great show as always, and it’s even better through iTunes (better quality, I think). QOTD: Mets need a year where they are not close, and 2009 could be that year. Give Manual until year 2 before you put him out on the street.

great show as always, and it’s even better through iTunes (better quality, I think). QOTD: Mets need a year where they are not close, and 2009 could be that year. Give Manual until year 2 before you put him out on the street.

Great show – I need to remind myself why I don’t drink more white wine!?!

HOTT show! OMG! Not your typical Walmart greeter.

QOTD: Uneducated guess = no.
Fun episode; nice-looking guest.
Gary seemed exceedingly relaxed and happy, which is great to see.

Best guest ever! ; )

I know nothing about American football though.

Pecorino- must remember that name.

(or baseball or whatever sport she was talking about)

Good work Tara, though you didn’t say your name, and it took awhile (We’re not all big sports fans). The first wine prob. sucked cause Palomino is no good for winemaking. It oxidizes too easily, among other attributes, which make it ideal for sherry making,(in a long and drawn out ageing process). Years ago, even the great Kent Rosenblum couldn’t make his white blend withstand any shelf life , and in the years suspected, I hold the Palomino responsible. GV, Spare yourself, and us a predictably weak Palomino show. Finally, after 10 months of WLTV, you’ve stumped me! Pecorino’s the first varietal you’ve done, which I’ve had no experience with. Congratulations! It sounds good. Grenache Blanc also, should remain (ideally) a little more to the background, rather than making a varietal wine by itself. With hundreds of years’ optimal use as a blending grape, it is best used to adjust for deficits in other varietals in varying vintages. It’s important to know that there’s nothing wrong, or ignoble with blending, contrary to what many scotch drinkers, for example, might (wrongly) believe. The work of the wine (or malt whisky) blender is of primary importance in Rhone, Bordeaux, and other heritage sites!

Gary. Love the show! But please, if you’re going to pronounce corvina correctly, you must say Amarone the only way an Italian or anyone else should pronounce it.- Ah mah rone ay!(with the rolled “r” that you almost have down) Please! You are way too cool to not do this right!P.S. Am aronie actually hurts my ears. Thanks. Gerry Mantovani. P.S.S I have family on Lago di Garda. Nice place! They sell amarone at the campgounds.

QOTD: no, the Mets will choke it off again!

G…your Dad is a Playa!! Seriously, he commands the room. Love the Italian whites, too. To me they are one the best and most interesting whites out there.

QOTD: Cubs fan here, so don’t know much about the Mets. I liked Jerry Manuel when he was with the White Sox. Completely different Mgr. than who we have now in Ozzie Guillen.

QOTD: Mets, whatev’s. They have been a huge disappointment for many. Yanks fan here, also disappointing.

QOTD: Sports questions are just toooo hard for me…especially since I don’t watch any, other than curling.
Interesting wines, thanks.

QOTD: Sports questions are just toooo hard for me…especially since I don’t watch any, other than curling.
Interesting wines, thanks.

Great show!!! I am excited to try some Pecorino.

QOTD: The Mets will get knocked-out of the playoffs, on the last game of the season, by the Florida Marlins for the third year in a row.

Good episode, but you should have told us who she is. Took some digging to figure it out.

QOTD: I don’t follow baseball. Sorry.

I’m getting some Pecorino ASAP. Sounds too good not to try.

QOTD: As an honest Mets fan, I hope to hell that they can break away from the choke factor. Do they make the playoffs next year??? Yes. And as for Manuel, we could do worse. I’m still not sold.

I’m getting some Pecorino ASAP. Sounds too good not to try.

QOTD: As an honest Mets fan, I hope to hell that they can break away from the choke factor. Do they make the playoffs next year??? Yes. And as for Manuel, we could do worse. I’m still not sold.

excellent episode, and i loved the sasha appearance

Sasha cameo FTW. Neat episode!

GARY!!
Fun episode…you had me swishing my Dr. Pepper! LOL
QOTD: Dunno…but way back..I was a Met fan, well..actually… I really just LOVED Lee Mazilli!! 🙂

Super fun episode!
As usual, with guest shows are the best
Looking fwd to trying the Pecerino!
QOTD: Cant answer it…. but how about those Rockies ????

Wow I loved this episode. Great guest and great wines. I’m excited to try a pecorino now.

QOTD: I bet the Mets make the playoffs.

QOTD: id like to think the mets could make it to the playoffs but i think the pitching does not have the depth to make it late in the year as shown by the last 2yrs.

Gary – I understand completely about the swishing. I catch myself doing it with iced tea and go “what am I doing?!”, it’s ridiculous. But I have to remind myself that its not a habit for most people, and at the wine bar I work at, I am constantly preaching its virtues, along with the sniffy sniff. You should absolutely not pay $15 a glass for any wine if you aren’t going to breathe it in first and then coat your entire palette with it. Nice to see some love for your pops today.

QOTD: Three hours after watching the Phillies win it all, I’d have to say its the end of an era for the New York Metropolitans as Steve Somers calls them.