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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  • Sonnenuhr

    Gary – You should have gone with old world merlot. Just had a beautiful 1997 San Leonardo Merlot on Sunday. Now that would have been worth sharing.

    QOTD: Tonight we kick off the College Bowl Season – Go Navy! Got a little blue cheese and 1983 Ware’s Port lined up for the game – Oh Yeah!

  • Sonnenuhr

    Gary – You should have gone with old world merlot. Just had a beautiful 1997 San Leonardo Merlot on Sunday. Now that would have been worth sharing.

    QOTD: Tonight we kick off the College Bowl Season – Go Navy! Got a little blue cheese and 1983 Ware’s Port lined up for the game – Oh Yeah!

  • Brandon T.

    I’m thinking if we all pitched in like five bucks we could hire a hot model to fly to the thunder show. She could take bunches of Petit Verdot grapes and slather them all over Gary’s bum, and then they could drink wine and tell really funny jokes and everyone would cry?

  • Brandon T.

    I’m thinking if we all pitched in like five bucks we could hire a hot model to fly to the thunder show. She could take bunches of Petit Verdot grapes and slather them all over Gary’s bum, and then they could drink wine and tell really funny jokes and everyone would cry?

  • JordanW

    QOTD: Going out for beers with my boys.

    Canada Crew!

  • JordanW

    QOTD: Going out for beers with my boys.

    Canada Crew!

  • Dr. Mike

    QOTD: Call me a sheep but I’m actually getting into a 20$ bottle of ’05 Margaux

  • ‘Link it up, Mott!!” that’s a shirt that needs to be made.

  • Dr. Mike

    QOTD: Call me a sheep but I’m actually getting into a 20$ bottle of ’05 Margaux

  • ‘Link it up, Mott!!” that’s a shirt that needs to be made.

  • Going to the Wine Library to pick up an order.

    I like the shirt idea. But you need to get XXXL’s…!!!

  • Going to the Wine Library to pick up an order.

    I like the shirt idea. But you need to get XXXL’s…!!!

  • T-shirts are awesome! I would buy a Mott, Link It Up tee with an oak monster tee in a heartbeat (btw, please print up some more Oak Monster tees!).

    QoTD: Watching the STEELER Game with my brother who just got into Pittsburgh from Philly!

  • Jรกn Sokoly

    QOTD: Packing and traveling home to Slovakia for Christmas.

    Marvellous holidays everyone.

  • T-shirts are awesome! I would buy a Mott, Link It Up tee with an oak monster tee in a heartbeat (btw, please print up some more Oak Monster tees!).

    QoTD: Watching the STEELER Game with my brother who just got into Pittsburgh from Philly!

  • cruster

    QOTD: Packing and traveling home to Slovakia for Christmas.

    Marvellous holidays everyone.

  • mbannon

    QOD – Christmas shopping. Starting early this year!!

    A Mott shirt would be sweet.

  • mbannon

    QOD – Christmas shopping. Starting early this year!!

    A Mott shirt would be sweet.

  • Winestein

    Gary – Washington Merlot is where it is at. We’ll pour you some in April when you are here for the Taste.

  • Winestein

    Gary – Washington Merlot is where it is at. We’ll pour you some in April when you are here for the Taste.

  • nickel and dimed

    Another vote for “Link it up, Mott!” T-shirts! Will definitely buy one especially since you’ll be able to ship to Hawaii and I can stop shipping to my in-laws in Florida.

  • nickel and dimed

    Another vote for “Link it up, Mott!” T-shirts! Will definitely buy one especially since you’ll be able to ship to Hawaii and I can stop shipping to my in-laws in Florida.

  • Vaun

    QOTD: working on client files so they have them before I start Christmas holidays. Also enjoying the second half (never more than 1.5 glasses of wine a day) of a bottle of Poggio Rosso Chianti Classico Reserva 2001 San Felice Italy.

    Same decanter as mine!

    MARSHALL is on to something with the the thong. Can we get ones that say “Oak Monster” on the front?

    Merlot is just fine people. Just damn fine.

  • Vaun

    QOTD: working on client files so they have them before I start Christmas holidays. Also enjoying the second half (never more than 1.5 glasses of wine a day) of a bottle of Poggio Rosso Chianti Classico Reserva 2001 San Felice Italy.

    Same decanter as mine!

    MARSHALL is on to something with the the thong. Can we get ones that say “Oak Monster” on the front?

    Merlot is just fine people. Just damn fine.

  • Vine22

    So glad to see this show. Ever since that darn Sideways flick, Merlot has not been viewed in a good way. Hold your nuts people and have your own opinion! Don’t let movies and critics make them for you!

  • Vine22

    So glad to see this show. Ever since that darn Sideways flick, Merlot has not been viewed in a good way. Hold your nuts people and have your own opinion! Don’t let movies and critics make them for you!

  • CindyW

    Yes, I want a LinkItUp, Mott! t-shirt ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚

  • CindyW

    Yes, I want a LinkItUp, Mott! t-shirt ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚

  • Todd Smith

    Love the Mott shirt idea.

  • Todd Smith

    Love the Mott shirt idea.

  • salvatore

    Link it up Motttttttttttttttt !

    I can see it now. Big Mott behind a video camera with a tiny Gary V in front; “Link it up Motttttttttttttttt!”

    Yup !

  • salvatore

    Link it up Motttttttttttttttt !

    I can see it now. Big Mott behind a video camera with a tiny Gary V in front; “Link it up Motttttttttttttttt!”

    Yup !

  • Alex

    sit around and relax

  • Alex

    sit around and relax

  • Sharon

    Gary, you work too hard! Plus you don’t eat. You should be eating 3 square. I’m worried about you. Please give yourself a rest over the holidays!
    Do you know that MA is the 6th biggest wine drinking state? WL should figure out a way to ship there :-). There must be some loophole.
    Brandton T. needs to control himself.
    QOTD: Watching ‘The Best of Stephen Colbert’

  • Sharon

    Gary, you work too hard! Plus you don’t eat. You should be eating 3 square. I’m worried about you. Please give yourself a rest over the holidays!
    Do you know that MA is the 6th biggest wine drinking state? WL should figure out a way to ship there :-). There must be some loophole.
    Brandton T. needs to control himself.
    QOTD: Watching ‘The Best of Stephen Colbert’

  • TennLee

    QOTD: Sleeping very soon- work early in the AM ๐Ÿ™

  • QOTD: Sleeping very soon- work early in the AM ๐Ÿ™

  • chenrys

    Glad you did an episode on merlot. Sorry you weren’t more impressed with the ones you tasted tonight. We keep trying them. We have a couple of merlots we like…well one in particular.
    “Link it up Mott” is a great idea for a t-shirt.

    QOTD: Sitting back, sipping wine and chilling out.

  • chenrys

    Glad you did an episode on merlot. Sorry you weren’t more impressed with the ones you tasted tonight. We keep trying them. We have a couple of merlots we like…well one in particular.
    “Link it up Mott” is a great idea for a t-shirt.

    QOTD: Sitting back, sipping wine and chilling out.

  • Link it up Mott!!!!!!!! I love it…has he ever shown his face? It’s almost like Wilson from Home Improvement, you only see his eyes…well, you only see Motts hands on occasion.

  • Link it up Mott!!!!!!!! I love it…has he ever shown his face? It’s almost like Wilson from Home Improvement, you only see his eyes…well, you only see Motts hands on occasion.

  • Neil

    QOTD: Dinner with the family. Merlot didn’t work out too well today. Truthfully I have never been a big fan of Newton. Has anyone ever tried a Cuvaison ATS Merlot? My wife and I enjoyed a 2002 the other night and it really rocked – wish I had a whole case of the stuff.

    “Ma, link it up!”

  • Neil

    QOTD: Dinner with the family. Merlot didn’t work out too well today. Truthfully I have never been a big fan of Newton. Has anyone ever tried a Cuvaison ATS Merlot? My wife and I enjoyed a 2002 the other night and it really rocked – wish I had a whole case of the stuff.

    “Ma, link it up!”

  • Steven Wyatt

    LAME QOTD ALERT!

    (Going to a friends house for chilli and corn bread)

    ๐Ÿ˜€

  • Steven Wyatt

    LAME QOTD ALERT!

    (Going to a friends house for chilli and corn bread)

    ๐Ÿ˜€

  • billyg

    I’m catching up on the last two WLTV’s and drinking a Beaujolais.

    By the way, there were way too many meh Merlots coming out of California due to popularity in the 90s that hurt it as much as Sideways.

  • billyg

    I’m catching up on the last two WLTV’s and drinking a Beaujolais.

    By the way, there were way too many meh Merlots coming out of California due to popularity in the 90s that hurt it as much as Sideways.

  • Jprva

    How about a shirt with the GV cartoon head from the 12 days promotion webpages. Then you could put a little comic type bubble that says “Link it up Mott”. It would save you time on design. The shirt would have to be the same cream color as this page.

    Isn’t everything better with a Gary head on it?

  • Jprva

    How about a shirt with the GV cartoon head from the 12 days promotion webpages. Then you could put a little comic type bubble that says “Link it up Mott”. It would save you time on design. The shirt would have to be the same cream color as this page.

    Isn’t everything better with a Gary head on it?

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