Super Tuscan Wines and Information

Super Tuscan Wines and Information – Episode #205

March 29, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

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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November 8, 2009

John J.
qotd nobody really

would like to request a vin jaune episode Gary
March 7, 2008

T. Reasoner
I just bought a 2003 Guado Al Tasso. cellering it for a few more years can’t wait to decant and drink!
March 1, 2008

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
April 26, 2007

vjer
kid icarus sealed the deal. im down!
April 15, 2007

Charleen
THis was another great episode! So, where is the link for the wristbands?
April 15, 2007

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.
April 13, 2007

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

QOTD: I would say my pops. He taught me everything about sports.
April 11, 2007

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, … .
April 10, 2007

Alos Diallo
My friend Tana
April 3, 2007

NY Pete
Still catching up with WLTV… Jan. 1970… Joe Namath, need I say more?
April 2, 2007

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!!
April 1, 2007

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.
April 1, 2007

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….)
March 31, 2007

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.
March 31, 2007

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

Tuscans are Great Wines!

I love your show, awesome…
March 31, 2007

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!
March 30, 2007

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.
March 30, 2007

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]
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March 30, 2007

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.
March 30, 2007

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.
March 30, 2007

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.
March 30, 2007

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!??!)
March 30, 2007

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!”
March 30, 2007

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.
March 30, 2007

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! ) He used to take me to games in the Silverdome.