Wow… Mr. Spear is complex, I did not see him cherishing Gaga. I do love his love for Hockey and wish him continued tremendous success with his wines. I will look to visit that winery (if it is possible) in 2011.

QOTD/Yesterday: I came a little late to the party but I would venture to say that Jamie L. would like rieslings from California and Ilya K would like Champagne and Martin B DOES like Super Tuscans. Just a guess for the other players mentioned, that would be the best I could do.

What a chore this was to watch. This guy was nothing but pure ass.

Agreed! Aglianico is an awesome varietal, but it’s gotten too little airtime on WLTV…

I suppose a penchant for Renoir could be a potential stumbling block, but I found the Gaga preference even more disconcerting…

A visit from Peter Sisseck would be nice.

He’s cool and he’s danish, it’s win-win. 🙂

We always want free shipping Vaynerchuk. We are needy that way. ;-P

“Seriously, what is this guy withdrawing from? His hands were shaking uncontrollably.”

How insensitive do you have to be to question something like that. He clearly is not ENJOYING his hands shaking. There is clearly something wrong, whether temporarily or permanently.

In any case, I would choose to be decent and not berate someone based on a physical/apparent handicap. Him making a few dry jokes and comments about politics and American winemaking does not warrant anyone calling out something like this. At best it’s insensitive, at worst, cruel.

Alas, I cannot E-Mail GV since then my identity would be revealed.

So let me get this straight; first attempt at Cab, first release, 93 points Robert Parker.
Single vineyard, hand crafted California Cab. 75 bones. Expensive?
The range is about six bucks to a mortgage payment or more.
Money’s tight, but I think I’m putting that one on next month’s wine budget.

QOTD; I have no idea. Hard to follow hockey much in sunny Cal.( For me)

Very informative interview, but do loose the hat. To much of a John Malcovitch effect.

Always love Gary’s guests; but Mr. Spear is, as one of the Vayniacs has already said, “off-putting” to say the least.

🙂

This episode got real, and I loved it. However, disappointed by all the hateful and ignorant comments. I imagine it takes a lot of courage to make wine like Tim does.
Side note: As a musician, I love that Tim is a huge fan of both Opera and Lady Gaga. It’s great to hear such a variety in musical taste. It just so happens I’ll be performing in ‘La Boheme’ for the first time in January.
Hope the Gaga label works out.

Email me. I won’t tell. Promise. *gives big glassy eyes*

Hah! That… It’s ironic that that is what you see now when you go to the blog. The reason it was started (an the reason it will, hopefully, pick back up!) is the content farther down the page.In any event, I took a pretty standard approach – a fair amount of butter, and salt/pepper, oregano, lemon juice and sliced onion over the top. Stuck it in a fish temperature oven for somewheres around 25-30 minutes. Don’t quote me on that, though – this did happen in July. The funny part, as I noted, was that I had neglected to gut the thing altogether. The concept hadn’t even occurred to me.

Thank You Tim, that was awesome. Laptop probs. stuck me viewing both of these ep.s late, but well worth it. As commented in pt. 1, I’d become a fan ,back in ’04 (Ohio), and this part explained how it’s not included under dist. I feel terrible for you, and wish you the best on getting through, passing on a vintage, moving product (which is probably developing beautifully), new enterprise/ market strategies, and even more importantly, health, and happiness for you and your loved ones. I will simply reiterate, that I am embarassed at the negativity on the board, particularly, as I’ve more than an intuitive feeling that many of the unsupportive comments come from quarters of people who are not even familiar with buying wines in the league, or caliber of which yours are, no doubt, members. My former state of Ohio, being a control state, most likely, only did have the Petite Rousse, which, again, sold through in days, annually. I’d had the privledge of being in places where I’d had customers for Cayuse, Negly’s La Port du Ciel , and even Chave’s Cuvee Cathelin, and the people that buy wines even 1/4 of those prices, like the Petite Rousse, tend not to speak with such an unabashed lack of couth. That much (even most, at times) of the public doesn’t know the true face of greatness in food, cars, art, taste, etc., without some ‘guiding’ arbiter to spell it out for them is commonly known by anyone who deals in worlds of high quality. That ignorance, bolstered by arrogant attitude is a lingua franca among the unwashed masses, is as easy to spot as the popularity of Goose and Red Bull drinking ( or that 4 Loco crap), Ed Hardy wearing douchebags.

A great interview Gary. Thank you for being more laid back and allowing Mr. Spears to speak his truth. An artist is seldom understood by the masses, as is evident here. For me, I wanted to pack up, head to Cali, and spend time in his company so as to better understand his muse. A man so passionate about art and music (loved the Puccini aria on this web site) and the history that has shaped the wine world for centuries to me represents a true renaissance from the doldrums of the world of instant gratification.

To his nay sayers on this comment thread, eh…each to his own; interview preferences like palates are not given to herd mentality. You, Gary, showed remarkable maturity in bringing this to the Nation and it underscores your opening bite: “the internets most passionate” look at wine. Clearly Mr. Spears’ passion isn’t for everyone. Thank goodness. Ciao.

Great guest! I found Tim very fascinating!

is that your real photo allan from denmark john lennon lover poser fake ? this is your non fan the girl you pretended to be a friend to your old and not so very attractive, and im glad i found out your a spy and not a genuine kind person

First off, part 2 was better than part 1.

I only decided to watch part 2 though outta respect for Gary, and because I want to see every episode.
I thought about what sort of comment to leave, but I don’t want to be rude. However, I can say honestly say now that I will never try any of his wines.

if I answered the qotd, I’d say maybe an icewine?

Picture is Don Rickles. A great American comedian. Spy??, you gotta be kidding me. Hope you cheer up soon Lucy.. I’m not a fan of you either, I don’t know who hacked your account, I only know it wasn’t me. I couldn’t hack a loaf of bread if I wanted to.!

I don’t think he gives a crap-load how he “comes off” to us. His passion must be wine and wine only. And family. I think he made that clear enough. Well, to me atleast. 🙂

Can anyone decode this load of bollocks ??

Funny when he comments on Bush. As if he’s the catalyst for the hard times he’s experiencing. I wonder how he feels now that Obama has taken a strugeling economy and made it worse with bailouts and stimulous bull crap adding trillions to the deficit with zero results or job creation. Resulting in debt that ultimately will delay any recovery. Hey Tim, How’s that whole Hope and change thing working for you?

I did not really enjoy these last two episodes and it has nothing to do with Tim’s politics.
QOTD: WHO CARES WHAT THEY DRINK!

Surprised that people are critiquing a passionate person for expressing their views. Isn’t the reason that most of us follow this show because of Gary’s passion. So you don’t agree with the guys politics. Do you like every wine you taste?