ALL WLTV Fans:
ok- remember when Gary said ‘Go to the store and buy black currant and cassis’? I just found a great dark chocolate bar that has both black currant and cassis! Triple Yum!
It is from New Tree – the specific type of choco bar is Renew.
Made in Belgium. It is just THE BEST EVER! For all of you out there wanting to try out these flavors. Serious flavinoids!

Gary —

There is no better way to commemorate the passing of a wine lover than by raising a glass. Go home and open something good.

Condolences.

It is sad to hear of the passing of a wine legend. Where else could one find a collector who would share his 66,000 bottles with the world?

By the way, you are right on with the Lynch Moussas. This is a sleeper which will is just starting to be discovered. I stocked upon on the 2000, and haven’t regretted it.

Gary, don’t you think a lot of the the 2003 Bordeaux is asleep right now? Three years after the vintage is usually about time they close down.

Watcha gonna do when little Lou runs wild on you!!!!!!!!!!!! see ya later GV

Thanks for sharing the personality of your friend. The best way to honor someone after they’re gone is to remember them, and laugh some along the way. Sounds like a hell of a guy. sorry Gary, hang in there.
damon

Gary-
A fine tribute to a friend as well as your commitment to WLTV to do this episode with such an obviously heavy heart. He sounds like he was a great guy, perhaps similar to Tony Coturri with a fortune and a love of collecting? I’ll toast Steve when I next open a Bordeaux. Thanks

Gary,

My deepest condolences. Take the day off tomorrow, we’ll see you Monday.

My condolences,way to tough it out, I’ll give you 99 pts. I’d give you a 100 pts. , but I figured I would pile on and give you some crap about conflicting reviews. Nice timing ladies,
next time maybe wait a day. Gary, I’ll give a 100 pt rating if you call those guys out by name next episode and flip then the bird.
When your down, just remember Bedell SUCKS !!
ED

Nice job, man.

Gary,
Wonderful tribute to your friend. You’ve done him proud. I raise a glass as well…

Great episodeâ?¦15 points (95).
I was surprised on your tasting of the 2003 Chateau Haut Beyzac. I found it to be a pretty good wine on par with the scores it received. Maybe that just goes to show us how every bottle can and often will be different.
So when does the next picture go up?
Deepest sympathies.

This was a good episode. The wine reviews were more focused and less chatty than usual, perhaps influenced by the memorial that was delivered. Anyway, I enjoyed the seriousness of this episode.

ALSO, see Gary Vaynerchuk’s mug on Page 1 of the August 25th Wall Street Journal! (“Wine Sales Thrive As Old Barriers Start to Crumble” by Vanessa O’Connell.) In this article about regulations that impact the wine industry, Gary is mentioned in the first AND last three paragraphs on the long article, and is characterized as an innovator in retail wine sales. But we already knew that. Alas, no plug for Wine Library TV.

Links to article (requires subscription) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115646213960145012.html or free full text may be available today via RSS at http://online.wsj.com/xml/rss/3_7083.xml

Gary:

I just received my order for the Twenty Rows Cab 04′ you recommended a couple days ago. I thought it was fantastic. I just ordered another case.

Gary: It’s sold out!! DOOHHHH!

RIP Mr. Verlin

EP rating 93

Gary I know you did this episode with a heavy heart & I appreciate that. I think we all do. We need more people like you & Steve who share a passion for wine & obviously enjoy life.
Salut to Steve! I hope your enjoying your finest bottle…RIP

I’m disappointed in the Haut Beyzac. I bought 2 bottles from WL about 6 months ago. I have yet to try them but I’ll let you know what I think.

SO I open my Wall Street Journal this morning, and who is staring back at me from Page One???

Gary Vaynerchuk! A 30 year old immigrant from Belarus.

Good work Gary!

Dan (In Houston)

Hey Gary,

Just watched your WSJ interview. Nice job!

Dan (In Houston)

gary… well done! making the front page of the journal… even a stipple portrait! congrats! who ever knew an immigrant from belarus could dream the dream and capture the hearts (and livers) of the american public one video blog at a time. congrats again!

Gary,

Great episode! I just returned from Bordeaux where we tasted Lynch Bages and ate at the Winery. Great stuff.

You may have done this already, but would you consider giving viewers a “heads up” on some future episodes so we can order some of the wines you are tasting and taste along with you? I am interested to learn more clearly how our tastes compare. You would need to give us a couple of weeks to receive the wine. Also, I would only want to purchase wines you recommend as opposed to the wines you pass on.

Great video interview on WSJ Online. A question just popped into my head — being that you deal in wine so much in your life; do you have your own personal wine collection? How large is it?

Gary — above the fold in the WSJ, and an online video? You rock!

I was told I said Pauillac was a right bank wine, I said “no way” well I did, obviously my head was somewhere else yesterday and I apologize for this HUGE mess up, clearly Pauillac is a left bank wine.

Gary
Are you ever going to do an episode on Barbaresco’s? It seems like this wine is not as well know or drank as much as the other Italian reds. I’ve had your Abrigo Barbaresco Vigna Montersino 2001 and the Marchesi Di Gresy Barbaresco Martinenga 2001. I thought both were very good but the Abrigo I thought was outstanding especially since they were priced the same. Look forward to your response.
Thanks
Bob

Tony,

I would agree with GeneV that most Bordeaux’s go to sleep about 2-4 years after bottle – at least in an awkward stage – some re-emerge fairly quickly, and others it may take 7-10 to come around.

One last thing – looking for some people’s thoughts on this one: When shipping wine in (UPS Grd), I always wait about a month before I drink anything. My personal thought is that it needs this time to “Settle Down” again or I may catch it in some other AWKWARD stage? Any comments?