Petite Sirah Wines After a Big Loss

Petite Sirah Wines After a Big Loss – Episode #161

January 8, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

Petite Sirah is it the same as Syrah? Is Petite Sirah bigger or smaller then Syrah? Is Petite Sirah the same as Durif? All these questions and more will be answered by a sad Gary Vaynerchuk.

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January 9, 2007

Timothy
Gary, As someone once said, “it’s time to grab the bull by the tail and face the situation”. I believe you should show the world how magnanimous you are, in both Jets victory and defeat, and offer free shipping. No?, well it was worth a shot.
January 9, 2007

boyd
I drink Burgundy when I’m sad. I’m sad for you Gary. I was pulling for the Jets in Costa Rica. I’m sad too. As a Clemson fan, it’s been a tough year. But, for both of us, next year looks promising. It just feels an awful long ways away.
January 9, 2007

ATL Crew
QOD-
Old Subtle Burgundy, “like sliding into silk sheets!”
January 9, 2007

Phil
Hi Gary, The clean shaven somber Gary, great way to start the New Year. Jets had a great season!!!! What do I drink when I am sad? Does it really matter, I lift my glass and toast my famly’s “GOOD HEALTH”.Be grateful for the little things like Vinny Testaverde being a free agent next year.
January 9, 2007

Pats All The Way
Tough game, the Jets played well until the lateral and then the wheels came off their bus. Still, they had a great season and should give the Pats a run next year.

I would suggest a Two Hands Bellas Garden, any vintage to lift your spirits. It is a classic shiraz with a nice balance of oak and fruit…

Cheer up and I hope you root for the Pats Sunday–they will need all the help they can get against San Diego. I will probably be drinking a Bella’s Garden Sunday night!!
:O
January 9, 2007

Pats All The Way
Tough game, the Jets played well until the lateral and then the wheels came off their bus. Still, they had a great season and should give the Pats a run next year.

I would suggest a Two Hands Bellas Garden, any vintage to lift your spirits. It is a classic shiraz wit
January 9, 2007

Michael P
who the…what the….what in the hell….excuse me while I go Google WLTV. I obviously stumbled upon an imposter…
January 9, 2007

JohnC
I would drink a wine made from bitter grapes.

LOL! Keep your chin up Gary.
January 9, 2007

SS Chris
Ken P (& many others),

RELAX!! It was mainly schtick!!

Gary, please stop the MADNESS!!!!
January 9, 2007

JBelleJinx
Come on!! Are you Gary Bay-Bay-Chuk?? NO!!! Crying is for Baybays!! The Jets may have gotten slaughtered, but here it is…..a new day!! Turn that frown upside down and crack open a bottle of Boone’s!! Chug…lug…..repeat…..guaranteed by the time you see the bottom of the bottle you will be sporting a shit eating grin!! See, things really aren’t so bad!!
January 9, 2007

eugene
Gary,
I am sorry for your team loss.
You shouldnâ€™ve spit in this episode-that would cheer you up.

I like Petite Sirah. Like you said thereâ€™s nothing petit about it!
I completely agree on Marietta. I think itâ€™s just this vintage. I had their wines before and thought they were pretty good, even their blend with numbers, current is 41 I guess.

Concannon makes pretty good Chardonnay as well. I may be wrong but I believe theyâ€™re the first company to bottle Petite Sirah as a single varietal.

QOTD:

It doesnâ€™t matter. The quantity does.

Go for Grey Goose with you uncles!
January 9, 2007

Kathy
You seemed so sad I decided to stop being a lurker and come out and tell you how much I enjoyed lurking the last month. I enjoy the bogle petite sirah when I need to be comforted since I know what I will be getting and for the price I can drink a lot. Will be going today to find the Concannon. Get into college basketball it helps the pain of football ending.
January 9, 2007

AlanV
Top 100?

Still better than him coming out naked…

I don’t drink wine when I am sad – I drink whiskey -
January 9, 2007

Bill
Come on Gary. Cheer up! Its only a football game (well, its not really football anyway, maybe handball, but whatever!) You still have wine to drink, and that will never let you down. The beard also made you look kind of evil, so that can’t be too much of a loss!
January 9, 2007

glenn
dude – let it float away. NYJ are on the right track with the ‘O’ line rookies and a healthy Chad. as we wrote about earlier they find a big RB and they can be contenders each year.

PS – always approachable and rarely inspiring. want a bargain CA PS try Bray from Amador Co. want to spend some money on mouth feel then Broll Mountain from Calaveras Co is a nice choice. i’m too cheap to spend $45 American on PS though you made The Quixote sound appealing.
January 9, 2007

ThomasS
Wow Gary … I used to be a lurker, but no … this episode is gonna change that really. So sad, another Gary … is petite sirah really that ‘very exciting’ when you are sad? Definitely have to seek that out. Anyway, considering your loss: you did a great job again and remember, there is always another change for next season.
My bottle to feel sad with: a Ripasso Valpolicella (e.g. Zenato). Why? The paradoxical mix of overripe sweetness and rigid structure make it really a melancholy wine. It looks as if it is pondering on its own bygone youth with its almost moldy, sweet rot smell and its dried fruit. To be drunk with Sigur Ros, Tom McCrae or Gustav Mahler!

Common man, keep up the good spirits!
January 9, 2007

KenP
B…M,
Don’t mean to pick a fight. Its simply that his effort today, well, yesterday, if my watch tells time, was about more than the Jets. He doesn’t require defenders, as spot on as your remarks may be.
Let G express himself and leave it at that. Less commentary is more.
January 9, 2007

Brandon M
KenP…where was I trying to be his champion?
January 9, 2007

KenP
Brandon M,
Gary can take care of himself. It’s not just about the Jets. Remember Friday’s episode. He’d been hammered by ‘fans’. He’s probably rethinking his work. He’s been extraordinarily generous. Yet, there they are, his celebrants, taking pot shots (not you, of course) at his credibility. To put himself on camera, to do so simple a thing as review wine, invites cruelty. Strange world. You’re not his champion. Let G work it out.
January 9, 2007

KAHUNA
Hey Adam don’t worry I have another bottle of Lytton Springs for your head and about 11 more in case I miss! and I blow more than i suck eeerrrrr
January 9, 2007

Brandon M
Sorry Mbannon..I’m the furthest thing there ever will be from a Lurker.
Cheers
January 9, 2007

mbannon
Cool, Episode #161 and there are 161 comments! Oh wait – damn! Leave it to some lurker to mess it all up.
January 9, 2007

Brandon M
Well it looks like the show comments section is back on track. It hasn’t been this consistent since the forum started.
January 9, 2007

Kyle
Gary

Stop whining, you know they weren’t going all the way. I’m a Jets fan too and it was luck that we got in. That was an awful WLTV episode….It made me sick.
January 9, 2007

e mojo
The Jets were holding up so well for the first half, too; unfortunately, it went down hill pretty fast. When I’m bummed, nothing will do except for LOTS OF OLOROSO SHERRY.

Hope your spirits revive soon.