California Chardonnay and Questions.

California Chardonnay and Questions. – Episode #306

August 31, 2007

Gary resets after the whole Vayniac wine. We do some questions and taste some Chardonnay.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Chappellet Chardonnay NapaNapa Chardonnay
2003 Vineyard 7 & 8 Vineyard 8 Chardonnay ReserveNapa Chardonnay

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August 31, 2007

KAHUNA
Chris Mott I am sad you are a Giants fan- you Barbra Streisand, Rod Stewart loving bastard!!! It is about time you get some abuse!
August 31, 2007

jimkay
Thai and Pinot Gris go well – Alsace, Oregon or New Zealand
August 31, 2007

caleb
Oh yeah and my blackberry….what iphone?
August 31, 2007

Jon B Lodi
Just bought 3 bottles of the Vayniac Cab.

Hey, Gary, could you let us know how sales are going?

I wouldn’t be surprised if you sold out within a month!

You go, Gary! And way to team up with my other (former) favorite podcaster, Alan Baker, the cellarrat!
August 31, 2007

caleb
Discovering how to sprint properly!
August 31, 2007

JerseyGirl turned CNY vayniac
kudos to the genious that made the bobblehead Vaynerchuck!

Oh, and Springstein definitely went to my high school! Way to be a hater Chris! You dont have to like him, but what did he do to you? Jersey pride!

Holy crap Gary – you’re talking really fast around 16:00… too much caffeine?

Rating ARE overblown… i have my own rating system (10-1). i keep the “key” in my wallet and when i rate a wine, i use MY scale…and i prefer to decide for myself!

QTD: my favorite new discovery
1 – wine-realated – wine slushies at the NY state fair. i know, i know, it’s “wine abuse”… but who the F cares – it’s good!
2- non-wine related – shoe shopping online! Zappos rules
August 31, 2007

Doyle
LMFAO funniest thing i have ever seen!
August 31, 2007

wolfie
my favorite recent discovery is gardening. next year, ima grow enough heirloom tomtoes to fill an olympic pool
August 31, 2007

Paul M
Thanks for the shout-out!

QOTD: google maps on my cell phone … by far the most usefull smartphone app I have ever used
August 31, 2007

jimkay
Still reeling from yesterday. How can I contribute? NC is a long way from CA. Label design? Purchase? Consumption?
I favor the latter.
Glad the show is still going.
You know, Ian would have done a pretty good job.
August 31, 2007

NY Pete
Brandon…you are crazy…get a life will ya
August 31, 2007

TagWorld Brian
Gary, I’m in for 3 bottles of VayCab. I created the wine on cellartracker too. http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=401479
August 31, 2007

Karl Laczko
…it would have been a shame had Mott’s aim shattered that Vayniac glass, he throws like a girl .

The Chardonnay’s sucked, not overly shocking news. I liked the educational rant, nice.

QOTD – Fave new discovery….. Indonesian food rocks! (had a killer meal in Amsterdam this week).
August 31, 2007

waibeans
QOD: favorite latest discovery was on the historical tip.. one of my hobbies as it were.

It would take a long time to explain, but lets just say my mind was blown wide open while at the same time confirming my own opinion. Showed me a whole new perspective on the topic. Gotta love the process of discovery!
August 31, 2007

KAHUNA
Curtis Martin is a fink trader
August 31, 2007

randyb
Two bummer chardonnays. If you give a wine a Pazzz with 7 or so z’s I doubt I am going to try it unless someone who hasn’t watched the show brings it over to my house. Same with Parker, WS, WE, ST, etc. Too bad, but if one has a limited budget for wine, they want to at least get even odds the stuff’s worth trying.

QOTD: I just discovered hybrid irons. You can’t hit the golf ball crooked. Unless you’re say a 2 handicap, these things are awesome.
August 31, 2007

Ben N.
Love the show!!!!!!
August 31, 2007

NY Pete
Haven’t posted a comment in a long time…sorry…but today’s show ROCKED, not the wines but THE SHOW.
August 31, 2007

aheadwithwings
QOTD:THE VAYNIAC NAPA CAB!
August 31, 2007

Jeff O
Nice episode, not a huge chard fan but good info if my palate changes.

QOTD – Wineries with no or only local distribution, it’s cool to taste a wine that not too many others have tried.
August 31, 2007

Orion Slayer
Whoa, I’m going to have to try out the Chappellet. I’ve been eyeing it for a while now and Gary dissing it gives me the extra push to try it. It will be interesting to see if I agree or not. Cool!

Wow, what a racy show today. Phrases like “a threesome I’d like to be a part of” and “hot, bitter action” keep popping up!

QOTD: My favorite new discovery is a Wine Blog called “Wannabe Wino.” Not only do I agree with the blogs title, the author has a great style and she reviews very different and interesting wines. I have no connection with the blog, but the URL is http://wannabewino.blogspot.com/

Have a great Labor Day weekend, Gary.
August 31, 2007

Shadowbird
My favorite new discovery?

Nitrogen-powered cannons are potentially dangerous. Bwah-hah-hah!
August 31, 2007

Dave Canada
Sorry I missed you this time Brandon M….that was fun the other day. Screw the ney sayers
Nice…I am in the process of ordering some 2007 Vayniac Cabernet!
QOTD – That I hate my job and need to find somthing new!
August 31, 2007

Autoproxy
Seems like a very laid-back Friday everywhere. Nice and mellow show.

QOTD – favorite new discovery is that I like the beach. I haven’t in the past, but maybe b/c I had only tried the Jersey shore. Booooo to the jersey shore.
August 31, 2007

Brandon M
Favorite Latest Discovery – Reynold Family Winery
Favorite Overall Discovery – Parenthood