Mixed Bag of Wine - Episode #189

February 26, 2007

episode189

Wines tasted in this episode:

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes 4 very different wines and thats that! (If your having trouble seeing todays episode try clearing your browser cache)

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  1. about 4 months ago

    Christophe - Titus Vineyards

    QOTD : wefeelfine.org check it out

    sidebar QOTD: Semillon is delicious dry or sweet

    So Gary, when are y9ou going to go and try some other Titus wines? How about the 05 Cab Franc?

  2. about 20 months ago

    Malarkey

    Love Semillon. Have had several 100%’s that I loved. Also adore sauternes. Hey that would be a good show, maybe I’ll dig through the archives and see if you’ve done one.

    Thriller: great pop album. What the hell happened to him?

    qotd: http://www.theoutsidecourse.com, http://www.chronicleforums.com, http://www.mouthfulsfood.com, forums.egullet.com, http://www.chowhound.com.

    Great ep, Gary! Can’t say I’ve had a S.A. wine that I loved yet, and isn’t $33 a bit high for wines from that part of the world??

  3. about 20 months ago

    ThomasS

    Nice ep. this one. The SA’s are my favourite discoveries everytime. No really. Had the De Toren together with two Ernie Else’s, and I really had the same feeling you were talking about today: that some wines show that there is a lot out there, but still fence off. The De Toren showed great, closed, but I felt there was smth brooding undeneath the cover, whil both Ernie’s (so even the Engelbrecht) were mute, closed down and showed themselves not worth the long wait.
    QOTD: http://www.themodernword.com/themodword.cfm , because I reall go nuts about every kind of (post)modernist literature.
    SQOTD: 100% Semillon, just a Casas del Toqui Semillon Late Harvest (2001). I am still sad I kind find any more bottles (still have one). Just awesome: confit orange, tangerine, heavy honey, some coriander … not super complex, but just so mouthwatering. Extremely enjoyable.

  4. about 20 months ago

    Paul

    First 100% Semillon I ever had was a 1978 Chateau Ste Michelle Semillon. First wine I ever bought by the case, too.

  5. about 20 months ago

    Emil den Dulk

    Hi Gary. We are the owners of De Toren Private cellar and just wanted to thank you for the great review of our Fusion V. South African wine is definately on the up and it is great to see that people appreciate our efforts. As you can see, you even have followers in South Africa. Bye the way, I’ve had Semillon. Nice varietal.
    Regards
    Emil den Dulk

  6. about 20 months ago

    Slick

    Gary, Sorry I’m late to the party. Nice episode, I appreciate the variety. My favorite site is radioparadise.com a great eclectic streaming music site, run by a refugee free-form DJ from the 70s. A great mix, much like today’s episode.
    Peace…

  7. about 20 months ago

    Shotgun

    QOD–

    Yes. Lots. It is good if generally unexceptional and ordinary juice, except in its Sauternes incarnations and the occasional aged dry renditions from France and Australia. Burge Family makes a lovely young unblended Semillon. All of the Great Forgotten White Wine of the world– Bordeaux Blanc– contain some percentage of Semillon blending with the majority Sauv Blanc.

  8. about 20 months ago

    NY Pete

    Save our planet… Greenpeace.org

  9. about 20 months ago

    Lawrence Leichtman

    Been drinking Semillion longer than you have been alive Gary. You may or may not remeber that most of the original white wine from California was not Chardonnay but Semillion and was it bad stuff. Until I tasted a Sauterne I didn’t know you could actually make good wine from Semillion grapes. My favorite other than French is Kalin from CA that makes a very interesting Semillion and a Semillion/Chardonnay blend. You should try Kalin if you have never tried it.

  10. about 20 months ago

    Jan Wicher

    QOD: Drink it all the time. 2nd fav white variety.

    If you think the Barrosa is good you should try the hunter valley in NSW.

  11. about 20 months ago

    Kwan

    I haven’t tried a Semillon before but it’s on my ‘to drink’ list now.

    QOTD - This one is mandatory for grad students! Piled Higher and Deeper Comics - http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php

  12. about 20 months ago

    TagWorld Brian

    Same comment as users above: I’ve tasted Semillon in blends (Chateau Guiraud) and late-harvest/botrytized Sauternes wines (like Chat. Haut-Bergeron 2003, Chat. Filhot 2001). I haven’t tried my better Sauternes yet (Chat. Suduiraut 2001, Chat. Rieussec 2003), and I haven’t tried any D’Yquem yet (although I did buy my Dad a 2004 “Y” from D’Yquem).

    Just stumbled across this wikipedia listing for Wine Library, and even updated it a little bit. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_Library_TV

  13. about 20 months ago

    saul goldstein

    philzone.com

  14. about 20 months ago

    Len C

    QOD http://slickdeals.net/

  15. about 20 months ago

    FTboomer

    Still testing that stupid Gravatar

    http://www.engadget.com
    http://www.gizmodo.com

  16. about 20 months ago

    Kathy

    I deleted my internet history going to tool and internet options and then I was able to get my GV fix. Never had that happen before. What a whiny episode to get stuck on.

  17. about 20 months ago

    Kathy

    All I get is whine Library also Help!!!!

  18. about 20 months ago

    Bob Cordosi

    QOTD: http://www.tastespotting.com

  19. about 20 months ago

    Ken

    Nice episode – the De Toren sounds like a wine I would enjoy. I’ll need to seek some of that out.

    QOD #1: Aside from Sauternes, which is made from the Semillon grape, I’ve had Bordeaux Blancs from Pessac-Leognan and Chateau La Louviere. Both of these wines are most likely Semillon blended with Sauvignon Blanc. The only 100% Semillon that I can remember having was from Rosemount and it was only OK.

    QOD #2: The very first website I read every day is: http://www.cyclingnews.com/
    Also, I frequently read http://goski.com/ , http://www.eurosport.com/ & http://espn.go.com/ . Although there is some wien related content, I also read http://www.epicurious.com/

  20. about 20 months ago

    ScottJ

    Looks like the link is wrong again. I’m seeing the While Library episode from yesterday at this point. Is someone messing with the web site???

  21. about 20 months ago

    E

    Condado de Haza looks like Pesquera if you squint a little. Are they related?

    QOD1: White Bordeaux is on the shortlist. Other than that, I don’t think I know from Semillon.

    QOD2: http://www.dailykos.com and http://www.cookingforengineers.com (brilliant).

  22. about 20 months ago

    Acousticdoc

    Great episode. Never had a semillon. Can’t wait to try.
    Most frequently used site: http://www.intellicast.com
    Best weather site. Great radar.

  23. about 20 months ago

    Caren

    We missed you Gary, glad u had a safe trip back home to the Jerz

    SQOTD-first time I had a Semillon was in this really cool restaurant in San Diego (Gaslamp)…the server offered me a tasting…and I wound up drinking two more glasses :)

    QOTD
    my second love…..esp Blanco
    http://www.pocotequila.com/index.html

    the full screen QTVR’s are awesome….122 days and counting
    http://www.vthawaii.com/index_maui.html

  24. about 20 months ago

    Karen L

    QOTD2 - http://www.pemberley.com — devoted to all those things Jane Austen. The great thing about Jane Austen is that her books pair well with any kind of wine.

  25. about 20 months ago

    Rita

    HI there Gary,
    My DH has been hooked on you! He sits hear with his head set on “Laughing, agreeing and really enjoying you.” I now see why!
    I can`t say I missed you because I`m fairly new to you!
    I enjoyed your weird mood today!
    I must say I don`t ever recall having a had semillion.
    I recently e-mailed you. I`m sure you remember it was about mead! I`m a bit leery about trying it. I did pick up a bottle from the wine library. You have three different ones and I asked about it and was directed toward them and they left hanging. NO Advice about them! I kinda figured that much. I`m not saying that the guys at the wine library aren`t helpful. They are very very very helpful, as the one guy that helped with my purchase of Grappa. And the tall guy there is also great! Sorry don`t know their names. Well, I bought the Lurgashall mead 2005. I`m guessing that this is a mistake to buy!?!? (As my hands are waving!) LOL! I can`t believe you didn`t knock the bottles of wine over?
    If you recall the sight I hang at is recipezaar.com and we are getting a wine tasting together and this one of the wines we are trying.
    Here`s the page that it`s all going to be happening
    http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=199399&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

    Yes, I put up your link there so you may be getting some hits from zaarites!
    Great to cyber meet you!
    Live, Love, & Laugh, Rita

    Hey everyone you all are invited to join. Just go pick up a bottle from the Wine Library click on the link above and enjoy wine tasting!

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