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.

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June 22, 2007

jlair
oh…an Andrew Murray does a Viognier and a Late Harvest Viognier.
June 22, 2007

jlair
QOTD: Well…I will be working at the winery all weekend..(Andrew Murray Vineyards, across the street from Carina Cellars BTW) The vayniac wife will be at a flower festival having fun with the baby.

QOTD for you Gary….. What will it take to get you to taste a Andrew Murray on the show? Let me know.

J Lair
June 22, 2007

Protoman
QOTD: MS BIKE Tour Warmup Ride… 30 Miles baby!
June 22, 2007

RieslingRon
Viognier…….a very flavorful grape, I have had a few, none of the ones on this episode, but I will look for them.

QOTD: Used book shopping in Ithaca on Sat. and brunch with tennis buddies and wives on Sun.
June 22, 2007

flavasauce
It’s Gay Pride weekend here in San Francisco YAY! Speaking of…you should have offered 2 women’s or men’s tees for the gayniacs. Happy Gay day everyboy check these OUT!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9a18D6zTlA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPhFxFyVsNQ
June 22, 2007

portman
Another lesser known grape that I have yet to try. Nice ep to point it out. I’ll be on a quest to see if there is any viognier in Maine.

Not only do I think there might be scoring snobbery going on, but I also think there is a general rise in scores. Scoring inflation? Almost a market driven need to keep inching the points up and up as the market share/market base of consumers continues to grow. Or maybe a subconcious need to inch up scoring over time to keep one’s self (as a critic) important. It may be entirely possible that there is a trend in wines getting better and better in quality…. but….. Anyone have the time to take various critic’s scores over time and see if there is a general rise in the average score?

Just a theory, and it’s all mine.

QOTD: some gardening and chores around the house. Getting my hair buzzed down too. Ah yes, some more pounding in the gym too.
June 22, 2007

Jon B.
Another great episode your on a roll.94 pts. unbelievable…QOTD Potty training my 2 yr. old.Couple of nice diners planed with a couple of good bottles of wine.Sounds like my first Viognier on Sunday to wrap up the weekend.Later
June 22, 2007

TheDumbPhase
Dude th Lo-Hawk is not kind to you. Makes you look like Astro Boy.
June 22, 2007

JoeinLA
Love the V episode and I’ll try the Bilancia. Thanks!

QOTD; Going to a Birthday party for a friend in Beverly Hills then getting the gear ready for a 4th of July camping week in Napa.Mineral hot springs, daily massages,hiking, endless wine tasting, great food and sleeping under the stars…

cheers
June 22, 2007

Tom T.
I’ll be doing a lot of biking as usual. Probably log about 100+ miles or so.
Also taking the folks out to dinner for their 43rd anniversary. Will be popping a nice Chianti and a bottle of Gewurztraminer from Alsace. What the heck is Yenta?
June 22, 2007

GottaGoDrink
Gary- My daughter and I just watched the show and she said she would like to meet you. I told her you promised to come to Chicago every year, or I guess we could make a trip to the WL. Anyway, great show today!

QOTD- Take the kids to the orthodontist, my son’s baseball game, attend a wedding on Saturday with hopefully good vino, more baseball on Sunday plus my daughter’s dance show. Life is good. Enjoy the weekend everyone!
June 22, 2007

John Witherspoon
Well I hope I got my answer to the WWF question in 1st!

QOTD: Pizza and wine with friends (Friday night), Vegetarian Festival Saturday followed by cookout at sister and brother in laws house, Sunday, chill, nice dinner at home, maybe some Ridge Cab. mmmmmm

Being from Virginia, we have a lot of wineries putting out great Viogniers, really good ones. Try and get your hands on some from the state, if you want some recommendations I can give you some. Our two fall back New WOrld Viogniers that we usually have one of in the house is either the Yalumba Y Series or the McManis. Both good and good values. ($10)

Have a great weekend!!
J DUB
June 22, 2007

John Witherspoon
Iron Sheik & Nikolai Volkoff
March 31, 1985 – June 17, 1985

Am I the first in????

J DUB
June 22, 2007

antony
Everyone in the UK knows those guys won the tag title in 85.
June 22, 2007

KenP
Brilliant ep! Imagine giving a 94 to a Viognier! A truly rad move. Now we’re changing the wine world!
Great energy. A bit fed up with the tyranny of scores? I am. So few dictate the taste profile of so many. GV, you are to be commended. Very daring. Excellent work, IMHO.
June 22, 2007

Shadowbird
QOTD: I’m heading out to Drumright with my mother. She got me into wine, so I’m taking her out to a real winery as a thank you gift. That, and the winery’s celebrating Oklahoma’s Centennial by introducing the third of three Oklahoma-themed wine blends…this one being a white.
June 22, 2007

Canuckchuk
Off to see Sonny Rollins tonight; work tomorrow; wine in some fashion Saturday night; and possibly a golf tournament on Sunday. I’m terrible at golf, playing it maybe one or two times a year, but my wine glass lifting skills are impeccable.

Be well…
June 22, 2007

Denise W
Whoa, you’re sportin’ the ‘do, GV.

My weekend will mostly be spent working and drinking wine… Love that I can do both at the same time but I have to be relatively good because I’m running a 10 mile race on Sunday morning. Maybe I’ll open something special on Sunday night to celebrate. Have a good weekend, everyone!
June 22, 2007

GeneV
Kicking back with a Pasquie Terasses, getting ready to go out for dinner with my wife and loving life.

Have a great one!

Oh, and TimF–you’ve got it. I mean, look at the material you have to work with.
June 22, 2007

Bossman
Nice modified conehead do.

Is that a disembodied shark fin or a guitar pick floating in the wine glass on the shirt? Are these also limited to 140?

Don’t know if it’s related but the video is jumpy today whether it’s due to the schwag rotating pic but aside from being distracting it smacks of desperation to sell, not something that appeals to me here. We’ll buy without the guerilla tactics and hard sell dude.

QOTD: Getting a haircut (not as fancy as yours but my bro doesn’t call me Hollywood either), mowing the lawn (and a little tasting of this and that…. he he), setting up a 50″ LCD in the den and picking up the mother-in-law for an extended, open-ended visit (no worries I’ve got plenty of wine to see me through it).
June 22, 2007

Rick "The Model" M
nice hair man.
June 22, 2007

amgryger
QOTD: I got dragged into doing some side work as a favor for someone this weekend. Might try to knock it out tomorrow so I at least have sunday free.
June 22, 2007

WineAddict
I added a picture just wanted to see if it would work.
June 22, 2007

WineAddict
Great show on a different grape, never tried a Voignier will have to seek one out.
I joined up to Digg this thought you’d like that. Also just to let you know, you are no way any way a jerk off..

QOTD: Going to an Estate Auction in the morning to look at a brush hog. Pull some weeds in the garden, then get ready for a night out with boys playing poker, having a few cocktails and enjoying a big fat cigar..

aka MikeBro

MB
June 22, 2007

Neil
QOTD: Kicking back, braising something in red wine – throw in a good cigar and a few fingers of scotch into the equation and call it a weekend. Oh yeh, and some quality vino at dinertime. Because yooooooouuuuu and a little bit of V, we’re chaaaaaannnging the wiiiiiine woooorrlldd! Aren’t we?