Gruner Veltliner from Austria

Gruner Veltliner from Austria – Episode #181

February 13, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

Wines that taste like this are the future of the wine drinking world and today Gary Vaynerchuk tackles these food friendly wines.

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February 13, 2007

CW
My guess is GV has the phones in to hear what the mic picks up, like, uh, a rock star. They use the phones to hear the output from the mixing desk and to filter out other noise. GV might be trying to filter out the birds……..
February 13, 2007

stephen from the ATLizzle
Gotta love the Thomas Muster call-out! That dude is such a stud, taken out of the sport due to a terrible accident but worked his way back in and was a master on the clay courts! I remember seeing pictures of him standin on the court, with one leg proped up on a table while he hit forehands for practice and wishing that I was that tough. However, favorite tennis player……..Michael Chang.

good episode.
February 13, 2007

organicguy
Still a virgin—never had a GV. QOTD…Arthur Ashe, for poise and professionalism
February 13, 2007

Ken B.
Great show Gary! I have never tried a Groovy wine before, but now I will. London is a great town and the beer ain’t bad either, so check it out.

Johnny Mac hands down. Being a fellow lefty tennis player myself, I was inspired as a kid to pick up the game and I still play competitively.

GO TARHEELS!

Ken B.
February 13, 2007

Suzanne
Another interesting and entertaining episode to learn from. (That tasting glass looked bigger than Gary’s head…..scary!)
February 13, 2007

FTBoomer
For your one year anniversary, go back and re-taste the same wines you did originally. Don’t watch the shows, don’t look at your notes. Just taste.
February 13, 2007

Deano
Great Episode Gary. You bust out the best descriptions lol. I dont know if i am considered long time but if i am i would adopt a lurker lol. We were all lurkers at one point right.

QOTD: I dont watch tennis so all I know is anna kornacova (sp)
February 13, 2007

Eric S.
What were you listening to Gary?

QOD: Gabrielle Sabatini……she was smokin’ before all of the tennis hotties came aboard!
February 13, 2007

Brandon M
ALLRIGHT…Who wants me as a Daddy?
I’m looking to adopt…..so lame.
February 13, 2007

David Canada
I’ll bite….what that hell is with the ear phones?
Favorite tennis player – Tomas Muster (Salute to Austria and the clay court)
I love the gruner! I lived in Austria for a while and became a mainstay in Wachau. Willi Brundlmayer is also making some killer wines! FX Pichler as well.
I would love to adopt a lurker….
Why not do shows from London? You can buy the wines at Berry Brothers for Farr and get serious! Maybe you could raid Berry and get some 19th century claret.

Dave
February 13, 2007

Badger Ann
QOTD: Roger Federer. We’re also enjoying an ice/sleet/snow storm here in Indy. Fortunately most folks played it safe and stayed off the roads today.

Thanks for the episode on Gruner Veltliner. It is very food friendly, indeed.
February 13, 2007

Ken
Good episode. I find GrÃ¼ner Veltliner to be almost as versatile with food as Riesling. Too bad the lower priced GrÃ¼ner Veltliners didnâ€™t work out. Huber makes some good lower priced GV. Be on the lookout for them.

QOD: Men â€“ Andre Agassi for his guts, determination and long career. Women – Jennifer Capriati for her comeback to excellence after looking so down & out.
February 13, 2007

Brandon M
Just record everything you do, check in on the boards, and then put it all together for a show when you get back.
February 13, 2007

"The K Man"
Gary

I’ll adopt a lurker, I’ll adopt 10 lurkers if need be, I want more people to see how great this show is….

And you won’t believe this but, I’m leaving for London on friday!!! I’ll be there all next week as well, maybe a cafe meet up sometime for a nice bottle?

QOTD: It would have to be Agassi

“The K Man”
February 13, 2007

CW
QOTD: I didn’t have one, but since I have to choose and in consideration of today’s show, I choose Thomas Muster. Not ONLY an Austrian tennis player (mid 90’s) but also a wine maker in…….Austria. His brand is “Tom’s Wine” -> http://www.toms-wine.at/
Yes siree Bob, I score high on today’s QOTD relevance quotient.
February 13, 2007

Matt B DC
Take the show on the road!
February 13, 2007

stewart l
Enjoyed the episode. I have had these wines sev times with sushi although I can’t recall the names, but they were an excellent match
QOD- Jimmy Connor no doubt. Never forget his run at the US open in his later years and a great entertainer on the court. Also he is left-handed like me!
February 13, 2007

GeneV
Great episode.

I love GruV. It was my introduction to real wine while studying in Austria 30 years ago. Most of what I drank was poured from gallon jugs by bartenders, but all of it was more enchanting than the wine I had tasted at home.

A great pairing Gary didn’t mention is the classic–Wiener Schnitzel with a crisp GruV. Squeeze a little lemon over this thin, breaded cutlet, and sip a little crisp Veltliner. You have a perfect match. Even a sharp finishing wine, such as the last one, works.
February 13, 2007

SpaceJay
QOTD – McEnroe, what a nice guy…
February 13, 2007

flavasauce
QOTD: Yay! tennis kicks footballs ass! Grew up watching McEnroe and Conners rivelry, most entertaining. Sexiest tennis players would have to be…Yannick Noah and Gabriela Sabatini. Best hair goes to Bjorn Borg, I miss the long hair and headband days.
February 13, 2007

Brandon M
Top 20 is so lame…
Agassi
February 13, 2007

cdavis
Top 20!
February 13, 2007

Jahlove
Steffi Graf.
February 13, 2007

orie0704
nice one. looking forward to a sesh on Austrian reds – St. Laurent, Blaufrankisch, Zweigelt…
February 13, 2007

JasonJDP
QOTD: Sampras. Grew up watching him go for Wimbledon over and over.