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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“QOTD: Yes, yes, Schloss Johannisberg 2005 Riesling Kabinett Red top, a…” by richardvinifera
“Yay for Joh Jos Prum. I have 2 bottles of the 2005 Wehnlur Somelhur A…” by Dessert Wine Nerd
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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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September 18, 2009

richardvinifera
QOTD: Yes, yes, Schloss Johannisberg 2005 Riesling Kabinett Red top, and Leitz Rudesheimer Riesling Trocken are the best ones i’ve had.
January 3, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Yay for Joh Jos Prum. I have 2 bottles of the 2005 Wehnlur Somelhur Auslese, and I cant wait to open those bad boys. QOTD: I know ive had one, I just cant pull the name out of my head. God I need to start writing wines ive drank down.
May 3, 2008

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…
March 26, 2008

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).
February 14, 2008

Benjamin
QOTD: no, no
February 13, 2008

Valerie
QOTD: Yes, Yes, and I loved the 2005 Meulenhof Riesling Kabinett.
January 16, 2008

Ben F
Mott Link it Up!! Tee…
January 9, 2008

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
January 8, 2008

Taylor
I have a few but not to many from Germany so
QOTD Yes/No
January 7, 2008

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.
January 7, 2008

Matt the Lurker
QOTD – Yessy, yes.
January 7, 2008

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!
January 7, 2008

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…
January 6, 2008

yowens
QOTD: Yes/No
January 6, 2008

Jeff Cleveland
QOTD: Yes and YES; THEY ARE MY FAVORITE WHITES!!!
January 6, 2008

AmandaM
QOTD: Yes and Yes. I love German wines.
January 4, 2008

Jason S.
QOTD: YES, YES
January 4, 2008

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.
January 3, 2008

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.
January 3, 2008

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.
January 2, 2008

Pastafari Pirate
QOTD: no, no.
January 2, 2008

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
January 2, 2008

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!
January 2, 2008

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.
January 2, 2008

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!