Yo G, Fuuun Episode !! Don’t got no “skunkoorz” here in da shizzle ta
send Ya…… 🙂

qotd: Had a loooot of vinos that got better da next day……..a very
interestin’ phenomena…………….

QOTD: Most young Cali Cabs for me need 24 hours to calm down.

GV… Nice to see how the wines evolved over 24 hours!
QOTD: Sebeka Shiraz/Pinotage, First day it had a little spice with the oak monster… the next it was full of fresh plums, dried prunes, and rasins!

Good show. Decanting is very underrated.

I think it would be Carina Cellars, Clairvoyant. It was weird, when we tasted it it was pleasant but after popping it at home it was off balance and sour. The next day though it settled down and was more like it was when we tasted it. I wouldn’t have even thought to let it sit for a day though had it not been for wl.tv!

Tua Rita Perloto del Bosco, got better over night, but still way too much oak for my taste.

**Much better on the ustream.com look over. thanks…amm**

I’m just adding to the dissing your getting on the skunkor reference as by now you know that it is stinkor! Hell it was going for about 4 bucks on ebay! If it’s that important I’ll bid on it. Let me know!

GARY! Love the show, it was a great episode. I agree with Rob Howells up there in the comments. Hulu doesn’t allow us Canadians to sign up, or even watch the videos. Maybes a little shout out to the fans up north and make a contest for us eh?

My cousin definitely has a Stinkor action figure in his room! It’s not all vintage and still in the package, it’s pretty well loved actually. But it’s there!

I gotta do more decanting. I’ve had wines improve on day 2 or 3 but I can’t remember any good examples of something that changed or improved dramatically.

QOTD: I can’t remember the wine but it was one of the first wines I had bought and left by accident open over night and was dumb founded how much different it was….

Love it when you remind people of factors that can effect ones’ taste.

QOTD: Hartig 2005 Cabernet. Pretty crappy the first day, pretty good the second.

You almost fooled me, I thought I already watched this show. Interesting how a 20 hour period can change the taste.

Interesting!
QOTD – I will give you both angles, good and bad.

Best turn around – I believe it was a Carmenere from Argentina, which was almost astringent at first and then settled down nicely on day 2.

Worst – any of the Cab Francs from the Loire Valley. I find them appalling the next day – almost sour.

With 189 entries, I gotta believe the contest has already been won. But just in case: January 28, 1987.

QOTD: Actually I think I’ll mention a wine that the G man himself had on the show… and COMPLETELY bashed. The 2006 Falesco Sangiovese. The first day I had it, it was very similar to the way Big G described it when it was popped and poured on the show: kind of thin, unbalanced with a lack of fruit and just too much sulfer/septic notes on the nose, kind of garbage-esque. The next day, however, the fruit came out! Some sweeter earth notes, sour/black cherry, and the acidity was somehow more balanced with the tannins and general palate weight. Not amazing on the second day (definitely not a 90 pointer as Jay Miller rated it) but 83 on day 1 to 88 on day 2 – I think so… maybe 87.

I don’t think I’ve had the opportunity to actually try a wine a day later as an experiment, I recall I tasted from the bottle at a party at my house once and only to see if it was still good -a Chateau dela Chaize- but it wasn’t, it ran flat but was very aromatic still, maybe even more so… but again, this was a casual on time thing the day after to clean the house, I guess it may have been less than 24 hours but you get the idea.

Skunkor??? Dude! I grew up in Ecuador! Who’s this character?? Your nose descriptions are hilarious…but interestingly enough I still get ya somehow… I just wanted to let you know that you can’t stop saying your “HELLO EVERYBODY”!! At least not just yet!! I started watching your show like a month ago and the first time I saw you saying it I was like “Geez! That is one enthusiastic, loud, and happy guy…Is he on anphetamines or what???” So everytime I watch your show I always wonder if you are going to be that enthusiastic,loud,and happy. And you always are!! Love it!

I am just now catching up on past episodes and I was yelling out skunkor while you were trying to identify the stench. I totally was pumped, by myself, that you called him out. I’m just sad I had no one to high five over that. Another great episode, you have converted me to a wine lover. Thanks Gary
QOTD: I accidentally left a half bottle of Wilhelm Bergmann Auslese out over night and forgot about it until around 5 the next day. After chilling for an hour it tasted so much sweeter than the original taste. I was quite surprised.

Good show. The two wines are definitely way out of my price range right now!

QOTD: The only wine that I can possibly begin to answer this question with is Smoking Loon Cabernet Sauvignon. It was not all that great to begin with, and it lightened up on the alcohol after the day or so (I forget how long it actually was between the tastings). Overall, a meh wine at best both times.

I really enjoy the decanting shows! Actually, it would be neat to do every wine the next day too. Just leave them all open for 24 and give them a quick shot to see how they hold up.

QOTD: I’ve had a couple of sangiovese based wines go to crap the next day, but the best improvement came from an inexpensive Cotes du Luberon that bumped ~8 points to an 89+ (for less that $10 retail!)

Interesting episode! I liked this on decanting.

QOTD: The only thing I can think of is a horrible bottle of $5 pinot noir that I got from Trader Joes. It just got worse and worse….

Interesting show. I think the differences with long decanting, especially with “serious” wines, can be profound over time. But, dude, you are seriously weird! 😉

QOTD: About 5 years ago, we had a bottle of a 1990 cheap ass red Burgundy that was about a 80 point wine and I accidentally left it open for about a day and a half. I was going to throw it out but decided to taste it first and it was really good – lots of licorice and strawberries and some tobacco components. I would have scored it 88-89. It was dramatically better.

Yeah, mix up the intro. You can always come back to it later. He-man! Nice, skunkor, awesome.
Had a bottle of Galante Red Rose Hill Cab that at first was just so-so but over the next week it kept getting better and better. There are no rules and who says you can’t enjoy a wine a few days later. I like to open a few bottles and try a glass a day until they’re all gone. It’s amazing how much some change for the better or worse with just time.

Cool episode idea – QOTD: 99 Turley Hayne PS – the Petit Syrah was way too intense/tannic upon opening, but the next day had mellowed out significantly and was amazing.