Value Wines From All Over The World

Value Wines From All Over The World – Episode #481

June 9, 2008

Gary comes back from his trip to explore different wines that are priced right and value driven.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Fado RedOther Portuguese Red Wine
2003 Pellegrini East End MerlotNew York Merlot
2004 Dancing Coyote TangoOther California Red Meritage
2005 Bangin’ Napa Valley RedNapa Red Meritage

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June 9, 2008

Dr T from N. Carolina
Don’t see the problem, but it was your call. Thanks!
June 9, 2008

BargePlus
I can understand you not airing the ending BEFORE you announced that the WL private label was the winner, but not afterwards. However, with all you bring to the table, you certainly deserve a mulligan, so pls re-do this show with a complete new set of cabs or just replace the private label. I’m sure I’m not alone in wanting to get a feel for some value-priced cabs.
June 9, 2008

Jonny Red
Lame…the whole thing was lame, from start to explaination.
June 9, 2008

CJRice
QOTD: my second daughter is four months old and she made some little baby noise during this episode; when I looked over she was grinning super big at me…that made me smile.
June 9, 2008

Bernie
Gary, makes sense and I respect your desire to keep things transparent. Can you re-taste the other five cabs in a new blind tasting and throw in one or two new ones to spice it up? Just a thought.
June 9, 2008

jaredlevy
Gary,

I understand know the confusion about last week’s Cabernet tasting, but the whole concept of WLTV is you reviewing most of the wines you sell to begin with. I wouldn’t feel slighted if you had a more vested interest in your private label winning the tasting because lets face it, every time a wine you sell does well you benefit. I trust your honesty and wouldn’t have felt cheated!

If anything, it would teach more to trust the cheaper, private label wines which I think have unfairly gotten a bad rap! I will definately try out your WL Cab!
June 9, 2008

PeterM
hmmm, comments are interesting reading. Perhaps we should not take all of this so seriously. Just a thought. I vote for revealing the 10 cabs for what that’s worth.

?OTD: Reading the comments. Before that, my dog and wife running around the house this morning.
June 9, 2008

Scott EJ
Welcome back, G.

QOTD: The chilled 2006 Muga rose in my glass yesterday.
June 9, 2008

Eli2Tyree
Gary, Even if you do not show your private Label I think all of us would like to see the rest of the wines – 10$ cab is a huge point of interest and you already told us that the PL won the whole thing, so at this point you might as well reveal the rest…. there were other good wines in that episode. Honestly while I think youâ€™re trying to do the right thing and remain “authentic and credible” the result appears to be disingenuous, as there is a better chance to find out what hat wine was then there is with the rest, especially those of us who shop in the store and can ask. The path to hell is paved with good intentions.

I am thinking I will boycot QOTDs or return to lurker status in protest.
June 9, 2008

Eli2Tyree
Gary, Even if you do not show your private Label I think all of us would like to see the rest of the wines – 10$ cab is a huge point of interest and you already told us that the PL won the whole thing, so at this point you might as well reveal the rest…. there were other good wines in that episode. Honestly while I think youâ€™re trying to do the right thing and remain “authentic and credible” the result appears to be disingenuous, as there is a better chance to find out what hat wine was then there is with the rest, especially those of us who shop in the store and can ask. The path to hell is paved with good intentions.

I am thinking I will boycot QOTDs or return to lurker status in protest.
June 9, 2008

bfrankphoto
What about the rest of the wines? What were they?
June 9, 2008

laurie in VT
Thanks for looking at value wines – that was fun.

You’re forgiven for the oops. Stuff happens. Forgetting abt the private label, I’d still be curious to know what the other wines were…

QOTD: The last things that made me smile were our 9-week-old kittens (brothers) and yakking with my best friend.
June 9, 2008

Julius
Watching this episode
June 9, 2008

David Dadekian
QOTD: My four month old daughter’s smile and laughing now makes me smile.
June 9, 2008

JudeMurphy
The last thing that made me smile was you showing you understand that foie gras is not cool!
Thank you Gary!

I think you should’ve shown the ending to the blind cab. tasting anyway!
So what if your own label wins, you’re just being honest, and we all know you’re not saying anything bad about the other wines because as you always say, taste is completely subjective!

Anyway, good show.
; )
June 9, 2008

Tom T.
Welcome back! QOTD – besides that shout out I’d say the last thing to make me smile was thinking about my upcoming vacation at the Delaware beach.
June 9, 2008

Robert
I don’t really see the conflict. You sell all the wines you review, why not include your private label in your show?

Enjoyed today’s show. But would like to know the results of the blind tasting.
June 9, 2008

DaveyDonut
Yeah, I’m kind of confused why you’d tell us that your wine won the tasting if that’s what you were concerned about… seems like you’ve blown the whole reason for not airing the ending by saying that. I’m sure we can figure out which wine is your own label. I understand that you don’t want to cross the line with this kind of thing, but the episode was a really fun one and people were eager to see what the wines were. I showed a good friend of mine your show for the first time the day before that, and that was the first episode she watched on her own. She called me all upset wondering why you didn’t reveal the wines… bummer first impression!

David
June 9, 2008

portland guy
Unacceptable explanation. Too many other ways you could have worked around this. Just bad form. But, you own the show — so end of discussion.

didn’t bother watching rest of this show — better ways of wasting my time.
June 9, 2008

Neil
Let me guess you slammed the Vayniac Cab right????

QOTD: When Hillary withdrew from the 2008 race.
June 9, 2008

Deano
Gary i want some of that private label stuff

QOTD:
-Co worker and I joking around
June 9, 2008

Omallley
QOTD: My wife. Simple as that!
June 9, 2008

James
Okay mate, fair enough. Seems innocent enough. You’ve enough good stuff in the bank to warrant the odd mess up. We still dig you in the UK fella.
June 9, 2008

T-Bag
Pretty weak explanation to me. If you are forthcoming enough to let us know your wine won, why not reveal who else was in the mix?
June 9, 2008

TeeKay
Gary, welcome back.
I understood about the ending last week. Anyway, nice to watch
the new episode with lots of energy. I also watched 10 episode
at eat.drink.or.die, you are very serious there, liked all of
them. Take care.