I didn’t win the trip to France. I’m sad. Congrats to the winners!!!!!!!!

QOTD: I’ve never had the $100 bottle. Although we received a 1990 Dom Perignon as a gift. That was probably a $100+ bottle. If I were going to buy myself a bottle for $100, it would either be a Gevrey-Chambertin or a Barolo. I generally spend $15-$20 per bottle.

Wow G … Laura Gellman is in my wine tasting group and she won the trip . Unbelievable.
QOTD—- 2003 Domaine Serene Jerusalem Hill Pinot Noir $95
(in the cellar) going to be good………

A spectecular show 🙂 Congratulations to all lucky winners…

How about doing the wristband giveaway for all the folks who comment! Making it the Grand giveaway episode !

QOTD – Looking forward to the 1995 Vega Sicilla that I bought for a special occasion in 20 years.

aloha,

TLR
Maui

Ummm… Im NOT going to France? 🙁 sniffy sniff
great ep Gary… This is EXACTLY why WLTV is so important in the endeavor of changing the wine world! You honestly & fearlessly gave your opinion of a pedigree wine!

QOTD: Comes to mind is a 2002 Caymus Cab. I drank it sitting on a roof in a rainstorm in Arizona! Was a great time, and a great wine!

Great show. I’m quite more in Italian wine than in Australian and I’ve always hesitated in getting into La Grange. But, it’s your pal and maybe I’ll like if I have the chance to drink it. QOTD: The best around 100$ bottle I had is last month for my 25th birthday when we popped out a 2001 Cerralto Casanova di Neri.

Stupid oak

QOTD: I once took part in the last half a bottle of a 1978 Chateau Latour, easily the oldest and most expensive wine I’ve ever tried. This was a few years ago when I was beginning my wine journey, so unfortunately I can barely remember the taste.

Great show. Fun to see you get so excited about the winners.

-B

QOTD: Unfortunately, never tried anything over 30-40 BONES…still working on it…congrats to all the winners from today’s episode, have fun in France, San Fran, or with your new ZUNE!

HUGE show today and congrats tot he winners.
QOTD- 1999 Far Niente Cab, it was New Years Eve and I think I can still taste it on my pal

QOTD: 2001 and 2002 Joseph Phelps Insignia. Got them both at Costco for $99.99. The 2002 was WS’s Wine Of The Year so they had a 2 bottle limit. I made 10 trips to 10 different stores to pickup 20 bottles.

Before you all label me as a wine hoard, 8 of the 20 went out as gifts and 4 were resold to a friend who couldn’t make it in time.

What a surprise gary doesn’t like the grange!!
Who would have thought! 🙂
C’mon peeps!

QOTD 1997 John Riddich cab sav

What a surprise gary doesn’t like the grange!!
Who would have thought! 🙂
C’mon peeps!

QOTD 1997 John Riddich cab sav

QOTD: ’97 Bussia Barolo

NOSE: Slight barnyard, mushroom, hints of huitlacoche. Pretty good stuff. Funky.
PALATE: Sweeet. Silky tannins. good fruit on midpalate. A little overripe. pretty good. ASPECT: brick red. Overall it wasn’t the most exciting wine of the night (nebbiolo tasting), but it is the only $100 bottle I’ve ever tried.

If I ever spring for a $100 bottle, I’d probably go for Bdx, probably Margaux or St. Estephe.

Great episode! Very cool that Karl and Susan won the contest!

I noticed that you said you had been decanting the wines for 6 hours. I almost always taste wines immediately after I open them, and have become slightly suspicious of extra long decanting because I often feel that after 3-4 hours many wines start losing some of the nuances they had when freshly opened, which is a little dissapointing to me even if the wines are less tannic and more approachable. In the future, when you do a long decant for the show, it might be interesting to pour half into a 375 ml bottle, cork it, and decant the other half so that you could do a comparison tastings. Just a thought.

QOTD: I just checked my cellar tracker and it looks like I haven’t had anything over $100, although the 199 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto I got to taste thanks to the generosity of CaliCab was up there. I am really looking forward to trying my 1998 Angelo Gaja Gromis Barolo, somewhere around $100, that I bought as a souvenir when I studied architecture in Rome. I will most likely open it in a couple of years when I become a licensed architect.

QOTD: I’ve never had a 100 bone wine…i’ve had a 1999 Opus One, which I believe is considerably more expensive, and I’ve had a lot of 40-60 bone wines. But I’ve always wanted to try the Schrader T6.

Congrats winners…jealous here.

Never had the Grange, but sure am glad John Duval left Penfolds to start own label. It seems as if he took alot if his skills with him at a fraction of the cost. If you get a chance, try his ’05 Plexus…it’s pretty damn nice.

QOTD: Never had a 100 wine and may never will. I just don’t see the return no matter how good it is. Your take on the Grange today helps w/that theory.

Congrats to the winners!

Not Going to France, I can spit that one out!!! Hey, you did not pick an alternate? How about me since I asked??????? My bag is packed, ready to go!!!Come on Gary, how about it?????? Your question of the day- Hietz Martha`s vineyard 1975

My favorite wine I’ve had recently was a 2002 Katheryn Kennedy Cab.
It was a fruit bomb witch I loved! Gary would have hated it.
I had it Saturday night, sick of looking at it in my cellar so had had to open it. Luckily I have one more!

I had an Ardore Cab a few weeks ago which was also an amazing fruit bomb, and also amazing, and again, Gary would have hated it.

Gary, the live video thing is cool, but change the location of the camera or something. Its kind of bothersome for us watching when you keep looking to the side.

Don’t spread yourself too thin man!

Maybe I’ll see you in Napa this weekend?

Love ya.

My favorite wine I’ve had recently was a 2002 Katheryn Kennedy Cab.
It was a fruit bomb witch I loved! Gary would have hated it.
I had it Saturday night, sick of looking at it in my cellar so had had to open it. Luckily I have one more!

I had an Ardore Cab a few weeks ago which was also an amazing fruit bomb, and also amazing, and again, Gary would have hated it.

Gary, the live video thing is cool, but change the location of the camera or something. Its kind of bothersome for us watching when you keep looking to the side.

Don’t spread yourself too thin man!

Maybe I’ll see you in Napa this weekend?

Love ya.

Great Show!!!

Watched the live steam on Ustream and rewatched on your website.
Major Congrats to all the winners today.

QOTD: Best bottle of wine in that price point is probably the Nickel and Nickel Lightening Strikes @ $125. Its a Cab/Syrah blend that was made by accident and they only sell it at their winery. It ticks me off they dont put that blend into production…..they need to stray away from single vineyard/single varietal wines a bit.

–RH

QOTD: Haven’t tasted a $100+ bottle yet, but there’s a 2003 Silver Oak in the cellar. Don’t know when I’ll drink it.

QOTD: I have a Brunello that I am waiting on in a couple more years.

Thanks so much for your work. Can I get a shout out to my daughter Lily, 2 years on August 1st?!

A great lineup with honest results. I’m wondering now if my Dead Arm Shiraz that won many accolades is worthy? I guess I’ll need to try soon.

QOTD: Best $100 wine I’ve had is probably an ’85 Opus One followed closely by the ’88 Dominus. What $100 wine do I want to try in the near future? I’ve always wanted to try the Paloma Merlot that won #1 WS of the Year award.= a few years ago.

Congrats to all the winners! Have fun!

Cheers!

QOTD:
I didn’t pay $100 when I purchased it but it sells for that how.
1975 Ch. Rieussec.