Interesting tip about the Pinot Gris, btw. Grigio is one that I haven’t explored too much. I’ll have to try some more this year.

Something that I think you should have emphasised early in this episode is that pinot gris and grigio are the same grape (and that gris is French for grey, and grigio Italian for grey)

Hi Gary; I’m revisiting your earliest episodes starting with 1! Will watch 1 a day if poss counting upwards – my mission? To watch every one of course! Can’t believe it’s gone to over 600 – great news my man! Keep em going, you’ve been an inspiration and an eye opener for me and I;m learning from you all the time. Big respect and I’ll hopefully see you in the wine world in a couple of years! Tom, Plymouth, UK.

Nice quick show with a little more education than #1. I do enjoy how presently (#678) you take more to smell and taste the wine. Seems like each wine got about 15 seconds with you in this episode. But sometimes that first impression is going to be the only one you get so you have to make the best of it which the top ranked wines did.

Yo G, These old Episodes are soooooooo much Fuuuun to watch again, I
can’t stand it!!!! 🙂 Wow, wanna get some Pinot Grigio PRONTO!!!!!

Hey Gary,
would like to request a vin jaune or a charbono tasting episode.

“…the DOC’s, the ITG’s…” the Snoop D-O Double-G’s and the group that said *expletive* the police!

Like your excitement at the end of the episode. The sweater makes you look like a huge dork though.

The Santa Margherita Killer… Clonk, Clonk, Clonk… That Was The Top!

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Wow! comparing this one to the newer videos, what a difference! Hardly any reference to different fruits and other tastes. Gotta say that Gary V definitely did his homework since his show started.

By the way, come to Virginia Tech!

You are absolutely right about the “fancy Pinot Noir lovers” that talks about Pinot Gris as a “small grape” until you throw them in the face that Pinot Gris comes from Pinot Noir… I love the look in their eyes!

When you mentioned the marketing strategies with Santa Margherita, it brought to mind a funny memory. I used to work in a restaurant that had a celebrity chef from Top Chef, and after the show, Santa Margherita and the restaurant went into a marketing partnership. The best part is that when the Italians came in, they were offended if we offered them this Pinot Grigio. Just thought I?d share that with you. I agree with you when you say that exploring different wine is a lot of fun, especially once you find a new varietal, and know what to look for. Pinot Grigio for me is all about the balance between the acidity and the fruit. Sometimes you find Pinot Grigios out there that are like water.

I love how you said “I’m going to keep it light like always” even though it is only your second episode!
I think Santa Margarita has lost its grip in the last Five years. maybe you changed the ‘Pinot grigio world” who knows!!!

come visit us at Virginia Tech!

89/100

line of the day -‘Bottleshock…it’s real’

No scores, no sniffy sniff, no rinsy rinse and no QOTD but plenty of Gary on a leash…just waiting to explode in future episodes. fun to watch

Awesome classic! Killing it early and establishing his mantra of wanting people to expand their palates. This is fun to watch as it develops, coming from only just getting into the show late 2010, before I even was really knowledgeable enough to get in with the comments, then the show was over! But I’m so glad that the content is always up, and I love the new website guys! Great job!