my ? of the day: Who sent in their picture with Jeff Black? Saw him perform in February…solid

Nice show, I like the evolution of the twitter, good way to segway into the ending of the show. Spanish wines, I’m batting around .234 with those guys to where I’m more like .750 with French and .620 with Californian.
QOTD: Rad! Exactly what I’ve been wanting to happen to the wine world for quit a few years. Thanks Gary!

Rocky 3 was the Mr. T saga (and oh how we all love the homo-erotic moments on the beach w/ Carl Weathers…good times); speaking of which- could Mr. T take Drago…or would they simply punch each other out of contention all together?
I feel like stat boy Tony Reali on Pardon the Interuption- the dude that corrects you constantly. Everyone needs a ball buster though, right?

QOTD: It is T H I S A W E S O M E.
You know we love you too!
When I actually start a cellar, I will take your wise advice, splurge on a few fine wines recommended by you, and bought from your store, because what you do for the Vayniacs is the epitome of awesome.

QOTD:

I would say that collectivley speaking, WLTV has been just as much of a blessing to the Vayniacs as it has been to you. We Vayniacs more and more each day are becoming more enlightened with wine knowledge, and speaking for myself, your show has called into question my career path.

When I graduate in two weeks, I will have a communications degree which I have always planned on applying to marketing or public relations, but I’m begining to believe I can “make it” someday as a food and wine writer. Food and wine has always been a special thing to me since I began watching Iron Chef eleven years ago, but I always thought it would be just a fun hobby. I mean, c’mon… be successful in the food industry? Thinking about that made visions of coffee shop day job-ers pop into my head just waiting for their big moment in Hollywood….waiting and waiting and waiting….

But watching WLTV has encouraged me. You took a vision and worked hard at it, and it turned out to work. If it didn’t would you have felt like a failure? NO! Because that’s part of the entrepreneurial spirit… the courage to take a good risk, knowing it might not always work out – these are the people that end up becoming successful. It’s sort of like recording a song in one take. Sometimes it just clicks, but usually you’ve got to work at something for awhile and get it just right, sort of like a business idea.

I know I can write, so why not start thinking about the steps necessary to reach my goal in 5 or ten years?

Thanks once again Gary,

Garret Nagle

QOTD: It is super awesome number one.

It would be awesome to have the cellar times of the wines in future episodes too.

uncomfortable high-fivin’ man-to-man love on the beach. too funny, g. and yeah, QOTD: pretty awesome. I’d disagree a little with your starting the wine cellar answer. I mean, splurge, sure, but one of the ways to really figure out what you’re into is to compare the high-end sh!t with the lower end–how about a 90 pt. $40 Cab with a 91 pt. $20 Cab (e.g., both rated by the same person?). Cheers, bro.

QOD: Not only is this incredibly awesome, it’s INSANELY, LUDICROUSLY awesome. I love the show, the forums, and the WINE. Gary, you are creative, funny, dedicated and have managed to amass a group of intelligent, humorous, and all around wonderful people in one spot. All of us together, we are the phenomenon. So, to Gary and all the Vayniacs, keep it up.

Great show. Agreed with Comment 26: By Dave H how “you get disappointed to have a whole episode where you canâ??t really recommend anything, but thereâ??s nothing like hearing, â??this wine is VERY one-dimensional, and that dimension is crap!â? every once in a while.” Big Ditto!

and Twitter was great today. I enjoy you answering questions like the last two days. Fantastic. Keep up the great work.

WLTV simply rocks!

Great show as always G,
To bad the wines are not up to par.
QOTD: this is awesome…I am siting here drinking the Franciscan Magnificant 2002 I twittered about thinking this is the future. I agree I think that my interactions with others has increased due to technology. Isn’t life is great.

QOTD: It’s great

I do talk to more people because of the technology. It’s just different. Not bad just different. Hey without it I wouldn’t keep in touch or gotten to know GV

Qotd: WLTV is the best….I promise that I am not a jerk….I will send a picture….Thanks for the episode!

they say Charlie Parker never did the same solo twice and you my friend have never done the same show twice! that was top shelf even (though the wine didn’t bring the thunder). you were snapping off one-liners like a metronome.

Qod:Awesome like a spring day.

Yeah – he liked the Prima (4 btls in the basement). One reason to expect it would be good – the winemaker (taken from another site): Mariano Garcia established his reputation at the world-renowned Vega Sicilia in Spain’s Ribera del Duero region, where he was the winemaker for 30 years from 1968 to 1998 when he decided to produce his own wines. Good region + good producer = good wine.

I’ll say it again, WLTV has exposed me to wines I (and hundreds of others like me) would never have considered otherwise. You get one life, mine is enriched by the wines I’ve tried because of WLTV.

Isn’t the crap dimension in the Twilight Zone?

Tyson was only beatable when he stopped training and lost focus. No one would ever have beat him in his prime. No one.

There are golden plums.

Antiquate? Try equate.

Rocky IV = Terrible. They don’t high five in Rocky IV.

QOTD: Pretty awesome. 233 is a big number.

Big G, You my Vino tasting friend are seriously hyped. I love it. Keep it up man. I can hear them out there and their nervous, that’s right, there is a little Pucker goin on, because they know Big Gary is bringing the Thunder. NICE!

QOD = IT’s the awesomest, raddest and coolest thing in Wine.

1 for 4 today and a shaky 1 at that. Well that sux. Pick some better wines tomorrow.

QOTD: How awesome?

I found WL by Googling “free Shipping wine”, began watching WLTV in the 170’s or 180’s (haven’t missed one since). I’ve since gone back and not only watched episodes 1 through 109 (so far) but have read EVERY comment of EVERY episode I’ve watched! (Okay, so I’m easily amused). Just awesome stuff. I figure I’ll complete the cycle in a week or two, be forewarned the logical progression will be the forums (don’t say you weren’t warned). Keep up the great work, it really is a service to the community and, to boot, will surely generate customer loyalty. Your joy is contagious, something to look forward to each day.

I’ve decided to overlook the whole Jet’s thing, nobody is perfect (except maybe SS Chris). I think I’m safe for awhile. Judging by his comments tonight he’s stuck inside until the swollen head reduces (Hi Chris!)

Yeah, tried the Piedra Azul a month ago and also thought it was bad. What is up with Jay Miller? Seriously Gary – how can a supposedly good critic get a wine so wrong? I know sometimes it’s about palate differences, but come on. QOTD: wicked awesome.

Love todays episode man.

Gary,
Don’t sweat the wines today, you can’t win em all. You’ve allowed us to try 100x the number of wines we would ever experience on our own, so much appreciated.

QOTD: This is really something special, keep it rolling, everyone is winning here!

Gary-
I want to thank you for
working on keeping it clean!!!
I do greatly
APPRECIATE
all that you do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
🙂

As always, Gary, love the episode! QOD: This is RIDONCULOUSLY awesome!!!

Gary:

You are always asking for constructive criticism and compliments, so here is my take on things: I have noticed in the last few episodes that you have been trying to keep from cursing during the show and thank you for that. Keep up the good work and please try to exclude all “colorful language” – I have a 14 year old who likes learning about wine and watching the show, but I would prefer to not expose him to cursing, if possible. Thanks for trying to keep it clean, for Quentin’s sake.

Louisiana George

Gary- Great advice on the cellar. I’ve been buying wines I don’t think I like, such as sauterne, spatlese, red burgundy, slowly but surely. Goes hand-in-hand with your other good advice that my palate will change…seeing that one already. Cheers my friend!