Great response to Paulo P’s question. When it’s all said and done it’s about what we like/dislike. Anyone that just buys wine based on points or by what you say or RP says are missing the point. Keep up the great work!
Go Saints!!!

Great show Gary,I love your honesty on the Chardonnay,and you are right It’s up to our own taste,but it is great having an opinion and then tasting the wine again and seeing what you did not like about it.
Are we going to be able to order your wine to Canada?

Gary, since I live in (the Nazi state of) Massachusetts, how do I order the Vayniac Cab and join the effort to make this a great wine?

Tnx

Great show Gary-agree with you on the Chappellet…I have had it thought the same. Too bad because it is a good producer (like their Cab you rated).
Very excited about your (our-collective)) new venture. Brilliant!

QOTD: College Football. This Saturday was great. Cal against Tenn. Went great with a â??02 1er cru Chablis.

Hey, It’s September 3rd. Where are you….?

My favorite new discovery is the Valdesil Montenovo Godello ’06. So upset to see that WL was sold out this weekend!

…BTW, I think thar Dr. Leichtman, Sassodoro and others with like sentiments that somehow you were putting JayO and his buds down is, at best, a hugely inaccurate perception of what you were saying.
My reading of your aptly passionate response was that you considered *the notion* of “shoulders” making a difference in the taste of wine to be “stupid”; a far cry from assasinating the the guys who asked the question.
I cry foul at the dudes who are just analyzing, and over-analyzing your gunslinging because somehow your response didn’t fit their “preconceived notions” of you. Bollocks to their hyper-criticism and bravo to you, man.

Couch episode rocks!!
QOTD: I recently discovered Chateauneuf-du-pape!! I was with awesome friends and they poped the 1999 E. Guigal Chateauneuf-du-pape. This was 2002 wine of the year by wine spectator (WS 93) so expectation were high. I loved it but I was a bit disappointed with its mediocre finish..To me it was a 90 pointer! May be if I had not known that it was WS wine of the year then I’d have enjoyed more!!
Cheers

Matt E… I understand you and GV. The problem is that people are hypersensitive about the stuff and usually gets upset about it. And I see no point in pushing away people that could be your allies.

QOTD: that if you look really hard, you can see the potential for a fabulous wine cellar in my to this point totally useless California basement…

But Paolo P., my point exactly: I don’t think Gary was nor intended to push away JayO and friends.
If they felt pushed away, they really missed his point. If I were JayO I’d simply have read GV’s passionate statement as saying, “Wow. Were *we* ever misled by whomever fed me that BS….”
GVs reaction was, to me, just his emphatic way of reiterating that the wine bullies have really spread their insidious false truths — a very important and consistent message that he’s been touting from the get-go.

QOTD: Living in the moment: AKA Constantly being surrounded by things that quicken the heart. Enjoying life, enjoying people, understanding the vastness of the universe and knowing that to savor and enjoy is more important than any dollar, any argument. That this life, this moment, this memory can never be bought and that every new thing just adds to your education, your heart and your dreams.

95 Points – Bernardus Chardonnay 2005, and it’s $17. “WOW WOW WEE WOW” as your favorite fake news/movie personality might say.

I want to see you taste this one!!!

Button that Shirt MAN!
Is it me or does the Gary Bobblehead look just like the Monk bobblehead..

QOTD: Can’t think of anything right now. Will get back to you.

Another great show GV.
Thanks for keeping us informed and entertained.

QOTD: A place to get good bagels

Gotta say that the Malbec show encouraged me to give that a try the other day. Mendoza is on the map for me now. Thank you for that.

Will definitely take Gary’s advice from this show. Tried a Dolcetto and didn’t like it, but must try another one.

QOTD: Crowded House, the band. Didn’t know of them, saw them on Live Earth so I read about them and then went to a show. They’re pop, but I like them and they’re good people, too.

I agree with you about wine scores,but they can be used as a refferance
point.We all need someplace to start.

Gary, ya know ya hit da “Big Time” when ya
got your own bobblehead doll!! WOW!!!! 🙂

Congrats on getting your own bobblehead doll, but I think it should have you wearing jeans instead!! Are we able to order them to keep on our desk????

QOTD: My recent discovery of Pino & Toi, fabulous blend. Also very happy with the Albarino I recently tasted…totally agree that it will replace the Chard and the Sav Blanc and I’m not even a white wine drinker! But I want to broaden my taste buds thanks to you!!!

nice bobblehead, but it has more hair than you, what gives?

Gary, you look sort like Joe Pesci right at the end of this episode!

Sensei,

Wow, I am just catching up after being out of town and just watched Thursday and Friday episodes!

1st – congrats on the Vayniac Cab idea and I look forward to watching it develop and hopefully participating. I know I will order some! What a great idea to bring everyone together and to create a group project.

2nd – This episode was great! I almost died when you went off on the shoulder/bottle question – hilarious!

I commend you and your team for keeping things fresh, always pushing the envelop and bringing people in and making them feel part of the action.

your humble and always amazed student..

Grasshopper

qotd: http://www.bookmooch.com – a free book swapping site. free except for mailing books to people who want them – but you get books you want sent to you for free, it all balances out. There’s a lot of wine books for the taking…