QOD – many years ago – a wine called Orange Rock (no longer made)

or Bali-Hi or Twister as a last resort

used to guzzle a pint or 2 under the boardwalk at Rockaway Beach

Happy BDay GV!

Happy Birthday. I bet the Pickles tasted better than any of these wines. I tasted one and I gave it a 95.

QOTD – Ripple.

Happy Birthday. I bet the Pickles tasted better than any of these wines. I tasted one and I gave it a 95.

QOTD – Ripple.

Ah… White Zin — so many (foggy) memories. Drank waaay too much of it in college — mostly Sutter Home White Zin. Although, per the QOD, the worst wine was probably Blue Nun.

Of course, this all centered around getting sorority girls drunk, so the white zin holds a special place in my heart…

Happy b-day! Your staff obviously hates you! LOL!

Happy Birthday and week G— getting reved for the bears game? This past weekend I had a former Marine stay with us in DC to celebrate Veteran’s Day. He’s from Brick, NJ, and is a HUGE Giants fan… how fun to see my Bears dismantle those lil’Giants in the seond half. I think that mo will carry over til the Jets game for sure. So long as the Bears can hold off the Jets in the second half all will be well in the world. Happy Birthday and get ready for some pre-Thanksgiving shipping to us Bears fans.

BEAR DOWN… CHICAGO BEARS!!!!

Great intros Tampa Steve, Tony and Brandon. Sorry Erik for spelling your name wrong yesterday. Congrats again on the news.

Happy Birthday Gary!

Happy Birthday Gary!

Happy Birthday Gary. Man if you co-workers give you that crap I’d hate to see what your ememies would give you. Worst bottle I dont even remember the name. Needless to say I dont buy too much anymore without your recommendation. No guesswork involved.

Happy B-Day Gary!!!

Happy B-Day Gary!!!

happy birthday man
i thought i was actually going to be sick during this episode…i hate sweet stuff…jolly ranger wine…gross!
i have never had a bottle of white zin
the worst bottle of wine i ever drank was a corked bottle of beringer knights valley cab…yes, i drank a whole corked bottle…i couldn’t get that taste outta my mouth for like two days. as for crappy wines…if i open it and it sucks, then i just toss it out.
i did drink many jugs of carlo back in the day…but it really wasn’t that bad. haha

Happy birthday Gary. I will admit to drinking white zinfandel, and I will say it wasn’t the worst I ever had. The main reason I enjoyed it is because when I first found out about wine and didn’t know a dang thing about it, I went to the grocery store to start “learning”. I bought I white zin (I don’t remember which winery) and a California Port of some sort. These were both from the grocery store and this was 10 years ago, so I’m sure my pallet has evolved (I sure hope it has!!). Any way, at the time, they were both alright.

BUT, the worst wine I had (besides out of condition/over the hill wines) was a White Merlot from Sutter Home. A brother-in-law whoe doesn’t drink, but knows I’m into wine bought me a bottle for Christmas. I expected to never drink it, but one day they were comeing over for dinner, so I decided to open it up for that occasion. I acted like it was enjoyable, but it tasted like watered down strawberry liquor. I’d rather have over the hill or out of condition wine.

OK, see you later, and have a great birthday. You ARE going to bring those leftover wines home and drink them all, right?

GO BEARS!!!
T

Happy birthday Gary. I will admit to drinking white zinfandel, and I will say it wasn’t the worst I ever had. The main reason I enjoyed it is because when I first found out about wine and didn’t know a dang thing about it, I went to the grocery store to start “learning”. I bought I white zin (I don’t remember which winery) and a California Port of some sort. These were both from the grocery store and this was 10 years ago, so I’m sure my pallet has evolved (I sure hope it has!!). Any way, at the time, they were both alright.

BUT, the worst wine I had (besides out of condition/over the hill wines) was a White Merlot from Sutter Home. A brother-in-law whoe doesn’t drink, but knows I’m into wine bought me a bottle for Christmas. I expected to never drink it, but one day they were comeing over for dinner, so I decided to open it up for that occasion. I acted like it was enjoyable, but it tasted like watered down strawberry liquor. I’d rather have over the hill or out of condition wine.

OK, see you later, and have a great birthday. You ARE going to bring those leftover wines home and drink them all, right?

GO BEARS!!!
T

Happy Birthday Gary!!!!!!!!! Hope you enjoy many more!!
QOD – The worst wine I ever had was definitely the first wine I ever had. My dad gave my brother and I each a big glass of nasty old chianti (from the basket weave bottle, probably something from the 70’s) when we were in our early teens. I think he was hoping we would hate it so much we would never, ever want another sip of wine for the rest of our lives. Thankfully we both grew up thinking there had to be better stuff out there. He drinks barolo. I love bordeaux. Thanks dad;-)!!!!!

Happy Birthday Gary!!!!!!!!! Hope you enjoy many more!!
QOD – The worst wine I ever had was definitely the first wine I ever had. My dad gave my brother and I each a big glass of nasty old chianti (from the basket weave bottle, probably something from the 70’s) when we were in our early teens. I think he was hoping we would hate it so much we would never, ever want another sip of wine for the rest of our lives. Thankfully we both grew up thinking there had to be better stuff out there. He drinks barolo. I love bordeaux. Thanks dad;-)!!!!!

Happy Birthday Gary!
QOD – Pink Fox from Les Bourgeois winery in Missouri. Drank it to celebrate the end of finals. Iâ??m not able to drink anything sweet after that.

Gary-
Happy 31st!
Here is to many, many more birthdays for you!
I love all the white zin’s – VERY funny!
🙂

Happy Birthday Gary. Cool episode. I didn’t know scores went that low. I remember those white Zin days. Anyway, worst wine would probably have to be the Bartles and Jaymes non-vintage wine cooler (if that counts), specifically the strawberry, and the fuzzy navel variety. Yes, they were cool once

Happy Happy GV!
’90 Roumier Morey-St-Denis? Nice! 325 “bones? Really nice! I assume you made arrangements to have the wine properly handled. At a place like CRU they probably expect it. Stuck to a single bottle since it was a “school night”?
QOD: Man, I’ve had plenty of bad wine, from Mad Dog to several different jug and box wines. Can’t really pinpoint the all time worst.

CLASSIC EPISODE!!!!

Happy B-Day Gary!

Yes, I’m back. Actually watched the episode now….it was great. Hmmm…worst wine. There were bottles of Sutter Home White Zinfandel way back when in college….but…there was also pink Riunite in the park summer before senior year of high school…(of course, my girlfriend at the time was also drinking it, so it wasn’t all bad….). But the worst “wine” I’ve ever had is a toss up. At college, they had a “Wines of the Bowery” party….Boone’s Farm Strawberry Wine, or was it the “Mad Dog” 20/20? That’s a tough one. Have to give it to the Boone’s Farm, I think.

C’mon, admit it, you downed that big glass of Woodbridge after the camera stopped rolling.
That’s a funny set-up by your staff, maybe they’ll surprise you again tomorrow and give you some wine you’ll like – maybe each will give you a different vintage of Dal Forno Amarone which I believe is still your only 100-pointer.

Worse wine I’ve ever drank?? –at least with White Zin (as you pointed out), it’s not substantial enough to be very offensive as a ~beverage~ so I can’t say it’s the worst wine.
The worst I’ve had is a German sparkler I got from TJ’s -I think it was $4- called ‘Schloss Biebrich’. It was like drinking turpentine with bubbles. 2 sips (just to make sure), then I used it as a drain cleaner.

-and Drew Rod: Bartles & Jaymes doesn’t count because they don’t contain wine (they’re made with malted liquor). The nickname “wine cooler” is a misnomer and you won’t find the word “wine” on the packaging.