Semi-lurker here…. QOTD: Twin Peaks! No doubt. I was too young to really watch it on tv, but I think I’ve watched the whole series on DVD 3-4 times now. Still can’t believe something that amazing was ever on prime time.

Oh and in the pumpkin is the third cork!

QOTD – Not really a show, but I liked Schoolhouse Rock on Saturday mornings.

I’m gonna have to say Arrested Development. Probably the funniest show ever. Big ups to Flight of the Conchords and the Wire though.

I have really enjoyed some good Barbera…..
QOTD: Lost!

QOTD: Start Trek TNG.

Contest: Pumpkin contains cheese wrapper.

my guess what is in the punkin.. an ipod?
qotd..andy griffith show.

What’s in the pumpkin? Pumpkin seeds?!
QOTD: We were stationed overseas in my formative TV viewing years and watched a lot of BBC/Brit TV productions-from Coronation Street to The Bill, Prime Suspect. Love Brit humor as well, anything with Dawn French.

My guess for what’s in the bucket – Thundercats – too long since their appearance.
Favoirte all time show – hard – I’d have to say The Daily Show just beats out Cosby in being more important to life – I think I would have fled to Canada years ago without being able to laugh at the situation with Jon Stewart.

Good video! Here are some additional comments:

Icardi d’Asti: To me, most Asti’s are more acidic than Alba’s. This wine may need a few more years to develop…plus food served with it.

Seghesio d’Alba: I generally like Alba’s better than Asti’s. The seem to be rounder, fuller, richer and with notes of roses and hints of Nebbiolo. However, this producer is one of the more modern (which I generally eschew), especially his use of oak barriques. Obvious oak in any red Piemonte wine drives me up the wall. My favorite Barbera is Conterno-Fantino.

Cascina d’Asti: The acidity is a problem for me, too. However, it should be much better with food (especially acidic food), and with more aging.

ooh! love the barbera! definitely a good pic for an episode!

QOTD: oh man, i cant pick just one! how about I give you shows based on what age I was…
little kid: carebears
grade school: SeaQuest & Boy Meets World
highschool: Friends & CSI
college: Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, ER, Project Runway, Sex and the City
now: The Office, Chuck, Grey’s Anatomy

my guess for the pumpkin… a paperclip?

oh, and dark chocolate kicks milk chocolate’s wussy rear end any day!

Cork in the bucket?

Pee Wee’s Playhouse.

GV – I’ll go cheesy and say 90210 or smart and say Firefly

A copy of your fantastic new book in the pumpkin.

Let’s see whats in the bucket? I’m gonna have to say a “bit-o-honey”

and as far as my favorite tv show all time…. come on that’s easy “What’s Happenin'”

I’ve been a big fan of Barbera since I started drinking wine. I completely agree with you, Gary, that Chianti is just too popular for its own good.

QOTD: The Simpsons

Whats in the pumpkin? A ghost…. watch it move the bottle at 7:15 on the video.
Whoooooo scarry……

Great video. I really enjoy the Italian wine culture, so much so that I went on a wine-tasting trip in Italy that was absolutely incredible. Nothing compares to having great food with wine in authentic Italian farmhouses while overlooking beautiful scenery.

Dennis Czigler
http://www.italytraveltours.biz

Continue the great work! The pumpkin has the book in it and the book has been personally signed by GV,Mott and the WLTV staff and when auctioned on e-bay in 25 years will bring the highest price ever for a properly stored book(55 degrees at 28.5% humidity). The favorie TV show—Victory At Sea!!!

Good show! So many Italian wines to love. QOTD: Northern Exposure. Some good wine references in a few episodes too.

The bucket has a wrestling figurine in it.

QOTD: Arrested Development

What’s in the pumpkin, you ask? I’ll venture to guess a wristband.

Gotta try the Icardi–Barbera D’Asti has been a long standing favorite of mine (Nobbio, 2004, to be exact)..

QOTD Answer: Chiller Theater (WPIX Channel 11, NY)–when I was a kid this show scared the hell out of me!!

QOTD: My all-time favorite TV show is M*A*S*H. I could watch it every day in reruns for the rest of my life. That show was phenomenal and there will not likely be another one close to it again.