Super Tuscan Wines and Information - Episode #205

March 29, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

play Question of the day: “Who is is the most profound influence on you when it comes to sports?”

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Italy makes some of the most interesting wines in the world and today Gary Vaynerchuk tastes four wines that many would say are the wine most Americans are drawn to, the Super Tuscans.

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  1. about 2 months ago

    T. Reasoner

    I just bought a 2003 Guado Al Tasso. cellering it for a few more years can’t wait to decant and drink!

  2. about 2 months ago

    Chris

    Just got done watching the movie “Just Friends”. You totally look like this guy Fred Ewanuick who is in the movie. Check it out.

    http://www.globetheatrelive.com/20052006season/Corner%20Gas%20Live/Fred%20Ewanuick.JPG

  3. about 12 months ago

    vjer

    kid icarus sealed the deal. im down!

  4. about 13 months ago

    Charleen

    THis was another great episode! So, where is the link for the wristbands?

  5. about 13 months ago

    desmaic

    you would really appreciate the Chehalem estate ‘04 pinot noir or the Van Duzer estate ‘04 pinot noir - both from oregon with very pronounced dill pickle and heinz ketchup tangy crazy nose and very tight, well made! also,,, just dropped your sis a line… great news! hope she isn’t creeped out or resentful.

  6. about 13 months ago

    james

    Check it out. Gary V featured: http://www.unboundedition.com/

    QOTD: I would say my pops. He taught me everything about sports.

  7. about 13 months ago

    TSchampaert

    Just great, supertuscs. Had an Ornellaia 2001 last week: was just blown away by the epitomous quality, the sheer elegance and perfection. This is just one of those wines I’d be almost glad to splash an obscene amount of money for.
    QOTD: Ivanisevich: the fair play, the humbleness, the pleasure, … .

  8. about 13 months ago

    Alos Diallo

    My friend Tana

  9. about 13 months ago

    NY Pete

    Still catching up with WLTV… Jan. 1970… Joe Namath, need I say more?

  10. about 13 months ago

    SS Chris

    Gary, Just catching up w/ the episodes and just emailed Brandon and your Sis (My wife, SS Dede, is a School Psychologist in New Providence and was nominated for Teacher of the Year & my POPS was a lifelong HS teacher @ Passaic Valley High School–so I really appreciate Liz’s accomplishment)!!

    QOTD: It Jordan, and it’s not his obvious talents, it’s his intelligence and mental toughness that, when combined with his talent, makes him the greatest ever!! And I’m a HUUUUUGE Knick fan!!

  11. about 13 months ago

    Ron Leview

    QOTD - Sorry I’m late but I had to get this in here. Franz Klammer, 1976 olympic downhiller. An Austrian newspaper said on the morning of his downhill run that if he didn’t win it would be a national disaster. Pressure? He almost fell, was running second during the splits, then took the gold. That’s a champ. Sorry I sound like a cheesy sportscaster, but it has impressed me to this day.

  12. about 13 months ago

    Faryan

    Gary, what do you think about the drinking window of the 00 GAT? I think it may need a few more years to settle down.

    Also, do you have a drinking window suggestion for 98 solaia?

    Thanks, great episode and great final conclusion (most ST’s are overpriced riding the coatails, still waiting for a market re-adjustment/inversion….)

  13. about 13 months ago

    manpod

    QOTD - Bobby Orr - Youth hockey took off in New England when this man was playing. Still very involved in charity events. He’s good enough to bring out a lurker. Great show - even the children look forward to the podcast.

  14. about 13 months ago

    Michael Browning

    QOTD: Bruce Jenner! WoW what a great athlete…..

    Tuscans are Great Wines!

    I love your show, awesome…

  15. about 13 months ago

    r3dwine

    Influential sportsman: I met Joe Willie Namath once, when he opened a restaurant in FL in the 70’s. I was just a little kid, and I thought he was just the coolest superdude ever! Actually I still kinda think so.
    To be honest, teachers have been more influential for me. Super congratulations to Ms Garwood!

  16. about 13 months ago

    Malarkey

    QOTD: oh I’m sure I’m naming someone nobody here has ever heard of: George Morris.

    Recommended reading by my first trainer, I became a devotee, and always emulated him and took to heart his teachings. Still to this day those principles help me stick in the saddle.

  17. about 13 months ago

    Rita Ladany

    For example, Benjamin Franklin, in a wide-ranging discussion of bodily discharges, once noted, “a few stems of asparagus eaten shall give our urine a disagreeable odor; and a pill of turpentine no bigger than a pea shall bestow upon it the pleasing smell of violets.”

    It is said that in a venerable British men’s club there is a sign reading “DURING THE ASPARAGUS SEASON MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO RELIEVE THEMSELVES IN THE HATSTAND.”

    Serious scientific research in this field dates back to 1891, when M. Nencki tentatively identified a compound known as methanethiol as the culprit. The odor appears within an hour after eating just a few spears of the offending vegetable. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/namaste2uom/100_6337.jpg[/IMG]
    [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v33/namaste2uom/100_6330.jpg[/IMG]

  18. about 13 months ago

    SCATPACK

    QOTD: I’m a huge race fan. Many of my influences came from race car drivers. And this week we lost one of those influences in the world of Drag Racing, Eric Medlen. He was a bright, young, and all around great person. Godspeed, Eric.

  19. about 13 months ago

    Bobinnati

    QOTD: Larry Csonka. I wanted to be him. Alas, relegated to being a lineman who tried to tear apart people like him.

    I can only dream of $130/btl wine. I shudder and sweat at the thought of spending $30 for a bottle of wine. I almost fainted dead away when I saw one of the 2005 Bordeaux presale wines for something like $750 per bottle (or a mere $8500 per case). Sheesh! Who buys this stuff??

    Anyway, manic episode. Thanks for your enthusiasm and energy, congrats to your sis and Happy B’day to Brandon.

  20. about 13 months ago

    Ken M

    QotD
    Two athletes 1.Mike Bossy -great goal scorer, however he took a physical beating and never threw a punch. He just went out and skated harder till he got next goal to show his opponents he was tougher.Leading to 4 Stanley Cups 2 Wayne Chrebet- the little man in a game of giants, who went out and virtually never dropped a pass, either in practice or during a game. Both gave all they had, all the time.

  21. about 13 months ago

    Michael Goldberg

    Shout out with the NES reference! Kid Icarus was hard. Ever play River City Ransom? Yeah you did.

    QotD: My dad. When he dropped me off for my first day of kindergarten he said “If you came home a Red Sox fan I will disown me. Have a good day.” Memories… Go Yanks (Pavano!??!)

  22. about 13 months ago

    Lil Luce

    Awesome ep on Super Tuscans! I love that you poured a wine named after me! :) Congrats to your sister Liz (also a great name). Teachers rock!

    QOTD: I grew up in NC State territory, so I would have to say Jimmy V. “Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up!”

  23. about 13 months ago

    RobinRedBest in Boise, ID

    Super SuperTuscan episode, Gary …oak monsters and dumb phases are scary organoleptic experiences!!! Thank You for pointing these out as well voicing how many wines available these days are confusing cross-dressers??? I thought I was going through a dumb phase…
    Congrats to your sister, Liz - a remarkable well-deserved tribute.
    Happy youthfull celebration to Brandon - now that he is on the other side of 30, can we still trust him?
    QOTD: Definitely Jerry Rice, who has shown his talents and maturity not only on the gridiron, but also his humility and grace in the Ballroom in Dancing with the Stars. An Admirable Athlete.

  24. about 13 months ago

    Matthew L

    Thanks for this episode Gary. It was an education on Italian categorization of wine. Italian wines are one of the last frontiers for me. I just don’t know that much about them.

    QOTD: My mom, dad and stepfather were all big influences when it came to sports. Each was into sports in a different way. All three were huge football fans. My mom, as mothers do, supported all my sports endeavors…football and wrestling in particular. My dad was into baseball, but I never really developed an interest until my son started to follow the sport. My stepfather takes the credit for my love for the Lions. (DAMN HIM! :D ) He used to take me to games in the Silverdome.

  25. about 13 months ago

    TagWorld Brian

    Super Tuscan is just the coolest sounding name. Superman. Supermarket. Super Dave. Superlative. Anything called Super just sounds super.

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