Episode #40 – Passion for wine and for life and even football.

May 1, 2006

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2001 Cigarral Pago Del Ama

Today Gary shows his passion for the NFL, the New York Jets and Cigarral Pago Del Ama 2001. This will be one of the most talked about episodes ever and will make you look at Gary in a different light. “I hope people understand I love these guys, I have been a fan since I was 5 and I am not always that insane”-Gary Vaynerchuk

24 Responses

  1. May 2, 2006

    Tony

    Gary, you look good in green! A little crazy, maybe, but you’re right, you’ve got to be passionate about something besides wine.

    Fortunately, I’m not a football fan, because I’d hate to have to disagree with you. Let’s just not talk baseball, because if you’re a baseball fan, we’ll almost certainly disagree, particularly if you’re a fan of the boys from the Bronx.

    The wine sounds awesome. I’ll add it to my list of wines I want to buy. Speaking of which, you should add a wish list feature to the WL website, so that I can keep track of all the wines I’d like to try, but don’t want to pop for right away. That would be a great feature, particularly if we could store notes with our personal wish lists, so if I come back to the list in two months I can remember what made me add the wine to my wish list in the first place.

  2. May 2, 2006

    Marc

    Gary, another great episode. When you mentioned this wine something kind of sparked in my mind. One of my dear friends had the opportunity to visit El Bulli and meet Ferran Adrià! She brought me a menu sample and wine list (HUGE) and as I remembered, I saw this wine. To compare the price you are offering to the restaurant’s is pointless but you seem to have a great deal going.
    As for the Jets…we’ll see how things shape up come August/September. Isn’t that a wonderful 2 months? Top French wines are being delivered and football starts. Can’t beat it!

  3. May 2, 2006

    DaBear

    The Jets???? At least you seem to have great taste at least with wine.

  4. May 2, 2006

    Steve

    Any idea what comprises the other 10% of this wine? 8) The listed grapes add up to 90%.

  5. May 2, 2006

    garyv

    Steve sorry about that it was 30% cab sauv not 20, so 60% Syrah,30% Cabernet and 10% Merlot!

  6. May 3, 2006

    damon

    I don’t know that I have ever been so convinced that I need something so badly. I ordered 2 bottles right away. If this is half as good as you say, it should be out of sight. Thanks for the tip.

  7. June 2, 2006

    Tom B

    Smart pick? Even if Ferguson is a Jonathan Ogden/Tony Boselli-type player, is a lineman worth a top 3 pick? I hope for the Jets sake Leinart doesn’t become a franchise quarterback, and they have the makings of the next Anthony Munoz.

    Oh yeah, and Cigarral Pago Del Ama sounds pretty good.

  8. September 25, 2006

    Brandon M

    Whats up with Furgeson…three games in and all DNPs? That sucks for a 4th pick OT!

    I need to start picking these up quicker as I am pissed it’s sold out!

    B

  9. December 25, 2006

    Ted

    I have to agree with Tony….a wish list would be a great feature. I have about $2000 worth of wine sitting in my cart right now!

    As for Ferguson…he and Mangold both seem to be working out pretty well. Lienart would have been nice to have, but what can you do without an offensive line? And everybody keeps poo pooing Pennington (like they do with wine scores), but yet there he is still, outperforming expectations.

    I wish I caught this, and many more episodes before the recommended wine was sold out. What can I say, except:

    J E T S JETS! JETS! JETS!

  10. February 25, 2007

    cyrock1

    Hey Gary,

    Catching up on the vids and had to comment on this on as you hit on a few things I have to agree with you on.

    First, Ferguson. I totally agree with that pick being extremely smart. I was really surprised to see NO take bush and pass on him when they already had a running back. Bush was good but they still fell short. Not the my Steelers or your Jets did any better though.

    Second, being passionate. There are people in the industry here in Colorado that find it amusing that I manage a store that has has a fine wine selection, love wine and go to the bar on Sunday and sit with a bunch of Steeler fans in the middle of Bronco country, drink some substandard Rolling Rock beer and get crazy about football. Passion is life not matter what you are passionate about – and that’s why everbody loves your vblog and believes in you. Keep up the good work!

    Lastly, other Spanish reds. I haven’t tasted the Cigarral Pago Del Ama 2001, but your notes on the wine remind of another superstar you should try … Finca Sandoval, always a great buy and great alternative to buying a great Hermitage or Cote Rotie, and at what I would consider a much more affordable price.

    PS next season when the Jets and Steelers play, your boys are going down, it can’t be helped.

  11. June 8, 2007

    David Canada

    How did you get that wine in if there are only two restaurants that sell it?
    Have you been to Il Buli?

  12. August 22, 2007

    soyhead

    Oh me Oh my, in episode #40 i watched more football than i did in the past ten years. I can see where this is going…

  13. August 31, 2007

    WA Ambassador

    I hope this doesn’t get too far into football. I’m not much of a football fan unless it futbol. At least you have other interests other than just wine.

  14. September 7, 2007

    GrapeStuff

    I wish i could find this wine, any vintage. Does WL carry this often?

  15. September 7, 2007

    GrapeStuff

    Nevermind, just found that you carry the 2002. YOU SHOULD TASTE THIS VINTAGE IN ANOTHER EPISODE!

  16. September 11, 2007

    javier muñoz

    Thanks for your word about our wine !!!!

  17. September 13, 2007

    yowens

    GV- we’re starting to see the passion that you exude in future episodes. Are you still glad the Jets didn’t pick Leinert?

  18. November 21, 2007

    David James

    Hahaha, I love it! We need more crazy Gary

  19. February 9, 2008

    The Fanjestic

    May looks to be a short month but this was a good episode – wish the wine was still around!

    Gary it’s awesome to see you that passionate about the Jets. (I’m not a NFL fan, but I do enjoy college hoops and college football)

  20. February 11, 2008

    Kristen

    Haha, love the video GV. I’d love to try out these wines.

  21. February 11, 2008

    Kristen

    Haha, love the video GV. I’d love to try out this wine.

  22. July 9, 2008

    Dan Leavy

    go eagles! hehe :)

    word 40 “operations”

  23. September 28, 2008

    Sven

    I had the pleasure to visit the vinard last week with a tour by javier and got to taste his Merlot which in my opinon is one of the best wines you can get.

    If you are ever in Toledo (about 50 minutes from madrid) it is well worth to see if you can take a tour, it is amazing what they do there.

  24. September 14, 2009

    John J.

    Wow, thanks again Gary. I love Spanish wines, but don’t know as much about them as I’d like. Love when you turn us on to something great, that’s not very well known. Can’t wait to look for that one. I’d be curious to see what vin jaunes you’d recommend, it would be awesome to see you do a tasting on those.

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