Gavi Wine Tasting – Episode #335

October 17, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes the 3 biggest Gavi’s out there today!

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“I always feel bad for you when you do shows like this, Gary. It alway…” by Dessert Wine Nerd
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Wines tasted in this episode:

Banfi Principessa GaviGavi
Villa Rosa Gavi Di GaviLugana
2005 La Scolca Gavi Di Gavi Black LabelGavi

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November 8, 2008

krharcourt
Gavi di Gavi is a wine that shows off the difference that care and attention to the grapes in the vineyard makes in the product in the bottle. Gavi is a great food wine when it is allowed to exhibit the freshness and clean taste of the fruit without trying to overpower the palate with a lot oak and crap that is put on a a lot of white wines these days. Try a taste of Picollo Ernesto Gavi di Gavi 2006, beautiful freshness, a refreshing taste of citrus and so clean you could use it as mouthwash. At 12.5 percent alcohol, it doesn’t deaden the palate, but stimulates it. Food actually tastes better when you wake up your palate with this wine between bites of food. It’s not the kind of wine you use to impress your wine geek wannabe friends with, it’s too subtle for that, they won’t get it. It’s not a “big wine”, it’s just delicious and the perfect accompaniment to seafood dishes, or a sipper to have with appetizers on the patio on a warm summer day. Works as a fantastic wine to take to the beach. There are two problems I have had personally with this wine, one, there can be a lot of bottle variation with this wine cause it’s fairly delicate, maybe a few bad corks in the mix, the other is that it goes down so easy, you may be tempted to drink the whole bottle yourself without realizing it. Not the worst problem in the world in my opinion!
As described in the video tasting, you have to get past the ocean of mediocre wines to find the good ones. A plus, this wine is available at 14-15 a bottle, so the good ones don’t necessarily cost a lot more!
September 4, 2008

Dessert Wine Nerd
I always feel bad for you when you do shows like this, Gary. It always seems when you try to bring attention to a wine that most of us dont know about all the wines seem to miss the mark. It hurts because I know you care about us and love wine so much and want us to expand our palates. Maybe next time, eh? *wink wink* QOTD: I cant really answer this one. My memory is too foggy on presidents past, and although I feel Clinton did very well in office (sexual scandals aside), I wouldnt put him in my top two. Im also too far out of touch on foreign politics to make a vote for anyone from another country, either.
July 2, 2008

CBone
QOTD: I have to go with Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was brilliant, a true liberal, he helped to save the world, and he lead our country at a time when we could be justly proud of who we were. WAY more than can be said for the monsters currently ruining our country and our planet. Obama ‘08!
April 6, 2008

BobbyTiger
Robert E. Lee. (I know he wasn’t a President, but he should have been). He fought like hell for “his country”, and when he lost, he embraced (& was embraced) by the North. A complete gentleman. I never heard of Gavi, and given my inability to bang out the big bones, I will never hear of it again. Thanks for the insight Gary.
November 4, 2007

GR8Wine
Hey GV,
Second favorite President was probably Thomas Jefferson, who was also the world’s first wine critic and tried to bring noble wines to America. Nice enthusiasm on this show. Sorry it took so long to comment.
October 26, 2007

MtnCharlie
The subtitle of this episode should have been “Gary Vaynerchuk takes down the 3 biggest Gaviâ€™s out there today!”. Very interested to try a Gavi, in spite of the episode results. Really appreciate being introduced to new wines. Thanks Gary.

QOTD: No real favorite, so no real second favorite.
October 21, 2007

GeneV
Too bad you couldn’t try the Villa Sparina. I really like that one–lots of mineral, floral with lots going on.
October 19, 2007

Jon B.
To bad on the Gavi’s. Qotd Has to be Ulysses S. Grant because he is on the 50 dollar bill which takes second to Bejamin Franklin on the 100 dollar bill. Thanks Gary and WLTV crew.
October 19, 2007

j carey
there are some great Gavis out there.. do not give up hope….
October 19, 2007

jcrazy
QOTD: Boris Yeltzin (sp?). C’mon you know Boris was a Vayniac. That homie loves Gavi too, in fact he likes 7-Up WITH Gavi and anything else that remotely resembles alcohol.

Must seek Gavi.
October 18, 2007

DulaMae
I found some Gavi today that was in a 375 ml bottle so I guess if it is not to my liking much won’t go to waste. It is Bersano 2003, I will give it a ‘whirl’ after I watch today’s show.
October 18, 2007

DARREL LAS VEGAS
Please do the GOOD Gavi show ASAP,the 3 wines you just tasted are the reason Americans don’t like this variatal!
October 18, 2007

Susan
Gary-QOTD: Second fav president is George Washington. Favorite is Abraham Lincoln.
October 18, 2007

Chauncey Lewis
bush, because they are as mass produced as the gavi you tasted and are as bad.
October 18, 2007

Wil
Gary bro – you endear me to you by your butchering of the word “Principessa”. As an opera singer I’m obsessive-compulsively bound to note that the “ci” in Italian diction is pronounced “chih” as opposed to “sih”. Also, the double-consonant is always hesitated on and emphasized. Effectively the word will be (phonetically) “prin-chih-PES-sa”. And please know that I’m totally not hatin’ on you, I’m just here to rock!…the wine world.

QOTD: I’m rather tickled by anyone who says that “we sure could use some of the founding father’s wisdom right about now”. I encourage anyone who puts any stock in that idea to read “A Brilliant Solution” by Prof. Carol Berkin, the leading authority on Revolutionary Women and one of the top minds on Early America. Then they’d realize that if the founding fathers were here today, their brains would explode.

That said, FDR is the man – second only to good ‘ole Teddy.
October 18, 2007

Kristen
You’ll have to find some better Gavis…I’m intrigued. But thanks for telling it like it is.

QOTD: JFK (cause FDR was #1)
October 18, 2007

Steve B
“Californication” — are you kidding? It can’t even light “Mad Men”’s menthol cigarettes, let alone compete.

QOTD: TR
October 18, 2007

Eric A.
Dude, Californication — the BEST show on TV right now. I wasn’t sure about it at first since I hate the whole “I’m a depressed writer” bit (’cause I am one and all, I don’t get nearly that much ass, nor do I drive a Porsche), but the show is really going above and beyond that premise and really hitting its stride. Funny enough, just last night I was walking on 7th Avenue, less than 24 hours after having watched the extremely disturbing yet completely hilarious sex scene in the most recent episode, when I passed right by Evan Handler (Charlie the agent), walking the other way! I threw water in his face…just kidding.
October 18, 2007

chenin
lol, I never had a good Gavi either… nor did I try to look
for one. Similar to Prosecco, really.

Very fun and entertaining show today, BTW
October 18, 2007

BF
I love the Smallville people– this Vayniac’s sister writes for the show! Watch on October 25.
October 18, 2007

David
Never had a Gavi, and can’t say that this espiode will change that, but I am intrigued and look forward to GV finding the Vayniacs some good ones.

QOTD: Bill Clinton.
October 18, 2007

Kenny
Hello everyone,
Is it rude to spit at a wine tasting event?
I’m a wine noob and absolutely love this show. Keep up the good work Gary.
October 18, 2007

Orion Slayer
I’ve had my eye on a Gavi at my local wine shop. Thankfully, it’s not one of the one’s tried today.

QOTD: My second favorite president is Polk. Thanks to him the United States spans from the Atlantic to the Pacific! (We should have gone for North and South too. )
October 18, 2007

NADINE
I don’t like any because I personnally think politics is untruthfull and too powerfull for there own good, that said, none come to mind.
October 18, 2007

Johnny O
Hey garry, good job! I loved the wild goose chase thing witht he wristband and the http://www.garyismad.com…etc.