Wow, I'm glad I randomly stumbled upon this episode. In my short-lived time with Wine Library TV, I've never seen Gary as excited about a wine as the Martinetti Gavi on this show. Too bad it doesn't seem readily available!

Good show. I need to check out more whites from Italy other than Prosecco and Asti. Thanks for the tips. QOTD: 2005 Seahawks going to the Super Bowl. Yes, they lost but other than the Gonzaga Bulldogs the state of Washington is ---- for sports. It was a small flash, but at least it was a moment.

QOTD: Couple moments come to mind; 1) Michael Irvin ending his career on the turf at the Vet 2) Keith Primeau's goal in the 5th OT in the 2000 playoffs vs. the Penguins 3) The Mets choke job last summer 4) Eagles beating the Falcons in the NFC Champtionship game.

Thats a really tough one for me having played all kinds of sports growing up, maybe winning a golf tournament when i was playing in college or pitching a complete game in high school.

Brett Farve busting the Raiders up the day after his father's passing. I am a packers fan and that day is one of Farve's greatest.

QOTD: My second-grade son (at the time), probably the worst player skills-wise on his basketball team last year, was playing his butt off in the final game of his final tournament. With about 30 seconds on the game clock, and with his team up by one point, he grabs a rebound, shoots, and is fouled by the other team. Being the worst shooter on his team, I'm fearing the worst. My boy steps up to the line, takes a couple of bounces, shoots, the ball hits the rim, circles around it, and drops in! Now we're looking at a tie at worst for now. But there's no way he can make two - he has never done that. Same gig - he takes dribbles the ball a couple of times, looks up, takes the shot, and swoosh! I'm nearly in tears at this point. The other teams races down the court with the ball, takes a couple of missed shots and my son rebounds again, passes it off, and the game is over. I was so proud of my son not only for making the clutch shots but more so for never giving up. I still think about this often, and whenever I see him down on himself, I always bring up this great moment in his life.

QOTD: Two actually. Both golf related. 1st was Nicklaus winning the '86 Masters and 2nd was a hole-in-one I had several years back (6-iron, 186 yds.)...

I found a selection of about 6-8 Gavi's locally... I picked up 3 different bottles for a party this weekend. I gave four options a Riesling (Schoffit '01), chard (Elderton), Sancerre (Pascal Jolivet) and the Gavi's. Its funny the Gavi went like hot cakes followed by the Sancerre. Most people started with the chard till everyone else was telling them how good the wine was. Good news was the Gavi was $10 and the Sancerre is closer to $20. Good call.

Good show - still don't like the tease with the blind tasting.
Never had a Gavi that I can recall.
I will have to give it a whirl.

Sports moments:
- Hole in one in 1988
- Scored 23 points in the town championship basketball game in a come from behind win.
- Hit a grand slam when I was 15
- Hit one out of the ballpark (315)
- doubled to left center in my first ever attempt at switch hitting
- Celtics winning the championship

Hmh, Gavi you say?

QOTD; Norway vs. Brazil in WC 1998 (soccer).
Brazil was the greatest team in the world, and guess who beat them?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFzAsqveT0w

You have a good (a la "Kid from Brooklyn") gimmick going and it certainly gets people's attention.

I would, however, appreciate your pronouncing the wines correctly: it is La Scolca not La Scola. In Italian, the 'c' before the 'a'is not silent and it is pronounced like 'k'.

I don't think of sports when I drink wine...I think of food, travel, art, literature, oh yeah, and making love.I am obviously in the minority!

Good show.

My favorite moment - catching a foul ball at Rangers Ball Park in Arlington.

Tiger Woods obliterating the toughest field in golf during the 97' masters at the ripe age of 21. The game hasn't been the same since.

Reggie's three HR's in the Series against the Dodgers. Unreal!

No doubt the Mets/Jets/Knick champoiships.

GV, crazy, the day I watched the video (Friday 6/6) I went to a small Italian bistro in NYC (Il Bastardo) to celebrate life, and white wine was going to be ordered. The choices included a Gavi (which by the way was my "go to" wine on first dates when I was single), needless to say I suggested that the table try the Gavi rather than the "usual" pino grigio...well...4 bottles later...

Going a little selfcentered on this one, and am going to say my golf shots. Sticking the green from 185yds out with my five-iron. The feeling is great. However, last years superbowl was my favorite game of all time.

super bowl shuffle. 85 bears.

I tried Gavi last night and it was awesome. Thanks for helping me break out of my habits of just going with the traditional chard or gris.

QOTD: Kirk Gibson homerun off Dennis Eckersley--89 World Series

"I don't believe what I just saw. . . . ."

QOTD: My favorite sports moment comes from the 1994 Stanley Cup final, which, alas, my Vancouver Canucks did not win. But coming back from being down three games to the New York Rangers was pretty wild, the excitement peaking in game 6 in Vancouver. The Canucks were up 3-1 with just under 2 minutes left. Local boy (from Vancouver, that is) Geoff Courtall takes a pass, puts on the moves and backhands the puck high into the net, putting the Canucks up 4-1. But wait, the ref doesn't signal a goal, and he lets play continue. The Rangers pull their goalie, and Mark Messier scores with about 50 seconds to go. Score 3-2 Vancouver. Plenty of time for the Rangers to score again. But wait again! A review of the Canucks "goal" is ordered, and the replay clearly shows Courtnall's going in. The arena goes absolutely nuts. The clock is set back to the time of that goal, and the Canucks go on to win the game 4-1, setting up game 7 in New York. 14 years later I can still feel that moment. Sports drama at its best.

QOTD: I'm not really into sports enough to have a favorite moment of all time. Plus I'm much more into living in the present rather than getting caught up in the past.

Hmm... depnds on whether personally observed, or watched in retrospect.

Observed: Firsthand- Max Biaggi's final pass on the hairpin at Laguna Seca in 2000. Satellite- any of Rossi's 250cc victory laps. (I

QOTD: Father's Day, 2006, standing-room only at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. for interleague play between the Nationals and the Yankees - as many Yankees fans (obnoxious "Let's Go Yankees" chant over and over) in the house as Nats fans. Rookie 3B Ryan Zimmerman hits a two-run walk-off homerun to beat the Yankees and silence their many fans. Sweet.

Gary, fabulous that you will be in Rockville, MD on 26 June -- see you then.

QOTD: Colts winning the Superbowl XLI. Great when half the school was rooting for the Bears and the other half the Colts.

QOTD:
Oh, no question, Jennifer Jones winning shot in 2005 Tournament of Hearts (Canadian Women's Curling Championship). Check it out.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CM5mFH3_Qhs&feat...

QOTD: favorite sports moment: When Ben Johnson won the 100 meter run in the summer olympics - as he slowed down and raised his index finger proclaiming his victory even before he crossed the finish line - it was fantastic!!

GV: check out Bruno Broglia gavi... it's awesome.

QOTD: Jumbo Elliot catching the TD against the 'Fins on MNF back in 2000. What a game!

GV: I think you're going to have to update your thinking on what the demographics are for WineLibraryTV. We know it's not age, but a mindset - but based on the comments I've read here, it should also include an a pitcher in a little league all star game.

I also fit this bill, and had a lot of similar experiences in baseball as well as other sports. However, the image I kept seeing when thinking back was not me, but my Dad. Everytime I thought about baseball, I saw my Dad in the backyard saying "come on now; pitch to the glove." Or playing one-on-one basketball with me in the driveway with his homemade hoop attached to the garage. Thinking about it, he must have spent a billion hours palying some kind of ball with me. Can't beat it.

Nice t-shirt GV

GV - fun show! QOTD - Favre vs. Raiders the day his dad died.

QOTD: Senior year of high school standing at the center of the soccer field during district finals watching Old Glory wave in the wind. ::sigh:: good times.

2002, in the last game of the regular season, two of the top rated high school hockey teams that are long time rivals were playing for a conference championship. I had coached players from both teams for several years on an off season select team. It was a very fast, extremely physical, hard fought game that ended with a 1 goal difference. While the rest of the players glared at each other and the fans continued taunting each other and the players, the kids I had coached met at center ice embracing, congratulating each other and reminiscing. Priceless!

QOTD: On-loan goalkeeper (Jimmy Glass) scoring with the last kick of the last match of the 1999 season to keep Carlisle United in the English Football League. Basically saved the club from going out of existance. He was a rubbish goalkeeper though!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6iRHbWDXEY

Secretariat winning the Belmont and the triple crown

Shout out to Gavi! Great Italian whites they are.

That is your best sign off ever. Short, sweet, and truth. Good show.

Won the Summer Series E fleet Championship in 2003. (Sailboat racing) That was the participative highlight. The Spectator Highlight was the 2001 Fiesta Bowl when my alma mater Oregon State Univ. beat the crap out of Bob Davies Notre Dame team with the future "Ocho Sinco" scoring at will. I was there that day with my family and we had a blast!

When Matt Hoffman pulled the first 900 on his warehouse halfpipe. That was huge. And the outtakes where he's learning it and riding off the side into that pole - damn, that's commitment.

Oh, and Steve Graham getting the first double back flip on camera. That was the turning point - a paradigm shift.

Had Sparina in my closet for the last couple of nights. Going to pop that one this weekend, see what folks think.

QOTD: My older sister was winning a race in high school track when one of her competitors fell down. She stopped and ran back to help them up.

QOTD: any of the Cowboys Super Bowl wins are always the best moments....

GV thanks for bring another new varietal to the table that just rocks...

QOTD - When Jim Leyritz's home run tied game 4 of the 1996 World Series. Man, that was awesome!