EP 305 THE BIG DAY

After almost 9 months of waiting and watching that damn number behind Gary go down and down and down the countdown finally hits ZERO and Gary finally tells us what it’s all about!

Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Black Pig AlbarinoSpanish Albarino

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  • Bigsigar

    Sweet!!!
    That is awesome Gary!!!

    Looking forward to participating!

  • Bigsigar

    Sweet!!!
    That is awesome Gary!!!

    Looking forward to participating!

  • TheThriller

    Awesome!!! I’m excited to be apart of this. The build up killed me…absolutely killed me. Thanks Gary.

  • TheThriller

    Awesome!!! I’m excited to be apart of this. The build up killed me…absolutely killed me. Thanks Gary.

  • Road Warrior

    Are Semi-Lurkers welcome? I am in!

  • jschulze

    Great surprise! I have read quite a bit about Crushpad and even thought about doing it myself. This will be a nice introduction without the significant cost. If it works out, who knows where this can go?

  • AlisonD

    I am sooooo going to Napa next year!! This is very exciting…Congratulations Gary!

  • Gary, AWESOME announcement. I’m excited. Count me in. Awesome job on the fake outs. I believed at least 3 of them. I was yelling at my computer, laughing, and calling you a jerk all at the same time. Cheers!

  • Road Warrior

    Are Semi-Lurkers welcome? I am in!

  • jschulze

    Great surprise! I have read quite a bit about Crushpad and even thought about doing it myself. This will be a nice introduction without the significant cost. If it works out, who knows where this can go?

  • Gary, AWESOME announcement. I’m excited. Count me in. Awesome job on the fake outs. I believed at least 3 of them. I was yelling at my computer, laughing, and calling you a jerk all at the same time. Cheers!

  • AlisonD

    I am sooooo going to Napa next year!! This is very exciting…Congratulations Gary!

  • I’d love to come, and then go to work to brag about “my” wine that I flew out to California to make! Even if I end up not being able to make it out there, I’ll be buying at least 4 bottles (1 to archive unopened, as the first-ever Vayniac wine ever made–Another to try out/drink on—2 for bragging rights, to bring to parties, so that people can try out MY wine 🙂

  • davidB

    Awesome, love the idea and once again you are putting forth some effort and doing sometghing for others, very nice. I’m in for bottles and if I can figure a way to get to SF and Napa I’im in fo that as well. An amazing opportunity to get involved in wine making, which I believe a lot of us have thought about doing at one time or another. Kind of goes back to that QOTD a whiel back doesn’t it???? For that I thank you.

  • I’d love to come, and then go to work to brag about “my” wine that I flew out to California to make! Even if I end up not being able to make it out there, I’ll be buying at least 4 bottles (1 to archive unopened, as the first-ever Vayniac wine ever made–Another to try out/drink on—2 for bragging rights, to bring to parties, so that people can try out MY wine 🙂

  • davidB

    Awesome, love the idea and once again you are putting forth some effort and doing sometghing for others, very nice. I’m in for bottles and if I can figure a way to get to SF and Napa I’im in fo that as well. An amazing opportunity to get involved in wine making, which I believe a lot of us have thought about doing at one time or another. Kind of goes back to that QOTD a whiel back doesn’t it???? For that I thank you.

  • SamIAm

    Woo-hoo! I am now particularly happy to live in Northern Cal. What a novel concept, Gary, that fits in so well with your manifesto.

  • Dusty

    bad ass. i’m sold. sign me up. very cool thing you’re doing. i don’t know gary…you say only a little bit of you…..but you’ve done a heck of a lot to promote and change the wine world (wltv, conan, the community wine, the list goes on and on). you’re a great man.

  • SamIAm

    Woo-hoo! I am now particularly happy to live in Northern Cal. What a novel concept, Gary, that fits in so well with your manifesto.

  • Dusty

    bad ass. i’m sold. sign me up. very cool thing you’re doing. i don’t know gary…you say only a little bit of you…..but you’ve done a heck of a lot to promote and change the wine world (wltv, conan, the community wine, the list goes on and on). you’re a great man.

  • aaron

    holy cow Gare. u da man!!!

  • Jon B.

    Very cool Can not wait. I’ll Purchase what I can and will contribute as much as I can.I also will be looking into the black pig as well. This was all worth the wait, Thanks Gary, super cool. Thanks WLTV crew and Gary.

  • aaron

    holy cow Gare. u da man!!!

  • Jon B.

    Very cool Can not wait. I’ll Purchase what I can and will contribute as much as I can.I also will be looking into the black pig as well. This was all worth the wait, Thanks Gary, super cool. Thanks WLTV crew and Gary.

  • Tom L

    Hey, GV, feel the excitement? I do! Everyone is impressed with this idea (or is just plain brain dead). Great idea. Can’t wait for additional information. Forget naked feet – lets just crush naked. Thanks for making my day.

  • Tom L

    Hey, GV, feel the excitement? I do! Everyone is impressed with this idea (or is just plain brain dead). Great idea. Can’t wait for additional information. Forget naked feet – lets just crush naked. Thanks for making my day.

  • Amada

    Oh, holy crap! This is the best thing ever! I cannot wait to get into this – mad props to Gary! =)

  • Amada

    Oh, holy crap! This is the best thing ever! I cannot wait to get into this – mad props to Gary! =)

  • careyd

    Gary I am dying here… Way out in door county, WI in a cabin on vacation, sipping an 03 chateau sandpnnet…but I can’t get the episode on my iPhone over this very spotty edge connection. I have to stand on one exact spot to get amy signal at all!

    since I cant watch I’m trying yo glean the announcement from the comments. So far I’ve got some kind of project with crushpad…of which I am familiar due to alan baker and that can only be very cool!

    But then something else about ian doing some or all shows? love you G-man but also mad props to ian as I’ve found his notes spot on in the past

    We head home tomorrow and I’ll be able to see the episode then. Wish this iPhone could pull it down! Alas connection is very spotty (we’re way out in the sticks here) and no flash on iPhone of course . So long for now!

  • careyd

    Gary I am dying here… Way out in door county, WI in a cabin on vacation, sipping an 03 chateau sandpnnet…but I can’t get the episode on my iPhone over this very spotty edge connection. I have to stand on one exact spot to get amy signal at all!

    since I cant watch I’m trying yo glean the announcement from the comments. So far I’ve got some kind of project with crushpad…of which I am familiar due to alan baker and that can only be very cool!

    But then something else about ian doing some or all shows? love you G-man but also mad props to ian as I’ve found his notes spot on in the past

    We head home tomorrow and I’ll be able to see the episode then. Wish this iPhone could pull it down! Alas connection is very spotty (we’re way out in the sticks here) and no flash on iPhone of course . So long for now!

  • PDXVino

    Excellent. South Africa has tons of co-ops and it’s a wonderful experience being part of the wine harvesting, crushing, blending, etc community. Far more affordable way to own part of a mini-winery. Great idea, likely will catch on, hopefully in Oregon/Washington. Thanks Gary for the opportunity!

  • PDXVino

    Excellent. South Africa has tons of co-ops and it’s a wonderful experience being part of the wine harvesting, crushing, blending, etc community. Far more affordable way to own part of a mini-winery. Great idea, likely will catch on, hopefully in Oregon/Washington. Thanks Gary for the opportunity!

  • MossyMo

    GV, well done. I think this is fantastic! Maybe I can get out there from MI.

  • BES

    Wanted to be one of the first to comment.

  • MossyMo

    GV, well done. I think this is fantastic! Maybe I can get out there from MI.

  • BES

    Wanted to be one of the first to comment.

  • careyd

    Btw typo above on the wine I’m drinking tonight in the cabin…it is a 2003 chateau sansonnet Bordeaux grand cru st emilion …89-90 methinks. Nose is the best part!

  • careyd

    Btw typo above on the wine I’m drinking tonight in the cabin…it is a 2003 chateau sansonnet Bordeaux grand cru st emilion …89-90 methinks. Nose is the best part!

  • Rick W.

    Great Idea!!! Good luck and I hope you make some good wine. I think you should of made your own wine Gary, to many egos involved can make for a long harvest. We trust your palate let us do your label and name the wine.

  • Rick W.

    Great Idea!!! Good luck and I hope you make some good wine. I think you should of made your own wine Gary, to many egos involved can make for a long harvest. We trust your palate let us do your label and name the wine.

  • WOW WOW WOW…Road trip baby…Vancouver to LA to make wine…Does it get any better than that!!! GARY IS DA MAN!!!

  • Mike S.

    Its kinda funny, after seeing what the unveiling was, it was the only thing that makes sence! A wine show? Naaaa. A jets purchase? Naaaa (not big enough) A new host? oh, you know it ain’t that (no offense).

    This is the Boooooomb digidy!!!!!

    A wine, OUR WINE, Absoulutely Brilliant!

    It is the only answer that goes with your theme. It now seems so obvious. I am down with the new CAB.

    I was actually came accross crush pad online 2 months ago and thought that that was the coolest thing in the world, but I didn’t have 10G to spend on my own brand, plus I don’t know !@#%$ about wine, but I’m trying Gary, i’m trying.

    I look forward to being a small part of the process.

    Worth the build up……………

    Mike

  • WOW WOW WOW…Road trip baby…Vancouver to LA to make wine…Does it get any better than that!!! GARY IS DA MAN!!!

  • Mike S.

    Its kinda funny, after seeing what the unveiling was, it was the only thing that makes sence! A wine show? Naaaa. A jets purchase? Naaaa (not big enough) A new host? oh, you know it ain’t that (no offense).

    This is the Boooooomb digidy!!!!!

    A wine, OUR WINE, Absoulutely Brilliant!

    It is the only answer that goes with your theme. It now seems so obvious. I am down with the new CAB.

    I was actually came accross crush pad online 2 months ago and thought that that was the coolest thing in the world, but I didn’t have 10G to spend on my own brand, plus I don’t know !@#%$ about wine, but I’m trying Gary, i’m trying.

    I look forward to being a small part of the process.

    Worth the build up……………

    Mike

  • I couldn’t be happier to see somebody replacing Gary on WLTV. It’s about effing time. I had to run an errand, so I only caught the first minute or so. Did I miss anything?

    A Vanyiac cab sounds awesome. Cheers Gary!

    Patriots 821 – Jets 3

  • I couldn’t be happier to see somebody replacing Gary on WLTV. It’s about effing time. I had to run an errand, so I only caught the first minute or so. Did I miss anything?

    A Vanyiac cab sounds awesome. Cheers Gary!

    Patriots 821 – Jets 3

  • ROCK ON, Gary! I’m quite excited for this new venture…looking forward to putting my money down tomorrow and doing what I can to be involved in the process…it’d be amazing to fly out to Napa, but we’ll see what we can do…!!

    See ya’ tomorrow!!

    – D –

  • ROCK ON, Gary! I’m quite excited for this new venture…looking forward to putting my money down tomorrow and doing what I can to be involved in the process…it’d be amazing to fly out to Napa, but we’ll see what we can do…!!

    See ya’ tomorrow!!

    – D –

  • Wine-ot

    yyyyeeeahhhhh to gary and the new vayniac venture, bbbbboooooooooooooooo to losing shipping rights to WA State!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Wine-ot

    yyyyeeeahhhhh to gary and the new vayniac venture, bbbbboooooooooooooooo to losing shipping rights to WA State!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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