Party Time at Wine Library

Party Time at Wine Library – Episode #557

October 14, 2008

A high end wine sampling during the second ever Wine Library Open House.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

Chateau La Clemence 2000
Bruno Giacosa Barolo 1999
Hacienda Monasterio Ribera Del Duero 2005

156 Responses

October 14, 2008

Trav
Dude, your live shows always kill it. I freaking love it.
October 14, 2008

John Farrin
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October 14, 2008

EP
Nice show, but tell the guy next to Gary that no one’s taking him serious with the shirt, hair, and necklace. It’s all about the packaging…..
October 14, 2008

Gene Shue
Top Ten!
October 14, 2008

Withnail
This looks great – will check out after I get a little more work done.
October 14, 2008

Utah
It was a blast watching this one get taped!
October 14, 2008

Hinrgman
I’ve been waiting for days for this episode

thanks Gary
October 14, 2008

manonthemoon
top ten
October 14, 2008

waibeans
there’s the man the myth the legend of JoeG!

JGBLN lurkers will be comin out of the woodwork!
October 14, 2008

Deano
TOP 10 FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
October 14, 2008

Kevin K
QOTD: Because it is delicious.
October 14, 2008

thedumbphase
Julius in the hizzie in the beginning! I didn’t think it was possible but Joe’s shirt is actually even more incredible on film than in person. If CSI Miami ever needs someone to play a sommelier (or a drug dealer), Joe iz da man! Great job guys…
October 14, 2008

Dr T from N. Carolina
Nice to see two hyper, knowledgable, alpha males go at it and still play nice.

QOTD — because you can just enjoy it for itself in so many ways, but there is also so much to learn it you want to (and I do!)
October 14, 2008

crank
I’m in.
QOTD: because it tells a story about a time and a place.
October 14, 2008

Rick D
Fun live show with a guest.

QOTD: Because it enhances life, whether it be the food you eat it with, the company you drink it with or the atmosphere of where you drink it.
October 14, 2008

Rick D
Fun live show with a guest.

QOTD: Because it enhances life, whether it be the food you eat it with, the company you drink it with or the atmosphere of where you drink it. Oh yeah, and it just tastes good.
October 14, 2008

Cameron W
Cool show

QOTD – Lots of good quotes from others which really cover it.
October 14, 2008

glenn levine
can’t wait to get home and watch this one! do they tongue kiss?
October 14, 2008

Slushpuppy
I would have rather seen a woman on each arm than the dude!
Wine is like a beautiful woman with a flower in her hair.
Smell it first!
October 14, 2008

Deano
This episode KILLED it….i love the live shows.

QOTD:
-Because it brings friends and family together for good times
October 14, 2008

John Farrin
QOTD: I don’t know of any MORE complex drinks. I suppose that there are those who would argue that beer or whiskies are complex. They are but not a fraction of the sheer volume of worldwide wine production or terrior. I think that I could easily talk about the differences in wine from country to country, vineyard to vineyard and vintage to vintage for a lifetime and not scratch the surface of the topic. I don’t think I could make that statement about any other beverage. Well, I’m sure you’re all asleep now and I’m kind of tired myself
October 14, 2008

BruceP
QOTD: Truth and beauty.
October 14, 2008

JonE
Oh Ribera, let me counts the ways. Unfortunately I tried several times to turn down the volume on that shirt,but it didn’t work,

QOTD: if you play your cards right, a bottle of wine when shared can create joy and long lasting memories
October 14, 2008

Withnail
QOTD: Cause it tastes and smells so good, and it stimulates conversation between family and friends, and it’s interesting/educational/cultural, etc.
October 14, 2008

Paryb
QOTD: That is probably the most difficult question I’ve ever heard. I love the stories about wine, I love the complexities, I love the process that it goes through, I love the people who make it, I love helping make it whenever I’ve gotten the lucky chance, I love sharing great wine with friends, I love watching my friends and loved ones gain insight into foods/tastes/feelings/emotions when I share good wine with them. Also, oh my GOD does it taste good.
October 14, 2008

KVolk
QOTD: It is part of the whole dining experience for me…..plus it tastes good…..
October 14, 2008

TimInSpokane
Coolio show! Kudos to Mr. Guest for raiding the shelves for some ballin’ bottles. I wish I were there to taste a few of those. We simply can’t get wines like that around here.

QOTD – every bottle of wine is an adventure. Sometimes the adventure ends with dog poop on your shoes, and sometimes you finish with memories that last a lifetime. I hate to quote “Sideways”, but I do like to think about what was going on in both the world and the vineyard when and where the wine was vinted. Was it hot? A cool year? Did it rain at harvest? Have I ever been to that vineyard, or at least read about it? Is the vintage an important year to me personally? Were one of my kids born that year? Did I land a big one salmon fishing that year? Those kinds of things are fun to think about, and fun to share with whoever you are sharing that bottle of sunshine with. And also, yes, I have to say it (another Sideways thought…. because it just tastes so freakin’ good!
October 14, 2008

sharon
That’s a very good question Joe.
October 14, 2008

Dominus
Knowledgeable and truly dedicated wine connoisseur as today’s guest, not “drinker.”

QOTD: Probably since it gives me so much satisfaction for all of my senses. Only a lovely woman can provide that much pleasure.

Great show.

Cheers!
Dom

P.S. Ugly shirt though.
October 14, 2008

jason
good show, and woow, some wines today. surely up from the yellowtail the other day.

qotd- down to business. bottles of wine are time capsules. they are living, they can be personal. i have some bottles that are waiting for certain people to join me. + it tastes so gooood.
October 14, 2008

Jay
QOTD: The flavors and the history. Amazing stuff.
October 14, 2008

GregO
Great job Joe! Way to break down the regions. I think that’s the most airtime a guest has ever been given…in terms of actually participating in a discussion. Sometimes Gary can’t help taking over. NTTAWTT
October 14, 2008

E dog
Great show ! Cool guest ! Best QOTD in WLTV History !

QOTD: that s a very good question. Wine is something that I enjoy on so many levels. The colour, the smell, the taste and all the sensations and memories that it detonates. Every wine is different and each year brings something new.

It s perfect to have with friends, on it s own or with food and the fact that it is made just about everywhere in the world in different styles is just fascinating.

In short: I drink it coz I love it !
October 14, 2008

Withnail
Great guest, BTW.
October 14, 2008

sam
Wow, I wish I was there…Good show, wine-smart guest. Good wines.

QOTD: I drink wines ’cause I love it. However, there is so much to each experience beyond the sensorial. Each wine has a story, a history. It makes me travel. Drinking Bordeaux or any other region, takes me there. Kinda like reading about it, but more. It’s like tasting it. Now, if I could only see it. But yeah, wine enhances the experience of a geographical area, almost like living there. So in short, wine is a voyage of discovery for the soul.
October 14, 2008

manonthemoon
Great show, wish I could of made the open house.

QOTD: Too many reasons to pick just one, but mainly because it is something that mirrors life.
October 14, 2008

pawncop
Excellent show and guest.

QOTD – for me it is the learning curve that is so steep right now and the mastery of the subject.
October 14, 2008

Scott S
Gary, informative show. Joe Knows wine.
QotD: I started drinking wine as a business social element and became very interested in the complexity of flavors and aromas. I took it seriously and earn an Advanced Cert in Wine and Spirits from WSET. Joe nailed it, it takes you places. For me a rurual kid I have first hand experience to compare to the Barnyard aroma in Burgundy and the smell freshly mowed hay feild in a NZ Sauv. Blanc. Have to tell you while attending WSET training I had a top Barolo during an evening class that kept me awake until 2 am one night thinking about the great flavors and that classic Tar in fininsh. Crazy, but it is time travel, truely a journey. GV thanks for all you do to spread the word!. Proud to say I have been here from the very begining and the very first show.
October 14, 2008

barrelmonkey
QOTD: Quote from Robert Parker:
“I can taste perfectly in a crowded room. It’s like tunnel vision, the flavors leap out at me in 3 dimensions.”
Have I experienced that yet? not quite. I came pretty close with a La mouline. I want to be able to taste and understand the wine. Not just say whether I like it or dislike it. I want to taste everything in the wine, and understand why every taste is there.
October 14, 2008

Eliot (in the Lou)
Great guest. Joe was knowledgeable, concise, honest, and held his own with you, GV.

QOTD: Wine makes everything just a little brighter. Food tastes better, friends laugh more, family comes together, and it makes me a better dancer. My wife cooks, I pair the wines and cocktails. It’s what we do as a family to entertain our friends and family. And it satisfies my collecting itch, and if the market falls out, I can just drink it.
October 14, 2008

DAve A
Good strong show! Guest was Sundance Kid next to Butch (you). ha.

Ya bustin on Ohio? ghez.

Come to Raleigh!

QOTD: why? Taste. I enjoy seeking the nose and whirl and finding parts of my mouth that experiences pleasure from a wine. Tasting wines is like dating women, each are different, yet each has unique qualities that can not be found elsewhere. I will never find a perfect woman (nor one find perfection in me), nor a perfect bottle of wine. Yet I find joy and pleasure in a few. That’s why I keep seeking out new wines. It is not the destination, but the journey of wine tasting that is wonderful.

Ghez, I should copyright THAT!
October 14, 2008

Palmer
LISA: “Do you have any fruit?”
HOMER (holding up a jelly donut): “This one’s got purple in it. Purple’s a fruit. Mmmmmh….purrrrple.”

QOTD: Because it never tastes the same twice.
October 14, 2008

Jeff R
Good show … cool wines (upper class)… wine-knowledable guest (good to see)

Glad Gary let him speak to us about the different wines.

Why the dis on Ohio? Where’d that come from. It seemed to come from the clear blue.

QTD – I enjoy wine as a meal enhancer – it completes the meal. I especially enjoy those special (epipany moments) times when a wine is exceptional and makes the whole evening memorable.
October 14, 2008

SteveW
Great Show, Joe knows his wine. I agree with him about wines from
from Ribera Del Duero.
QOTD: Every bottle is a new journey.
October 14, 2008

JudeMurphy
I drink wine because it’s such a simple way of having a really enjoyable and thought provoking experience!
It’s like staring up into the clouds to see what you can see in them.
October 14, 2008

bygdawg1996
Great Show!!!

QOTD- I enjoy wine because it is a new art to learn and appreciate. Food is just food unless it is created and enjoyed. That is what it is all about wine kicks up the experience and enjoyment. Also why not expand your knowledge and pal at the same time.
October 14, 2008

Neil
Joe was a great guest. Very knowledgable. Not sure about his ratings though, I don’t see such a gaping difference between 92 and 93. In fact, I only rate wines on even numbers, understanding that the rating has a + or – 1 margin. Also, I would’nt rate a wine below 50. So actually I use a 25 point scale. That is how many levels of significant difference my palate can detect in wine.
QOTD: The answer must have the complexity of fine wine. Wine is an experience and a lifestyle, not just a beverage. I see wine as a bit of elegance in an otherwise often mundane world. The ancient knowledge of the quality of this drink becomes apparent to anyone who gets seriously into wine. There is such variety amoung wines, tasting and evaluting wines is alot of fun. I could go on, but I’d rather just have another glass! Cheers
October 14, 2008

Yvettew
QOTD: I drink wine for its elegence, and how much you can learn about a place when you taste what can be produced from it (whether its wine or food). As Galileo puts it well, “wine is sunlight held together by water”.

Great episode!
October 14, 2008

Sue
if the guest host, joe, is a fan, i think the next fan on the show should know nothing about wine – like me;)

QOTD: discovering the mystery of what it will taste like
October 14, 2008

Joan
Just finshed a wine class on Spain. Riber del Duero was just awarded DOCa status in 2008. And yes the weather was wild- too wet during the summer and frost at harvest so most if not all of the vintage was lost.
October 14, 2008

Rani Haykal
Great Show!!!

Badass guest.

QOTD: Probably one of the better questions asked. Reason I’m into wine is due to how cool it is…haha. Its freakin’ fermented grape juice yet there is so much more to it. And in the end…it just tastes really great.

–RH
October 14, 2008

gottagodrink
JoeG- You rock, my friend. Great job on the show!

All the Best,
Gotta

GV nice job!
October 14, 2008

gottagodrink
QOTD- I drink wine for myself. I know that sounds selfish, and it is ironic in a way because I share and literally give away bottles like I was born with them, but I drink it for myself. One of the few totally selfish things I do, and it feels so good (with apologies to Paramore). Cheers!
October 14, 2008

Piper
Nice job, JoeG! Great shirt, too.
I think if you and I could both co-host on the same episode, it would be such a mojorific show: A perfect balance of actual knowledge and pure camerahogette.
See you Friday!!!!
October 14, 2008

Susan
Gary & Chris & Joe G- SUPER episode!!!!!!!!!!!! The flavor like black licorice on the Hacienda Monasterio Ribera Del Duero 2005 is anisse. Karl tooks pics of this and so did Laura G. Chris, you have these pics!! If you go back and read the thread Karl started you will see we had a drink made from the anisse for lunch one day while we were at Chateau Pesquie!!!
October 14, 2008

Scott EJ
Yet another good and informative show. My mouth is literally watering for a Pomerol and a RDD right now…..which leads into the QOTD: Because of how it makes me feel. I get excited over wine plain and simple.
October 14, 2008

Danny C
Great Guest – You can see the passion.

QOTD: To remember it!
October 14, 2008

Craig G
Great episode. I was there for it live! The Pomerol was definately my favorite of the three. I also had the 2004 Leoville Las Cases right after the Winelibrary TV Show that was amazing. Great open house! So much food and wine, and atmosphere. You have to keep doing this. Don’t stop!
October 14, 2008

Rowland
my dog and i got sprayed by a skunk ):

HA you just said pickle juice is like your first kiss.
i
think this episode illustrates the limit of your personal branding theory … i dont care how well he branded himself, if that other guy started WLTV, i just wouldnt watch (no offense dude, im not dissing you).
lol actually he reminds me of the guy from sideways!

qotd; why do i drink wine? well … 1. i don’t like beer or spirits, or being drunk, or especially “wasted” … but everyone drinks so its nice not to be an outsider, and i find the wine set is a bit more cultivated, or at least trys to be, which is half the battle right? 2. i love agriculture, i want to be a farmer, especially of fruits and more especially grapes and triple especially wine grapes, so id better get a taste for the stuff. 3. cause wine grows here in the Hudson valley, and i have at least 6 wineries within a super reasonable (20 min) drive from my house, no further than anywhere else i go for stuff. 4. its healthy. 5. being a European it’s … well, expected. even the briefest get together with my family involves wine (as well as all those other wonderfully gormet things like tea, coffee, chocolate, cheeses, breads, jams). 6. wine explains me better than i can. 7. IT SMELLS GOOD
October 14, 2008

Bobby Bo
QOTD: Wine connects people, place, history, hard work, and delicate art. It is the final the ultimate agricultural product and the best chance the farmer has to express himself against the chef at the table. It is so simple, just crushed grapes let to age with yeast, yet so complex in its flavors. Its how man discovered alcohol. No wonder why it is so close to so many religions.
October 14, 2008

Darlene O.
Wow! An awesome episode! Thanks, Gary, and thank you, JoeG! QOTD: I drink wine because it’s my passion. It’s a living thing, it brings me joy, and I’m fascinated by it’s complexity.
October 14, 2008

WineWoman
Nice job, Joe G. Very knowledgable, good analogies.

QOTD: Opening each bottle is like being introduced to a new person every time. The individuality of each wine is endless. Sharing the wine with others and making so many new discoveries is so exciting and such a fun part of life.
October 14, 2008

tmas29
Thanks for a fun day Gary! Joe G. rocks – great guest.

QOTD: Because I like to discover the taste of new and yummy flavors, and getting a buzz while I’m at it
October 14, 2008

Doug from New Orleans
Great show! Thanks
October 14, 2008

Josh
Nice shirt Chris Angel
October 14, 2008

Bryan Garcia
Joe, you were great! hope you come on again soon.
October 14, 2008

Jimmy T
QOTD: It is simple enough to enjoy but illusive enough to keep me interested.
October 14, 2008

Glen... winecrazy.com
Joe’s da man!!!

Anyone who brings there own stemware to a wine tasting form Buffalo to Jersey is someone I wanna party with. I had a blast at the last tatsing with him.

QOTD: I drink wine for the experience…
October 14, 2008

Dr. Horowitz
That guy is drinking what the French are selling. I hope he can afford his rock and roll lifestyle.
October 14, 2008

LuvsChandon
Joe is bitchin’ AND Bad ass! Looking forward to meeting you and sharing wine in person. I’ve already met Gary.

I think I really love wine cause of the connection it fosters with some great, like-minded people.
October 15, 2008

Richard Ritter
This episode made me uncomfortable. I felt alot of underlying tension between Gary and Joe. Kind of like a Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck episode. I couldn’t enjoy it. Just being honest.

QOTD: I drink wine because I can have a different one every day of my life and never repeat one.
October 15, 2008

neutron212
Joe G reping the 716 love it!!
QOTD: I drink the vino because you never know what your going to get out of it some times fruit some times veggies. also its great to cook with i love getting that reduction taste and getting the 2nd layer of falvor.
October 15, 2008

glenn
OK, who’s shorter? ‘fess up! great show with joeg laying his NE, knowledgeable Miles rap on all of us. really good stuff

QotD: to relax from my day gig man.

and joe, Ted Nugent called…
October 15, 2008

Kezza
I drink wine because I love how it tastes, and how it always tastes like so many different things! But yet it’s grapes! That is just so amazing to me. It reminds me how things are not always as they seem, and how you can always be surprised by the complexity and depth (or lack there of) of someone or something.

Wine = life. in a bottle. made out of grapes.
October 15, 2008

Paul V
Joe, Excellent Question of the day:

Why do I drink wine –

I drink wine and coffee for similar reasons – each are so complex and so different year to year, plantation to plantation, vineyard to vineyard that it’s impossible to know everything. I drink for the adventure. Each glass of wine is different, each brew of coffee is unique. Each is beautiful in it’s own way.
October 15, 2008

cellar rat
GaryV give Joe a hair cut!
October 15, 2008

vinoBlue
qotd:

I have always loved food – the flavors, the textures, the people. There is always new food out there to try and explore. To me, wine is like that food that you tried and didn’t like, but came back to and didn’t know why – almost like coffee in that sense. And then it grows on you, and you learn to love it.

Variety, to me, is the spice of life. And nothing comes more varied than bottles of wine – even the same bottle on a different day, from a different glass, with a different person. That and it’s such a labor of love – from the people whom make it, to those whom save up to buy it. What can I say? – wine, like food encapsulates everything I love about life!
October 15, 2008

KW
QOTD: Wine is an excellent companion with foods.
October 15, 2008

Oklahoma Michael
QOTD= Wine for some reason has a unifying effect on those who I have shared a great, and sometimes, not so great bottle of wine that is unlike anything else in my life. And because it taste yummy
October 15, 2008

Oklahoma Michael
by the way the shirt, the hair, the jewelry, WTF??? Surely he is the one from Jersey!! he is scary like clown scary. If GaryV was a hot chick i would have expected to see this on http://www.hotchickswithdouchebags.com
October 15, 2008

Dan W
Great episode!!! Love to see more Vayniacs on the show as well as higher end bottles. Even before watching I thought the Giacosa would show much better but that’s how it goes sometimes. Kudos to Joe G and you as well, Gary. The party at WL looks like a blast.

QOTD – Why do I drink wine? It stirs up emotion, thought, is damn tasty, and creates beautiful memories with loved ones. What else can you ask for?
October 15, 2008

Medo
Great play Joe!

QOTD: Because wine is everything but boring!
October 15, 2008

Kenny Dion
Great show, I hope I can make it for the next one.
October 15, 2008

KevO
Gar,
I really liked the show format, tasting table on the wine sales floor. It reminds me of the 3 tastings (2 are blind) that I go to each week. Joe G is a great guest, maybe other knowledgeable reps in the future?

QOTD:
Wine brings people together and it stimulates brilliant conversation whether it’s about the wine or taboo topics like politics, religion or s*x. It’s truth serum at its best.
October 15, 2008

Susan
Gary & Chris & Joe, SUPER energy on this episode. VERY sorry that I couldn’t be there to meet you Joe!!! I hope that we can meet soon………………..We were at WL at different times……:(
October 15, 2008

Fatdoi
qotd…… wine, is like a box of chocolate…. you never know what you gonna get + more
October 15, 2008

theemptyglass
QOTD: First and foremost, I like it, it tastes good (well most wine does anyways). Its a great way to unwind in the evening and its great to pair with a nicely cooked meal. But also, wine is a hobby. There’s things to learn, there’s people to share it with, there’s things to say, opinions to have; it’s involving. And as hobbies go, its accessible, I can pick a bottle at the liquor store, my family in particular as always had it, and it’s convenient in the sense that well I’m gonna have a drink with my meal anyways, so I might as well have a drink that I can think about and share.
October 15, 2008

Rick O'Shea
Nice show. Loved the energy.
October 15, 2008

Robin C
Joe definitely has it down. Nice shirt too.
QOTD: 1. Aromatherapy – the nose can be invigorating, calming, meditative
2. The Taste – I like fruit and it doesn’t have to be big. I like to ferret out the other flavors 3. Entertainment value – for example I had a Michael David Petite sirah last night and I hated it at first, but it kept changing from flavor to flavor and bringing me along with it. It was a challenge, and it made me like it. 4. Always the hope that it will bring an entirely new experience or match an old favorite experience. 5. The sociability – it’s more fun to drink with someone who enjoys it too.
October 15, 2008

LennyR
Gary + Joe = Wine Nerd thunder!!! Sweet episode!

Why do I drink wine? I like to read and I feel like every bottle is a story!
October 15, 2008

David Dadekian
QOTD: Taste! I really, really, really enjoy (get excited perhaps) good food and wine. Photographing it even makes me happy.
October 15, 2008

Brad
QOTD: Because I get to challenge my knowledge/senses and drink at the same time.
October 15, 2008

Derek F.
Awsome show guys, loved everything about it!!
Top 8 I would have to say.

QOTD: I love wine because your not just drinking “wine” your drinking the earth, your drinking “god”. Wine is like science it’s a living breathing creature, constantly evolving and changing.
Every bottle of wine has it’s own story to tell and I love being the one who listens.
October 15, 2008

HCl
Sheep? i mean the necklace
October 15, 2008

Andy
QOTD—– Wine is a living thing … It has character , it brings joy and gives us a meaning of sharing with the people we care about.
October 15, 2008

luvgrapesqueezings
Great show- WTG Joe G!!!!!!

QOTD: Because it’s freaking wonderful!!!!
October 15, 2008

Bored Doe
Great episode. Nice to see JoeG on the show
QOTD: I drink wine because it fascinates me. It is truly amazing how the combination of grapes, dirt, water, sunlight, barrels and a few other things can produce the flavors and aromas of almost anything you have ever smelled and tasted before in you life. When I smell and taste a wine, and I recognize a taste or aroma that I have never experienced in a wine before, that is why I am into wine.
October 15, 2008

Matt182
QOTD: Because it’s wines are really masterpiece “humanature” of art. So many factors between the grape and the glass are may change what we taste. Every bottles are so different and this is why it makes wine so unique, like every persons on this planet

Great, great show BTW!
October 15, 2008

Ryan D
QotD: More than just a beverage, wine is a chance to enjoy and learn about someone’s hard work, and the area in which it is produced. You don’t get that from soft drinks usually, it’s limited in beer, and too expensive for me to partake in liquor. It’s a five sense experience, from the sound of the pour, to the color, to the aroma, to feel on your mouth, and finally the taste. And excepting Germany and it’s beer… it’s the one thing I would actually consider traveling to another country to partake in as the sole reason for going.
October 15, 2008

Lawrence Leichtman
Because no other living product for me has so many tastes, smells, and textures like wine. I have been enamored of wine since I bought my first bottle of St. Emilion in 1968 and 40 years later none of that has changed just more and different wine experiences. Looking forward to just as many in the next 40 years. Great tasting and appreciated Joe’s expertise as well as GV.
October 15, 2008

James Marinello(bajayngo)
Nice job Joe, lots of knowledge, lots of love!!

QOTD : hhhuumm…..well I think I drink wine for so many reasons. One, every experience has a new and exciting one where you really never know what you are going to get in the bottle. The company I generally share it with, the conversations, the exploration of the world in a bottle, the tremendous food it usually goes with, the answers my kids give when I put the glass to there nose…….just like you Joe, wine is everything with me. It’s the catalyst to many, many great experiances with family, friends and sometimes strangers that quickly become friends!!!

Thanks again Joe!!!
October 15, 2008

wayno da wino
Big Time Ballin’ in da Hizzy, WHOOOOOOA!!! Nice Vinos & JoeG was Coool!!!

QOTD: Vino tastes Goooood…Vino makes Ya feel Goooood…and I LIIIIIIKES
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 15, 2008

ex-lurkdawg
As long as I have been more than a little interested in wine, it has amazed me. I love the complexity of flavors (especially non-fruit flavors) that can evolve from something as “simple” as grape juice. I am also awestruck by the many generations within many different cultures surrounding the growing and production (and, more recently, distribution and sale) of wine. Wine means so much to so many people on so many levels that I want to spend a great deal of my time learning about, analyzing, and working with wine.
October 15, 2008

Richard
Hi there,

Great show – lots of info which I liked especially on the last wine great revision for my wine production course! thanks.

QOTD: I like the sociable aspect wine brings to life! Contrasting and comparing

Cheers

Richard aka Scotscan
October 15, 2008

pats54
QOTD: Because what else can you drink that is different every time you try it. I mean, under the wine umbrella, lurks thousands of new experiences. That’s just awesome!
October 15, 2008

ShawnDK
QOTD: Because wine is so damn interesting. There is no other beverage that is so interesting to taste each and every time. I like wine because of the unknown.
October 15, 2008

BW
Good job Joe – you hung with the Big Dog (GV) well !

QOTD:
1) Wine makes any meal taste better
2) There can be so much going on in a bottle – very thought provoking, great conversation starter at a meal
3) There is so much to learn – always something new to try – keeps the interest level high always
4) Great way to relax with friends & family
October 15, 2008

Murso
1999 is very good in Piedmonte. If EVER a bottle were worthy of the benefit of a good decanting, and an hour or two, it would be hundred dollar wine from producers of the caliber of Bruno Giacosa. But an appropriate meal is also integral to the perception of this wine’s appeal. I say meal, and not just a plate of food because this type of wine truly can only deliver itself over the course of a relaxed (sitting) dining table, and intimate company and atmosphere, not to diss those present at the taping. I envy you all, and as a wine vet, know it was an invaluable educational opportunity, and even moreso, a blast. The setting there is simply too much stimulus, noise( and light), and go go go chase the next wine, even though you guys took as much time as you could with these nice examples. I’m not saying that any $100 plus wine is like that – Colgin, and Napa Cult Cabs in general,(and Aussie big boys too) are Fruit and Oak Bruisers that leap out of the glass and go for the jugular. You’d almost have to TRY to not like them, or try to resist drinking them right down. Fine French and Piemonte wines like (high end) Burgundy, and classified growth Bordeaux are refined, reserved, subtle, and even more gorgeous than the Napa equivalent of fake boobs. Alluring though they may appear to be, they are phony, prosthetic overexaggerated approximations at true beauty. My take is that, surely, all three of Joe G’s pick were great, and I implore Vayniacs to strike from the record of their minds, any less than stellar connotations, or inferences about Giacosa, or hundred dollar wines. Good work Gary and Joe.
October 15, 2008

Scottie P
QOTD: Wine is liquid life. It enhances any emotion, any situation. Wine engages multiple senses and sends them similar yet different signals. Wine is pure art in its complexity, layers, definition and subtly. So the only real question is, do I live to drink wine, or do I drink wine to live?
October 15, 2008

Susan
Joe- FABULOUS job of keeping up with Mr. Fast Talker!!! You did a great job!!!! You MUST be knowledgeable about wine!!!! We will have to get you to be less shy next time!!! LOL!!!!!!!
October 15, 2008

chenin
Great! Tremendous guest, gary… wish you would be more like your guest. Do talk more serious about wine, less pop-culture references, less show. Only content will get you the crowd, and will prove to be be interesting.
October 15, 2008

B-727
The alcohol.
October 15, 2008

vinosseur
Great Show Gary – one of the best you’ve done. You and Joe have slightly different approaches and so you make a great team

Regarding the QOTD: Besides the feel good beverage that it is and, how well it works with food and livens up the moment, there’s always something new to learn about wine. I never get bored reading, tasting and drinking wine.
October 15, 2008

BobbyTiger
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QOTD- I’m lactose intolerant.
October 15, 2008

Jolie Elman
QOTD: Convivality
October 15, 2008

Neil
QOTD: The joy is in the journey……(or I might have drank too much beer in College).
October 15, 2008

AnthonyS
Wish I could have stuck around for the taping on Saturday. Had a great time regardless.
October 15, 2008

SteveF
Nice show Vayner
QOTD: Family,Friends,Love
October 15, 2008

Pete G
Another kick ass guest. Joe brought the knowledge and the thunder.

QOTD: The smell, the taste, the story. There is a little adventure in every
glass.

BTW – just opened my last bottle of the Luis Felipe sav blanc from Chile
(bought half a case). Over 6 bottles it has become one of my
standard bearers for sav blanc. Thanks GV!
October 15, 2008

Little Jonny H
Gotta Love it when a Vayniac comes on with that kind of book skills. That was a lesson in what makes every locale special, and every winery special. Great show, and Kudos to Jo(e). Buffalo Represent!

QOTD: The flavors, the food pairings, & the places it will take me…
October 15, 2008

Jerry Bob
Wine is the journey that never ends and always expands!
October 15, 2008

Chinon Rouge
That was a really great show! I drink in search of that rare wine that captures my imagination and transports me to a different place. There are precious few wines that can do this, but once you’ve found one, you are hooked.
October 16, 2008

tarheel17
Nicely done to both of you!

I drink wine because….then Joe G will come visit us in Seattle.

OK, OK. I drink wine because I love it. I love how it goes with food, I love how it doesn’t go with food at all. I love how it brings people together, and I love how in each bottle, there is something different.
I love how when I buy it, my husband says, “MORE WINE? Haven’t we got enough?”
And I love how I will never have enough!
October 16, 2008

Phil G
Nice.

QOTD – It is fun. There are so many types of wine from different places, there is always something new to learn and taste. Tasting/drinking wine is something to do with friends and family. It has a great relationship with food. Having a nice meal w/o wine is almost like watching TV on mute. Cheers.
October 16, 2008

Augustus
Man, he is SUCH a DOUCHE!!! Does he actually wear that stuff on purpose? Is that cool in Canada? And, he doesn’t know much about wine. Let’s keep him off future episodes – if only because his hair and wardrobe are so lame. Keep in mind that I am from Los Angeles…… But his lameness is pretty global.
October 16, 2008

Dave Canada
Awesome show Joe…..you may not have Garys web 2.0 knowledge, but you destroyed his wine knowledge.
Augustus has apparently been burying his head in the sand out in LA…..he’s probably the guy in the corner at a party wearning white socks pulled up to his knees with shorts and a tight shirt that says “hi….me assh*le”
get a grip dude…..if you want to show people your insecurity, maybe head to a shrink.
October 16, 2008

ktf
Evertime you pop a cork a new life experience starts. Ah, the memories!
October 16, 2008

Shawn_944
Awesome show!!! One of the great! Joe was a great guest and he should be on more often!

QOTD: Why, for the challenge of expanding my palate, to have great times with family and friends!
October 16, 2008

M
QOTD: I love that moment of sniffing, tasting, and sharing wine. I always look forward to the next opportunity to pull out a bottle from the cellar. I always look forward to buying/discovering a new wine. I enjoy introducing family/friends to wines I’ve discovered.

My son wants to borrow Joe’s shirt for Halloween. He wants to look like a “Cool Joe” but with more bling.
October 16, 2008

Chippewamike
Very nice job Joe. You could stand in for GV the next time he is out!

QOTD: I like to drink wine becuase it is an “ever evolving beverage”. Most always interesting and changing before my eyes and PAL.
October 16, 2008

Wednesday
Good wine, articulate guest. Well done, Gary.
October 16, 2008

RANDI
GARY!!! JOE!!
Very cool show…I learned a bunch…Would love to taste wines w/both of you..

QOTD: I drink wine for the total experience…
xo
October 17, 2008

James McLaren
Loved the show, but I do agree with Joe about the Barolo ’split’. Of course different wines will produce unusual results, outside of the assumption that ‘left is softer’ and ‘right is tougher’ generalism. But the terroir is such that more often than not it is reflected in the wines.
October 17, 2008

Lindsey
Ribera del Duero represent!

My buddy has a bodega with D.O. RdD and just to let you know, we’re drinking his 2007 now and it’s good!

I agree – really nice place to visit, really good food. Lamb, roast suckling pig, blood sausage… Not as touristy as La Rioja, so rent a car, book a casa rural and you’ve got an amazing little vacation.

QOTD: to share something I love with the people I love.
October 17, 2008

Serg
go bills!
October 18, 2008

T. Bone
Well, aside from the fact that Joe looks like he’s spent a little bit too much time watching the Pickup Artist (ouch, yeh, I can’t really talk being stuck in the 80s, but hey, I haven’t guest starred on WLTV yet!), y’all did a pretty cool thing here.

As much as I like your bargain-finds, under-$13 episodes, it’s pretty cool to see you get into some of the “good” stuff and talk it through. Would love to see some more “high-end” shows.

On that note, GV, if you want to put something in my stocking this xmas, switch up my secret pack with these 3 bad boys.

Drinking wine is like reading a book, you learn something about the author, you learn something about yourself, and there’s a story in it that you can enjoy alone or share with others.
October 18, 2008

Jim in Atlanta
QOTD – I drink wine for many reasons – makes me feel good, tastes good, makes food taste better, to learn and expand my pal, to enjoy time with friends and family, to forget about what is happening in the world for a while, etc.
October 18, 2008

barrelmonkey
I’d just like to second DaveCanada’s comments regarding Augustus
October 18, 2008

ChiroGuyDC
QOTD: It brings friends and family together, and it’s exciting to find new and interesting wines each day.
October 19, 2008

mjr
good show
as always, thanks for the great content. another good guest. very knowledgeable. happy to learn about the spanish region. where is his favorite region?
mjr
tokyo, japan.
October 19, 2008

J Crazy
QOTD: Geez, golly shucks. There you go Joe, you stole my reason for being in love with wine. Say it ain’t so. *Smile. Wink*
In one glass, one bottle there is the potential to transport you and the people you drink with to a place where time does not exist but only the poetry of beauty and life where all senses are employed to exploit every second from every smile.
October 19, 2008

Dan-o
Good show GV. Very knowledgeable guest – a little too text book though. He sounded like he was overdosing on Oz Clark. I may be just a bit jealous on the pedigree of wines he rolls in.

QOTD – I drink wine because I love the varieties, the nuances, the way it changes with food, the way it smells.
October 20, 2008

JayZee
Very good show, Gary. Nice job, Joe. Lots of wine knowledge displayed. I appreciated Joe’s passion, but he did provide a little too much textbook information for the Thunder Show. Still, a very nice effort.

QOTD: Why do I drink wine? Because it is there… and it is really, really, really good.
October 21, 2008

Stephanie from So CA
Hey GV,
QOTD: I have to admit I am a Foodaholic and what goes better with food than wine and friend’s who like food and wine. Itis a beautiful thing.
October 21, 2008

Harry
Way to share the knowledge Joe. Very strong show. Wine to me is like music – it enlivens the senses and can elevate the mood of a meal, or completely captivate you.
October 22, 2008

YoungDave
QOTD: For me, wine is an expression of the climate, soil, and the attitude towards life of the people of that region through the grape. Each bottle, when well-made, tells me something about where it comes from- a sense of place of the vineyards’ site. How much or how little the juice has been manipulated tells something about the people of the region and their view about wine. Whether that means the wine tastes like a pure, true fruit-and-earth balanced expression or something closer to an interesting project conceived by the winemaker, there is a time and place for every wine and I enjoy the unique experience that each bottle brings… Plus there’s nothing like an easy wine buzz.
October 22, 2008

Ilse-Belgian but living in Spain
Wonderful show, probably the best of all I’ve seen so far…Joe knows a lot about wine, that’s for sure! If he ever wants to visit his favourite wine region Ribera del Duero, he can stop at our place just north of Madrid (on the way to Ribera del Duero) for a rest, and a good glass of wine! (or Belgian beer, just as nice, with the right company)
I’ve liked a lot as well Gary’s comment about the food…Ribera del Duero is indeed a great place to enjoy cordero (lamb) – cochinillo (milk pig) – cabrito (little goat), all prepared in a real wood fired oven (cf. old pizza ovens)…
QOTD : for me wine, like good bear, is the nectar to celebrate good company!
October 26, 2008

wannaBconnoisseur
Great Show! Great guest, a lot of knowledge dropped, Joe really knows his stuff.
October 28, 2008

Kristen
Sweet show, loved all the tidbits of knowledge!

Oh, and the part about the left and right banks of Bordeaux being like the Bloods and the Crypts is so true! ) You gotta watch out!

QOTD: I’ve always liked wine- it’s my alcoholic beverage of choice. Little by little I’ve fallen in love with it and have realized that this rabbit hole goes quite a long way…
October 28, 2008

MattUD
Cool show, wanted to make it, but had softball games. Next time though!
November 7, 2008

SoCal
QOTD: Because it brings people together.
November 17, 2008

yowens
QOTD: It tastes good
January 17, 2009

Adam J
QOTD: The connection to culture, people, food, places, and history draws you in… but the taste is just as captivating. Awesome episode, nice guest!
January 23, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Looks like Gary might have some competition from Joe there. Better watch out if he decides to do his own blog . Great show as always. Love the feeling of the live shows once again. QOTD: Its an experience. By yourself, friends, loved ones, in your home, a picnic, or a restaurant. Its a special moment to celebrate, or just a Tuesday night. Its passion, love, and shock and awe. So many reasons to love and enjoy wine. Much more than just the smell and taste.
January 30, 2009

Imperatore di Neive
Gary, first of all I admire your work. Now let me share my thoughts on this episode…

“Nebbiolo pimp as he likes to go by”… Gary you deserve a vafanculo for that…

Your guest is an ass, a newbie who pretends to be an expert on Barolo… On Giacosa: this wine comes from the vineyards of “Castiglione DI Falletto”… hahahahaha Yeah right, a Barolo normale and he knows where the grapes are coming from… Just because it was botled by the Azienda Agricola Falletto? LOL LOL Which happens to be located in Neive (Barbaresco zone)… hahaha
The only Giacosa vyneard in Castiglione Faletto (please, not Castiglione DI Falletto) is “Roche di Castiglione” which Giacosa refers to as “Le Roche” in his prestigious “Le Rocche Barolo”. The cru Falletto by the way is in Serralunga D’Alba. That crap about half and right bank just shows how newbie on Barolo he is… And how little he drunk… People should stop reading books and drink more, exactly what you do. Please don’t bring these fools to your show – you just lose credibility with that. I know that most of your public knows very little about Italian wines but it’s just too much to listen to idiots like that.
Have you drunk many Giacosa before? Yahhh Not many… well I have many but they are difficult to find… hahaha what a testa di cazzo…
By the way, can’t you fucking pronounce GIACOSA corrently for Christ’s sake????
Keep up the good work man.

L’Imperatore di Neive
April 9, 2009

Adam J
I enjoyed this show and the guest..but I must jump in and add that searing a steak has nothing to do with keeping in juices. Along with the info. from the last comment, this guy seems to like to bs.