what the??? i’ve been watching from ep 20s or 30s and now 400??? wow….. time does fly & go Dave Powell of Torbreck….. you are the man who can get GV into another dimension. never seen this guy so active before….. maybe tomorrow GV WILL fall off the chair…..
QOTD…. to assist & empower people around me to make a difference to others around them.

I LOVE TO hit the road on my bike, not motorcycle, or hit the trail on my mtn bike and I LOVE to taste wine, examine it, play with it – I am totally hooked on the experience. Plus I just love anything outdoors, rockclimbing, hiking, skiing, all that shiz is for me!!

Cheers
J DUB

Gary,
I just scanned the comments to this episode and they are overwhelmingly pleading for you not to end winelibraryTV at 400. I must say I went to bed last night hoping you weren’t serious but this morning I truly woke up with sinking feeling of sadness that the show would be ending. I must ask, please, please, please, keep going. If the daily shows are too much, why not go to a weekly schedule? Think about it man. You’ve really done a lot for the wine world, but must more needs to get done and you’re the man to do it.

Only seven shows left? What now? Nothing else matters. I am never drinking wine again.

On the other end of the price spectrum, I thought this about the 2005 Las Rocas de San Alejandro Catalunya. Much better the next day. Letting it open let it get a little funk!

Excuse Me, 7 more shows….. That would be #399
You have to at least 8 for the big #400

Mott, Lock him up he’s losing his mind

Cool show and cool experiment!

QOTD: Fly fish, drink & talk about wine, work, hiking, and do all of it with family.

Cool show and cool experiment!

QOTD: Fly fish, drink & talk about wine, work, hiking, and do all of it with family.

I really hope to get some clarification on the bomb you dropped at the end of this episode.

QOTD: Run, play tuba and sing and cook with and enjoy wine and beer (loved the beer episode, btw).

Fun show. Lots of mixing it up lately, eh? With the special guests and the change of scenery. I like…

QOTD: Road trips, winery visits, starting the night with yummy wine and finishing with calimotxo, dancing my hiney off, good design, my incredible husband, how strong the euro is (haha), etcetera etcetera…

Hi Gary!

I just tried a Ribera del Duero at the local store tasting… and had an epiphany! I’ve tasted on-point lychees in gewurz, grapefruit in sauv blanc, and burning rubber in a chilean cab. However these are all single aromas/flavors. Last night at the tasting, I had a wine that had a complex flavor profile that was exactly… I mean EXACTLY like BBQ ribs! To me it had all the individual elements. I couldn’t figure out what was going on with the nose, and then all at once it came together:

2003 Bodegas y Viñedos Valderiz Ribera del Duero (Spain, Castilla y León, Ribera del Duero)

NOSE: Exactly, I mean EXACTLY like barbecue ribs – smokiness, some caramelized sweetness, a little savory, slight cherry, a little meat, slight vinegar, maybe a little mesquite. Crazy!

PALATE: Some sugar, but with good tannic grip to balance it. Really falls apart on the midpalate. Quite hollow – I get nothing except generic “wine” smells. Very surprising considering the deep, interesting nose. 100% Tempranillo, $30

What is this about the only 7 times more??? I sure hope you are not serious! It would be a very sad day when I can’t here you say “sniffy snif” anymore. Please don’t leave us GV!!!!

QOTD: Riding my horses with my son, coming back to camp and enjoying a wonderful bottle of Barolo!!!

Can’t wait to see what the difference is in the wines!!

I prefer the firm cherry

Mouth watering episode. So awesome to hear you get as much pleasure from doing the show as we get from watching it.
QOTD: traveling, hiking, food and bev 🙂

QOTD: What do I love to do!? I dunno, “origami” was the first thing that popped into my head.

Great episode!

QOTD: Laugh with friends and family, the people I love the most.

what! 7 more?

gary! i will kill myself if you leave me.

SQOTD: firm
QOTD: Share good food (& wine, of course) and good times w/my hubby & sons, family & friends. Riding my horses, teaching riding, puttering in the gardens, any time spent outdoors, helping anyone I can…

Gary! “Seven more shows, all time”?!
At last I’m actually learning something about wine because it’s fun and I can pay attention because I’m not busy feeling ignorant, and you’re leaving us?!? I have no problem with fewer shows and us being fit in around your life instead of the other way around, but no more WLTV?
Don’t you make me have to come down there and set you straight, young man! ; )

SQOTD: firm
QOTD: Share good food (& wine, of course) and good times w/my hubby & sons, family & friends. Riding my horses, teaching riding, puttering in the gardens, any time spent outdoors, helping anyone I can…

Gary! “Seven more shows, all time”?!
At last I’m actually learning something about wine because it’s fun and I can pay attention because I’m not busy feeling ignorant, and you’re leaving us?!? I have no problem with fewer shows and us being fit in around your life instead of the other way around, but no more WLTV?
Don’t you make me have to come down there and set you straight, young man! ; )

Dude, you are not quiting after 399, are you????

firm Cherries

Gotta keep the show going Gary!!
I like having dinner with the family… yeah i said it!

I really hope he didn’t mean episode 400 is the last show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey Gary – I ordered a glass of an Albarino when I went out to eat on Sunday, and not only did I love it, but I passed the glass around for my friends to try and they all loved it! Way to spread the knowledge on a great grape!

whoah whoah whoah wait wait WAIT! Did you just say you’re only doing SEVEN more shows? Are you punking out on us Vayniacs Gary? Why would you stop the show? PLEASE don’t cancel WLTV! *sniffle sniff*

QOTD: I LOVE to spend time with my good friend and my family.

QOTD: I love to lay down on the couch and read with a cup of hot coffee/tea

Wow! You hit a bunch of nails right on the head! Everbody’s taste preferences fall “some place” along a very long preference continuum, and continually changes throughout their life. It is most unlikely that any one person would be at the same place in the continuum as another person who is recommending a particular wine….it could be close or miles away. If your place along the coninuum is substantially away from the person making the recommendation, you are probably in for a major disappointment, even if the recommender is Parker, Spectator, or GV. A high score on a wine does not guarantee that you will like a wine. It only means that if you do happen to like that kind of wine, the odds are improved that you will like the specific recommendation. Therefore, it is very good advice for people to taste the wine themselves before buying, especially if they are inclined to buy a bunch of it. And even if they have tasted it and like it, they need to be aware that their own taste preferences will most likely be changing over the future years.

It is unfortunately, but true, that buying and collecting wine is a “trial and Error” process at best. The good news is that you do tend to get better at it after a number of years of experience and lots of tasting; for instance you begin to recognize that certain advisors tend to match up with your own palate better than others. Use them more often, but still taste.

Great show! Can’t wait to see the next one to see how the wines developed over 24 hours.