Pace is perfect Gary and I agree with you, keep WLTV separate from your business.

I would like to see more italian white wines (and not the buk standard Pinot Grigio)on your line up. One of my current favorites are the falaghina wines.
But there are som many grapes and wines in Italy that really need some more attention (why not a white chiavenasca from Valtellina…)

Great Show, many thanks from a rainy London
Jungsenson

QOTD: yes. make us special. ghez… but not every day. see? oui? We are special, ugh? a little? or just fodder to your ego? hahahahaha. Kidding!

I’d like to know I got a special deal from watching this. Good show. Pinotage, sounds interesting.

gary, thanks for going back to your roots

I just returned from a driving trip through New Mexico & Colorado and to pass the time I watched about 15 or so back episodes of WLTV. Thank God for iPods and WLTV podcasts to help get me through the desert.

QOTD – I could go either way with the offers. I know that WLTV is an extension of The Wine Library, so it really doesn’t bother me that you would cross promote with a little something-something every now an then.

QOTD: It’s your show! Plug or don’t plug, you always Crush It.

Shipping codes don’t help us in PA.

I like the fast pace. It helped me catch up. I was a few shows behind.

QOTD: I don’t think you should worry about marketing the Wine Library…if you could ship to South Dakota, I would love the opportunity get free shipping once in a while or something like that.

Congrats to your little brother, Gary, from another BU alum!!

Great show Gary.

QOTD: I think that a free shipping/discount code every couple months would not make the show “pitchey”at all. It would definitely encourage me to try more wine and expand my palate as shipping costs are the main bottleneck for me.

thanks for comment, made my day.

qotd- go with your instincts, keep the education and the commerce seperate. there are already plenty of good reasons to watch.
great pace, good execution.

QOTD: I agree that it does seem to cross the line with the retail side of the store, but don’t the links for each of the wines reviewed do that too – they link straight to the retail side? I think you should give show some love to the WLTV viewers and provide some specials – maybe on some of the wines you review highly so we can try them a little more easily.

QOTD – I don’t think offering an occasional free shipping would be that big a deal. It might help some people try a few more wines. I’m sure some might object and say it taints your reviewing independence, but I don’t think most of the Vaynernation would agree.

Congratulations to AJ.

QOTD – I never like to be sold – so I’m glad you don’t do offers or deals for WLTV viewers. I liked the shows pace today.

Gary, Like the brisk pace,(you can chill on laid back Friday’s)LOL!

QOTD: Gary, THE reason you are successful is “you care”! (YOU just said it on CNN)! You are REAL! You bring passion & quality content; but more importantly INTEGRITY which is why I give a damn about what you have to say…AT ALL! If this wasn’t true, I’d buy a copy of Wine Spectator! haha

You have a WLTV web-site, WLTV daily offerings, facebook, twitter, midnite cinderella specials…Keep the retail, the “biz”, the free shipping and specials THERE. If people have been following you for more than 2 episodes…they know where to go for the “deals”. I respect this site for what it is NOT, a dumping ground for your inventory! You CRUSH IT by staying true to YOU and by doing so … staying true to US!

Thanks for all the effort. You have my continuing support. (and I drive 30 miles, every 4 weeks to pick-up my orders; and I live less than 1/2 mile away from 2 major wine stores, Gary’s Wines & Bottle King)! I love ya, with my heart AND my wallet! Stay TRUE man, keep it real!

QOTD: YES! YES! YES! As a proud member of the CKC, I would absolutely love a free shipping code every few months. Don’t worry about being too “commercial” , wine library is a great place and everyone who has watched even a few episodes of WLTV know that you are honest and upfront with us the viewers.

Nice show, I liked the pace for a 4 bottle review. Keeping it tight and under 20 minutes is nice. Balanced out with the more in depth single bottle episodes, and I’m happy.
I hear you on the conflict of interest, although you are very transparent about everything. Anyone who watches you knows your honest intentions, like today when you trashed a big seller in the store, so I wouldn’t worry too much about it. I don’t see any problem with a free shipping or bonus once in a while.

QOTD: Every once and a while it would be nice to throw the Wine Library TV crew a bone. Living in the communist state of PA where shipping wine into the state is not allowed, I would rather have a % off the normal price rather than free shipping, but that’s just me.

I like this tight four wine tasting format the best but it’s also nice to keep miving it up though.

Question for you Gary. Why do you hate the Steelers so much? They are a tuff blue collar team run by a classy family. I actually would think if Russia had a football team it would be just like the Steelers:-)

great show!

WOW…YOU SWALLOWED!!!! (Don’t think I have seen that EVER!)

Good pacing…kept things moving nicely.

QOTD: I would LOVE some shipping discounts. However, no matter how liberal New England is, its illegal to get wine shipped to me in Rhode Island OR Massachusetts. DAMN PURITAN LAWS!!!!! Guess we will have to stop by the shop the next time we drive down to visit my parents in Pennsylvania.

Pretty in pink!

A lot of NRG there Gary! It’s nice to see…

Congrats to your bro AJ!

Good luck with the book and your future projects!

Ciao!

The flower that looks like a cat or more specifically has “cat whiskers” is the Pansy and not the Iris.

QOTD: I say NO Gary. You’ve often said (publicly) you don’t do the show to drive business to WL and I think you need to stick to that. That has earned you cred to this point and I think you’d lose more in the long run by making offers to viewers. I am a WL customer, and I get plenty of free shipping offers through the mailing list. You’ve promoted your books on WLTV with free shipping codes which I took advantage of, but I see that as more geared to selling books than wine. I’m sure you’re looking at it as more of a “gift” to viewers, not as a sales tactic, but still, your audience is savvy enough that they will shop WL if they feel like it and see your prices “are insane” or that you have stuff they can’t get elsewhere, and they will be on the mailing list and wait for those free shipping offers they can’t resist. No need to pander…

QOTD— I would like free shipping, BUT,, I would prefer you not offer it on WLTV. I think you have a lot of credibiliy the way things are now. You need to keep the wine library retail sector seperate from WLTV. I have seen you dis wines that you say you sell a lot of, and I applauded you for that. If you start making “special” deals here, then you are corrupting the objectivity that is needed for accurate tastings. Give more free shipping at the retail web site and send them here, but don’t offer the deal here to send them to your store. We all go there anyway. Keep this site non-commercial and without conflicts of interest. We know you make your money selling wine, you sell enough to stay honest here and continue to continue to look that way, Thanks for your objectivity– keep it here, keep the deals on the wine library site.

Gary,

Why not mention a shipping code? You’ve already tied WLTV to WineLibrary with links at the bottom for all the wines you review on the show that are also sold in the store, so if you feel like it would help your business, I don’t care because I already know you’ve got the retail side of things going. I’m not sure it’s preferable for a wine critic to do this, but I’m cool with it because I know where you’re coming from and I can decide for myself after watching your reviews. AND, more importantly, this is key, you’re not afraid to pan wines that you sell in the store…like the Shoo Fly you just rocked with an 81. God bless. Jeremy

QOTD: Unnecessary. I like the clean editorial. People can sign up for your mailing list to get shipping codes.

Especially liked the Pinotage commentary. I have not experienced enough of it and needed a reminder. Love to be continually expanding my palate.

On another note, my son calls you Chucky Vayner and thinks my husband and I should spit more while we drink wine. It just cracks me up and adds a couple good laughs at dinnertime.

qotd: In this economy every saved buck helps. I say Yes!

As a long time lurker need to KISS(keep it simple stupid). The can go to the shop on line site and get all of it!!!!!!!!!!!!