This is an absolute epic! Sign me up on the flavor tour, pleazzzz!

Thanks Gary, great episode. I have a new one for you. Bandaids. They have that pharmacy smell and a mineral plastic taste.

Oh man, this episode is guaranteed to bring laughter into the world every time I watch it! And it’s been at least 10 times!

Next book should be about the experience of all the different things you’ve eaten and the wines they remind you of.

Great stuff GV!

This episode made me laugh really, really hard. And apparently the clove has been used as an analgesic for dentistry purposes in Asia, so it was amazing that it instantly numbed your tongue.
Aaaanddd.. this is my first comment! My friend discovered you and shared the love, and we’re spreading the word. We’re college kids (still under 21, unfortunately) but we’ve become fascinated and extremely intrigued by this show. I love the kinds of things you tasted on this episode, and I think it would be a great way for us to train our palates. We can’t wait until the big 21 arrives, but until then, we’ll be rabidly watching episodes.

Oh, and about WLTV in general, your energy is infectious and I love watching every single episode! Please come to SoCal to do a signing or something! We’ll totally be there!

Hi everyone, I stumbled on this site by accident and fell in love immediatly. I am new to the world of wine and I really like your style Garry, you make win really accessible and understandable.

I am bit confused about blackcurrant, you said that it was not the same thing as cassis. I always thought that blackcurrant is ‘cassis’ (in French, which is my native language) and redcurrant is ‘groseille’ (in French)

Could someone help me with this issue of blackcurrant vs cassis ?

Thanks

I’ve been a lurker for awhile and this is my first post. I watched this episode after Gary posted a link to it on twitter. I’ve been enjoying wine for almost a year now but I still don’t seem to have my palate trained well enough to pick out many flavors in the wine I am drinking.

I am now putting together a “Trust Your Pal Party” where I plan on inviting a group of friends over and splitting up buying the foods to taste between the group. I’m sure none of my friends have tried wet rock or many of the other ingredients; it should be a good time seeing the look on people’s faces.

I may even go as far as setting up a website for others to send out party invitations to set up their own “TYPP”. I’ll keep you posted on that.

Ok, so I finally have to post…so I am an American living in Switzerland, and I cannot find a job here, so I turned to WLTV for entertainment and a hobby while I sit at home alone. While trying to train my palate, I was rummaging about through the spice cabinet and came across “gewürznelken,” cloves in English. It definately numbs the mouth, but it has a very distinct smell, it reminds me of maybe a childhood candy, can somebody help me out on the smell, its bothering me. I am sure to lose sleep over this if I don’t figure it out…

Thanks, Heather

This is by far my favorite episode!

you. are. hilarious. i’m going out today and getting all sorts of currants and cloves. thanks for your show!

I love this episode. I found you on Revision 3 and my wife and I were so inspired we are going to start blogging about the wines we try. I’m the novice and she actually likes wine so this should be fun.

Seeing as there has not been a new episode for a couple days, I decided to watch this epic episode again. Quite the experiment in taste. I’ve been into trying new things I’d usually avoid because of this show. Great courage Gary. We should keep our palates open to new experiences.

I was wondering if you were going to try the poop…I guess that would be going a little too far…Great show

That was a marathon episode – only true Vayniacs can hang! But a classic ending!

awesome show

how about blood gary?

Fantastic!! first post newer viewer and love the show!!! Other stuff to taste??? other herbs sage…dill…vension carpaccio to get that run over deer taste…(actually had it and get and well love the flavor! Avocado honey is unreal and a wild flavor if you are looking for something different

Thanks so much Gary for doing this for us. I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this particular episode over the past months, but each and every time, I feel inspired to continue to build my own palate (tried starfruit the other day). Besides that, the episode is a lock solid guarantee to brighten my day.

Hey Gary,

Arrowroot is the stuff they make baby cookies out of. It’s a very subtile but good flavor. Try it again first. 🙂

You forgot Mellon (both honeydew and musk).
Excellent show. Looking forward to 499 and 500.

Awesome episode.. great stuff..

The ending was great. I will have to try something like this soon.

Dude, you’re the man! lol.
I’ve just started following your program through Revision3.
I gotta say i’m hooked man. I think i’m a Vayiac! Bring on the Thunder! and a little sniffy sniff for good measure. lol keep up the good work.

Awesome episode! Like many people I started following you because of Rev3, and now I am hooked! The jalapeno, dirt and cristal were the best! Just a tip: NEVER NEVER NEVER drink water if you eat hot peppers and your mouth is on fire! It only makes it worse. I am sure most other Texans and other southwesterners were laughing their asses off at you for that. Try milk or a good heavy beer like Guinness. I know your a vino kind of guy, but Guinness works wonders for hot peppers!

Hilarious. Facial expressions – priceless. I’ve been watching for just over a week, and I’m already enjoying my wine more. By the way, jalapenos really aren’t that bad. I’m sure some other Texans would agree.

My favorite episode thus far! Love the expressions and I have to say that this is a really good idea. Thanks to your show (yes I went back and started from the beginning) I am really getting into noticing the different smells and tastes of the wines I drink.

I think I may just hit up the store for my own palate education class.

been “lurking” for far too long…this is a great episode. I made a list and plan on trying everything. Do you know a grocery store in Atlanta where you can buy one of your socks and some NJ dirt?

if you do a new one, maybe try lychee, starfruit (ones I hear about), and then black-eyed peas and freshly killed deer (ones I tend to pick up in some wines…latter might be a little hard-core for the show). Or maybe, you could just do an “nose” show, and do gasoline, etc.

Keep up the good work, and please get Mangini to give the ball to Musa Smith…he did good things for my beloved Dawgs!

wow. Love the ending. Just recently started watching some of your episodes. But I like it. Wrote about it on my blog: http://gary.katsevman.com/blog/2008/08/11/learn-about-wine-at-winelibrarytv/