V-V-V-Viognier – Episode #262

June 22, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk tries 4 Viognier wines and gives you his thoughts.

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“Rats. No place in the U.S. carries any vintage of the Bilancia. I’ll…” by Phredd
“Nice show GV…..love it. I’m definitely including viognier to my list…” by Adrian
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 R.h. Philips Viognier ExpOther California White Rhone V
2005 Carina Cellars ViognierOther California White Rhone V
2005 The Foundry ViognierS. African Viognier
2005 Bilancia ViognierNew Zealand Viognier

Links mentioned in todays episode.

181 Responses

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June 22, 2007

caleb
CKC is still in the house..and what about the finance major ckc’s? This weekend a little bit of work, then a wine spectator offline on saturday night, then padres and red sox game on sunday. go padddds!
June 22, 2007

mas
Glad you reviewed these Gary – was looking for some lower priced Viogniers – so many around me are $20+ …

QOTD: Unfortunately, prepping for a week’s work in NJ – but I will be buy WL to pick up my order on the way home!
June 22, 2007

psychomike
QOTD: Sailing! If I can squeeze it in between thunderstorms.
Thanks for giving viognier its due—I love these wines, but since my wife is an NBC (Nothing But Chardonnay) drinker, I don’t get to try as many as I’d like.
June 22, 2007

Harold
Thanks for the Viognier episode; people stuck on Chardonnay don’t know what they’re missing. Also a big fan of Marsanne but it’s tough too find. QOTD: Me, the wife and about a case of Wine Library wine is going up to Santa Barbara to hang out with some friends.
June 22, 2007

Renee Anderson
go Viognier

QOTD: eating a lot
June 22, 2007

mikeyrad
half century, Supper sounds awesome. I’m definitely going to check it out in the near future.
June 22, 2007

matthews
QOTD – packup my life and move to brooklyn next week, there will also be copious amounts of drinking at bells brewery over the next couple of days.
June 22, 2007

Mike Hale
Awesome … I tried my first Voignier a couple of years ago and found it very hard to find many other Voigniers at my local shops. Thx for the reviews.

QOTD: working for a couple of hours by choice then opening a b ottle of wine to relax with a nice Monte Cristo Cigar!
June 22, 2007

Davig Grega (CMBTvet)
I’ll be working at a winery by day and bouncing at a club by night! 20 hour workday weekends!!whooohooo!
June 22, 2007

Rich
Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff won the WWF Tag Team Championship on Sunday, March 31, 1985 at the first Wrestlemania at MSG. They beat The US Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo) after the Sheik nailed Windham with a cane and Volkoff landed on top of Windam for the 1-2-3!
June 22, 2007

Mike In SLO
QOTD – Pirates of the Caribbean w/ Wife tonight. Oil change then a Foxen Pinot on Sat. No plans Sunday.
Have a good weekend everyone!
June 22, 2007

TimF
QOTD: Spending the weekend wondering who will win the Vayniac T-Shirt contest…
June 22, 2007

John
I’m coming out of the lurking shadows. I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!! Best thing on the internet.

QOD: RELAXING!!! With some Reislings that I bought this week thanks to Gary V. Well, maybe do some yardwork too.
June 22, 2007

Brendan McGuigan
Can I suggest that next to the “Play” and “review at cork’d” links at the bottom, there be added a “Add to my Shopping List” link? There is room, and if you want to build the tie-in with cork’d, that is definitely a feature I’m starting to use, and it would be nice to be able to add in one click wines you mention on the show that I decide to try down the line (in this case the Bilancia). Thanks!

QOTD: Celebrating shabbat with some Jewish friends, drinking some good wine. Going to Sierra Nevada Music Festival. Surfing. Loving life, loving the sun.
June 22, 2007

SethID
Atrocioun

1. a mix between atrocious and abomination
2. utterly revolting, and greatly disliked or abhorred

I love it!
June 22, 2007

3dvw
QOTD: watching some movies, goin out to dinner, mini golf …. drinking some wine.
June 22, 2007

Tom (vtjones)
QOTD: I am heading over to my parent’s house tonight to possibly go bike riding with my father and my wife, then we will hang out and have dinner and drink 2 – 3 bottles of hopefully good wine. I am not sure what is planned for the rest of the weekend yet.
June 22, 2007

half century
mikeyrad, sorry Supper is on E.2nd (bet. A & B)
June 22, 2007

half century
tonight dinner @ La Vela (Amsterdam & 78th). Tomorrow, The Coney Island Mermaid Day Parade, and Sunday beach day @ Fire Island National Seashore.
June 22, 2007

Jaylash
Good to see some heavy hitting affordable entries there, man. The past few days have been making me want to just whip out my credit card and start ordering… and for a complete wine newb like myself, a good honest opinion is incredibly valuable.. and … you caught the COUCH on fire?? Cheers bro.

P.S. – Have you ever tried Cycles Gladiator ‘04 Pinot Noir? It’s growing on me. A little dry, not bitter, not bad. I think it was even rated 91, though I completely forgot the critic who rated it. Perhaps that’d be a interesting taste for the next “all-request” show

Holy crap I’m writing too much.. it’s the alcohol speaking.. Wine + Wine Library TV = LOW PRODUCTIVITY!
June 22, 2007

Andy
great ep G . Big fAN of Viognier . Need to try the 05 Merryvale . great wine.
June 22, 2007

TimF
March 31st, 1985.
June 22, 2007

jack
qotd: i’m going to find out whether or not i like my bordeaux aged. this weekend i’ll be opening up a bottle of 2001 ferriere, which i recently got from the wl free ship offer last week. i know it’s probably still a baby considering the margaux pedigree but it’s the oldest vintage i’ve got and it’s ready to drink now according to ws tasting note. i would’ve loved to have gotten a bottle of the 1995 ferriere a while back but they’re all gone now! no point in waiting to drink my 2005 futures (when i get them) if i like them young.
June 22, 2007

Loweeeel
They also won the original tag-team title at WrestleMania I, defeating the US Express on 3/31/1985
June 22, 2007

mikeyrad
btw, I think that there might be an Aglianico in my very near future.