I guess spitting in a generic black bucket is like drinking Lafite out of a plastic Solo cup….(and that’s from a Big Blue fan…somethings missing without that Gang Green tub)

QOD: WLTV….helps me unwind after a 10 hour, 50 patient day….dont change a thing…keep it light, and keep it real…

I like the Zins that I have tried….I will try some new ones….I have read that Zinfandel is considered America’s varietal….Qotd: Golf

Nice story. Stay away from LA.
QOTD – no doubt it’s CHOCOLATE!

quite possibly one of the funniest stories I have heard on WLTV!! The grandma in a three point stance is priceless! QOTD: Reeses peanut butter cups!

From a former lurker in Colorado….

Not exactly a Zin, but have you done any tastings of Orin Swift’s The Prisioner. Good Juice!

great show! QOTD: fruity pebbles with whole milk

What the hell did you do, Gary?

It was fine when it was quicktime – now it serves up slower than molasses, with constant interruptions in playback for rebuffering.

Go back to the old video format!!!

Hilarious story, no grandma’s like that here …
QOTD: profiterolles, I can’t stay away from them.

QOTD: Eating massive ammounts of fried chicken.

My .02 If you don’t support what you like who will?

Sounds like you had fun with the Po Po. 🙂
The SKY Zin looks like one worth looking into.

Alright GV…you put the heat on me at the end of that episode. I have been lurking for quite sometime now, and I promise to devote my 10¢…err..2¢ to you, and to the rest of the wine world from now on.
1st, sorry to hear of your legal troubles. 2nd, wonderful show. I’ve been really interested in the Trinitas and Coppola Zins you tasted today. We sell both of them at the store here in Wisco.

QOTD: My guilty pleasure would probably have to be a big fat hunk of Wisconsin Cheese and a nicely paired wine ta boot.

Keep on shockin’ the wine world!

great story. Really excited to try some Red Zin.

QOTD: Guilty pleasure? Cheap beer. I love a nice Belgian or a Guiness but once in a while there is nothing better than a watery trashy beer.

PS Got my Wristband, Thanks picture coming as soon as I unpack my camera.

Picked up a SKY last night. I’m a sucker for a big Zin.

QOTD: Swayze Movies.

That was a great story, thanks for sharing. It would be awesome to sit with you at a Raiders / Jets game in Oakland some day. I would proudly sit next to you as you wear your Jets jersey!

Nice selection of Zinfandels.

QOTD: Beating up fans from other teams when they dress in non-Raider jerseys (just kidding.) Eating Capn’ Crunch cereal.

Great episode, great story, great to see some Zins reviewed.

QOTD: Hot wings with big reds.

Loved the Zin episode…..another learning experience for me…..your cop experience confirms my resolution to go to hell rather than visit LA again.

QOTD—After my wife goes to bed, I dig out the NY Cheesecake with a good glass of cab and I’m in heaven.
TP—Denver

Great shirt to spill wine on. How do you rate the Italian Super Tuscan vs. the US Zins? Good Info today.

QOTD: Dunkin Donuts. Goddamned f@&%ing Dunkin Donuts!
Doing great in the morning, having half a protien bar and a cup of coffee for breakfast, then someone walks in with a dozen donuts.. AAAHHHHHH. Like Homer Simpson and John Pinette at an all you can eat buffett.

Gary,

Great episode — you didn’t lie on Twitter!

That is a really, really good story. And you told it well. Had us set up waiting for Ryo to get arrested and then you got arrested too!!

I know that feeling: I got arrested once too, unpaid ticket which I challenged and then which was decided in my absence, so that there was a bench warrant. The cop was nice though and let me pick up bail on the way down to the station, at the ATM, driving slowly behind me all the way. My mom never would have found out, had it not been for a loudmouthed friend of mine.

What happened in your case though? They took your money but forgot to remove the bench warrant?
Or they kept the bench warrant because of the late fees and penalties only? LAME.

What was it that Woody Allen once said about LA in the late 70’s (to Diane Keaton in Annie Hall)?

“Why would you want to go to a city where the only cultural advantage is that you can make a right on red?”

Anyway, QOTD time: I guess my guilty pleasure would be Rittersport Chocolates in the dark blue pack (Vollmilch). I know it’s less than 50% chocolate, and so not real, but I buy at least one per week.

Not a lurker anymore.

I am shocked to discover how many people commented that they consider cheese and/or wine as a “guilty pleasure”! What’s to feel guilty about, especially HERE, as a WLTV supporter?! We all agree that wine and cheese are worthy, wonderful, respectable comestibles. Guilt free! Ha ha ha…

Hey, I’ve got to agree with Sierra Doc (Glenn) that Sierra Foothills zins bring the thunder and have for along time. Hats off to Buena Vista for making a great Haywood for the last dozen years. I thought SKY was a entry level vodka.

QOTD: Camembert and a Borossa Valley shiraz.

C’Ya in SF.

Ciao

wait, actually, I guess not THAT many people wrote it… I should really think before I post… also, I should be AWAKE first!! ;/

Holiday Weekend..LA cops out in full force protecting us from the crazy people…

Chips, Salsa….and wine margaritas!!

Sensei,

Glad you made it back from lala land…..I had a cop pull a gun on me in Eau Claire, WI. I was home from college (many years ago) and had not paid a traffic ticket in Phoenix (where I went to college) and somehow I ended up on a wanted felons list and the cops pulled there guns, handcuffed me and was hauling me in to the station when they learned my bail was $59. They decided it was a mistake and let me go…but was very scary!

We Love Zinfandels and will definatley try the Sky and Haywood. We really liked the 04 Gravity Hills Tumbling Tractor you tasted in the Thanksgiving wine episode last year and have been a big fan of Nalle Zins from Sonoma.

QOTD – buying and drinking wine and taking time each day to watch YOU!!

Grasshopper

QOTD: spice drops; can’t get enough of ’em! Also… *lowers voice* …every once in a while I’ll break down and listen to some 90’s-era Garth Brooks.

Thanks a ton for the your quick summary of the aging potential and current drinkability of each of the wines. That’s one consideration I wonder about every time. At the end of an episode I’m often left wanting to order some wine, but at the same time I’m asking myself, “How long should I wait before popping this stuff?” Thanks!!!

btw, I’LL SEE YOU IN SF!!!