Had seen some earlier shows, but episode 182 made me a regular. Trying to explain it to friends and family was interesting (well there’s this guy sitting in the wind and snow and tasting wine…)

QOTD – I think it was last September or October. Hooked!

I started watching WLTV about December 2006.

Started with the episode to develop your palate with the jams and fruit and spices in June ’07’.

I actually remember exactly when I started watching. Actually don’t know the episode # but it was the Super Tuscan one with Altesino Rosso di Altesino sometime in July 2007. I was pretty much hooked from that day on, and that episode is still my favorite. Great wine the Altesino too.

QOTD- Summer 2007 sometime.

I think it was back in September. A friend had talked often about you and I finally got high speed for the computer. Now I watch every day. I’m hooked.

Fall/Winter ’06

QOTD: a little over a month ago.

QOTD i started watching the thundershow after i found the decanting episode by accident through a google search. this was like 3-4 months ago. i became hooked, watch every episode and am now going back through the archives starting with episode 1 one at a time. I am now at episode 119.

QOTD: It was the Diggnation picks episode that got me over to your site, so #226 April 2007. Wow, I’ve been watching for 9 months already?? It was perfect timing as I remember saying that week I wanted to figure out what was so great about wine and why people are so into it. I’ve learned a lot, but my palette needs some work…a grad student can only afford 1.5 bottles a month on average!

BTW, I finally opened the Torrentes from the Thanksgiving pack and it was totally awesome cause it was so different from anything I’ve tried. I shoved it in a lot of friends’ faces just to smell it!

Keep it up. Looking forward to MWM’08 (March Wine Madness) at the lib!

QOTD: Around episode 284. Wow, hard to believe it’s been that long.

You really sold me on the Lily, I’ll be on the lookout for that one. It’s very interesting that you like that last wine even though it sounds like it has some Syrah-like enhancements; it totally makes sense to me–if it’s delicious, it’s delicious.

QOTD: I started watching WLTV when Scoble linked to it after the Vloggies in November 2006, but I didn’t watch it daily until sometime around June 2007.

Another great show Gary. So glad you’re back. Withdrawal pains from last week have subsided. One of my friends insists that good PNs only come from Oregon. I’ll have to get a bottle of the Breggo to go up against her Patricia Green!
QOTD — I’ve been watching for a little over a month and look forward to every episode. There’s so much to learn about wine. Now, how did I find you?? Believe it or not, Ravelry.com, a website for knitters. In the Wine forum someone asked ‘Are you a Vayniac?’ Not knowing what a Vayniac was, I clicked on the link to your site and am hooked.

Hey GV,

You’ve sparked my interest in the Lily Pinot Noir (enough so that I was opening another window on the computer to look up the winery info during the WLTV episode).

QOTD – I’ve been an active viewer since February 2007 (almost 1-year).

I’ve been watching the show for about a year and really enyoy it. Overpriced Pinot Noir is a great opportunity to find unwanted merlot. How about finding some killer $15 Merlot(hint,hint). The only Lily wine I’ve had was a ’01 Merlot that was also excellent. Sniffy sniff should be retired, let’s move on.

QOTD: Not positive, I think around #200. Diggnation or some other podcast mentioned WLTV (pretty briefly IIRC) and I thought I’d try it out. Didn’t really take to it at first. I remember some of the episodes out soon after I heard about WLTV were from France and I found them nearly impossible to watch and listen to, but you gradually grew on me… still have to mute the sound when your sucking and swirling 😉

QOTD: I have been overhearing your show since August 2007 because my husband is a big fan and it seems he’s always watching while I’m trying to cook dinner or generally get something done. But tonight was the first time I sat down and willingly watched an entire show. And guess what? I enjoyed it!! I will always remember “my first time” with the pinot noir episode.

Hi Gary,
I started watching you at episode #1.
In the early shows you could hear the camera man breathing and it covered over your voice almost completely. Big changes since then and we are all really proud of your rise to the top!
Thanks for many enjoyable programs.
Gary

good episode. so much quality stuff happening in Anderson Valley it is ridiculous!

if you pan a Coppola can’t you toss in a GF quote thing into the show?

I’m going to have to say it was Episode #348 – A Taste Of A 2005 Bordeaux. I was talking about wine with a co-worker of mine (computer industry) and he had mentioned “some crazy guy who ate dirt on Conan.”

I must say, I enjoyed that episode, and ever episode afterwards. Thank you for being such an entertaining voice in the world of wine.

qotd: about 5 month ago.

PLEEEEEAASEE give us some information about why nothing is happening on cork’d anymore. no new features. no new wine of the day. nothing. what a pitty!

QOTD: 12/28/07. Viewing these podcasts makes my commute home fun! You guys are great.

So why do you want to change the ‘sniffy sniff’…I just got all my wine friends converted into saying it *grin*? Is there a better Gary V word for ‘sniffy sniff’? Bring it on…

QOTD: Started watching ‘The Thunder Show’ in October of ’07 from the Cork’d link.

March 2006. I found WL while googling for wine videos.