Nutjob, plain and simple.

Sometimes I wish GV would hold guests’ feet to the fire a little more and make them back up their statements when they start spouting off bulls— like that. But it’s probably for the best that he keeps it classy.

This guest shows signs of serious mental illness. Not trying to be nasty or even funny.

The guy ran a marathon, and then showed up to be broadcast worldwide. I’d be sipping with a straw. He also opened by saying that he’s a hedonist. You can’t be shocked if he’s got an ego.

Interesting guest. Looking forward to part 2,

Interesting guest and a fairly intense show…I like where its going!

Found 2006 Petite Rousse in a Toronto LCBO ($CDN22) and remembered this episode. So now I am drinking the wine and re-watching – so I thought I’d post a few notes. This wine is clearly unfiltered – throwing sediment in the glass and inside the bottle. I get the red fruit and berries – but what I really sensed at first was a ‘winey-ness’ like eating purple wine gum. I get the meaty, gamey descriptors int this wine and GV is right is has no heat to it at 15% but it coats the tongue and digs into the sides of your tongue with a persistent finish. My appreciation for this wine is growing as I taste and re-taste it – because it definitely didn’t match any previous notion of what a Paso Robles Syrah could, would or should taste like. Fun experiment.

80/100

Worst guest ever.
This guy is an absolute nightmare, even if he does has some interesting things to say. Way too serious, way too obsessed with himself, way too blinkered in his own little world…and he’s wearing a hat! That in itself marks him down as someone to avoid. He gives me the impression of the sort of person who would have some very dodgy stuff in his garage – probably a dress made out of human skin or something similar. I could be wrong but my ‘crazy guy’ radar went haywire when watching this episode.