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 10, 2008

Erica37
Thanks for the shout out, Gary V! We at AmericanWinery.com love you too!
June 10, 2008

Shadowbird
The uproar is just ridiculous. What are we, Arlen Spector?
June 10, 2008

Oakmon's BF
Too much has already been said, so Iâ€™m reluctant to add more. But since there are many questions as to why Gary revealed that the storeâ€™s wine won, I will explain the obvious. If Gary didnâ€™t say this then the suspicion would be that the show was not fully shown because his wine did poorly. The comments and suspicions would be even nastier than they are. I am a loyal fan. Gary has the right to handle this anyway he wants. But if heâ€™s looking for suggestions, since the cover has been blown, I suggest restoring archive epsode #477 to its complete form with an introductory prefix explaining that it is against your policy to do propriety wines, it was done and uploaded by mistake. There was too much hoopla to then pull it. This prefix would be for future archive explorers.
June 10, 2008

Ben F
Great Show, and I will be waiting for the replacement show… that was a fun format and great premise…

QOTD.. the show always is good for a smile or two..
June 10, 2008

Sean
Very tough to buy your excuse. You sell stuff on the show all the time! How many plugs for the book have we listened to over the last few months? (I have two copies – thanks for the free shipping.)

We all know you have a vested interest in selling these wines. It is pretty obvious when you list your store’s prices next to each one. We understand and accept it as part of the package. To say that you don’t want to have a conflict of interest doesn’t pass the sniffy-sniff test.
June 10, 2008

James
Sharing a 2003 La Sirena Cab, and a 2003 LC Problem Child with a friend, and my oldest son.
June 10, 2008

Von P
qotd: Hearing you do a shout out to my wife Darla on this episode!!!!
June 10, 2008

CindyW
TerryN, you gave me a good laugh this morning!
June 10, 2008

Eli2Tyree
Ok, Gotta chime in here again â€“

Adoring Fans- Relax just because someone disagrees with Gary does not mean they are wrong or it should be taken personally. Isnâ€™t individual opinion the point of the show?

Haters – Chill out! We watch this program for the educational and entertainment value of it all, If you donâ€™t realize Gary is a business man by now after a book publicity run that rivaled Howard Sternâ€™s private parts, you need to open your eyes.

I think most people want to know the other wines in the tasting for a couple of reasons… one as Gary said we are all invested… 25 minutes a day is allot to invest in todayâ€™s world… second we want to know the results not only to have some reasonable wines to buy at that price point but to avoid wasting our money on some of the dogs. Personally I donâ€™t listen to the ratings as much as the tasting notes cause Gary and I have different Pallets, so the winner means nothing to me. I spend God awful amounts at the wine lib every month when I take the 1 1/2 hour drive up from Bucks county PA, but I do so because of great selection, price, and service… Not cause they tell me what to like. And I will remain loyal to the win lib for that reason. That being said, Like most others, I would love to see the entire episode…And regardless of motives or business interests I want to hear Garyâ€™s opinion cause I am interested, not cause I buy everything he likes.
June 10, 2008

wayno da wino
Yoooo GeeVee, Great ta see Ya back in da Hizzy!!!! Coool/interestin’
Batch of Vinos!!! It was fun readin’ some of da comments about da Great
10 Bone Cab Conspiracy!!!

QOTD: Watchin’ Today’s Show…..YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!
June 10, 2008

Gene
Re: the blind tasting caper – much ado about nothing really. But…a lot of us were invested in the show and would like to know which wine was which. We already know where the house wine finished. What’s the harm in revealing the other wines?
June 10, 2008

Susan
Gary- I like all of your episodes. Sometimes we all end up with interesting results, I always say, make changes and move on!!!
June 10, 2008

Mike Z in SD
Quote of the show – “Fruits… they’re good.”
Last thing that made me smile: My dog, Simon, running to me from across the dog park. He’s a happy dog.
June 10, 2008

Terry N
First Spygate… now VAYNERGATE!!! What was really on the tapes??? Destroy the tapes, Gary, for the love of God DESTROY THE TAPES before the Congressional investigation.
June 10, 2008

Susan
Gary- Not sure why people are so upset…….High gas prices get my upset……….Insane people who should not be behind the wheel….. but not this. ?????
June 10, 2008

LauraG
First of all: Dear Nico, Parker does not review Beaux Freres.

Gary – Totally understand wanting to avoid the perception of a conflict on the Cab tasting, but probably would have been even better if you had not slipped up and noted that it won!! That was funny!

QOTD: This morning when I asked my boss how his vacation went, he told me it was great until he put a bag of his clothes in the roll out bin and brought a bag of garbage home in his car. I was howling! You would have to know how perfectionistic (verging on anal) he is to understand just how funny that was – but props to him for being able to tell the story and laugh at himself! It made my day – guess I am easily amused.
June 10, 2008

Jeremy
People that got worked up (in a way that is not so desirable to Gary Vee):
The ones whoâ€™ve been watching for quite awhile (and probably so, because you proably wouldnâ€™t have gotten this worked up if you hadnâ€™t been watching for awhile) – youâ€™ve probably gotten either
1. Great wine to choose from based on the past episodes
2. Entertainment
3. BOTH

â€¦and thatâ€™s why you continued watching the show.

Gary let you know of wines that you liked, or entertained, or inspired you – and from what I can see, he continues to do just that in this episode AFTER that particular event; and I believe he will continue to do so in the future episodes – how far, I donâ€™t know, but heâ€™s doing it now.

Heâ€™s still here for the reasons you came here for.

I donâ€™t drink wine, but Gary has that passion in life and I love to see passionate people and be around them; which is why I watch the show now and then.

If you want to know about more wines in the Gary Vee way, itâ€™s still here.

If you want to be entertained, itâ€™s still here. (Just Gary!)

There, andâ€¦ maybe this is a chance for me to askâ€¦

Gary, will you read my e-mail to you?

I sent it awhile ago – using the e-mail address I used to submit this comment!
June 10, 2008

Colin
GV – Good show, perfectly understandable position – thanks for letting us know! QOTD – My soon-to-be wife Julie!
June 10, 2008

Scott Anderson
Gary, I have no reason whatsoever to kiss your ass, but I think your decision was sound and your explanation totally rational. As a businessman, I know that I make mistakes, errors, omissions, etc. and if he is honest, which you have always been, all a guy can do is throw himself on his sword and do a big mea culpa.

I know it was embarrassing, but if one person thinks less of you as a result of you not revealing your winner (that would have been REALLY touchy), you really don;t need them around, ya know?
June 10, 2008

Oklahoma Michael
QOTD- my sweet puppy chasing her new toy(tail) in a circle while I watch the thunder show. I smiled the whole time. ps. thanks for keeping it real and not showing that episode. Your honesty is a lot of the reason we keep tuning in
June 10, 2008

DFC
GV,

I accept your explanation about the blind Cabernet tasting. Now, let’s just forget about it and move on… Love your show….
June 10, 2008

Cuse Wino
QOTD- You spilling wine on yourself was the biggest smile.

As for the controversy- the miscommunication on the wine choice and then what should have been shown was a mistake, end of story. Letting it slip that your wine had won was not cool but don’t think it was intentional.

I have a friend who is religiously posting on Squires and other wine boards and people are SO OVERLY PASSIONATE which is why I don;t get more involved than leaving comments on the episodes. I am not going anywhere Gary, we love you.
June 10, 2008

Christophe - Titus Vineyards
The movie Smiley Face I watched last night.
June 10, 2008

SGoodwin
Gary,

First of all, I believe in your integrity. Not blindly and without questioning. My belief is based on everything I know, have observered and have learned about you. If I didn’t have that belief, I would simply stop watching the show and wouldn’t bother to post a comment. A mistake or several misstakes were made and that’s caused some people to question your integrity. But I still believe that the VAST preponderance of the “evidence” (everything we’ve come to know about you as a person) supports belief in your integrity. At the end of the day, almost all the wines you taste and rate on WLTV are sold at WL. So if there is, in fact, any conflict of interest, that conflict exists for every wine you review. You were simply trying to remove the APPEARANCE of a conflict of interest for a wine that WL not only sells but that also carries the WL name on the label. An understandable (and credible) desire. Whether you decide to run the ending of the episode (or some form thereof) is basically irrelevant to me at this point. I’m ready to accept your explanation, accept your apology and, most importantly, move on.

Scott
June 10, 2008

Joe
Gary, this was BULLSHIT! If you did not air the episode because you did not want to reveal your PL won, why did you ANNOUNCE that it won in this episode. If it was a lip of the tongue, shy did you not edit out that your PL won? It is not possible you can be this stupid.