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

Paul
Had the Carina 7 Per Cent at the tasting room. I agree with GV. Brought some home, glad to hear it’s in stock. Very worth the money.
April 9, 2007

Lars
Gonna have ‘ta look for that red sparklie stuff. Thanks for the episode.

QOTD: My newly arrived Vayniac Wrist Band. With only one, do I wear it on my shooting hand or non-shooting hand? Perhaps as an ankle band for the fashion statement? Thanks for the schwag!

Lars
April 9, 2007

wine-ot
Mr. GV…my preconception…wasn’t gonna like the episode…thought I knew everything about syrah…Well, I was wrong, it really finished strong! As much as I love your honesty, I love when you love wines, especially aseteric ones, thank you!
April 9, 2007

Caren
how would you compare a sparkling shiraz to a sparkling chambourcin? I read about the dâ€™Arenberg The Peppermint Paddock Sparkling Chambourcin (fortified w/vintage port) a few weeks ago and have been craving it ever since….too bad it’s available in Australia only? Is there a way around that? QOTD- anything Hawaii
April 9, 2007

Susan
QOD:
My TTTTHHHIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGGGG
right now is:
my nephew.
I think we would
ALL look at life
differently
if we had the
ENTHUSIASM
of a toddler!!!!
My nephew, Mark, just really gets
excited and enjoys
EVERYTHING around him.
I have been a little
“whatever”
for a while about life
and
now I LOVE LIFE!!!
April 9, 2007

mas
Sparkling Shiraz?? Learned something new today …

QOTD: Winemaking and wine collecting – right now my attempt at a Super Tuscan is aging in a new French oak barrel – grapes came from the Sierra Foothills, 50% Sangiovese, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Syrah. Stop by next year before bottling and you can rate the barrel!
April 9, 2007

mbannon
Sparkling Shiraz, eh? Now there’s a wine I can’t profess any knowledge of. Thanks! I’ll check it out.

QOD – Triathlons.
April 9, 2007

cub rudy
Good episode: QOD: getting married in 3 weeks and trying as different wines as possible.
April 9, 2007

Susan
Gary-
The Rainbow in and out of your nose???????????
It reminds me of that
great old classic song-
‘The worms crawl in
The worms crawl out
The worms play pinochle on your snout!”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GGGRRRRREEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTTT
stuff!!!!
April 9, 2007

John Blue Label
GV,
Fun episode. Always expanding our horizons: I did not know that sparkling shiraz existed. Sounds like I will have to try the Majella. I am a huge Syrah/Shiraz fan.
QOTD: Really getting into Italian Red wine these days, as well as Syrah. the other thing: Ford just announced a Shelby GT500KR “King of the Road” Mustang. 540 horsepower. Sort of like a new world fruit bomb of cars. Keeping my fingers crossed that I can nab one next year.
JW
April 9, 2007

Greg
Good one Gary. Yet another type of Wine to try, Nice! My THING right now is Winelibrary TV. I’m an official addict.

Thanks Gary
April 9, 2007

Harold
Nice ep Mr. Vaynerchuk; for the first time ever I have actually tasted on of the wines that you fetured. It was the Chook; I liked it a bit better than you but wasn’t blown away by it. I’m really intrigued by the Majella and will be buying a bottle (at least) the next time I’m putting together a case. QOTD: Lame as this might sound; wine is currently my thing…learning about it rather than simply drinking it but don’t worry I’m still drinking it as well.
April 9, 2007

amgryger
Just to expand on my previous comment, I’d like to give a shout out to Gary for giving me the much needed daily break from my architecture thesis, which helps me keep my sanity in these final weeks.

Thanks Gary!
April 9, 2007

Susan
Gary-
Super ep!!!!!!!
I laughed
& laughed
the first 4 -5 x’s
I saw the part with the
‘new sparkling form’!!!!!
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
funny!!!
April 9, 2007

OttawaB
My favourite sparkling Shiraz is the E & E Black Pepper Sparkling Shiraz. They all have a funky taste to them because they are soooooooo different from Champagne, its not the flavours you expect when you think of Champagne. Your mind is saying sparkling wines and conjures up the flavour profile, then you drink the sparkling Shiraz and it throws you.

QOTD ; Other then my 2 beautiful children (they will always be my “thing”), I would have to say it is the beginning of the Stanley Cup Playoffs (hockey) where hope springs eternal and THIS WILL BE THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Sens!!!!!!! My third thing is WLTV where I continually enjoy the info and banter. Thank you GV.
Its Springtime baby. Life is good.
April 9, 2007

amgryger
QOTD- Right now my thing is my thesis for architecture school, due in 3 weeks. Gary is my only break from thinking about it.
April 9, 2007

Bobinnati
Top 50. Early for me. Sparkling Shiraz. Who knew? Sounds delicious. Why do you make everything sound so darned good GV? QOTD – golf, wine, fitness, music.
April 9, 2007

Dom
Interesting shirt. “Pounding it”? Only one thing came to mind but now I can add wine tasting to the repertoire.

Great episode since I love red sparklers though finding a good one is hard to do so Majella is on the list. Bigaro Moscato di Asti is a crowd pleaser.

QOTD: My thing? Enjoying new wines and getting ready for Spring and the tennis season.

Cheers!
April 9, 2007

BP
My thing is playing golf and watching Gary…
April 9, 2007

KenP
GV,
Fine episode. Your honesty never fails to amaze. Trust your palate, and you do. I was at a tasting, no blinds, when one of the wines I have worked on was served. Man, I pushed and pushed… but there was one guy present who kept insisting on va. He was right. I tasted it too but preferred, for obvious reasons, to overlook it. In the end I agreed with him. Wine tasting is about many things, especially honesty. Your WLTV presentations has it in spades. Kudos, Gary.
QOTD: Cornas. My kids. Bandol. Bookselling. Madiran. Fireworks. Irouleguy. Aboriginal songlines.
April 9, 2007

jack
qotd: food + wine!
April 9, 2007

organicguy
Great episode….love syrah…QOTD…diving…meeting two of six kids and their partners in Little
Cayman in two weeks!!!
April 9, 2007

spautz
Medium-time watcher, first time poster…. Thanks for all the episodes — they always bring me back to life after a dreary day of school work. =)

QOTD: My thing is hot tea, although lately it’s been shifting steadily towards wine (in large part due to Wine Library TV and the free shipping offers). I’m actually a huge fan of Silver Needle (which is a white tea, not an oolong!) I haven’t had “white cloud” before, but it sounds interestingâ€¦.

I haven’t encountered a wine which reminded me of tea before, but I’ve never had a sparkling Shiraz either…. The Majella is way outside my normal price range, though, and itâ€™ll be a while before I can afford enough wine to justify a regular-shipping purchase — is there any chance of a free shipping offer for it?

I have a question (or questions) relating to this episode:
Did you open the sparkling wines several hours ahead of time too, or just the regular ones? I’d previously heard that sparkling wines should be opened and consumed immediately, with a minimum of disturbance (ie, no decanting or swirling) in order to preserve the bubbles — does that only hold for cheap, non-vintage whites? (Or is it even accurate at all?) When you’re drinking sparkling wines on your own, do you open the bottles ahead of time and swirl them in the glass, or is that something you only do for tastings, to bring out the flavors (and potential flaws)?
April 9, 2007

Herm
http://www.cositoledo.org is my thing…..great episode….I can’t wait to try a sparkling shiraz
April 9, 2007

stevo
QOTD: besides wine lately…snowboarding is my new thing. I’ve been obsessed since Thanksgiving when I tried it for the first time. Since then, I purchase a board, boots, goggles, helmet, the whole deal and went 12 times this season and I’m dying for next season to come. They say the learning curve with snowboarding is fast – it’s true. I couldn’t do anything for the first 3 days and then all of a sudden I could turn both ways, stop, go off some small jumps, a small rail, etc. I’m hooked.