Episode #701…Since every new episode you pump out is really amazing especially when you just hit 700.

QOTD- 167, thx for introducing me to the best brunello i have ever tasted. 2001 Pinino

Congrats Gary on 700; is it just me or was another bad videotape used? (may be the connection too) Nonetheless its about content not the polish.

Love the box in the chair, let it talk next time.

QOTD: When I watched #182 for the first time, I never laughed so hard. But I have to say #636 for a simple reason: You gave me a shout-out so I have to love that!

Just glad to be along for the ride.

Bummer that these didn’t show that well. But cool on episode 700!

QOTD: There are many, actually… tops for me would be #182, just because it’s hilarious, but also 193, the Corvina episode, as it was the episode I sent you the idea for in email and you did every wine I suggested the following day. Ahh back in the days when you still responded to the emails I sent… 😉

David

Congrats on 700 GV! You and I are very similar in the baseball card aspect of collecting wine. 1988 was the first time I looked in my Beckett price guide and saw that even before he stepped on the field that Greg Jefferies’ cards were like 5 bucks already while everyone else was about 2. So i tried to collect as many of his Fleer cards as possible. The great part about wine collecting though is you can drink it! Can’t eat cardboard!

Thank you for all the knowledge and the fun over the past 700 episodes!

Toss up–655 or 182. The wine knowledge you’ve shared is fantastic, but your ability to share in an entertaining fashion keeps alot of us coming back.

Toss up–655 or 182. The wine knowledge you’ve shared is fantastic, but your ability to share in an entertaining fashion keeps alot of us coming back.

Man, I can’t find the number, but the one with you outside in the sleet always cracks me up! Also the one where you tried all the different flavors is a classic.

The I’m Not Pissed show

Nice job, Gary, and congratulations on Episode #700. While the shouts outs were nice, what about those of us Vayniacs who have been with you since the beginning and continue to comment on almost every episode? How about showing us some love? 😉

QOTD: #148 is STILL my all-time favorite, although anything with Sasha is great!

Gary, the first episode I saw and the one that hooked me was #20-(old vs. new world). It was the only time someone talked about wine on both sides of the fence and not just from their ,usualy bias, point of view. I have seen all of your fine and one or two less than fine works, while I may not agree with your view on all wines and topics you bring out the thought, history and the enjoyment which IS what wine is all about. Please keep it up so we can get our fixes.
Scottyl

GV, this is the second time you’ve mentioned compote and I remember a while bakc you having a hard time remebering the name for a type of juice. Was I right all those episodes ago? I love hearing you mention that tasty, real juice with peices of fruit floating in it. It’s a reference that really works for me. Thanks.

qotd: I’ve loved so many episodes, but the one that leaps to mind, for it’s educational content it the mezcal episode. #641. Jancis Robinson and Randall Graham come in close too.

oh man, that “jumped the shark” thing was awesome too!!!

And bubble in the snow!!! you give so much to your Vayniacs. 🙂

QOTD: by far my most memorable episode is the first decanting one. i stumbled upon it in a google search and it was the first episode i ever saw and i was hooked. i watched the entire back catalog after it.

Gary, congratulations on 700, thanks for all the great episodes. Here’s to another 700 (300?).

QOTD: 500 – cus I was there. Now I’m back in Seattle, and hope I get a chance to attend a taping here as well:) (Yeah, that’s a hint).

It must be amazing for you to sit back and think about how the show started and where it’s taken you.

Cheers.

“I am an excitable character!” Truer words have never been spoken.

Thanks for making it to 700 episodes, we’re rooting for at least 300 more.

QOTD: A tough one. Both (were there more than two?) episodes with Sasha (love that guy), the one where you poured the whole bottle of wine in the big ass glass for no apparent reason, the one where you made your own blend from different bottles, the Jancis Robinson episode, the Wayne Gretzky episode… we could go on and on…

Zach & Ashley

Gary, i’m a long-time viewer, first time commentor … and I hope you see this note/request, prompted by your Oak-monster drive-by tongue-mugging with the Harrison Cab … you made an interesting observation about your concerns with the mid-90s Cali cabs and the use of new french oak. I’m very intrigued by that and would love to see an episode where you tackle this head on by tasting a number of mid-90s cabs–high-end, low-end, high-rated, unrated–to see how they’re aging.

i own several of the really cult-y mailing-list cabs that are coming out these days, and many are also new-oak wines. so i’m curious if the new vintages will face the same results a decade from now.

Gary, i’m a long-time viewer, first time commentor … and I hope you see this note/request, prompted by your Oak-monster drive-by tongue-mugging with the Harrison Cab … you made an interesting observation about your concerns with the mid-90s Cali cabs and the use of new french oak. I’m very intrigued by that and would love to see an episode where you tackle this head on by tasting a number of mid-90s cabs–high-end, low-end, high-rated, unrated–to see how they’re aging.

i own several of the really cult-y mailing-list cabs that are coming out these days, and many are also new-oak wines. so i’m curious if the new vintages will face the same results a decade from now.

Haven’t seen them all but watched a lot and 655 had me falling off my chair laughing!

Haven’t seen them all but watched a lot and 655 had me falling off my chair laughing!

Killer 700th episode. Bringing the Thunder, as pretty much every time. Thanks, thanks, thanks!
QOTD: most memorable episode – the very first one I saw a few years back when I realized that this is something veery different! I love the educational ones, like when you went on a field trip to show wine cellars…learned a lot over the years. Thanks again!

Killer 700th episode. Bringing the Thunder, as pretty much every time. Thanks, thanks, thanks!
QOTD: most memorable episode – the very first one I saw a few years back when I realized that this is something veery different! I love the educational ones, like when you went on a field trip to show wine cellars…learned a lot over the years. Thanks again!

GV – congrats! Watch the Washington State 07 reds too….the barrel tastings have been very exciting!

Happy 700! Thanks for the many fine memories. I’m so glad you and Mott will find a way to get to #1k 🙂

Cool show. I could see the copper on the 88 before you said it and I would have guessed it’d be cloudy. Proves I have be learning something.

I can’t really know for sure the exact favorite show because it depends on my mood. Sometimes you like a wine more one day than the next. One of my favorites is #365. I was introduced to Valpolicella. After seeing that I bought some of the 05 Zardini, twice. Great for the $.