Barbera Wine Tasting. An Underrated Wine From Italy – Episode #468

May 19, 2008

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Barbera needs to get more attention from Wine Drinkers, today Gary explores 3 to see what’s up

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Icardi Barbera D’asti TabarinBarbera d’Asti play review at cork'd
2006 Seghesio BarberaBarbera d’Alba play review at cork'd
2004 Cascina Roera Barbera D’astiBarbera d’Alba play review at cork'd

389 Responses

  1. May 19, 2008

    David Dadekian

    First! Probably because I’m still in the middle of Friday’s episode.

  2. May 19, 2008

    John Farrin

    2! It’s a cork.

  3. May 19, 2008

    Dongbo

    Yes 2.

  4. May 19, 2008

    C-Fiddy

    John said cork so I’ll guess the Thunder WRISTBAND!!!

  5. May 19, 2008

    chenin

    heeeehh… :)

  6. May 19, 2008

    BargePlus

    It probably is a cork. Do we need to guess from which wine? If not, I’ll take a gues that it’s a lurker tee.

  7. May 19, 2008

    Vivek

    I’m going with cork

  8. May 19, 2008

    emil

    In the bucket… a sharpie pen (which gary will use to sign the book before he mails it to me)

  9. May 19, 2008

    Jason

    In the bucket guess: Thundercats action figure

  10. May 19, 2008

    John Farrin

    Damn, I just saw the third cork so I guess it’s a toothpick.

  11. May 19, 2008

    chenin

    I say a corkscrew.

  12. May 19, 2008

    Stephen

    I think it might be some cheese

  13. May 19, 2008

    JJ

    QOTD: Arrested Development

  14. May 19, 2008

    C-Fiddy

    QOTD: That’s tougher than I thought,
    Ummmm, I’ll go with St. Elsewhere.

  15. May 19, 2008

    jason

    top 15… cooool, barbera

  16. May 19, 2008

    Glen... winecrazy.com

    The lead foil covers from the tops of the bottles…..

  17. May 19, 2008

    John Farrin

    QOTD: Seinfeld

  18. May 19, 2008

    Glen... winecrazy.com

    The knife you used to cut up the cheese…..

  19. May 19, 2008

    roger

    cheese wrapping

  20. May 19, 2008

    Mark Tolerico

    I say your book, cause you put it in there during the show…

  21. May 19, 2008

    Brad

    a Thundercat?

  22. May 19, 2008

    Brad

    someone already said Thundercat, I’m going with My Little Pony

  23. May 19, 2008

    DirtWineKen

    A copy of your book!

  24. May 19, 2008

    Karl Laczko

    Berbera, cool – not had one, but I have the Cascina Fonda S. Nicolao 1999 Barbera d’Asti in the cellar waiting for the right moment.

    QOTD – You been on the forums recently?, this is a hot topic. For me, M*A*S*H.

  25. May 19, 2008

    Glen... winecrazy.com

    QOTD: Batman

  26. May 19, 2008

    Tom

    QOTD: Even though there was less than one season my fav is Firefly. It rocked. I am going to guess that you put a toothpick in the pumpkin as someone else said a cork.

  27. May 19, 2008

    Shervin M

    Wresting Figure (Sheik, Roddy or Jim)

  28. May 19, 2008

    David Dadekian

    I’m going to guess a cheese knife.

    QOTD: Homicide Life on the Street

  29. May 19, 2008

    Glen... winecrazy.com

    The cheese rind from the parmiggiano….

  30. May 19, 2008

    roger

    pumpkin pie in the pumpkin?

  31. May 19, 2008

    MagnumGourmet

    Top 30…not bad!

  32. May 19, 2008

    purplejuicebruce

    Love the Barbera have only had the CA. ones though need to find some good Italian ones
    QOTD…M.A.S.H. Star Treck

  33. May 19, 2008

    bfrankphoto

    WLTV t-shirt?

  34. May 19, 2008

    Scott EJ

    Q 1. Smurf(s)

    QOTD: Too many to list.

  35. May 19, 2008

    DON D

    QOTD: LEAVE IT TO BEAVER

  36. May 19, 2008

    Sassodoro

    Top 35?

  37. May 19, 2008

    jason

    how about a cork?

  38. May 19, 2008

    RaiderNation

    Vernon Gholston jersey?

  39. May 19, 2008

    Indigo

    ITP (In The Pumpkin): Papa Smurf

    QOTD: Gotta go back to my childhood – “The Brady Bunch”

  40. May 19, 2008

    MattyO

    great show!

    been tempted by some barbera’s in the past but went with somethign else. need to try them.

    QOTD: M*A*S*H*…greatest show of all time!

  41. May 19, 2008

    GrapeStuff

    QOTD: That’s a tough one, but I think I would have to go with Three’s Company or Cheers.

  42. May 19, 2008

    Susan

    Gary- Halloween ????????????????????????????? Did you fall into a time warp?????? Maybe the Bermuda Triangle?????? wink :) wink :)

  43. May 19, 2008

    John M Heavey

    Gary-

    Your action figures are in the bucket. I, too, agree with you that Barbera is a MUCH better play than Chianti. I really like the barberas of Vietti.

    John

  44. May 19, 2008

    John

    I think the bucket was empty.

    QOTD: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Hands down.

  45. May 19, 2008

    BruceP

    QOTD: Hockey Night in Canada on the CBC. May be the longest running show on TV. Been going since the 50’s God I loved this show as a kid. My Saturday night revolved around it.

  46. May 19, 2008

    Rolf Rupprecht

    QOTD Happy Days..the early ones

  47. May 19, 2008

    Dan Mc

    How about a Whatchamacallit in the pumpkin?

    QOTD: Favorite TV show has to go to the Simpsons. Not the new stuff though, boo

  48. May 19, 2008

    macgyver4ever

    I bet it is a Vayniac wristband. If not, I want to know how to get one.

  49. May 19, 2008

    Dr T from N. Carolina

    QOTD — Babylon 5

    prize — asuming there wasn’t just air in before you tossed in the book . . . a corkscrew

  50. May 19, 2008

    AJ

    Yogi Bear!!!! Hanna & “Barbera”. You’re clever!!!

  51. May 19, 2008

    BruceP

    As for the bucket, I’ll guess a wristband.

  52. May 19, 2008

    jason

    3rd of the night.

    love barbera
    qotd: welcome back carter or night rider

  53. May 19, 2008

    M

    Is there a Whatchamacallit candy bar in the Halloween bucket?

  54. May 19, 2008

    chalz

    In the pumpkin…A tee-shirt advertising the new book!

  55. May 19, 2008

    Brian V

    QOTD: Hands down best show ever is LOST!

  56. May 19, 2008

    AaronS

    I would have to say the first several seasons of 24. Either that or West Wing.

  57. May 19, 2008

    Brian

    ITP: Is a Cork

    Another great episode i cant wait to find some of these

  58. May 19, 2008

    Smith MBA

    In the Pumpkin:

    Gary Vaynerchuk’s 101 Wines: Guaranteed to Inspire, Delight, and Bring Thunder to Your World by Gary Vaynerchuk

    I saw you put in there!!

    QOTD: The A-Team

  59. May 19, 2008

    kc

    qotd: wine is to gary as tv is to me.

    i can’t really pick one, but a definite top would be firefly, since it changes genres almost every episode while still carrying a great background story.

  60. May 19, 2008

    UTshock

    I was hoping to have my first Barbera this past weekend, but my local wine shop didn’t have the greatest selection. My favorite TV show of all time, without question, is The Wire.

  61. May 19, 2008

    Medo

    No question: The Simpsons!

  62. May 19, 2008

    Kev and Ams

    Pumpkin: The book is in the pumpkin. =)

  63. May 19, 2008

    fangorn81

    ITB: The book, duh! I saw you put it in there.

    QOTD: The Office

  64. May 19, 2008

    Rossodio

    QOTD: The old American Gladiators. Television perfection.

  65. May 19, 2008

    The Wine Maven

    QOTD: All time favorite show – The Prisoner.

  66. May 19, 2008

    Kev and Ams

    QOTD: PBS Nature. Don’t hate.

  67. May 19, 2008

    M

    Dern, a minute before me, someone said Whatchamacallit. It didn’t know as I typed that someone else was guessing the same. It makes sense….Halloween….chocolate….

    Barbera. I’m a fan and we have several in our storage unit. In fact we were going to open one Saturday but we had Rioja. Yesterday I had my first Falanghina. It was nice, pleasant.

    QOTD: I can’t decide. Sopranos. Cheers. Brady Bunch. Probably Cheers.

  68. May 19, 2008

    JSC1

    The Office -UK

  69. May 19, 2008

    Panosh

    The pumpkin holds the names of all the people who bought two copies of the book.

  70. May 19, 2008

    JudeMurphy

    Is it a “Link it up, Mott!” t-shirt in the pumpkin???
    It better be! haha

    Favorite Show- Family Guy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Hope your travels are going well, Gary.
    Remember what I said about foie gras!
    I’m gonna keep pestering you about that!
    Click on my name and look at my blog about it please!

  71. May 19, 2008

    McAdamSandwich

    Another day, another surprise episode. Never had a Barbera but now I’ll have to pick one up.

    ITB – I’ll say there’s a wristband in the bucket.

    QOTD – House, MD. I’ve seen every episode.

  72. May 19, 2008

    RieslingRon

    QOTD: This one will show my age……….The Untouchables or on a more recent note…JAG and NCIS.

  73. May 19, 2008

    RichG

    Big Barbera Fan here. I had some at a wine tasting in Santa Barbara from the Arthur Earl Winery. Check it out. Good Stuff.

    QOTD: gotta go with ALF.

  74. May 19, 2008

    Cephalopunk

    QOTD: The old Sherlock Holmes Mysteries, when I was a kid. Japanese Iron Chef was a big deal for me, too. The Famer’s Wife mini-series on PBS?

  75. May 19, 2008

    jack

    i will guess there’s NOTHING IN THE PUMPKIN!?!

  76. May 19, 2008

    Christine (cflo)

    Looks like there is one cork missing….a cork?

  77. May 19, 2008

    Panosh

    QOTD: Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Late 70’s

    Next would be Get Smart (looking forward to the movie)

  78. May 19, 2008

    Social Project Brian

    QOTD: Favorite all-time television show? Can’t do just one. Brady Bunch tied with Superfriends (childhood memories), Six Feet Under, Moonlighting, the news, Sunday afternoon local TV showing movies starting Bruce Lee, Christopher Lee, Godzilla, or Bob Hope.

    Good show today, but the lighting looked kinda dark.

  79. May 19, 2008

    BF

    Corkscrew?

  80. May 19, 2008

    T. Reasoner

    what is in the pumpkin nothing until you placed the signed copy of the book : )

    QOTD – 1. Magnum P.I. 2. Seinfeld 3. the Sopranos

  81. May 19, 2008

    Elliot

    A WL.TV wristband!

  82. May 19, 2008

    Zach M.

    QOTD: I never been big on TV but I will always stop channel surfing if Cops is on haha. I grew up watching that instead of cartoons.

  83. May 19, 2008

    Xavier

    diff periods in life, diff fav shows.. as a kid nothing could beat the mysterious cities of gold.. and then later for the my generation inevitable mcgyver, the a-team etc :D

  84. May 19, 2008

    BF

    QOTD: Northern Exposure.

    How about a Whatchamacalit in the pumpkin??

  85. May 19, 2008

    RANDI

    QOTD: The Odd Couple
    :)
    xo

  86. May 19, 2008

    Jes

    QOTD: I Love Lucy

  87. May 19, 2008

    shw

    I thought it’s the third cork but I saw it between bottles a little bit later so maybe.. wristband? or chalk maybe?

  88. May 19, 2008

    Pablo Gutierrez

    I have always seen the Icardi in the wine list of my favorite restaurant, next time I will give it a try; thanks Gary.

    QOTD: The Wire, nothing comes close

  89. May 19, 2008

    Oakmon's BF

    QOTD: Either “Ripping Yarns” or “Columbo”. I’ve watched every episode (of WLTV) in order and I’ve finally caught up. This is the first time I saw an episode the day it was recorded. I own a 2004 Pozzi Barbera in a fancy bottle. It will be my first barbera, and it will be one of the first wines I have when I come off my diet after a doctor appointment exactly one month from now. Until then, no wine.

  90. May 19, 2008

    Neil

    QOTD: An iphone.

    Favorite TV Show, Monty Python’s flying Circus! Loved it back then although I can’t get my wife to watch it on CD. I also liked Faulty Towers and Ripping Yarns.

  91. May 19, 2008

    Palmer

    There is NOTHING in the pumpkin.

    QOTD: Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist

  92. May 19, 2008

    KyBoy

    QOTD: 24!!!!! Sometimes I wake up convinced I’m Jack Bauer.

  93. May 19, 2008

    Nate

    I think it was the box that the toothpicks came from. Also, Seinfeld is the favorite show.

  94. May 19, 2008

    Ian Smith

    QOTD: A signed copy of Gary V’s book is inside the bucket.

  95. May 19, 2008

    Aaron S.

    QOTD The West Wing.

    You really had to go to Barry Bonds, didn’t you? You really had to go there.

  96. May 19, 2008

    Ian Smith

    That wasn’t my answer to the QOTD btw, it is what’s inside the bucket.

  97. May 19, 2008

    salvatore

    Now your going to know I’m an Senior Citizen!

    1)All time favorite “Milton Berl Texaco Show !” live T.V. at its best!

    2)I’m with company here; “Columbo !”

    3) Ed Sullivan Show!

  98. May 19, 2008

    salvatore

    BTW——– Mr.Pumpkin head is empty!

  99. May 19, 2008

    TennLee

    a magic ring.

  100. May 19, 2008

    tinman9

    Had a Barbera for the first time in over a year just 2 nights ago. It was out of California, by Jim Clendenen of ABC. It was super tart and sour, but after it opened up a little bit I liked it more and more. Definitely a food wine though.

    QOTD: Gotta go Seinfeld.

  101. May 19, 2008

    adam

    Gary great show. In the bucket is the wrist sweatbands and the book.

  102. May 19, 2008

    Bookman

    QOTD; I liked Airwolf, Gary. Cool concept, well executed, etc. TV was just better back in the day. Currently, I know it just ended, but The Wire was the best cable series of all time, in my opinion.

    Coming to see you in Rockville, for the book event!

  103. May 19, 2008

    Taco John

    QOTD: Has to be 24.

  104. May 19, 2008

    chenrys

    Mmmmm…that cheese looks delicious.

    QOTD: Carl’s favorite: Arrested Development, my favorite: Joan of Arcadia.

  105. May 19, 2008

    Steve

    QOTD: Star Trek, original series, for sure #1. Great show today, Gary, will try to find the Icardi.

  106. May 19, 2008

    Purple Tooth

    There’s a Barry Bonds baseball card in the pumpkin. QOTD: “Seinfeld”

  107. May 19, 2008

    Hido53

    An UNSIGNED copy of the book is now in the pumpkin. Gary said that he’ll get to the SIGNED copy of the book when he gets back from vacation.

  108. May 19, 2008

    Marc

    Always been fond of Barbera.

    QOTD: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans

  109. May 19, 2008

    Jared Pondelik

    Thanks for the great show Gary.

    QQTD: Lost is the best TV show I have ever seen. I am really into those puzzle type shows and this definitely brings the thunder in that category. Season Finale next week!!!

  110. May 19, 2008

    Moselman

    Barbera = my go-to beverage with spaghetti

    Bucket = Boarding pass from T&C

    QOTD: Pretty much a tie between Barney Miller and M*A*S*H.

  111. May 19, 2008

    Claes

    QOTD: LOST, no question about it!

    Never had a barbera.. gonna try one when I get my salary this month.

    BTW. Give us some more champagne shows Gary! …we know it’s one of your favourite wine categories.. mine too :)

  112. May 19, 2008

    Tommy Vernieri

    I haven’t been watching lately, but I saw the spit bucket we sent you and that brought me out of hiding. What do you have in there? I’m going to guess it’s a sticker promoting your book. Nothing seems like a good guess too, that’s what it was last time you had a “guess what I’m hiding contest.”

    QOTD: Good Eats. It’s witty, it’s informative, and the food really is good. What more could you ask for?

  113. May 19, 2008

    vinovanwilt

    QOTD favorit all time hmmmmmm I have to say, all in the family

  114. May 19, 2008

    Paul M

    QOTD: hard to pick from the past so I will give my current favorite show “Always Sunny In Philadelphia” … genius!!

  115. May 19, 2008

    Johnnyutah

    QOTD: All-Time = Simpsons Runners Up = Family Guy/Magnum PI/Entourage

    Latern – Smurfs?

    How about Mott?

  116. May 19, 2008

    NJ-Vettester

    QOTD: Tough choice but when the smoke clears, I would opt for “24″ over “Seinfeld”.

  117. May 19, 2008

    Andy & Edie

    Favorite TV Show: Columbo
    In the Bucket: A wristband
    Great Show, Gary!

  118. May 19, 2008

    SKN

    QOTD: How I Met Your Mother and The Office

    GUESS: My Little Pony

    You weren’t dissing dark chocolate, were you!?!?

  119. May 19, 2008

    The Ben

    Favorite all time would be Futurama. I own every season and the new movie, it’s the only TV show I’ve dished out that many bones for. As for the pumpkin, I know I’ll never guess randomly so I’ll just cop out and say that Gary’s book is in there. We all saw him put it in there dammit!

  120. May 19, 2008

    Eric R

    QOTD: The West Wing

  121. May 19, 2008

    Tom L

    Pumpkin has a copy of the book in it.

    QOTD: Star Trek

  122. May 19, 2008

    Jay

    Favorite TV show of all time? Have to go old school: Barney Miller.

    “Mooshie, mooshie, mooshie.”

  123. May 19, 2008

    Susan

    Gary- QOTD: Best TV show M*A*S*H – HANDS DOWN!!! Nothing else even comes close!!!! :)

  124. May 19, 2008

    Susan

    Gary- Are you Tarzan now??? OUCH?!?!?!?!?!? wink :) wink :)

  125. May 19, 2008

    vivianovino

    QOTD: Three’s company, then the incredible hulk.

    The bucket: #11, K. Clemens rookie card.

  126. May 19, 2008

    Daisy Stardust

    First thing that came into my head was Star Trek – the original with Kirk. In the pumpkin – I’m going to take a gamble on it being the new WLTV Link It Up Mot ‘T’ Shirt.

  127. May 19, 2008

    darin latimer

    QOTD: Not just the greatest television show ever but also the best 86 hour gangster movie ever made – The Sopranos. The ending was not ambiguous – foodies check the episode number. No accident there.

  128. May 19, 2008

    jaredlevy

    Contest:

    Duh! There’s a signed copy of Gary’s book in the pumpkin!

  129. May 19, 2008

    Dominus

    First, good, good show. Love da Barbies.

    Mr. Pumpkin has to have something in it. Last contest there was nothing and all Vayniacs know that so you had to put something in his head. I’ll go with a pack of candy corn in one of those plastic packs from years ago. It’s a Halloween theme.

    Hold it, I see “Bookman” will be seeing you in Rockville! You have got to be kidding me. I get to see the G-Man as long as its not this Saturday. Please please not be this Saturday. If there is a G-d.

    Where’s the link??? Mott?

    QOTD: This is the toughest QOTD since I’ve been watching but I have to go with “Walt Disney Wonderful World of Color” as a kid and as a mature adult “LOST” and “HOUSE” are at the top.

  130. May 19, 2008

    SJR

    QOTD: toss up between “All in the Family” and MASH with an honourable mention to Seinfeld.

    thanks for today’s episode, youve sparked my curiosity on Barbera. I am a big fan of Chianti / Sangiovese, so look forward to broadeneing my tastes…

  131. May 19, 2008

    Rob Boudon

    QOTD: Simpsons

    PUMPKIN: Thunder Show Wristband (as well as the book)

  132. May 19, 2008

    Harley Stan

    In the Pumkin I am guessing is a signed copy of Gary’s book, I saw him put it in thee.
    Great show, I have had Barbera in the past and it was excellent, it was probably alot to do with atmosphere and being with friends that made it that much better.
    QOTD- A Team, I still catch the reruns sometimes but it seems alot more cheesey now then when I was 10.

  133. May 19, 2008

    Chris from Portland

    I lived in Turin, Italy for 9 months while working for a tour company in preparation for the Winter Olympics in ‘06. Drank countless bottles of Barbera. Good stuff.

    QOTD: Sopranos, The Office, In Living Color, Duck Tales

  134. May 19, 2008

    NB_SPAZZ

    QOTD US: M*A*S*H
    QOTD UK: Monty Python’s Flying Circus
    PUMPKIN: Ummmm…. a gift certificate for a “MOTT LINK IT UP!” t-shirt?

  135. May 19, 2008

    Tim

    QOTD: Babylon 5
    In the pumpkin? A corkscrew.

  136. May 19, 2008

    Big "J" Moanie

    QOTD: The Simpsons, hands down

  137. May 19, 2008

    Exdamyankee

    Guess: Is Nikolai Volkoff hiding out in the pumpkin???

    QOTD- Tough, real tough. I can narrow it down to three: “24,” which rocks, “Miami Vice,” which defined a decade, and “Babylon 5,” as the best Sci-fi series ever.

  138. May 19, 2008

    laposte

    QOTD:

    Lets see best TV show; Rin-Tin-Tin, maybe or Captain Kangaroo, Mr Moose was a happening guy or Bless Me Father from the BBC, speaking of BBC how about Faulty Towers? All good but I think I will go with, James Burke’s Connections.

  139. May 19, 2008

    Susan

    Gary- BTW Who moved the table cloth??????????????? Just asking………………..

  140. May 19, 2008

    mschauer

    QOTD: The Shield!

  141. May 19, 2008

    kaybee

    punkin head has vayniac names to draw for free bottle of barbera

    QoTd
    Stargate- I had to collect all 10 seasons and associated movies.

  142. May 19, 2008

    Susan

    Gary – You are right, I have NOT tried a Barbera yet. If it is better than Chianti, then I am there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  143. May 19, 2008

    Derek F.

    I think you have one of your “my little pony’s” in the bucket??

    QOTD: Discovery channels “Deadliest Catch”

  144. May 19, 2008

    The Doc

    SOPRANOS, even if Tony’s house wasn’t in my hometown

  145. May 19, 2008

    manonthemoon

    In the bucket is filled with thunder cats

    QOTD: Venture Bros.

  146. May 19, 2008

    dAve

    QOTD: Mash – hands down. I traveled a lot in my life and the relationships on M*A*S*H were incredible. I know the feeling.

    In pumpkin – corkscrew. why do we never see your corkscrew? what do you use? Does Mott just geek it off? We wonder. We want to know.

    Barbera, ugh? I need to reach out and try this type. Not sure I’ll like it, but need the experience.
    Oh, got another neighbor (5th) interested in Secret Pack tasting night – so let us know when it is!!!
    BTW – Walnut Crest Cab Sauv – was great. The Casa Lapsotelle (?) was most wonderful. what a great price value deal! wow. thanks !!!

  147. May 19, 2008

    James

    Gary, you’re opening up people to Italian wines.. that’s so dope.

    How about some nebiolo?

  148. May 19, 2008

    NB_SPAZZ

    In the Pumpkin…
    An autographed picture of Vinnie Testeverde in his NY Jets uniform, holding up the GV 101 book and wearing a WLTV wristband.
    PRICELESS!!!

  149. May 19, 2008

    Rani Haykal

    Great Show!!!

    Whats in the bucket? the book is now in the bucket.

    QOTD: Greatest show ever made in my opinion is Sports Night. By far the most entertaining show that has great character development. After that, Im a huge fan of Numb3rs.

    –RH

  150. May 19, 2008

    James

    … I think Party of Five was my favorite growing up show and I don’t watch much boob tube anymore.

  151. May 19, 2008

    ryan

    QOTD – Old School – Magnum PI New School – 24 & CSI-Las Vegas

  152. May 19, 2008

    Bill Krause

    Without a doubt, Joss Whedon’s FIREFLY.

    Love the Barbera wines

  153. May 19, 2008

    John D.

    Thanks for the show on some Italian wine Gary. I’ve got nothing to do tonight, so I think I’m going to run on down and check some out at my local shop.

    QOTD: Without a doubt, it has to be M*A*S*H. Born in 1975, and this was one show I got to watch with my parents, that and Masterpiece Theatre on the local PBS station. The folks were big on “Get outside and climb a tree!” or “Go read a book!”. Yeah, nintendo and atari were definitely not in the house!

  154. May 19, 2008

    Anthony L.

    QOTD: The Honeymooners is my all time favorite TV show.

    Great Show, Barbera is an awesome wine.

  155. May 19, 2008

    Newman

    QOTD: I think it’s a tossup between Arrested Development and Lost.

    Also I’ll try and find some Barbera sometime this week.

  156. May 19, 2008

    BarrelMonkey

    First of all…. GSGYTR!!!*

    I just read your book, and I have to say thanks for not including a SINGLE wine I’ve tried (except for the ‘04 Valrose). This means I have exactly 100 wines to try for future Thunder.

    QOTD: Didn’t grow up watching TV so I have no real attachments. Favorite shows include:

    Family Guy
    Monty Python
    House, M.D. (partly filmed at my university!)
    Wine Library TV (that’s right, you’re up there with Family Guy. And I LIKE Family Guy)
    Star Trek

    btw… typo on page 17(Rocca Bernarda) of your book: should be “each other”, you have “eat other”. Awesome intro.

    *Great Show, Gary! You Totally Rock!

  157. May 19, 2008

    Timmy

    QOTD: Tough call between The Cosby Show and Gilligan’s Island man…

  158. May 19, 2008

    John Cabot

    QOTD- Happy Days, Babe. A little Fonz action, Jonie, Chachie, Richie, Marian, and Mr. Cuttingham. Oh yah!
    I love Barbera. The high acidity and the earthy cherry flavors are right up my alley.
    Johnny Cab

  159. May 19, 2008

    Tony

    QOTD: Classic “This Old House”.

  160. May 19, 2008

    pete c

    Agree about Barbera. Nice wines and very drinkable.

    QOTD- Fury…but I’m sure no one remembers it.

  161. May 19, 2008

    Ryan

    I love that you are on vacation and still breaking away to twitter about the book. I am reading it…and its, to say the least, amazing.

  162. May 19, 2008

    RnD

    QOTD: MASH, Seinfeld, Cheers.

  163. May 19, 2008

    TommyBoBo of WI

    There is a second generation wrist band in the bucket…

    Favorite show of all time….. Got to be M*A*S*H…. watched them all new and then all over again for 4 years in undergrad…

    “I’ve eaten a river of liver and an ocean of fish! I’ve eaten so much fish, I’m ready to grow gills! I’ve eaten so much liver, I can only make love if I’m smothered in bacon and onions” — Hawkeye ((this would be really funny if my damn Avatar was working….))

  164. May 19, 2008

    Cuse Wino

    QOTD- Cheers (the show, not the toast)

    Bucket- Slim Jim

  165. May 19, 2008

    Cuse Wino

    Bucket- Squirrel

  166. May 19, 2008

    Cuse Wino

    Bucket- Screw Cap

  167. May 19, 2008

    Cuse Wino

    Bucket- Thunder Cat

  168. May 19, 2008

    Cuse Wino

    Bucket- Iron Sheik

  169. May 19, 2008

    Paul

    Has to be either Mash or Seinfeld. Both timeless and intellegently hilarious.
    Barbera rockes, the Icardi is a winner for the price. Beats Chianti with my Friday night pizza for sure. Keep up the good work.

  170. May 19, 2008

    Emily & Jim

    A Whatchamacallit is in the bucket–your favorite candy.

    Great show. Thanks for taping in advance so we wouldn’t suffer while you’re on vaca. Hope you’re having a great time. :)

  171. May 19, 2008

    Jeff Rodriguez

    What’s in the bucket? Would he do it again? I think so. NOTHING!
    QOTD: It was only a season, but it was awesome – Firefly

  172. May 19, 2008

    Jeff

    QOTD–In terms of classics, Seinfeld, for sure. Nobody has ever created such a brilliant show. Arrested development comes in a close second in terms of intelligent humor. Recently, although it only lasted one season (mainly b/c it was too smart for the key demographic), Studio 60. Aaron Sorkin is a great writer and Matthew Perry and Bradley Whitford were excellent. I recommend it on DVD.

  173. May 19, 2008

    KVolk

    QOTD: Has to be Star trek…..original then next gen….

    The pumpkin has a wrist band in it.

  174. May 19, 2008

    Adam J

    There is a dark chocolate candy bar in the pumpkin head.
    Qotd: The original Iron Chef from Japan. South Park close second. Thanks for the show!

  175. May 19, 2008

    Mark B

    hard to pick just one: sports night, the office(US), battlestar galactica (new), and rescue me

  176. May 19, 2008

    Rowland

    QOTD okokok … who remembers THE MYSTERIOUS CITIES OF GOLD? or HEATHCLIFF AND THE CATILLAC CATS? … Gary, i just discovered you through Conan! You remind me of my roommate from collage Ryan from Long Island. I have a suggestion for an episode. Im from Highland, here in the Hudson Valley, and the grape that grows best here is Seyval Blanc. 3 of the best wineries around here are Benmarl, Stoutridge, and Glorie. All three have released Seyval Blanc wines, and this is the most interesting part for you the wine taster, they are all 3 made from grapes grown in Glorie’s vineyard. Despite the single origin of the grapes, each wine is different from the other. i thought this a very good opportunity for you to explain how the style of wine making effects the taste, smell, and texture of the wine.

  177. May 19, 2008

    Thomas

    In the Pumpkin a wine cork

    QOTD – Babylon 5

  178. May 19, 2008

    Lawrence Leichtman

    Cheers would have to be my all time favorite.

  179. May 19, 2008

    tuscanbob

    Favorite all-time: 24

  180. May 19, 2008

    Snarf

    QOTD: Hogan’s Heroes, of course!

  181. May 19, 2008

    Paulie D

    Bib 36 in Chicago – value, value, value, & CHEESE.

  182. May 19, 2008

    joeshmo

    QOTD: saved by the bell !

  183. May 19, 2008

    BobMac

    QotD: favorite show right now is Battlestar Galactica.

  184. May 19, 2008

    laurie in VT

    QOTD: The husband says Star Trek, The Next Generation. I say that in trying to come up with my favorite all time TV show, I notice that I’m watching less and less TV as I get older. (Maybe because there’s less and less worth watching?). For me, St. Elsewhere and MASH come to mind, but probably MASH is #1.

    In the pumpkin: Since ‘nothing’ has already been guessed, I’ll say a ‘Mott, Link It Up!’ wristband. (If you won’t give him a T-shirt, can he at least have a wristband?! ;)

  185. May 19, 2008

    C-Lo

    I was gonna guess a thunder cat in the pumpkin, but someone already did. So I’ll say there’s a plane ticket to come visit you at the Wine Lib with my name on it.

    Fun show GV, I’ve only had one Barbera before at a restaurant and I can’t even remember what it was, but I remember enjoying it.

    QOTD: My So-Called Life. Keep it real.

  186. May 19, 2008

    The Nose in a Day

    QOTD: The Sopranos
    Bucket: Gary’s book

  187. May 20, 2008

    brorjace

    QOTD: Firefly, Simpsons, Futurama, X-Files back in the day.

    And I love me some Barbera, it seems to be more consistent than a lot of grapes.

  188. May 20, 2008

    Pete G

    Very, very good show. Excellent evaluations. I Love the barbera – very underated as you say. Soliter 2006 Barbera D’asti (Pescajar) is an excellent barbera.

    QOTD: The Equalizer

  189. May 20, 2008

    JeffH.

    I’ve enjoyed some asti and some alba. I definitely agree they’re more interesting than chianti.

    QOTD:Hawaii 5-0 and Baretta

  190. May 20, 2008

    Zach

    QOTD: The Simpsons!

  191. May 20, 2008

    Keith

    QOTD: Jonny Quest (as a kid). Currently: Survivor
    Bucket: dark chocolate

  192. May 20, 2008

    Keith

    Bucket: Whatchamacallit

  193. May 20, 2008

    Robert Howells

    Air is in the bucket. Q.O.T.D- Quantum Leap

  194. May 20, 2008

    Chris in Tulsa

    Bucket: A Paperclip
    QOTD: The Andy Griffin Show

  195. May 20, 2008

    drydrew

    One of the corks are in the pumpkin. Only 2 are visible on cam

  196. May 20, 2008

    Brandon Butkovich

    Bucket: Thundercats!

  197. May 20, 2008

    Brandon Butkovich

    K. Already taken…. Bucket: a piece of paper.

  198. May 20, 2008

    Ryan

    Well, as to what my favorite show is, as far as wine goes this is tops! But aside from wine, my all time favorite show would be Family Guy. Today’s episode has opened my eyes to yet more wines being that i’m a beginner in Wines.
    I would guess that in the bucket there would be chocolate because of the pumpkin head.

  199. May 20, 2008

    Rhonda

    QOTD: M*A*S*H ,I got the box set with every episode for my fiance for Christmas and we have been watching it almost every night.

    In the pumpkin, I guess a wristband!

  200. May 20, 2008

    Kirk (aka: slave2thevine)

    QOTD: favorite all time TV show is probably Lost

  201. May 20, 2008

    Yvette W

    In the bucket: piece of chalk to write on your chalkboard in the background.

    QQOTD: Grey’s Anatomy is my all time favorite TV show. It has trumped many of the other ones that I used to like, but not to say that they have fallen out of my heart.

  202. May 20, 2008

    RickD

    QOTD – Northern exposure or West wing – but BSG and iron chef are also in my rotation.

  203. May 20, 2008

    teckdeck2008

    QOTD: My favorite show is burn notice. Its a new show on usa channel. And I don’t know when the new shows air, I always seem to catch the reruns later in the week. Its really awesome though, ya’ll should check it out.

  204. May 20, 2008

    Henry D.

    Black cherry soda in the pumpkin. M*A*S*H & Jeopardy…forever!

  205. May 20, 2008

    Eric Gardner

    I hate to sound like a shameless suckup, but I love WLTV. I work on TV shows and I love the spontaneity. I also love Sopranos (dead), Lost, Deadwood (dead), Simpsons, The new Battlestar Galactica & 30 Rock.

    Gary V – you rock!

  206. May 20, 2008

    Kevin

    In the bucket: The book is in the bucket.

    Favorite all time tv show: Seinfeld.

    Love the Barbera

    Thanks. Hope you’re enjoying your vacation.

  207. May 20, 2008

    Oklahoma Michael

    QOTD- Straight up DEAD heat between The Shield on FX and Deadwood on HBO. Very close third place goes to Sports Night and the genius of Aaron Sorkin’s writing. WHY WHY WHY (my QOTD)is popular television such CRAP?? American Idol?? Dancing with the Stars?? Seriously WTF??? I am not a TV snob but the CRAP that is on now is appaulling and just plain insulting to my intelligence. Expand your Mind and your Palate. Turn that sh*t off

  208. May 20, 2008

    alaskagirl

    QOTD: Firefly, Lost

  209. May 20, 2008

    Oklahoma Michael

    QOTD_ I just read back through some of my fellow Vayniacs favorite TV shows and I have never been so happy to see such great and diverse answers, and I am no longer so angry. I want to hug you all

  210. May 20, 2008

    amgryger

    QOTD: Simpsons

  211. May 20, 2008

    Shawn

    SPORTS CENTER!!!! No contest!

  212. May 20, 2008

    Andrew D

    QOTD: It was Northern Exposure and the Simpsons, but now the nes Dr Who rules.

    Cheers
    Andrew

  213. May 20, 2008

    Jaybird

    In the pumpkin bucket is a cork, and I would be very shocked if no one got that by now!

    QOTD: hands down was the Duke’s of Hazzard

  214. May 20, 2008

    Rafael T

    ?:(as a kid) A-team, Airwolf, Voltron, WWF Saturday Nights “Main Event”.
    (Now) Weeds, Real time w/ Bill Maher, And the Thunder Show!!

    In the pumpkin: candy corn

    I love what your doing, Keep bringing the Thunder!!!!!

  215. May 20, 2008

    samo

    in the pumpkin bucket: a corkscrew!

  216. May 20, 2008

    Justin L Ove

    Qotd: South Park.

    I can’t look at one of those pumpkins without thinking of candy corn…so that’s my guess: candy corn

  217. May 20, 2008

    YoungDave

    QOTD 1: A Thundercats action figure in the bucket.
    QOTD 2: “Arrested Development”

  218. May 20, 2008

    NMR

    the buckets got your book in it.

  219. May 20, 2008

    Joe G.

    QOTD: Star Trek : The Original Series

  220. May 20, 2008

    Joe G.

    In the pumpkin is a t-shirt not sure what’s on it

  221. May 20, 2008

    acenomics

    first time poster, long time lurker ;)

    hmmmm….favorite show….so hard to pick one….im goin with A-Team
    so many right up there though.

  222. May 20, 2008

    Avi

    You know who makes a good Barbera? Recanati — sounds Italian… but Israeli!

  223. May 20, 2008

    joel delon

    Hi gary great great colors those barberas !! i couldn’t live without a piece of parmigiano but a bit pricey here in France i bet there’s a piece of old parmigiano in the bucket
    QOTD : here in france my favorite tv program is “bibliothèque medicis” you can watch on TV5

  224. May 20, 2008

    Len

    Goon one GV…….In the pumpkin a signed copy of GV’s book……..QOTD: The Honeymooners

  225. May 20, 2008

    Winston Abernathy

    QOTD: Easy one, The Simpsons is the greatest show of all time and if anyone thinks differently I will fight him or her… that’s right I said her.

  226. May 20, 2008

    BobM

    In the bucket? Candy – it’s a halloween bucket, right? Maybe some dark chocolate to go with the wine.
    Fave show(s): Little Rascals, House, Two and a Half Men

  227. May 20, 2008

    Kapers

    SCARY GARY!!!

    I know you got the Halloween thing going, but are you playing mindtricks?
    Seriously. Everybody fast forward to 7.10 and watch the next 8 sec. Did you see it? Look again. The bottle to the left (number 3) suddenly moves slightly to the right. All by itself? Neat little trick I dare say Mr Gary Copperfield ;D

    You had me spooked – I deserve a wristband just to comformt me.

    Best regards,

    Kapers

  228. May 20, 2008

    CBone

    I’ve got to go with Arrested Developement and Curb Your Enthusiasm for comedies, and Deadwood for my drama pick. Rome was pretty good, too.

  229. May 20, 2008

    pierazzo

    being Italian i like so much “la barbera”
    TV = 70′ ” THE PERSUADERS” (Tony Curtis and Roger Moore)what else?

  230. May 20, 2008

    carlos

    A whatchamacallit!

  231. May 20, 2008

    Tom T.

    M*A*S*H

  232. May 20, 2008

    hasbeen

    QOTD: Wanted: Dead or Alive. With Steve McQueen.

    In the bucket. a wristband

  233. May 20, 2008

    Richard N

    I would say a whatchamacallit bar.

    QOTD: In the Heat of the Night

  234. May 20, 2008

    torquey

    QOTD: Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

  235. May 20, 2008

    Pete W.

    Bucket guess: Obviously, the book is in the bucket. You just put it there. There’s air in the bucket. But I’d also guess the third cork from today’s wines.

    QOTD: On now? Lost. Ever? Star Trek: TNG, Firefly…

  236. May 20, 2008

    clarose

    QOTD: My favorite show of all time would have to be Seinfeld. A close second would be 24.

    Great show btw!

  237. May 20, 2008

    IPBrian

    QOTD: Firefly, Coupling, AbFab, Lost…there are just too many.

    What’s in the bucket: A cheese knife…obviously someone cut the cheese (ha).

  238. May 20, 2008

    JohninDC

    MASH was always good, although not so much in re-runs. I’ll watch Forrest Gump anytime they show it!

  239. May 20, 2008

    mindpirate

    I’m guessing a wristband, I actually don’t have a wristband yet.

  240. May 20, 2008

    lurkdawg

    I’m glad to see you talk about barbera again. It’s a little more pricey than most, but I generally find Michele Chiarlo’s La Court Barbera D’Asti to be my favorite barbera in a given vintage. The ‘04 is drinking very nicely; I just had a bottle last night. QOTD: has to be The Simpsons. bucket: maybe a Thundercat? Thanks again for another great show.

  241. May 20, 2008

    Donna Marie

    A toothpick is in the bucket.

    QOTD: Seinfeld, also loved variety shows–Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-in and Carol Burnett. Husband would say hands-down M*A*S*H.

  242. May 20, 2008

    JimL

    Your book is in the bucket.

    QOTD: Hard one, but I think I’ll go with M*A*S*H*

  243. May 20, 2008

    Ricky B.

    QOTD- Sopranos

  244. May 20, 2008

    Slats

    Farscape! The pumpkin has nitrogen,oxygen,carbo…yea

  245. May 20, 2008

    AtlantaJack

    In the pumpkin: GV’s favorite cork screw and the book…

  246. May 20, 2008

    tony

    thanks i’m making pizza this weekend! could it be a chocolate in the bucket?

  247. May 20, 2008

    drydrew

    cork opener

  248. May 20, 2008

    LauraG

    A piece of Parmesan in the bucket?

    QOTD: I Love Lucy. Still kills me.

  249. May 20, 2008

    Roro

    IN THE BUCKET: The pen you signed the book, or action figure of Nikolai Volkoff.

    QOTD: If it’s dumb ass mindless TV I would say I like Seinfeld and Project Runway. But I really enjoy Nova, when there are new ones since they don’t come out every day. Also, they are in HD-1080i!!!!

    How about a “super Tuscan” episode, I have been curious about these.

  250. May 20, 2008

    C. Jurczak

    In the pumpkin: a cork! and QOTD: MacGyver!

  251. May 20, 2008

    Trucbinouche

    I’m kind a late with this one but… Gilligan’s Island, that’s how I learn to speak English.

    À plus tard!!

  252. May 20, 2008

    BubbsBaria

    My rule for traveling Italy was drink any thing that sounds like my name, Barbara! That being said I drank a shit ton on Barbera and Barbarescos…good times. California has a lot of nice Barberas too, real approachable and agreeable plump fruit. I dig a lite rounded dose of vanilla with the finish too. Totally underappreciated grape I agree; but cobwebs, cabbage and celery oh my!*#%
    QOTD: I’m a WHEEEEEL WATCHER!!! Lifelong 26 year love affair with ol’ Pat! Honorable mentions to THE Golden Girls, Alfred Hitchcock and the old school Adam West BATMAN and the ever entrancing McGyver. What’s your favorite show, Gary?
    Pumpkin Contents…Tickets to a special Halloween wine tasting event you are building up perhaps!

  253. May 20, 2008

    ray-ray

    Nice Show GV, Love the Barbera
    Pumpkin – Corkscrew and then the added Book
    QOTD: Tie between Transformers and Miami Vice…. Badass

  254. May 20, 2008

    misswinegirl

    Just got back from Italy yesterday…Barbara d’Asti was my favorite!!!

  255. May 20, 2008

    DFC

    QOTD: Gilligan’s Island!!

  256. May 20, 2008

    Jarvis H

    My guess is that you have Liono in the bucket.

    The Barbara wine that I tried is not sit well on my pal. I have only tried one maker/vintage, on two occacions. However, I will try it again before long.

    QOTD: Friends (go ahead and laugh)

  257. May 20, 2008

    Michael M.

    I think you put a cork in the bucket. Also, props to you for waving the Barbera flag. Highly overlooked wines with incredible diversity between producer and regions, and just one of the best all-around food wines for a no-brainer wine pairing. I recommend 05 DeForville for amazing value and one of the best wines I have recently tasted is Giacomo Conterno Barbera 05.

  258. May 20, 2008

    Michael M.

    I forgot…

    QOTD: “Sopranos”

  259. May 20, 2008

    JeffC

    Besides your Book, a pen to autograph it with. Plus coupon for free shipping on a case of wine.

    QOTD: So many. Cheers, Mash, Seinfield. Are you being Served. Faulty Towers. Red Dwarf. Lost in Space. And yes, old Star Trek.

  260. May 20, 2008

    Phil G

    QOTD – Seinfeld

    Bucket: nothing

  261. May 20, 2008

    ryan guynn

    Seinfeld – hands down. I’ve seen every single one and I still watch reruns of them almost daily still

  262. May 20, 2008

    BF

    This is an amazing phenomenon. Gary clearly said there is “a thing” in the bucket, but it seems like everyone’s guessing “nothing” is in there (or air). We are such a skeptical and jaded culture!

  263. May 20, 2008

    wayno da wino

    Yoooo Geee, Great Thunder in da Hizzy!!!

    QOTD1: NOTHING is in da Pumpkin….

    QOTD2: All in da Family, wit’ red-neck Archie Bunker, Meat Head, and da
    two Dingbats…… :)

  264. May 20, 2008

    Achilleas in Cyprus

    QOTD: From the UK … “Allo Allo”

    I think that there is a cork in the pumpkin head.

  265. May 20, 2008

    boegemann

    Pumpkin: a cork

    QOTD: Lost

  266. May 20, 2008

    Alex Hopgood

    QOTD: 24 and House
    In the bucket there is one wine cork

  267. May 20, 2008

    Kristen

    I’d say a baseball card’s in the pumpkin.

    QOTD: Simpsons and The X-Files

  268. May 20, 2008

    DFC

    QOTD #2: MOTT IS IN THE PUMPKIN!! LOL!!

  269. May 20, 2008

    Wes M

    QOTD: Arrested Development (oddly, I really like Stark Trek: Voyager too)

    The bucket contents have probably been guessed, but I’ll say a Vayniac glass (most things have already been said and this probably has too).

    Thanks for finally doing another Barbera episode. Awesome stuff.

  270. May 20, 2008

    niklopez98

    these are complete opposite shows but it’s almost a tie between Entourage and The Wonder Years!! I think The Wonder Years eeks it out.

  271. May 20, 2008

    akellner

    in the pumpkin — nothing, then nothing and the book

    QOTD: Odd Couple

  272. May 20, 2008

    Kent

    I dream of Jeannie…mmmm jeannie…not so unlike a very fine wine, drink slowly and enjoy.

  273. May 20, 2008

    James

    Jets decal in the pumpkin. Fave TV show, Monday Night Football.

  274. May 20, 2008

    BobZ

    In the pumpkin: a Watchamacallit candy bar!

    QOTD: The Sopranos by far.

  275. May 20, 2008

    Oakmon's BF

    Some yet unmentioned favorites of mine are “Married with Children”, “Monk”, “Soap”, “Yes Minister” and “Yes Prime Minister”.

  276. May 20, 2008

    pawncop

    Good show. Had a Barbera D’Asti last week with my son in laws birthday celebration. Good times for sure.

    In the pumpkin – - tickets to something but I do not know what.

    QOTD – Cops what else?

  277. May 20, 2008

    Cesare

    I had an Elio Perrone Barbera on Saturday but I was unimpressed. I would love to try the Icardi but it’s sold out already!
    QOTD: I gotta go to the 80’s here and say The A-Team.

  278. May 20, 2008

    Nik Pawlak

    In the pumpkin a Wristband. QotD Southpark 4 lyfe!

  279. May 20, 2008

    Chippewamike

    Love Barbera! On your rec, I tried some last year—wow! Turned alot of friends on to it so a big THANKS GV.

    QOTD: Cheers

    In the pumpkin–a cell phone.

  280. May 20, 2008

    Robin C

    in the pumpkin: a wristband
    QOTD: favorite show: Rocky and his friends – Bullwinkle J. Moose, etc.

    I’m going to an indigenous Italian wine seminar tomorrow, so I’ll pay attention and try everything.

  281. May 20, 2008

    BobbyTiger

    QOTD………..”A LYON IN THE KITCHEN”. Why? Not only is Nathan a great chef, but he is also my son. The pumpkin?……….easy,……….another copy of your book. Please forward both copies ASAP. (Regular mail is fine).

  282. May 20, 2008

    JohnMc

    Don’t you think that there’s an argument that the richness of the parmigiano is flattening out the wines on your palate. maybe that’s a smartass suggestion to a great wine man like yourself.
    Keep it going to 500 shows and beyond
    j

  283. May 20, 2008

    Dan

    Seinfeld, 24, Arrested Developement.

    Can’t choose just one!

  284. May 20, 2008

    wildebeest

    QOTD: Monty Python’s Flying Circus

  285. May 20, 2008

    Omallley

    Excellent show – I was thinking that there hasn’t been an Italian Red episode in a while.

    QOTD: Arrested Development :)

  286. May 20, 2008

    Badger Ann

    QOTD: Happy Days. It’s even funnier now. A very funny and sweet show with very likable characters.

  287. May 20, 2008

    drydrew

    Things that might be in the bucket
    Chalk
    My Little Pony
    Thunder cat
    Red USSR guy
    Smurf

  288. May 20, 2008

    BW

    QOTD:
    Either Hill Street Blues or …. MXC !

  289. May 20, 2008

    italianwinelover

    QOTD: Too many – Monty Python, Benny Hill, CSI New York, Monkies…can go on for ever!

    Bucket: three wristbands (1st one, 2nd & newest)

  290. May 20, 2008

    khan

    In the bucket…wristband

    QOTD…The sopranos

  291. May 20, 2008

    drydrew

    quarter in the pumpkin

  292. May 20, 2008

    Roberto

    Hi Gary,

    Your wedding ring is in the pumpkin. Please send book to my FLA address, Mott has it.

    QOTD: Monday Night Football

  293. May 20, 2008

    Ed Salonia

    @Roberto… his wedding ring is on his finger…

    My vote is one of the corks.

    QOTD: The Office

  294. May 20, 2008

    yowens

    QOTD: Kellen Clemens action figure.

  295. May 20, 2008

    Wendy

    House, Tom Snyder, Ed Sullivan, Dynasty, Arsenio. In the bucket…corkscrew?

  296. May 20, 2008

    Little Jonny H

    I don’t know how many time’s I’ve eyed Barbera in the wine shop and ended up going with something else (usually b/c of price… as shops nearby only carry more well-known or scored wines). Regardless I am excited to get into something other than Sangiovese, Pinot Grigio, Nero d’avola from Italy.

    QOTD: The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park. There’s nothing more funny than a good social commentary. However, touching shows like Extreme Home Makeover are nice too… and science programs!

  297. May 20, 2008

    Ian Brown

    I am surprised you haven’t opened a magnum of aged Mondavi Reserve Cab in honor of Roberts passing. Do you have plans for anything?

  298. May 20, 2008

    foulmouthpoet

    in the pumpkin is nikolai volkov?

    qotd: 3 way tie for first between quantum leap, the cosby show, and tom & jerry.

  299. May 20, 2008

    foulmouthpoet

    i take it all back. knight rider tops them all.

  300. May 20, 2008

    AngioRanger

    In the pumpkin: the ghost who moved the cascina roera bottle at 7:16…

  301. May 20, 2008

    sam

    I must admit, I’ve never had a Barbera. I have had a couple of Amarones and a Barolo from the piemont region, now I must try a Barbera. Keep at it.

  302. May 20, 2008

    sam

    By the way, in the pumpkin is a copy of your book…

  303. May 20, 2008

    Mizzou-Dave

    Assuming the contest is still going – The pumpkin contains a wine cork!

  304. May 20, 2008

    GR8wine

    Hey Gary,
    Great timing on the show. In the last week seems like all my local wine shops were hitting me up with specials on Barberas. Why do you think that is? Is there a certain time that all Barberas get released or something or is it just coincidence?
    Favorite TV show ever? that’s a toughie, since it’s more by where I was in life. Overall probably Seinfeld, because it seems like anything that happens I can relate to a Seinfeld episode.

  305. May 20, 2008

    agentorange

    QOTD: X-Files.

    In the bucket: Patrick Ewing…?

  306. May 20, 2008

    Billyd

    Gary
    had a barbera recently at a small Italian cafe, I wanted a chianti but switched last minute, really good and a great compliment to the pumpkin raviolis.. In the pumpkin there is skittles.

    Man vs Wild is my favorite show rite now, I think Bear Grills as a guest host would Rock.

  307. May 20, 2008

    David M Roberts

    QOTD: too many to choose from, but a few would be: Twin Peaks, Good Eats, Doctor Who (circa late 1970s with Tom Baker starring), The Daily Show when Craig Kilborn started it up, early Dave Letterman, Monk, Dexter, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld, Freaks & Geeks, Arrested Development, first two seasons of Moonlighting, Top Gear, and the list goes on.

    Inside the pumpkin is…. a piece of candy from last October that Mott overlooked.

  308. May 20, 2008

    Bundydb

    I’m still hoping for a G.I. Joe to pop up on the desk one of these days ; )

  309. May 20, 2008

    Mickster

    LURKER ALERT:

    I never comment because I watch on my iPod, but I’m here!

    In the Pumpkin: Candy! What else would you put in a halloween bucket?

  310. May 20, 2008

    Bundydb

    Doh (Simpsons)! Forgot about the QOTD: Of course there is Seinfeld, Family Guy, ATHF, (pretty much anything of Adult Swim), ST:TNG, love me some Star Gate and the 1st 2 seasons of BattleStar Galactica were awesome! But for some reason I can literally sit all day and watch every episode of Futurama back to back and do it again the next day. There is just something about that show for me. As a kid I never missed an episode of Dukes of Hazard, GI Joe or Transformers.

  311. May 20, 2008

    JayZee

    QOTD: The top five for me are: X-Files, Northern Exposure, Seinfeld, Fawlty Towers, and House.

  312. May 20, 2008

    Bundydb

    Oh, and No Reservations. Anthony Bourdain is the shyt!!!

  313. May 20, 2008

    terroirist

    I’ve only had a few cheap-o Barberas that were junk..

    My guess is that you have a plane ticket to vist you for a taping of the show and a stay in New York for Nosh and vino..

    QOTD – Best sketch comedy besides SNL – Mr. Show which used to be on HBO..

    aka Mike in Nebraska

  314. May 20, 2008

    seangallagher

    QOTD: Heroes or House, and Scrubs reruns at dinner.

  315. May 21, 2008

    Reid

    Why are you making an effort to taste more widely available wines? So long as you link up to your store and we can buy from you, who cares if your fans in Iowa can buy it at the local Walmart?

  316. May 21, 2008

    Courtney M

    I had a Barbera with dinner tonight, so I had quite a chuckle when I checked the site and saw a Barbera episode. It is a great wine.

    QOTD: This one’s difficult, I’ve seen so many great shows that it’s really hard to pick a favorite. I guess I could say shows that have a quaint, odd, clever and/or quirky humor. Growing up I loved Animaniacs, and also enjoy Kids in the Hall, Invader Zim, Northern Exposure and Lexx.

  317. May 21, 2008

    matthews

    arrested development

  318. May 21, 2008

    mike from Calli

    Three’s Company. Can’t go wrong with a show that built upon ONE misunderstanding that perpetuates itself throughout the entirety of the show. hugelarious.

  319. May 21, 2008

    Danny M

    The Office, bar none!

  320. May 21, 2008

    Wine Bloke

    Spicks & Specks. Any Aussie will know what I’m talking about. It’s all about the ABC.

  321. May 21, 2008

    Ryan O'Vineyards

    In the pumpkin: the confiscated Bill Belichick tape of Jets sidelines
    QOTD: The last episode of House was soooo good. I don’t care if it follows a formula. I like math.
    dark chocolate vs. milk chocolate cagematch: dark chocolate wins without trying.

  322. May 21, 2008

    Smahlatz

    QOTD : “The Mighty Boosh” – What a show. The “Goodies” of the 21st century.

  323. May 21, 2008

    */^_^\*

    qotd: the first 2-3 seasons of Aqua Teen Hunger Force were genius

    the bucket contains NOTHING

  324. May 21, 2008

    steve

    i saw you on conan.

  325. May 21, 2008

    Kezza

    Semi-lurker here…. QOTD: Twin Peaks! No doubt. I was too young to really watch it on tv, but I think I’ve watched the whole series on DVD 3-4 times now. Still can’t believe something that amazing was ever on prime time.

  326. May 21, 2008

    Kezza

    Oh and in the pumpkin is the third cork!

  327. May 21, 2008

    Spacejay

    QOTD – Not really a show, but I liked Schoolhouse Rock on Saturday mornings.

  328. May 21, 2008

    Shawn

    I’m gonna have to say Arrested Development. Probably the funniest show ever. Big ups to Flight of the Conchords and the Wire though.

  329. May 21, 2008

    VinoVixen

    I have really enjoyed some good Barbera…..
    QOTD: Lost!

  330. May 21, 2008

    alfredhayes

    QOTD: Start Trek TNG.

    Contest: Pumpkin contains cheese wrapper.

  331. May 21, 2008

    Lb in KS

    my guess what is in the punkin.. an ipod?
    qotd..andy griffith show.

  332. May 21, 2008

    Saftig

    What’s in the pumpkin? Pumpkin seeds?!
    QOTD: We were stationed overseas in my formative TV viewing years and watched a lot of BBC/Brit TV productions-from Coronation Street to The Bill, Prime Suspect. Love Brit humor as well, anything with Dawn French.

  333. May 21, 2008

    Harry

    My guess for what’s in the bucket – Thundercats – too long since their appearance.
    Favoirte all time show – hard – I’d have to say The Daily Show just beats out Cosby in being more important to life – I think I would have fled to Canada years ago without being able to laugh at the situation with Jon Stewart.

  334. May 21, 2008

    W Miree

    Good video! Here are some additional comments:

    Icardi d’Asti: To me, most Asti’s are more acidic than Alba’s. This wine may need a few more years to develop…plus food served with it.

    Seghesio d’Alba: I generally like Alba’s better than Asti’s. The seem to be rounder, fuller, richer and with notes of roses and hints of Nebbiolo. However, this producer is one of the more modern (which I generally eschew), especially his use of oak barriques. Obvious oak in any red Piemonte wine drives me up the wall. My favorite Barbera is Conterno-Fantino.

    Cascina d’Asti: The acidity is a problem for me, too. However, it should be much better with food (especially acidic food), and with more aging.

  335. May 21, 2008

    JerseyGirl turned CNY vayniac

    ooh! love the barbera! definitely a good pic for an episode!

    QOTD: oh man, i cant pick just one! how about I give you shows based on what age I was…
    little kid: carebears
    grade school: SeaQuest & Boy Meets World
    highschool: Friends & CSI
    college: Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, ER, Project Runway, Sex and the City
    now: The Office, Chuck, Grey’s Anatomy

  336. May 21, 2008

    JerseyGirl turned CNY vayniac

    my guess for the pumpkin… a paperclip?

  337. May 21, 2008

    JerseyGirl turned CNY vayniac

    oh, and dark chocolate kicks milk chocolate’s wussy rear end any day!

  338. May 21, 2008

    the unknown chef

    Cork in the bucket?

    Pee Wee’s Playhouse.

  339. May 21, 2008

    Colin

    GV – I’ll go cheesy and say 90210 or smart and say Firefly

  340. May 21, 2008

    KimberlyRose

    A copy of your fantastic new book in the pumpkin.

  341. May 21, 2008

    Disco D

    Let’s see whats in the bucket? I’m gonna have to say a “bit-o-honey”

    and as far as my favorite tv show all time…. come on that’s easy “What’s Happenin’”

  342. May 21, 2008

    Martin

    I’ve been a big fan of Barbera since I started drinking wine. I completely agree with you, Gary, that Chianti is just too popular for its own good.

    QOTD: The Simpsons

  343. May 21, 2008

    Rx8Doc

    Whats in the pumpkin? A ghost…. watch it move the bottle at 7:15 on the video.
    Whoooooo scarry……

  344. May 21, 2008

    Dennis

    Great video. I really enjoy the Italian wine culture, so much so that I went on a wine-tasting trip in Italy that was absolutely incredible. Nothing compares to having great food with wine in authentic Italian farmhouses while overlooking beautiful scenery.

    Dennis Czigler
    http://www.italytraveltours.biz

  345. May 21, 2008

    Eric Holm

    Continue the great work! The pumpkin has the book in it and the book has been personally signed by GV,Mott and the WLTV staff and when auctioned on e-bay in 25 years will bring the highest price ever for a properly stored book(55 degrees at 28.5% humidity). The favorie TV show—Victory At Sea!!!

  346. May 21, 2008

    Lenny

    Good show! So many Italian wines to love. QOTD: Northern Exposure. Some good wine references in a few episodes too.

  347. May 21, 2008

    Luis Felipe

    The bucket has a wrestling figurine in it.

    QOTD: Arrested Development

  348. May 22, 2008

    Jon-Paul Lenczuk

    What’s in the pumpkin, you ask? I’ll venture to guess a wristband.

    Gotta try the Icardi–Barbera D’Asti has been a long standing favorite of mine (Nobbio, 2004, to be exact)..

    QOTD Answer: Chiller Theater (WPIX Channel 11, NY)–when I was a kid this show scared the hell out of me!!

  349. May 22, 2008

    Neil Willsey

    QOTD: My all-time favorite TV show is M*A*S*H. I could watch it every day in reruns for the rest of my life. That show was phenomenal and there will not likely be another one close to it again.

  350. May 22, 2008

    victor

    big-league chew in the bucket and qotd – Get Smart.

  351. May 22, 2008

    Jason S.

    QOTD: Twin Peaks

    I think there’s a thundercat in the pumpkin

  352. May 22, 2008

    OmarG

    I’m going to say…really really old Halloween candy in the bucket.

    QOTD: Any Yankee game on…ok not a show.

  353. May 22, 2008

    Sheina

    QTD: My favorite television series ever is “Nip Tuck”.

    In the pumpkin…Thunder! One of your action figure characters.

  354. May 22, 2008

    Juicy Jesse

    qotd: Star Trek (original); What’s in the Jack-O-Lantern? A thunder cat, of course!

  355. May 22, 2008

    Mason

    I think you have one of the corks in there. I only count 2 on the table that I can see.

    QOTD: Favorite show of all time: Cheers.

  356. May 22, 2008

    Kevin Dubuc

    Hey GV,

    Great show. I love it when you take the show in different directions. I’ve only had one Barbera to date so it looks like it’s time to revisit and get another opinion.

    Can’t wait to see you when you visit Boston for the book tour. My advice? Do it at the Borders downtown. You’ll absolutely draw a big crowd.

    QOTD – Hands down SEINFELD. Not only did my family and I watch it while it was on, we bought all of the DVD’s and I swear on my future children that we watch at least 2 episodes per night.

  357. May 22, 2008

    Grapedigger

    Great show G. Very good idea to concentrate on widely available wines!! My favorite all time show is for sure SEINFELD! My current best show is also a comedy, Two & a 1/2 men! Cheers..

  358. May 22, 2008

    ScottG

    QOTD: So many good shows, but Northern Exposure is my all-time favorite.
    In the pumpkin…a plane ticket to Newark?

  359. May 23, 2008

    TxBigD

    What’s in the bucket? The one missing cork!

  360. May 23, 2008

    David Cole

    I like it, Barbera!! One of my favorites, when you get a chance try some California ones from the Amador, Fair Play and El Dorado County areas, there are some great values in these areas!

    I really like that you will be trying stuff that is more available. And you are right, Barbera vs Chianti is a no brainer, Barbarea all day long and twice on Sunday!

    Hey, Dave Winfield was a STUD! I just saw him on a show and he is still in shape! I like that you pulled that out, I was a fan of his!

    QOTD: I’m going old school since you said all-time! Two shows, Big Valley and The BIonic Man!! It’s just funny that Lee Majors was in both of them.

  361. May 23, 2008

    Bernard

    qotd: All in the Family rules you meatheads.

  362. May 23, 2008

    Fraser Gould

    In the bucket: A Japanese daruma doll.

  363. May 23, 2008

    ChrisR

    I’ll leave a comment just b/c you mentioned Dave Winfield. Yay, Dave Winfield!!

    QOTD: Dinosaurs. Kind of creepy with the puppet thing, but a damn funny show.

  364. May 23, 2008

    TWalk

    Scooby Dooby Doo…Where Are You?

  365. May 23, 2008

    Bernie

    Pizza tonight–gonna track down some Barbera.

    QOTD: Seinfeld. Period. End of story.

  366. May 23, 2008

    Henry Hlavaty

    Gary,
    In the pumpkin, pumpkin seeds of course.

    Thanks for the shows.

    H.H. Willowbrook, Illinois

  367. May 23, 2008

    DARREL LAS VEGAS

    GREAT barb show all these cool grape variatials on the show of late keep it going.
    RE: your last e-mail still looking in LV!

  368. May 24, 2008

    J David

    Barbera: I’ve picked it, fermented it and almost tossed it 2 months later. So acidic, so tart…this grape needs TIME. And, experience in the vinification. It’s not economically viable for California vintners, so you don’t see it often. But, when you do, and it’s aged for a couple years in barrels with a moderate amount of oak, the wine is a great late afternoon pleasure in warm weather. It’s definitely a ‘red’ with all the fruit and tannics, but it’s also acidic and thirst-quenching enough for a picnic. Enjoy this ’summer red,’ as the Italians do.

  369. May 25, 2008

    Sassodoro

    In the pumpkin, well we all saw you put a copy of the book in the pumpkin. So there.

    QOTD. I thought you were going to ask us for our all-time favorite Barbera. That would have been easier to answer. All-time favorite TV show? I’m not sure, but I’m a big fan of Battlestar Galactica.

  370. May 26, 2008

    Dan-o

    I like Barbera’s and therefore this show was in the zone.
    QOTD – Seinfeld by a mile, followed perhaps by All in the Family.

  371. May 26, 2008

    J Crazy

    Looney Toons hands down. I’ve been watching it since I was 5 years old waking up at six o’clock on Saturday to watch all the cartoons: Looney Toons, GI Joe, Mask, Tranzorzee (anyone remember Aphrodite A?!), Thunder Cats, He-Man/She-ra, Care Bears, Gummi Bears (bouncing here and there and eeeeverywhere…), etc. But even now, after the Simpsons, Prison Break, CSI: New York, Law and Order and all these other fantastic shows, Looney Toons alone can make me laugh and forget the life around me for 30 minutes and take me back to when I was still in “zip-up from the foot” one-piece pajamas sitting a nose length from the TV hoping my parents wouldn’t hear the TV and tell me to shut it off so early in the morning.

    I love the Barbera, too!!

  372. May 27, 2008

    cma82

    It’s a trick, the pumpkin bucket has absolutely nothing in it.

    I freaking love barbera. I’ve been rocking the barbera hard ever since I got a quartino of it at Otto at 19 with my fake id. It has great acidity, goes perfectly with food, and viable on a CKC budget–what’s not to like.

    QOTD: I don’t really watch much tv. WLTV is much better.

  373. May 27, 2008

    nbaisley

    Favorite TV Show ever would have to be either Thundercats (for cartoons…it takes me back) or Highlander: The Series.

  374. May 27, 2008

    David

    QOTD: That’s a hard one, but in the end I’m going to go with the Simpsons.

    That was a great show for my 20th birthday. Just one more year.

  375. May 27, 2008

    Andy

    QOTD— Old school MASH

    Probably Gary’s favorite candy bar a whatamacallit

  376. May 27, 2008

    Matlatzinca

    Only 2 wine corks on the table, so the last cork is in the pumpkin.

  377. May 27, 2008

    Matlatzinca

    Crud, just noticed the last cork behind the 3rd bottle. I’m revising my guess to say it is the pen he used to sign the book.
    Great Barbera episode, also one of my favorite grapes. Anyone try Barnard Griffin or Desert Hills? Both Washington, both awesome.

  378. May 27, 2008

    subb

    QOTD – Definitely Whose Line Is It Anyway. Man that gave me the best laughs of my life. That and Monty Python!

  379. May 27, 2008

    Blake W

    QOTD: HBO’s Entourage for sure!!! in the bucket is a rick flair action figure!

  380. May 27, 2008

    Rob Csenar

    QOTD: M*A*S*H

  381. May 28, 2008

    Mike V

    In the pumpkin? I am guessing a fourth generation wrist band!

    Send it my way, PLEASE! ;-}

  382. May 29, 2008

    KyleLikesTies

    Back from a relapse into lurkerdom!

    As soon as I finish my impending move, I’ll have to grab a bottle of Icardi; haven’t had a Barbera in too long.

    QoTD: Hard to narrow to just one … Twin Peaks, My So-Called Life, The Office (the original U.K. series), and Riget come to mind.

  383. June 2, 2008

    Rafa Ibarra

    Hola Gary. Tienes razon, aun no he probado un vino Barbera, pero lo hare pronto. Felicidades por el show!
    –Rafa Ibarra

    PS.-I’m sure you’ll find someone how speak Spanish to understand my words. Take care :-D

  384. June 3, 2008

    question83

    The Wonder Years, no doubt! Great show!

  385. June 4, 2008

    SoCal

    QOTD: All time favorite would have been any sci-fi…BSG, Buck Rodgers, Dr. Who, Star Trek…….

  386. June 13, 2008

    V Mellado

    the dragon ball series and captain stubasa, an 80’s japanese cartoon about soccer….there is a book in the bucket

  387. June 23, 2008

    Michael H.

    QOTD: The Fall Guy.

    Disappointed in 1 for 3 with the Barberas…

  388. July 20, 2008

    MattUD

    The is a really tough QOTD… I don’t know if it is my favorite, but one that I can watch over and over is Seinfeld. I was really into sports center as a kid, and that of course has not changed much.

  389. January 13, 2009

    Dessert Wine Nerd

    Sorry about the 1 for 3. I know how pumped you get to tell us about wines we either havent heard of or almost never drink. QOTD: Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Its not even close. There was nothing like it at the time, and still nothing has been like it ( Sorry SNL, you jumped the shark YEARS ago and are quite predictable). The great sketches that ended at any time, the crazy cartoons, the all out randomness of it. Pure brilliance that’s yet to be topped.

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