Serious Red Zinfandel – Episode #244

May 29, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk attacks 4 very serious Red Zinfandels because you have asked him to.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2001 Sky Zinfandel Mount VeederOther California Red Zinfandel
2002 Trinitas Russian River ZinfandelSonoma Red Zinfandel
2004 Haywood Rocky Terrace ZinfandelNapa Red Zinfandel
2004 Coppola Pennino ZinfandelNapa Red Zinfandel

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192 Responses

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May 30, 2007

rich loughrey
Great shirt to spill wine on. How do you rate the Italian Super Tuscan vs. the US Zins? Good Info today.
May 30, 2007

TP
Loved the Zin episode…..another learning experience for me…..your cop experience confirms my resolution to go to hell rather than visit LA again.

QOTD—After my wife goes to bed, I dig out the NY Cheesecake with a good glass of cab and I’m in heaven.
TP—Denver
May 30, 2007

Bill M
Great episode, great story, great to see some Zins reviewed.

QOTD: Hot wings with big reds.
May 30, 2007

Orion Slayer
That was a great story, thanks for sharing. It would be awesome to sit with you at a Raiders / Jets game in Oakland some day. I would proudly sit next to you as you wear your Jets jersey!

Nice selection of Zinfandels.

QOTD: Beating up fans from other teams when they dress in non-Raider jerseys (just kidding.) Eating Capn’ Crunch cereal.
May 30, 2007

cali6buff
Picked up a SKY last night. I’m a sucker for a big Zin.

QOTD: Swayze Movies.
May 30, 2007

Halden
great story. Really excited to try some Red Zin.

QOTD: Guilty pleasure? Cheap beer. I love a nice Belgian or a Guiness but once in a while there is nothing better than a watery trashy beer.

PS Got my Wristband, Thanks picture coming as soon as I unpack my camera.
May 30, 2007

CabernetNoir
Alright GV…you put the heat on me at the end of that episode. I have been lurking for quite sometime now, and I promise to devote my 10Â¢…err..2Â¢ to you, and to the rest of the wine world from now on.
1st, sorry to hear of your legal troubles. 2nd, wonderful show. I’ve been really interested in the Trinitas and Coppola Zins you tasted today. We sell both of them at the store here in Wisco.

QOTD: My guilty pleasure would probably have to be a big fat hunk of Wisconsin Cheese and a nicely paired wine ta boot.

Keep on shockin’ the wine world!
May 30, 2007

Justin S
QOTD: Eating massive ammounts of fried chicken.

My .02 If you don’t support what you like who will?

Sounds like you had fun with the Po Po.
The SKY Zin looks like one worth looking into.
May 30, 2007

TSchampaert
Hilarious story, no grandma’s like that here …
QOTD: profiterolles, I can’t stay away from them.
May 30, 2007

JOn
What the hell did you do, Gary?

It was fine when it was quicktime – now it serves up slower than molasses, with constant interruptions in playback for rebuffering.

Go back to the old video format!!!
May 30, 2007

kevin
great show! QOTD: fruity pebbles with whole milk
May 30, 2007

Another Ira from Brooklyn
From a former lurker in Colorado….

Not exactly a Zin, but have you done any tastings of Orin Swift’s The Prisioner. Good Juice!
May 30, 2007

Doc Dan
quite possibly one of the funniest stories I have heard on WLTV!! The grandma in a three point stance is priceless! QOTD: Reeses peanut butter cups!
May 30, 2007

Tom T.
Nice story. Stay away from LA.
QOTD – no doubt it’s CHOCOLATE!
May 30, 2007

Herm
I like the Zins that I have tried….I will try some new ones….I have read that Zinfandel is considered America’s varietal….Qotd: Golf
May 30, 2007

hugh
I guess spitting in a generic black bucket is like drinking Lafite out of a plastic Solo cup….(and that’s from a Big Blue fan…somethings missing without that Gang Green tub)

QOD: WLTV….helps me unwind after a 10 hour, 50 patient day….dont change a thing…keep it light, and keep it real…
May 30, 2007

jorge
Gary, I’ve never heard of the cops asking the passenger for their DL, sounds like they knew you were coming and had an APB on you. I suspect a conspiracy, maybe the same people behind the assassination of certain president. That is like the LAPD, arresting “celebrities” (status change for Gary) while the gang bangers run the city.
Kahuna, great picture, again. Zins rock.
QOTD: Every second alive is a guilty pleasure for me.
May 30, 2007

Rick Dickulous
Great episode! Zinfandel, BBQ, and this weather are the perfect match. Go Steelers!
May 30, 2007

Adam
I have an AMAZING Zin for anyone to try, and not bad at about $21…

2002 Collier Falls Zinfandel Private Reserve

WL… get some of this!
May 30, 2007

Rick McQ
GREAT STORY – Did you hear the Music – Bad Boys, Bad Boys – Whatcha gonna do if they come for You – While they cuffed and stuffed you.

A similar situation happened to me in Washinton Sq Park when I was 17. They gave me a open container ticket. Meanwhile everyone esle was selling drugs.

I’m just getting into white wine for the summer – Please do a show on French whites.
May 30, 2007

Robert F
Looooove the Zinfandel. Now I’ll have some serious zins other than Ridge to try.

QOTD: Hours of back to back Star Trek TNG on Spike TV
May 30, 2007

Kirk
Ha! Killer My guilty pleasure is opening wines I have only one of with old friends. Something special to me because I have only one…and most likely something I can’t find again…so we share something special together. I had an old Army buddy and his fiance stop in to see me recently and I opened my only bottle of 2004 Domaine Alfred CALIFA Pinot. They were totally blown away as they normally stick to white wines. It was great to share something new with someone who doesn’t normally drink red wine. What am I going to share with you when you come to visit me at Havana???
May 30, 2007

Jimmy B
Hmmm…. arrested in L.A., likes wine = Wino?

Never tried a Zin, mostly because people tell me if I don’t like red, I won’t like Zin. Have to change my brain.
May 30, 2007

Jon B.
This episode killed it… I’ll laugh about that story all day thanks. If there were only footage of the 80yr old grandma road warrior in the three point stance(or better yet how about grandma road warrior T-shirt)… Great zins to boot…great show.QOTD My guilty pleasure wine and cheese
May 30, 2007

Daniel
great as always, would be helpfull with some general facts when you go for a theme eg. Zinfandel is the same grape as Primitivo aso

big-up fro Swden