EP 365 Valpolicella Wines From Italy

Italian red wines are always among the most sought after however these wonderful efforts from the Venato go very unnoticed!

Wines tasted in this episode:

Allegrini ValpolicellaValpolicella
2003 Mazzi Valpolicella PoiegaValpolicella

2005 Zardini Valpolicella SuperioreValpolicella

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John__J

Haven't had any Valpolicella's by those wineries, I do have an '01 La Poja from Allegrini that I hear is supposed to be really good

Tags: Italian, red, review, Valpolicella, Video, wine, wines

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  • Kipp Bodnar

    QOTD: I contest to make an intro song for WLTV

  • Daniel

    Great show and congrats to the winners!

    QOTD: How about winelibrary.tv video spoof contest, and i dont know how you could get any better than getting to co-host with you for the prize.

  • E

    No you can’t, because 2008 is a leap year.

    Speakin’ of the Obama shoutout, there’s a thought: what should I drink on caucus night? (After, mind you, not before).

    I’ve had mixed results with Allegrini: loved the La Grola and the first bottle of ’01 Palazzo della Torre, but the second was a little green, a little fruity, but not a lot of anything. A bottle full of meh.

    Is that Vilm-O under the football?

    QOD: well, someone’s got to do the label on that Vayniac cabernet, no?

  • GV – Under the pigskin? A thundercat. QOTD – A WLTV jingle.

  • Bryan Bell

    A wine tasting contest with viewers home made wine.

  • I am relieved you didn’t like that Allegrini. I actually really enjoyed the 2005 and thought it was a great deal. The 2006, though, went down a little in price and a LOT in quality. I was super bummed.

    QOTD: I would say host a tasting party with a Wine Library TV theme (like we did in Madison last week!) but I don’t have a blog so that would rule me out. Have everybody take a wine-related photo and put it on flickr. That’s free and relatively easy, and we could vote for a favorite and draw another name out of a hat.

    I am apparently a member of the CKC. Didn’t know college kid vayniacs had a club!

  • ecola

    Qotd: A great contest would be for WLTV to take a road trip to a Vayniac’s home and tape an episode.

  • E

    No you can’t, because 2008 is a leap year.

    Speakin’ of the Obama shoutout, there’s a thought: what should I drink on caucus night? (After, mind you, not before).

    I’ve had mixed results with Allegrini: loved the La Grola and the first bottle of ’01 Palazzo della Torre, but the second was a little green, a little fruity, but not a lot of anything. A bottle full of meh.

    Is that Vilm-O under the football?

    QOD: well, someone’s got to do the label on that Vayniac cabernet, no?

  • GV – Under the pigskin? A thundercat. QOTD – A WLTV jingle.

  • Bryan Bell

    A wine tasting contest with viewers home made wine.

  • I am relieved you didn’t like that Allegrini. I actually really enjoyed the 2005 and thought it was a great deal. The 2006, though, went down a little in price and a LOT in quality. I was super bummed.

    QOTD: I would say host a tasting party with a Wine Library TV theme (like we did in Madison last week!) but I don’t have a blog so that would rule me out. Have everybody take a wine-related photo and put it on flickr. That’s free and relatively easy, and we could vote for a favorite and draw another name out of a hat.

    I am apparently a member of the CKC. Didn’t know college kid vayniacs had a club!

  • ecola

    Qotd: A great contest would be for WLTV to take a road trip to a Vayniac’s home and tape an episode.

  • angryphoton

    Gary, congratulations on doing your 365th show. AT 28 minutes average per show, thats around 170+ work hours. That’s like 4.25 work weeks worth of time. Thanks for all the effort.

    What’s under the football? My guess it a new Vanyiac Scwhag like a corkscrew.

    QOTD: The new contest should be about making a new WLTV t-shirt. complete with a famous Gary quote and graphics.

    AP

  • jcprice

    great show, as always. one quick warning though, i’m in engineering school so I learned this the hard way…playing pencil break with structural engineers or physics nerds brings on a completely new dimension of the game. it becomes intense very quickly.

    QOTD: Since you’re a family guy, how about a some sort of family oriented contest, with the holidays coming up most people will be near their families…maybe something like best photo with your family containing at least one WL related object in it, say a poster or wristband or anything. Also, I know it would be hard to put together, but something where the viewers can vote for it would be cool and help people who watch WLTV to get to know each other better. just my two cents…

  • angryphoton

    Gary, congratulations on doing your 365th show. AT 28 minutes average per show, thats around 170+ work hours. That’s like 4.25 work weeks worth of time. Thanks for all the effort.

    What’s under the football? My guess it a new Vanyiac Scwhag like a corkscrew.

    QOTD: The new contest should be about making a new WLTV t-shirt. complete with a famous Gary quote and graphics.

    AP

  • jcprice

    great show, as always. one quick warning though, i’m in engineering school so I learned this the hard way…playing pencil break with structural engineers or physics nerds brings on a completely new dimension of the game. it becomes intense very quickly.

    QOTD: Since you’re a family guy, how about a some sort of family oriented contest, with the holidays coming up most people will be near their families…maybe something like best photo with your family containing at least one WL related object in it, say a poster or wristband or anything. Also, I know it would be hard to put together, but something where the viewers can vote for it would be cool and help people who watch WLTV to get to know each other better. just my two cents…

  • sky

    qotd next contest winner recieves……………………………………wine wine and more wine like a limited but insane amount of wine……..

  • sky

    qotd next contest winner recieves……………………………………wine wine and more wine like a limited but insane amount of wine……..

  • Great show.. whats under the football…hmmm..a cork to one of the wines you drank tonight. As for the contest, it should be a label design contest for the Vayniac Cab that you are making.

  • Great show.. whats under the football…hmmm..a cork to one of the wines you drank tonight. As for the contest, it should be a label design contest for the Vayniac Cab that you are making.

  • sky

    scratch that ….now i agree with ecola……a wltv ep. filmed at the winners house or cellar or favorite restaurant……

  • Leftcoast

    Great show. I think there is a bottle of old balsamic vinegar under the football. (odd-I know)

    QOTD- Contest should involve viewers sending in or e-mailing the name of a wine that Gary tastes blind to determine the best wine and therefore the winner. There would have to be a price cap etc. There would also have to be a qualifer round to limit it to a reasonable number of wines.

  • sky

    scratch that ….now i agree with ecola……a wltv ep. filmed at the winners house or cellar or favorite restaurant……

  • Leftcoast

    Great show. I think there is a bottle of old balsamic vinegar under the football. (odd-I know)

    QOTD- Contest should involve viewers sending in or e-mailing the name of a wine that Gary tastes blind to determine the best wine and therefore the winner. There would have to be a price cap etc. There would also have to be a qualifer round to limit it to a reasonable number of wines.

  • GrapeStuff

    QOTD Part II: What is UNDER the FOOTBALL Question: A football player action figure.

  • GrapeStuff

    QOTD Part II: What is UNDER the FOOTBALL Question: A football player action figure.

  • QOTD: not clear if you mean what should the prize be or what to do to win the prize. But if it is what to do, here is my answer: best haiku wine review.

  • QOTD: not clear if you mean what should the prize be or what to do to win the prize. But if it is what to do, here is my answer: best haiku wine review.

  • Christopher J

    I remember pencil wars, you bring back an obscure memory from my childhood every day. I love it.

    QOTD: Whoever can get the ‘tv.winelibrary.com’ link and logo on TV first. Like a sign at a football game, in the backgound of a morning talk show, etc. Could go on for a while, but it can be very fun. The winner would have to supply the visual evidence and the sign for proof. I am trying not to think of something somebody else thought of already, there are so many good ideas already, I have to get creative.

  • sky

    fish!

  • Christopher J

    I remember pencil wars, you bring back an obscure memory from my childhood every day. I love it.

    QOTD: Whoever can get the ‘tv.winelibrary.com’ link and logo on TV first. Like a sign at a football game, in the backgound of a morning talk show, etc. Could go on for a while, but it can be very fun. The winner would have to supply the visual evidence and the sign for proof. I am trying not to think of something somebody else thought of already, there are so many good ideas already, I have to get creative.

  • sky

    fish!

  • sky

    dung!

  • sky

    pop rocks!

  • sky

    dung!

  • sky

    pop rocks!

  • Kristen

    Congrats to the winner!

    QOTD: What about referring new people to the Thunder Show?

    And I think it’s a paper football under the Jets football.

  • sky

    a visit from elvis? you mentioned him in todays ep=…

  • Kristen

    Congrats to the winner!

    QOTD: What about referring new people to the Thunder Show?

    And I think it’s a paper football under the Jets football.

  • sky

    a visit from elvis? you mentioned him in todays ep=…

  • Christopher J

    Almost forgot, under the football: Free Shipping!!!

  • Kim

    Next Contest: Invite viewers to video cast themselves doing a wine tasting in the Gary V style. Upload it to you-tube or simular video site and have Wine Library and fans vote on the best one.

  • Christopher J

    Almost forgot, under the football: Free Shipping!!!

  • Kim

    Next Contest: Invite viewers to video cast themselves doing a wine tasting in the Gary V style. Upload it to you-tube or simular video site and have Wine Library and fans vote on the best one.

  • Michelle R

    Congrats to the Canadian!
    QOTD (football):
    I think it’s a new action figure character that you got, who’s been bad and is in hiding.
    QOTD (contest):
    idea #1 who can make the coolest, craziest, most awesome biggest WLTV fan website! maybe they’ll upload videos, pictures, etc. but it should all be devoted to YOU!
    or
    idea #2 who can sing/write the coolest, craziest, most awesome song highlighting WLTV!

  • BruceP

    What’s under the football? Lionel the thundercat in the little Jets jersey.
    QOTD: Best commercial for WLTV.

  • sky

    those last four things were the answer to both
    QOTD under the futbol and what the winner should win.l…..lol…;.%}%}

  • Michelle R

    Congrats to the Canadian!
    QOTD (football):
    I think it’s a new action figure character that you got, who’s been bad and is in hiding.
    QOTD (contest):
    idea #1 who can make the coolest, craziest, most awesome biggest WLTV fan website! maybe they’ll upload videos, pictures, etc. but it should all be devoted to YOU!
    or
    idea #2 who can sing/write the coolest, craziest, most awesome song highlighting WLTV!

  • BruceP

    What’s under the football? Lionel the thundercat in the little Jets jersey.
    QOTD: Best commercial for WLTV.

  • sky

    those last four things were the answer to both
    QOTD under the futbol and what the winner should win.l…..lol…;.%}%}

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