A Special Episode – #191

February 28, 2007

Links mentioned in todays episode.

  • LENNDEVOURS
  • New York Cork Club

    • Today Gary Vaynerchuk gets an email from a very special viewer.

    87 Responses

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    1. February 14, 2008

      thefanjestic

      Pretty cool – but it would have been neat to see the picture. Good episode!

    2. May 1, 2007

      Spitfire

      Greatest episode so far, Gary. My cousin is autistic as well. That was very cool of you.

    3. April 30, 2007

      Charleen

      Gary, I was in Long Island a week ago (today is April 30) and I stopped at Macari. I do agree that the Chardonnay is ok, a bit generic I would say. BUT, the Merlot Reserve is excellent. I dont’love mMerlots, but this one made me think twice! The people at the vineyard are very nice and are ready to answer any question you may have. It’s an excellent place to spent an afternoon at, just sipping some wine. I really like their approach at keeping wine making as natural as possible…Also, I am excited about going back and tasting the Malbec they just came out with. I hope Long Island can come up with some good Malbecs.

      PS this was a very special episode indeed. Really liked it, especially at the end.

    4. March 10, 2007

      ThomasS

      Awesome Gary. Just you sharing this with everybody out here. So again, what you already know: great job.
      And eh, Nick should be proud of himself. You owe him a true WLTV-shirt!

    5. March 6, 2007

      cyrock1

      Gary,

      Topm 5 episode. A few more Garys in this world would go a long way to making it a better place.

      But come on Gary, Nick should be a Jets fan? What the smurf? You should bring him hope, not despair.

    6. March 3, 2007

      Stephen from the ATL

      Very cool Gary. I was telling one of my Clients about winelibrary because although he lives in Atlanta also, he was ordering wine from some other NY wine shop online. I told him to stop what he was working on and go to winelibrary.com and check out what you’ve got goin on. Really, beyond being able to learn from the show, and have a little fun in the process, it’s the idea of community that makes Winelibrary TV so great.

      Other than lurkers and haters of course.

      Nick, you’re the man. Careen, thanks for sharing an awesome story.

    7. March 3, 2007

      Beetz

      touching!

    8. March 2, 2007

      boyd

      Great stuff Gary. My mom loved the wine for her birthday. Shocking that South Carolina has smarter wine laws than the morons in charge in Georgia.

    9. March 2, 2007

      The British Doctor

      Gary I was expecting an email from Robert Parker or someone but this is so much better. I’ve just qualified as a doctor and I’ve done lots of charity work with autistic children in the past and its impossible to overestimate how important something like your show could be to someone who finds life a hellava lot harder than you or I. Keep up the work Gary – you’re a legend.

      Peter.

      P.S. have you managed to source any Russian Caravan tea yet? If not i’ll send you some from Fortnums and Masons.

    10. March 2, 2007

      Southpaw

      GV,

      This was a touching episode. Thanks for putting things in perspective. Your wine knowledge is tremendous but your compassion for life and the human spirit reigns supreme.

      Your mom did a good job with you, your other siblings may be a horror show, but you are a good egg. Thanks for speaking directly to Nick; I’m sure it was his moment in the sun.

      I’m off to do a good deed today.

    11. March 1, 2007

      Dr. Dan

      Gary, it seems that any comment one could offer regarding that episode would be trite in comparison to that email you read. Even though you often state up front in episodes, “what we do on WLTV is taste wine,” it’s also true that you and WLTV do so much more than that. Hopefully, you can keep it going for some time yet.

    12. March 1, 2007

      Adam

      Man Gary,

      What heart! What humanity! Thanks for being a great guy. Thanks for making wine about people and not pretensions. Thanks for loving your fans, for building community, for expanding the wine universe by making it so much smaller. Good show. Glad to have found you. Now, we’ve got to get you on wine of our times. this must be rectified.

      AGW

    13. March 1, 2007

      FTboomer

      LAST!!!!

    14. March 1, 2007

      Ricardo Ganc

      Gary,
      This episode……..Speechless…..

      Ganc

    15. March 1, 2007

      Wineo

      NICK, you the man…
      GV, your alright…

      VEry touching epi.

      Love NYS wines

    16. March 1, 2007

      Joyce

      Gary V

      That’s why we love you, you big teddy bear!!!! Who knew watching WLTV would give me goosebumps?!

    17. March 1, 2007

      Matthew L

      GottaGoDrink #28. Ooops! Yeah, I meant to say part. Thanks for the gracious catch.

    18. March 1, 2007

      Len C

      Nice job big guy, touching people that way!!! Keep it up. But we didn’t get to see the picture. Post it.

    19. March 1, 2007

      TimInFL

      LI Wine Rocks…My Favorate was the Pindar 1998 Mythology I still have 1 left in the fridge. Another one of my goto Reds from Pindar is the Pythagoras blend, however the last bottle I had wasn’t up to Par, but a wine that clearly delivers almost all the time. When I lived on LI I used to love going to the harvest events on the noth fork and love tasting all the wine good and bad. Its a great time and should be experience by ALL of you who are in Driving Distance of the vineyards.

      Other LI wine to look for and ones I enjoyed are LENZ, Bedell, Osprey’s Dominion, Wolffer and of course Duck Walk are all making good juice. I sure do miss it. I have family binging LI Wine to us from NY to FL when they visit.

      Enjoy

    20. March 1, 2007

      Kathy Hughes

      Nick Rocks! Way to go, Gary. Your mother does superlative work.

      Naples Kathy

    21. March 1, 2007

      Caren

      Nick was beyond thrilled to see his special episode yesterday. The sheer delight on his face said it all. Nick will put episode #191 on his iPOD and keep it forever. Funny, Nick started watching WLTV (over my shoulder) because he said that he liked the sound of Gary’s voice…and it took off from there. Personally, I am extremely touched that Gary would extend his time and effort for a little boy he has never even met. All that Gary has done, has meant a great deal to Nick and he felt very special. Nick thinks you are the greatest Gary, and more importantly, now he knows that you are his friend. For all that, I can’t thank you enough.
      PS…Nick asked to read the comments and was absolutely giddy with all of your well wishes, thank you so much!! -Caren

    22. March 1, 2007

      Deano

      Gary V you are the man. We all appreciate the dedication and hard work you put into the wltv. It was great you gave Nick the shout out. Great episode and i might have to sign up for the NY cork club. I have never had a wine from NY and i am very curious to taste them. Thanks again for the show Gary you da man.

    23. March 1, 2007

      Celia

      Wonderful episode, happy to see the LI wine, as that’s where I am.
      Touching and delightful.
      Thanks for your talent.

    24. March 1, 2007

      Trish da' Dish

      Gary, you are the opposite of the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz, in place of cold tin, you have a big warm heart of gold, and you ARE right, you SHOULD thank your folks for giving you lots of love tempered with discipline (best thing of all is when a kid has someone raising them who truly loves them and takes an interest in their interests). Karen–great job, you sound like just the kind of mom, the IDEAL MOM, that I’ve just described…could you please post here and let us know what kind of reaction Nick had when he found out that he was featured?

    25. March 1, 2007

      Snarf

      GV, you hate the Steelers because the Jets have “Steelers Envy”!

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