Christmas Wine Tasting Episode

Christmas Wine Tasting Episode – Episode #377

December 24, 2007

The Christmas pack of wine is here, sit back relax and enjoy this very special Thunder Show with Gary Vaynerchuk.

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“Merry Christmas a year late, Gary and everyone at WLTV! Thanks for an…” by Dessert Wine Nerd
“I bought the Ch de callac a while back, and promised myself I would re…” by Sev
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Chateau De Callac Graves BlancOther White Bordeaux
2005 Chateau De Lavagnac RougeOther Red Bordeaux
2005 Chateau Moulin De LavaudPomerol
2005 Chateau Callac Prestige RougeGraves/Pessac-Leognan

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Cheese mentioned in todays episode.

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January 2, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Merry Christmas a year late, Gary and everyone at WLTV! Thanks for another great episode even though the damn wine laws wouldnt allow me to do this with you even IF I caught this show a year ago. QOTD: No one, since I watched it by myself, though I dont think if I would have done with with my parents or friends they would have minded your wild antics.
June 24, 2008

Sev
I bought the Ch de callac a while back, and promised myself I would rewatch this episode when I opened it up. I love this wine! I just tried a rather pricy Sancerre, and I definitely like this a lot more. Going to check if it is still in stock, right now!
March 15, 2008

Scott
with ya
March 9, 2008

Kristen
Yay!!!! Thanks GV, we just did the tasting (and I’m part of the “experts” of the WASTED group)! The wines were awesome! And it was cool- I loved the white…I got a definite coconut taste on the mouthfeel! Thanks for the great wines!
March 9, 2008

Laura Wineland
Greetings GV from the members of Madison, WI’s W.A.S.T.E.D wine-tasting group. Here’s the tally from our 10-person Christmas-in-March Extravaganza:
We loved them all, but if we had to pick favorites:
#1: 5 of us
#2: 2, excellent value!
#3: 2 (our experts)
#4: 1

Thanks for the fabulous experience. We are now all craving Kit-Kats smothered in raspberry jam!
February 13, 2008

Valerie
QOTD: Didn’t twist any arms, I was sick with strep throat. Just now finished tasting the wines and really enjoyed the white.
January 27, 2008

Sev
Watching with my girlfriend, who now thinks you are the greatest thing on the internet. Wish I had gotten the Christmas pack, but maybe next year. Thanks for everything Gary, Mott, and everyone else who makes the Thundershow happen. It definitely is something that makes me smile.
January 8, 2008

MtnCharlie
QOTD: Just getting caught up today. Just watching by myself But, my family had an awesome Christmas dinner. It was my wife and kids, my parents and my wife’s grandmother. Prime rib and a 1997 ZD Napa cabernet.
January 5, 2008

Rhonda
QOTD: My fiance! We watched during halftime of the Steelers game, I needed a glass of wine as a life long Steelers fan. Thanks again for doing this it is RADOOL!!! I can’t wait for the next pack!
January 4, 2008

Jeff Cleveland
QOTD: Unfortunately I wasn’t able to order the Christmas pack though I loved the idea. I’m in retail so I’m just watching this episode on January 4. Oh well, somebody’s got to do it.
January 2, 2008

Pastafari Pirate
QOTD: ummm, nobody. Sorry. Nevertheless….. LINK IT UP, MOTT!!
January 1, 2008

John B
Gary, thanks for the christmas pack. We’ve only had a chance to open the Chateau Moulin De Lavaud (last night) and it was quite good.

A little late, but happy holidays man! I’m looking forward to seeing what WLTV has in store for 08!
December 31, 2007

Scott
Sorry for the late comment, but to get schedules to work out, we had christmas this weekend.
Six of us sniffy-sniffed and tasted the wines and then listened to each segment to compare our notes with yours. I told everyone that if you did not say you tasted white peaches all day on the white Graves I would stop watching the show. You left me with egg on my face and now I’m going to have to come up with a loophole so I can keep watching.
Great wines, lots of fun.
Thanks GV.
December 31, 2007

Saubrey
Great as always! Hope your holidays were safe and happy!
December 31, 2007

Dan-o
No arm twisiting necessary. My wife and kids know that I am a Vayniac! They toss a little bit of guilt at me from time to time because I hunker down with head phones to watch the show.

I could not participate in the Christmas pack because I live in MA, bu don’t hold it against me (not a native).

All the best for a happy and healthy 2008!
December 30, 2007

wannaBconnoisseur
At least you’re not partial to French wines GV!
December 30, 2007

Moose
Thanks for the Christmas pack GV. We did our family xmas yesterday. no arms were twisted as we’re all loyal vayniacs (sp?)… I even got the dead deer + cherries t-shirt for christmas… my wife said it screams sexy.

We joined you for thanksgiving, now for Christmas. GV, welcome to the family. It’s officially reached the status of tradition.
December 29, 2007

kenny
All I want for christmas is a “Mott Link It Up” t-shirt!
I am drafting any one who will listen and watch.
Merry New Year and Happy Christmas.
December 29, 2007

Karl Laczko
Bordeaux heavy episode, sounds nice, but so far these holidays I’ve kept away from that region.

QOTD – Nobody’s, I just watched a few days later!
December 28, 2007

J Crazy
Merry Holidays Gary. Couldn’t get the wine over here in Japan but had a wonderful Christmas with my wife and some close friends.
December 28, 2007

CHATrBox
The only arm-twisting necessary was my own seeing as how it is the holidays and I’ve been MIA for the past week. Between family, friends, snowboarding, and the self-induced food/wine coma I’ve been in it’s been difficult to get to the computer.

Not to cry it up too much, but if I could have ordered the Christmas pack to Washington State then, and only then would I have been 100% committed to watching the show Christmas eve. Unfortunately there’s no love for WA out of Jersey!

Lady bugs? Really?
December 28, 2007

John Hanna
Nice show GV! We had a couple of party poopers but most of my family really liked the show and I think they will be watching more.

Even though I did not have that cheese I thought you were right on with the flavors of the first wine. After being open a couple days open it picks up more lime for me. I rate this a 87. I like it but I still think I can find similar or better wines like this here in the northwest for a lower price.

I thought you were totally off your rocker when I first tasted the reds. I was thinking 80-85 point wines. The Lavagnac smelled like movie theater popcorn and to me tasted exactly like raw elk venison. No one else that I was with picked this up but if you have ever butchered a whole elk I’m sure you it would be obvious. I liked but not loved the third and fourth wines my first try.

I got back to these wines two and now three days later. WOW! A huge difference for me! The Lavagnac smells like graham cracker and mixed berry jam with the taste of some very nice light cranberry, strawberry, and cherry flavors turning to sour cherry on the finish. 88+ pts

The Moulin De Lavaud is my favorite of the bunch. The subtle complexity of the nose is amazing. It really smells like some wild forest mushroom I smelled once but can’t put a name on it right now. The taste is like going up on the hill to pick some wild cherries with Mr. Kayvonfar (while he is hollering to scare away any bears) and then going to the river with your stash of cherries to do some early summer trout fishing. You start eating the cherries frantically and they dribble down your chin on to the basalt river rocks and it so good you start licking the rocks. Black cherry slathered river rocks. Ok now maybe I’m off my rocker now but I really
like this wine. I did not find any 2×4 in the salad. 93+ pts.

What? where is the rainbow? Well maybe a little rainbow but I get it more on the finish. What? Kit-Kat in Jam? Strawberry and Rose? I wish I had your nose GV! I get some road tar but it is a pretty good wine. 89 pts.

How will these wines taste in ten years gary? Will any of them hold up?

QOTD: I tried to get everyone to try the wines but I did lose a couple from the start. The arm twisting did work on some though.

Keep up the good work Gary. I will try to post more comments in 2008.
December 28, 2007

Chris Davis
Chris from CT. Purchased the pack and tasted along with about 8 other people. They loved it! They want more! I have some pictures to send your way.
December 28, 2007

NADINE
Ha ha, nobody twisted my arm to view your shows, actually if my memory serves me right, you did actually as I recall you were self promoting yourself, lol. To put my word in there since on the topic of good valued wines … for under ten Canadian dollars, around 8 some dollars, it’s not super freaking fantastic like a good aged wine, but I think it’s pretty darn good for everyday or weekly basis, you probably tried it already, it’s: MALBEC 2006 (100% Malbec), Vin de Mendoza / Wine of Mendoza, Argentine / Argentina, Vin Rouge / Red Wine, produit de l’Argentine / Argentina’s product – FINCA FLICHMAN – yep pretty good, and it’s 13.5% alc/vol, 750 ml/bottle, I think it would go pretty well with your steak, it also has some vanilla to it, http://www.flichman.com.ar Well, if I didn’t get to say it, Happy belated Christmas, Hannukah, New Year, best wishes for 2008, etc. Keep it up Gary !
December 28, 2007

Jon B Lodi
We had a couple of friends over for your “taste-along” and had a GREAT time. We’re looking forward to doing it again in a month or so.

I’m always trying to get people to understand what a corked wine is really like. We were completely with you on your descriptions of most of the wines, except the Lavagnac, which was obviously corked. It was very useful to have everyone hear what the wine SHOULD have tasted like.

OK, I’m off to blog about our fun experience…