An Exciting Day: Contest Winners, UStream, and Wine

An Exciting Day: Contest Winners, UStream, and Wine – Episode #506

July 22, 2008

Gary announces who will accompany him in Napa this weekend and the winners of the trip to France!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 SassicaiaTOSCANA IGT
2003 Penfolds GrangeAustralian Shiraz/Syrah

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July 23, 2008

DFC
QOTD: I have only ever taskt one (1) $100 bottle of wine and I tasted it during a visit to Frank Family Vineyards in Napa 2 years ago. The wine is the Frank Family Cabernet Sauvignon, Winston Hill… and me and my wife loved it….
July 23, 2008

Karl Laczko
Oh my sweet God – I WON!! Gary, your pronunciation of my surname was as bad as some of those wines you review, but I’ll let you off since you picked me out! ….and Susan as well!! Sorry for not being on UStream, was travelling and didn’t have Internet access.

I’ll contact Matt, but maybe getting to New York isn’t such a good idea for me or that Swiss winner!

Had to watch the rest of the show twice to register it, nice wines, I’ve always wanted to try those two, interesting take on the Grange, I’d still like to try it though (maybe just not pay for it).

QOTD – Never paid $100 for a bottle – if I had to then I’ll keep it general, maybe some Ribera del Duero, like Bodegas Alion, maybe a half-decent Burgundy.
July 23, 2008

Peter Wood
Really glad that Juice dude won… enjoy the movie!
I agree with you Gary on the Grange. I tried 1997 Grange alongside ‘97 Hermitage La Sizeranne from Chapoutier which was a third of the price and it kicked the Australian’s ass!

QOTD – The best $100 bottle of wine I’ve had (or Â£50 for me) was a 1993 Crown Estates Tokaji Aszu Essencia. I had it at a tasting and it was unbalanced, dirty and not very good. Three years later I had a bottle and it was perfect – elegant soft rhubarb flavours with a little warm honey and STUNNING acidity.

mmmmmm Tokaji
July 23, 2008

BF
QOTD: Recently had a 2003 Il Poggione brunello that was awesome — so good we decided to share with the table next to us.
July 23, 2008

Collin
QotD – Slightly under $100 = Viader, any vintage
Slightly over $100 = Pride Mountain “Reserve” Claret…
getting thirty just thinking about them.
July 23, 2008

mike76
Great episode, congrats to all the winners! QOTD: 1995 Ridge Monte Bello
July 23, 2008

boegemann
QOTD: 1978 Beringer Private Reserve Cab Sauv.
July 23, 2008

AMM3RD
Best bottle of $100+ wine was Insignia 2000, Best close to $100 was 1994 Mission Haut Brion, Best bottle ever 1995 Beringer PR Cab.

Interesting…little self study.

**I don’t like the looking over at ustream.com. I’m all for ustream if that’s what you like, but then the camera should be in the same place. Meant in the best possible tone, but a little disrespectful…AMM**
July 23, 2008

purplejuicebruce
Ha Ha Ha $100 Bones for a bottle of wine Ha HA Ha Ha Dude thats my budget for two weeks worth of wine.
July 23, 2008

robertfrancis
Unusual episode !

But totally agree with you on Margaret River – Mosswood, Leuwin, Cape Mentelle !

All fantastic wines, and often times better value !

Margaret River the Gigondas of OZ ?
July 23, 2008

SpoiledinCalbyPinot
QOTD: Never 100 bones for a wine. Looking forward to trying
a well aged Chateau Latour.
July 23, 2008

KW
Congrats to the winners.
QOTD: Had a very expensive Shiraz in Sydney, Australia a few years ago $400 AUS around $300 US then in a restaurant, but honestly it wasn’t worth the price. I would like to try a bottle of Screaming Eagle since I have heard so much about it.
July 23, 2008

Plminer
Crap, I wanted to win that contest
QOTD: 1995 Grand Puy Lacoste by far.
July 23, 2008

Robin C
Congratulations to all the winners. Take pictures and share them.
QOTD: Ridge Montebello
We have a 2001 Sassaicaia and 1998 Penfolds Grange (Parker: 99) that we’re holding on to for the absolute optimal moment to drink them. We also recently acquired a 2004 Penfolds RWT ($80.00 – French oak rather than Grange’s American oak) and are anxious to see how it compared with the Grange.
July 23, 2008

Canuck6621
Great episode to create some controversy.

QOTD – I have had a few that when you factor the price in they become a bit of a pass for me. I had the opportunity to drink an 82 and an 86 Cos d’Estournel that blew my mind.
July 23, 2008

dafo
Congrats to the winners…

QOTD: I just got out of college… maybe someday…
July 23, 2008

Mike
QOTD =’02 Penfolds RWT Shiraz
July 23, 2008

Slushpuppy
Congrats. to all the winners! Oh well I needed some new threads anyway.

Smell it first!
July 23, 2008

Daniel O
QOTD: I had a bottle of 1996 Salon Champagne to celebrate graduating from school in June. I have a bottle of 2002 Verite La Joie in my cellar waiting for another special occassion.
July 23, 2008

Colin Komar
First off, Congrats to all the winners. This uStream idea is a great way for you to interact with us (although I missed you yesterday while you were taping because I had work!).

As for the QOTD, I would have to admit that I have never had a $100 bottle of wine. I will have to be clichÃ© as usual when it comes to answering these questions since I am still a novice to the wine game, but I would want to try Dom P. I know that this is the bottle of champagne that everyone points to as the best, but I have never had it which is why I want to try it. It apparently is highly regarded since it is the first choice for lots of things (yes Gary even your show, because all the Giants fans drank it on your show after their super bowl win). My parents say that it is not all that impressive, but it is their experience that I just cannot relate with. All these reasons factor into me wanting to experience it for myself so I can know what all the buzz is about.
July 23, 2008

SKN
I’ve been a slacker of a Vayniac and hav been away from WLTV for almost 3 weeks – - and I’m thrilled as ever for this episode to be my first one back.
July 23, 2008

Dan NYC
GV, U got caught! Preconceived notions, right, when you were trying what you thought was the 1st wine. How did U not pick up the oak if it was so “in your face”?
QOTD: Paolo Bea Sagrentino de Montefalco
July 23, 2008

wayno da wino
QOTD: The highest i’ve paid (to date) for a bottle of Vino (Ch. Gazin 05)
is 78 bones. Not da biggest “baller” in town. Would looooooove to
swig some Chateau Petrus or some Domaine de la Romanee-Conti one of these
days…………….
July 23, 2008

bangkokbabay
Fun Show !!!!!
July 23, 2008

RMG
Hey, HEY, HEY – care there Gary. Don’t be bustin on my man John Lynch. Still one of the best hitters in the NFL. He gets there every year because he shows up to play some real ball every Sunday, week in and week out. Good episode otherwise. I agree entirely with your assessment of Grange. QOTD – 2001 Barolo my wife bought me on my birthday a couple of years ago. I still recall the taste even now!