first? who cares…

#1 is so lame

2….. so cool.

yeah top 10

content to follow post viewing!
🙂

ill take 3 and 4 whatever.

Top Tenzzzz yo!

Top something

Is it time to stop with the top ten stuff?

QOTD: Some subtitles would be nice for the foreign trips. Maybe my hearing is taking a turn for the worse, but I find it difficult to hear nearly everyone but Gary.

Great concept. This Bordeaux blend seems to work. Very informative.

I think they have Gary miced and when people get close to him we’ll hear what they are saying?

I think they have Gary miced and when people get close to him we’ll hear what they are saying?

Damn, one of these days I will get top 10!

Hey Gary

QOTD: How to make the trip vid’s better?

1. Take along this awesome guy John Witherspoon, great wine tasting companion
2. I would like to second a comment someone made yesterday, is to pop the names up of the people at the winery you are tasting with.
3. To reiterate a comment I made yesterday, and to build upon the above comment, pop up or have the vintages that you are currently tasting. It is kind of hard to follow/hear which vintage you are tasting.

Again, a great episode, I really love ’em.

J DUB

thanks for posting this finally! was really looking forward to the conclusion of our boy wonder’s travels.

same bat time, same bat channel!

Gary,
I like you local reviews better. More lively and fun to watch. This was like watching a home movie. Uncle Burt and Gary. The video and sound quality didn’t help.

Again, well done Gary. I agree, it is likely that Chateau Sansonnet will no longer be flying “under the radar” after hearing your reports and after getting a taste of it at the WLTV party. Great segment, I enjoyed this chateau the most.

The sansxonnet thing was completely awsome for the lack of a better word. I felt present. Thank You! What’s the name of that man?

Sansonnet was a good segment, could have still been cut down dramatically in post to speed things up, would have been great if you miced the wine blender gentleman you tasted/blended with along with a quick bio of who he is before the segment started. The later part dragged a bit, not as captivating as Sansonnet, but that blind tasting contraption was pretty sick. QOTD: Petty basic and easy, next time invest some $ and hire a two person docuvideo team. One to deal with sound and the other to deal with photography. That way you take the amatuer feel out of the piece. If you can’t swing that, then send the guy you use to some local college video tech classes. It’s all about putting you in a good ‘light’ and making sure bad sound doesn’t distract from all the great comments and experiences you (Gary) are bringing to the film. Looking forward to the South Africa, South America and Australia (hope you hit New Zealand too) trips! Sounds amazing!
Cheers!

Gary, Gary, Gary,
What an absolutely wonderful treat. You, hanging with some of the most important folk in the French wine world! Did you think it would evolve to this?! All your hard work is paying off. Thrilled watching.
QOTD: I think a second camera is an absolute must. Better mics. Let us know the names of the people you’re interacting with. I enjoy the docu-style. Preserve the rustic, flying by seat-of-your-pants quality at all costs. Too slick a video would be the kiss of death.
Excellent work overall.

Love the episodes Gary.

QOTD:

Better mic’ing. I had to use headphones to hear some of the conversations. Sub-titles listing those in attendance. Name, varietal, vintage of what you are tasting as you taste it (as you work your way down a long table, just a quick shout-out, eg. 2004 Sansonnet Cab Franc)

Was that guy at Sansonnet Stéphane Derenoncourt?? Heard tons about him but never saw his face…I think he worked at Del Yerro in Spain so that’s why I thought it was him when you mentionned it…
That absolutely rocked!I think we are all pretty knowledgeable about how wine is made, but I learned lots of things throughout that episode… Amazing to see them go to! Great “work” if we have to call it that!

Gaaah! Chateaux, not chateau’s …not even chateaus. Since when do apostrophes mean plural in English?

Karen,
You’re right, bien sur. I’m sure Berlitz is on the phone as we speak.

Agree with everyone- audio sucks, all volume settings at 100% and still can’t hear. Gary, what happens to your comments on the road? We like them. Perhaps the French intimidate you. It has been my experience that when in France if you speak even a LITTLE French they warm up to you so much more. I hate to say it, Gary, but I don’t think those high end French people understand our inflections such as: “incredible juice”, “That’s obnoxious” and perhaps worst of all “nice”. Sorry to sound like a downer, but I have to admit I cringed a bit during these shows. But if you’re gonna buy $100,000.00 of wine who cares what you say! Always love the show and loook forward to hearing about the SF party.