wow just read corkd was hacked on tech crunch sorry to hear :>(

Fantastically fun show. Really enjoyed Hendrik. Love the energy and the knowledge.

Once a month – absolutely a great idea.

QOTD: I have my doubts, but if someone could I would like to try it.

Please nominate this show in the “best episode ever” category.

One of the best ever!!!
loved Hendrik, loved the wines, loved the video at the end! all classic
QOTD: maybe a once-off “accident” but not consistently.

Amazing show, with a fantastic guest! My LWS has like half a dozen of Donnhoff’s wines so I’m definitely going to be checking a few out (as soon as I raise the funds!).

QOTD: $8 is just under £6 at the moment I reckon. I have definitely had very enjoyable wines at that price point, but to me ‘great’ implies the possibility of legacy, and for that it generally needs the ability to age. That said, few people age cheap wine so maybe we just haven’t given them a chance yet! So I’d say good: yes. Great: perhaps, but very unlikely.

Absolutely a great episode. Good info and a lot of fun. Two guys you would enjoy hanging with, talking wine.
QOTD: Yes

RIGHTEOUSNESS!!! This episode, top 10 at least! I loved it, “Do you get soap?”

Answer: “No!” That’s a guy who trusts his pal.

The video at the end was f’ckin hilarious.

QOTD: Sure.

Way to mix it up GV. Hopefully, there will be more shows featuring people with other points of view about the goings on in the wine world.

Best. Episode. Ever.

I’m gonna leave a loooong comment, ’cause this episode has that much to love in it. A little context first – I’m a video game developer.

As far as a rating system goes, Gary, I’d be interested to see how the “Scrum” system would fare. In scrum, you try and give an initial rating to each task you have ahead of you on a scale from 1-21 of the Fibonacci Sequence. That is, you rate small tasks (or pazzzzzzz wines) as a 1, then comes 2, 3, 5 (medium), 8, 13, and a 21 is that 94 pointer from this episode – something that shouldn’t be missed. I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a wine rated at 10 points, but it’s pretty easy for me to think of wines that would deserve a 1, and I’m tasting a wine right now that I think would deserve an 8. Again – the really special wines have a special category: 21.

QOTD: Yes, yes, and again yes. If you have a little extra time, check out indie game development. These developers are creating video games with the same quality as the $50-60 commercial titles, but selling them for $5-20. What fills in that gap? Passion. I find it impossible to deny my gut feeling that someone who is PASSIONATE (with my best Gary impression) enough can’t create truly spectacular wine and sell it for just enough to be able to follow their dream. If that person was that passionate, you’d see that wine at that price point or just above. Granted – not as many people would be able to enjoy that wine, sadly, but I think it would be a spectacular effort nonetheless.

I wish you had let your excellent guest talk a little more, but overall it was an excellent show. I would suggest in the same kind of situation to let the guest give the names of the wines. That vignette at the end was fun and Chris’ final shot was well done too.

One afterthought – the Zilliken Saarburger Rausch Spatlese is a superb wine and definitely a great demonstration of the ageworthiness of fine German Riesling. While I have not tried the 1992, the 1994, last spring, was delicious stuff indeed. Over the Christmas season we uncorked a 1959 Rheinhessen Auslese, which was still very drinkable, if a little past its best.

Sehr gut! A good drinkable wine under $8 is possible. I have no shame in going for Rosemount Shiraz and enjoying it. A complex wine under $8, I don’t think so. You guys are great. Gary, please keep this German dude around at any cost!!

Great guest. Were you guys separated at birth?

QOTD: Perhaps, if you don’t want to make any profit.

Great Show!
The chemistry of this show was the best guest episode yet.
QOTD: NO

Great episode Gary – I really liked this one.

Really enjoyed the show! Great guest- makes me want to be a master sommelier!

QOTD: No way, but you could find enjoyable wine at that price point

Great show guys!

QOTD: It should be possible to do so in less known regions

QOTD: Maybe

I like soccer. Can England take Beckham back now?

One of your best episodes ever, for sure! Please bring Hendrik back soon; you guys are great together.

QOTD: Only by accident; a great wine is inherently worth more than $8.

QOTD: I don’t think so. At least I haven’t had one.

P.S. Hendrik is perhaps my favorite guest so far. He seems so fun.

Nice remix. I Love the Mott-ster at the end.

Great episode. Welcome to Hendrik. Does he know Brian Julyan, another MS from England? Had the pleasure of meeting and dining with him and his wife on a cruise this summer.

Hi Gary,
I’ve already commented on how monumental this show was. Bring back Hendrick!!!!!

But I can’t contain my glee because Banknote Wine Co just won Best-of-Class in the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition!!!!!!

Its going to be a great weekend!!!!!!

God I love your shows like this.

Please, Gary, for the love of God

YOU HAVE A MASTER ON THE SHOW!!! LET HIM SPEAK!!!

That is all