Great evening ahead. It starts with Gary, and now Netflix has delivered Borat.

I use Excel to manage my cellar. I don’t like anything that I can’t use without the internet.

Zins ROCK-I especially like the ones from Paso. Hey, why don’t you do an episode on Paso Robles? They’re making some terrific wines there (I’ll be there in May for the wine festival).

Btw, you’re obviously a charter member of the Lionel Richie fan club. Way to many Lionel references lately. Update the IPod buddy.

Classic Vaynerchuk – Herbal candy? Riccola? P to third power all in a row(polished, profound, pure) Blueberries and pepper hookin’ up at the 10th grade dance, Riding a bull in a china shop throwing dodgeballs, the classic ” old world leave the room”, and to top it off a sweet Lionel Richie reference. Awsome episode. QOTD: Cork’d

Cellartracker.

I’m a lurker who is feeling bad for Gary because he doesn’t get enough comments. I manage my wine rack by writing a note on the bottle when I buy it so I won’t forget what it was and why I bought it and then I put the reds on the bottom and the whites toward the top and drink them and then do that all again.

I enjoy Wine TV and tell all my wine loving friends about it. They love it now too. But I don’t feel like having any more “stuff” right now so I didn’t call them and tell them to write.

I’m a lurker who is feeling bad for Gary because he doesn’t get enough comments. I manage my wine rack by writing a note on the bottle when I buy it so I won’t forget what it was and why I bought it and then I put the reds on the bottom and the whites toward the top and drink them and then do that all again.

I enjoy Wine TV and tell all my wine loving friends about it. They love it now too. But I don’t feel like having any more “stuff” right now so I didn’t call them and tell them to write.

QOTD- I have my own little invention going. Not efficient, but kinda fun and gives me something to do in my spare time. Separate lists for purchases and storage. Tasting notes are all in my head. Poor to average memory for everything else, great memory for wine.

Gary- Thanks for the Zin show. The ’02 Seghesio Cortina or Old Vine was the first Zin we tried…big family favorite and I still have a few bottles from that vintage.

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Nice, nice episode of a very nice, though “cubby-hole-type” varietal. In other words, Zinfandel has it’s place in Peyton’s household though he likes it.

No “heat” on the Four Vines? Need to place my order now.

Glad you gave kudos to Eddie Robinson. Amazing, truly amazing from LA!

Banana? Really . . . gotta have it.

QOTD: I utilize two sites, one developed by a fellow foodie/wine friend. http://www.cellar-masters.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CellarMastersApp and http://www.cellartracker.com

Sin Zin!

Hey Gary…you comment whore.

Love the zins man…love em. Let’s do a petit sirah show sometime!

yummy, zinfandel! good show, as usual, gary! QOTD:i think the term “manage” overstates my process by just a bit! i did break down and buy a (12 bottle capacity!) refridgerator/cooler unit and, of course there’s always my hall coat closet! i record each of my purchases on a florescent/day glo colored, spiral-bound, 3 x 5 card flip chart kinda thing; when i crack open a bottle i make sure to record the date i opened it and my first (and second)impressions of nose and taste on the bottle’s handy little card. the system seems to work so far.

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Just leaving ya data, sweetheart.

No doubt, one of my favorite episodes, just because Zin is, and I dislike to admit, maybe my favorite varietal. Gary, you didn’t score the Four Vines Dusi Ranch; I wish you had. I’d buy any of the four wines presented in a heart beat. QOTD: Up until very, very recently, I was keeping a log on a Excel spreadsheet, but for lack of time, I’ve stopped doing it. For one, it helps me keep track of what I like, or what I have enjoyed the most recently, and also what wines to stay away from. For two, tells me how much wine I’m drinking in a year, and how many different wines I’ve tried.

On a separate note, Gary, I took advantage of the Bordeaux coupon offered today via e-mail. I went for a half-case of the Chateau Valrose Cuvee. THANKS SO MUCH! Really, thanks so very much.

Hey! A Zinfandel episode! Thank you, Gary.
Gotta say, never had cactus juice.
QOTD – I use a Word doc, but thinking about putting everything on CT.
My classic Zin pairing… Anything BBQ.

I forgot to say.. space for winekeeping is the big thing, perhaps for most serious wine lovers. It’s becoming a problem for me. That is.. not enough space for wine keeping and collecting. I have one of those Samsung 29-bottle fridges. It is very nice, specially the thermostat feature. 29 bottles is obviously nothing. I keep some bottles in my kitchen refrigetator, for lack of any other cool place to keep bottles. Other than that, I have no other cool place in my apartment to keep wine. There’s a wine club in Panama, called Vino Club, and supposedly, for the $100 yearly fee, they also provide their members some wine cellar space. I’m not a member, but I suppose I should be. Wine storage room is a big thing.

YES you were missed. I got so excited about having a second chance at winning something free, though, that I spaced out for part of the episode. Must e-mail friends to comment.

CellarTracker

Well, you brought me out Gary.
QOTD: I use Cellar Tracker.
Thanks for expanding my palate and my wine knowledge. You’ve started a passion for wine in a younger drinker – I’m indebted to you! Well, actually I think I’ve spent enough at Winelibrary.com that we’re even… 😉

Oh but I kid. Really, thanks!

Good episode Gary. Zinfandel is one of my favorite varietals. Hadn’t tried it with rabbit. That’s a culinary leap for me, but I’m open to trying it.

QOTD: I use corkd.com to manage my wine. Probably no surprise that my screenname there is MatthewL.

Cheers!

CaptM,
Zin is a favorite in our house- It is my wifes absolute favorite so we drink alot of it-

QOTD: I just have a document on my computer that contains info on all the wines that spark my interest. If I manage to acquire anything on the list, I note how many bottles are in my possession right alongside the rest of the info (in its own column, actually). I keep track of tasting notes, images (of the labels), prices, scores, and approximately when I ought to plan on drinking them. In fact, that leads me to a question (or a request, rather) for YOU, Chuk-man: would you be so kind as to tell us when we ought to pop the bottles you review??? I don’t mind tasting something in its youth when I’ve got multiple bottles to experiment with, but sometimes I feel as if I’ve stolen the life away from an innocent child. And if I only have a bottle or two, abortions of that sort can be a real tragedy. That’s right, Gary, for the low, LOW, price of a few extra words per episode, you can do your part to help STOP THE MURDER OF EMBRYONIC WINES!!! 😀

btw, if you’re wondering about my other comment on this page (#70), it’s just a sophomoric 69 joke. I’m a little bit loopy today –> haven’t slept much.

What do you use to track your cellar Gary?

Gary, no score on the Four Vines? I was just talking about them (four vines) with some friends yesterday and we were going to try and find some. So tomorrow could you up date us with a score? Please. Ohhh and THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE ZIN SHOW, WE ALL LOVE THEM. If you want to do more we will not complain.

Nice topic. Zinfandel is just about my favorite, so I was happy to see a show devoted to it. QOTD – Hah! If only I could afford to have enough wine that it required something special to manage it! Maybe someday. For now, I have a small enough inventory that I just keep it in my head.

yes, definitely, we like your winecasts here. Def one of the best. Keep up the good work and i hope to make it over to the Library one of these days whilst in Joisey. What is your take on Long Island wines/wineries? Going on a wine tasting, limo-bus riding birthday party in May for a second time but probably won’t make it through to too many wineries. (Just 14 of us but enough to cause a ruckus.)

yes, definitely, we like your winecasts here. Def one of the best. Keep up the good work and i hope to make it over to the Library one of these days whilst in Joisey. What is your take on Long Island wines/wineries? Going on a wine tasting, limo-bus riding birthday party in May for a second time but probably won’t make it through to too many wineries. (Just 14 of us but enough to cause a ruckus.)