Good ep! QOTD: Tigers. 🙁

After drinking Cote Du Rhone and CdP wines for a while, I tried some thunder from down under that surprised me.

Flinders Run Shiraz 2005 is incredible … 95 points Jay Miller for $27.
… and the biggest bargain of all is Penfold Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2004 rated 92 points JM for $7.98!

Kilikanoon Killerman’s Run Cabernet 2005 is also a nice change.

Gary, you gotta come to KC. Best BBQ in the world, although you’ll have to come up with pairings to go with hickory-smoked brisket and burnt end sammichs!

QOTD: Phillies, Phillies, Phillies.

Thanks for a great show.

The Braves are BACK! This is the year for another World Series win in Atlanta. Thanks for broadening the perspective on the “fruit bombs”. Enjoyed this episode a great deal and learned something (as usual).

QOTD: Phils. I doubt they’ll win it all, but there’s always hope.

Saturday’s event was very cool, really good people, and the Heineken girl was a doll … QOTD: Mets all the way!

MAN!! was going to Lurk out of this one,,, then that look at the very end and a stern, “Leave a comment.” Scared me……

Going to see the Twins Sat at home,,, not opener, but damn close,,, and seeing we are getting another 4 inches today,,, glad they are in a dome! 🙂

Great show, these well balanced shiraz’s are fun, to many arent though.

QOTD : Tigers!!!

QOTD: Die Hard Yankee fan. Always pulling for the Bronx Bombers.

Go Tribe!!!

QOTD: Who knows, maybe the Jays will get their act together and break .500 this year.

Good, solid ep.
My only comment would be that seldom does my immediate vinous community delight in the ‘same’ flavor profiles. I participate in a number of tasting groups and folks are always bringing different things. You often talk of “trying new things” as though there were not hundreds of your viewers who already do, and on a daily basis! So, in my case Aussie wines, with a very few exceptions, just don’t cut it, are ‘food challenged’, and turn my guests sloppy after a glass or two!
Funny side note: Robert Parker publishes something called the Hedonist’s Gazette. It is an occasion to eat, drink, and enjoy a little horse play. At the end of each issue is written, and I quote “Note to readers… The abbreviated, spontaneous, and visceral tasting notes and numerical ratings in this section should not be confused with professional, structured tasting notes from specific peer group tastings or cellar tastings. […] In short, focus, so critical in a professional tasting without food or other distractions, is clearly on a different level in such ‘fun gatherings.’-RP”

Ridiculous utterance, in my view. Especially the idea of ‘other distractions’! A TV camera? Mott? The birds in your office? Diana Ross or Kanye West on the radio? I think your approach is radical precisely because you are willing to take on such pomposity as RP’s. “Changing the wine world” must, in part, mean freeing ‘tasting’ from Parker’s pseudo-science.

This is going to be the Tampa Bay Rays’ year. The AL East is officially on notice.

The 26-Time World Champion New York Yankees will begin their journey to number 27 tomorrow, and I will be rooting for them the whole way…

Yes, it IS time for you to come out to the Midwest. Why should the coasts have all the fun? Lincoln, Omaha, Des Moines, whatever’s within driving distance.

Aussie shiraz … meh. I used to like it more than I do, but eventually it got to be like trying to drink a campfire. I have a few older ones around to see what becomes of them though, and there have been a few that haven’t turned out that bad.

Yes, it IS time for you to come out to the Midwest. Why should the coasts have all the fun? Lincoln, Omaha, Des Moines, whatever’s within driving distance.

Aussie shiraz … meh. I used to like it more than I do, but eventually it got to be like trying to drink a campfire. I have a few older ones around to see what becomes of them though, and there have been a few that haven’t turned out that bad.

Great ep.

NATIONALS!

I’ve always liked the Aussie Shiraz, the Mitolo definitely kicks it!!! I’ll be checking out the Water Wheel as well.

QOTD: Gotta stick with my Tribe!!! They held off the Sox this afternoon, so the season is starting off in the right direction.

Great Show.

Phillies. Ryan Howard is the MAN!!!!!!

Big G, Love the EP my friend. Shiraz in the Heezee. Love it. Best one I’ve had is the Octavius.

QOTD: Don’t be misled by the Bears Helmet. I’m born and raised in Los Angeles, but I adopted the Chicago Bears as my team in 1984. Having said that, the Dodgers looked great on Opening Day. Whatched as I worked. Go Big Blue!

Big G, Love the EP my friend. Shiraz in the Heezee. Love it. Best one I’ve had is the Octavius.

QOTD: Don’t be misled by the Bears Helmet. I’m born and raised in Los Angeles, but I adopted the Chicago Bears as my team in 1984. Having said that, the Dodgers looked great on Opening Day. Whatched as I worked. Go Big Blue!

Yes, Nebraska is in the Midwest. Would love to have Gary pay a visit on the Midwest tour. We are thankful to WL and to favorable shipping laws that makes it possible to get many wines not available locally.

TIGERS BABY!!!

A little disappointing that the Anaperenna didn’t show that well. I’m a big fan of the Amon-Ra, and even the Godolphin from Glaetzer, and was hoping the rest of the lineup would be strong, tooâ?¦

Then again, I root for the Cubs, so I’m a fan of underdogs and lost causes. Good episodeâ??It’s been a while since I’ve been able to watch, and I realize how much I’ve missed the show. Thanks, Gary!