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yes it was the cuvee terroir.
WS had this to say: Floral and cherry notes up front here, quickly followed by iron, green olive and herb notes. Nice focus, though the earthy, leafy notes on the finish might be a bit much for some. Drink now through 2005. 85 points.

Thanks for the birthday wishes.
http://www.thewineglass.net

Q.O.D./Best teacher –> Philosopher M.J.Keenan: “The most important thing is to have an original thought.”

Thanks for the kind words guy’s, glad to be a family member in the Stupid Kingdumb:)

Pat Richardson – High School Freshman Chemistry teacher

QOTD:

We have various teachers in our lives. Like everything else, my favorites keep changing.
At this point my favorite teacher is Gary Vaynerchuck because he is very passionate about the subject and I really like the subject!

With this out of the way,
Gary, great performance on the radio. You sounded really confident.

Great episode on Pinot. I am not a huge fan of this type of wine yet perhaps because I didnâ??t have enough exposure to.

Suggestion about the intros (great intro in todayâ??s show, btw):

How about a contest with several categories (the funniest intro, the scariest, the most informative, etc) with prizes (something small like bottle of wine) to the winners in respective categories?

You can run a contest for a month or so and then have a poll among forum participants.

Great episode. You pegged the Evesham flavor profile. I just had a 2005 Evesham last weekend, and it is even more toward the earthy side, with a drier, more muted fruit. This is definitely a Burgundy lovers pinot, and this is one where I agree with you 100%.

My favorite teacher: my dad. Dad was a teacher/principal for more than 40 years. He loved it and it showed.

The best teacher is experience with new cultures.

GV – Thanks for the Oregon Pinot episode (pronounced Oar-ohh-joihnnez). Love Pinot and perfect timing with Thanksgiving coming up.

TampaSteve – great dad story. I’m going to call mine in Chicago as soon as I’m done typing this.

QOD – my folks. Like GV, my parents are off the boat (from Germany), started with little, learned a new language, and sent my brother and me to college. They even taught me the finer things of our heritage–like Jagermeister, Blue Nun, and Spaten Bier–long before the usual introduction in college. Of course my drinking problem may be an inadvertent side effect, but you take the good with the bad…

Rick

Patty O:

Do you mean Mr Leach of Bridgewater Raritan High School?

My favorite teacher was Ed Schroth a biololgy teacher. He was influential in my career decision to pursue a medical career and subsequentl becoming a medical oncolgist. I still keep in cotact with him.

Gary,

Thank for the Oreg”u”n pinot show. Really didn’t mean anything by the poll. Glad to see you’re responsive to the masses, though. Keep them coming.

Gary, did you know you can anagram “Jets” into “jest” as in “Surely you jest” or “jest”ers?

Paul (#33), was Mr Leach/you from Bridgewater Raritan High School?

QOD:
My favorite teacher is my mother who taught me many things
including playing the piano and all the presidents and their wives.
A close second is Mrs. Comer : 2nd & 3rd Grades.

Gary-
Excellent episode!
🙂
I have to agree with Mark M.
You are a multimedia guru now!
YeaH!!!!!!!!!!
:):):):):):)

GREAT PINOT EPISODE..

Always looking for some good Pinot’s. Being a Burgundy lover the Evesham sounds like a good buy. Keep up the great work Gary and let your passion be your guide…Alan

Very nice espide Gary. I’m a big fan of Oregon Pinot Noir. It seems that $20-25 is about the average price point for Pinot from that region. It’s nice to find some gems under $20, though. I admit that the Sharecropper caught my attention by name alone.

I read once that if you are overwhelmed in a wine shop by vineyards and producers you never heard of, go to a varietal you like and look for a label that appeals to you. The article said that a producer that puts great attention into the label likely put as much as attention into the wine. I thought this was garbage because I’ve tasted a lot of swill with pretty labels. What say you?

Another great episode Gary. Enjoyed the radio show despite not being able to get through the phone lines. Very timely tasting as Pinots are so good with Turkey but mine is never dry. My favorite teacher, after my dad, would have to be Dr. David Smith the father of modern Clinical Genetics who was one of the most influential people at teaching me my craft.
Would be interesting to know how many people here are first or second generation Americans. My dad came here from Hungary and my Mom’s family from Poland.

Favorite teacher: Geraldine Carroll, 11th/12th Grade Honors English, Triton Regional High

Most Bizarre Tasting Note: An Italian red wine that reminded me of Grade school vomit. You know the smell that lead to the intercom announcement “We need a bucket and a mop by the water fountain on Hallway B” Needless to say it was one of the most disgusting wines I’ve had.

Today’s into was GREAT!
I love the creativity and the little girl is so precious!
Good job!
🙂

Ok GV, you finally unlurked me. Not a huge Pinot fan, but do recall a ’91 or ’92 Drouhin Estates paired with Thanksgiving turkey & incredible wild mushroom stuffing (1995), nearly an out of body experience….I do recommend it highly. Sounds like the Evesham might keep up.

QOD: Above meal was w/Dr. Micahel Moffett, Professor global finance at Thunderbird, Glendale, AZ (MBA). Self-righteous guy, but has earned it. Challenges students to actually think, reason, and argue points, famously with the question – “Why…?” Other is Donn Force, 8th grade US History. Great teacher, friend, mentor, and advisor to thousands from Green, Ohio (N. Canton area – Football H.O.F.!)

(Probably out of place, but given GV’s lamenting felt it should be said here. My grandfather bought his first pair of season tix to the Browns in 1946 when they moved from LA. SIXTY years of tradtion in my family – less 3 thanks to that Baltimore thing – went to 100+ games growing up at Municipal Stadium, freezing my pituties off and crying over the interception in ’80 (Sipe vs. Oakland -38 degrees), the drive, the fumble, etc. For 40 years being a Cleveland Browns fan has equated to bitter disappointment and desperation….with no apparent relief in sight. My grandpa was BURIED in his Sunday best – Browns sweater, socks, and beanie cap! That’s right, a true Cleveland die-hard!!! So forgive us fans this ONE week of joy at the expense of your team. We may not have won 100% clean, but it was a ‘W’ either way, and we may not see another one all year.)

Ditto Susan

QOTD1: okay…i had a wine by paternoster…up front it had the flavor of green olive…which reminded me of living in spain and drinking cheap beer and eating fresh olives in la plaza de cervantes in alcala de henares….that is the best i can do.

QOTD2: my favorite teacher….well, his name was Dr. Eddins. I took many classes with him as an undergraduate. he was very dry-humored, proper, and i think he liked to have a nip of brandy or something before class…he always seemd in good spirits and was a seemingly endless stream of knowledge with respect to literature as well as culture…
http://www.as.ua.edu/english/04_faculty_staff/faculty/eddins_d.htm

You got Gary. Going to try the Evesham Wood as soon as WL can get it to me.

QOTD: My mom’s a teacher so I’d have to put her first, but other than her, my fav teacher of all time was Ms. Dodson, my high school English teacher at MHS in Minford, OH.