Will the REAL Beaujolais Please Stand Up

Will the REAL Beaujolais Please Stand Up – Episode #252

June 8, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes some Beaujolais wine and these aren’t your Grand Pappies Beaujolais either.

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“I’ve only tried the Beaujolais noveau as i’m sure many have, consisten…” by richardvinifera
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Chateau Thivin Cote De BrouillyCru Beaujolais
2005 Domaine Diochon Moulin A Vent Vielles VignesCru Beaujolais
2005 Clos De La Roilette FleurieCru Beaujolais

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June 9, 2007

Ferrigno
oh and I’ve always have been intrigued by Beaujolais. Never thought of it as being inferior, although I’ve never seen one scored ” x>92″. Could it be that the 95 and higher is unachievable in this category??????????????
June 9, 2007

Ferrigno
Finally beaujolais thank you!!! Seriously this 12-episode rumble has been great since you have attacked some grapes/regions that were completely missing in the show. Now I’m crossing fingers and wishing to see an alsatian gewurztraminer episode soon as well as a dream I have, an episode where 2 Sauternes fight 2 Tokaji and your two cents on the differences of the regions THANK YOU GARY!!!! I HOPE YOU’RE HAVING A GREAT TRIP
June 9, 2007

Pablo
Definitely not prejudice towards the Beaujolais(and neither is my spell checker, to my surprise =) but I have never heard of it. I do intend to go try it now though! Keep bringing the thunder GV!!
June 9, 2007

Kirk
QOTD: Do I knock Beaujolais??? Hellz No! It was the first red wine I had that was reccomended to be served slightly chilled. What an amazing red wine. I think we had Pork with it….phenominal. It was a Kermit wine…with a simple white & black label with “Beaujolais” in cursive on it….I forget the producer now. I think we’ve all had our moments though where our minds were closed off to one kind of wine or another. I can certainly say I am guilty of that…however life is good and I have finally seen the light. I have an opening in my cellar for a little bit of everything today…
June 9, 2007

cjm
QOTD: No, I’m new to wine I don’t have a prejudice for any wine.
June 9, 2007

Joseph M. Kennedy
QOTD: Nope..
June 9, 2007

YoungDave
QOTD: Hey- I don’t knock ANY wine because I know that there is a well-made example of every type of wine out there. THAT BEING SAID (it’s infectious- gotta cut back on that phrase), I’m usually not that enthused about the thought of “Beaujolais Nuveau,” and the carbonic maceration and how the wine hits shelves within a month of the harvest. REAL Beaujolais, however, is still on my “Wines Yet To Be Tasted” list, and it just moved up a few notches in priority. Thanks BIG G. (I just tackled my first “Groovy,” and I got an Albarino to conquer later this week.)
June 9, 2007

Kevin
Gary, +2 points for you. I’m big into high quality tea and I found it interesting you are too.

Silver needle or Pai Mu Tan loose leaf tea is the best.
June 9, 2007

KC DAN
Qotd: NO I will try anything once, And if i like it i’ll try it twice . Great ep G You look like your getting a little hopped up on the goof ball !!! I can’t wait to see the last ep of this marathon , should be pretty good stuff . Thanks Once again for your dedication to the vaynernation .
June 9, 2007

john maki
QOTD: no prejudice. A Beaujolais Village (Marmot, I think) was one of my favorite wines at the pizza parlor 40 years ago. I still drink it ocassionally, and maybe should more. Nice episode.
June 9, 2007

Casey
I’ve absolutely been prejudiced. Up until this point it has only been Villages and Noveau that I’ve had, and here in Japan, they are big wine marketing events when they come out each year, and very dissapointing. These Cru look interesting, and even from the labels they look like they have subsistence. Good episode, and good topic. Thanks.
June 9, 2007

ktw
gv – i have no prejudice against the Beau (unlike your prejudices against the SoCal female)after WLTV episode #160 taught me not to judge.
June 9, 2007

Autoproxy
Not my cup o’ tea for today’s episode, but interesting nonetheless.

QOTD – No prejudice, just haven’t found any I affirmatively enjoy. There are a few I recognize as being good, but just aren’t what I’d actively seek out other than to fulfill my desire to try new things. My most enjoyed wine I’ve had from Gamay was a Canadian one, so go figure.
June 9, 2007

JCfromtheWC
To be perfectly, honest I am probably a little biased. Doesn’t mean I don’t buy ‘em or drink ‘em. I actually got into a fairly heated argument just the past weekend. A friend of mine was trying to convince me that all Beaujolais was crap and that the French were embarrassed to even produce it; the only reason it was still grown was because foolish Americans drank it. I tried very hard to convince him that Noveau is definitely more about marketing than wine, there was some good stuff out there. Long story short he was unwilling to listen to reason. I’ll send him a link to this video and see if Gary and the Vaynernation can do any better.
June 9, 2007

cpd
QOTD: Yes… but I’m willing to try a Cru. By the way, isn’t silver needles typically a white tea, rather than an oolong?
June 9, 2007

ChadD.
So far I’ve only had cheap crappy stuff, but I’ll try anything. Hope you took a cab home-starting to get a little crazy!
June 9, 2007

Halden
Hey GV I have no good or bad preconceptions of Beaujolais but look forward to my first glass now.
June 9, 2007

nougat
DuBouef is getting dissed here. Back the f up – he’s the Mondavi of France!
June 8, 2007

nougat
I cut my wine teeth on Georges Debouef Beaujolais when I was 22 or 23 so I have a soft spot. Great memories! I’ve tried his cru efforts and they usually disappoint but I like what you’re bringing with these three. Note to self…look for the horse on the bottle!
June 8, 2007

Larry
Boones farm = beaujolais

QOTD: GUILTY! Only 16 bones, am looking forward to trying it.
June 8, 2007

vivaitalia
QOTD: Hell yeah I have a preconcieved bias against the gamay grape, but it’s georges fault. If he didn’t make that aweful sewer water he calls wine we wouldn’t have this problem. My wife is ready to strangle you for dissing her Earl Grey tea, it’s her favorite thing in the world. But hey, we’re cool, cuz oolong is my favorite.
June 8, 2007

Wine Lush
Beaujolais rocks it and always has. It’s all about place and time and the wine that moves the moment!
June 8, 2007

KW
I don’t care for beaujolais. Not my cup of tea. Too light. But will consider cru b…and give it a try based on yor recommendation.
June 8, 2007

TROC
Wow! Cru Beaujolais, can’t wait for the Cru Rose’s episode. I’m not prejudice, but I do tend to discriminate. Is that a hate crime?
June 8, 2007

Dave Canada
Come on….how many beaujolais do you really drink?
QOTD – Guilty as charged…I would never have bought a beaujolais…never! But, I’ll give it a look and let you know.