QOTD: Last night’s Oscars. So sad.

A little lesson in expectation is not always bad.
QOTD: had a laughing magpie that was scored well by RP that just wasn’t my cup of tea.

I see where the quick head-to-heads can work – especially since GV’s on travel. (Enjoy Florida.)
QOTD: The end of each and every Rutgers Univ sports season since, ummm, since at least 1976.

QOTD: probably the first time I tasted johnny walker blue label. talk about your let-downs! at 175-200 bones, you could easily get the same quality for 55 bones.

and I will take you up on your offer to arm wrestle- I will bring the thunder.

get fa’shnikin!

QOTD: The last time that I was obnoxiously disappointed in regards to wine, was with a $25-30 bottle of Chianti Classico Riserva. It was very flat and one-dimensional. I was disappointed because Chainti Classico Riservas have long been my favorite wine. However, I believe that my palette is growing more experienced, and my tastes are changing. My being SO disappointed in this wine has actually spurred me into trying some new things! Not a bad thing at all! 🙂

QOTD – last time I was really dissapointed – this episoode of WLTV!!!

Just wanted to echo what everyone else has said — this was a great show! It helps to see what you DON’T like sometimes too!

Gotta actually say, I enjoyed the honesty in this episode, thanks GV!

Having said that, the battle of the $50 Chards? Something I will NEVER pull off myself.

Gotta actually say, I enjoyed the honesty in this episode, thanks GV!

Having said that, the battle of the $50 Chards? Something I will NEVER pull off myself.

QOTD: Bought a used car for school, drove it to campus (about a 2-3 hour drive) and that very night the oil pump died and it took 3 weeks to get it fixed. Very disappointing…but the warranty covering the cost made it a little better.

That will teach you to drink Chardonnay. Stay away from that stuff, it will kill you.
QOTD: Major disappointment after I won a Chargers-Broncos bet and took the $50 and bought a 2000 Canoe Ridge Merlot. It brought less to the table than the $5 2001 Columbia Crest Two Vines. Total crush as I am high on Washington Reds.

That will teach you to drink Chardonnay. Stay away from that stuff, it will kill you.
QOTD: Major disappointment after I won a Chargers-Broncos bet and took the $50 and bought a 2000 Canoe Ridge Merlot. It brought less to the table than the $5 2001 Columbia Crest Two Vines. Total crush as I am high on Washington Reds.

I would have cried if I dropped a c note on those two. Gary where were you on so many of my bad wine purchases.

Las time I was redonculously disappointed was when my knee started crapping out on the Leadville 100 mile ultramarathon at the 15 mile point.

I like the face off theme…I always had a hard time with Chardonnay!! Most of the affordable ones that I tried recently were either boring or just not well made…Bring back the thunder tp Chardonnay, will ya GV

I love the idea of the head to head battles, even if both of the wines were subpar today. Great show!

I am excited for the battle format! I wish you had Tito Santana and Jesse Ventura rubber wrestlers so Tito could kick Ventura’s a$$ for calling him CHICO all those years 😉

I had a major disappointment lately but its too much to get into here.

QOTD: The last time that I was obnoxiously disappointed was after tasting the 06 Crios Torrontes.

I was disappointed last night when I opened a 2005 Beaujolais Fleurie. Had high expectations and to be honest the wine had good balance and a nice finish. The problem was the taste for me. veerryyy floral. Like having crushed up rose pedals. If you love floral wines this is great. Not me though.

During wine tastings I get disappointed on a regular basis. Fortunately it’s those gems that keep me loving it.

Yesterday when I found out that everyone (almost) coming to a Weinbach tasting is bringing the cheapest wine they make. I spent $56.00 and $59.00 for a Tokay Pinot Gris and Riesling respectively and feel a bit of a fool. They can afford it more than I. He asked, Pardon the gripe.

i enjoyed the show, even if the wines were terrible.

qotd: i’ve been disappointed several times lately with wines i bought last year. apparently, my tastes have changed considerably during that time, so what i found very appealing then (oak monster, for example) just doesn’t do it for me anymore. maybe i shouldn’t buy wines to put away for a long time until my palate becomes consistent.

QOTD: Of course it has to deal with a girl. So there is this girl that I met a little while back who had a bf. He’s a douche and we all knew it. Needless to say we both fell for each other but she stayed with the douche cuz she thought she coud “change” him. Typical story I know. One of the coolest ppl I ever met and it went down in a flaming blaze. What ya gonna do, sit and sulk….HELL NO!!! Her loss. I’m back out in the field ladies.

Call’em like you see’em. Good stuff Gary. Don’t back down.

Ouch….tough show. On the bright side you save me 102 bucks.