Gigondas:Rhone’s Little Secret

Gigondas:Rhone’s Little Secret – Episode #505

July 21, 2008

Gigondas is a wine that really has the ability to bring thunder at a solid price points. Gary also has a crap load of shout outs and announces the finalists for the Bottle Shock Contest!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Montirius GigondasGigondas
2004 Guigal GigondasGigondas
2004 Tardieu Laurent Gigondas VvGigondas

The 3 Finalists for the Bottle Shock Contest (Cast your vote in the comments. Vote by number)

Links mentioned in todays episode.

The Contest Page

406 Responses

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July 22, 2008

AJ
#1 for SURE!!!!!!
July 22, 2008

Jason
my vote is for video #1 its hilarios!
July 22, 2008

Heather Cardile
I vote for #1
July 22, 2008

Lully
Hi Casting my vote to #2 Mark F.
July 22, 2008

Michael
I vote #1 (and it wasn’t even close) — had me rolling on the floor.
July 22, 2008

BUNNY STEWART
I VOTE FOR #1
July 22, 2008

RichG
Giddy up Gary…I am liking #2.
July 22, 2008

Jay Duong
I Voted for Video # 2
July 22, 2008

Jay Duong
I vote for Video # 2. He is GREAT!.

thanks
July 22, 2008

Harry
Still thinking about the drinking game, but in the meantime, I’m voting for video number 2, although it was a little straight he had you down best.
July 22, 2008

Brad
I vote for video #1. Great idea getting away from wine for the spoof!

Drinking game: “Sipped” (It’s wine and drinking games are mostly a college thing. Therefore, sips instead of drinks – the juice is expensive. Besides, “sipped” might become the new smashed, hammered, sloshed, plowed…you know, drunk.)

1. Sip one if Gary throws, flicks, bounces, etc. a cork at the camera and it misses. Sip three (field goal) if it hits.
2. Sip one every time Gary tells Mott to “Link it up.”
3. Sip four if Gary does not spit a wine out.
4. Social (everyone sips one) if Gary mentions enjoying wine with family/friends.
5. When Gary scores a wine higher than a person or publication he mentions, sip the difference. For example: If Parker scores 90 and Gary scores 92 – sip two. A “-plus” counts as one.
6. Sip one every time Gary says, “Thunder.”
7. If Mott sips, you sip.
8. Sip one every time Gary touches the guest.
9. Sip three every time Gary cusses.
10. Sip three when the Oak Monster rears his ugly head.
11. If Gary does the fruit bomb hand signal, finish your glass.
Multiplier: If Gary’s using the big-ass glass, multiply all sips by 2.

I think this is a good start. I’ll keep revising.
July 22, 2008

TWalk
gotta roll with #2….huge shout out to scooby doo and the gang
July 22, 2008

Gp
QOTD: The Most Passionate Wine Drinking Game

Rules:

1-sip
- Gary asks Mott to “Link it up”
- Gary attempts to hit the camera with a cork using a field goal finger kick. Extra sip if he makes it. 2 extra sips if he attempts it a second time after missing.
- Gary references Sour cherries.
- Gary uses the phrase “vegetal components”
- Gary mentions the Jets or Football
- Gary tells you to listen to your own pallette

2-sips
- Mott speaks
- Every time Gary pours out some wine for the Vayniacs that couldn’t make it
- Gary interrupts a guest
- A Guest spits
- The Oak Monster arrives
- Gary scores more than 90 points (90+ and above)
- Gary interrupts the guest

3-sips
- You can see Gary spit into the bucket
- Gary uses the phrase “Fruit bomb explosion” or “Skittles”
- Gary doesn’t spit out the wine
- The guest interrupts Gary
- Gary changes his score after tasting the wine another time

Drain the glass
- Gary asks you to “Taste the rainbow”
- Mott drinks the wine and likes it
- Gary uses his normal “Sniffy Sniff” line for other purposes such as “Rinsey Rinse” or “Drinky Drink”
- Gary unintentionally spills the glass or breaks something
- If Gary moves to the part of the table where you can see his desk in the background
July 22, 2008

Anna
My vote for #2!!!!!
July 22, 2008

Poppa Doc
I vote for number one…being a Kool Aid lover i found it very funny and entertaining….
July 22, 2008

TomBstone
I TOO AM VOTING FOR #1!

WHOO HOOOOOO!!!!!
July 22, 2008

Autumn
#2 rocks! It gets my vote!
July 22, 2008

ozzybeef
Spoof #1 gets my vote.

Speaking of documentaries, here is a good one on Bordeaux that someone posted in the forum:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EG1Yi_RdWk

QOTD: Its too early on the morning for me to think about drinking games.
July 22, 2008

Adrienne
I vote for #2, it’s the best!
July 22, 2008

Jenn Holdren
Vote #1
July 22, 2008

Sammie
Video #2 is definitely the one!
July 22, 2008

Tom
IM VOTING FOR #1! WHOO HOOOOOO!!!!!
July 22, 2008

Withnail
Big vote for video #3
July 22, 2008

Susan
My vote is for #2 HANDS DOWN one of the best spoofs of Gary that I have EVER seen!!!!
July 22, 2008

Malphas
QotD: WLTV Drinking Game (tentative rules)

1. Every time Gary “makes friends with his palate” by pinching the tip of his tongue and shaking it, have an extra sip.

2. If the Oak Monster makes a special appearance, empty the glass you’re currently drinking and start a new glass of wine.

3. If Gary pauses while giving a wine a whirl to glare knowingly at the camera, drink the whole glass while he raves about the wine.

4. If Gary’s guest declines the spit bucket, have a drink.

5. If Sacha Vaynerchuk makes a guest appearance, decant a bottle overnight.

6. Whenever Gary passes a glass of wine for Mott to sniffy-sniff, have a drink.

7. If Gary has Mott drink the wine he’s sampling, have three drinks.

8. If Gary mentions “DNA,” have a drink.

9. Whenever Gary utters the word “riDONKulous,” pour a drink for your friend.