I am saddened by this episode. Having not tasted the WOTY…ever…since I don’t spend 200 dollars to point chase wines, I was hoping that this would be a typical Brunello, exposing the world to an interesting and traditional region, and expanding the minds of the robotic sheep-like American drinking public. I apparently am wrong. How sad that everything that scores well tastes like alcoholic fruit juice. How very sad. I see the change, even in France, every time I go. The wines are loosing their typicity, their “terroir”, their character. But the thing is, its not just the wine. Its the buildings, the restaurants, the food, the people, the popular culture. The world is becoming more and more bland and uninteresting. Why pay 1000 dollars for a plane ticket to experience something different, a different culture, when you get there to discover basically what you left 5000 miles away. Just a horrible thought, but inevitable in my opinion.

Free shipping makes me feel guilty. I live so close. So how about you give me free shipping, and I give it back to you in exchange for…. MORE WINE!!!! I like that. Do you?

Looking forward to the tasting on Saturday!!! Yippee! I’ll be the one with the happy grin. Okay, one of the ones with the happy grins.

ZERO – please send me a shirt

QOTD

I love the free shipping and take advantage of it frequently. Free shipping and NO 8.25% Texas Sales Tax! That I love.

Dan (in Houston)

Yes on the free shipping.
But Gary is there anyway you could
make the boxes look like something
other than wine.” No honey this isn’t
more wine.. These are those business
books I was waiting for..” follow me.

Great show I give it a 90 plus.

You know, I think everything goes in cycles… Maybe now, the wine world is moving to one fruit bomb flavor as a lot of people are finding out about wines and lets face it. New drinkers tend to like the fruity flavors. However, I think that once there is homogenous flavor the wines that offer something different will begin to stand out and the big sellers will be precisely wines that are different and the wine world will move to different flavors once again. Those are my 2 cents…

-A

Oh common, all you locals quit whining. You get “free” shipping every day. Plus you can browse the entire WL stock by just walking down the aisle. Those two are bennies enough for y’all. YES YES YES on free shipping for the WLTV anniversary! Wooo hooo!

Great Episode Gary…
QOTD: How about FREE Wine and I’ll pay my own Shipping!!!
I would send you a picture of me in my Vayniac T-Shirt but I don’t have one…Maybe I can win one next time…

+CHEF
-Whenever someone asks what your making for dinner, tell them â??Reservationsâ?â?¦

G,
I am glad you retasted, I own a bottle of the Casanova and I am debating on when to open.

How long would you hold it for?

QOTD: Yes Free Shipping! Come on Gary Hook Us Up!

QOTD: HELLS YEAH!
WS is part of a conspiricy to push California and the cal style on the rest of the world, consequently I really don’t pay attention to their ratings. Gary V. on the other hand tells it like he sees it and is not in bed with any wine industry people. (at least I don’t think so.)

Hey Gary, you never rated the Casanova this time. Usually “Air-ache” saves your @$$ on this too!

QOD-Definite YES for free shipping. Screw you locals, we can’t get there for the tastings and browse in the store

QOD-Definite YES for free shipping. Screw you locals, we can’t get there for the tastings and browse in the store

QOTD: By all means. Yes, he should give free shipping for one year! I’m all for that.

Answer: Zero (what am I, #52?)

On to better things. A basketball or tennis challenge? I’ve been planning on making the trip up the turnpike to your wine shrine (hmm, I wonder if anyone has that url?) and now I have even more incentive. Getting to meet GV and then spank him like a baby in tennis AND basketball! Now how much fun would that be? Especially since I’m probably twice his age.

Wager: A bottle of Dominus at each sport. 2 out of three sets in tennis (trust me, it will only be two) and a game of one-on-one to 20 by 2s and then a game of H-O-R-S-E. Hey, I’m an old man. I need a break.

Great show Gary. I’ll get you a movie clip by Wednesday. I guess a clip of me looking like Peyton with a monkey on his back that he throws at the camera is out of the question?

Cheers!

QOTD – Yes to free shipping to Canada
Gary, Gary, Gary. You are so lucky that I live in Ontario as I would wup your ass…..like dribbling around you, then dunking on you and throwing you in the east river ass wupin’ If you are ever in Toronto, please let me know and I’ll get a court and a kick as bottle of wine to sooth your bruised ego with.

QOTD – Yes to free shipping to Canada
Gary, Gary, Gary. You are so lucky that I live in Ontario as I would wup your ass…..like dribbling around you, then dunking on you and throwing you in the east river ass wupin’ If you are ever in Toronto, please let me know and I’ll get a court and a kick as bottle of wine to sooth your bruised ego with.

I think the answer is -5 by the way I win!
thank you.

G,
Forgot to ask what type of videos do you want?
Intros, parodies, tastingsâ?¦?

GV,
You are the man…..
QOTD: Free Shipping for all!

dude – i will play your Eurasian azz in hoops any day! you want a piece of this 6’6″, 225# Brooklyn Bred you best not come in with some soft Dirk or bombin’ from the perimeter Drazen game. i will send you back to NJ with your tail between your legs!

go free shipping!!!

dude – i will play your Eurasian azz in hoops any day! you want a piece of this 6’6″, 225# Brooklyn Bred you best not come in with some soft Dirk or bombin’ from the perimeter Drazen game. i will send you back to NJ with your tail between your legs!

go free shipping!!!

Gary should go on a WLTV tour of the U.S. for the 1 year anniversary. Boston, Philly, D.C., Chicago, and LA.

(5 + 5) – (5 – 5) = 10

G,
Forgot to ask what type of videos do you want?
Intros, parodies, tastingsâ?¦?

Comment 67: By SoCal on February 15th, 2007 at 7:32 pm e

ANYTHING U WANT!!!!!!!!!

QOTD: absolutely!!

hoops league in the summer!? i’ll drive down from NH for that!! maybe a little one-on-one side bet?

I don’t care about free shipping, TS. Add an emoticon with a raspberry!
However, since I can’t use free shipping, the equivalent value in wine will be acceptable, Gary.

Hey, aktormedic. You need to join us for a local tasting. I know you’re nearby, so try to get here. You never know what will show up on the table – especially when TampaSteve drops in.