Hello Gary! I have been ‘lurking’ quite some time now. 3/4 months I believe. I felt compelled by your request to enter some new areas on the show with us, to widen the WLtv grounds. Immediately Kongsgaard sprang to my mind. There has been quite some fuzz going round for some time and I’m considering buying a bottle of ‘the Judge’ 2005/ maybe you could shine your light on this chateau.

Also Greece would be a nice area to explore.

Thanks Gary,

Vincent Smid, Rotterdam, Holland

Knowing how you like to be informative these days, how about a show on the esteemed Chateau Cheval Blanc? The ’47 seems to be a classic in everyone’s book, but they also say that it’s “technically flawed.”

Or how about a show on wines that are “technically flawed” but that’s what makes them shine? Unbalanced, but great none-the-less; or unique stylistically.

Knowing how you like to be informative these days, how about a show on the esteemed Chateau Cheval Blanc? The ’47 seems to be a classic in everyone’s book, but they also say that it’s “technically flawed.”

Or how about a show on wines that are “technically flawed” but that’s what makes them shine? Unbalanced, but great none-the-less; or unique stylistically.

QOTD:

Some ideas:
-Meursault
-Wines of Southern France (Minervois, Pic St.Loup,Languedoc-Roussillon etc.)
-Sauvignon Blanc from around the world (Chile, NZ, Sancerre, Cali, etc.)
-California (Central Coast) Syrah
-Jumilla and the lesser known D.O.’s of Spain
-Dessert Wine Show (in honor of holidays)(please include Olivares Dulce Monastrell 2004, which I know you guys carry)
-White Rhone Wines (Condrieu, and other w/ Viognier, Marsanne, Rousanne)

Okay, I just did my search and I have two suggestion. One would be an episode on Carmignano wines. This is a favorite old world Italian of mine. My second suggestion would be a show of Nebbiolo based wines that were made in California. I’ve had a few of these and I thought they were very good.

QOTH: Didn’t find anything in search for Fair Trade Organic Wines. It will be fun to see how you bring light and thunder to this.
Have a great weekend.

How about a wine/candybar pair up show!?! I only say this because I’m drinking wine and eating candy right now!

Thanks for giving me the perfect Christmas gift for my very VERY Sicilian father-in-law who will only drink Chianti and thinks any wine priced >$4 is over-priced! We’re working on him… we’re working on him! lol

QOTD: I’m hearing alot about wines from the Mendoza region of Argentina. But I don’t think you’ve talked about Dona Paula or Proemio vineyards.

Or go in a completely different direction.. Japanese! No, not sake…. plum wines!

Thanks for sharing your passion and enthusiasm!

Fixin in burgundy

I searched for a wine called “Lyaer Cake” on wine Library with no results.

I had the wine in a little restaurant in Princeton, NJ and it blew my mind.

Maybe something you can look into :-). Great show. Keep rocking Gary V.

QOTD: TWO shows would be amazing, I think: (both did not return results.

1. Unfiltered, earth-driven, no-sulfites, TRULY old-world French wines from JURA. Get the Funk-o-meter out!!! Poop’s in da house!
2. Whites and reds from GASCOGNE. Lots of bad rep about Gascogne, but a lot of bottles i tried recently were AMAZING AND INCREDIBLY INEXPENSIVE!

QOTD: Mendoza, Argentina

I know you’ve had a Malbec on the show before, but that was a long time ago. I was in Argentina in May, and really loved the wine down there. The Mendoza wines were just spectacular, and I have at least a bottle of Malbec from the Mendoza region every week. It’s stellar. I’m not much of a white wine drinker, but the Torrentes down there is good, too.

Also, what about some history? I’ve been reading History in a Glass lately, and seeing my “great-uncle”‘s (long story) name crop up more and more (Frank Schoonmaker). Time for a history lesson?

QOTD: I’d love to see another show on Prosecco. My wife loves them and anything I can do for her makes me happy.

The Late Show with Gary Vaynerchuk…………..oh, yeah, The Late Thunder Show with Gary Vay-ner-chuk…………

BEST SHOW IDEA FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR

Wine gadgets for gifts show. I love the show on the instant aging thing that you dipped in the wine. There is a lot of crazy stuff out there and I would love to see what you think of some of it.

I want to see you review the Vinturi: Essential Wine Aerator. At 40 bones it seem like a lot of $$$ for something you just pour your wine through before you drink it but there are a lot of good reviews out there. Would love to see you try it.

Thanks a lot love the show.

MONKEYS!!!
DO A SHOW WITH MONKEYS! No, I’m really serious, Gary. If you had a monkey or two next to you on…Thursdays(?)…it would really be heinous. You know, let the monkey take a little sniffy-sniff, see how they react, let them roam around and harass Mott…try to give your opinion of a wine as the monkey hits you on the head. Yes….monkeys.
I was a lurker until I posted this…now I’m ashamed.

We love that you’re feeling your mojo working again. (Never lost it as far as we’re concerned.) And we really love that you’re refocusing on the educational aspects. That’s why we watch!

QOTD: Hungarian Tokajis. Drop some science, taste some different puttonyos, tell us about a good value…

Zach & Ashley

Yo, how about a show on one of my favorite drinks: mead?
or ‘Merican bourbon? Gotta get it out that Blanton’s is the best out there (and I get it for half the US price here in Japan).
I already emailed about having a sake expert on the show and have emailed Beau about that.

But, give mead a chance. And really, your just a couple states away from where the birthplace of bourbon. How about taking a road trip to Blanton’s to show all the awesome awesome Vayniacs how a quality drop is made? I know you’re busy, but everyone love a roadshow episode. Shoot, have a whole week on bourbon, mead and/or other non-wine alcohols.

OR (just thought of this), how about a WATER tasting!!! There are actually water sommeliers out there. How about a premium water tasting. That’d be crazy mad off the wall style.

I love you guys! (and gals)

QOTD: Found no “Anjou” show, or “Cabernet Franc from Italy”, or “Corbieres”, or “Fronton”, or “Aligoté”…

I’ve done my homework…how ‘BOUT you?

Prost!

i think that a show contrasting the differences in Primitivo, Zinfandel and what they have in Croatia would be neet. After all zin came from Croatia, only 50% related to Primitivo. Maybe a blind tasting of all three.”Crljenak” the name Croatia uses for Zinfandel.

Also, i said a few days ago, jets player on theee show, oh ya.

?OTD
More food pairing shows
Corbieres
More winemaker guests

How about wines from the Great Lakes State? I have had an opportunity to try a few here and there, but really haven’t had much opportunity to see if any of them are a real serious effort and my tendency is just to shy away from them and go to more well known wine regions. I guess a more viable show idea would be to do a show with wines from little known or recognized wine producing states. It might be a bit of a risk, but you never know what might come up. There has been a little bit of a Renaissance in the western and northern lower peninsula of Michigan where the water off of Lake Michigan regulates temperatures and the terroir is quite good for producing a slew of different varietals. I think that the Riesling and Gewurztraminer draw the most attention though, since the climate and land is somewhat similar to that of Germany. The west coast gets all the attention, but I think there are others out there in this big country that produce noteworthy wines.

The Jets will lose. You have to shave eventually.

QOTD: Women Winemakers show
ORGANIC Wine
Madeira Wine
Sherry Show
Sparkling Ciders (Ones that are readily available)
All Prosecco Show
More cheese and food pairings
Can never get enough Champagne
Zin from Australia
Oregon Zin or Washington State Zin
More viognier

I went to a vineyard in Oregon two summers ago and their wines were so memorable that I just have to mention them… they can only be purchased at the vineyard or through their website. In the spirit of this episode, this producer definitely doesn’t show up in a site search on wine library. http://www.pfeiffervineyards.com/ Pfeiffer is a pretty special little place and the wines are quite good. They are very committed to keeping their operation small and personal. Their 2005 “Blue Dot” Pinot Noir is very good.

I went to a vineyard in Oregon two summers ago and their wines were so memorable that I just have to mention them… they can only be purchased at the vineyard or through their website. In the spirit of this episode, this producer definitely doesn’t show up in a site search on wine library. http://www.pfeiffervineyards.com/ Pfeiffer is a pretty special little place and the wines are quite good. They are very committed to keeping their operation small and personal. Their 2005 “Blue Dot” Pinot Noir is very good.