1!!!

2!!! not bad for a “lurker”

#2

i guess it’s really #3

mini-QOTD: I saw Bottle Shock at Lincoln Center last week. Not great, but entertaining nonetheless.

Love the couch episodes dude!

Giddy up Gary!!! Go Noles!!

top 10 …

top 10 …

ho hum.

ho hum.

I got your sniffy sniff…

Gary – You look the guy from “blues clues” sitting in that huge A#$# chair.

QOTD: Mollydooker 2005 vs. 2006. Liked the 2005 much better.

QOTD; 02 vs. 03 August Clape Cornas. 02 needs another 5-6 years at least. 03 can be drunk now.

QOTD: Good question and if I had my notes around here I would answer more accurately. Best recollection is two different Darting Spatlese Rieslings, 2002 and 2003–liked the 2002 better.

QOTD: Good question and if I had my notes around here I would answer more accurately. Best recollection is two different Darting Spatlese Rieslings, 2002 and 2003–liked the 2002 better.

I loved your bird T-shirt.
I’ve never tried two different vintages of the same wine yet.

Cheers

Bottle Shock was a good movie. I never knew that Chat Montelena put Napa on the map. Odd enough as it sounds, I visited Napa about three weeks ago and Montelena was the first winery we hit up. The story line was cool and to see how excellent, world-renowned wine can be made by the average Joe American was interesting.

QOTD: I find that many Bordeaux wines that I have had over the years show the most variations in taste from year to year. France seems to let their wines really strut their own stuff, so to speak. I find that these wines are less manipulated. While my palate loves to be coated with the Australian shiraz fruit bombs, they seem to be consistently created with many of the same flavors masked by oak, year after year. I guess drinkers prefer to be able to expect what is to come next year. As I finish typing this sentence I will be clicking in another window to place my order for some more Aussie fruit bombs to arrive in September.

Gotem Bru – Spanish Temparanillo, 2004 & 2005 ( I think). One was a fruit bomb next year very earthy. older of the two fell apart very quickly.

One that most recently sticks with me is ’00 and ’03 La Fleur Bouard both were also rated the same by WS. But the 2000 really shined the next day, the real difference was tasting after decanting over night.

QOTD: Nope, haven’t tried two wines side by side. This has always been a concept that I’ve wanted to see, so thank you for doing a video on it!

QOTD: Nope, haven’t tried two wines side by side. This has always been a concept that I’ve wanted to see, so thank you for doing a video on it!

QOTD: I had a 2005 Pine Ridge chenin blanc / viognier blend that was amazingly crisp, with mineral and citrus components. The 2006, by contrast, was still very good, but more viscous and heavy on the tropical fruits, and lacking the edge of the 2005.

Looking forward to catching “Bottle Shock,” it’s playing in limited release in Milwaukee area.

I liked watching this show on Monday…”ustream time machine”!!

Great show bud!!

I want to ask you GaryVee the question of the day…how do you know what sheep butt smells like????? What kind of place are you running over there Vaynerchuk.

good little ditty for the end of the week. i like the the mini vertical. … more more more. i do wish you talked about why the 2 vintages are so different. i am not so up on my spanish vintages but 03 was HOT while i believe 02 was really cold and rainy. you need sun to make good wine.
QOTD: i think it is almost evident with all wines, but the one that comes to mind is the 00 and the 05 chat st gemme, haut medoc. both are great vintages but the 00 was so open with tons of nice fruit where the 05 is blocked with a wall of tannins. maybe the 05 is more structured than the 00? the 05 will be great in 8 to 10 + at 17 bones… wooo hoo