OXI CLEAN!!!
qotd- rocking some serious vino in san diego at an italian tapas style restaurant with the boys! 2005 st joseph vs 2005 crozes hermitage with a 91 BV latour private reserve nightcap!

GV- Don’t be dissing the Justin. I’m big on Paso and I know that the Justin Iso is killin’. Fool.

QOTD: Had a great time hanging with other parents from my son’s t-ball team. Coach Jim is a home brewer and makes some great beer. Then came home and had some really nice Montrachet. Great night.

Re: the previous post. Have had a bit too much fun and the punctuation isn’t what it should be.

QOTD: I went and enjoyed and took pictures of the odd snow that fell here in Seattle today.

QOTD: Sat down with my best friend of 39 years and a glass of Wash Cab Franc to watch three episodes of a crazy kid make his mark with wine. What could be more fun?

Tonight is almost over but I watched some baseball (got the MLB extra innings, package and we are loving it) read, marinated some fajita meat for tomorrow and had some Pierre Sparr Alsace One.

I couldn’t agree more on your take of the Justin, it hasn’t been as strong the last few years and the price has only gone up.

QOTD: Went to my son’s baseball game…………I’m not saying he is A-Rod yet, but hey LOL!! A guy can dream!

Pizza and movie: Lions from Lambs. Waste of time, a little too “fakey fake.” Would have preferred to pop a bottle of that Isosceles and sip through the WLT archives.

Qotd: XBox 360 Assasins Creed after a long day @ school

Well, I’m watching this on Saturday. I’m doing a whiskey tasting for one of our customers. Focusing on Irish and Scotch Malts. Really excited about this one!

QOTD: Now Saturday, but last night my wife and I hosted a blind wine tasting of Bordeaux’. After which we retired to our bar area, drank some more and gnoshed the night away. And, Gary will love this, we fired up the laptop to introduce our guests to Gary and the show. Just spreading the love.

B

QOTD: Today is Saturday, going to a fund raiser wine tasting ot our parish school to raise money.

QOTD: Friday night was leftover wine and BBQ food from Thursday night.

Saturday night we’ll try some of the ‘kosher for passover’ wines at the seder. My expectations for the wine are low. But you never know until you try it.

QoTD: also watching this on saturday but last night i enjoyed the beautiful weather we are having in massachusetts by drinking some of the 4 vines naked chardonnay (LOVED IT!) on my front porch with friends, then went to an incredible soul food dinner on campus.

QOTD: Well it was last night for me….but I sat down, watched some hockey and enjoyed a few beers with the guys….we also threw down some N64 007 Goldeneye!!!

Hi Gary,
From his book “How to Remove Spots & Stains” by Herb Barndt (a former professor of mine) – book also on Amazon –

To remove the wine stain (in case you haven’t already yet) and any future stains on your shirts or tablecloths:

TYPE
alcohol, fruit, sugar

FORMULA
water
salt
oil solvent
white vinegar

METHOD
Sponge off stain with COOL water. For washable fabrics, stretch the stained area over a bowl, pour salt over the stain and pour boiling water through the fabric from a height of 12″. If the fabric can’t take boiling water, pour salt on the stain and moisten. Let stand, then scrape the salt off, and rinse. If these methods are too harsh for the fabric or it is non-washable, use an oil solvent. If any stain remains, apply a vinegar solution (half water), and rinse.

NEVER USE HEAT ON A SUGAR STAIN.
NEVER USE SOAP AND NEVER IRON A FRUIT STAIN.

Good luck!
B

QOTD: Went golfing in the nice weather we are having here in Michigan, had some “pops”, and then finished with a Red Wing OT victory in game Five.

Have a great weekend!

QOTD: On my laptop in the “office” Isocoles is always great. For a more affordable version try their neighbor in Paso, Carmody McKnight who make a Meritage called Cadenza at $26.

As I am viewing the video on the Saturday after, it’s already happened, and it was so uneventful, I don’t even remember what I did. Pathetic…….no?

First, my WL video arrived Saturday morning, already with 135 comments. How do people get it early? The website?

Second, that “big-ass” glass makes your head look small. I guess that’s one way to not get a big head.

Third, I wonder if it’s fair to try and judge big wines when they are so young. The oak and fruit melt away with bottle age, ultimately making a more balanced wine. I have a ’99 Isosceles that I haven’t opened for that reason. BTW, you didn’t note the isosceles triangle on that “cool” label.

Go KU! That game was the best! Because Memphis was so great, too.

A spot-on review of Justin. Let’s see how you rate the Paso Rhone Ranger wines which can also be over the top as well. Last night we enjoyed the Revenant Malbec Rose with a little Dim Sum.

QOTD: On this SATURDAY night (here in Australia) we held a wine blind tasting event. We had 5 sparkling whites and 7 red wines. On our list were:

Minchinbury White Seal Private Cuvee ($A 5)
Jacob’s Creek Brut ($10)
Seaview Brut 2001 ($20)
Stefano Lubiana Brut NV ($32)
Laurent-Perrier Brut (France, $70)

Orlando “Gramps” Grenache 2006
Coriole Sangiovese 2006
Peter Lehmann “The Futures” Shiraz 2005
Brands Merlot 2005
Chalk Hill Cabernet 2004
Yering Station Pinot Noir 2006
Cascabel Tempranillo 2007

I was the winner with 6/12, the wines I identified correctly were:

Minchinbury
Laurent-Perrier
Yering Station Pinot
Gramps Grenache
Chalk Hill Cabernet
Coriole Sangiovese

As ever, this competition was harder than it looked on paper! I think Gary V could have killed it though… but everyone had fun and that was the main thing.

Gary, get some Woolite OXY DEEP carpet cleaner….the stuff is like magic, you’ll see the stain disapear b4 your eyes…..

Nice show Gary. The cheap foam shaving cream – barbasol – it will lift that stain out (secret from my mother).

Rock Chalk Championship baby!

QOTD: Taking friends out to celebrate their engagement, Fiddlehead Joe’s

Great Episode, Gary – Friday night we drank Moscato d’asti by the fire pit…we are huuuuuge fans of this Italian sparkling wine. You should do an episode on this underrated varietal.