It’s Celebration Time Here at WLTV!

It’s Celebration Time Here at WLTV! – Episode #267

June 29, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk and the WLTV team have a lot to celebrate and today’s show uses some bubbles to do that!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

1996 Duval Leroy Brut FemmeFrench Brut Vintage
1995 Charles Heidsieck Blanc De MillenaireFrench Brut Vintage
Laurent Perrier Grand SiecleFrench Brut Nonvintage

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June 30, 2007

Piper
CONGRATULATIONS, Eric and family!

QOTD: EVERY PEEP I KNOW!!!!
June 30, 2007

Judi
thanks, gary, for “talking up” champagne/sparkling wine….i feel the same
way…it is not just for special occasions. people need to branch out, get
out of the red rut once in a while. keep up the good work.
js
June 30, 2007

Badger Ann
Congratulations Gary, Eric, and Amy!

QOTD: I won’t gloat, but I do feel good about being ahead of the curve on something on the Web for a change.
June 30, 2007

Rip
Gary-
What’s with that “Flute”!?!
You’re the best (otherwise)
-Rip
June 30, 2007

SoCal
CONGRATS! Eric and Amy!
Best wishes from Mr. and Mrs. SoCal.
The funny thing is my wife just told me she is 3 weeks along
Ironic..if you ask me…..
Congrats to G on TIME!

QOTD: every-freakin-body
June 30, 2007

Jim in Atlanta
Agree that Champagne and sparkling wines are not drunk enough. Should we swirl sparkling wines at home or is that just a WLTV thing? I will tell my friends at our wine tasting this afternoon that they continue to miss out by not watching. Congrats on the publicity and the fun shows.
June 30, 2007

Sassodoro
Congratulations on the TIME article!

QOTD: My wife.
June 30, 2007

BF
How come so much swirling of the champagne?? I know the show is all about breaking the rules, but the whole point is to keep the bubbles in tact… why not just shake up the bottle beforehand??
June 30, 2007

wineaddict
First of all Congratulations Eric and Amy on your new addition.

I am a Champagne Guy (though Iâ€™ve never had a 95 pointer) I’m a J.Roget kind of guy. It’s always EXCITING to watch your evaluations.

Congrats on the Time article. Way to goooooooooo!

QOTD: I would have to agree with Shad, The wife rolls her eyes when I get excited about your episodes. Sometimes the changes have to begin in the home.
I finally got her to watch some of your episodes. And she’s finally starting to get into it, now if I can only get her off the candy wine..

MB
June 30, 2007

Susan
QOTD: My brother!!!!
June 30, 2007

Susan
Correction: YOUR baby girl!!!
June 30, 2007

Susan
Congratulations to Erik & Amy!!!!!!
I am sure you little baby girl is the cuttest!!
June 30, 2007

Justmarsh
Congrats GV! I think we’re all proud of you buddy. Real soon will be the one year anniversary of me watching WLTV, so it’s pretty cool to see you get all this great press.

I love Joel Stein’s articles in Time and I’m so glad he did this one. He seems like a pretty funny guy or at least his writing is that way. The longer you watch this show, the more you realize that you are just plain honest with your reviews. Sales are good, but I think we all know you just tell it as it is.

Thanks again for all the help this year!
June 30, 2007

Raffi
Congrats to Eric and Amy. Kids are great, I have 4 and they are a great reason to open up a bottle…especially after they’ve gone to bed.

Gary, you deserve it. I’m sure the wine snobs watch you too…they just don’t admit it.

Great line..”kick’s Dom in the nuts”…classic.
June 30, 2007

wildebeest
Wow! SF glass with celebratory champagne!

Silly Gary, I can think of AT LEAST two other episodes where you announced that champagne was your beverage of choice.

I’ve already emailed most of my friends, but now that you mention it, I’m gonna track down the email addy of the most snobbish little wine place I’ve ever found. But what I’d REALLY like to do is completely fill the inboxes of every last person associated with Sideways. Not out of malice or anything; just for fun. The only problem is that, as I think of people whose noses I’d like to rub in that article, I’m becoming a little bit snobbish myself. So I’ll have to watch it.
June 30, 2007

shaggy D
Man I lovvve with 3 v’s Champaine, Ive got a special bottle I have to pop when my friends get back from down under.

Congrats eric and amy
June 30, 2007

YoungDave
CONGRATS ERIC and AMY!!! All the best to bringing Danika into this world.

QOTD: I’m saying “I told you so” to everyone in my Producing for TV class that were skepptical when I submitted my idea for a potential documentary of the current U.S. wine industry with a host by the name of Gray Vaynerchuk. T explained that this guy had a huge following and would be great for this potential dicumentary and had the personality to carry the audience through an in-depth look at the current wine industry; from commercial to small, handcrafted producers. Congrats on the press, and I need to pick me up a copy of TIME to read what I already know about you and the show that I’ve been watcing daily for about a year!
June 30, 2007

Bryan
Great episode – grats on the Time magazine article.

Never been a huge fan of champagne (am I the only one?), but maybe that’s because I haven’t had a really good one.
June 30, 2007

Karl Laczko
Way to go Amy (and Erik!).

QOTD – told my better half, just to prove other people like you too!
June 30, 2007

Totte
Congrats E & A and you Chuk for the article. Maybe a “Man of the Year” cover soon ?
I just watched the Corvina episode, fun stuff.
Have anyone compared you to Howard Stern yet ?
You are Stern of the wine world. Changing it (the radio) like he did by just beeing yourself.
“Tastes like a fly without the wings”. I dont hear RP saying those things.

I know you love the bubbles so how about an episode on non sugar Champagne, Non dosage.
I love the Andre Clouet NV Silver Brut Nature and think its a lot better than the A.C. Grand Reserve NV.

Big up for all the great work.

T from Sweden

PS. DonÂ´t mention the game. Hockey. You know what I mean. DS.
June 30, 2007

Mike Erdely
Congrats Erik & Amy. Hope all went well.

QOTD: Before I even knew about the Time article, I was singing your praises at the Olney Beer and Wine tonight. Congrats on the article. Great show, as always. Thanks for the knowledge.
June 30, 2007

Loke Uei
Excellent Article Gary! Keep up the good work!

also, am I too late to suggest that you make a trip to Seattle, WA for a wine get together.
June 30, 2007

CindyW
QOTD: emailed the Time magazine article to a my best friend. I have to confess, though, that for us. . . your NPR interview was much more impressive. We both listen to NPR at least once a day, while Time is what we read when waiting at the dentist’s office. Still, mucho impressive!
June 30, 2007

JCfromtheWC
Congrats Erik!!!
June 30, 2007

That transplanted Napa Valley Dude
Hey Brandon, I know the folks at clos du val and they are not the least bit snotty. You were probably acting like an ASS. BTW, I’m drinking their 2004 reserve chardonnay right now and it is awesome!