first

first

Wooohoooo,

First once again!

Damn,

Matty Van is a speedy bastaaad.

Durn!

5th Crap!!!!!

Each EP better than the last. Keep it up guys. Oh yeah, and where was my wink?

8.5 outta 10 rating for this EP.

And the wine I smile most about is the 2002 Cab Franc from Miles in the Finger Lake region. Why? Because we liked it so much we drove an extra 45 minutes to buy more.

8th

My most cherished bottle of wine is probably a 1998 Vintage Dom Perignon. I received it as a gift and it is in my refrigerator awaiting a special occasion………..

GV – I rate that episode an 86. You were flying through that episode like a man on a mission and didn’t answer any questions…..

hahaha I dont even have RSS feed, I just happined to check the site at the right time, hows that for luck.

I dont really have a special bottle, I only keep 2 or 3 cases on hand and am still developing my palet so I buy cheaper wines from multiple regions.

WLTV score – 89

A solid effort from a region that I have only bought a bottle or two from before, a little light on the humor. Not really anything super original

Gary,

My best wine in my collection right now is my 01 Remirez De Ganuza Rioja, why? because it was the first wine you ever recomended to me, I can hardly wait to drink it, it means a great deal to me and I know it will be great!! Special times call for very special wine. Thank you…..Rating 91

Hey Gary, I would give you a B on this episode. If you gave a bit more backround and history of SA I would of went A.
My most cherished bottle of wine in my collection at this time is a magnum of Poggio Antico 1997 Brunello di Montalcino Altero. Besides being a bad boy bottle of wine, I obtained it from the source itself while in Montalcino. Great memories to go along one day with this great bottle of wine.

Gary,

I rate this one an 89. Good body, solid midpallete. Maybe a little weak on the finish (I think we all look for your sense of humor in the final section). Not bad. For the price – highly recommended.

As for the bottle I most cherish…there’s three for different reasons:

1. A Marchesi De’ Frescobaldi 2000 Brunello Di Montalcino Castelgiocondo. Because I’m going to have to hold on to this for a number of years before it will be even ready to drink. I’m impatient by nature, so it drives me nuts!

2. Caves De Colombe 2003 Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Because you were so excited about this wine when you reviewed it. I can’t wait to taste it!

3. Clos Du Bois 1995 Briarcrest. Because it’s the oldest bottle I have and it was highly recommended to me.

I guess all of them are bottles that I’m sitting on but am dying to try! So, three bottles for the same basic reason.

I’ll give episode an 85-87 GV, wines seemed to bore you and didn’t pump me up either, but I’ll give you credit because you did address topic requested by viewer. Giants over Jets anyday just hoping to avoid any metlike injuries and ruin season. Does Barlow still have two knees? One thing I’ll say is you gotta like D’Brick. Just started wine thing have yet to obtain any true prizes, but I am looking forward to trying 2001 Guigal CDP I bought recently.

Gary,

The bottle I own that means the most to me is a 2003 Sea Smoke Ten. I recently took a teaching position in Virginia, but before I left I worked at a wine store in Western New York. Everyone I worked with autographed the bottle and every time I look at it it brings a smile to my face remembering all the good times we had around the store.
-I’d give the episode 90 pts. I liked the fact you went with South African wines.
-On a side note, I went and saw Snakes on a Plane this weekend…Hilarious!!
Mike

Most cherished bottles: My wife bought me several bottles of 2002 Insignia for our first anniversary (from Wine Library, of course).

well since we drank the ’64 Margaux for our collective 40th birthdays, I’d say a couple of CDP we bought last summer in CDP – which we’re not supposed to drink for 25 years or something…… who knows how good the wine will or won’t be, but I’ll always remember buying the wine…

My cherished bottle — 3L bottle of ’02 Whitehall Lane Reserve Cab, etched to commemorate my daughter’s birth. I’m hoping it will still be good when we open it on her 21st bday.

This episode – a solid 87. I can’t score it higher because (a) I’ve never had a South African wine, so I couldn’t relate to the tasting notes, and (b) there was no home run winner or major strikeout (both of which are fun to watch).

Cheers.

(Still wondering about your rotating art!)

Rating: 17/20
No nose to speak of, but that is to be expected. Aggressive attack but solid mid-palate. Nice finish, not heavy and does not tire the palate.

Most Cherished Bottle: 2003 Pavie Macquin: anniversary present from wife on our first anniversary.

My most cherished bottle, by far, is my pristine mag of 1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild. I received it as payment for some work that I did for a close friend of my family. He let me choose from among his vast collection of highly rated ( and very valuable ) Bordeauxs ranging from 1972 all the way through 1996. It was hard enough to choose among all of those amazing wine, but now my only problem is going to be deciding when to open it. Will it ever be mature, and furthermore, which occaission will be special enough to be deserving of such a monumental wine?

As far as this episode goes, I’d give it an 84. You seemed somewhat rushed today and you seem more upbeat and like you are having more fun when you are relaxed. Certainly it is possible that it is difficult to fit WLTV into your schedule, but I think many of us would certainly be ok with the episodes being just a little bit longer if it allows you to offer a little more information and not feel hurried while doing so. Also, I think many viewers would really enjoy an extended episode, say, every Friday. Maybe for the viewer appreciation video each week, you could do a 10 or 15 minute teaching segment with a new wine lesson each week, then do a 5-10 minute Q&A segment, and then taste 5 or 6 recommended wines. How does that sound? I just got my girlfriend started watching the WLTV episodes and that was her first comment, that she wished that they were longer and that sometimes they seemed too rushed. She said that since people were willing to watch or TiVo a 30 minute or hour long show on television, she saw no reason why video blogs shouldn’t be about the same length. Now, I don’t know if it would ever be feasible for you to produce some longer episodes, but it would be great if you could. So, my initial point was that I prefer the episodes where you spend a little more time talking about each winery and really focus on describing the aromas and flavors that you get from each glass. Also, there have already been several episodes on South African wines, yet I feel that there are many premier winemaking regions and/or pertinent wine tasting/discussion topics that might warrant more attention.

Also, thank you very much for tasting the 2002 Match Butterdragon Hill on Friday. I’m sorry for placing such a burden upon you, but I see that you managed to choke it down. It really is an amazing wine, isn’t it? Can you believe that the ’02 is their first release? I need to hurry up and buy a few bottles before they run out. Is WineLibrary going to order any more? The ’03 is already on sale on their website, as well. I think Match will be rubbing shoulders with Harlan, Colgin, Bryant and the other 95+ pointers within just a few years.

Keep up the great work, Gary. WLTV is gaining tremendous ground as the new wine information communication revolution. As long as you continue on this path, your support from viewers will grow.

Best wishes to you.

John Holmes

PS – Yes, John Holmes really is my name. I know, I know…..either my parents knew waaay too much or waaay too little about the ’70’s and ’80’s era adult film industry. Hmmmm, either that or when I was born, at first they mistakenly thought I was deformed and had been born with an extra leg. Hehe. Well, one way or the other, at times the name has been a burden and the butt of many jokes, but at others, it has surprisingly been a blessing and used to my advantage. So, now I just laugh along like it really is the first time I’ve heard the joke that someone is saying. Actually, though, in most cases I just go by my middle name, which, thankfully is what my parents intended in the first place.

My most cherished bottle, by far, is my pristine mag of 1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild. I received it as payment for some work that I did for a close friend of my family. He let me choose from among his vast collection of highly rated ( and very valuable ) Bordeauxs ranging from 1972 all the way through 1996. It was hard enough to choose among all of those amazing wine, but now my only problem is going to be deciding when to open it. Will it ever be mature, and furthermore, which occaission will be special enough to be deserving of such a monumental wine?

As far as this episode goes, I’d give it an 84. You seemed somewhat rushed today and you seem more upbeat and like you are having more fun when you are relaxed. Certainly it is possible that it is difficult to fit WLTV into your schedule, but I think many of us would certainly be ok with the episodes being just a little bit longer if it allows you to offer a little more information and not feel hurried while doing so. Also, I think many viewers would really enjoy an extended episode, say, every Friday. Maybe for the viewer appreciation video each week, you could do a 10 or 15 minute teaching segment with a new wine lesson each week, then do a 5-10 minute Q&A segment, and then taste 5 or 6 recommended wines. How does that sound? I just got my girlfriend started watching the WLTV episodes and that was her first comment, that she wished that they were longer and that sometimes they seemed too rushed. She said that since people were willing to watch or TiVo a 30 minute or hour long show on television, she saw no reason why video blogs shouldn’t be about the same length. Now, I don’t know if it would ever be feasible for you to produce some longer episodes, but it would be great if you could. So, my initial point was that I prefer the episodes where you spend a little more time talking about each winery and really focus on describing the aromas and flavors that you get from each glass. Also, there have already been several episodes on South African wines, yet I feel that there are many premier winemaking regions and/or pertinent wine tasting/discussion topics that might warrant more attention.

Also, thank you very much for tasting the 2002 Match Butterdragon Hill on Friday. I’m sorry for placing such a burden upon you, but I see that you managed to choke it down. It really is an amazing wine, isn’t it? Can you believe that the ’02 is their first release? I need to hurry up and buy a few bottles before they run out. Is WineLibrary going to order any more? The ’03 is already on sale on their website, as well. I think Match will be rubbing shoulders with Harlan, Colgin, Bryant and the other 95+ pointers within just a few years.

Keep up the great work, Gary. WLTV is gaining tremendous ground as the new wine information communication revolution. As long as you continue on this path, your support from viewers will grow.

Best wishes to you.

John Holmes

PS – Yes, John Holmes really is my name. I know, I know…..either my parents knew waaay too much or waaay too little about the ’70’s and ’80’s era adult film industry. Hmmmm, either that or when I was born, at first they mistakenly thought I was deformed and had been born with an extra leg. Hehe. Well, one way or the other, at times the name has been a burden and the butt of many jokes, but at others, it has surprisingly been a blessing and used to my advantage. So, now I just laugh along like it really is the first time I’ve heard the joke that someone is saying. Actually, though, in most cases I just go by my middle name, which, thankfully is what my parents intended in the first place.

I rate this episode an 87. You seemed cranked up, like you had somewhere to be but still wanted to have fun before you left. I look forward to the insightful education surrounding the wines being tasted.

My favorite bottle of wine Caymus Connudrum.

Cincinnati Bengals with a healthy Carson Palmer can beat the Jets. I guess the only way that one will be settled is in the Super Bowl.

I had several bottles from the 1994 vintage, the year of my marriage. After we drank the BV Latour cab yesterday on our anniversary the lone ’94 in the cellar is Montelena Estate cab. I need to find some more good ’94’s, any suggestions? I’d have to rank a ’97 Ch. Musar right up there. incredible and exotic stuff.
wl episode rating:90 solid effort, brief finish, though.

I give you an 83. I also felt you were rushed and definitely more excited about a Jets pre-season victory than you were about the vegetably, yet tasty Rudera. I still enjoyed the episode however.

Oh and can you bring back the silver spit bucket…that black plastic thing looks like a trash can.

Gary,
Great episode! I would give it an 88.
I am glad you are educating everyone and challenging us to drink new types of wines!
My most cherished bottle of wine is:
2002 Biltmore Estate Chateau Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon.
Gary- have you tried Biltmore Wines yet?
This would be a good time to try them.