A Master of Wine Visits WLTV

A Master of Wine Visits WLTV – Episode #558

October 15, 2008

Tim Hanni stops by and talks about spices, Master of Wine program, and rock bands.

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“This was a good episode. Liked the vignon bringing back the wine afte…” by looper
“Fun show. According to the budometer web site, I am a hyper-sensitive …” by A dumb Rhine king
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Chateau Gazin RocquencourtGraves/Pessac-Leognan

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October 16, 2008

Drew
Love the guests, Gary. Bring in a Jet…

QOTD: Marci
October 16, 2008

sam
Wow!

Where to start…Well first off, my momma is Maria Dobercheck. She, along with me poppa, got me into wine about a year ago. I am forever thankful.

A show loaded with info…It could have been an hour show and not have been too long. I guess it was posted too late for me to watch yesterday. Tim Hanni is a wealth of knowledge. So many things were brought up that are relevant to enjoying wine…I want to do the budometer thing now, but yeah, awesome guest and awesome show.

Keep bringin’ the thunder!
October 16, 2008

Deano
Gary good episode…If i come across this product i will buy it and see how it works.

QOTD:
-Pamela McCarthy
October 16, 2008

JudeMurphy
QOTD- My “Moma” is unable to drink red wine because it gives her headaches!
Oh, the shame! ; )
October 16, 2008

Robin C
Is there a Nobel prize for what Tim Hanni does? He seems so nice and smart too. I’m willing to try it.

QOTD: My mama is Delia – Dee for short.
October 16, 2008

wayno da wino
Yo G, interesting & cool Guest ya had there!! I agree with Ya about the
stupidity of people who shun 89 point wines. Some of the Best Vinos I’ve
ever had were rated 89 points by the so-called experts…….

qotd: Anne, the Best Mama in the Universe. Miss Her dearly (Up there
in Heaven somewhere).
October 16, 2008

CD
Was it as hard to be a MW then as it is now?
October 16, 2008

Bernhard K.
In one point I fully agree with Mr Hanni. You can not drink most of the Bordeaux blends or similar kind of wines without a great meal. Otherwise those wines will overcharge your palate……
Have fun cheers Bernhard
October 16, 2008

The Guy
Gary,

Enough with the ratings already! If you wonder why people don’t drink 89 point wines look no further than you rating every wine and mentioning the ratings that a wine received from WS or RP.

How about letting your guest complete a thought or a sentence before you interrupt and try and change course.
October 16, 2008

Susan
Still trying to make a comment on episode #559 -no place to make comments:(
October 16, 2008

sharon
Butter FLAVOR? I don’t think so.
qotd:My wonderful Mama, chef extraordinaire, who is dancing in that great kitchen in the sky said “You know, Hon, a little salt brings out the flavor.”
October 16, 2008

Neil
Nice infomercial.

QOTD: Connie
October 16, 2008

Lawrence Leichtman
Somewhat interesting but it did come off like an infomercial. I have tried the Vignon seasoning within the last 3 months and I can’t really tell any difference. Artichokes still made my wine taste like a tin can. While his credentials are impressive, the product is much less so.
October 16, 2008

KW
Interesting show. Informational and fun.
Try some fried asiago cheese with wine – the salt and fat really makes for a great combination with tannic red wines. I think that salt and the parmesan is what makes the product do what it does.
October 16, 2008

Fernando C.
Hey Gary and viniacs! I found super interesting this episode but I just wonder if this seasoning doesn’t kill some of the fun of “playing” with the matching of diferent foods and wines in the form of “one size fits all”.
No matter the ingredients or the specific weight of the dish every wine suits.
It’s just a question. Thank you for expand our palates and our knowledge.
Regards from Monterrey, Mexico
October 16, 2008

chenin
Yikes!

You did a great job gary. Your direct question if it is BS was great. And who doesn’t think that this whole idea is doomed to fail. Some sort of spicy salt for wine-nerds? Come on… Put this on your food and your wine tastes better. Ha! Finally I can eat my oysters with Barolo…
And that he didn’t taste the wine and avoided to say anything about it, that turned me off – this guy treated your show like an commercial. But you stayed true to yourself and gave us your honest opinion. Kudos. Reminds me of that Clef du win show.
October 16, 2008

Kenon K.
An amazing show! Science + wine = nerdgasm. I absolutely loved it.

QOTD: Cheryl
October 16, 2008

RANDI
GARY!
Great show…great guy!
Who’s your Daddy?!?!

QOTD: Carrie
October 16, 2008

E dog
QOTD: Rosemary
October 16, 2008

Jon Berry
Very interesting show. Great guest and TONS of info. Great stuff!

QoTD: Mom’s name is Rose…and she’s not feeling well today – I’m going to call her right now!
October 16, 2008

Murso
Years ago, when I saw John Ash’s cooking show, I thought he came off as something of a prick. Then he became one of the developing partners at Sauvignon Republic, and try as I might, I couldn’t help but reassess my opinion.
October 16, 2008

Jim Gaffigan
HEY!… I LIKE asparagus….!
October 16, 2008

Nash
Good Show. Interesting concept.

The guest was a trip. You could tell he wanted some of that wine – it was in his eyes. I look forward to trying this product.
October 16, 2008

Mark Fitzpatrick
Great show. Great guest. I love his bio blurb from the Toasted Heads band:

Tim Hanni MW (guitar) is a wine geek and President of WineQuest that really would not be playing with the band unless he was married to Kate. He owns several expensive guitars and gets the gigs due to his status in the wine industry.

LOL — classic
October 16, 2008

Susan
QOTD: My mother is Anna Ruth- a little German woman who is sure she is NOT little!!!