lurker here.. stepping out of the shadows.. on the youngish/inexperienced side (23) so to answer the QOTD:

around 9?

for thanksgiving eve last week, friends of mine and I had a ‘wine gathering’ next at his apt next to the huge t-day balloons on Columbus Ave. and we had 9 different bottles. the most alarming and obvious nose i got was Fruit Loops cereal on a white wine.

btw, still a good show gary, and if you’re beat maybe you need a:

https://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=36215

Gary, way to man up and do a show today. Who says wine drinkers can’t be tough guys. Really though, good job I figured you might be a little too tanked after 130 wines.

Oops, forgot the QOTD — I’ve never done more than 6 at one sitting, but I can’t imagine doing more than 10 or 12 in a session, or more than 3 sessions in a day. Guess that’s one reason I’ll never be a professional! Also, thanks for featuring the Bergerac. In my limited experience, they tend to be equal to Bordeaux costing 25%-50% more. I just rarely come across them.

“T”

Gary, way to man up and do a show today. Who says wine drinkers can’t be tough guys. Really though, good job I figured you might be a little too tanked after 130 wines.

GV – Thank you for bucking up and powering through to do a show for us today. As always, very much appreciated.

QOTD – I’ve never been north of 8-10 or so and was not fatigued.

Wine tasting/QOTD…doesn’t matter. Being a proud grandfather, who’s the cute baby on the monitor ??? Second time we got a glimpse.

GV – Thank you for bucking up and powering through to do a show for us today. As always, very much appreciated.

QOTD – I’ve never been north of 8-10 or so and was not fatigued.

QOTD: Went to a tasting with 30 wines and I remember (as much as one could remember since there was no spitting) that I couldn’t really taste the last 3 or 4 wines at all. So, I guess the answer is: 26

QOTD: Went to a tasting with 30 wines and I remember (as much as one could remember since there was no spitting) that I couldn’t really taste the last 3 or 4 wines at all. So, I guess the answer is: 26

Gary, from what I’ve seen in the 50+ episodes of WLTV that I’ve watched, it seems like you want us to stay clear of Cali Cabs due to price vs. quality. So what reasons SHOULD we concentrate on for $10-$20 wines? Is there ever a safe bet?

QOTD: I have no clue what the limit is for me.

It would be cool to see the list of the 130+ wines you tasted. Just the list…not the ratings you gave. Why did you taste so many at one time?

QOTD: I have no clue what the limit is for me.

It would be cool to see the list of the 130+ wines you tasted. Just the list…not the ratings you gave. Why did you taste so many at one time?

I always feel as though my palate is always fatigued; needs more training. Anyway hope to get that started with my first real purchase from the WL!!!!

Gary is human, I was starting to wonder how he could be so good.
QOTD I would have to say for me it really depends on whether or not I spit, with spitting I would say I could taste around 25, but without spitting efficiently 10-15.

Gary is human, I was starting to wonder how he could be so good.
QOTD I would have to say for me it really depends on whether or not I spit, with spitting I would say I could taste around 25, but without spitting efficiently 10-15.

Thanks for caring enough to put together a show, you do look TIRED!

Rhonda

Thanks for the show. I like it when you pull out a couple of recommendations like that.
QOTD: I would say around 30. 140 that is one strong palate you have

Thanks for the show. I like it when you pull out a couple of recommendations like that.
QOTD: I would say around 30. 140 that is one strong palate you have

Thanks for sucking it up for us, Gary and banging out a show. As for the QOTD, I would say somewhere around 25 or so in the handful of multi-wine tastings I have been to. After that, I really can’t distinguish anything.

Hey Gary, you must have a palate of steel to survive tasting 130 wines!! Hell, what about the teeth staining?!! BTW, is that baby Vaynerchuck on the Mac’s screen saver behind you. As for the QOTD, I’ve been to few wine tasting and mostly I do not spit, so I guess I start walking the clouds as I hit number 20!! Cheers

Hey, I sympathise about the long day … I worked 11 1/2 hours on research today (in an area that’s totally outside what I normally do) … and a nice, relaxed episode of WLTV was perfect.

QoTD: It really depends. I’ve had wine that was so bad that my palate just got discouraged and I had to take a breather before tasting anything else for a while, but I’d say normally it takes a few dozen, although I’m certainly not nearly as precise as you, GV (e.g., I might taste dark fruit / berries and you taste cassis and slightly-underripe blackberries with a touch of plum) … So mad props if you made it through 130+ 🙂

Hey, I sympathise about the long day … I worked 11 1/2 hours on research today (in an area that’s totally outside what I normally do) … and a nice, relaxed episode of WLTV was perfect.

QoTD: It really depends. I’ve had wine that was so bad that my palate just got discouraged and I had to take a breather before tasting anything else for a while, but I’d say normally it takes a few dozen, although I’m certainly not nearly as precise as you, GV (e.g., I might taste dark fruit / berries and you taste cassis and slightly-underripe blackberries with a touch of plum) … So mad props if you made it through 130+ 🙂

Bergerac, eh? I’d hit that.

Q: so far, so good. I’ve never gone so far I started to get tired, but then the biggest wine tasting I’m usually at is for the charity I work for, so I’m usually busy and satisfied if I just find something nice to sip.

Have some tea, get some sleep, and treat yourself to this tomorrow …

https://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=35453

C’mon, you know you want to!

nice show…

qotd: about 15…

nice show…

qotd: about 15…