Super tastings in Richmond, VA usually have 20 ~ 25 wineries each bringing 6 ~ 10 wines and that’s enough! Water between wineries. Give your liver a rest.

QOTD: I’ve never really kept track but at the Charleston Food + Wine Festival last year it was somewhere between the first and the hundredth.

50-60 is usually my limit after which it’s all grape juice

50-60 is usually my limit after which it’s all grape juice

Thanks for the show! You’re a good guy.
QOTD: never been there. My local shop’s tastings only feature three wines at a time. But that’s OK. It’s about all my memory can handle, so what’s the point in pushing my palate?
My Yahoo 360 blog doesn’t allow me to post widgets. Bummer!!

Because I usually drink the wines and do so in small groups, I always stop feeling the wine after the third bottle, almost regardless of how much of the bottle I had myself. Maybe I should start opening all the bottles right away, although people rarely want to admit up front that they are going to finish three or more bottles of wine, or go for half bottles (thanks for an excellent show on that subject BTW).

Because I usually drink the wines and do so in small groups, I always stop feeling the wine after the third bottle, almost regardless of how much of the bottle I had myself. Maybe I should start opening all the bottles right away, although people rarely want to admit up front that they are going to finish three or more bottles of wine, or go for half bottles (thanks for an excellent show on that subject BTW).

Hey brother I know, I would be tired too thankyou for todays show though. I felt like crap all day and have been swamped myself but to be able to sit down and watch the show was the highlight of my day! So please keep on truckin. I have no idea what my limit is actually, I have not had enough in a row haha. P.S. The port was amazing! Have a great night bro!

gary,

im almost sort of sad that you even thought about changing the intro. i don’t think that anybody worth having as a viewer doesn’t delight in screaming right along with you. i know that joining in and weirding out my swedish roomate by yeling “Hello everybody and welcome to wine library tv! I am your host, Gary VAY-NER-CHUK and (here comes the absolute best part) this…is…the THUNDER SHOW!” makes me extremely happy every day. it just gets me so excited about wine. heres to you gary vaynerchuk, you’re one of kind…

gary,

im almost sort of sad that you even thought about changing the intro. i don’t think that anybody worth having as a viewer doesn’t delight in screaming right along with you. i know that joining in and weirding out my swedish roomate by yeling “Hello everybody and welcome to wine library tv! I am your host, Gary VAY-NER-CHUK and (here comes the absolute best part) this…is…the THUNDER SHOW!” makes me extremely happy every day. it just gets me so excited about wine. heres to you gary vaynerchuk, you’re one of kind…

QOTD: At tastings, by the 7th or 8th sample, I’m shot. However, I’m not spitting into my dainty little Jets bucket….

QOTD: After my 2nd or 3rd glass of wine, they all taste the same. Probably because I’m high by then.

QOTD: After my 2nd or 3rd glass of wine, they all taste the same. Probably because I’m high by then.

Hi, Gary, What a day…Eh, My answer to QOTD is, it depends on what you are tasting…With some simple wines, my tongue seems to be able to survive some 40s+. But with some good vintage, high tinnin and green young wines, from nice region and producer…It can not suffer a 10s…before it gets dumb to tannin…

Whatever, I envy you man…That is true…It can be as interesting as torturing…
Nice show, great effort again.
BTW, the baby rules…^_^

Gary,

QOTD: I learned my lesson after my first big wine expo here in DC. After about three tables (maybe 45 wines), my tongue was shot. Since then, I’ve learned to strategize what I taste and make sure to cleanse my palate pretty frequently. I can probably taste 40 wines (MAX) without losing the ability to discern nuances and flavor notes.

With that said, 130+ wines!!!Thanks for banging out a show with a bruised tongue.

Gary,

QOTD: I learned my lesson after my first big wine expo here in DC. After about three tables (maybe 45 wines), my tongue was shot. Since then, I’ve learned to strategize what I taste and make sure to cleanse my palate pretty frequently. I can probably taste 40 wines (MAX) without losing the ability to discern nuances and flavor notes.

With that said, 130+ wines!!!Thanks for banging out a show with a bruised tongue.

Thanks for doing the show today. If you ever need help tasting wines, let me know:-)

“Leonetti…back in the day”, dude Leonetti still rocks!
QOTD: my palate tires right before I hurl, after that can’t taste much!?

“Leonetti…back in the day”, dude Leonetti still rocks!
QOTD: my palate tires right before I hurl, after that can’t taste much!?

Gary, I’ll have to be honest and say that I probably spent more time today watching the cute baby in the background today than whatever else was going on 😛

Qotd: I’m a wine novice and haven’t had more than 3 different wines at once and it all tastes the same to me!

QOTD: Not sure I can taste 100 wines. I think after 30 or so wines, the taste starts to run together, especially if the wines are too tannic and/or young and all you end up tasting is the unbalanced tannins. Water to cleanse the mouth helps a lot.

QOTD: Not sure I can taste 100 wines. I think after 30 or so wines, the taste starts to run together, especially if the wines are too tannic and/or young and all you end up tasting is the unbalanced tannins. Water to cleanse the mouth helps a lot.

For maybe the 50th time, who’s children on the computer screen in the backgroung of this episode????

nice of you doing a show even when you are tired.

QOTD: never been in a wine tasting event dont know what I’m wating for I guess I get Intimidated by them but I will go when I get a chance

nice of you doing a show even when you are tired.

QOTD: never been in a wine tasting event dont know what I’m wating for I guess I get Intimidated by them but I will go when I get a chance