Thanksgiving wines- What to serve with Turkey. - Episode #128

November 15, 2006

episode128

Wines tasted in this episode:

Today Gary tastes through four wines he thinks (hopes) are perfect for Thanksgiving. Watch as Gary drinks a great Zinfandel and three other wines that rock him during this wonderful holiday that we all are able to share with family. Please look (visual) for the special offer!

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  1. about 4 weeks ago

    thefanjestic

    Qotd: Just spending time with my family makes it the best Thanksgiving ever. However - Two Thanksgivings ago I think was the time my wife and I made our beautiful Daughter - so that’s very cool!

  2. about a month ago

    Deeve

    Just had easter dinner. At Gary’s recommendation I tried some Zin.

    I just gotta say it went exceptionally well and I will definitely be doing it again.

    Thanks GV

  3. about 15 months ago

    East Village Wine Geek » Blog Archive » Gary Vaynerchuk and the Vaniacs!

    […] My thirst for wine knowledge is never completely quenched. And honestly I don’t attempt to quench it. I just allow my geekiness to bring me form one wine to the next with an open mind. And when you have an open mind you constantly think of stuff other than what you’re supposed to be thinking about at that moment which leads to more questions and more inquiries. This is the life of a wine blogger. We are the people that sit and think about wine and love it so much we can’t help but share it with the world. As wine bloggers we (at least I hope) are reading every other wine blog out there trying to find that common thread of interest and approach. My focus when searching out wine blogs to read- and I read about fifteen to twenty a day- is a lack of pretense. Wine is for everyone and its knowledge should be shared. We are here to give that person just getting into wine a one up before they enter the store. We are the ones giving that person advice on what to look for in a wine merchant. We are the vintage trackers, the taste testers. But we do all this with the intention of helping. Not telling. We are putting our passions out for display in the hopes that we can help a little bit more in this sometimes confusing and esoteric yet amazingly fun world. Speaking of amazingly fun. I said that I read about fifteen to twenty blogs a day. Well after a good couple of hours of writing my posts and reading and communicating with fellow bloggers there is one place I can go to just sit back, relax, smile and watch a wine review. Enter Gary Vaynerchuk. This guy brings something to the table that has not been brought before. He takes the blog idea to the next level. Gary is the host of his own video blog at WineLibraryTV and man is it a great time. According to is “About WineLibraryTV” He had his first wine experience at the age of seventeen and it is clearly evident that it only fueled him form there. He does a post everyday and it’s not just some guy sitting at table sipping expensive wine and droning on about things that only he knows. No. This is a fun time. The minute you click the screen on he comes with usually three or four wines on the table in front of him, a Jets spit bucket, sometimes some toy action figures of some sort and a dry erasure board with something written on it form the Jets game score to a welcoming to first timers to the show. He bursts out with his salutation by stating his name in pronunciation form, “Hello everybody and welcome to Wine Library TV. I am your host Gary Vay-ner-chuck.” which catches you immediately and screams that this guy is excited about what he wants to get out there and that he loves what he does. He then launches into his show, which is everything, wine…and sometimes Jets. He always likes to keep his shows surrounding a theme whether it is the best wines for thanksgiving or a line of granache from different parts of the world (one of my recent favorites). He gives an introduction to what he’s tasting and gets right to it, all the while having fun messing with his camera crew and throwing objects, usually corks at the camera. And then comes my favorite part the tasting notes. I love Gary’s brutal honesty. He rates the wines that he tastes on a point system remniscent of the “the Spectator “ but with his enthusiasm and his passion shining through the screen I would take his ratings more to heart. If it is a new world wine he lets us know so an old world lover won’t go out and waste his or her mullah on a fruit bomb and vice versa. And the aroma descriptions that he pulls out are truly his own and make complete sense. He says what he thinks but he also does it in a way that is non-threatening. He has a good sense of humor and I think that is what is important in the wine world today. We have sit back, relax and enjoy. We have to be able to laugh when experiencing the good juice and the bad juice knowing that it’s all part of discovering this natural phenomenon. And Gary Vaynerchuk helps us do that. His viewers who call them selves “Vaniacs” arehttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif twenty thousand strong and growing…make that twenty thousand and one. Count me in. The WineLibraryTV website is chock full of information on wine as well as a place to order wine online, a written blog and a huge forum that people can communicate about what they have tried form the show (or not from the show in which case Gary makes a good effort to try get the requests that he gets in emails and on the forum on the show). This wine geek makes it a daily priority to check out what the Vaynerchuk is into. Keep it up man. When I talked about searching for a common thread in the beginning of this post this blog is the example that came to mind. You’re doing great work for the wine world everyday. To get pumped up and really get into this new and refreshing approach to wine blogging when you go onto the site find episode #125 (or just click on this) and you will get a feel of what this guy is all about. I will end this post with a quote from Gary that he ends his show with everyday and that I think really hits home with the approach he is taking. Cheers! […]

  4. about 17 months ago

    phig

    Happy holidays G and thanks for the show. It has kept me entertained and will continue to do so. White Zin was too awesome for words (previous episode). Many years ago I was friends with Alex Morgan who, bless his soul, has passed on. He was one of the great sales people who launched Sutter Homes White Zin, the people who created the market. The irony was that he had a great palate. Wish he hadn’t sold out quite that much but he lived a rich life. Thanksgiving makes me think of him and this episode makes me think of others who are still around. The recs all make sense. Not sure what I’ll be drinking yet, though I have to confess that what I’ll be eating will be goose. I actually like turkey but I’m cooking for my Dad (who is a grouch) and he won’t eat it.
    Best to all.

  5. about 17 months ago

    Bottle Room » Thanksgiving Wines

    […] So yesterday I headed to Winter Park and The Wine Room to pick up a few bottles of wine for Thanksgiving dinner. I thought I had a good plan going into the store, since I had read all the articles on what to pair with the traditional turkey dinner. After a quick tour of the store, however, I froze up and couldn’t decide on anything. All the recommendations from the New York Times, Vinography, Wine Library TV and LENNDevours had me running in circles. […]

  6. about 17 months ago

    Vinacull

    Gary,
    This was like Brian Wilson’s Good Vibrations all around. Really gets one in the mood for T-Day. Am headed to WL later today so I will check out the Tumbling Tractor. Thanks for another great show, and made extra special with the home surroundings. Cheers, C

  7. about 17 months ago

    Robert Scott

    I understood from your Thanksgiving video that there would be free shipping on the featured wines.
    I tried ordering 6 btls of the 2004 Gravity Hills Tumbling Tractor Zin and it kept showing $18.00 shipping.
    What’s up with that?

    Also, could not agree more with the 1995 Felsina… had a bottle of the 1993 the other evening - excellent.
    I know Dr. Guiseppe Mazzocolin well. He is a great guy, former Philosophy professor and a superb winemaker.
    If he is ever in NYC you should try to have him on TV.

    Robert

  8. about 17 months ago

    Darius

    That was pretty good Gary. A little traditional though. I found another great Thanksgiving pairings episode on another show called What Lukka Likes. Check it out www.winecountrytv.org/whatlukkalikes/. Have a great thanksgiving Gary!

  9. about 17 months ago

    Thomas

    Good show Gary!

    I think riesling is the best combination with turkey. But the name is Möchhof Ürziger…=Moechhof Uerziger…
    And Auslese is [OWS-lay-zuhe].

    Thanks and greetings from the old Europe. ;-)
    Thomas

  10. about 17 months ago

    Dan C.

    Nice episode Gary. I missed out on your Gravity Hill, so I will serve ‘02 Seghesio Old Vine Zin because, like Miguelo, I prefer a pretty big wine with all the food flavors. Maybe a snappy Sauv. Blanc or Riesling for the white.

    QOD- Probably this year as we’re having our best friends and their kids, our kids, our other mom from Poland, and several strays who don’t have family nearby. My wife is a great cook and I make the turnips, which are really yellow rutabagas.

  11. about 17 months ago

    Miguelo DiMarco

    Regarding the Zin comments: My tongue and palate must work different. I think towards a ~more~ over-the-top nature with all those carbs and gravy at the table. I’m sticking with the massive Earthquake (16%). And for a little experiment, I’m going to sit a $3.50 Sutter Home Zin next to it (open both) and see what happens! Maybe this will lead to my most memorable moment.

  12. about 17 months ago

    Christopher

    A comment for your Mother, well done.

  13. about 17 months ago

    JayZee

    QOD: Best Thanksgiving? There are many. The most recent memorable one was in 2002 when I was in Geneva, Switzerland and it was also my birthday. No turkey - we had roast loin of venison at a really nice restaurant in the countryside outside of Geneva. It was excellent. We had a Gigondas with the meal. Very nice and very memorable for me.

  14. about 17 months ago

    Joyce

    Gary,
    Great episode, nice to see you outside of your usual location. Loved the improved lighting.Compare the usual place and this presentation, much better visually. Anyway, enough about the lighting. Appreciate the effort of Momma Vaynerchuck to prepare a feast for your Thanksgiving video. Thanks for the detailed descriptions for the holiday wines. We’ll have to try them. As usual, great job, Gary.

  15. about 17 months ago

    cgf

    Gary awesome and timely episdoe. What a beautiful home. And how about that spread?

    I love riesling, especially with Thanksgiving leftovers. It goes with every single course of the meal, as you said.

    Happy Turkey Day!

  16. about 17 months ago

    damon

    That looked like a great spread!

    Thanks MOM GV!!!

  17. about 17 months ago

    NateDogg

    Great recommendation on the Gravity Hills – I’ll see if I can get some by next Thursday. I’ve already picked up a bottle of the Independence School. Let’s just say I’m excited to see how they match up head to head… Favorite Thanksgiving memory: 2 years ago when my brother and I were in the kitchen wondering why the turkey juices still (after nearly 6 hours) weren’t running clear, then discovering that he’d forgotten to take out the Fun Bag. That is, the sack containing heart, gizzards, liver and such. Needless to say, we didn’t mention this to the rest of the family – and no, nobody got sick. Later,

    NateDogg

  18. about 17 months ago

    Orgman

    Loved this show. But what about pinot noir for turkey day? I love a good oak Pinot with my turkey. Garry you rock.

  19. about 17 months ago

    Arnold

    Dang, already sold out on the Peirano Estate and Gravity Hills!!! Have any other inexpensive recommendations?

    I thought that was a rubber Turkey until you took a bite, guess WLTV spares no expenses.

  20. about 17 months ago

    Italian Stallion

    Stewart……CLASSIC story. That is hysterical

  21. about 17 months ago

    Mitch

    Gary, I assume that is your home? Nice Crib. Do you live next to Tony Soprano in NJ? Looking out your sliding glass door into your backyard it looks beauteeeeful and very similar to the Sopranos’ back yard which of course leads to all kinds of questions best left un-asked. I hear Rachael Ray is married to one of Tony Sopranos’ neighbors which means you might see her all the time too! Do you get along with her? But then I have to ask my most serious question of all-can I come live with you? I will be your personal butler/cabanna boy/chauffeur. I’m 47, possess a law degree (Ohio, sorry), and can be quite discreet. I look decent in a butler’s uniform-5′11″, 145 lbs. If I become your personal man-servant, can I get wines at cost and first dibs on all the rare high-demand stuff? Watch out-if you reject me I might become a Vanynerchuk stalker. Can they disbar you for that?

  22. about 17 months ago

    AlisonD

    Hey Gary, good info! I am going to purchase two of the wines you tasted, thanks!

    My most memorable Thanksgiving was also my worst….the food was the absolute worst Thanksgiving food ever. I went to a friend’s mother’s house for dinner…how could a Mom’s food be bad, right? Well the turkey was dry, the gravy was lumpy, no mashed potatoes!, stuffing was salty, and the desserts were horrible! But I have to say the wine was good and it was the first Thanksgiving I woke up ONE POUND LIGHTER the next day!

  23. about 17 months ago

    Ricardo C

    Very good episode! Here we dont have thanksgiving day but the recomendations for the turkey are very good, going to try!

    Big hug!

  24. about 17 months ago

    Susan

    Brandon M,
    Sorry to hear you are feeling poorly.
    I hope you start feeling better
    SOON!
    :)

  25. about 17 months ago

    Susan

    Gary-
    You did a
    GREAT job on this episode!
    I am now ready for Thanksgiving!!
    Yum!
    Thanks again for all of the
    fabulous wines you tasted!
    :)

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