Big G, First let me say Big V killed it. Next, could someone turn off the radio when your doing the Thunder Show? Ugh.
It seems that Washington is really Bringing it these days. I won’t email ya, but I’d love to hear your top 3 places in the world that your excited about, QPR etc. Put them in order and add the years that are doing it for ya.

QOTD: I think you have to go with the Sugar stuff first. Shiraz etc. I think that is why so many people are drinking Yellow Tail. Hmmmm

#2. Yes Big G. I rock a Goat and so should you.

QOTD 1: Probably a nice balanced cabernet.

QOTD 2: A little beard scruffy scruff wouldn’t hurt.

Mad Dog 20 20 No Just kidding a nice Reisling would be a start and No Hair Gary Love the New start to the show with the wine bottle skit.

Good show. Good mix of wines and general craziness.

QOTD 1: I’d go with something rich and yet relatively inexpensive, maybe The Prisoner.

QOTD 2: No facial hair.

Lot’s of fun having a Vayniac sittin’ along side comparing palates. Vaughn did a great job.

QOTD 1: It’s hard to say what could convert a person to vino. I think it is not just the wine, but the environment in which it is enjoyed. Pairing a right wine with the right food makes a huge impact on the perception. For a red I would try a Malbec since many end with a silky smoothness that most people would find agreeable. I think many newbies are swayed by the wines finish on their palate.

QOTD 2: No Van Dyke’s please, definitely not the way you roll Gary.

Lot’s of fun having a Vayniac sittin’ along side comparing palates. Vaughn did a great job.

QOTD 1: It’s hard to say what could convert a person to vino. I think it is not just the wine, but the environment in which it is enjoyed. Pairing a right wine with the right food makes a huge impact on the perception. For a red I would try a Malbec since many end with a silky smoothness that most people would find agreeable. I think many newbies are swayed by the wines finish on their palate.

QOTD 2: No Van Dyke’s please, definitely not the way you roll Gary.

QOTD1: Rosa Regale. It’s a dessert wine that will get people who don’t drink wine to not only try but enjoy! And for wine lovers it’s complex enough to be interesting. That one’s a game changer to me!

great show

Excellent show, especially with “our” beloved Robert Karl Cellars included! (By “our”, I mean all of us in the burgeoning wine city of Spokane, Washington.) Joe Gunselmen, the physician/winemaker behind Robert Karl, is simply a genius. His cab kills (as you just saw), his syrah rocks (94 pts Wine Enthusiast), the merlot will make a believer out of any pinot snob, the Claret ($20), which is a Bordeaux blend, is the absolute steal of the century, and the Inspiration Reserve ($41) will blow away just about any wine in the country for twice the price! Yafreakinhoooooo!!! Now…. how do I win a contest and get on the show??

QOTD – an affordable red with some kahonas, like the 2006 Layer Cake shiraz ($15) or the 2005 Rulo Walla Walla Valley syrah ($24). Either of those will up the ante considerably for the wine novice and open their eyes to the possibilities.

QOTD#2 – Gary can only have a soul patch or a gotee if he gets some of those black horn rimmed glasses like those ultra-hip guys at Starbucks wear! Otherwise, naaaahhhhhhhhhhh………

Great show! Go HABS!

A nice dry french rose “Cotes de Provence” would hook a few newbs along side a nice BBQ meal.

Keep shaving G!

Great EP Gary and Vaun, killer show top 10.

QOTD: 2006 Razors edge Shiraz from south Australia

QOTD #2: no facial hair

Great, great show. Your guest should not be so timid but then again, he’s from Canada and gets intimidated by us Yankees. 🙂

QOTD: German Rieslings (Karl Eber Kabinett) or maybe the Elio Perrone Moscata di Asti. I’ve converted at least a half dozen “non-drinking” friends to these two wines and now they swear by them.

See you Thursday in my hometown (Rockville) with wristbands and Peyton jersey. If you don’t recognize me, I’ll be crushed.

Cheers!
Dom

QOTD #2 (forgot): No facial hair though if you thought you had to do it, a goatee might work.

Oh NO! Hacksaw in the heezy. I miss hacksaw…

QOTD: ’05 doisy-vedrine sauternes.

QOTD2: chops.

Vaughn was a very candid guest! I appreciated his honesty and also like that he was getting tipsy by the end of the show (this happens to me too 😉 )

QOTD1: Hogue, Late Harvest Riesling (it’s like sweetened fruit juice, with almost no sign of alcohol), or Ercavio Roble la Mancha Tempranillo (bright red fruit). Both around $10

QOTD2: I think the sole patch would be the appropriate way to go.

Cheers to all Canadians (especially the Quebec vaniacs)! I’ve really enjoyed the last two shows. Lots of energy and laughs. Keep it up!

QOTD: I think most people who are new to the wine world enjoy whites. A vinho verde from Portugal or a Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand on a hot summer day would entice non-wine drinkers to this compelling universe of wines.

Great to see some of the Canadian Contingent – great job!

QOTD:
1) A sweet, smooth red wine like Wyndham estates bin 555 Shiraz.
2) GV definitely needs a nice thick stache

QOTD #1 A desert wine for sure… like the great man himself said, everyone likes the sugar!
#2 I wanna see Gary with a MO!

QOTD: The OTher Guys (Sebastiani) Hey MAmbo. A really accesible red blend from Cali. and I sold cases and cases of it last year.

QOTD part deux: maybe some Pierce Brosnanesque scruff, but nothing solid. I’m not really into facial hair!

Great job, Vaun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

qotd: mateus! baby duck! royal red!
qotd2: Yeaaaaaah chops!!!

I poured wine up my nose on the sniffy sniff while watching the show too!
My girlfriend (who is from seattle) asked me if the Maple Leafs are from NYC!! hee hee. Go (Winnipeg)Jets!

QOTD1: I love Chaussers Mead, and I think that was the first wine I really liked.

QOTD2: Gary defiantly needs some chin hair!

QOTD 1: A medium bodied rioja is my choice… so easy to drink! Or a good California Zin.

QOTD 2: Gary needs a full mustacio… I’m talking a real flavor savor

QOTD: 2006 Hangtime Pinot Noir. Sweet, fruity, but with good acidity. Itâ??s a converter.

QOTD2: Noooooooo. No facial hair.