HOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Come On, Anyone? Hooooooooooaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gary dude! follow your own parade man, one wine two wines tables filled, just keep it real and you will succeed….remember YOU are the expert on how YOU feel comfortable and your ease of relationship and spontaneity are what keeps us coming back.

GV, I think you mix it up!
Single is interesting and we learn a lot about that particular selection but the episodes are a little short. So don’t forget about the guests, when they are good guests they are the best episodes!

HOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Right ONNNNN CHICO!!!!!!!!!!!! HOOOOOAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!

I like the way we are supposed to be witnessing him arriving, alone, yet his laptop is already set up at the table.

Randall, I think “Firefox” has done it! KUDOS to you oh wise one and you also MOTT (the Hoople)!

I kept having the same problem with chrome then, just this morning I switched to “Firefox” and things have seemed to calm down. 😀

I KNOW, I KNOW! 😛

It’s “Firefox” baby, It’s “Firefox”! Seemed to have cured all my ills. Oh, and so do you! 😉

@Allan – I knew it would go to your head!!!!! SARCASM!!!!!

not me

QOTD: I like the 5 minute, tight format from time to time. BUT, in the case of Malbec from the Loire, this lone wine does not give the viewing public a chance to gauge the quality of the varietal in this region across the board. Where you do a varietal or region not heavily covered before, stick with 2 or 3. Where you do a varietal or region heavily covered, 1 is fine.

I THIRD that. No Magic just “THUNDER”. Strike that, No magic formula just Bring It Baby “THUNDER”!

Interesting red.

QOTD: You can do whatever format you want but try to work in the couch on Friday’s a little more. I don’t care if you tape them on Monday… have a show on Friday for us people who are stuck at work.

p.s. Still waiting for the weekend episodes and the double doses of GV!

Decent show, had never heard of this DOC before (I assume it has DOC status). I am always looking to try new Francofile wines to try and broaden my horizons. On that subject I recommend that people try and volunteer for a day or two at a winery if they have time this harvest if they have not already done so. This will make many realize that winemaking is a hands on sport, and that wine is much more resilient than people realize; one odes not have to sit down and read stories and sing lullabies to their barrels, but I heard it helps.

QOTD: Ahhh the ever waxing discussion/debate on format. I will say what I have always said, mix it up (which I know you will do anyway). Quickies are good every once and a while, but often times I feel that in this work-a-day light speed connection universe of ours it would do us all good to slow the fu*k down every once and a while. I want to say even for the busiest people 10-15 minutes of WLTV could sneak its way into the vast majority of our days if we would let it (I realize that when it is not harvest time I have a great deal more free time on my hands than most people I would imagine).

I prefer multiple tasting shows. Keep it mixed up! the brown bag is great, but it’s also nice to get a deeper look at different wines.

I am an American from Minnesota living in Paris, France, and through my father in law and the French custom of drinking wine with meals, I am becoming a connoisseur of many kinds of wine. I really like some of the Gamays when it comes to Loire Valley red wines. I went to the Vignerons Independents (Independent Vineyards) trade fair in Paris this fall, and I was most impressed with the Domaine St. Nicolas 2009 Gammes en May (Michon Thierry), which has so much complexity. A bottle costs 7 Euros (10 dollars), which is a good value. They have some wines which cost as much as 15-20 Euros for their very best wines. It’s interesting to note that they only have like 20 acres in production, some that they own and some that they rent, which is fairly typical for a big number of vineyards in France, Germany and many other countries. I have found that the price points even for exceptional wines in Europe tend to be much lower than in the United States, especially for independent wine makers. It is common to find ‘big’ wines for ten dollars. Even some of the best wines from St. Emilion cost only 20 dollars when purchased young. Gary, I would appreciate if you could explain to me why exceptional wine seems to be very expensive in the United States. Thanks. Keep up the good work. Oh, by the way, I have been in Montevideo, Uruguay and have tasted many Tanat wines. I brought some bottles of Don Pascual back with me, which was very good. I was there for a conference on communications with the confederation of agricultural cooperatives of Uruguay, and their Director took us out to some great places to eat, and we had Tannat every time. Tip: barbecued provolone with tons of oregano!

My fear with a one wine show is that you are going to get a bad bottle then the show doesn’t say much. I prefer a mix of brown bag, head to head and a few guests. Single wines once per week probably OK. Maybe a laid back Friday with only one wine. The only French Malbecs I have had were Cahors that I believe are 100% Malbec. Had 3 Lorraine wines at a tasting Saturday.

I think the single wine format would work really well as long as you deep dive into the review in addition to bringing a fair amount of fun facts to the table. I liked today’s show and have added Malbec to the list of varietals I need to try. Keep up the great work, I am learning a lot and having a great time expanding my palate.

This comment section needs to take a drugs test……! :O

WOW!

You’ll probably not, never, be mistaken for Al Pacino 😛

It’s pronounced HOOAAAHHHH!

Wow, this wine sounds exciting and a good value!

QOTD: I’ll say it yet again: It’s about quality, not quantity!

I learn a lot either way. obviously the more wines you taste, the more knowledge and perspective there is to gain, but I like getting more in depth with just one wine and getting to know that wine better and getting to know more about where it came from.

either way, great show! just had a Malbec for the first time this past Saturday.

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