LARS!

Dude, you rock!
I gotta get you on the Tiki Bar TV Chat Room with me some time…

Your fellow Minnesotan, Tangaroa!

PS: You are such a hoot, Lars.

GARY!
You are 3 sigma kind of guy.
Thank YOU!

D—-
“Your Typical Over Oaked
California Fruit Bomb”
V——

PS: Go Vikes (9 – 4!)

That’s it, it’s all done. There is nothing left to do. That was over the top and Fridays have become my favorite WLTV day. I don’t know how you can top this but I’m sure you have ideas.

For the first time ever…I am speechless!

and my side hurts

That was amazing. As Matt from Barossa mentioned, I think this will become the quintessential reference material to point to when a friend asks â??how do you taste all that in wine?â?

Brilliant, man. Simply Brilliant.

Hey Tangaroa…

Another Purple People Eater, you betcha!

Tiki Bar TV rocks. Dat ain’t no spittin’ stuff der. I’ve wanted to make Lala a Mrs. Lars for a long time now, don’t ya know.

Oh, yeah. Tanks Wine Guy for puttin’ on da intro. But, don’t tink I didn’t notice dat ya changed the score of the game over and behind da sofa, der. Da Jets are goin’ down.

Lars

That was insane. I laughed so hard I think I tore something.
NO TAR ?!?

Awesome episode.
Missing: Tobacco, Tar, Spiderwebs…
QOTD: Yes, plan to start small focusing on the items in the big reds that I prefer to drink.

Holy crap! That was awesome. Gary you are the Man!

Wow.. just wow. I hope you drank some of that Cristal.

QOD: I think we’ll definitely try this some day. I would add some grapefruit. Leather! Tobacco! Pomegranite.. and I want to see you pour the pepper on the strawberry Jam!

Wow….

Oh my -god-. That face Gary made when he had the white pepper made him look like Guernere from Band of Brothers.

And SS Chris… I want to see a SS entry for that!

Well well well i think we have all out done ower selfs this time. Lars!!! Awsome.. I an A newbie to the state of Minnesota but a long LONg time Viking fan. you hit the nail on the head. Ohhh and gary….. you got the right score on the Cristal. well you said 87 points I would say this sparkler is WAY over rated!

Loved the episode. ahve a good weekend guys.

P.S. Lars Saw you at the Anny get your gun on Brodway about ….. how ever long it was. Great preformance!!

This episode only further intensifies my belief that Gary will one day rule the world.

I spent almost 2 years getting paid to taste chocolate the way you taste wine. I have to say that I agree with you completely. Because I grew up with a very diverse palette I got very good at chocolate tasting and since have become a great taster of just about everything from wine and beer to cheese and fine foods in general. I have to become sensitive to different flavors and smells, and I totally commend you for tasting a rock and trying dirt.

You should smell and taste different types of wood, like redwood, oak, cedar, etc…. it’s very helpful. Also different nuts and seeds, like sunflower, flax, hazelnut, and my ultimate favorite, where I get tons of crap for, ACORN! Everyone always wonders how on earth I know what acorn tastes like, but… when you grow up in the countryside, as a kid, sometimes you eat things you shouldn’t. I taste acorn very often in things.

Oh, there are so many more things out there that should be tasted. One should make a point to pick out some unusual things in the grocery store every once and a while… Always work on diversifying the palette!

I admire the dedication!

Well, you certainly earned the Cristal. Sounds like fun actually: all I need is some pineapples and a gallon of gasoline!

Yes we all just witnessed a party in garys mouth

I think dirt and cristal are a good pairing, I usually pair my cristal with a urinal cake.

RE: Comment 49: By Ken, ken how does a camels toe taste? is it good?

Loved the episode Gary. I watched it with my 2 1/2 year old son and he scream Vay – Ner – Chuck!!!! You are reaching the next generation

Matty Van,
Camel toe is one of the most haunting and ancient flavors on the planet.

A definate classic. Gary…you ROCK!!!
Hilarious.
But you forgot the worm heads!! 🙂

This post officially ends my lurker status!

Great episode! I think this is an excellent idea. This is certainly a huge scope of flavors to do in one sitting, but I definitely want to try it in smaller batches. I think one thing that helps is when you’re eating something you haven’t had before (or even something you have, but feel you might taste it in wine sometime), try to isolate it from the other flavors in the food you might be tasting. I’m sure that sounds somewhat vague, but I find that you sometimes really need your mind to think about and process the flavor for it to make an impact.

As for stuff you didn’t taste, what do you think about the tastes of [good] beer? Some hops have crazy botanical flavors combined with pleasant acidity. Going further, some yeasts give you that fruity, estery taste that I think is really good to have in your mental palette.

Holy crap! That was the funniest episode ever. The ending with the Cristal was unreal!!!

Rediculous…OBNOXIOUSLY FUNNY

Definately forgot a bunch of stuff, but I’m sure you’ll taste them in your spare time. Maybe all the Vaniacs, instead of sending pickles, can send “palate tuners” for you to taste on air. Maybe I’ll bring by a can of worms. 😀

Best part is when you eat the cloves and can’t talk…hilarious. That’s two shows in a row you had me rollin’. Keep it up.

What r u crazy spitting out Cristal…that was like a $20 NYC club spit there. 😛

Simply Awesome. I have never seen anything like it and I’m sure I never will. Definitely an inspiration for those of us interested in developing our own palate. The dirt was, quite frankly, unreal. There is no other site on the web where one can find this kind of edutainment! You rock Gary! jp

BRILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLIANT! By far the best episode yet!! Hysterical. Laughed so hard I woke up my 2 year old.

You forgot to taste the grasshoppers and lizards! 😉

If you want to give up on this wine things someday you might have a 2nd career teaming up with Bam, Johnny Knoxville, and Steve-O!!!

This is REAL CLASSIC!
Great intro, Lars!

Gary, great job,

so many flavors, so little time!

You forgot lychees (even canned are pretty tasty), raw meet like in good syrah, pine cone (very seasonal now), fresh mint/spearmint, coriander, eucalyptus (like in cabernet-you can buy eucalyptus oil in some drug stores) and lavender.
How about bay leaves?
No warm backs today?
Saddle leather, graphite, pencil shavings (chinon), sour cherry,
water melon, different melons,

petrol (Riesling),
and many more – I can consult you on flavors!
Horse manure, barnyard stuff,
Nutmeg!
Other than that-Michael and I totally enjoyed this show. He got excited when you tasted coco puffs but called them chocolate puffs by mistake!
Thank you.
Letâ??s move on!

Lars — That intro was incredible. I was a little scared and disturbed yet completely amused. I could totally tell we had a pro on our hands while watching that…

Gary,

Will gourmet library debut anytime soon? I’m looking at your flyer which lists #6941 Burrata (this stuff is heaven), 5416 Explorator, 6169 La Tur, etc. and they all actually show up on Wine Library as sold out. I was surprised to find them actually searchable on the site. What’s the story? When will we be able to order great cheeses and food products from you?

Plus after this episode you may be underestimating the out of state marketplace’s appetite to sample Garden State dirt.