Congrats on finishing med school!

QOTD:
Well, I am only 19, so my story may be lacking in class and grace, but it has heaps of awesome to make up for that.
Basically it was (Canadian) Thanksgiving weekend of last year, and my friend’s dad had just had his 50th birthday the day before. A bunch of us went up to finish off the keg from the previous night’s celebrations. Unfortunately there wasn’t a whole lot left so we finished the keg with only a small buzz (most of us at least). So this one guy (the drunkest one there I might add) disappears, and comes back with a bottle of red wine, no idea what kind, from Peller Estates if I were to guess. Anyways, he’s all riled up and he’s telling us “come on guys, we gotta finish this fast” and so we get in a circle, throw our hands in the middle, let out a cheer. Then we start chugging the wine straight from the bottle in succession. In I would say under a minute the bottle was done. We ended up doing the same thing to another bottle maybe 30 minutes later.
Basically, it was a pretty epic night and started what would become pretty regular ‘wine seshes’ as we call them. This is actually what got me into wine, and by consequence, winelibrarytv, which in turn got me into wines a bit more seriously. I still partake in wine seshes obviously, but now I also drink wine outside of that environment, and from a wine glass instead of a wine bottle.

Just saw the Conan appearance and I’m traumatized by the armpit thing.

Just saw the Conan appearance and I’m traumatized by the armpit thing.

Just watched Conan, loved it great show and great episode!
QOTD The first night at work where I recommended a wine and they people loved, turned out to be a bottle of Sea Smoke Ten and the tasting menu!

Great show Gary! Thank you soooooo much for the shout out for Amy. She was so surprised! We had a very nice dinner with some good wine (the malbec I tried smelled like poo, literally, but tasted great) to celebrate her b-day. Thanks again, and great spot on Conan!

-Brian (Mister) Blaaack

BTW, what was teh burg you tasted with Conan?

Big G, All I can say about that is your having to much fun my friend. Very cool.

QOTD: My favorite Wine Moment is always on going. What I mean is… I could say things like, the time I went to epernay and had Champagne where it was born, or when I was in Chianti barrel tasting in a Castle, but what I think is so special about Wine is the fact that just about every time you open a bottle of Wine it’s potentionaly a Wine Moment.

Great Show Gary.
I love bubbles too but I think they are overpriced.
By the way, yes, crushed / shaved ice with sweet bean is from Korea and it’s called Pot-Bing-Soo. Pot stands for “Sweet Bean”, Bing stands for “Ice” and Soo stands for “Water”. It is really popular in Korea and Japan.

Great Show Gary.
I love bubbles too but I think they are overpriced.
By the way, yes, crushed / shaved ice with sweet bean is from Korea and it’s called Pot-Bing-Soo. Pot stands for “Sweet Bean”, Bing stands for “Ice” and Soo stands for “Water”. It is really popular in Korea and Japan.

Really great show…and always great to see guests on.

QOTD: My favorite wine moment was probably when I was out in Napa last December and shared a magnum of DRC with about 8-12 people (2 Vayniacs) with about 8-12 other wines…it was a fun night and a pleasure to see so many people enjoying the wine that I wanted to share…..

Thanks Gary for the awesome night at Bounce, I just posted about it on my site:

http://raad.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/wine-library-tv-conan-obrien/

It was totally cool meeting you, it was a great night!

what an epic day! I highly recommend winning one of Gary’s contests. I’ll reply to everyone’s congrats soon. Right now I’m going to sleep for 3 hours before I have to fly back to Cali

Gary i disagree and my problem with the bubbles is the lack of complexity… 🙁
QOTD : was in Limoux years ago after a tough day in a winery was 11.30 p.m uring harvest time and we were tasting on the open air and under the stars an old banyuls made with grenache with all the team very rare moment !

Nice show.
Well done to the guest on finishing med school.

QOTD: My favorite wine moment was about 3 years ago when me , my best friend and my wife (At the time Girlfriend) went thru a bottle of Glen Carlou Chardonnay, Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc and a Robertson Pinotage and I was so wasted that me and my friend broke out my toy lightsabres and started dueling and then someone called me on the phone and I was making Darth Vader voices on the phone.

QOTD: Visiting the cellars of Henri Felitig in Burgundy and tasting barrel samples.

Great question and episode. QOTD: Having a last minute lunch sitting outside by the ocean at this little restaurant in Italy on the cinque terre. Not planned at all. Just my wife and I, tons of food and local vino. Damn, I need to go back!

QOTD: First Thanksgiving after I got married (about 13 years ago). Had my family in for dinner. Wife cooked a great meal– four wines from a small local wine shop. The owner took alot of time with us picking the wine for the meal based upon what was being served. She hit it out of the park with her selections.

QOTD: I went to a tasting at this little hole in the wall restaurant (since closed) in southwestern Mass with my wife. We weren’t expecting much and it turned out to be a three hour party with something like 40 wines, many very good, and a heck of a cheese and raw bar spread. We walked away with several cases that day, much to my wife’s conservative buying nature. Sometimes you just find the sweetness.

QOTD: My favourite wine moment relates to when I first got into wine. I was at a business dinner a few years ago and until that point I had been drinking red wine just out of obligation. I didn’t actually like it, but I did not want to look unsophisticated. The top executive at the table ordered a bottle of red Burgundy to go with dinner, and I was blown away by how good the wine was on its own and how perfectly it paired with the food. That’s when I realized that there was something more to wine & food pairings! My only regret is not getting the name of the producer or the vintage.

Gary- LOVE THE BUBBLES!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? (just not that sweet) but I do love this ep!!!!! 🙂

The moment that comes to mind was an early date with a long time love of mine. We met in Central Park and shared a bottle of Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc and then went over to the Burger Bar at Le Parker Merdian Hotel (if you haven’t been , its a must – a totally dive burger bar with rock music and fantastic burgers in the middle of a super fancy mirrored hotel) – she is Spanish and completely in love with Champagne and Cava, and it was the perfect afternoon enchanting her with America.

The moment that comes to mind was an early date with a long time love of mine. We met in Central Park and shared a bottle of Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc and then went over to the Burger Bar at Le Parker Merdian Hotel (if you haven’t been , its a must – a totally dive burger bar with rock music and fantastic burgers in the middle of a super fancy mirrored hotel) – she is Spanish and completely in love with Champagne and Cava, and it was the perfect afternoon enchanting her with America.

QOTD: My moment actually has to do with sparkling wine. When I was 19, my dad and I were on a trip in Chianti. During this trip, I tried to “acquire” the taste for wine. My dad loved it, and it seemed like perfect bonding if only I liked wine. But every night, I would nurse my glass while my dad enjoyed his. One day we got really lost driving around chianti and we ended up on the top of a hill where there was a restaurant. We were starving, but since it was August, many places were closed. (They seem to just take to whole month off). I went up to the door to see if it was open, but the place was empty. I turned around to walk about the car, and the waiter came running out, insisting that they were open. We got in and we were immediately served a glass of sparkling wine, on the house. There we were the only people in this huge fancy restaurant. And as my dad tells the story, by the time he put his menu down, my glass was empty. I don’t remember what it was, but it was delicious. The meal was great, and since then I have happily acquired the taste for wine =).

Gary- ever think about drinkin your bubbly in the BIG ASS glass or at least a burgundy glass. I always seem to get much more enjoyment from my sparklers this way as opposed to with the flutes. Just sayin.

Walla Walla represent.