First Spygate… now VAYNERGATE!!! What was really on the tapes??? Destroy the tapes, Gary, for the love of God DESTROY THE TAPES before the Congressional investigation.

Gary- Not sure why people are so upset…….High gas prices get my upset……….Insane people who should not be behind the wheel….. but not this. ?????

Quote of the show – “Fruits… they’re good.”
Last thing that made me smile: My dog, Simon, running to me from across the dog park. He’s a happy dog.

Quote of the show – “Fruits… they’re good.”
Last thing that made me smile: My dog, Simon, running to me from across the dog park. He’s a happy dog.

Re: the blind tasting caper – much ado about nothing really. But…a lot of us were invested in the show and would like to know which wine was which. We already know where the house wine finished. What’s the harm in revealing the other wines?

Yoooo GeeVee, Great ta see Ya back in da Hizzy!!!! Coool/interestin’
Batch of Vinos!!! It was fun readin’ some of da comments about da Great
10 Bone Cab Conspiracy!!! 🙂

QOTD: Watchin’ Today’s Show…..YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAH!!!!!!! 🙂

Ok, Gotta chime in here again â??

Adoring Fans- Relax just because someone disagrees with Gary does not mean they are wrong or it should be taken personally. Isnâ??t individual opinion the point of the show?

Haters – Chill out! We watch this program for the educational and entertainment value of it all, If you donâ??t realize Gary is a business man by now after a book publicity run that rivaled Howard Sternâ??s private parts, you need to open your eyes.

I think most people want to know the other wines in the tasting for a couple of reasons… one as Gary said we are all invested… 25 minutes a day is allot to invest in todayâ??s world… second we want to know the results not only to have some reasonable wines to buy at that price point but to avoid wasting our money on some of the dogs. Personally I donâ??t listen to the ratings as much as the tasting notes cause Gary and I have different Pallets, so the winner means nothing to me. I spend God awful amounts at the wine lib every month when I take the 1 1/2 hour drive up from Bucks county PA, but I do so because of great selection, price, and service… Not cause they tell me what to like. And I will remain loyal to the win lib for that reason. That being said, Like most others, I would love to see the entire episode…And regardless of motives or business interests I want to hear Garyâ??s opinion cause I am interested, not cause I buy everything he likes.

Ok, Gotta chime in here again â??

Adoring Fans- Relax just because someone disagrees with Gary does not mean they are wrong or it should be taken personally. Isnâ??t individual opinion the point of the show?

Haters – Chill out! We watch this program for the educational and entertainment value of it all, If you donâ??t realize Gary is a business man by now after a book publicity run that rivaled Howard Sternâ??s private parts, you need to open your eyes.

I think most people want to know the other wines in the tasting for a couple of reasons… one as Gary said we are all invested… 25 minutes a day is allot to invest in todayâ??s world… second we want to know the results not only to have some reasonable wines to buy at that price point but to avoid wasting our money on some of the dogs. Personally I donâ??t listen to the ratings as much as the tasting notes cause Gary and I have different Pallets, so the winner means nothing to me. I spend God awful amounts at the wine lib every month when I take the 1 1/2 hour drive up from Bucks county PA, but I do so because of great selection, price, and service… Not cause they tell me what to like. And I will remain loyal to the win lib for that reason. That being said, Like most others, I would love to see the entire episode…And regardless of motives or business interests I want to hear Garyâ??s opinion cause I am interested, not cause I buy everything he likes.

qotd: Hearing you do a shout out to my wife Darla on this episode!!!!

Sharing a 2003 La Sirena Cab, and a 2003 LC Problem Child with a friend, and my oldest son.

Very tough to buy your excuse. You sell stuff on the show all the time! How many plugs for the book have we listened to over the last few months? (I have two copies – thanks for the free shipping.)

We all know you have a vested interest in selling these wines. It is pretty obvious when you list your store’s prices next to each one. We understand and accept it as part of the package. To say that you don’t want to have a conflict of interest doesn’t pass the sniffy-sniff test.

Very tough to buy your excuse. You sell stuff on the show all the time! How many plugs for the book have we listened to over the last few months? (I have two copies – thanks for the free shipping.)

We all know you have a vested interest in selling these wines. It is pretty obvious when you list your store’s prices next to each one. We understand and accept it as part of the package. To say that you don’t want to have a conflict of interest doesn’t pass the sniffy-sniff test.

Too much has already been said, so Iâ??m reluctant to add more. But since there are many questions as to why Gary revealed that the storeâ??s wine won, I will explain the obvious. If Gary didnâ??t say this then the suspicion would be that the show was not fully shown because his wine did poorly. The comments and suspicions would be even nastier than they are. I am a loyal fan. Gary has the right to handle this anyway he wants. But if heâ??s looking for suggestions, since the cover has been blown, I suggest restoring archive epsode #477 to its complete form with an introductory prefix explaining that it is against your policy to do propriety wines, it was done and uploaded by mistake. There was too much hoopla to then pull it. This prefix would be for future archive explorers.

The uproar is just ridiculous. What are we, Arlen Spector?

Thanks for the shout out, Gary V! We at AmericanWinery.com love you too!

It was a fun episode with a funnier ending………..
I look forward to the next blind tasting.

Good God, quit whining! In 480+ eps, we saw an OOPS. And for those of you criticizing the guy for trying to explain – good, bad or indifferent – GFY.

Good show GV, glad you are back. I appreciate the explanation of the blind cab tasting, not a big deal.

Q – My beautiful wife!

Hmmmm…
You still have a lot of ‘splainin’ to do, Lucy!
I’m with the Vayniak consensus—I don’t get it and I’m going to go sniffy sniff in my corner until the episode is aired (which by now, Gary, you probably know you must). But I have no intention of abandoning ship due to the booboo. How could I (?), because YOU are the last thing that made me smile…laugh…guffaw…you get the picture!
Carry on!
(But please DO air #477—your cat is already out of the bag).

QOTD: I have to say that the 2001 Chassagne Montrachet I had at lunch today was pretty good for a few smiles!

Damn GV, you are gettin straight hated on. I wish you all the best man and I appreciate what you are doing for wine lovers and people with an internet connection. But now you gotta bring the real thunder. You told everyone the PL won. Now it looks like you have to prove it. I saw Gordon Ramsay, on his show The F Word, blind taste this dude on a really cheap bottle of wine against his own label and he chose the cheap bottle. You always talk about how you’ve seen the best “pals” go 0-9 in blind tastings. Just tell everyone you had a cold…haha. Anyway, I was already looking forward to the next episode until I read all of these negative comments. Keep on keepin on brother.

QOTD: I went in to work today at 7am and realized I wasn’t scheduled until 10am. I then started smiling while thinking about what an idiot I am. Even I make mistakes every now and then…haha.

Gary,

Revision3! Wow!
Don’t let them change you, and I wish you the best.

OK, OK……

So someone goofed and slid your own blend into the show. No freakin’ big deal. BUT…. for those of us who would like some input into decent daily drinkers, and ones to avoid, why not just give us the other 5 results??? A few of those wines apparently really sucked! And a few you seemed to like. I don’t buy many cheap plonkazoidal cabs, but if there was a decent one for under $10, I would like to know! Sooooo…. whaddya say, Gary?!

@Ken: I’ve watched about 120-odd episodes now, so I know Gary’s deal, including his willingness to call a weak wine out in a public and unequivocal manner (and yes, often very entertainingly so). That, plus his enthusiasm, is why we watch. And we all know his company sells most of the wines he reviews. (I think he has been honest with his reviews, so this doesn’t actually bother me.) However, that track record and context are also the reasons I call “shenanigans” on The Explanation. In light of the show’s historical context, it is egregious and inconsistent.

Of course, after watching 22-odd hours of his show, I also know he’s a showman and really interested in experimenting with social applications of media and technology. #477 could just as easily be his Feejee Mermaid. (I would be disappointed, however, if it turned out to be his version of “This Way to the Egress” instead.)

QOTD: I found out that the Smurfs are making a big-screen comeback. YAY! I smiled.