Great show. Thanks Pal.

QOTD: Who was the last person you told “I love you”? For me, it was my Dad about 30 minutes ago on the phone. You never know when it will be the last time you talk/see someone. Make it count.

Hi Gary,
You were in a good mood for this ep, and got a bit philosophical. That’s good. I’m all about exploring too so in the vein of the show theme, my QOTD would be “what was the last wine varietal you tried out that you never tried before?”
My answer would be a muscadine sparkling wine from Florida. I’ve had muscadine before but never as a sparkling wine. (also tried it as a port and a sherry, which were much better than the sparkling)

QOTD: How does everyone keep track of the wines they loved? Hated? Etc (Notebook/Journal, keep labels, etc)

question….
have you ever sacrificed something really important for someone you care or cared about?
(i did, for an ex-girlfriend…. its a long story that ended badly… but o well life goes on and the energy keeps flowing)

gary,

great show, great passion, great expansion of palate. i love it!

QOTD: Who is your most favorite M*A*S*H character of all time?

lurker here!

QOTD: how many lurkers are out there are too ashamed to comment because they know little to nothing about wines yet watch the show cause they love gary and appreciate what he’s trying to do?

And because that question kinda blew…

QOTD: What is your greatest dream in life, and what do you wish to accomplish in your time here on earth?

QOTD: What has been your best experience visiting a winery or wine region?

QOTD: What is your favorite candy flavor and have you ever tasted that flavor in a wine?

Great show Gary! Nice Mac! I have one of those too in my office.

My QOTD. How much does the appellation really effect your buying decision?

QOTD – What was the last beer outside your comfort zone? (Spirit of WLTV but I am a beer guy)

QOTD: Have you ever started the day with champagne, or at least a decent local sparkling? If not, TRY IT some time. Maybe not on a work day. But it’s a great way to kick off a day of wine touring other frivolity.

Hey Gary! Thanks again for a great episode. This one hits especially close to home, as I’m an American that moved to Austria last summer. If I may…one slight correction on the German…

Kartauserhof should actually have an umlaut over the second a, i.e. Kartäuserhof. By adding the umlaut to the a, it actually changes the pronunciation from au (which sounds like ow in english: braun=brown) to something more like oy (similar to the sound of oy in the word toy). So, to be technically correct, the pronunciation would sound something similar to:

Car-toy-ser-hohf.

If you ever need any info and anything I can do to help promote wines from my new homeland, please don’t hesitate to ask!

Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with the Austrian Wine Industry. 🙂

QOTD: What would be the most motivating factor in requesting more Austrian wines from your local wine dealer?

qotd: “If you could make your own wine that Gary would score a 90+ on, what would it be?”

Gary, great show today. I have had German Spatburgunder, no Austrian red at this point.

Qotd: Do you store more than a case of wine at home? How do you keep it?

I loved the question asked what is the next great wine varietal? I think it will be not a varietal but a type and it will be real (properly made) Rose wines. They are a bridge from white to red and go with almost any food and the QPR just hammers anything else. Get on the band wagon now and try some.

The St. Laurent is one of the few wines I’ve tasted before seeing it reviewed on your show and I’ve gotta say, you naided it with your “mulberry” descriptor.
I thought the wine was good and challenging but liked it much less than you did. I found all that fruitniss fatiguing after the second glass. Still I’d agree with your score and I suggest if the reader is a lover of cru beaujolais, he or she might get a kick out of the St.Laurent which runs deeper while retaining that fruity, berry essence.

AUSTRIA!!! Cool man…I’ve had a ton of Austrian red wine, probably cause I live here. I really enjoy the St. Laurent from the Burgenland Region (South East Austria)…they are making the best red wines in Austria. Good stuff, keep it up!

Yes, that was awesome!
Reminded me of the mulberry tree I had in my yard growing up.

QOTD: Have you ever turned down a free glass of wine?

QOTD: Who’s up for a Vayniac Nation wine tour somewhere?

QOTD: How many lurkers do you think will come out for this QOTD?

If I had only been 18 and I had been into wine when my family went to Austria, I would probably have had an Austrian wine. You got me again Gary. Another wine that I have not tried. How do I keep up with this?

QOTD: Wine can hit the wallet pretty hard sometimes… How do you budget your wine spending? Weekly, Monthly, Yearly?

(I’m a college student who loves wine, but has to be careful about spending)

hmmm. qotd: why do you lurk?

QOTD: What other video blogs do you enjoy?

QOTD: Voltron or Thundercats battle royale…Who would win?

You’re like a hybrid of Chipper Jones/Chase Utely in Video Blogging. Solid, and dependable in an explosive kind of way.

QOTD: With all these great QOTDs here, the results of people putting their imaginations to work and coming up with some good queries, who’s going to answer them all (when the rest of us are busy trying to think up our own questions)? Seems a bit of a shame to me!
Get busy Gary! Haha (^_-)