Despite a decade of difficult experiences, the free peoples of the world had such a “can-do” attitude, seemed to be able to mostly work through their differences. As a member of a younger generation in another difficult decade, I hope that we can also do the same.

Oh yeah, the music as well.

QOTD: ROCK AND ROLL!!! Wasn’t alive but, hey, Rock and Roll lives forever.

QOTD #1: The Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, the Enviromental Protection Act.

QOTD #2: Well, I had planned to, but 12 inches of fresh snow fell on Friday just outside my door and I gotta get in a few last powder runs at Cannon Mountain here in New Hampshire.

I’ve actually had the Martini ’69, perhaps 10 years ago. My dad had a bottle in his cellar. I remember a vegetal wine, too. Smooth, nice, not terribly complex.

I was born in ’64….let’s not forget that there was good (Woodstock) and bad…really bad (Vietnam)
any chance he has more of the 64 Martini?
and interesting that it was a split!

Oops, forgot the lunar landing….how stupid of me, infact it was, i think 6 days after my 5th b’day…i actually have a copy of the NYTimes!

I have tasting notes on the 67-69 Martini Cabs as we were drinking them as no that old in the late 70’s when I first started serious wine tasting. One finding I have in all of my notes is a hint of redwood that seems to have disappeared over time as you didn’t mention it. I have no notes on Martini Cabs after the 1978 vintage so I wonder how they adjusted to the changing market. The 60’s were a blur somewhat as I turned 21 in ’68 and was a teenager through most of the ’60’s. Many of my memories were not good, JFK, RFK and MLK all within 5 years. Vietnam, getting drafted, starting a long military career. Wish wine tasting had been the highest on my list. Didn’t see the moon landing live as I was in boot camp and they wouldn’t let us watch.

I have tasting notes on the 67-69 Martini Cabs as we were drinking them as no that old in the late 70’s when I first started serious wine tasting. One finding I have in all of my notes is a hint of redwood that seems to have disappeared over time as you didn’t mention it. I have no notes on Martini Cabs after the 1978 vintage so I wonder how they adjusted to the changing market. The 60’s were a blur somewhat as I turned 21 in ’68 and was a teenager through most of the ’60’s. Many of my memories were not good, JFK, RFK and MLK all within 5 years. Vietnam, getting drafted, starting a long military career. Wish wine tasting had been the highest on my list. Didn’t see the moon landing live as I was in boot camp and they wouldn’t let us watch.

Gary, I have a solution to your facebook friend limit. I suggest that you send a few bottles of birth year Bordeaux to Mark Zuckerberg, the 23-yr old Facebook founder. He would probably lift the quota for you.

QOTD: The Beatles!

Fun Show gv!

Q-Landing on the moon!!

Really intriguing episode. I’ve been drinking a few different wines each Shabbos and I have really improved my palate. You’re right, you have to try different things, and it takes time. I’ve found that the amount of wine in the glass when you smell it really affects perceived aromatics. I tried a Chateau Laville yesterday and it had a strong “new shoes” leather component when the glass was half full. When there was just a bit left at the bottom of the glass, I rolled it around to coat the glass and let it fall back down to the bottom again, a few times. I’m telling you, it smelled just like a rose in full blossom.
QOTD: The best thing about the sixties was the hippy chicks! They always smelled of patchouli and well, let’s leave it at that . . .

Your THE MAN Gary. Love watching. Keep it up

QOTD: The Stones! and the ladies haircuts…

For a kid in the sixties it was scary, sad, but an unbelievably interesting time to be growing up. My first thought of the sities isn’t Vietnam, Woodstock, or walking on the moon. It’s the 1969 Mets! Boy, we needed them!

Not saying that this is my FAVORITE 1960s thing, but it’s the first thing that came to mind….Beatles baseball cards. Yea, you would buy this packet of five cards and a piece of pink bubblegum the same size as the cards for 25 cents. Wish I kept those cards, would be worth something now, huh?

Great Episode Gary!
QOTD: The music scene of the 60’s was phenomenal and influenced a lot of what we hear today.

QOTD: Tom Seaver wearing #41 for the New York Mets and bringing home their first World Championship (followed closely by the Beatles).

Great episode.

The staging of the moon landing of course! — okay, just kidding. Really. Seriously. Not a conspiracy theorist.

But its gotta be the New York Mets.

Oh, and its a little late, but I’ll be (was) there tomorrow (yesterday)! I can’t thank you enough , GV, it was as much fun as I can remember having in years.

QOTD: Canadian icons and wine advocates themselves, Rush, was formed in 1968!!!

Gary, great episode, I wish I was in Jersey this weekend. I think I am finally caught up on the WLTV’s, I was a bit behind this seek.
QOTD-My favorite thing to come out of the sixties is my wife

Lawrence Leichtman — that redwoody note in Martini (and others) from the ’60s probably reflects the fact Martini was still using redwood fermenters, and maybe even big redwood casks for some aging. It could impart a noticable aroma and flavor, not especially desirable, that tended to disappear with age.

I cant believe those wines were made 20 years before i was born.
QOTD I guess the the Beatles, not my time period and sadly I didnt go to the party…

very cool to see the older wines ….I’m still very new to WLTV about 3 weeks … I’ve had three wines since the show and I bought a glass today …still trying to figure this whole thing out keep it up … I.m going to get a pic of me with the wristband I just need to get a hold of a cam.

Way to go Gary! QOTD: Jerry Garcia

Loved the epsd. I will not be coming, with huge regret.:(
QOTD. the Mustang. 1969 Boss preferred.