first?

an early one.

Gary, lurkers will ‘de-lurk’ if you offer free shipping 🙂

Steve B

Allright…gotta love the Pinots.

Rubicon Estate this weekend was average. Not worth $100 a person though.

B

Allright…gotta love the Pinots.

Rubicon Estate this weekend was average. Not worth $100 a person though.

B

Victor Hobson #54

The best show would be old wines from your cellar!! Oops …………. Oh, well, then how about a tasting of lesser-known varietals – at least lesser known to us in the U.S. You could include Bonarda, Scheurebe, etc. You have plenty of variety in stock.

The best show would be old wines from your cellar!! Oops …………. Oh, well, then how about a tasting of lesser-known varietals – at least lesser known to us in the U.S. You could include Bonarda, Scheurebe, etc. You have plenty of variety in stock.

54 is Victor Hobson…..

I would like to see Gary do a blind tasting, maybe he could fly in Brandon M for integrity purposes. Gary I didn’t notice any mention of your favorite tv show.

I would like to see Gary do a blind tasting, maybe he could fly in Brandon M for integrity purposes. Gary I didn’t notice any mention of your favorite tv show.

A show of the grape varities that are typically used to blend bt have been vinted on their own and
can stand up to the more wide known varities,hedonsitically. varities such as alicante, counise,petite verdot, etc… Its time to interject a little of the offbeat into the tasting lexiconlexcion, it might pull in some lurkers, with this show.

#54 hobson

Strong work Paul. Beat me to it.

Hey lurkers, come on out. One thing about Gary- he very frequently answers comments/emails, whether by posting a comment in reply, sending you an email, or discussing your question on the show. Very well worth the time to post.

QOD: I would like to see a few verticals. Take Cab for example, 1997- great year, 1998, poor, 1999 good, 2000 poor, 2001 stellar, etc. Would be nice to see this in a tasting. Another idea- would love to see you taste different bottlings from same producer- i.e. try 4 different Ridge zins together. Finally, would love to see a tasting or two that is blind- would love to see either of two ideas above tasted blind, or the heat episode, taste heat-exposed and non exposed wines blind. It is not that I distrust your taste, I just think it would be interesting.

Final comment- I want to see more jokes, etc at the end of the show. The white zinfandel, the Carlo Rossi, etc- those were so much fun.

Strong work Paul. Beat me to it.

Hey lurkers, come on out. One thing about Gary- he very frequently answers comments/emails, whether by posting a comment in reply, sending you an email, or discussing your question on the show. Very well worth the time to post.

QOD: I would like to see a few verticals. Take Cab for example, 1997- great year, 1998, poor, 1999 good, 2000 poor, 2001 stellar, etc. Would be nice to see this in a tasting. Another idea- would love to see you taste different bottlings from same producer- i.e. try 4 different Ridge zins together. Finally, would love to see a tasting or two that is blind- would love to see either of two ideas above tasted blind, or the heat episode, taste heat-exposed and non exposed wines blind. It is not that I distrust your taste, I just think it would be interesting.

Final comment- I want to see more jokes, etc at the end of the show. The white zinfandel, the Carlo Rossi, etc- those were so much fun.

congrats Paul I will be boarding my plane in a few minutes here but email me your ADDY and we will send away the t shirt!

You dispise the Pats? Why does everyone hate success, think of it this way Gary, think about all the people that hate the Yankees.

Anyhow, take your beating and smile.

Victor Hobson

You dispise the Pats? Why does everyone hate success, think of it this way Gary, think about all the people that hate the Yankees.

Anyhow, take your beating and smile.

Victor Hobson

Very interesting. Soya sauce…. I’ll have to find that one.

Great lunch box. Do you actually use it?

Perfect show idea: A Wine for each meal of the day. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Late Night Snack

Very interesting. Soya sauce…. I’ll have to find that one.

Great lunch box. Do you actually use it?

Perfect show idea: A Wine for each meal of the day. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Late Night Snack.. what are they? I have no idea… you do that work 🙂

Very interesting. Soya sauce…. I’ll have to find that one.

Great lunch box. Do you actually use it?

Perfect show idea: A Wine for each meal of the day. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Late Night Snack.. what are they? I have no idea… you do that work 🙂

Great show as always Gary. I do love a good pinot, especially from the Williamette Valley, OR. The main problem with pinot is that the “better ones” tend to be expensive, which I guess is true with all varietals but I feel that you can still get great cabs, zins, etc. in the $20 range but that just doesn’t cut it for pinots. I actually but that Chilean value pinot (Augistinos I think?) on your recommendation and have yet to try it. Maybe I will bust it open sometime soon and put a review up on the website.

As far as the perfect show goes, how about a monster Italian reds episode where you cover 8+ Italian red varietals to show the differences in the styles, regions, etc? Some of the varietals that you can cover range from the obvious big wines (amarone, brunello, barolo, barbaresco) to the lesser known wines (primitivo, nero d’avola, teroldego, cannanou, etc.)

That is definitely one episode I would love to see!!!!

Gary,

Perhaps not many have seen Jim’s post from episode 91, but I think it merits discussion. I have copied/pasted his comment:

“I have a comment concerning the comments portion of each episode. It seems that more and more, this section is getting innundated with off-topic stuff that may not be interesting to many people. I know this is supposed to be fun with the sports banter, QOD, etc., but I am here to learn about wine and I find it tedious and somewhat annoying to have to scroll through posts that have nothing to do with wine. Is there a way to create an off-topic section? Many chat rooms do that so that the main subject (in this case, wine)is not disturbed. Just a thought.”

Here are my thoughts- I think your point is very valid. I am a huge sports fan, and I think the intermixing of sports and wine is important because it lightens the mood, allows us to talk seriously about wine while having another broad topic to be more lighthearted about. I think it makes the episodes more enjoyable for me.

But this is not about me. While I do not mind the sports and other themes, I am happy to delete them from any comment I have if it is what the majority prefers. I, too, primarily watch WLTV and read the posts for wine knowledge, not about what football team will win on Sunday. I wonder if more lurkers will join in if there is less off topic banter on the comments board.

However, I would be strongly opposed to Gary deleting non-wine talk, his “jokes”, and the Jets stuff, WWE wrestlers, etc from the episodes. I think they are a reason why so many people watch and enjoy WLTV (or at least I do).

Sorry for the long winded post, thanks for listening.

Gary,

Perhaps not many have seen Jim’s post from episode 91, but I think it merits discussion. I have copied/pasted his comment:

“I have a comment concerning the comments portion of each episode. It seems that more and more, this section is getting innundated with off-topic stuff that may not be interesting to many people. I know this is supposed to be fun with the sports banter, QOD, etc., but I am here to learn about wine and I find it tedious and somewhat annoying to have to scroll through posts that have nothing to do with wine. Is there a way to create an off-topic section? Many chat rooms do that so that the main subject (in this case, wine)is not disturbed. Just a thought.”

Here are my thoughts- I think your point is very valid. I am a huge sports fan, and I think the intermixing of sports and wine is important because it lightens the mood, allows us to talk seriously about wine while having another broad topic to be more lighthearted about. I think it makes the episodes more enjoyable for me.

But this is not about me. While I do not mind the sports and other themes, I am happy to delete them from any comment I have if it is what the majority prefers. I, too, primarily watch WLTV and read the posts for wine knowledge, not about what football team will win on Sunday. I wonder if more lurkers will join in if there is less off topic banter on the comments board.

However, I would be strongly opposed to Gary deleting non-wine talk, his “jokes”, and the Jets stuff, WWE wrestlers, etc from the episodes. I think they are a reason why so many people watch and enjoy WLTV (or at least I do).

Sorry for the long winded post, thanks for listening.

Gary,
I have noticed that many Cal Pinot Noirs are much more powerful than in years past. Since Cal wine laws allow only 75% of the varietal on the label, the only conclusion I can reach is that some other varietal is being added to the blend, such as syrah, zin or petite sirah. What do you think? I would like to see Cal Pinot Noirs that are 100% Pinot to state it on the label. Oregon Pinot Noirs are 100% Pinot.

Gary,

I would love to see a sparkling wine show
1. Eric Rodez Empreinte De Terroir 1996
2. Charles Heidsieck Blanc De Millenaire 1995 (The ’90 is one of my favorite bubblers)
3. Foreau Vouvray Brut
4. Schramsberg Blanc de Noir

This is a purely self-serving episode as I window shopped each bottle and would love to hear your opinion.