1 Cheese 4 Wines! – Episode #288

August 7, 2007

Gary tries 4 VERY DIFFERENT wines with the same cheese to see how the pairings match up. Does every wine go with every cheese?

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“hah! “whether you like it or not” came in to bash all these wine snobs…” by Gid
“Giving a score on wines doesn’t make Gary a hypocrite. He shouldn’t be…” by richardvinifera
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Munzberg Weissburgunder Kabinett TrockenOther German Varieties
2004 Luigi Bosca Reserva MalbecArgentine Malbec
2005 Owen Roe Walla Walla Cabernet SauvignonWashington Cabernet Sauvignon
2002 Agros Muscat Of LimniosGreek Dessert Wine

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Justin’s email for info on the cheese

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August 7, 2007

brooklyni
you tell ‘em gary! keep it up. nice, well deserved rant today!
August 7, 2007

Ferrigno
Alright I missed Erik soo bad!!! nice show gary, I LOVE it when you weird it out, expecting more of that soon! mmm I’m not in the mood of answering today’s question, sorry pal!
August 7, 2007

SS Chris
Nice Snob Smackdown!!!! F the snobs!!!

The Dwight Shrute Bobblehead is not feeling any GV luv.
August 7, 2007

Autoproxy
I loved hearing that story of the $9.99 bottle of wine that was the “star of the evening.”

Of course many people aren’t going to like you – the ones who get off on feeling part of an exclusive club of people who know all about premier crus and grand cru wines and find “lesser” wines distasteful will of course dislike the fact that you’re trying to make their world more accessible to people. I say just ignore them. Let them hate the “vulgar” masses. They’re the ones that miss out on the good wines, at the good prices…whether it be a $10 value or a $45 value.

QOTD – Sancerre, some sushi, and it’s a secret who’s my company at the dinner.
August 7, 2007

Jonathon M Chicago
YOU ROCK GARY V!!!!!!! BRING THOSE SNOBS ON AND US VANIACS WILL BEAT ‘EM UP, CRUSH THEM AND SPIT OUR WINE OUT ON THEM!!!!!!;-)

QOTD: Rare leg of lamb, garlic mashed and an El Norte Bodegas.
August 7, 2007

BF
Coincidentally, I dissed a wine snob this weekend. I asked this wine store owner if he watched WLTV. “Oh, is that the guy from Jersey?” “That’s him.” “Oh [sigh] no, I haven’t seen that.” He was clearly pained by the interchange, so I looked around for a second and walked out of the store.
August 7, 2007

BK
Gary. My Man! That was fabulous. Again, way to take the “opinions” with a grain of salt. Much like everything else in life, if you dont like it, dont do it. If you dont want to watch WLTV, then go f-ing scratch. The VaynerNation wants you to keep everything the way it is, which is why we all love this show and the movement you are bringing to the wine world. Keep it up.
August 7, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
Mudd,,, sry man, but you are coming across as just a little assy… not too bad. I think the letters and comments about “not serious enough”.. For the love of Pete! let him be different. I really like WS and their videos too, but they are who they are and Gary is who he is,,,, He’s giving us some great information, in and entertaining format,, AND IT’S FREE!!!!!

If you don’t like GVs delivery, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!! for your information, God some of you piss me off!
Have a good day.
August 7, 2007

tampasteve
I have a big dinner coming up…..but after watching your episode I think I am going to bring a $9.99 bottle of wine with me instead of 10-20 year old Bordeaux’s I was thinking of bringing…..sorry guys:(
August 7, 2007

Phil
That rant was almost Jim Cramer-esque! Nice to hear you shoot back.
August 7, 2007

thabeav
I love the rant. Keep bringing the thunder.
August 7, 2007

djturb
the vayniacs aren’t scared either Gary… we can take ‘em!
August 7, 2007

Keith Adair
Went to Silver Oaks Alexander Valley 03 release. Didn’t see any Vayniacs there in Alexander Valley. I would have taken a picture there wearing my wristband but I have not yet received it. Going in a few hours to see the Giants play and possibly see Bonds break the record.
August 7, 2007

Dave Canada
That’s right….time to bring the battle to the streets and take all the morons out!
QOTD – Just had my favorite dinner with my wife for our 5th anniversary. It was at the Old Prune in Stratford Ontario oldprune.on.ca
I had lamb with a 2000 Pichon Baron. Appetizers were Hamachi with a white bordeaux. It was sublime!
August 7, 2007

Bonez
Gary don’t let those wine snobs get to you! Your show is awesome and you aren’t too over the top! You show wine for what it is supposed to be… Fun!
August 7, 2007

Keith Adair
You go Gary. They were from Thundera. Remember Bill Cosby’s dad on the Cosby show? He was the voice of Panthro.
August 7, 2007

GrapeStuff
Great ep. GV! Gotta love how you brought the th..Th..TH….THUUUNDER to all those snoobs (snobe and newb combo)

…QOTD: Would have to be my gf and either a) the lamb entree from Fresh Cream in Monterey with a nice red, say Pinot Noir from an artisan producer in Cali or Oregon b) since you said it I haven’t stopped thinking about it – Sauterne and foie gras, seared or c) just an OTT fruit-bomb to quaff on its own. Jeesh, i think I could go on through the letter Z with food and wine pairings, but I’ll stop here.
August 7, 2007

msb2ncsu
You knew the backlash had to be coming, GV. You took it well, my friend! Just be sure to ask for their tasting notes when they sip on the Haterade.

Great episode today… the impact of cheese is something that really interests me because we rarely taste wine on its own.

QOTD: NY style pepperoni and garlic pizza with a completely unassuming bottle of wine (like the Ruffino “Il Leo” you suggested) all enjoyed on the couch next to my wife while we watch a really bad romantic comedy that she wanted to rent. Close to midnight, when the movie has ended, we watch Sportscenter highlights while we force down some delicious tiramisu even though our stomachs have no room for it. We then stumble off to bed, glad that we took care of business before watching the movie. It really doesn’t get any better than that for me.

BTW, Thundercats lived on Third Earth but originally are from Thundera.
August 7, 2007

CindyW
Agreed — Washington wines are rocking the world. And I don’t just say that because I live here.

QOTD: I think I may have just had one of the best wine, food, and company experiences. It was last Friday night, at the Seattle Vayniacs get-together.
August 7, 2007

Shadowbird
Way to stick it to the snobs, GV! Give them some cheese with their whine!

QOTD: A tomato-sauce pasta (probably penne) with mushrooms, a bottle of raspberry wine, and my girlfriend. I’ve had two out of the three…
August 7, 2007

Carter
Holy crap… Strong words from GV… get em Garry!

Do Not… EVER… let people like that bring you down, or get you mad enough to lose face…. You’re the Man.
August 7, 2007

Brad
Perhaps my favorite episode of all time…and that says something, cuz I’ve been a geek here since day one…kinda. Could be cuz you rocked out sans twitter, old school…could be that Eric(k?) is back in the hizzy…or perhaps that there was no episode on Monday. Absence does make the heart grow fungus, doesn’t it? Anyways, the angst was dope- enjoyed it very much…much like my current hate towards Michael Strahan for holding out- what up depleated G-men?! Whole friggin’ platoon is droppin’ like flies…yoowwzah!
August 7, 2007

Carolyn
Loved this episode…
August 7, 2007

Colin Devroe
Vayniacs! A million apologies for today’s flash player suckiness. We’re doing our best to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

Love today’s show Gary, as always!
August 7, 2007

gordoyflaca
Like it!

continue to bring it on