The last thing that made me smile was you showing you understand that foie gras is not cool!
Thank you Gary!

I think you should’ve shown the ending to the blind cab. tasting anyway!
So what if your own label wins, you’re just being honest, and we all know you’re not saying anything bad about the other wines because as you always say, taste is completely subjective!

Anyway, good show.
; )

The last thing that made me smile was you showing you understand that foie gras is not cool!
Thank you Gary!

I think you should’ve shown the ending to the blind cab. tasting anyway!
So what if your own label wins, you’re just being honest, and we all know you’re not saying anything bad about the other wines because as you always say, taste is completely subjective!

Anyway, good show.
; )

Watching this episode

Watching this episode

What about the rest of the wines? What were they?

Gary, Even if you do not show your private Label I think all of us would like to see the rest of the wines – 10$ cab is a huge point of interest and you already told us that the PL won the whole thing, so at this point you might as well reveal the rest…. there were other good wines in that episode. Honestly while I think youâ??re trying to do the right thing and remain “authentic and credible” the result appears to be disingenuous, as there is a better chance to find out what hat wine was then there is with the rest, especially those of us who shop in the store and can ask. The path to hell is paved with good intentions.

I am thinking I will boycot QOTDs or return to lurker status in protest.

Gary, Even if you do not show your private Label I think all of us would like to see the rest of the wines – 10$ cab is a huge point of interest and you already told us that the PL won the whole thing, so at this point you might as well reveal the rest…. there were other good wines in that episode. Honestly while I think youâ??re trying to do the right thing and remain “authentic and credible” the result appears to be disingenuous, as there is a better chance to find out what hat wine was then there is with the rest, especially those of us who shop in the store and can ask. The path to hell is paved with good intentions.

I am thinking I will boycot QOTDs or return to lurker status in protest.

Welcome back, G.

QOTD: The chilled 2006 Muga rose in my glass yesterday.

hmmm, comments are interesting reading. Perhaps we should not take all of this so seriously. Just a thought. I vote for revealing the 10 cabs for what that’s worth.

?OTD: Reading the comments. Before that, my dog and wife running around the house this morning.

Gary,

I understand know the confusion about last week’s Cabernet tasting, but the whole concept of WLTV is you reviewing most of the wines you sell to begin with. I wouldn’t feel slighted if you had a more vested interest in your private label winning the tasting because lets face it, every time a wine you sell does well you benefit. I trust your honesty and wouldn’t have felt cheated!

If anything, it would teach more to trust the cheaper, private label wines which I think have unfairly gotten a bad rap! I will definately try out your WL Cab!

Gary, makes sense and I respect your desire to keep things transparent. Can you re-taste the other five cabs in a new blind tasting and throw in one or two new ones to spice it up? Just a thought.

QOTD: my second daughter is four months old and she made some little baby noise during this episode; when I looked over she was grinning super big at me…that made me smile.

QOTD: my second daughter is four months old and she made some little baby noise during this episode; when I looked over she was grinning super big at me…that made me smile.

I can understand you not airing the ending BEFORE you announced that the WL private label was the winner, but not afterwards. However, with all you bring to the table, you certainly deserve a mulligan, so pls re-do this show with a complete new set of cabs or just replace the private label. I’m sure I’m not alone in wanting to get a feel for some value-priced cabs.

Don’t see the problem, but it was your call. Thanks!

Don’t see the problem, but it was your call. Thanks!

gv—— you just made me smile. congratulations!

QOTD: The last time I looked at the clock and it said 5PM. Hells yeah!

Welcome home!!

Oh please! I don’t buy it for a second.
qotd: my sweet husband makes me laugh daily

GV – Would like to know the wines. I’m in Chicago so don’t shop the store and i could easily call and ask for the PV Cab under $10. Please show us the rest. Kind of weak.

Gary, I’ve been ‘lurking’ as you say for a few weeks now. But, finally, you give a question of the day that I couldn’t pass-up!

I spent a good half-hour this afternoon speaking to someone in the New York City area about housing in the Big Apple. I just graduated from the University of Illinois and will be moving East for work at SLAM magazine. I sent this guy a Facebook message and he offered to give me advice over the phone. We really hit it off, and I have some great information. I’ll probably give him another call when I’m all settled in New York next month!

Keep up the great work!

I would have just lied, said it was a two part episode in which the footage for the second part was lost. Today i would have made up scores for a few cheap cabs and provided the fake list. You know, just to placate the masses and all.

QOTD: Reading the agitated comments of some “fans” made me smile a little. They are usually so adoring!

I would have just lied, said it was a two part episode in which the footage for the second part was lost. Today i would have made up scores for a few cheap cabs and provided the fake list. You know, just to placate the masses and all.

QOTD: Reading the agitated comments of some “fans” made me smile a little. They are usually so adoring!

I completely understand about the blind cab. tasting fiasco. I applaud you for sticking to your guns and not getting into the “our stuff is better than yours” BS.

QOTD – The last thing that made me smile was finding out I’m going to be in Italy in two weeks! 😀

Good show. Too bad none of them really killed it.

QOTD: I don’t quite know the very latest thing that made me smile, but a great moment came this past weekend. A gorgeous young lady took me out for a very belated birthday dinner. The meal started with foie gras with cocoa nibs, rhubarb chutney, and candied ginger, along with another appetizer of veal sweetbreads with morrels. I told the girl I was with that those were the best bites of food I’d had in the past 5 years, if not my life. The whole night made me smile. Perfect.