The NAKED Show – Episode #289

August 8, 2007

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Gary Vaynerchuk focuses on Naked Chardonnay, what does that mean? Unoaked Chardonnay’s. this is gonna be interesting.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Tolosa Chardonnay No OakOther California Chardonnay play review at cork'd
2005 Four Vines Naked ChardonnayOther California Chardonnay play review at cork'd
2006 Chehalem Chardonnay InoxOregon Chardonnay play review at cork'd
2006 Mer Soleil Chardonnay SilverNapa Chardonnay play review at cork'd

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  1. August 9, 2007

    Carlitos

    QOTD. 98% with food.

    Maybe you should revisit the 2005 Macons for affordable lightly oaked Chardonnays. We’ve always known they were there.

  2. August 9, 2007

    Christopher T

    Nice episode! I was afraid that “stepping back on the excitement” would mean that we;d lose some vaynericity, but it was still a real WLTV show nice work, and very educational.

    QOTD: 90% food, 10% solo (if I’m drinking without food its a strong red 99% of the time – that is when its not dark ale)

  3. August 9, 2007

    wayno da wino

    Yooo Gary!!
    Great Show!! Very educational wit da Malolactic
    acid fermentation explanation. Da Four Vines
    sounds like a reeeal winner!!

    QOTD: 100%, Always munchin’ on something (piazza, chips,
    popcorn, nuts, etc.) wit me wine.

  4. August 9, 2007

    Lawrence Leichtman

    I just bought the Four Vines and had it last night. This is a pitched battle in my house. Me no oak in Chardonnay my wife loves oak. Wish I could find a balance.

    90% food 10% not

  5. August 9, 2007

    Jorge

    Coming short man, I guess I add another since I didn’t answer the QOTD before, too enfurated about the no-oak snobs around here to remember doing that. Come to think about it, I may like naked chard, but to me that means an oaky chard being served by someone naked. I was kidding about dumping the Silver, that is a good bottle.
    QOTD: What is “food”? I do drink wine sometimes after Martinis, and I like them with olives, does that count? 700 now??

  6. August 9, 2007

    Ken

    Nice episode.

    QOTD: 60% with Food & 40 % without.

  7. August 9, 2007

    Matt the Lurker

    Hey Gary, can’t you afford to pay for White Castle? Well, I’m here to support anyone get a free lunch. I went to White Castle but I got thrown out.

  8. August 9, 2007

    Carlo

    Interesting episode, I think I will go out and buy a bottle or two of naked chard to satisfy my curiosity.

    QOTD: 80% with food, 20% without

  9. August 9, 2007

    Matt the Lurker

    QOTD – yeah, I’d have to say 60 without/40 with.

    Whether you like it or not.

  10. August 9, 2007

    Randy

    And honestly, naked chardonnay is nice, but getting a chardonnay (or white Burgundy) that has just the right amount of oak & ML fermentation is a sublime experience in its own right.

    I think that putting the Oak Monster in his place, reducing the naturally occurring amount of alcohol in wines (let’s say that 13% is the “right” amount of ABV to shoot for), and reducing the ML fermentation in Chardonnay are the three big “backlash” movements in the wine world right now.

  11. August 9, 2007

    hasbeen

    So, this is as good a place as any and it may boost the reply numbers for per the email: where in the Boston area is there a really good place to buy wine?

    In Minneapolis we have Surdyk’s, wich large selection of wine and knowedgeable staff that is very helpful and low key. One of my sons has moved to Boston and needs a place like that as he is just learning to pick wine on his own, now that he can’t raid my cellar.

  12. August 9, 2007

    Mott T Hoople

    hey – WL is out of the 4-Vines! Are you getting more?

  13. August 9, 2007

    Mott T Hoople

    I’d say I’m 60% without food and 40% with. Good or bad, I start out drinking with food, but usually end up drinking another 2 glasses between dinner and “lights out”.

  14. August 9, 2007

    Randy

    Gary, lots of luck in the email reduction program.

    No mention that this is part of LENNDEVOURS Wine Blogging Wednesday (http://lennthompson.typepad.com/lenndevours/2007/07/wine-blogging-1.html)? It’s cool to see that there’s so many bloggers doing the Naked theme for this WBW.

    Anyhow, I plan on quizzing my buddy Kaz if he’s willing to risk a Naked Chard with his harvest only a couple weeks away…

    And speaking as another iPhone owner, don’t use the “old phone” ring tone, I beg you. And make sure the iPhone is set to “ringer off” when taping. Please.

    QOD: 75% with food, 25% without.

    Get back to me on the interview, Mr. Man!

  15. August 9, 2007

    italianwinelover

    trying to get to the sliders!!!!

  16. August 9, 2007

    Julie

    G-man: You should have done the “naked” show shirtless to give the illusion that you too were naked. :)

    Before unoaked Chardonnay, we belonged to the ABC club (anything but chardonnay). If we wanted to taste buttered popcorn/toast, we would go make some and eat it.

    Love the true expression of the grape without oak, love the acidity and the lower alcohol. We are big foodies and open our wine when we start cooking but really look forward to trying it with the food to see if there is any magic combination that happens. QOTD: Varies with the seasons. 60%W/food-40%W/out most times.

  17. August 9, 2007

    Tom

    When are you going to do a homemade wine tasting?????

  18. August 9, 2007

    Karl B.

    Hey Gary,

    I forgot to mention that Wine Spectator mentioned the Four Vines when it ran an article on Chardonnays as a 91 pointer in the unoaked part of the article, so I already bought a case from you. It is a good wine but the step change from California’s “all oak” to no oak is a lot for many people. I am confident that we will find a happy medium on the oak, and hope that malolactic fermentation with chardonnays is largely dead. The malolactic calmed down the acid that is now over the top, so it may have a place in the future if restrained.

  19. August 9, 2007

    StaceyS

    I now look forward to my first Naked Chardonnay. Very interesting and educational.

    QOTD: 90% w/food, 10% by the pool!

  20. August 9, 2007

    Karl B.

    QOTD: I am 90% with food

  21. August 9, 2007

    Kevin Ko-val-chik

    I’m going to go pick up a bottle of the unoaked stuff at BevMo today. Hey Gary, ever think of opening up a Wine Library on the west coast? We could use some down to earth wine sellers out here…

  22. August 9, 2007

    David

    Great show – very educational. I have gone away from CA Chardonnays because of the heavy oak and butter, but will try some of these naked chards soon.

    QOTD: 90% with food, 10% without

  23. August 9, 2007

    vinoria

    90% with, 10% without while tasting

  24. August 9, 2007

    Kevin Ko-val-chik

    Ok everybody, now copy your earlier posts and post them again. We are half way there!

  25. August 9, 2007

    TIM

    Really strange that the topic of the show fits so well with my current drinking preferences. My wife and I had said for several years that we just didnt like chardonnay. I saw an add for a wine that mentioned it was unoaked and also listed an apple pear flavor profile. We tried it and really liked it! Most of the summer unoaked chard has been our drink of choice.
    QOTD: Summer whites I use more as an apertif before a later dinner.

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