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First?

Fourth is better than fifth!

Gary, Just love to watch you every day. I’ve been catching up on episodes this summer. Your first show aired February 21, 2006.

wine library tv launched on feb 21, 2006

Tuesday, February 21st, 2006 …1st episode!

2/21/06

Gary,

Love the picture of Broadway Joe in the background.

Growing up in an Italian house, I starting drinking wine as a kid. My family made their own wife and drank it EVERY night with dinner. As an adult, I starting getting serious about collecting after being lucky enough to travel to different regions and experience wine there (Napa, France, Italy, etc).

Don’t cry Gary, you’re a 92 at the very least. My start in the “search for knowledge” in the wine world was totally self motivated, some 8 years ago. However, I see my young adult sons have been listening to me babble on, and so have their girlfriends. We have couples we go out with who have jumped on the band wagon, looking to me for advice and discussion on wines. So for me, instead of being influenced by someone elose, I’d like to think perhaps I’ve opened a door to a new path for some others.
Continue to mix it up, and don’t take the critics too seriously, you know your stuff..

Don’t cry Gary, you’re a 92 at the very least. My start in the “search for knowledge” in the wine world was totally self motivated, some 8 years ago. However, I see my young adult sons have been listening to me babble on, and so have their girlfriends. We have couples we go out with who have jumped on the band wagon, looking to me for advice and discussion on wines. So for me, instead of being influenced by someone elose, I’d like to think perhaps I’ve opened a door to a new path for some others.
Continue to mix it up, and don’t take the critics too seriously, you know your stuff..

Gary, when the buzz started on the Falesco Vitiano, I happened to buy a few bottles at my local Costco. Big mistake. I even bought other vintages. Same results. It was even carried on the wine list of the restaurant I worked. I now feel vindicated.
My question to you: it seems to me that when mass produced wines receive a good rating, it is only the first released lots that qualify for the rating, later lots to me aren’t as good. What do you think?

winelibrary.com: 09-jun-1997

Gary,

Thanks for your rating of the Falesco; I tried it twice, even decanting it the 2nd time and thought it was awful! My son got me interested in wine by taking his mother and I wine tasting in the Temecula Valley in California. We had so much fun that it has just snowballed from there.

16-0 are you kidding? 11 wins at best. If anything Blitzburg will be 16-0. I first got started in the late 80’s going to different wineries in Socal while in the military. All I really liked then were blushes and reislings. Now I cant drink them, only reds, and reds with anything. Now just to get to your store to get them with your better selections than here in PA. BTW fun show 90pts DG

Great episode (90pts)–especially because I had tried every one of the wines. The only way you can use another person’s experience to help buy wines is to taste the same wines. By the way, the only wine I disagreed with you slightly on was the Hecla. My friends buy this stuff by the case. I like it and enjoy it, but I don’t see it as a 90 pointer. However, if I found a bottle where the palate lived up to the nose, it would be there.

Like Bill Maher, I would like to suggest NEW RULES. Posts which just say “first” don’t count. Come on, post some content or don’t bother.

Sorry Gary, I forgot to rate your episode; definitely a 90+ effort!

Gary, Gary, Gary.

So you can dish it out, but you can’t take it!

Well, anyway. I don’t think it was an 85. A 90! Sure, why not!

My older brother, who was living in San Francisco in the 1970s and 80s is the one who showed me what wine could be. I have never looked back. What a gift!

You never did talk about that “Free Shipping” post on the Mark Squires board. What happened?

Cheers,

Dan (In Houston)

Gary, much better today, 91-93 points. Don’t know about that ugly green jersey though. Yuck!

I’m not even sure how I got into wine. When I was a college student, I used to save up to buy a decent bottle of Napa cab. I remember going through the wine shop like I was shopping for a high end stereo system, looking over each wine, checking in my wine book, weighing my decision heavily.

I know that my interest was seriously rekindled last year when my wife and I went wine tasting at a local winery just for something to do one weekend (horrible, horrible wines, BTW). But from then I was totally into wine. Since then, I’ve spent several thousand dollars on wine (ouch!), much of it at WL.

How’s the heat episode coming? I can tell you’re working hard on it. I sure hope you’re not expecting me to either forget or cut you some slack on it. Ain’t gonna happen.

Back on your game, I’ll give you a solid 96. I’ve had the Di majo and I remember cherry halls. Just bought a bottle of Nora you recommended a while back,will try tonight. I got into the whole wine thing fairly recently after an article in Newsday, possibly the only good thing I can say about that rag. After reading article I purchased two books Great Wine Made Simple(Immer) and Windows on the World wine course(Zraly)and have quickly become a wine geek trying as many different wines as possible. I found your website within days of you first video blog and my wife has made fun of everyday since. Happy Happy Joy Joy.

Gary,

I have to say that you are right on point. I have had that Falesco before and thought the exact same thing. I totally did not enjoy it at all. It just goes to show you that scores really don’t mean all that much.

I think I will definitely seek out that Renard. I am a huge fan of Meritage wines so will give this one a try, even though it is a little on the high side. One of the best Meritage wines I ever had was actually bought from WL. I had bought a bottle of 2000 Beringer – Alluvium Knights Valley that was awesome and I think in the $25 range. Definitely seek that one out…….

Great episode. 94 points GV

Gary – definately a 90-91 point effort today! I really enjoyed your rating a mix of value wines with more expensive ones. Please do more episodes like this one!

Gary, A+ on this episode. Very informative while very entertaining and done in a great classy style.
As for how I was introduced to wine, I would have to thank my brother-in-law for that. He opened a liquor shop in Staten Island back in 90. Since he had to work all weekend we found ourselves stopping by to say hello on Fri and Sat nights. He would grab a bottle of wine off the shelf, open it and we would drink it in the back room. This is how I was first intoduced into the “tasting” of wine.

the jets will go 6-10, my buffalo bills will go 5-11……the jets 16-0 haha gary smokes crack I think, not that there is anything wrong with that, I do from time to time ya know just to take the edge off…..hmm theres a question what wine pairs best with crack cocaine? how about pot? anyone out there have any guesses?

QOD – I got in wine 2-3 years ago back when I was young (am 26 now) because I was dating a girl who was into wine a little bit she drank lambrusco and semi-sweet reds, so that is what I started on but quickly found that those were not for me and moved to pino noir, chard and resling. Now I am into trying everything new that I can I like malbec and red zin and merlot are current favs. Thank you gary for turning me on to malbec….I just put in my 2nd mixed case order from WL today

Great episode G Van I give it a 91 a strong start complex and interesting mid. and great finish bonus point for looking goofy with the collar and tie over the jersey

I also am curious to know from comment 12… John Coyne Says:

My question to you: it seems to me that when mass produced wines receive a good rating, it is only the first released lots that qualify for the rating, later lots to me arenâ??t as good. What do you think?

And and me to the list that is looking forwward the the heat episode and I am praying that you can make it a heat and apartment storing all in one.

I have been trying to find some type of cooling unit that does not cost a fourtune that can go inside of a closet I have never seen one and dont know if such a thing exsists….just thinking for the future I know I will want to get into ageing bottles, not yet though still to many inexpensive bottles to enjoy zero in on what I like best and kick it up a notch

Gary,

The Giants will be 16-0, not the Jets.

QOTD – a former girl friend turned me on to a lot of wines which got me into better/more expensive vintages.

My rating for the episode – 90. Nice tie 😉

Tom