Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13672
 | | 10/13/2004 1:01 PM |
| John Cleese's Wine for the Confused
This ought to be quite fun to watch. Here's a description--
"....Wine is cofusing, so our intrepid host John Cleese takes a witty personal look at the world of winemaking. He discovers how to find wines that taste good to you, how to get the best value, and how to keep and serve wine at home...."
Times it is airing---
October 17, 2004 10:00 PM ET/PT
October 18, 2004 2:00 AM ET/PT
October 23, 2004 5:00 PM ET/PT
October 24, 2004 4:00 PM ET/PT
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ChangeMe
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2042
| | 10/13/2004 2:49 PM |
| I'll be TiVoing that. Thanks, TJ.
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts:15713
| | 10/15/2004 2:49 AM |
| Thanks for posting tj.
John Cleese can make learning the alphabet interesting and funny. | | | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13672
| | 10/18/2004 12:56 PM |
| | Saw this last night. It was pretty good but it certainly focused on the beginner. Still, John Cleese makes almost anything fun/interesting/funny. Worth a look. | |
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Andrew P. Vingiello
Grape Fermenter
Posts:418
| | 10/18/2004 1:23 PM |
| I really liked it!
Plus...they focused on a GREAT area! Nice to see!  | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 10/18/2004 3:12 PM |
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| very interesting and my wife actually found it interesting. | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11841
| | 10/18/2004 3:14 PM |
| You mean there's hope???   | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2042
| | 10/18/2004 3:25 PM |
| | On the TiVo queue. I'll try to watch it this evening before the Cardinals game starts. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Fermenter
Posts:667
| | 10/18/2004 5:44 PM |
| It is a good show for the uninitiated. That poor guy at Cleese's dinner will have people calling him with decanting questions for the rest of his life. The gal sommelier from Danko's looked aghast when he mentioned that people call his restaurant with those questions all the time.
If it had more humor I'd be enthused, but found it boring.
Cleese should have revealed the $5 wine and the $200 wine - that would have created some much-needed drama. | | | |
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts:15713
| | 10/19/2004 1:05 AM |
| The restaurant was Lucky's in Santa Barbara. Last time I ate there it was in one of their small rooms with two tables. Carol Burnett was at the other table. She wouldn't do Tarzan for me.
I heard that Christie Dufault has left Danko's. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2042
| | 10/20/2004 6:13 PM |
| | I enjoyed it. Much better than Andrea Immer's show. | | | |
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rjs3
NJ
Barrel Filler
Posts:1124
| | 10/21/2004 4:56 PM |
| Quote:
I enjoyed it. Much better than Andrea Immer's show.
Anyone taste her "wine cube" at Tar-zhey? | | | |
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Winetex
Austin, Texas
Master of Wine
Posts:10618
| | 10/21/2004 7:48 PM |
| | I wanted to see that $200 bottle of wine. The show made some good points about "like what you like, not what others tell you you should like". | | | |
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