Sparkling Shiraz and Syrah

Sparkling Shiraz and Syrah – Episode #211

April 9, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

Sparkling Shiraz is something many of you have not had, today Gary Vaynerchuk tries 2 and a few other Syrah wines.

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April 9, 2007

Eric S.
QOD: I’m getting into the upcoming CHICAGO WLTV PARTY!! Also, Golfing and the Sopranos (after last night’s episode).

Great episode Gary!
April 9, 2007

Acousticdoc
Read all the comments on my pda. Can’t wait to go home and watch it.
April 9, 2007

Jennifer
Excellent episode, Gary. Thanks for doing Syrah, near and dear to me. A sparkling shiraz never would have appealed to me. Will have to try that one.
QOTD: What’s m’ thang? Besides GV & WLTV? Auctions & antiques. And _still_ AD.
Too darn cute with the stripes today!
April 9, 2007

Garret Nagle
My “thing” right now is being engaged and getting Married to Karyn George on August 24, followed by 10 days in Italy and Spain.

My other “thing” is traveling. I fell in love with Karyn while we were in Siena, Italy, a town of about 60,000 people in Tuscany.

Here are some pictures.

http://www.flickr.com/people/garretwnagle

And hey Gary, my question of the day to you is, what do you think of Lambrusco? I think its a great refreshing wine to drink in the summer – haven’t paired it with food as of yet.
April 9, 2007

TheDumbPhase
Actually that shirt is like Freddy Kruger’s gay brother (NTTAWWT).
April 9, 2007

Jay
Fun episode. I’m glad you did Sparkling Shiraz as I think not enough people are giving this a chance. Granted, there are some awful examples, but good ones are not only fun, but complex and very interesting to drink.

Among my faves are the Majella and the Elderton sparklers. The Fox Creek Vixen is good, but maybe a bit over priced. For QPR, my wife and I like the Wyndham Estates Bin 555S. Very solid bottle with enough body and flavour to make you come back for more. Banrock station has a very inexpensive bottling on the shelves. Not great, but not bad.

Go out and grab a bottle and try not to judge the stuff before drinking it.

And for you traditionalists who are thinking to yourselves “not another crappy new world wine trend”…. sparkling reds, like the screw cap, were actually first produced in France several decades ago. Granted, they did not have the concentration and new world overtones of the Aussie Sparklers.

I’m a classical musician…. naturally, pretention is my thing.
April 9, 2007

3dvw
What temperature do you drink the sparkling shiraz at? Also should you serve it in champagne flutes?
April 9, 2007

geespot
Good ep, G. I’m not big on syrah but, that Majella sounds like it’s off the hook, wonder if I can find it out here in Vegas. QOD? Well, the Masters is over, so, back to wine! And I agree with DumbPhase, toss that shirt bro, like now.
April 9, 2007

Jeremy
QOTD: Ironically my newest “thing” is syrah/shriaz.
April 9, 2007

aktormedic
QOTD – My thing is Travel. There is nothing quite like stepping off the plane/train/automobile into a new culture and immersing yourself into it for a while.
April 9, 2007

TheDumbPhase
Or Freddy Kruger!
April 9, 2007

carnyc
My thing is scuba diving…trying to combine it w/ drinking wine somehow…a trip to the Great Barrier Reef perhaps!
April 9, 2007

Fiorentina!
Hey Gary-
Fun episode….way to bring in the sparkling shiraz! Now here is the thing…what would you pair with it? My first thought would b a dessert…ya know alittle chocolate…alittle dark berries….but what about pork or rabbit or lamb? If you could have any meal with the Majella Sparkling Shiraz…what would it be?
QotD- My thing lately has been weird food & wine pairings. Not weird as in Chardonnay and Pizza, but weird as in non-traditional pairings….trying something new. For example, a big, smokey syrah with a Carl’s Jr. Western Bacon Cheeseburger, a Petit Verdot with a grilled plum & Vanilla Gelato dessert, or (I have yet to try this, but it sounds like it could be good) even a Chilean or South African Cab. with BBQ grilled Snake. (is it even legal?) I have yet to take a food & wine pairing class and have just been exploring, but it’s been fun!
April 9, 2007

TheDumbPhase
That shirt is ugly as hell! You look like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle!
April 9, 2007

TheDumbPhase
QOTD-
My thing is make sure the people important to me are happy & healthy.
April 9, 2007

Louisiana George
not trying to schmooz, but for the last year my thing has been WLTV. gotta get my fix every couple of days.

Louisiana George
April 9, 2007

SteveB
So it sounds like the Majella bottle must be made by the same makers as the Clone 5.
April 9, 2007

Shir-Az
QOTD: Wine, Women & Song
April 9, 2007

njbabs
QOTD: Roasting coffee.

Got a fiend with a home roaster who’s just back from Ethiopia with all kinds of beans. You’ve never really tasted coffee ’till you can roast it, grind it and drink it all yourself and all in the same hour. Fresh to the extreme and full of wow. I can’t go back to Starbucks. A world with Winelibrary TV and Coffeelibrary TV would really be a perfect place.

Thanks for a great episode. I’m all over Syrah – although I’m partial to it from the Rhone.
April 9, 2007

Norcal
Thanks, GV! Wordup.
April 9, 2007

Shir-Az
You’re killin me dude……you do a Syrah/Shiraz episode and don’t try the new Yarra Yering wines you just got in!!!!
April 9, 2007

kingfunk
i belonged on the links in augusta, i went to the driving range saturday, took a shot with my 5 iron and the head of my club flew 60 yards. Not to Shabby.
April 9, 2007

SoCal
G,
Nice job with the Sparking Shiraz.
QOTD: buying wine….SA and French Syrah mostly… some Bordeaux…next on the list 05 futures…when do we get to see the videos from your trip?
April 9, 2007

Tahmedee
QOTD – Winemaking. I am reading and learning and trying to make my own wines. It is a fun hobby and I love it.
April 9, 2007

waibeans
QOD: after watching near 8 hours of golf this weekend, I got the craving to out and take another shot at the links. even tho I am a below average player, theres more to the game than just getting the ball in the hole. Its such a good excuse to spend an afternoon outside! yea.. gotta get back into it (now if I can only find a cheepo public course in union county)