Gary,,, Loved Conan on you tonight! I didn’t really get it and i drink wine all the time, but it was hillarious!

well done. I’m glad to see the wrist band and keeping it fun with Conan, you didn’t tell him to give it a sniffy, sniff though. That Conan is TALL ! Did you chat up Ann Curry to possibly get on the Today show ??

G-
I’ve never really been a fan Merlot, even before Sideways. I never though it was bad, I just didn’t like the mouthfeel. My wife, on the other hand, has always really enjoyed it. HEY, it’s her birthday on Friday, so perhaps I’ll choose a good Merlot when we go out to dinner that night.:)

It’s 11:12pm in LA and I can’t stay up. I’ll be watching you on my Tivo tomorrow.

QOTD: I started drinking wine after Sideways, but absolutely haven’t let it change my consumption (exept for buying less Pinot because it seems IMPOSSIBLE to find one at a decent price these days). I still make it a point to never buy the same bottle twice, and constantly seek out new varietals and wines from regions that I’ve never had wines from before. Without doubt, WLTV has affected my wine consumption (for the absolute better) than anything out of Hollywood.

Gary, you were spectacular at Conan’s!!
Great moment!
You are universal now!!!!

Woa Panoca you were quick on that, already sent him an email too… was laughing my ass of!

Woa Panoca you were quick on that, already sent him an email too… was laughing my ass of!

Did you guys see that second to last wine with the motor oil for “pallate training”… that would have been a disaster but worth it hahaa

I don’t drink wine but I just wanna say that I love your personality and because of you I’m starting to think of getting into it 🙂

I was so excited to see you on Conan! Wow! Vaynerchuk is on the up and up.

I don’t have a TiVo and I was working when this aired. Does anyone have a copy or do you think you’ll put the clip on the site, Gary?

Excited to see it!

Just saw the Gary Conan. I fell out of my chair it was so funny.

Argh! I got so wrapped up in the Mpls. bridge issue (being from there originally) that I completely flaked on watching “Late Night.” Anybody post it online?

Used to be a Merlot drinker, but then I started watching WLTV and wised up!

QOTD: Loved *good* Merlot and Pinot before seeing Sideways and equally afterwards.

I liked the film, but what really depressed me was buying Pinot after the film came out – it risked running the gauntlet of the wine store rep. knowingly enquiring if I’d “watched Sideways recently”. Thank god that’s in the past.

Numero 200! Better late than never.

Good show, I have always liked to quaff the Falesco Merlot. Not bad. Duckhorn is quite good and always keep a bottle around for my Merlot homies.

QOTD: I was a pinot fanatic (member of the Oregon Pinot Noir Club) before Sideways and grinned from ear to ear while watching it. As for Merlot, the movie did not sway me to drink less of it since it did not play a big part of my cellar in the first place.

Congrats on Conan! It was great.

Great Show. I started drinking Wine with Merlot…ok, after White Zinfandel, but that was high school. We basically only drank Merlot or Shiraz at home. Until WLTV that is. Thanks Gary for that.

Just watched the Conan show after I recorded it. That was great. Dueling cigar and dirt chewing!

Sideways didnt change my view on Merlot. I liked it, and still do. I think Merlot can bring some realllly interesting wines to the table.

Sideways did change my pinot perception. Since then, I tried some more Pinots.

Gary-

Great Show….QOTD: Started drinking wine when the show came out…originally liked pinot noir a lot more. Don’t drink as much now.

You did a show with KanonKop Pinotage 2004….I found some 2000 bottles, they were awesome….curious, what is your thoughts on Pinotage. Can you explain this grape varietal for a rookie wine enthusiast

It’s not that Merlot’s bad … it’s just that it’s extremely, well, average. It’s kinda like a vinyl-sided McMansion with off-the-shelf stainless steel appliances: it’s suitable/adequate, predictable, and rather boring

Stones and cigars!!. Awesome show on Conan, It was the bes guest, couldn’t stop laughing, I got into watching winelibrary and I don’t even like wine

Hollywood did in fact influence me…. I have yet to drink a pinot noir that I truly do like….but that’s just me, always open to suggestions.
Didn’t get to see the Conan/Vay~ner~chuk show last night, when is somebody gonna post that thing on youtube so I can watch.

Yo Gary !!
You done brought da Merlot Thunder! I agree
wit you about Parker, I’ve drank many wines
scored high (90 & up) by Parker that were
RAAAAAAUUNCHEEEEEEEE.

QOTD: Never was a great merlot fan, Sideways
or not.

Good job on Conan last night!

Next time you get this opportunity, make sure you taste some wine you know is going to have the oak monster or something interesting, so you can share with that larger audience what we get to see every day – your amazing passion and no-holds-barred unbiased entertaining comments.

QOTD: I’m pissed at Sideways, because it jacked up the Pinot prices. On the other hand, I am grateful to Sideways for increasing tourism to Lodi wineries. It didn’t affect my feelings on Merlot. Just like other wines, if it’s well-made, then I like it. If it’s wimpy, I don’t.

You made Conan eat dirt!!! You’re the man Gary! Great job.