Pine Ridge Taste Off. – Episode #207

April 2, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

Question of the day: “What’s the greatest head to head battle you’ve ever seen?”

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Chicago Party Thread

Today Gary Vaynerchuk is doing a taste off of two of the top wines from the California winery Pine Ridge.

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March 4, 2008

Dave
Nice episode. $44 juice boxes made by naked vegans?!?!
March 2, 2008

Brian Johnson
QOTD: Has to be the best head to head series for me. Army-Navy Football. Marching on the field for the 100th Anniversary was an amazing experience. Go Navy! Beat Army!
February 16, 2008

thefanjestic
Greatest Head to Head would have to be my wife and I in a fight about nothing. She always wins.
April 11, 2007

TSchampaert
QOTD: Yorkshire Building Society Brassband vs. Brassband Willebroek (of ole Belgium!). And they beat them!!!
April 10, 2007

Jer
Weak
April 9, 2007

Redhawk
Sorry for the late reply from a casual lurker.

QOTD: I just saw the NCAA 2007 hockey final–Michigan State vs. Boston College. Best hockey game I’ve seen in a long time. And since hockey is the best sport there is, that’s my vote for best head-to-head.

Funny you should do this Pine Ridge tasting the same day I did a mini vertical of PR Rutherford ‘95, ‘96, and ‘97. No clear winner there, either, except those of us who were drinking!
April 5, 2007

Faryan
Best battle: Sampras, sich as a dog, defeats Alex Corretja US Open QF 7-6, 5-7, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6

I bought a bottle of the 03 Rutherford Pine Ridge from you. For 30 bucks, it was a polished and smooth effort, but I felt it still had too much oak…How much better are the big boys than the Rutherford?
April 5, 2007

greg258
The question of the day? NO QUESTION! The greatest head to head match up I can remember was Easy Goer vs. Sunday Silence for the 89 Triple Crown. It had it all. East coast vs. west coast, breeding vs. tenacity, style vs. power, and stride for stride, nose to nose, stretch run thrills. I think everyone that has ever competed in any sport can learn the meaning of “heart” watching those two horses duke it out in that series.
April 5, 2007

Veronica
oops! the moss-man image did not show up. sorry.
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April 5, 2007

Veronica
Pine Ridge is an awesome winery. Love their Onyx (malbec blend).

For your viewing pleasure: Moss-man.

peace & love,
V
April 4, 2007

Neurodoc
1. I think the ratings were a cop out, I mean can’t you pick a winner? Head to heads can’t end in a tie (unless, ugh soccer or hockey – but not anymore)

2.1999 U Conn vs Duke
April 4, 2007

Arnold
Ali vs Frasier
April 4, 2007

Shotgun
QOD– Watson v. Nicklaus, Turnberry British Open Championship 1977. The first Open that I can remember seeing on TV, and still the best. Watson beat Jack by shooting 66-65 the final two rounds to Nicklaus’s 66-66, on a damned hard course, playing together for those final two rounds. I forget the 3rd place finisher, but I think he was 7 or 8 strokes back of those two. Notable also in that it inspired one of the best pieces of sports literature ever, the account written by Herbert Warren Wind for the New Yorker magazine.
April 4, 2007

Justmarsh
I’m going through serious WLTV withdrawal. Post that episode already Gary!
April 4, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
Just testing the comment section,,, waiting for todays episode,, want to jump right on it..
What’s with all this Boston this and that, TWINS BAAAAAABY!
April 4, 2007

eljefe
QOTD: Gibson vs Eckersley, 1988 World Series.
April 4, 2007

Michael Goldberg
Say it ain’t so Gary. Is that a Boston or Brooklyn “B”? I could forgive a Mets Fan with a flare for the old school, but a red sox fan, never.

QofD: Don Zimmer Charging Pedro. He’s 100 years old taking on an Athlete in the prime of his life. Gotta live the Zim.
April 4, 2007

TagWorld Brian
WTF, GV? WLTV is MIA
April 4, 2007

Hank
Do you think he’s trapped underneath all those wristbands?

Maybe we should send someone with a forklift to WL…
April 4, 2007

caleb
A tie UGHHHHHHH!
QOTD-me vs eric bernotas is US Skeleton 2004 national championships 2004, that was a fun race even though he came out on top of me by a .02 hundredths of a second!
April 4, 2007

Julius
Gary – Once again you confuse me (but then again, that’s not all that difficult). “tremendous integration of the alcohol” and “a little to much heat for me right now.”

QOTD – It was the only fight I ever went to but it was awesome.

http://www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=3199&more=1
April 4, 2007

David
The greatest head to head battle i ever witnessed was Phil Hellmuth and Johnny Chan heads up no-limit hold’em at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles 1989. I was the dealer. Before the flop Chan bet $50,000 (real money not a tournament). Phil thought about it for 20 minutes while i held the sweaty deck in my hand. After 20 minutes Hellmuth folded pocket kings. Chan showed pocket aces. What are the chances? How did he know? You are the best Gary V., don’t ever change!
April 4, 2007

Malarkey
QOTD: the saddest: Foolish Pleasure vs. Ruffian
April 4, 2007

Malarkey
haven’t had a pine ridge red yet, but did have a chard of theirs that had a strong bacon flavor… it was lovely with smoked fish!

QOTD: easy: Seabiscuit vs. War Admiral
April 4, 2007

tuscanbob
On second thought, if Sanjaya ever went head to head with Clay Aikens it would blow Ali/Frazier out of the water.