A Grab Bag Of Wines On The Thunder Show

A Grab Bag Of Wines On The Thunder Show - Episode #379

December 27, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk sits down and tastes through a few wines and gives you his thoughts.

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“I’m looking through all of the older episodes on German wines after lo…” by Jeff
“QOTD - yes, yes
Growing up, my parents pretty much only drank Germa…” by evolvingmonkey
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Spice Route PinotageSouth African Pinotage
2005 Black Wing ShirazAustralian Shiraz/Syrah
2003 Chat La Tour CarnetOther Red Bordeaux
2004 J.j. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spatlese RieslingGerman Riesling

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339 Responses

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about 5 months ago

Jeff
I’m looking through all of the older episodes on German wines after looking through a set of 3,000 pictures I took along the Rhine river outside of Frankfurt, Germany last summer. The wines there grow along the cliffs, at–what looks from afar–to be close to 90 degree angles, but are really between 30-60 degree angles to flat earth. I LOVE German wines, particularly Trokken wines, and it was an amazing experience to be on some of the vineyards there. It was also amazing to buy bottles of wine for the equivalent of $10-20 there that would cost three or four times that here in America.

You should go to Germany to do an episode. Hit up Italy and Spain and Portugal too while you’re there…
about 6 months ago

evolvingmonkey
QOTD - yes, yes

Growing up, my parents pretty much only drank German Mosel Rieslings and Canadian icewines. I think the low alcohol level makes German Rieslings a great wine to drink with your family, even for smaller children. So when I went to college near the fingerlakes region, I was predisposed to like the fingerlakes rieslings (which I do).
about 7 months ago

Benjamin
QOTD: no, no
about 7 months ago

Valerie
QOTD: Yes, Yes, and I loved the 2005 Meulenhof Riesling Kabinett.
about 8 months ago

Ben F
Mott Link it Up!! Tee…
about 9 months ago

PaVo
QOTD: Yes, Yes, in fact I have had a number of them whilst in the Mosel Valley. Good stuff if you find what you like in the Trokken’s or the Spatlese’s
about 9 months ago

Taylor
I have a few but not to many from Germany so
QOTD Yes/No
about 9 months ago

Chris Braun
Coming in late here, but very much yes and yes. I started drinking German Rieslings 20+ years ago and love them. Among other things, I belong to the German Wine Society and also attended the German Wine Academy a few years ago. I think that Rieslings probably account for over 50% of the European wines in my cellar.
about 9 months ago

Matt the Lurker
QOTD - Yessy, yes.
about 9 months ago

MtnCharlie
QOTD: Yes, Yes. Riesling has become only of my favorite wines. I am amazed and intrigued by their complexity and ability to age. I recently had a 1995 Carl Schmitt-Wagner Longuicher Maximiner Herrenberg Kabinett and it was exceptional! Decanted it!
about 9 months ago

Colin
GV - QOTD = yes and yes. But I’m still finding it hard. I’m working on it - but these haven’t captured me yet…
about 9 months ago

yowens
QOTD: Yes/No
about 9 months ago

Jeff Cleveland
QOTD: Yes and YES; THEY ARE MY FAVORITE WHITES!!!
about 9 months ago

AmandaM
QOTD: Yes and Yes. I love German wines.
about 9 months ago

Jason S.
QOTD: YES, YES
about 9 months ago

JayZee
QOTD: Of course I’ve had German Rieslings. Yes, I’ve had MORE THAN TWO. Now for the confession - in my ~1,000 bottles of wine in the cellar, I think I only have 4 German Rieslings - and only a couple of bottles of each.
about 9 months ago

Dan-o
I am a big Riesling fan. I have drank loads of them.
In my cellar I have Kabinett, Spaetlese (pronounced Shpetleeza), and Auslese.

One of my favorite Riesling experiences was at a Christmas party at my favorite wine restaurant in Winston-Salem - it was comment #?, Link it up Mott! - the chef brought out a 1976 Auslese that was a beautiful mix of fruit and nutty aspects and it aged beautifully.
about 9 months ago

RieslingRon
Sorry for the late comment, but I just got home last night from the Holidays out of town and am just catching up on last weeks episodes.

QOTD: Yes, I have had many German Rieslings, as the German ones are my favorite, especially the MSR region. I have several JJ Prums in my cooler now along with several other producers from Germany.
about 9 months ago

Pastafari Pirate
QOTD: no, no.
about 9 months ago

Ibrake4wine
QOTD - Yes, I have had several German Rieslings. It is one of my favorite while wines and pairs very well with food.

I do not think you have ever done a show on Finger Lakes, NY Rieslings. I think that this deserves a look. There are several very good ones. Dr. Frank Konstantin, Hermann Weimer, Standing Stone. Check them out!

http://www.drfrankwines.com/
http://www.wiemer.com/
http://www.standingstonewines.com/

Cheers
about 9 months ago

Oregon Jim
I am a believer! Been on the Mosel, Can’t count the number, love the Riesling.
It is good also from Alsace, SE Aus., and Washington’s Columbia Valley and Oregon’s Willamette Valley are coming on too.
I want the Mott T!
about 9 months ago

Timothy Burke
Great episode, I’m going to check out the German episode since I haven’t seen it yet.

QOTD: No, I have not yet tried any, I have a California Resling right now, but I’m going to look into the German one and give it a try.
about 9 months ago

Cliff and Darcey
QOTD: Yes, at a tasting only, never a whole bottle; yes, probably tasted more than two.

Still fans of yours … AND turned my little sister on to you as well!
about 9 months ago

C. Jurczak
Yes / No
about 9 months ago

David
QOTD: Yes, Yes, but I’m not a big fan of Riesling’s that have residual sugar…just not my thing.