Gigondas:Rhone’s Little Secret – Episode #505

July 21, 2008

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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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  • “”East coast obnoxious”, love it! Hey Gary, you’re E.C.O. friendly!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Montirius GigondasGigondas play review at cork'd
2004 Guigal GigondasGigondas play review at cork'd
2004 Tardieu Laurent Gigondas VvGigondas play review at cork'd

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

Links mentioned in todays episode.

406 Responses

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  1. July 22, 2008

    Smahlatz

    OK – here are my wine game rule.
    1. To initiate things, everyone takes a chug of wine.
    2. They all then start looking for the game because nobody remembers where they put it after playing it last.
    3. Everytime you look somewhere, and don’t find it, you take another chug. 4. Once found, those that didn’t find it take a chug.
    5. Whoever found it takes two chugs – they are abviously far too cognisant. 6. You then roll a die to see who has to clean the sick off it from the last time it was played.
    7. Everyone else takes a chug.
    8. Get out the game pieces, and make sure all pieces are there. For each piece missing, all players take a chug.
    9. If you count too many pieces, you are seeing double – take a chug.
    10. Where did we put that game again? – take a chug
    11. You served dog food instead of the canapes you had planned, chug.
    12. Everyone’s out of wine, but you remeber you bought a few cases the other day, so you bring a few bottles up to continue – Haut Brion 2005??? sounds good
    13. chug .. chug …. chug ………..ch ……g. …………..

    The next weekend : “Hey come over – we’ve got a great new game – the Wine Library TV game – everyone had a great time last time”
    “Sure sounds like fun!”

    “Honey, do you have any idea where we put the game after last time?”

  2. July 22, 2008

    Ben C

    OOPS I meant number 3 is the winner

  3. July 22, 2008

    Ben C

    number 2 is the winner for me!!!

  4. July 22, 2008

    dafo

    Love this episode! I like the direction the show is going. Great work Gary!

    QOTD: Ehm… Flip cup?

  5. July 22, 2008

    Achilles Mike

    Hey, whoever wins is all right by me. Big kudos for their creative efforts!
    WOW 94 points don’t come easily from you Gary. Gigondas is something I have never experienced. Thanks for bringing this new wine to all of us. Serious Thunder too!!!!!! But I really liked number 1.

  6. July 22, 2008

    brainpain

    Great information on the not so well known grape Gigondas!

    Great work from all but #3 has my vote!!!

  7. July 22, 2008

    David Dickinson

    Definitely, #3. Then #1 and then #2.

  8. July 22, 2008

    Peter Wood

    Number 1, the Juice guy, by far the best.

  9. July 22, 2008

    Smahlatz

    #3 – I would give you my wine game rules, but it is so kick a$$ that I’m gonna make a fortune from it.

  10. July 22, 2008

    D-Cos And It Don't Stop

    I vote for Video Spoof #2, being a Giants fan there is NO WAY I can vote for a Eagles fan or someone using a Pats spit bucket, spoof or no spoof.

    Some rules for a WineLib Drinking Game:
    1 Sip
    – Anytime you hear “Mott link it up!”
    – Anytime you hear the phrase “Fruit Bomb”
    – Anytime GV tells you the Jets player who wears the number of the wine rating
    2 Sips
    – Throws/Flicks cork at the camera
    – GV rates a wine 95 pts. or higher
    – GV rates a wine below 80 pts.
    – Any appearance of the Oak Monster
    – Anytime GV makes a reference to a razor blade cutting your tongue
    – Anytime GV tells you not to believe his opinions
    3 Sips
    – Everytime GV makes shameless book plug
    – Whenever a guest makes a shameless plug
    – Anytime GV makes a wrestling reference
    – Anytime you hear the words “Big Ass Glass!”
    Chug the Glass
    – GV rates a wine undrinkable, between 50 – 60 pts.
    – Anytime GV makes a delusional prediction about the Jets future success (i.e. The Jets going .500 this season, or the Jets winning a Superbowl in his lifetime)
    – Anytime you hear a reference to manure or sheep butt

  11. July 22, 2008

    danseng

    #3 should be the winner.

  12. July 22, 2008

    Kathy Hughes

    # 3, closely followed by # 1…..they both deserve huge kudos. Naples Kathy aka Champagne Lady

  13. July 22, 2008

    JohninDC

    All three were good, but #1 was the winner for me.

  14. July 22, 2008

    DAve A

    3 – I vote for #3 Justin O – what a nerd! oh, sorry!

    OH, my 3

    1 and 2 are very funny and good also. But 3 takes the Gary V cake.

    BV – stands for BIG VASE! My gosh, you’ve been drinking from a VASE!! Put a flower in it and get a wine glass! OMG! Spit it out! (oh, you do)

    I must try a Gigondas! I’ve never heard or had one! Can’t wait. Local store only has two kinds. . . sigh. being in the south has it’s draw backs!

  15. July 22, 2008

    Hido53

    #3 Hands-down! Even the big-ass glass got spoofed! Beautiful! Picture of Gary and Vinnie . . . priceless!

  16. July 22, 2008

    Matt Castle

    GV,

    Number 1 for sure! I like that the producer was his momma!

    MC

  17. July 22, 2008

    sharon

    Thanks for the information about Gigondas. I appreciate the work you do for all of us who are trying to learn a little about wine. It’s great to find out about the grapes, where they are from, the good years (and bad) and the people that produce the wine. As far as “drinking” game goes I thought we were doing something different here. This is not something I find interesting. At all.

  18. July 22, 2008

    spaetm

    Number 1. No contest.

    Love the rain.

    However, gotta give props to number 3 and the surprise bottle number 2 winner.

  19. July 22, 2008

    Scott

    #1 by far! Exceptionally well-done and well-spoofed to every fine detail.

    Favorite quote:
    “I smell a hint of struggle. A little bit of suffering. These lemons must be from Alabama…Mississippi…somewhere down south.”

  20. July 22, 2008

    Glen... WineCrazy.com

    #1 was very cool….lol

    But #3 was just a little bit funnier. I was laughing all the way through. Very creative.

    #3..!!

  21. July 22, 2008

    zac weiss

    Just wanted to say, éclair (that pastry you mentioned) means thunder in French. 90+, that’s some serious éclair my friend.

  22. July 22, 2008

    Panosh

    #2 Loved the new ownership position and head.

  23. July 22, 2008

    LarryWineGuy

    I think You Made A Wrong Choice In your Narrowing Down Gary. While all of these 3 efforts you chose were great…The Best Spoof that had me rolling on the floor was from the episode where you linked up some examples of Videos you were getting. The Dentist doing a Comparison Tasting of Listerine Products was well written, well executed and a Genius of a Concept. However since that is not a Choice…and numbers 2 and 3 just did an impersonation of Wine Library….not a Parody or Spoof

    The Winner is Hands Down #1 POPS LINK IT UP!!!

  24. July 22, 2008

    wayno da wino

    SHAAAAAA-ZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMM!!!! Gigondas finally gets some Looove
    in da Hizzy!!! :)

    QOTD: WLTV Drinking Game??? Yo G…..I LIIIIIIIKE IIIIIIIT!!!!! PUT ME
    IN!!!!!

  25. July 22, 2008

    AMM3RD

    #2 for sure…AMM

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