Fucking, cool.

Long time lurker. Best episode(s) in a long long time. You should bring her back. Excellent show that had me paying full attention. Nice work, Gary.

Long time lurker. Best episode(s) in a long long time. You should bring her back. Excellent show that had me paying full attention. Nice work, Gary.

Okay.
You got me. The biggest lurker on WLTV, all 750 plus episodes, maybe three or four comments. Put the cuffs on, take me to lurker jail.
She had me at hello. Then the knifes came out! OH MY GOD!!!!!!!
I have to go take a shower!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Great two-part episode and an outstanding guest. Jennifer is rather captivating and the science geekiness was incredibly cool. The ending was just awesome! I’ve never seen that done before and while I had heard of it, I really didn’t understand the concept until I saw it demonstrated here. Now it makes perfect sense. Although you spilled quite a bit, Gary. 😉

What men will do when in the presence of pretty girls. 🙂

Cheers!

Great two-part episode and an outstanding guest. Jennifer is rather captivating and the science geekiness was incredibly cool. The ending was just awesome! I’ve never seen that done before and while I had heard of it, I really didn’t understand the concept until I saw it demonstrated here. Now it makes perfect sense. Although you spilled quite a bit, Gary. 😉

What men will do when in the presence of pretty girls. 🙂

Cheers!

Wow! That ending was huge! I can see why no QOTD happened. 🙂

Great episode. Next time you should do a double-blind tasting with her.

Great show Gary. Just met you at the SF book signing (tall somm guy w hat near the end).

Sabering Champagne, as one version of several legends goes, originated when the pre-teen Charles Heidsieck accompanied his father to sell bubbles to the Russian Czar in the 1800’s. As a point of honor and trust, the Czar commanded the boy to stand forth and hold a bottle of bubbles outstretched in his hands and he did so unflinchingly when a royal guard hacked off the cork with 1 calculated stroke of his sword. The wine was tasted and the first order placed. Some say also coincided with high levels of dosage as the Russians liked their bubbles sweeter.

Another version sites Mme. Clicqot giving bottles and glasses to victorious (???!!!) returning mounted soldiers with Napoleon that did not dismount so they threw the glasses down and hacked off the corks and drank from the bottle…
QOTD—- Which version do you buy?
Andrew

Great show Gary. Just met you at the SF book signing (tall somm guy w hat near the end).

Sabering Champagne, as one version of several legends goes, originated when the pre-teen Charles Heidsieck accompanied his father to sell bubbles to the Russian Czar in the 1800’s. As a point of honor and trust, the Czar commanded the boy to stand forth and hold a bottle of bubbles outstretched in his hands and he did so unflinchingly when a royal guard hacked off the cork with 1 calculated stroke of his sword. The wine was tasted and the first order placed. Some say also coincided with high levels of dosage as the Russians liked their bubbles sweeter.

Another version sites Mme. Clicqot giving bottles and glasses to victorious (???!!!) returning mounted soldiers with Napoleon that did not dismount so they threw the glasses down and hacked off the corks and drank from the bottle…
QOTD—- Which version do you buy?
Andrew

Hell yes! Good show x 2. Bubbles and sabres rule. Definitely a two part thunder show.

Interesting, fun, and awesome… great episodes…

QOTD – guest off the hook, but swords were involved.

Interesting, fun, and awesome… great episodes…

QOTD – guest off the hook, but swords were involved.

Great stuff! I need to saber a champagne one day..

Great stuff! I need to saber a champagne one day..

“Don’t try this at home”? Are you kidding? We’re ALL gonna try that at home!

“Don’t try this at home”? Are you kidding? We’re ALL gonna try that at home!

EPIC show! I loved the science that the guest was able to inject into such an entertaining show and I learned an amazing amount about wine and sparkling wines specifically. Great job GV and way to man up on the sabre!

EPIC show! I loved the science that the guest was able to inject into such an entertaining show and I learned an amazing amount about wine and sparkling wines specifically. Great job GV and way to man up on the sabre!

The absolutely Best show ever-Great!
I loved it.

The absolutely Best show ever-Great!
I loved it.

Great Great Show! I am also with you on the bubbly. She was impressive, as were you with the sabre. Keep it coming!

Great Great Show! I am also with you on the bubbly. She was impressive, as were you with the sabre. Keep it coming!

Great show loved the ending.

Keep up the good episode`s gary.

Great show loved the ending.

Keep up the good episode`s gary.

That, my friend, was awesome. A wonderful cap to a spectacular show. If ever you get the opportunity to do a show like that again, take it. It was immensely enjoyable getting such an in depth look at things.

Awesome job there at the end, knowing my luck, I’d bungle things disastrously.