Woot Wine On The Thunder Show

Woot Wine On The Thunder Show – Episode #501

July 15, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk welcomes David Studdert from Wine Woot and tastes 2 Zinfandels and a Sangiovese blend.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

WOOT Cellars Wannabe
2004 Wellington Zinfandel
2005 Hayne Zinfandel

Links mentioned in todays episode.

248 Responses

July 15, 2008

Withnail
On to the next 500!
July 15, 2008

passthecab
2!
July 15, 2008

Norcal
top 10???
July 15, 2008

dc7
Zinfandels and Sangioveses are great for summer.
July 15, 2008

Marc
hmm..how did I get here so fast? Always enjoy the woot-offs!
July 15, 2008

Palmer
into it.
July 15, 2008

Alex
woot!
July 15, 2008

David Dickinson
Really appreciate you Gary. Keep bringing the thunder!
July 15, 2008

Selena
I actually bought the Chase of of woot and I’m excited to try it!! Great show
July 15, 2008

Christophe - Titus Vineyards
Woot – Woot!

Nice show Gary
July 15, 2008

Adam J
Gah, whenever you have guests on it makes me want to taste along with the show. Fun times.
July 15, 2008

JamesUK
Top show, two of the best varietals for me!

Best palate cleanser? I like to have some nice fresh foccacia and some good olive oil to dip it into. Whether or not it cleans the palate I’m not all that sure, but it’s a good thing to do with friends when you’ve got a few bottles open.
July 15, 2008

Hido
I agree completely that Zins can get hot hot hot! They also don’t age particularly well. I would say maybe 3 to 4 years generally is about the max. Especially the massive, super-ripe, flabby, alcoholic monsters. Turley is one that I’ve found to be quite disappointing after a few years. No longer purchase them. Storybook Mountain’s zinfandels have historically aged very nicely, probably because they are generally well balanced wines with the alcohol under control (almost claret-like in their elegance).

QOTD: buttered bread and water
July 15, 2008

Indigo
Good show… liking the old style mic and familiar surroundings.

QOTD: a piece of hard provolone cheese.
July 15, 2008

purplejuicebruce
I sure would like to taste the Sangiovese blend.
Qotd… not sure I really need anything to cleanse my pal but when going from one wine to another I don’t pay much attention until the second taste.
July 15, 2008

Agent Red
Can The Wine Spies guest blog on wine.woot? Seriously.

A tip of the Spy hats to our brethern at wine.woot. We’re similar, but vastly different – and we admire their efforts.

- Agent Red
July 15, 2008

Mark S
Good Show. As a big Zin and Sangio fan, I enjoy hearing about wines that I have not tasted yet. Zins typically are our Friday night wine because of the alcohol. Our favorites have been from Elyse in Napa.

QOTD: I am with Gary on this, I do not like cleansing my palate between tastings.
July 15, 2008

Mark Tolerico
I look at woot deals all the time, never really thought they had much in the way of wine. Doesn’t sound like you liked any of the wines today either…
July 15, 2008

Pete G
Time to check out Woot. This is the first I have heard of them.

QOTD: Best cleanser is plain seltzer water. The water plus carbonation cleans out the pal like a pressure wash.
July 15, 2008

Tooch
For whatever reason, I’d never heard of Woot.com before…interesting website. Great show here, I need to do a better job tasting zins, as I felt “in the dark” through a lot of the conversation.

QOTD: I don’t cleanse my palate…but if I were to, maybe tonic water…
July 15, 2008

Fingerlaker
nice… my intro to winelibrary was because of the first wootwine monkey something i think i remember.. in the infancy of wltv..

nice to see them back again.
July 15, 2008

Bryan Garcia
i love woot.com!!!!!! wayyy better than amazon (even though you can not compare them)
July 15, 2008

DaveyDonut
I’m waiting for this Wanabe…

QOTD: I’m eager to see what others think, because I want to know! I generally either use nothing, or wheat thins, because I always have what thins around… but honestly I don’t think they’re that good of a palate cleanser, because they’re too tasty. But what I guess DOES work is a wheat thin, then rinsing my mouth out with water. But again, usually nothing.

David
July 15, 2008

Craig Owen
qotd… I like to cleanse my palate with a thin slice of French bread, either plain or dipped in a bit of olive oil if it’s available.
July 15, 2008

Dr T from N. Carolina
QOTD — I prefer just plain water!
July 15, 2008

Achilles Mike
I enjoy zins, but agree those big alcohol monsters don’t age well. But zins have lots to offer in the way of fruit and their big jammy nature.
July 15, 2008

Jolie Elman
QOTD — sparkling water.

Thanks for another great show, Gary!
July 15, 2008

Top 50 Again!!!
woot woot!
July 15, 2008

SpoiledinCalbyPinot
QOTD: Cheese on a bagette to cleanse pallet.

Gary, EXTREMELY LARGE DIFFERENCE ON GLASSES—- You can not swirl
and aerate the wine as well. Try Swirling a stick vs. a tire of
a wheel!!!! Woot was good.
July 15, 2008

Deano
Gary another awesome episode. I love woot.com shirt.woot and wine.woot. I think i have 3 shirts, i have many woot wines, and may woots as well LOL. I just bought the woot yesterday too hahaha.

QOTD:
-A piece of good cheese or a cracker
July 15, 2008

tommy_gunn
Good show, nice job David. Looking forward to the Chase Zin coming in the mail

QOTD: nothing, or bread. Never supposed to drink water between tasting, fundamental rule!
July 15, 2008

JD
Good show as always…

QOTD: Usually nothing, but if the wine is really bad I’ll swish around some water before moving on.
July 15, 2008

Slushpuppy
qotd: A nice kiss from my date!
July 15, 2008

Rush Dizzle
One of the first zins i had was the 2000 hayne vineyard with my father. Nice flying monkey, freaking cool. QOTD… the only way to clear the palate is eating an ‘Austin’ brand peanut butter cracker. Period.
July 15, 2008

Dominus
Back to your roots. Good show, good guest with amazing hair who seems to be a nice, genuine guy. It’s unfortunate that he brought those wines to someone who does not sell his soul to his guests or the masses and shoots from the hip with his honest opinion. That, my friend. is your greatest strength.

As for Zinfandels, I don’t care for many of them due to their “hotness” and high alcohol content. A good Zin is far and few between unless it has “Haywood” on the label.

QOTD: If anything, I will use cheese as a palate cleanser if available and surely not those disgusting oyster crackers some wineries display on their counter.
July 15, 2008

Dominus
Hido — I’ve been a big Turley fan too but you must try a Haywood. Gary reviewed an ‘05 Los Chamizal a few episodes back. Amazing juice.
July 15, 2008

JudeMurphy
QOTD- swishing around a bit of water always does me.
But never use crackers because they’re still coming out of your teeth while the next wine’s in your mouth!
July 15, 2008

Little Jonny H
This was a neat show. Previously, I was unaware of wootwine.come, but will be sure to check it out in the future (as well as woot.com.

QOTD: Unexciting bread and water (no chlorine)
July 15, 2008

Kreepy Freek
It was great to see woot on todays show. Actually Woot brought me to wine and then GV just took it to another level. I havent bought much from woot lately, but i spread the word..hopefully someone ive told bought something. Come Winter or when i see more money, I’ll be buying more.

QTOD: Crackers
July 15, 2008

LuluS
Surfed over from wine.woot today to catch WineDavid & that other guy ;^)
talking about this week’s woot. Great discussion & fun. Like that previous poster said, this makes me want to be in on the tasting too.

QOTD – sparkling water, or a calibrating slurp of the new wine.
July 15, 2008

Mike V
QOTD: Similar to Peter G, I like plain Perrier. I think the clean taste and the bubbles do a good job.
July 15, 2008

IA SHERMAN
Great show Gary!

Thanks to woot, I was introduced to wine library tv and I have been a Vayniac ever since. Great to have Dave on the show.

QOTD: I would guess Sorbet. I am sure there are other things I don’t know that may help.
July 15, 2008

Kevin K
QOTD: White wine. =)

P.S. I LOVE wine.woot.
July 15, 2008

Anthony L.
Been following Woot for quite a while. Though I have to admit, I’ve never seen one of their selections that I’d want to buy. In any case. I will continue to follow them
July 15, 2008

Barbara
I’m a huge Woot fan and wine.woot fan and have even been a Labrat on there before. After Gary’s description of the Haynes wine, I may have to seriously consider the wine.woot this week since I love fruit bombs.

QOTD: Usually a piece of bread when they are available at tastings.
July 15, 2008

Hido53
Gary!

Forgot to mention that the sound quality definitely improved without the clip-on mic!

(Dominus – I’ve seen Haywood around and will give it a try – Thanks!)
July 15, 2008

Jay
I’m a little upset I’m just now learning about this wine.woot.com. Paychecks could be heading that way soon.

QOTD: If I do, which is rare, I go with just straight water.
July 15, 2008

JonnyB
Love the cross promo shows like this. I’ve been a big fan of Woot.com for a long time and love their screamin’ monkey. Too bad their servers suck on Bag ‘o Crap days..

QOtD: Lemon Sorbet or Sherbert works for me. I like that between food courses also.
July 15, 2008

Stapy1
QOTD: plain bread with water.

Interesting show – I’m off to check out Woot, never heard of it.
July 15, 2008

BobbyTiger
I prefer to live on the edge…….so I don’t cleanse.
July 15, 2008

tinman9
I’m a huge Zin fan and lately I’ve really been diggin the Ridge Zins. Particularly an ‘05 Paso Robles that I had not too long ago. Dave seemed pretty sad that GV “wooted” the Wellington. I think he thought it was going to get a free ride, but no. Good show, wish the wines would’ve been better though.

QOTD: Mild Cheeses, Crackers, and Sparkling Water.
July 15, 2008

smlauren
Wow! That was really cool!
It’s like when you have two really good friends who haven’t met each other and you finally bring them together.
Great job WD & GV!

QOTD: I will usually have a beer between bottles of wine to cleanse my palate. Lately Bud Light Lime has been working quite well.
July 15, 2008

Leif erik Sundstrom
QOTD:: palate cleansers i use (sometimes, not always, mostly when convenient or ABSOLUTELY necessary) and think really work:
_Water crackers, or baguette
_thin slices of apple (not green, more like a pink lady type)
_mineral rich sparkling water

or just a good ol fashion mouth rinse of the next wine…i find myself doing this more and more often. Rinsing my mouth just like Gary does his glass between wines.
July 15, 2008

Andrew
QOTD ~ I find bread works best
July 15, 2008

David Dadekian
QOTD: None or some water.
July 15, 2008

Lysandus
I like fruit rollups!
July 15, 2008

KVolk
Thansk for bring on Woot I found a new website….good guest to…

QOTD: None
July 15, 2008

KVolk
Oh yea…bring back the clip on mic please!!!

Much better sound quality…..
July 15, 2008

gastrononymous
Nice to see one of the faces behind wine.woot! Fun site, and I’ve had good buying experiences there. QOTD: I never take the time to cleanse my palate–too eager to taste the next wine, and the next, and the next . . .
July 15, 2008

Dhrumil
Woot!
July 15, 2008

Omallley
I’d have to go with nothing. Or water, if you can consider that a “food”. But usually, nothing
July 15, 2008

BrianKC
Gary, love you, but Jesus Christ, if you invite a guest on, please allow him to get more than 3 words into a sentence before you interrupt him.

If you’re just going to talk over them, why have them on? Cramer was apparently the only one that could hang.
July 15, 2008

sam
Good show. Your guest was a little timid, but hey, maybe Gary should leave some room for words…

QOTD: No rinse or cleanse is needed for a three wine tasting. When it does get serious, like 5 and up, bread is a good cleanser along with fresh bottled spring water.
July 15, 2008

paryb
Loved the Show Gary! awesome to put a name to a box of text WD!!

QOTD: I generally drink a bit of water inbetween wine tastings. usually though after my first sniff I take a quick drink of the wine, then sniff again and really contemplate the next sip. Because, you know that’s two sips of wine for one…that’s how I roll.

Also, I’ve got a 2004 chase Cellars from woot today, Vivala Lab Rat! Popping that cork any minute now.
July 15, 2008

Loweeel
I heard I got mentioned! Yay for shoutouts!
July 15, 2008

Brent Stiffler
So here I link in for the start of the next 500 and who do I see but my old friend Dave Studdard. Long time, no talk with Stud. So glad to see wine.woot keeps pressing on. Gary, nice move to cross promote the industry.

One suggestion, Gary, give your guests a chance to speak. You were over-talking Dave at most every turn.

QOTD: water or oyster crackers, plain, simple, no competing taste.

Brent
July 15, 2008

Derek F.
Cool show guys.

QOTD: I like to use just plain crackers.
July 15, 2008

Robert Howells
Cleansing is for wimps. Most people don’t even rinse their glass before the next wine is poured.
July 15, 2008

Loweeel
Also, it’s not Hayne Zinfandel, it’s Chase Zinfandel from the Hayne Vineyard.
July 15, 2008

MrsKruse
I normally don’t cleanse my palate either, but if I do, I’d go for Basil Lime Sorbet. It takes fantastic & it’s a good cleanser.
July 15, 2008

Glen E
I say bread and water
July 15, 2008

mike76
Never heard of wine woot before, but will have to check it out! Best pal cleanser: bland crackers and sparkling water.
July 15, 2008

Mike L
QOTD: nothing, bread if there’s any available

Good show. I need to remind myself to keep going back to the woot sites so I don’t miss anything good!
July 15, 2008

Scott EJ
GV keepin’ it real.

QOTD: Bread. Cheese. Water.
July 15, 2008

smartheart
Enjoyed this episode. I’m a big fan of wine.woot–those of you who haven’t been involved, need to get with ‘em. And, as a customer of both wine.woot and wine library, it is a true pleasure to do business with both. Both are honest, trustworthy, reliable businesses….not always the case with other wine retailers, internet or otherwise.
July 15, 2008

rajiv
QOTD: In Peynaud’s benchmark book, Le Gout de Vin, he argues that for accuracy the wine taster should not cleanse the palate in between wines, so that the palate remains accustomed to alcohol, acid, and other common “vinous” flavors. The first taste of a set, says Peynaud, is the least reliable.

Only when your palate is tired should you drink some water, eat some neutral bread, and take a 10-15 minute break.

I tend to go with this strategy, with an added rule for myself that I try to drink as much water as the volume of wine I taste (even when spitting). For a palate cleanser I prefer a well-made, plain baguette (not sourdough) for the simple reason that it is my second-favorite bread of all time. My first favorite is naan, but I’m afraid even an ‘89 Haut Brion would lose to the naan in a side-by-side tasting
July 15, 2008

neutron212
qotd: to clean the pal i like just a swish of water after eating a cracker.
PS
Im coming with the parody show its going to be kick ass
July 15, 2008

jwhi
QOTD: no cleansing required! Woot is a great concept but unfortunately won’t ship to my state (if you’re checking out the site for the first time, check the shipping policies before you get too excited.)
July 15, 2008

Trav
Great going with the woot. I frequent their site all the time and bought your book from them.

QOTD: More wine!
July 15, 2008

Chris Schmidt
QOTD: Water Cracker

Man…I love woot. I have purchased some pretty off the wall crap from them.
July 15, 2008

ramona
Luv woot As usual I am jealous as I cannot get the wines from woot I leave in Pennsylvania…I look at woot daily

QOTD:usually baguettes sometimes crackers
July 15, 2008

Kris
Really wish Woot (or any online store) could ship to Pennsylvania but I still occasionally keep an eye on their site. Looking forward to moving to a state where they (and Wine Library of course) can ship to.
July 15, 2008

teckdeck2008
great show, your guest have really brought the thunder lately.

qotd: i find crackers always cleanses my pallete the best, but I don’t cleanse my pallete most of the time. i’m just too lazy.
July 15, 2008

Rani Haykal
Great Show!!!

Lookin’ forward to the new Woot cellars Sangio blend.

QOTD: I never really care to clean my palate…if tasting alot of wines, I may rinse with a little water but thats about it.

–RH
July 15, 2008

Jimmy T
Great stuff…glad to discover woot. I don’t do too much palate cleansing. Maybe some water swishing.
July 15, 2008

TWalk
How about a little honey and parmigiano…..delish
July 15, 2008

Susan
Gary & Kastner – WOW! Must have changed the mic you were using!!! Sounds 10x better!!!!! Did NOT like the lapel mic Gary was using right B4 ep #500. This ep was an absolute classic. Really like this one!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!!!!
July 15, 2008

Susan
QOTD: I prefer still water and/or plain saltines or wafers. Sometimes, I don’t clean in between tastings.
When I try too many in a short time that is when I really feel like cleansing is important. Maybe I just experience palate fatigue really early. I don’t do well after about 12 or 13 wines.
July 15, 2008

manonthemoon
Nice show, always love the zins even if both of these are not my style.

QOTD: Has to be bottled water for me.
July 15, 2008

conroo
Love wine.woot! Can’t wait for the Wannabe red!
QOTD: Water crackers or nothing
July 15, 2008

GrapeStuff
w007!!!!
July 15, 2008

Nick Vee
screw the wristband. i want the monkey!
July 15, 2008

RichG
Like the giddy up monkey!!!
July 15, 2008

Tommy Vernieri
Gary, where’s your comment?

I’m totally behind wine.woot, it’s great that you had them on the show. (As people have said, it would be nice to let Dave get a word in.) =)

QOTD: I only tend to try to cleanse my palate when I feel like it’s getting tired or when I feel like I’m going from a heavier, richer wine back to a lighter, more delicate wine. When I do want to cleanse my palate though, I go for just some plain bread.
July 15, 2008

DaveM
QOTD: if tasting wines, i actually like to smell coffee beans/grinds, more than having anything to eat or drink!

Gary, great show! Love that you brought woot on, great call. Dave S was a great guest.
July 15, 2008

pawncop
A very good episode. I continue to learn with each episode. Kudos to Dave.

QOTD – bread and cheese I think.
July 15, 2008

Kelly Goff
Thanks for turning me on to Woot. This is why I love the Thunder Show, I learn something from every show!

QOTD: Nothing, unless it’s really bad…
July 15, 2008

BobMac
QotD: I cleanse with more wine.
July 15, 2008

senator
Cheese baby! I know it “should” be apples, but what the hey!
July 15, 2008

paryb
doh! did winelibrary tv bork wine woot??!!
July 15, 2008

DougO
Great show. I’ll check out the WOOT website.
July 15, 2008

Dan Manu
QOTD: Just reading a book about James Halliday (Australia’s top wine Judge/Critic/Writer)and he uses olives to cleanse the palate… He cuts them up into small pieces so he doesn’t have teat a whole one after every wine.

I usually have water or don’t cleanse at all.
July 15, 2008

Yvette W
QQOTD: I’ve used water to cleanse my palette, so I would rank water as my way. I’ve also seen people use crackers, but I think that is better with food than wine because the next wine might taste different from the starchiness and sugar in your mouth after the cracker.

Great guest and great show!! Can I have the monkey ?
July 15, 2008

Cesare
My two favorite wine people together, great show!
July 15, 2008

Grapedigger
Fun episode. I cleanse with water followed by bread..Cheers
July 15, 2008

Doug from New Orleans
Great show! QOTD: Cracker
July 15, 2008

Jash
Awesome show….funny thing had a co-worker today introduce me to woot…….before I watched the show….so now can not wait to check out wine.woot……always a pleasure GV
July 15, 2008

kjdion
a little water will do ya…
July 15, 2008

mrzitro
Shock the monkey tonight…

QOTD: distilled water.
July 15, 2008

Oli Kenobi
QOTD: Bread and water.
July 15, 2008

LuvsChandon
Great show, great guest. Thanks to Cesare I’ve wooted recently! I think I’ll check out the Chase as I’m a zin lover.

My palate gets overwhelmed quickly if I’m trying to do some serious tasting, so I like to swish water and spit it out, maybe after I’ve had a water cracker.
July 15, 2008

Wes M
Just a little bit of water does a great job, but some simple bread as well is good too.
July 16, 2008

abqdeb
another great guest. I’ve been checking woot every day, but have yet to hit the button on one of their deals, Maybe the Wannabe red will be the one.

QOTD- water and crackers

PS- Keep the wristband and send me the MONKEY!
July 16, 2008

espressokev
don’t have one for wine, but i’m always liked mountain dew for getting rid of that oily fishy smell/taste after eating a smoked fish
July 16, 2008

Robin C
Interesting show. Good to meet Dave and learn about Woot.
QOTD: I just use water when I feel I need it because that’s what’s available usually.
July 16, 2008

Harry
Yea WOOT!
I really want one of those monkeys. I’ll have to order up with woot again soon.

I find lightly sparkling water to be a good palate cleanser, or a bit of bread if I’m really going through a big tasting and need a little something to counter all the alcohol.
July 16, 2008

amgryger
QOTD: Usually just water. Sometimes crackers or pretzels.
July 16, 2008

Adam J
Qotd: Water and a little time if you have it.
Gary I am so stoked to tell you I met my first Vayniac besides myself randomly today at the wine store I work at, it was awesome. I was also able to spread the thunder to my brother who called me the other day to tell me he was hooked- like you say, its all about the people!
July 16, 2008

brorjace
Bread or water for the palate, although I’ve gone through lots of wine without doing anything.

Another good guest makes for another great episode! I really dig these guests, and am always excited when I see one up on the show.
July 16, 2008

Paul V
QOTD: Nothing. Go from Light to Dark wines and you’ll be fine.

Great show.
July 16, 2008

Flavio
QOTD – a nice piece of bread… preferably a bite of the fleshy inside of a nice doughy bread (the crumb), not the crust. Will get you ready for the next one. No water, please.
July 16, 2008

RachelS
ok Gary…it’s what you always ask for…first time poster! I loooooove WD (wine david for all ya’ll non-wooters). I am so happy to see ya’ll supporting each other. I hope to see more of the two of you together.

As for the QOTD…i don’t use anything, but then I’m not sophisticated by any means.
July 16, 2008

Javier
Good to see you show up on the thunder show WD. It’s like watching an old Laurel and Hardy rerun. Wait, that came out wrong. Laverne & Shirley? Either way, both you and Gary were great.

And kudos to you GV for another great episode.

QOTD: Usually nothing or maybe some water. If I’m tasting multiple wines I might take a quick swig of the new wine just to coat my mouth (kind of like rinsing your glass) before I formally taste a wine. Or maybe I just made that up. Seems sound in principle though.

Java from w.w.
July 16, 2008

terroirist
I’m glad you can have a sense of objectivity with wine producers. Nice. I dislike the wine glasses with no stem. It’s ugly aesthetically. Anyway.

i like “water” crackers to cleanse my palate.

water and water crackers seem to do the trick for me.

aka Mike in Nebraska.
July 16, 2008

Phil G
QOTD – I prefer to use some water, or nothing between tastings. By the second sip, I feel that my palate has fully ‘transitioned’…
July 16, 2008

John R.
QOTD: Ginger! That stuff leaves your palette cleansed.

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July 16, 2008

thefanjestic
QoTd: Fried Bananas – if you don’t believe me – try for yourself!

GREAT SHOW – Really cool to endorse the competition – GV you have the same mind set as Mondavi – if one of us looks good – we all look good!

Anxious about the France Experience winners – I’ve officially set vacation time aside – hopefully I’ll get a chance to use it. Wife also gave me permission today as well! That was the bigger issue!
July 16, 2008

Lawrence Leichtman
Love the monkey. Got to get one for my next medical meeting. That would break the ice. Didn’t know the WOOT concept but it sounds interesting. Have had the Wellington and Chase wines and apparently I like them more than GV. My palette cleansers are crackers and water.
July 16, 2008

TeeKay
Hi Gary, I don’t taste many wines at a time, so usually I don’t cleanse
my palette or just drink some water.
July 16, 2008

medo
Very good show Gary! I liked it alot!

QOTD: I’m using bread and water. Thats it.
July 16, 2008

robertfrancis
Good Show Guys !

Water Crackers and Water for me – boring I know.
July 16, 2008

YoungDave
QOTD: Either a rinse with the nest wine or completely bland white bread- NOT salty or buttery or overly toasted or anything that would complicate tasting the wine. Also, specifically, no foods with perceptible acidity, sweetness, bitterness, fattiness, or significant protein content should be used when evaluating wine- when enjoying wine, ABSOLUTELY eat food and experiment with different pairings, but not when evaluating wine for what it is on its own.
July 16, 2008

M
QOTD: When I’m tasting wine at wine shops, I do not cleanse my palate. Sometimes after a very dry wine, I need to take a break and unpucker. If I had a choice, I would cleanse my palate with good cheese and crackers or good cheese with good bread.

Great show.
July 16, 2008

steve
great to see somebody else asked the palate cleansing question that I posted a while back. Gary – what’s your answer?!
July 16, 2008

Oakmon's BF
I donâ€™t really like hearing you dis Mott in his absence. I see the word â€œmottâ€ becoming a job title for an internet/video tech guy. Then it wouldnâ€™t matter if Eric or somebody else was working that day. He/she would still be that episodeâ€™s mott and you could still yell â€œMott â€¦ Link it up!â€
July 16, 2008

Mike
Shows with guests ROCK!

QOTD: None
July 16, 2008

Corrado
Nice job, guys! Good to see the #2 wine-guy-on-the-internet bringing the #1-wine-guy-on-the-internet onto his show.
July 16, 2008

Smahlatz
QOTD : More Wine
July 16, 2008

robnmo
Great show, haven’t pulled the trigger on a woot deal yet, but will when the weather is better for shipping.
Why you dissing Mott?
QOTD: Water and Crackers.
July 16, 2008

Kirk (aka: slave2thevine)
I have found that at trade tastings I need to find different foods to cleanse my palate. I will switch from cheese, to bread, to beef, and shrimp. I don’t personally think that there is one “end-all be-all” palate cleanser for me…but I like a variety…just like I like my wines as a variety.
July 16, 2008

david h.
QOTD: Whatever I feel like. Water, bread, nothing.

I’m a big fan of woot and shirt.woot but unfortunately I live in a state where they can’t ship me wine.
July 16, 2008

J Wo
Solid show, GV. To cleanse my pallet I simply have a sip of water and a sniffy sniff of some coffee beans. When are we going to have an ice wine show?
July 16, 2008

ATFS
QOTD: I rarely cleanse, but when I do, water.
July 16, 2008

tatumvay
The Hayne Vineyard bottle looks so righteous!
July 16, 2008

Daniel O
Love the special guest shows! Keep them coming!

QOTD: unsalted crackers work best for me, followed by a bit of water.
July 16, 2008

Alfredhayes
Nice show.

QOTD: I enjoy a baugette.
July 16, 2008

Trey
QOTD- water if anything,mainly because i get thirsty
July 16, 2008

AndrewMS
Another first time poster / lurker. I love wine.woot too and am a proud owner of a woot monkey.

QOTD: Bread if anything.
July 16, 2008

Tazshot
When in Bordeaux I studied next door the mondial du vin where they grade the wine’s. A little Dark chocolate and water apparently helps neutralise the tastebud – thats what they recommended it.

Who knows? I prefer nothing.
July 16, 2008

kaybee
QoTd
None, I like the comparison shock at first and then adjust to a new wine.
July 16, 2008

Derek
Another good episode. We’ve gone through several of those monkeys in our office. You’d be surprised how long those rubber band arms can last.

QOTD: for some reason, i’ve always like oyster crackers. but they’re never around so usually i don’t do anything.
July 16, 2008

Oklahoma Michael
QOTD= They dont hand out baguettes at the beginning of the ZAP tasting because they need to CARBO-LOAD. Its because nothing else works as well.
July 16, 2008

Ryan D
QotD: Water works best for me.
July 16, 2008

Joe
QOTD: I don’t have a standard. Sometimes I use water. My biggest problem is not spitting the wine; if I taste too many wines in a row I start getting Buzzed. (EX: episode 500)

-Joe
July 16, 2008

JeffC
QOTD: None. I usually use the wine itself to cleanse my pallet. So first taste dosent count. By the second or third taste I’m good to go.

Hey, I hate the flyin monkey. Someone in the office had one and over did it. Day in day out, screamin-flyin monkey. Someone finally stomped it monkey brains out.
July 16, 2008

WineWoman
QOTD: A crusty Baguette or sorbet.
July 16, 2008

NC Carl
Great show, love Woot~

QOTD – Water
July 16, 2008

Moselman
Agree with Spoiled..Pinot re the stemless glasses â€“ the geometry/spatials are upset, not just for the swirl, but for the whirl too. OK for swilling soda or booze, but for me, the stem enables the fine motor control of the wine tasting experience.

Yeah, I know, the wine tastes the same. And I do prefer shorter stems to discourage accidents…
July 16, 2008

Jesse
Love this show, I like it when Gary gets a little uncomfortable when scoring.

QOTD: I like to have crackers and water as well, just like a lot of the other vayniacs; but i can also hang with not cleansing if need be.
July 16, 2008

Steve H.
QOTD: Water ususally works best. However, I have been known to have used crackers or perhaps a baguette if available as well. In short, no real standard but many options depending on what is available. But you can’t go wrong with water.
July 16, 2008

Krista
Great show, it’s nice to WD in action!

QOTD: Dry plain crackers and water.
July 16, 2008

Pete W.
QOTD: I like to use some sort of bread myself.
July 16, 2008

John
QOTD: I usually don’t cleanse my pallet, but when I do, I usually use Perrier or some other mineral water.
July 16, 2008

Achilleas in Cyprus
Great Show! Quality show and guest!

QOTD – bread and water – but if it’s to clean your palette between courses of a meal, a champagne or lemon sorbet
July 16, 2008

Orion Slayer
Great to see the Thunder Show again, and with such an awesome guest. I can’t afford wine any more, but it’s still fun to watch Gary drink it.

QOTD: Water
July 16, 2008

Colin
GV & DS – Great pair – fun show. QOTD – Bread, crackers, or nothing!
July 16, 2008

Beth
Bloomed Old Chocolate!!! I know my Grandma has some in her freezer. Thanks for introducing me to Woot! QOTD – dry, crusty french bread rounds
July 16, 2008

OzJeff
I’ve been busy tasting Portuguese wines lately but just yesterday decided to go for a Zinfandel again. Robert Mondavi Private Selection. It was pretty good, great balance and not too fruit bomby. Being in Europe I tend to go more for Primitivo when I’m in the mood but I gotta say – the USA has got a pretty good handle on Zin.

QOTD – I’m a traditionalist on this one. Fresh french Baguette (from France) and aged Swiss and Austrian cheese.
July 16, 2008

D-Cos And It Don't Stop
Woot Wines has offered up great deals for a long time. Unfortunately, about 99.9% of the time I can’t get my hands on them, because of f’ing MA laws regarding the shipment of wines.

PLEASE BRING UP FREETHEGRAPES.ORG on your show sometime. It’s bad enough that I’m a Yankees fan living in Boston. I need my wine!!

QOTD: Bread or Water
July 16, 2008

Chalz
Gary, can you afford a second spit bucket? It’s getting annoying watching the guests squirm
July 16, 2008

Carlitos
QOTD. I prefer something like French bread. Something with a soft dough so it scrapes the flavors but not sweet. But I’m OK with not having anything. I wouldn’t go without water though.
July 16, 2008

SteveW
Great show.
QOTD: Just water and plain crackers.
July 16, 2008

ChezJim
Another quality show.

QOTD: Water and bread.
July 16, 2008

Jayhitek
QOTD: Not gasoline or Acetone.. That’s for damn sure.
July 16, 2008

ChiroGuyDC
WHAT A DYNAMIC DUO!!
QOTD: Water definitely works best I’ve found.
July 16, 2008

CBone
QOTD: Water, but I usually don’t cleanse my palette.

This was a laid back show compared to the last 2!
July 16, 2008

BRIANI
Great Show!

QOTD: Water and Cheese
July 16, 2008

Smorgy
QoTD: Bread and Water i think is the best
July 16, 2008

Jeremy A
Great show, i’m psyched to check out wine.woot…and i bought the book last night, so i’ll sampling my first wines very soon…a few friends coming over tonight to play some music, maybe i’ll grab a bottle and give it a whirl.

J
July 16, 2008

Anthony
Bread or plain craker for sure.. But don’t cleanse, mix some food in with your tasting in order to find out what goes best with that particular wine!!
July 16, 2008

Anthony L.
Forgot to answer the question of the day. I rarely cleanse but when I do, I use water.
July 16, 2008

Panosh
I like some nice crusty artisian bread. I love olive oil with this, but that sometimes distracts.
July 16, 2008

boegemann
FYI… Sound was very low on this episode… I had to lean into my laptop to hear, and frequently found myself drifting off to the window. But the content was good.

QOTD: good conversation
July 16, 2008

mattygroves
Thanks for your rock solid honesty, GV! Maybe my days as a Luddite are to blame, but i hadn’t been turned on to Woot yet, greatly appreciated.

QOTD: a Thunder Show wristband!
July 16, 2008

Justin
QOTD: Either water or the next wine I’m tasting.
July 16, 2008

Nik
QOTD: Wine Wafers….they’re not bad or simply enough water!

That was a good show, probably my favorite show that had a guest in it!
July 16, 2008

benjaminrorymyers
Don’t dis the mottster!
July 16, 2008

mark b
QOTD: Unsalted Crackers or Pretzels
Woot is awesome
July 16, 2008

Mitch Tarr
Way to make a guest feel comfortable. Not everyone can do that. Love this show. And for the record — bread.
July 16, 2008

RANDI
My Grandfather always drank wine out of a plain short glass…no stem…

QOTD: Lemon Ice
July 16, 2008

RANDI
My Grandfather always drank wine out of a plain short glass…no stem…

QOTD: Lemon Ice..refreshing way to cleanse the pal.
July 16, 2008

NJ-Vettester
QOTD: Nothing works better than a nice slice of French or Italian bread.
July 16, 2008

Brad Coelho
Dude….love the enthusiasm and energy- but, in all fairness, when you’re with a guest that is a touch more reserved, you may want to tone it down a bit…ie: interuptting them as they begin to form a thought…it’s your show my friend and I roll in a somewhat similar fashion to you, but there’s certainly a time where you could help them speak & focus a bit more, while you dial it down and talk a touch less. Not meant as a nasty, hateful comment by any means my friend, just an observation- hopefully you take it constructively. It used to drive my wife crazy when Katie Couric did the same thing on the Today Show!
July 16, 2008

sergiomic
I like the show, gary you have a very good nose congratulations. but, come on! 24 minutes of talking, for so little information, thank god for the little gray circle we can move forward.
July 16, 2008

Brian Barrick
It was great to see an episode featuring Zinfandel, one of my favorite grapes. I hadn’t heard of Woot before, and after the show I went right over and ordered the Chase. Fruit-forward wines can still have complexity and depth, and if this 100% zin actually tastes syrah-like, I’m betting it has the right stuff.

QOTD: I prefer a slice of baguette, or nothing at all.
July 16, 2008

C-Lo
I love the woot sites, I’m glad you had Dave on the show. QOTD: I like some good hard cheese and crackers between my wines! Keep it real GV.
July 16, 2008

Ohio Bruce
QOTD: Thin breadsticks.

My family and friends are big fans of Chase Cellars which I have had the pleasure of visiting twice. Off the beaten path and well worth seeking out. Special shout out to Jeff at Chase, a fascinating guy and a great representative of the winery.
July 16, 2008

Paulie D
WHAT!? $45 napa zin that is over extracted & hot : GO AWAY, that is called $15 Aussie Shiraz. hmmmm, for the pallet: crackers, for the nose: coffee beans.
July 16, 2008

johnmaki
QOTD: french bread
July 16, 2008

Evan R.
That woot monkey was killer. Also, I like hearing that the woot wanna be could be an awesome $10 wine.

QOTD- room temp water.
July 16, 2008

Jake
I love those wine crackers (biscuits?) for cleaning of the palate. Actually, I just eat them, they are so good. Love the Woot by the way.
July 17, 2008

Steven E
QOTD: I like to use room temperature sparkling water, or just water if I have to.
July 17, 2008

Cindy P
Can I hear a woot woot or NOT. Vaynercac’s rule.

No cleaning a washing is fine!
July 17, 2008

B-727
Nice zin comment, Paulie D.
Your irony was right on target.
July 17, 2008

tarheel17
Gary, you gotta let your guest speak! Or chill out on the redbulls or something. Poor guy couldn’t get a word in edgewise…
My QOTD: How does Chase compare to Ridge zin?

My A to the QOTD: the only palate cleanser that really works for me is….time. A good 5 min between tastes. Everything else messes me up, except water, which doesn’t do enough.
July 17, 2008

Richard Ritter
This was like an Abbot and Costello episode. Deadpan and energy combine to keep it interesting. Woot is such a great concept and I saw Gary snap on the idea like “Why didn’t I think of that?!?!”. PS- love the stemless wine glasses.

QOTD: Beleive it or not, a banana is a great palate cleanser.
July 17, 2008

rimarfish
Great show.
QOTD: sparkling water
July 17, 2008

Ebtoulson
I wish woot.wine could ship to GA. I have a woot bucket (from a recent wootoff) that would be great for spitting except I don’t spit out good wine .
QOTD: I’ve always wondered this too. I normally don’t clean.
July 17, 2008

Ebtoulson
correction to previous remark! they do ship to GA.
July 17, 2008

italianwinelover
Awesome show…love finding new websites and he was wonderful!!

QOTD: I usually drink water in between if there are non-flavored crackers around those are good too.

Nice banter!
July 17, 2008

ex-lurkdawg
nice show.

qotd: I don’t usually use anything unless I am tasting quite a few (maybe 15+) wines or have just had a wine with some residual sugar. Like many others, I do like bread, unflavored crackers, and/or sparkling water.
July 17, 2008

Sassodoro
QOTD. Interesting question. Lately I haven’t been cleansing my palate at tastings. (So many wines, so little time.) I just try to pause for a moment. When I do cleanse, maybe a little bread.
July 17, 2008

Daniel
like the insight on stemless glasses. i have a set for while im at school, and they work fine!!!
July 17, 2008

hk94
Awww, as one of the wine.wooters that trashed Gary during the book offering, now I feel bad.

This was a fun episode, since I was familiar with 2 of the wines, and I’m going to be all over that woot cellars offering.

QOTD: water.
July 17, 2008

wayno da wino
QOTD: Cleanze me palate wit’ da next Vino !!
Bull La Buuull Laaaa…..Bull La Buuull Laaaa………..
July 17, 2008

Kristen
Loved that Woot monkey!

QOTD: Usually the next wine. But if I’m really trying to break things down I’ll use bread or crackers.
July 17, 2008

Peter Wood
QOTD – A always use a little of the next wine I’m about to try with water added! Cleans your palate better than water alone and gets your mouth slightly accustomed to the next wine.
July 17, 2008

wannaBconnoisseur
Q-Water if anything at all.
July 17, 2008

Christine
QOTD: unsalted crackers, something really bland
July 17, 2008

candapete
QOTD. Anything I can get my hands on. Not particular favorite palate cleanser.
July 17, 2008

Rafael
Hi Gary!

I just LMAO when I saw that the monkey was in fact a kind of a catapult… Now I want one!

Just great show!

Keep up the good work!
July 17, 2008

JimVarney01
QOTD:

Don’t usually cleanse my pal. If I do it’s crackers or biscuits or just water.

PS… I was cracking up when I heard Erik trying not to laugh in the background. HA!
July 17, 2008

chris f
i heart woot!
July 17, 2008

thecobalt9
good stuff! episode was a little quiet though – anyone else experience this?
July 17, 2008

Ryan W
QOTD – I like to cleanse my palate with wine.
July 17, 2008

Sharon
I like when I go to tastings and people wolf down the cheese cubes all at once. I feel like saying, HEY, those are for CLEANSING YOUR PALATE! But I just usually drink water, honestly. Esp. since you’re supposed to drink 2 glasses of water for every glass of wine.
July 17, 2008

Ben N.
Great show!
July 18, 2008

Robert Fulkerson
I really like not quite cold, but chill sparkling water. Like the crystal geyser we had out at Crushpad for Episode 500.
July 18, 2008

Pat Sissons
This was a pretty good show, i really like zin’s so i would be interested to see where this woot Cellars “Wannabe” goes..

QOTD: i have been trying out gary v’s method lately and choosing E) NONE. however, in earlier years (before i considered myself a vayniac) i would wipe my palate clean often with a triscuit and a small slice of brie. By the way, i have no idea if this was at all a good idea, i just really liked triscuits and brie cheese at the time and had heard that cheese was good between wines..
July 18, 2008

Oregon Jim
Crackers or bread or cheese or water it depends on what my mouth needs which is a direct result of the kind of wines I am tasting. Usually like others I can taste 4 wines or so before needing something, but I do like to eat while I enjoy and think about wine.

Seems like a good dude. I will check out the woot thing. – never heard of them before.
July 18, 2008

Rhonda
I love WOOT! what a great show, how about some wristbands in the next BOC
July 18, 2008

akellner
I’ve been abig fan of Woot for a while now, “Woot-Off’s are fun! Keep an eye on wine.woot, sometimes they have Sake from an American producer and sometimes other gourmet products…and the writing is really funny.

QOTD: regular water and a piece of french bread
July 18, 2008

thefaamakesmedrink
Gary,

Woot blows!

I ordered a three-pack of Ty Caton wines from Woot in January 2007. I paid $54.95 plus the $5 shipping. I mentioned when I placed the order that the temperatures in the midwest would be fifteen degrees or so below normal for the forseeable future and asked that the wine be shipped when it was safe to do so.

The Caton arrived later that week and, sure enough, all three bottles had popped their corks due to freezing. I e-mailed the folks at Woot and explained the problem. They e-mailed back that I had to send my complaint to a different e-mail address. (I guess the thought of just forwarding my original e-mail to the proper person was more thought than they were capable of.) I did as I was asked. This person tried passing the buck back to employee #1. And it went back and forth and on and on, nearly rivaling the McEnroe-Borg Wimbledon final of many years ago.

I eventually had to take pictures of the three exploded bottles (which I still have to remind me of being caught in the endless ‘Woot Maze of Incompetence’) and copies of all of my excruciating correspondence with these inbreds to my credit card company to get my sixty bucks back.

So pass along these three tidbits to Dave S. for me:

1. I wouldn’t order wine from Woot if they were the last on-line wine retailer on Earth.

2. I use ‘wootblows’ for a few of my on-line wineshop passwords.

3. If I see someone from Woot, I will fight them.

Regards,

A Satisfied Customer
July 18, 2008

Seb
great show! How can we get the Monkey?? Link it up please!
July 18, 2008

Apollo!
saliva!!
July 18, 2008

j-o-h-n
qotd: kissing your sweetie, duh!

wine.woot rocks, never a problem with any of my orders
July 18, 2008

dafo
QOTD: Beer or shots of Jack.
July 19, 2008

bacapan
Great Show
July 19, 2008

Dan-o
I always like the shows with guests because the interaction is fun!
QOTD – I usually reach for something very neutral tasting, a saltine, a piece of bread (baguette), a cracker of some other sort.
I typically only do this between whites and reds, not as often for various styles of reds.
July 20, 2008

hk94
thefaamakesmedrink – I’m sorry you had a bad experience with woot. But thanks for giving me your password. Should come in handy someday.
July 20, 2008

GR8wine
QOTD: Water is best but I often just wait between samples. Sometimes a SMALL amount of a neutral cracker or piece of bread – not too much butter or salt.
I think a bigger deal is what you rinse your glass with. I like that Gary rinses with the next wine. Too many wineries rinse with water and most don’t give as generous a sample as Gary uses in his tastings. Therefore the wine gets significantly watered down (could be 10% or more!). When you do the “rinsy-rinse” please use wine and not water!
July 21, 2008

MattUD
I don’t typically clense my pal, but if I do it is usually jsut water or crackers if they are out.
July 21, 2008

PaVo
QOTD: I don’t typically cleanse but if anything I might have a water cracker or some water.
July 25, 2008

JayZee
QOTD: I often don’t cleanse my palate at tastings because there really isn’t anything there to use. Water helps some for me. I think a mild bread or a unsalted soda cracker works best.
July 27, 2008

Karl Laczko
Is it just me or is the mic’ on your camera getting less sensitive? – the sound quality is awful.

Good show though, even if I can’t Woot.

QOTD – Typically none of he above, very occasionally a swirl & spit of water.
August 7, 2008

yowens
That guy is pretty cool. Woot will be a website that will go into my daily website rotation. QOTD: I like the palate clense. Definitely when trying a bunch of similiar wines to diferentiate them. I go old school with the oyster cracker.
January 2, 2009

Joe Co
Gotta be careful of the wine woots, the cheap stuff they sell from mywinesdirect is definantly garbage. Much better to buy Gary’s picks from WL.
January 16, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Fun guest and a good show. I want to keep pounding home how much I love guests and live shows, reguardless of the wines bringing the thunder or not. I adore it all. QOTD: I either grab some bread or water.