Hi Gary,
happy birthday — a bit late but OK with me because it comes with the arrival of the Beaujolais Nouveau, and your bashing comes close to my French heart — who could never understand, nor comprehend — this marketing hype of fake pleasures!
so here’s my gift : I’ve pinned down the two momentum episodes, when you revved up your coming — on episode 79, it became “…Vayner-chuk”, and on episode 111 THE big jump : “Vay-ner-chuk”. The guns where now ready to blast!
Trivia, certainly, but isn’t that part of any pleasure…
Geoff

I don’t understand the whole Nouveau craze myself. I bought a bottle last year for the first time and was totally disappointed by it. It is definitely a modern wine marketing miracle. However, I have to say I think that Champagne is THE wine marketing miracle. 🙂 But that’s neither here nor there.

QOTD: No one specific wine per se, but I have tried Albarino because of WLTV!

Thanks Gary for tasting a wine from Michigan! Yes, there are actually 50 winery’s in this great state! I would say you can’t go wrong with a Riesling from Michigan!!!

Cheers to all!

QOTD: Well…I guess all in all there are not many wines that I’m not willing to try first & formost. However, I will credit my attempts to even out my cellar to watching WLTV. I’m trying to get a few more “long term” whites in my cellar beyond Sauternes, Chardonnay, and Riesling…cheers. Great Show.

Gary, thanks for checking out St. Julian. I would absolutely love an all MI wine show, what can I say… I’m a little selfish. :p

QOTD – I’m deciding what my first WL purchase should be… thanks for the free shipping too. 🙂

Hi gary, Thank you once again for focusing on Languedoc wines !
I liked your spontaneous reaction while tasting
Huge work has been done here in Languedoc beleive me !
Faithfully a languedoc winemaker…

QOTD: I think WLTV has turned my attention to new varietals of wine that I did not know about before (i.e. Primitivo, Zinfandel, Sangiovese), but the problem is that I have a difficult time finding a lot of the specific labels here in Texas. Whenever I DO find one though, my husband makes fun of how excited I get! I have tried a couple of Mollydookers after the infamous episode and I enjoyed the Pillar Box Red that you had on one of the laid-back Fridays. I have a list of some of the more expensive wines that you’ve loved so that I can try one on a special occasion sometime.

I’m really looking forward to my Thanksgiving 4-pack! It’s being delievered today!

Good Show GV!!! St. Julian is a nice place to visit too and they have surprisingly decent wines!! Glad you found a good one! Always loved the wines from the Languedoc region, can’t wait till you discover more from there. Will seek this one out!

Thanks for the free shipping your always thinking of us!!

QOTD: Tocai from Italy…I never would have even THOUGHT to enjoy a white wine that much! You have opened my eyes to many new adventures…Sancerre is fabulous too because of you! Your palate seems to match what I look for so its nice to have a guide!! THANKS!

WOTD: wines i started checking out more because of WLTV: priorat, barbera, dolcetto (not my thing), cru beajolais; producers i had never heard of like patty green, jacob franklin, philip togni; grapes i had never heard of like verdello and ribolla giallo.

this service is fantastic.

QOTD: Trinchero Merlot.
The lable, the price, the Merlot.. None of it really appealed to me when I passed it in the isles. Then Gary reviewed it and gave it a thumbs up.. So I tried it.
It was pretty good.
It’s a good go-to for inexpensive wines.

QOTD
Mabileau St. Nicolas de Bourgueil
Borgo Dei Vassalli – Pinot Grigio doesn’t have to taste like water
Aries Merlot
many others but htese come off top of head.

Hey Gary-

Well done! Thanks for the heads up on the Beaujolais Nouveau. I’m going to a party tonight to taste this year’s batch. I’m going to set my expectations low so that maybe the Beaujolais will surprise. Can’t wait to try the 2005 Coume Del Mas Schistes.

Great show once again!

QOTD: Cambiata Tannat. I loved this wine with its deep chocolates, dark berries, and slight astringency (pucker factor). Plus Tannat wines in the Madiran style are purported to be very healthful for the heart. Kudos to the maker, and thanks for reviewing this wine!

Casa Marin. Great wine, would have never found it on my own.

QOTD: I LOVED the 2001 Quivera Anderson Ranch Zinfandel. I LOVE Quivera. Period

Blueberry Stew? How about an Olive Soup?

2004 Nova Serra Greco di Tufo. I don’t think you did that one on the show but you did one GDT and I’ve been trying all sorts of varietals and regions since I started watching that I doubt I would have otherwise and this one was really a hit

QOTD: I ordered a case of the Boudreax Cellars Cab and I love, love, LOVE it!

Are you trying to tell us you don’t write things on your hand in pen?

NIce show, your the best,.

QOTD: Hmm, none, sadly. Most are not readily available in Europe.

Gary, I don’t know why more retailers don’t recommend Beajolais-Villages over Nouveau.

GV – thanks for the tip re: 2005 Coume Del Mas Schistes. Keep it up yo!

Love the show, have become hooked on WLTV. The wife thinks I am nuts, but hey she should have already known that. Thanks for the heads up on the 2005 Coume Del Mas. Some friends and I are trying to set time to check out the St. Julian Winery in Mi, what great insight today. Keep it up.

I was at a Beaujolais Nouveau party last nite here in DC. First time I’d ever tried it… Probably the last! What the hell is that??? I’ll spend $10 on a bottle of In Situ Carmenere instead!

QOTD: Seghesio Zinfandel. Very nice!

Paul in DC

QOTD: Several come to mind. First of all the Torbreck Barossa GSM. The Vinum Chenin Blanc. The Bandol Rose.
Just a few. I would have only been drinking Merlots and Cabs were it not for you GARY!!!!!
Thanks!!!
🙂