I drank Corona for dinner and now I’m having a Vodka and Starbucks Liqueur.

Tasting fatigue hits me around #25- #30. I spit 90% of the time but eventually things catch up in my mouth!

Jaye…WineBid.com is a good place to sell large amounts of wine. Also, like Tony, I would be willing to purchase from you for the right price :).

I love November 17th…Good parties and good food. I think that if you find good Beaujolais then you can hold one for Thanksgiving. It is a good party wine!

Brandon, I signed up for the William Selyem list as well as the Bond list (Harlan Estates second bottling). I have received one mailing from both, but have not yet decided to invest. I wanted to invest, but have not been able to take a $60 (William Selyem) or a $100 (Bond) fall, instead choosing to buy several less expensive wines. The next I join (and is not a mailing list, but a pay as you go), is the Z-list from Ridge. I am not in the business in any way.

QOD: I have never been to a tasting where I have tasted more than 8 wines, so I cannot comment on palate fatigue. I have had more than 8 wines in a (long) night, but fail to appreciate the finer points of each after about the 5th full glass.

Gary, you pulled the Philip Togni Cab from off the screen. After tasting so many wines, and then having this monster, I thought maybe that was the joke for today. Thanks for trying this.

Thank you for very long episode.

Brandon M…
I’m not in the wine business, unless you consider drinking to be a business. Because of our country’s stupid shipping laws, I’m on less wine lists than I used to be. Currently, I get wines from Harlen Estate and Leonetti Cellars.
Garybee

TimF – the fact you put that up on a Wednesday night before Lost is even more funny. I wish I had the talent and free-time some of you have! Thanks for making this an even more enjoyable place to be.

MarcT – thanks, what is your e-mail address? You can get mine from Gary maybe (sorry I don’t publish it on blogs).

SS Chris – great reference in the spreadsheet.

Got go. Mrs. W and the spatula are waiting.

That’s the fact jack.

What was the deal with throwing the corks at the camera?

100pts on this one!!!!! Thank You!
Gary let me tell you that your staff is onto that Togni. I asked for a recommendation on a great Cali Cab for a special occasion and was led to the 2003 Togni. It now sits in my wine fridge for that special day and I can’t wait.

QOD: Unfortunately a sore subject for me, basically my palate has been crap after I underwent surgery last year to remove my tonsils, adenoids & uvula. Basically, I ended up with nerve damage that effected my palate. It has gotten better over the year, but I can really only handle one wine at time – everything is basically skewed to the bitter side on my palate. Let’s hope it will get back to normal with time. Before the surgery I would be ok until my 20’s w/ fatigue. So my major contribution to this board will be – if you ever need or think about doing this surgery and your a wine lover or food for that matter – think very seriously, especially if it invloves your career – cause those little percentages that they quote you before surgery are actually very true and more common than you may think.

Gary,

Way to go! Fifteen wines; you made up for last night. Great to see you cover wines from all over the world.

I can’t get past 5 or 6 wines without palate fatigue…maybe it’s because I swallow instead of spit, but it seems like such a shame to not swallow. The only time I have ever spit out a wine was when I tasted in the late morning. Is there a time of day when you feel your palate is at its sharpest?

Pat B

Jaye…I’m contacting Gary to pass along my email address…
Thanks for the opportunity. And yes…I have cash 😉

ps
Did anyone just see the Southpark episode?
That was AWESOME…Great spoofs…I hope GaryV gets a spoof on Southpark one day!!!

Gary,

Phenomenal ep! Love “The Fonz” on the Togni and your eccentric tasting notes throughout. The Casa Marin sounds fascinating. Very intrigued.

At last year’s Specatator Grand Tour I tasted 70 wines. I definitely had palate fatigue at around 50. That said, a really great phenomenal wine will break through no matter how late in the tasting. The Sette Ponte Oreno was late in the evening but there was no hiding the brilliance of that one.

I’m really loving this 2004 Sanford Pinot. Paired it with an Encore Veal Parmigiana…

Gary…I’ve sent an email also…but just incase…Jaye can have my email address!

Gary,

Like Tony Montana in scarface huffing up a mountain of white powder, have you ever wondered what it would be like to snort wine. I have actually tried this, though not intentionally.

While swirling a BIG red of some sort, occasionally I would get too enthusiastic and prematurely stick my nose deep into the glass. Thereby scooping up a sizable portion of the wine whirlpool into my nostrils.

I have to admit it’s not to bad, almost pleasurable. It opens up a whole new dimension in wine tasting. You should try it for yourself. You never know……you might like it.

Shawn “Rutgers Is the Man” F.

Shawn F…it burns…it burns!!!!

Big Billy – thanks for the pdf wine aroma wheel (on yesterday’s comments) It’s great!

Gary, Thank You!! this was a 100 point episode. Thank you for opening and tasting so many; tasting so many very good wines; and tasting so many “hidden gems”. You provided real value.

PeteB – tough break! Sending you happy thoughts that you will one day be able to taste everything perfectly again!

Gary,
Real nice show. Looking forward to show on Gruner Veltlinr. I’ve recently “discovered” this grape and it was quite enjoyble. Definately a food wine. Also looking forward to the Beaujolais show. Are you going to try the various ones or ones from different producers.
A little bit late, but stopped by the store for this past weekends book signing, and the Bracco wines. She was a delight and the place was hopping. My wife enjoyed it and she really likes the cheese section.

Whenever I hear of Beaujolais, I canâ??t help but remember an interview with Duke Ellington, circa late fifties early sixties, about race and the multiplicity of each individual. I managed to find the quote :

â??Let’s see, my people — which of my people? I’m in several groups. I’m in the group of the piano players. I’m in the group of the listeners. I’m in the group of people who have a general appreciation of music. I’m in the group of those who aspire to be dilettantes. I’m in the group of — what? Oh yeah, those who appreciate Beaujolaisâ?

Duke Ellington was great gourmet. You can imagine that by the late 1930â??s he was a world famous celebrity, and for the rest of his life people wined and dined him lavishly seeking his company when he was on tour.

Chin chin

QOTD – I never really evaluated how many wines I could taste before I developed palate fatigue, but I easily tasted well over 100 wines at the tasting at the Manor and didn’t suffer from palate fatigue. I guess I paced myself properly, rinsed with plenty of water and took appropriate food breaks. I know that I have not done as well at some prior tastings.

Some of the mailing lists I’m on are Alban, Blankiet, Colgin, Martinelli, and Pax.

Gary, this is my first post here. I love your tv show. It would be great if you could upload five episode everyday. One question for you. How do you train your palate to identify the favor of wine?

Gary.
You Need to come downt to my restaurant in the city and taste some more wine with me for my new award winning program….I need a Drunk Buddy LOL

TimF,

WTF??? The Bacchus Initiative? I was laughing thru the whole thing!

But you didn’t tell us what to do with the Vaynerbox!!

“Dr. Vaynerchuk”… ooohh, sounds impressive.

Hey, Dr. V, where’d you film this episode? I’m thinking that this is first not filmed in your office (except for the new wine room).

Gary, about the Tallulah. The WL-review tells the following about this wine:
“(…) This soft, medium-bodied, elegant, delicate Syrah should be consumed over the next 6-7 years.”

Don’t you think that is misleading consumers? Medium body? They can’t be serious!
I often find wine descriptions on websites (and bottles too) to be completely wrong and my gues is that most of them are just made up without tasting the wines. What do you think [questionmark]

Very nice change in scenery. Thoroughly enjoyed your thoughts on the various wines and I’ve been eyeing the Togni for quite some time, but after hearing your raves about it, I think I’ll bite the bullet. Glad that you opened up an Eno wine, great small time producer (especially their Syrah). QOD- The last time I attended a mass tasting, I believe my palate fatigued in the upper 30’s. Is there a way to increase your palate’s endurance?

TimF- Bacchus Initiative eh? LOL… Good job as always…

Jaye- If you are looking to sell your bottles, sites like WineCommune and WineBid are a good way to go about selling your wine. I am also interested in what you might have for sale.