New Zealand White Wine And A Book

New Zealand White Wine And A Book – Episode #366

December 7, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk has a very special guest on the thunder show and we talk about NZ wines!

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“Great show and guest. I like the guy and just might have to look into…” by Dessert Wine Nerd
“QOT: My favourite pie? So here is my grandma’s recipe I’m making publi…” by Valentin
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Allan Scott RieslingNew Zealand Riesling
2006 Hunters Sauvignon BlancNew Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
2006 Sherwood Sauvignon BlancNew Zealand Sauvignon Blanc

Links mentioned in todays episode.

First Big Crush: The Down and Dirty on Making Great Wine Down Under on Amazon.com

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December 10, 2007

Chargers Rule
QOTD: Duck and Brie!
December 10, 2007

scvarsity7
QOTD: Grilled steak, carmelized onions, and garlic mashed potatoes.
December 10, 2007

MB Dallas
QOTD: Pulled Pork, Cole Slaw and Spicy Barbecue Sauce…
December 10, 2007

stewart l
the book sounds good, would be interseted to see what working in awinery is like
QOD- smoked turkey, bacon,avocado
December 10, 2007

Valerie
QOTD: Shaved ham, smoked swiss, and red onion…mmmmmm
December 10, 2007

pawncop
Cajun sausage with spicy okra! or Taco meat (the real stuff not ground round) onions and jalapeno!
December 10, 2007

Ken T
Wild Boar Sausage with Asiago Cheese and a little Marinara sauce.
December 10, 2007

Pardus
QOTD: I had a lot of meat pies when I lived in Zimbabwe, but I always wanted to try one with lamb.
December 10, 2007

Canadian Chris
Love the sauve blanc, although it feels a little too fresh in the current climate conditions!

QOTD: fresh, wild blueberries.
December 10, 2007

Kapers
It better be good a good book – just ordered it, but not from Amazon…
December 10, 2007

baron
Please. Would anyone else like to see SS_Chris’s little immature comments pop up every two seconds throughout the show?
December 9, 2007

Grapedigger
looks like an interesting book. How about a seafod pie?! Cheers.
December 9, 2007

Keith Brown
Fun show. I went and ordered the book immediately from Amazon, looking forward to reading it. Wonder if Eric will get a bump in sales thanks to WLTV?
December 9, 2007

J Crazy
That was a meat/sausage-o-rama fest wasn’t it!
I’d like to have some seafood gratin in a meat pie, oh hell yeah!
December 9, 2007

Tommy Vernieri
That was kind of weird guys. I don’t know how I feel about this two guest format.
December 9, 2007

Kevin
QOTD:a torchon of foie gras.
December 9, 2007

Elliot Essman
Great guest. Good rapport, but also excellent wine comments (and none of them were real raves).
December 9, 2007

Fred Liu
Hehe, nice episode. Glad to see Gary having fun with the meat pie.
December 9, 2007

damon aka unknownwine
love this. wish I could come hang with all of y’all.

meat pie with lamb and gouda cheese
December 9, 2007

Jason S.
QOTD: chicken parm
December 9, 2007

Derek
You guys kill me…..

QOTD: how about one of Garys sweaty socks???
December 9, 2007

yowens
What awesome timing! Were going to Malborough next week to booze! QOTD: sauerkraut
December 9, 2007

AmandaM
QOTD: Pretty much anything cause I love pie crust. It’s my favorite part of every pie I’ve ever eaten. I think it’s all that butter.

I also love cheese, so something involving that would be fantastic.
December 9, 2007

Big Nick
Come on Eric A. Root canals only as bad the guy or gals who do them poorly. I can give you the name of a guy who is fantastic and will leave you wanting more than one when you visit his office.
December 9, 2007

Eric A.
Thanks to everyone who came out to WL on Saturday — was great to meet other Vayniacs, not to mention more of the WL staff. These are seriously some of the nicest guys you will ever meet. The experience there is so comfortable and friendly it makes shopping for wine in NYC look about as pleasant as root canal.

Mislead: You’re off to a great start — keep reading and drinking consistently. All there is to it!

Social: Thanks man! not sure I’ve ever heard the book compared to Into the Wild, but what the hell, I’ll take it. Most people tell me it’s Kitchen Confidential for wine, though someone else went so far as to call it the love child of Anthony Bourdain and Sarah Silverman. Your comparison is a little more flattering, thanks.

Big Nick: Yup, there were some balls involved, but a lot of it was just naivety. If I’d really, truly known what I was getting myself into, I never would have done it. But in my case, ignorance sort of worked to my advantage…good thing I wasn’t writing a book about S&M or something….

Craig: Thanks man! Hope you enjoy it!

Micha: Oh yah… all the wine critics / writers out there watch and read each other, probably for equal parts education as well as looking for an opening to attack. It’s a pretty competitive space, where everyone (GV probably being the exception) feels they have to show they know more or better about wine, which is a bit annoying if you ask me. I think there’s room for everyone’s opinions, everyone’s individual tastes. It’s just wine, after all. I wish people in the biz would just drop the gloves, pick up the glasses and have a goddamn party.

Jimmy S: What’s Georgie’s Pies? Was it a store or a brand? I either got pies from the Renwick bakery or from the gas station late at night after the bars had kicked us out.

cgf: Trust me, Richard Betts is a *much* cooler guy than I am. He’s like a rock star, but more importantly, makes everyone else he’s hanging out with feel like a rock star at the same time. You well never eat better, drink better or laugh harder than when you hang out with Richard. He’s a fan of the Thunder Show as well!

Todd Smith: Yup, they’ve been on a roll. 2005 and 2006 were pretty awesome. I tried the 2007 really quickly, in a lineup of about 40 other SBs, so I don’t think I got a fair assessment. But I think 2007 will probably be a pretty good year, too. There was some frost a couple months ago, so 2008 is a big question mark right now (but no reason to fret yet since it’s still the middle of the summer there).

I realize, I never answered my own QOTD: Chicken Tikka Masala!