Old World Wine – Episode #228

May 1, 2007

Wines tasted in this episode:

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Today Gary Vaynerchuk takes a walk on the Old World side. Bordeaux, Burgundy and Alsace will make their appearances today.

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October 19, 2009

dcpatton
QOTD: Music. LL Cool J, Tribe Call Quest, etc.

Good to see some old school wines reviewed. Thanks.
June 18, 2009

Phredd
QOTD: A properly-aged vintage port. I’m talking to people already trying to drink the 2003’s. Ugh. Let’s all kick back, stick the bottles in the cellar, and give these bad boys some good old-fashioned time. I’ll taste ‘em with you in 20 years.
April 2, 2009

Tracy
just bought 2 bottles of 1990 Suduiraut and looking forward to drinking it!

QOTD – old school thing would have to be music… I love Hendrix, Doors, etc. and they were before my time… : )

come to Maui for some pineapple oil we got the original sugar loaf here!
July 3, 2008

Dessert Wine Nerd
Are you kidding? I love rieslings. I want to buy cases of JJ Prum and Dr Loosen Rieslings and drink myself silly. Lemonade at its finest? Count me in. The Groffier Bonnes Mares is a little pricey for me for a red right now, but something to think about when my pallete develops. That Sauternes sounds like a dream. I own a bottle of d’Yquem, and now knowing why the color of it is light, I figure now I’ll have to wait some time to open it. Im sure it will be well worth the wait, though. QOTD: Jazz. Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, and John Coltrane just to name a few. Classic kick-ass music. Bitches Brew and A Love Supreme? That’s bringing the thunder.
May 22, 2008

Mike Gigante
I’m with exdamnyankee. My old school favourite is driving classic roadsters. British roadsters from the late 50s and 60s in my case.

BTW, I *love* old botrytis Semillons. I’m surprised by the price of the Suduiraut given we seem to be stung *really* badly for Sauternes. Luckily we have a lot of pretty good domestic wines in this style.

Mike
May 5, 2008

Exdamyankee
Not sure if you’re ever gonna get this Gary, but wanted to compliment you on a great episode. Love the old world stuff as well as the new world. It’s a great time to be into wine, isn’t it?

ALMOST HALFWAY THERE! Starting from episode 1 a couple of months ago, I made it this far. By summer time I’ll be up to date!

QOTD: I am seriously into old school sports cars, always have been. My daily driver is a ‘74 Datsun Z, there’s a ‘69 Triumph in my garage totally disassembled and undergoing restoration. Always looking for the next one
. The “old skool” rides have a style, personality and soul I think is lacking in modern iron.
April 15, 2008

Grif
I donâ€™t know much about wine, but you contradicted one of the few things I thought I knew. You said all Burgundy reds are pinot noir. I thought many of them were gamay. Iâ€™m guessing you donâ€™t categorize Beaujolais as Burgundy. The store I use doesnâ€™t have a Beaujolais section. Iâ€™ve always assumed the Burgundy section included the Beaujolais. Theyâ€™re combined on a web site I use.
May 15, 2007

Steve Ivy
Hi Gary,

Just discovered WLTV after the Cork’d news, and I’m loving it.

As a complete newb, I did not know that Burgundy & Pinot Noir were (sort-of) the same thing. Thanks for the headsup!

I first had Pinot Noir in Switzerland in the late 90’s – I think it was from Neuchatel. Man, it was great. I prefer dry wines, and the Pinot Noir was my first taste of what you guys call Old World wines. Very nice.

Rock on,

–Steve
May 11, 2007

Pablo
QOTD: Coffee and Cigarettes. You can’t smoke anywhere anymore and it’s so hard to sit down and enjoy two things that were meant to be together.
May 3, 2007

Justin S
QOTD: Old Skool Wrestling Andre the Giant versus Hulk Hogan
May 3, 2007

Johan Alexandersson
This was an excellent episode! Nice to see old world showing it’s strenghts once in a while.
But, what about this nivellation between McEnroe & Borg? Must have been a mistake there, clearly Borg is the upper level? Did I mention I’m from Sweden? Say no more.
QOTD – I’ll never, never forget sitting besides my grandpa in the boat steering the Mercury 10hpmotor from the seventies. That mercury is definitely my old school favourite. I wish I one day will find that smell in a wine. Perhaps it will be in an old riesling auslese, what do you think?

You and a little but of all of us IS changing the wine world. Un point c’est tout.

Btw, I spent a week in Belarus three years ago. It was really interresting.
Keep going Gary, you’re truly inspiring.
May 3, 2007

TR
Qotd- Rheiheitsgebot of 1516 the German beer purity law hops water yeast barley. Wine translation, all you girlyman trying to synthesize wine in a lab make REAL wine you dumkopfs.
May 3, 2007

aaronT
I already thanked you in an email but here’s some public props for ya Gary…

THANK YOU! THANK YOU! (a la mid-90’s little ceasar’s TV commercials “pizza pizza”)

Me, with a little bit of you, made Carolyn’s 28th birthday a very special one, didn’t we? We’ll be sure to come introduce ourselves at the SF Vayniac party!!

-Aaron
May 3, 2007

KenP
On behalf of Kevin Craig: LAST!
May 2, 2007

Andrew G
QOTD: men wearing hats every time they went out of the house, and 70’s basketball shorts
May 2, 2007

yowens44
QOTD: Steel Curtain- there should be no debate here. big bones for those wines gary, may seek out the sauternes
May 2, 2007

Kevin
May 2, 2007

KenP
Kevin, sshhh, I think the coast is clear. Do it, man, do it….
May 2, 2007

John Blue Label
GV,
I love coffee ice cream
QOTD: Leather footbal helmets.
JW
May 2, 2007

KenP
AAAARRRGGHH!
May 2, 2007

DryDrew
Untill I come along
May 2, 2007

John
Great episode as usual G, Megan (wife) and I are planning a dessert wine party so I will have to throw the Sauternes you tasted today in there.

Shout out for coffee ice cream. LOVE IT, I MEAN LOVE IT, double shout out for the ice cream pickle follow up from my wife. I would think she was pregnant but she has been doing that for the 4 years that I have known her.

Favorite old school: The movie Rad!, without a doubt

Peace and chicken grease
John W
May 2, 2007

Kevin Craig
May this last post rest in peace.
May 2, 2007

KenP
Well, Mr. Craig, then I graciously bow out. The last post is yours, following this dross of a post, of course.
May 2, 2007

Kevin Craig
Ken, I have decided to do the white zin challenge myself.

I will begin in 5 hours, after it has properly decanted.

A fine wine as such must be oxygenated, as Mr. V taught me!