QOTD-
In the scheme of things, I really don’t give a squat.
I like the 1 wines shows, the 2 wine battles, the 3 or 4 wine blinds. Taken all together, with a (rare) guest, (unless it is Shasta of course), and I am a happy guy.

QOTD: I just like good content, be it 6 minutes on one wine, or 30 minutes on 5 wines with a guest.

Hi Gary…I think mixing it up keeps it interesting and gives you the opportunity to have short and longer shows. I keep them in my inbox until I have a moment. I usually pick the one I have time to watch, so having different length shows is a good thing.

One suggestion, would it be possible to put the price in the tag? Sometimes I forget and it would be easier to just read the tag then have to replay the portion where you mentioned the price.

Love your wine and marketing work.

I spent some time in Touraine in 2009 while coming from Chinon and Vouvray and touring the local chateau. I highly recommend it. Had some good wines at very good prices there. Toured a negociant where you could buy wine for 1 – 2 Euro a bottle. They also had more expensive stuff too. And many kinds of varietals. QOTD – I think it is good to mix it up. Some of the short episodes are easy to fit in during a busy week.

Interesting wine.

Q: I am VERY much in favor of a shortened one wine format, back to basics, hit us with some quality wine knowledge and get out. I am a Vayniac from way back and over the past year or two have been watching less, reason being the shows were getting very long and had too many guests. However, I have been lurking more and more lately and even dusted off my old wltv username via disqus to comment.

QOTD – I think what you want to accomplish in each show should dictate the format:

Showcase a winery or winemaker, single tasting.

Want to show values versus premium brands in a varietal or region, or a specific wine’s quality between vintages, head to head tasting.

Want to discuss what’s going on in a broader sense with a varietal, vintage, or region, three wine tasting to give proper exposure.

And of course the brown bags are popular as well.

It seems, based on my reading of comments, that your audience doesn’t mind length one way or another as much as it desires to have a variety of topics and discussions. So 6 minute episodes are fine, 20 minutes episodes are fine, we view what we can and what we have time for, but we want to take some valuable information away from it. I’d enjoy a 2 minute WLTV if it hit a point square on that I could take to the local store and make a more informed purchase.

a variety of formats is best. sometimes 1 wine. sometimes head to head. sometimes multiple wines. blind tastings are fun but so are normal shows. & bring back laid back Friday

I dont usually go with the flow, but yeah! keep changing the format, that’s the way to go.

Great show Gary. Also surprised to see that the wine you tasted is actually available here in Japan, so I think I will give it a try.

QOTD: Personally, I prefer the episodes where you are tasting alone (with the exception of those episodes where you’re with your father). I also like your pairings (Wine and cereal was great), the brown bag shows and those episodes filmed outside Wine Library.

PS. It would be great if you had your father on for your 1000th show and you both tasted a crazily expensive wine or a wine that means a lot to the both of you. Just a suggestion.

qotd: Personally, I do not like the single wine show. There is nothing to compare. Comparisons to give you an idea of the differences in similar wines is very informative. For example, see the brown bag episode on Chianti from a couple of days ago. Very informative about Chianti, the effects of mixing other grapes, new world vs old world, etc.

QOTD: I am a big fan of the head to head. I love the comparison factor and helps me to learn more about tasting. Although I do wonder what would have happened in the Barbera D’Alba episode recently if you had flipped the order of the wines.
Just started watching and love the show. Keep up the great work

Saw on your 2/7 episode asking about college kids to represent.
FIU has a huge Gary V. following…led by me…
I will be at SOBE fest…(FIU student associate)

The show under 10 minute I tend to view when I open the email. Many times with show over 10 minute I save the email to come back to. Sometimes I do sometimes I don’t.

If you have pre tasted the wine and know it is a good wine in it catogory, then one wine is ok. If not have two wines.

Head to head adds way more content b/c you can compare/contrast wines from different or the same regions. I know time is a factor for everybody so 5 – 10 minutes seems cool, but it’s definitely not an issue if the show runs 30 minutes on occasion. We all watch the show b/c we love it and we’re addicted! Really we’re just happy to see a new show is posted and you’re pumped to talk about wine. You should post a couple wines on WLTV for people to go out and try, and then get them to call into wine and web so you can personally get their feed back and tasting notes. A cool way to interconnect the two shows. 1000 show it would be fun to see you walk around the store and do tastings with random customers. Cheers.

No! Do NOT go uniform. How boring! Keep mixing it up. I know I’ve said this at least a dozen times (but you keep asking). I like the variety. I like the blind tastings. Yes, I like this little one wine show. I like the interviews. I like when you “nerd it up”. I like the “old school” format of tasting 3-4 wines that have some connection – or no connection. Just keep delivering and we’ll keep eating it up!!

Love Touraine. I heard that in some parts of the region there is a lot of crustacean fossils below the surface, so you get shellfish on the nose. Anyone else heard this?

Keep mixing things up. You’ve got the marketing angle and nice twists and turns, and we’ll keep watching. Like Gruden said, “pound the rock”.

QOTD: I do like to short 5 to 10 min one wine our head to head episodes for maybe 2 to 3 days a week, but you cannot stop throwing in some great guests because they can really bring a lot of good info even if they are 30+ min. And you need to bring the brown bags out every once in awhile. Bottom line GV we will watch what-ever you throw out.

What up BradfromCanada hows the nice winter chill up there.

2 bottles in brown bags.. totally blind.

QOTD: to tell the honest truth, one of the first things I check is how long the video is. If it goes past fifteen minutes give or take a few minutes, I’m probably not going to watch unless you have a guest that I think will be interesting.

QOTD: I like the most three wines shows, around 17-20min. What about doing some more of totally blind brown bags!

QOTD: Don’t get uniformal! I like the idea of 2 wines from the same region or variety and comparing. I like how you mix it up, some short, some long, some interview, some brownbag…keep it interesting!

I’ve passed through by car a number of times, and have camped a little in the Washington national forest…really beautiful country. BurroGirl is a civil war buff, so she’s looking forward to some camping and site excursions. Definitely looking forward to trying more Virginia wines…have had only a couple and Jefferson is likely proud.

GV – That producer makes a great chenin sparkler and a great white Loire!

QOTD: I like a mixed bag…some short and focused, some longer, some guest, etc! You’re doing it right my man..big shout out to the Berns’ Crew!