Box Wine Tasting – Episode #367

December 10, 2007

Can box wine be good? That is a question that maybe taking a very interesting spin in a new direction, as more and more under 25 year old wine drinkers enter the wine market wineries are thinking of new ways to brand to that demo and today Gary Vaynerchuk tastes some of the newer efforts in the market.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Bandit Pinot Grigio
2006 Bota Box Chadonnay
2004 Cuvee de Pena
2005 Thirsty Lizard Shiraz

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December 12, 2007

Bill Howard
Best steak I remember: Ray’s the Steaks, Arlington, VA.
Worst steak I remember: Some hotel restaurant in Smolensk, Russia in 1990. Scary square piece of Chernobyl wondermeat.
December 12, 2007

kingfunk
best steak- Costco baby. Kirkland style. take your pick tenderloin, ribeye, ny strip. they are always good.
worst steak: anyone well done. eat charcoal if you want that.
December 12, 2007

angryphoton
great episode on the box wines, never tried any but to each his own i guess. i just don’t drink that much (it takes me 3 to 4 days to finish a bottle)

QOTD: worst steak: sizzler restaurant in Michigan 7 years ago, it was overcooked, tough, bland, dry, just blech

best steak: back in 2004 i went to Japan and ate at Renga-Tei a kobe steak restaurant. it was sublime.

JG
December 12, 2007

Jang-Woo Park
QOTD: best was one that one of my friends cooked for me a couple of years ago and worst was Ponderosa’s top sirloin which tasted like a big chunk of disposed tire.
December 12, 2007

Tony
Best steak was a 40 day aged New York strip from Boa in West Hollywood. Melt in your mouth!

Worst steak was at Patrick’s Roadhouse in Pacific Palisades.
December 12, 2007

ecola
QOTD: Best steak was last Christmas at my parents house, worst was when I tried to cook one in the oven.
December 12, 2007

GGG
Best steak + atmosphere…Sparks, Best steak & burger…Luger’s
December 12, 2007

AlisonD
QOTD: Best steak..local restaurant in NJ..great blue cheese stuffed filet mignon
Worst steak…too many to count!
December 12, 2007

Taylor
I always see Franzia in my step-mom’s fridge, so maybe I should introduce her to some Bandit.

QOTD: Best steak would have to be this filet mignon at a small steakhouse where I live called Hickory Hills. The steaks are really tender and juicy.

Worst steak would have to be a ’steak’ I had while in Honduras. My whole family was on vacation there to see where they used to live (my grandpa worked for a fruit company repairing helicopters and got moved down there when my dad was young). At this hotel we were at I ordered a steak, although I’m not sure it was beef. It had an intriguingly good flavor until you began to chew, then it was chewy and stringy. Not to mention it was pounded like no other, probably 1/8th” thick.
December 12, 2007

Tai-ke
We got turned on to box wine via our local Catholic church. They imported a red table wine in a 5L box from Cantina di Monteforte. Our house wine for a good time. http://www.cantinadimonteforte.it/

QOTD: Best steak: Gotta be a NY I cut and cooked myself at a college kitchen job. Or maybe an entrecote frites somewhere when living in France. Lot to be said for tartare.

Worst: sorry to say steaks get pretty raw treatement in Chinese restaurants. Had some pretty awful steak strips at wedding banquets and similar gatherings.
December 12, 2007

Brian Vargo
My Grandfather had a butcher that he always went to for steaks. He would bring back these thick cut ribeyes and sirloins when we would go over to his house for wednesday night dinner. A quick toss on the grill then a pat of butter and a little salt was all that ever touched them. I cant say that it was very healthy, but a better steak there is none!
December 12, 2007

PiperJS
QOTD: Best steak might be a few years back at Ruth Chris steak house in Woodland Hills, California! Those tasty side dishes didn’t hurt my impression of it, either..
Worst steak…? I remember one from my childhood that – no matter how hard I chewed, it would not disintegrate. And I believe that whole “not until you’ve cleaned your plate” thing was in effect, so it was torture.
But, generally speaking, since I’ve been in control of my own steak consumption, I’ve enjoyed them!
December 12, 2007

Andrew
QOTD: The best steak ever is kangaroo, especially if cooked on a BBQ with some good mates around.
December 12, 2007

Dr. J
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best steak was a rib eye, had at flemmings steak house in boston this past summer with some of my homeboys. had a pinot noir, then a massive cabernet that totally complimented the meal
worst steak, besides the ones my dad tried to cook (burn) was at the smith and wollensky in las vegas. way overpriced, and did nothing for me. BTW: do not try the house wine that S&W try to sell you, it is swill juice. pick out your own wine….trust your palate not the waiter.
December 12, 2007

E-
Nice show Gary, as usual. OK, enough with the verby verbs already. How about just a sniff for a change? Just bustin chops.

QOTD: Best steak, not sure if this qualifies, but after I got my first deer, my Dad and I cut out the tenderloin, took it in the house and sauteed it in a little butter and olive oil and just a touch of salt and pepper. Ate it right there. Perfect.
Worst…An old girlfriend had me over for dinner one night and made steak, that was a mistake, but looking back, so was she…ouch.
December 12, 2007

Lyndsay
QOTD:
Honestly, I am not a red meat fan and have never had a “steak”. My best steak “product” I have ever had would be a Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich from Philadelphia, but that’s about the only thing I have ever tried.
December 12, 2007

grace
Best: Hitching Post, they have this seasoning called magic dust, and when paired with a Purisma Syrah…truly magical.

Worst: Well-done bargain supermarket steaks of my youth. Sorry, dad.
December 12, 2007

Bohi
Lets see best and worst steak:

Best: Cooked by my buddy on a bbq. He does things with steak that I’ve never seen duplicated in any resturaunt. I have no idea his process other than that he requires tequilla. For him or the meat no one knows.
Worst: Charleston’s in Spartanburg, SC the grizzle on that thing still haunts my dreams.
December 12, 2007

David
Great show Gary.

QOTD:
Best Steak: New York Strip at Mastros in L.A. – incredible
Worst Steak: I don’t usually order steak at a restaurant unless I’m somewhat sure it will be good, but I do remember having a horrible steak at Sizzler many years ago – thin and way overcooked.
December 12, 2007

spaetm
QOTD:
Worst – Company golf tournament dinner. Way over cooked.
Best – My mother’s london broil. marinated in soy sauce and honey. mmmmm.
December 12, 2007

John Farrin
Worst steak: I know I’m going to hell, but my mother’s pan-fried round steak when I was growing up.
Best steak: The Chateaubriand with Bearnaise that I make for special family dinners.
December 12, 2007

August
QTOD:

The worst steak: I had a T-bone steak at Shoney’s once. I didn’t expect much, but somehow they managed to overcook it and get it to the table cold.

The best steak: I have a friend that can do wonders with steak and an outdoor grill. Much better than restaurant fare.

Well, Gary, now you know what will bring out the uberlurker. Great show!
December 12, 2007

mike
QOTD: I could say any steak is a good steak, but that’s just not true. The Best: A bone-in ribeye (cowboy steak) from Dewar’s Meats in Wellesley, MA with a homemade rub and grilled (on a Big Green Egg using hard wood charcoal) medium rare
Worst – An alleged sirloin (NY Strip) I had at a restaurant. Must’ve been below “select” grade. Chewy, stringy, not cooked right. Terrible. Not sure, but it might not have come from a cow.
December 12, 2007

Capt M
Great episode! QOTD: Worst Steak: Prime Rib, Holiday Inn (Hotel) Tallahassee, FL. Best steak: Top Sirloin Filet Mignon, Los Gauchos Restaurant, Panama City, Panama.
December 12, 2007

Ferrari1379
Best steak was this past November at Delmonicos in Las Vegas. I ordered the Bone-In steak and it was ridiculous. I also had a bite of the Filet and both are now tied for the best steak that I’ve ever had.

Worst steak ever was probably at a local restuarant here in Northern NJ. Also last month in Nov. Without insulting them by dropping the name, the steak was rubbery, extremely fatty, and overcooked.