The Barbera Episode – Episode #347

November 8, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes through 3 serious Barbera wines and gives you his 2 cents!

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“QOTD: Have had one Barbera — look forward to having more….” by fuar stand
“I’m having a Barbera right now. Baracco de Baracho from Castellinaldo…” by Paul
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Fontanafredda Barbera D’alba BriccotondoBarbera d’Alba
2006 Massolino Barbera D’albaBarbera d’Alba
2005 Clerico Tre Vigne BarberaBarbera d’Alba

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November 9, 2007

ecola
Never had a barbera, i don’t know what I’m waiting for? I hate myself.
November 9, 2007

Rico
Nice something new to try.

Tomorrow Magics will kill the Knicks!!!
November 8, 2007

KW
Never had it. Something new to try.
November 8, 2007

Norbert
QOTD: My college graduation
November 8, 2007

glenn
nice epiode! love when you go Italian. i am one of those bad people who pazzz over Barbera and choose the other B’s most often. will need to remedy that.
November 8, 2007

PRW
Gary. Fantastic episode. Hadn’t gotten a chance to see WLTV in a while but what an episode to get back in the swing of things.
QOTD: 1. No 2. Hard to find a good selection of wine around where I live (Chinle, AZ).
November 8, 2007

Tommy Vernieri
Strike that, the first two are sold out already, looks like free shipping wouldn’t have helped me out anyway.
November 8, 2007

AndrewB
Nobody puts Baby in a corner…Unless its Baby Barbera D’Asti, that’s ready for me to have a glass of any day of the week, especially with some good old Italian Food. Great stuff, but I’ve never had a D’Alba, lookin forward to one. Hey Gary, when are you gonna rock some wines made by winemakers whose names are Gary like Gary Farrell and the such? just a thought…And when are you gonna do a Jumilla/Monastrell episode!!! The secret values of the world, unless you don’t want to gibe the secret away.
November 8, 2007

Tommy Vernieri
QOTD: Haven’t had a Barbera. Those sound awesome though. What am I waiting for? Free shipping =).
November 8, 2007

DWB
Hadn’t seen the Conan clip before…. truly spectacular. Congrats !
November 8, 2007

Sgtvino
QOTD: I have actually had several Barbera wines…however most were California Barberas. Good episode. I am going to have to find a way to have wines shipped from you guys to Hawaii. Your prices are so much cheaper it is ridiculous.
November 8, 2007

Ferrigno
QOTD: 1.YES, 2.NOTHING
GREAT SHOW!
November 8, 2007

Will "Ha Ha" Shatter
G
Barbara’s are awesome and gotta love the prices, but what were you thinking……….momma told me to never, ever, ever, ever mix cheese and any fish based pasta dish, what’sa matter wit you, eh!!! Loved the show, I glad to see someone else pumped up about Barbara, Dolcetto and Brunella di Montalcino. Grazie molto!!!!.
November 8, 2007

laposte
QOTD:
The finest wines in the world are coming from the Piedmont.
November 8, 2007

Barclay
Thanks, Gary. Again and again the show is educational and motivational (not sure if that is a word!). Keep them coming!
November 8, 2007

brorjace
QOTD: The 04 Giacomo Conterno Barbera D’Alba (I forget the designation) is really awesome, but a little pricey. I’ve had a couple of Barbera D’Asti, which seem to be lighter and a little easier to drink, plus they were less expensive.
November 8, 2007

Cookiedds
PS. How do you ad an avatar to your name in the comments?
November 8, 2007

Cookiedds
Lover Barbera, I buy what is available around here (Helena, MT) which is not much.
November 8, 2007

Greite
Great show today, Gary. It’s good to see you so excited about all 3 wines.

QOTD: Yes, I’ve had a barbera, but it’s been quite a while, and I rather forgot about them.

Thanks for the reminder.
November 8, 2007

question
I recently went to a tasting at my local wine shop, where the owner said Barbera is notable for its low tannins. I loved the wines, but wanted to know if the wines tried on this episode were unusually high in tannin for Barbera, or were they at the characteristic level.
November 8, 2007

Todd S
QOTD: Barbera d’Alba is a top 6 favorite of mine. That being said, it has been a while since I opened one. I probably only have a couple in the cellar right now. I will open one soon.
November 8, 2007

mrzitro
QOTD: no. I’ll add one to my “to do” list
November 8, 2007

BethB
I never even heared of it till tonight! But something I am going to look for now..

Great Epi GV! Love it when you get excited!
November 8, 2007

John J.
QOTD: No I haven’t had Barbera. And I’m waiting for the weekend!
November 8, 2007

FJDR
QOTD: Yes, I like Barbera very much and I was wondering when you were going to do a show about it. Now I’ll stop wondering. Good show, keep up the good work.