM radio, or even your computer player, like iTunes or Media Player, and feed it so you can share what you are listening to with your friends. So, for example, you could visit my profile on lastFM.com (clabuff) and see what I’ve been listening to recently.

I have a LastFM widget on facebook, too. It’s pretty sweet! Check it out:
http://www.last.fm and http://www.pandorafm.com
March 6, 2008

Matt H.
When you said mourvedre was also known as Motaro I immediately thought: Mortal Kombat! Remember Motaro the ugly mutha with his whippy tail, hooves, and overall bad attitude? And then I could have sworn you said the nose had a heavy dose of violence instead of violets. Awesome.
March 6, 2008

Shad
Anyone else out there playing catch up?…again… A belated great, fun show Gary. Onward we charge!!!
March 6, 2008

IPv6Freely
Yeah Canadian wine! You need to do one from St Catharines, which is right in the same area
March 6, 2008

Cuse Wino
QOTD- March Madness will soon be my internet obsession. right now too busy to surf, but always have time for WLTV!!!!
March 6, 2008

Canadian Chris
Blame Canada!! The Weir Estate wines comes from Creekside Estate, a really cool bunch in the Niagara region. 06 was not a great year for Niagara, try the 05 Laura’s Blend or 05 Broken Press Shiraz from Creekside. Better yet c’mon up and see these guys!!
March 6, 2008

mateo21
QOTD… mtbr.com, and WLTV.
March 6, 2008

Jen
QOTD – old episodes of WineLibraryTV.
March 6, 2008

Franklin C
Fun episode, latest obsession is Allison Cook’s food blog on the Houston Chronicle… just interesting comments and links, about Houston and just food in general…
March 7, 2008

Charlie Berg
Answer to QOTD: right now-definitely wltv. I discovered the show a couple weeks ago, it really fills a gap in my wine-life. It’s the only place I have for wine feed-back and discourse and wine-imagination; Gary–your enthusiasm is definitely a huge boost to myself and my colleagues. so you got that going for you. which is nice.
March 7, 2008

Mr.Ambassador
E-Bay, Amazon and WLTV.

I had to give the screen a double-take at about 19:13 into the episode as the D’Arenberg bottle started moving by itself; was it the Ghost of WLTV or Mott using his newly found telekenetic powers?
March 7, 2008

lifestooshort
Mike Weir(d)!!!
March 7, 2008

lifestooshort
QOTD: Pandora is cool!! Music as genetics–smart guys over there. Internet obsession lately is HuffingtonPost. I’m Groobiecat over there, and am a bloggin *freak*. Basically a serious Obama supporter, but count myself as an analyst first and foremost. Well, dude, you axed!
March 9, 2008

lynelle
I don’t have much time to fool around, so Gary, you are my internet obsession.
March 9, 2008

wannaBconnoisseur
Q – For the past year and a half, WLTV!!!! Not a big computer/internet person, other than email and work stuff WLTV is the only internet site I really pay much attention to.
March 11, 2008

EskimoPie
Why is the video ‘No Longer Available’??? I’m catching up from a week or two behind, and I can’t get this video either on the site itself or iTunes.
March 11, 2008

EskimoPie
Hmmm… working now… wierd.
March 12, 2008

Shaggy D
QOTD: gizmodo.com is mine
March 12, 2008

Josh in Burgundy
Interested in the results of the decanting. I listened to Pandora all the time before I left but it is not available in Europe.

QOTD: http://www.momondo.com travel website that is amazing
March 13, 2008

Andrew
Gary et al,

If you love Pandora, you’ll love The Hype Machine (www.hypem.com), http://www.Last.fm, and hopefully RCRDLBL.com. Also free streaming radio with huge ability to customize your own channels or choose the songs you want. Even free downloads sometimes. If you need Internet radio like I do, you need to check them out.

Also look at the Forkcast on http://www.pitchforkmedia.com, if you like indie rock and some weird stuff.

-Andrew
March 14, 2008

Pardus
QOTD: Been playing a whole lot of Scramble on Facebook.
March 14, 2008

Lawrence Leichtman
Working all day. I’m watching these so late because I have been on the road for 3 weeks. WLTV doesn’t won’t play well on hotel WIFI. I’m still a big fan of WLTV so keep it up. I wish I could keep up on drinking as many wines as you. I’m giving it my best.
March 17, 2008

Anthony
QOTD: Pownce, with a dash of Twitter for flavor, has been my internet obsession of late.
March 17, 2008

Jon Ward
my internet obsession is pretty much developing my own stuff. just got finished with writing my own blog from scratch. there are some very interesting technologies emerging that should change the face of the Internet… including the wine world.

MiroTV is a really awesome program, I guess that would be my obsession. Its basically a TV guide for IPTV. You can select from *alot* of different shows and have them downloaded automatically to the miro client where you can watch them. Very cool program. And, its cross platform.

Pandora never really gives me stuff i’m all that interested in. I’ll plug in one artist then it’ll give me another that i couldn’t possibly care less about hearing. I’ve been really jamming some SomaFM stations lately, good chill stuff.
March 18, 2008

Rachel
I’m glad I/we only carry one of those four wines. I’ll have to do more research on the D’arenberg. None of it moves.

I guess you could say that eBaying vintage patterns and fabric is my current internet addiction. That and watching your back episodes. I have so much catch-up to do.

Thank you for giving me another review on wine!
April 9, 2008

Jason S.
So glad you did the smelling the empty glass thing – my wife thinks I’m nuts. I totally agree that the bouquet in the empty glass is heigtened because of all the extra surface area. Works great on sniffy sniffing Scotch too!
April 25, 2008

LuvsChandon
QOTD: Instant viewing on Netflix

luv the enthusiasm GV, and I wanna get back to the East Coast soon!
May 30, 2008

JacobS
qotd: Last.fm is pretty cool, very similar to pandora, but it knows what your listening to on your ipod and can give you recommendations. If your friends are on last.fm they can recommend songs and artists to you as well. Nice web app.
July 9, 2008

Dan Manu
QOTD: Facebook
January 8, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Tough day… sorry to hear that, Gary Tomorrow is another chance at victory!! QOTD: Probably WLTV. Mainly because I would really like to catch up to the current episodes as fast as possible so Im trying to watch 6-10 episodes a day.
April 16, 2009

Vincent
Keep writing ,good job!