EP 375 Merlot, Now What? Serious Merlot On The Thunder Show

Bashed by Hollywood a few years ago and seemingly finding it’s footing Gary checks up on some Merlot today!

Wines tasted in this episode:

1999 Clarendon Hills Brookman MerlotAustralian Merlot
2001 Newton Epic MerlotNapa Merlot
2002 Engel Family MerlotNapa Merlot

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qotd: maybe accepting a new job

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  • Kevin C

    A few days late watching this one, but it was appropriate as I just had a Chateau St Georges St Emilion with dinner last night. Nothing wrong with going Merlot every so often

  • Kevin C

    A few days late watching this one, but it was appropriate as I just had a Chateau St Georges St Emilion with dinner last night. Nothing wrong with going Merlot every so often

  • p.s

    QOTD: recovering from christmas

    Link it up Matt ! sounds like Beam me up Scotty !… love it

  • p.s

    QOTD: recovering from christmas

    Link it up Matt ! sounds like Beam me up Scotty !… love it

  • ryan

    make a ‘link it up Ma’ shirt

  • ryan

    make a ‘link it up Ma’ shirt

  • Magoo

    Make the ‘Link it up Mott’ t-shirt!!

  • Magoo

    Make the ‘Link it up Mott’ t-shirt!!

  • Anonymous

    “Link it up, Mott!!” T-shirt is an AMAZING idea. Dude- totally do it. Totally.

    QOTD: Packing. 1 week back home with the fam went WAY too quickly.

  • YoungDave

    “Link it up, Mott!!” T-shirt is an AMAZING idea. Dude- totally do it. Totally.

    QOTD: Packing. 1 week back home with the fam went WAY too quickly.

  • Shane

    Link it up shirt would be rad. Perhaps a Sniffy Sniffy could be better. Graphics would be key. Any chance you could list every link Mott has ever ‘upped’ over the past 375 episodes on the back? Dunno. At least it would make some graphic designer work for his/her money. I would suggest a do you spit or swallow shirt, but I am sure that would cause a law suit and would most likely be completely inappropriate. Hope everyone had a great holiday.

  • Shane

    Link it up shirt would be rad. Perhaps a Sniffy Sniffy could be better. Graphics would be key. Any chance you could list every link Mott has ever ‘upped’ over the past 375 episodes on the back? Dunno. At least it would make some graphic designer work for his/her money. I would suggest a do you spit or swallow shirt, but I am sure that would cause a law suit and would most likely be completely inappropriate. Hope everyone had a great holiday.

  • Jason S.

    QOTD: Going to the National Zoo!

  • Jason S.

    QOTD: Going to the National Zoo!

  • Wow, been out of the loop for awhile. Finally catching up on all the WLTV episodes I missed over the holidays. I’m a family & friends over pixels kind of guy.

    QOTD: Even though this is over a week late I imagine it’s still a valid answer…probably going downtown to spends some quality time with my wife and maybe grab a movie.

  • Wow, been out of the loop for awhile. Finally catching up on all the WLTV episodes I missed over the holidays. I’m a family & friends over pixels kind of guy.

    QOTD: Even though this is over a week late I imagine it’s still a valid answer…probably going downtown to spends some quality time with my wife and maybe grab a movie.

  • Pastafari Pirate

    QOTD: belatedly trying to catch up on ‘old’ episodes of WLTV that I missed while I was out of town for a week. If there’s any time left over, I’ll watch a video/movie.

  • Pastafari Pirate

    QOTD: belatedly trying to catch up on ‘old’ episodes of WLTV that I missed while I was out of town for a week. If there’s any time left over, I’ll watch a video/movie.

  • SoCal

    QOTD: Catching up on old episopdes

  • SoCal

    QOTD: Catching up on old episopdes

  • QOTD: Like many others, catching up on episodes shot over the holidays.

  • QOTD: Like many others, catching up on episodes shot over the holidays.

  • Dan-o

    You asked what I was doing tonight.
    I am catching up on pst episodes of WLTV and drinking a nice Australian chardonnay.

  • Dan-o

    You asked what I was doing tonight.
    I am catching up on pst episodes of WLTV and drinking a nice Australian chardonnay.

  • Gatormka

    Great show, Gary. Even when the wines aren’t hits, you still make it fun to watch. Love that you did merlot, by the way. Too many haters.

  • Gatormka

    Great show, Gary. Even when the wines aren’t hits, you still make it fun to watch. Love that you did merlot, by the way. Too many haters.

  • yowens

    dude, way to stick up for merlot

  • yowens

    dude, way to stick up for merlot

  • scc

    catching up on all the WLTV i missed over the holidays…

  • scc

    catching up on all the WLTV i missed over the holidays…

  • Nice episode, but the waste! Sure there are some folks in NY that would love to drink out of the bucket! LOL

    Beleedere from Healdsburg brings the Merlot thunder for me!!!

  • Nice episode, but the waste! Sure there are some folks in NY that would love to drink out of the bucket! LOL

    Beleedere from Healdsburg brings the Merlot thunder for me!!!

  • Make that BELVEDERE…

  • Make that BELVEDERE…

  • cheech

    own futures in bordeaux?

  • cheech

    own futures in bordeaux?

  • Dessert Wine Nerd

    QOTD: Watching WLTV episodes and my Scrubs season 1 dvds. 😀

  • Dessert Wine Nerd

    QOTD: Watching WLTV episodes and my Scrubs season 1 dvds. 😀

  • corkscrew

    Have had Newton Chard, and Clarendon at a wine tasting. http://www.winelx.com

  • John__J

    qotd: maybe accepting a new job

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