Gary, that Smantha interview is AMAZING! Kudos, and blessings to you and all of yours, my friend!

First post! sorry.
Great show – love the restaurant episodes.

QOTD- Best: ’05 Trivium Cab
Worst: some crappy australian dessert wine

QOTD:
Best: Quilceda Creek Cabernet
Worst: House Red at a local pizza place

Dude, I think its time to stop hatin on Sanchez – he is going to bring the thunder to the jet! I am not saying that just because I am from socal and am a USC fan.

Worst: Onyx Shiraz South Africa

Best: Chateau St. Michelle, Cab and Columbia Crest, Cab – the best value play ever

Best was a Kim Crawford sauvignon blanc by the glass a few years ago at a Japanese place in Chicago. Had never had it before and loved it.

Worst was either a Villa Maria sauvignon blanc, which I normally really like/love, but at this particular place I stuck my nose in the glass and smelled…nothing. Hard to imagine, with that particular wine. And they were charging something like $8/glass for it. Sent it back, got a beer instead.

Other worst was at the Las Vegas airport, killing time before a red-eye flight. I don’t remember what it was, but, combined with airport pizza, left me pretty sick by sunrise.

LOVE the wine bar idea, keep’em coming! If you make it to Chicago, I have a few rec’s for you.

Best: A Chilean rose at a Chicago tapas restaurant
2nd Best: Virgin Vines Shiraz 2005-I bought the rest of the bottle after that.
Worst: A Port at a DC steakhouse

Big fan of these on-location episodes.

Best: I had a 2003 Barolo at Centovini in SoHo that was just outstanding. It wasn’t cheap though

Worst: none. I tend to avoid ordering wines by the glass most of the time, and I haven’t been to a wedding in a while.

QOTD, Worst: Viñedos de Ithaca, Akyles 2005 (Priorat), the bottle had been open for way too long. Best: Viñedos de Ithaca, Akyles 2005 (Priorat), when I asked the waiter to bring me a new one.

Thanks for the remote show Gary and P.S. I really enjoyed the episode with Timbo, good clean fun is what that was. Ok enough with the flattery, down to business. I served and managed at a wine bar with a monthly revolving, 25 glass list for a year and a half so I had the pleasure to get to know some vino. So this is what I found in the past 97 days (really obscure number by the way…but awesome!)

Best: Domaine Chandon 2006 Pinot Meunier Carneros <—-Great Great Great
Worst: Toad Hollow Zinfandel Cacophony 2006

gary, if you’re going to do some other flipcam shows, i highly suggest you get the flip HD cameras … then you can get some better quality shots (you don’t have to distribute them in HD, you can just render them at a lower resolution that will still be better)

p.s. don’t put light behind you, but in front of you.

http://www.theflip.com/store/UltraHD.aspx

QOTD: I don’t get out much. I prefer BYOB on the rare occasion of date night with my hubby.

QOTD: Best: my wines by the glass are unmemorable – especially since I order whites a lot because I often order fish when I eat out.
Worst: a Ferrari Carraro Chardonnay that was way too old. I guess I need to switch to reds – I’ve never seen a Tannat on any wine list in my home town though.

Best:
the 2004 Conde Valdemar Crianza Rioja was amazing- sour fruit with high minerality and a long, dry, chalky finish.

Worst:
haven’t tasted anything really bad recently… the 2007 Cline Reserva Napa Zinfandel was unimpressive- real syruppy and short.

I was a little confused by this show – you tried 3 random wines in a random ‘wine bar’ with no exact prices (shop or restaurant specific). It really felt like it needed more focus.. or maybe it was just because the wines were so poor.

I rarely drink wines by the glass at restaurants because of the question of how long they’ve been open and the pricing. The only one I’ve had recently was a Recioto di Soave. I’m not sure of the producer. It was a good dessert wine but had probably been open too long. I enjoyed it more because I’ve never had a Recioto di Soave than for any other reason.

Listened, didn’t watch. The lighting was horrid, gotta keep that in front of you not behind you.

Personally I’m still really enjoying the Leon Vatan Sancerre, hated the last Sauternes I tried.

Yo G, Coooool/Fuuuuun Episode!!! Mooooochoooo Thanx!!

qotd: Haven’t been drinkin’ any Vino in the restaraunts lately. Drink
me Vino at Home, alot cheaper that way…..

Enjoyable fun episode GV….though remember the fundamentals of photography and that is to have the sun behind you when filming.

I attended the new Penfolds release tasting yesterday….the 2004 Grange is stunning.

QOTD: Cannot remember the name of the last wine I had by the glass but it was definately an italian one that wasnt very good.

The worst for me hasn’t happened yet but I’m sure it will soon, the best so far would be a Torres Alegre Petite Verdot 2006 from Baja California, Mexico.

I agree that you should have placed the camera against the window not towards it but it’s a mute point by now, many people said so.

WORST: Mark West Pinot Noir. Horrible. It seems hard to find a drinkable $8 glass o Pinot

QOTD: Haven’t been to a strict wine bar in a while, but I can name some wines by the glass I’ve had recently
Best: 2005 Chateau Jouclary Cabardes (I think I remembered that right)
Worst: 2007 Layer Cake Malbec

Best: Dolcetto at Il Trulli
Worst: Saumur Champigny at Le Bateau D’Ivre – thin, Paris Bistro for the tourists style

Cool episode, keep em comming.

Nice .. love the Swine flu reference!

wow that wine varietal really did message you, i saw it on your phone.

Gary.. cool show, catching up on some shows ..

mott(?) like the brown accents on the viewer..

QOTD: Best: schramsberg Blanc d’ blanc

Good show, good information.

QOTD – in the last 97 days I have not had a wine by the glass but one of the best I have had was a 20 year tawny port at my birthday outing last year.

The worst – a house merlot at a chain steak house.