Great way to end the week, Gary!

Maybe this came up when Gary was in the WSJ a few weeks back, but did you know….

….you can hang Gary over your fireplace? OK, not the man himself, of course, but a framed reproduction of the picture used in the article (the WSJ calls them “hedcuts”).

I was reading through the WSJ a day or two ago, and saw an ad for Dow Jones Reprints (www.djreprints.com), so I went out and sure enough! I’m picking one up for behind the bar.

Have a great weekend, and remember…Love is a battlefield.

Fun episode.
Nice call on the Corte Riva. I tried a barrel sample of their 2005 Petit Sirah and it’s real serious stuff – thought I should have brought my knife and fork! The winemaker is definitely one of the good guys.

Hey Gary, do you think that any publishing reviewer ever check the quality of the cork when they estimate the age worthness of wine? I have seen some very poor corks in very expensive wines and they didn’t seem to be standing the test of time when pulled. It seemed pretty consistent across the bottles in the case so it wasn’t a one off. Just seems pretty odd to me – cheaping out on the corks.

All the best,
Mike.

Good show. Sopranos intro, family moment, Pat Benatar,unusual mix of wines. I cannot think of anything that I will never drink again. Maybe carrott juice.

GV I too agree with karen comment #22, I liked when you have guests..that is if they are interesting, more so then having on a wine maker I would enjoy you haveing a staff members taste with you to see how two pallets compare on one wine, also would love to meet your dad.

GV I too agree with karen comment #22, I liked when you have guests..that is if they are interesting, more so then having on a wine maker I would enjoy you haveing a staff members taste with you to see how two pallets compare on one wine, also would love to meet your dad.

one more thing…GV do you have a camera you can take with you so you could film something for WLTV where ever and when ever something interesting came up?

Gary,

Hysterical. Loved the Sopranos opening and PB vid. With your viewership, how did you afford the clip rights and music clearance residuals? 😉

I guess I’m a snob, but I can’t ever drink White Zin, especially Beringer. Although it is not really wine so I guess it doesn’t count.

HA…..well, in honor of the Jewish New Year, I can say authoritatively that I will NEVER NEVER drink Manischewitz Cream Red Concord EVER EVER again.

Gary,

Two thumbs up. Today’s episode was over the top! I have a Lexus too but you need the LS430 with Bluetooth! Don’t you know it’s illegal to talk on the cellphone while driving???!!! But for the effects it was cool. I know that drive. Need to make one soon to stock up. I remember Pat Benatar when I was a “kid”. She was good. Don’t listen to the skeptics. To each his own is what I say.

ChrisR – snobs CAN drink Beringer White Zin. We can drink whatever we want!

Great show. I will definitely need to find the Corte Riva Merlot. Hopefully tomorrow.

What will I never drink again? Hmmmm, good question. If I had to choose one wine or varietal it would be Beringer White Zinfandel.

Nice nod to Chris Stanisci with the Dwight bobblehead… Great Office episode last night.

Is the picture behind you a take-off on René Magritte?

Speaking of set props, I don’t think I’ve seen any NY Jets Starting Lineup figurines. I’d be shocked if you didn’t have some of those.

QOD: I’ve had some stinkers. I read all the great things be written lately about Terra Valentine so I had a bottle. I couldn’t stand it. The sweetness seemed way out of balance to me. Usually when the sweetness is out of balance for me, I hate the wine and won’t drink it ever again…

Gary, I feel that your relationship with us viewers has evolved where I can honestly tell you that the Pat Benatar clip was the gayest thing I’ve ever seen. I’m not sure that gayest is even a word but I was dumbfounded by the clip and dont know what else to say. The wine I will never drink again is my boss’homemade crap. The taste is horrible but my car runs great off of it.

Gary nice show. I would like to see some video of the inside of your retail area. Some of us are just too far away to stop by.

Gary, you’re insane, it’s hilarious. Looks like you guys have a fun time with your jobs.

Wines I will never get roped into trying again are anything from Barefoot and Fat Bastard.

I wouldn’t buy Two Buck Chuck and White Zin is also out.

My Blue Nun and Lancers Rose days were over many many years ago. I would’t drink them today if you paid me!

This may have been better placed with the really good Alsace episode, but I have been too busy to comment for the last several days.

This from Alan Richman, the food critic for GQ and author of â??Fork It Over”:

10 Reasons Why White Wine Is Better Than Red Wine

(1.) White wine does not stain clothing, which is important to those of us who dine with enthusiasm.

(2.) White wine does not cause debilitating headaches, whereas red wine contains chemicals identical to those hidden from United Nations inspectors.

(3.) White wine includes Champagne.

(4.) No decanting required. Watching sommeliers light candles and stare at red wine sediment is like attending a bad séance.

(5.) White wine goes with cheese the way red wine only wishes it did.

(6.) Making white wine keeps the Germans distracted.

(7.) Ever notice that the winos hanging around vacant lots strewn with broken bottles and dead cats are always drinking red wine?

(8.) Sure, red wine lowers cholesterol, but is that any way to decide on a beverage?

(9.) Bad red wine is always worse than bad white wine.

(10.) Red wine drinkers talk constantly about terroir and barnyard aromas. They’re best brought to their senses by throwing a glass of cold white wine in their faces.

Chin chin

Gary, you sold me on the Corte Riva Merlot. I bought it before I even posted. Ha
The wine that I will NEVER drink again…well I don’t know about never but I am really fed up with (and you will only understand if you are from Georgia or visit North Georgia) Habersham Winery. The products they offer to the public are absolute donkey piss. Of course some “friend” of mine will go to North GA and get a bottle from one of the tasting rooms and come to my house with it in tow…”Man I tried this awesome wine from up near Helen and I brought a bottle to you. You have got to try it!” I reply….”Now?”
Why is it when people know that you are knowledgeable and in to wine they continuously bomb you with crap? “Oh man I went to Outback and had the Shiraz and it was soooo great with my Flo’s Filet!” Or “Oh I found this great wine at the store the other day, Marc; you’ve got to try it.”
I say, “Really, what wine did you find?”
“It’s a Pinot Noir. I just love Pinot Noir!”
“Aaaahhhhh yes. That sounds great! Who made it?” (In my most happy voice)
“I don’t know…”
Now I do have patience with these nubies cause I was once at that point too (when I was 15) but sometimes it gets under my skin. Fortunately for my “friends” I know how to bite my tongue.
Gary keep up the good work. The episode today was outstanding…96 points!
Where’s my buddy BrandonM? Did he take a day off? I mean come on man! This is WLTV we are talking about! Tony…Where are you too?

QOTD:
In 1967 I was a young PFC in the Marine Corps stationed at Camp Pendleton. My platoon began a custom of a day or two before payday, when everyone was very broke, of taking up a collection of any odd spare change. The spare change slush fund would be handed over to one of us with a car to go into Oceanside and fetch as much Red Mountain Burgundy as our spare change collection would buy. Red Mountain was sold in those lab-style gallon jugs for about $1.99 a gallon. The jugs would be brought back to the barracks and would be consumed from canteen cups until it was all gone, as were we. These forays into inebriation kept me from drinking red wine until I was probably 35.

Alan Richman clearly has no sack!
I love whites too but what is this guy doing?

Nice Billy! I hope your back on the train now.

Gary nice show. I would like to see some video of the inside of your retail area. Some of us are just too far away to stop by.

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Try going back a few episodes (Episode #64) and you will get a full tour! And a good laugh.

Comment #46 is in response to “A”

Good episode. Thanks for the comment on the La Mission. I agree though I have frequently been disappointed with it. I too was a little confused with the comments on the pinot. Flabby and acidic (like the latter not the former). Other that that, on “The Office,” I went to school with Steve Carell.. I think he’s the only vaguely (ok, really vaguely) famous person I can brag about having known. Not that HE would know me from Adam these days but… So, if I can’t have Burgundy, how about some good cheap(ish) Rhones. Vacqueras, Gigondas, Crozes-Hermitage. I trying here… Make ’em 2004. You should be getting those right about now. Wine I would never drink again. White Zin. I thought I would never have Sautern again when I stole a bottle from my Dad (I was something like a 1960s Rieussec) and opened it only to gag because it was so sweet. I just wanted to get buzzed and couldn’t guzzle it so I finally threw it down the sink. When he figured it out he almost threw me down the sink. Ah, the teenage years. Now I love the sweets.

Ah, Gary! This is why we love WLTV!!! Another awesome episode, great intro, love the Benitar vid, (really took me back!), and you got me looking for the Corte Riva!! Now, for your QOD…can’t say a wine ever pissed me off, but I can tell you what I used to drink (very early in my wine-learning) but will never drink again: Yago Sangria!!! I know, but hey, when I was drinking it, EVERYONE was drinking it. I’m not ashamed, it’s just an is. :}