Chianti Wine – Episode #179

February 8, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

Today Gary Vaynerchuk tackles four chainti’s and gives his thoughts on these wines from Tuscany. Sit back and enjoy and Lurkers please come out!

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February 10, 2007

John
Chianti and its sangiovese brethren, such as Morellino di Scansano, are QPR superstars. I love them. My wife and I had a 11 euro bottle of Villa Sesta (not far from where Felsina is) at a Michelin one-star restaurant “Trenta” (talk about QPR!) that was one of the most delicious wines that we had on our trip to Italy.

QOD– not going to Italy until I was 47 years old.
February 10, 2007

gogoz
good job gary!
February 10, 2007

SteviefreakinD
Great episode Gary. I love Chianti Classico and I can’t wait to try the Classico Riserva. QOD: where do I start?
February 10, 2007

Randy B
Gary,

From when nonna mixed chianti with water and added a teaspon of sugar for the kids at Christmas dinner to world class wines. Viva Italia!

I’m mad at myself for neglecting Italian wines for so long. Lately I have been on a Brunello, Barola and Amorone kick. Next month it will probably be Australian Shiraz or California Cabernet. Isn’t this stuff fun???

Ciao
February 9, 2007

Corrado
Regarding the numbers on the board, I haven’t seen any recent guesses, but my best guess is, depending on how you interpret it, it could be 8/29 or 8/30; 8/30 could be the the start of the 2007-2008 NFL season.
February 9, 2007

ChrisR
He’s quoting Missy Elliot! Love that! Great ep.
February 9, 2007

jbev
Chianti, I am always a fan, being Italian, chiantis are always my go to wine;
earthy, sour cherries,tannic and I use it as my chaser to Italian
cold cut lunch.
February 9, 2007

Diego de la P...
where is wine libraryyy todaaaaay???
February 9, 2007

joe
Southpa:

I was at the ‘76, Game 5 ALCS Chamblis game also. I was 16 then. I did run on the field – will remember it forever. Do you remember the chant that went on forever (hint it was directred at Howard Cosell)??
February 9, 2007

Chad's Bum Shoulder
Thank you for mentioning “other” foods to eat w/ Chianti. Huge pet peeve of mine that peopel felt liek they had to eat Italian with this wonderful wine.

Question:, I’m mad at myself for drinking too many beers for too many years. I’ve been on wine for the last decade, but lost too much time to wheat and barley.
February 9, 2007

ecola
What’s up with the birds chirping away in the background, are you filming in an aviary?
February 9, 2007

E
One theory about rugs on the wall: I imagine they come in handy in a less than perfectly insulated building when it’s freakin’ cold outside. I could use some rugs on the wall.

Hope the servers are feeling better.
February 9, 2007

Joe P.
They hang rugs in the middle east too! go figure! Gary, Gary, Gary, it hurts me… every time my wine sensei: but it’s (san joh vay zeh!). when you get the “i” next to the “o” you only get to pronounce the “O.” Crazy Italians!

QOTD: I’m mad that I don’t know more Italian! But I know one word for sure: Vino! jp
February 9, 2007

Angry the Clown
Thanks for noting the ‘pigeonholing’ of wines into the point system. This is what I consider to be one of the major flaws in the 100 point system. Tough to get around though.
February 9, 2007

RieZin
I too love how food friendly most chianti is – in fact, i find that to be true of most wines from all over italy. I was actually at Casa Emma in September for my honeymoon and we tasted the wines there. Just stumbled on it – had an appointment down the road at Isole e Olena. Its freakin’ beautiful all around Casa Emma, but neither my wife nor I was as taken with the wine as you seem to be. in chianti we enjoyed Corzano E Paterno more. Have you tried their wines?
February 9, 2007

brooklyni
my family lives in ukraine … they hang rugs everywhere too.
February 9, 2007

boyd
I’m mad I didn’t order my Wine Library wine sooner before my dumbass state decided to make it so you can’t ship to me. Because now every time I watch WLTV I get sad.

Shipping laws are dumb.
February 9, 2007

Rink Man
Great episode! I have never thought much of Chianti but now I need to re-look.

QOTD: I am still mad at myself for not trying to play baseball when I went to college. I was good but I went to school and screwed around for 4 years. I had a good time but I am still mad at myself!
February 9, 2007

mbannon
Love a good Chianti!! Too bad I missed out on the Casa Emma.
I’ll look around locally.

QOD – I’m mad at myself for sitting around forcing myself to think of something to be mad at myself over.
February 9, 2007

Elliot
You come up with some of the best off the top comparisons I have ever heard in my life. “Christina Agulira… Used to be dirty.. but now she’s Elegant”! LoL! Also, I must ask, what does it feel like to get hit by a Roman Candle? I used to love those things, but I never got to participate in one of those legendary “Roman Candle Wars”. Do tell.

- E -
February 9, 2007

Drewnior
Can you lay it down? How long?
February 9, 2007

JimVarney01
QOTD: I’m mad that I got a Gabbiano Chianti Classico for my tasting and it tasted like water… I guess I wouldn’t be mad at me, I’d be mad at Gabbiano… Our Allende Rioja that it was toe to toe with was MUCH better…

Is it really that big of a deal rinsing glasses inbetween the same wines? I mean they’re all chiantis, and I know they all tasted different to you but still the same style, same blend? But hey, do what you want man and keep on keepin’ on!

Great job Gary, you and the whole WL crew are doing a spectacular job! Nice ep!
February 9, 2007

mikeyrad
Great episode, absolutely top 10! Chianti is a fave dinner wine so this episode was extremely useful. Thanks.
February 9, 2007

TagWorld Brian
Southpaw, I remember that Super Elastic Bubble Plastic. Ha! It came with a little straw, and you had to put a blob of it on the straw. It was rainbow stripey colored. You had to blow it up through the straw, but I’d always end up inhaling by accident. It was like huffing turpentine. Then it would dry up into this little hard ball that you’d drop on the floor, for the dog to eat. If I ever get a wine that smells like SEBP, I’m sending it back. That’s fo shizzle.
February 9, 2007

Southpaw
GV,

I love Chiantis therefore, I loved this episode.

You mentioned â€œMr. Bubblesâ€ bubble bath. That reminded me of that 1970â€™s childhood favorite carcinogen â€œSuper Elastic Bubble Plasticâ€. My brother and I tried to float our small pets into orbit with this disaster of a kids toy.

QOTD: Iâ€™m mad at myself for not running on the field at Yankee Stadium after Chamblis hit that walk off HR in 1976. I was only 8 years old at the time but it would have made a great story.

I’ve got to go do the work of many.