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

December 27, 2007

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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 play review at cork'd
2005 Black Wing ShirazAustralian Shiraz/Syrah play review at cork'd
2003 Chat La Tour CarnetOther Red Bordeaux play review at cork'd
2004 J.j. Prum Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spatlese RieslingGerman Riesling play review at cork'd

Links mentioned in todays episode.

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  1. December 28, 2007

    Jayhitek

    QOTD: Yes / Yes
    I have like 4 bottles of the 2000 La Tour Carnet. Bought them as futures and they have been sitting in my wine fridge for all those years. I was due to start cracking them because they are getting to the 8 year mark.. Man I hope they are better than the 2003 that GV just tasted.

  2. December 28, 2007

    italianwinelover

    QOTD: Tasted but never bought. So I guess yes and no. Too sweet for my tastes.

    Can’t wait to see the new wristband…I would love to add it to my collection, never would sell it on ebay.

    Great job GV!

  3. December 28, 2007

    wfdeac

    QOTD: No, no.

  4. December 28, 2007

    hasbeen

    Yes
    Yes

  5. December 28, 2007

    Dan-o

    new to the “real” wine world – grew up on Noni’s homemade Barbarone – so no/no

  6. December 28, 2007

    luvgrapesqueezings

    QOTD: I love German rieslings. My favorites are from the Mosel region, but I also enjoy Rhinegau, and Phaltz and other places. JJ Prum is my favorite producer, followed by Dr Loosen. JJ has a couple of cousins in the Mosel area who also makes rieslings. Check out wines from SA Prum, and Studert Prum.

  7. December 28, 2007

    brad.v

    qotd: yes, yes; It’s what the wife and I are currently drinking, while we work our way to more complex wines.

  8. December 28, 2007

    Big Nick

    Good show Gary, must say that I love the Rieslings. We have been on a bit of a local kick here in Michigan, but there is no comparison to the Germans.

    QOTD: I have probably had around 20-30 different German Rieslings. I cut my wine teeth on them. Usually a decent price, with a lot of great taste. Not to mention that my wife does not like the reds very much so a riesling is her favorite.

    Thanks for the great year and happy new year to you. Much success.

  9. December 28, 2007

    Gordon

    qotd: yes, yes, …., and yes. I love German Riesling. I’m glad you reviewed the JJ Prum which I love too.

  10. December 28, 2007

    David Ziemba

    Sorry, posted this in yesterdays by mistake…QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I am getting this meat thing up my nose, I prefer it.”

  11. December 28, 2007

    Billr

    Mix it up Mix it up………

    QOTD: YES YES
    I would say that the Auslese is our standard favorite around here.

  12. December 28, 2007

    Yoni Rabkin

    The finale was hilarious.

    QOTD: nope and nope

  13. December 28, 2007

    Gabriel

    QOTD:

    I came back from the Mosel 2 weeks ago. And for all the Americans that are going to Montalcino year after year I can really recommend to try Mosel instead. It is truly a marvellous, beautiful place. And if you would rank the wine regions of the world in terms of where the hardest labour is, Mosel would be no 1.

    You almost can’t imagine how they are able to harvest the grapes in some of the best sites. First they are standing in a slope that has a 60 degree angle and harvesting. Then they “mountain-climb” for 20 minutes with 80 kilos of grapes on their backs, and after that they walk for 15 minutes to get to the tractor, because there are no roads near enough. It’s totally crazy!

    With this in mind, Mosel is truly bargain wines. And if you appreciate finess and subtle flavours, there are no better wines in the world. And the ageing potential, it’s oustanding!

    I had a 1973 Ãœrziger Würzgarten Spätlese from Weingut CH Berres, it was still fresh as a sunny winter’s day! And extremly complex.

    Yeah Gary, do more German Rieslings please!

  14. December 28, 2007

    YoungDave

    QOTD: Yes. And Yes (more than two), and that includes auslese, beerenauslese as well as spatlese and kabinet (sorry I didn’t have the energy to spell check…damn Germans and their crazy 15 letter, 5 syllable words.)

  15. December 28, 2007

    Ferrigno

    QOTD: haha I just had one tonight, and every week I tend to drink at least one :)

  16. December 28, 2007

    Michael Y

    qotd – not yet, but i sure would love to.

  17. December 28, 2007

    medo

    PLEASE DO MORE GERMAN RIESLING ON YOUR SHOW!!! ;)

    QOTD: Yes for sure / yes for sure. My best dry German Riesling in a while was the 2005 Künstler Hochheimer Hölle Riesling Erstes Gewächs from the Rheingau region! On the sweet side, I had a 1976! Christoffel Ürziger Würzgarten Auslese ** a while ago.. Absolutely stunning wines!

  18. December 28, 2007

    Chrisfs

    Yes and Yes. My parents are German and my grandfather is a fan of Rieslings. He brought 4 of them to Christmas dinner. We only got through two of them because my parents had a different wine planned for the ham.
    Oddly enough the first one, a Kabinett, was amazingly sweet. eat some fine chopped grass and then follow it with a big glob of honey. That’s what it was like. The Spatlese was drier than it.

  19. December 28, 2007

    Jaybird

    German Rieslings are what turned me on to the wine world. This is still my first choice for white wines, although I am a regular red wine connaisseur. Last one I tasted was a Max Richter 2006 QbA

  20. December 28, 2007

    Canadian Chris

    QOTD: yeap/nope. Lots of Niagara Rieslings! Had a German riesling with Christmas dinner, actually!

  21. December 28, 2007

    Rhonda J

    QOTD: yes and no. I guess I have a mission to track some down in the next week or so!

  22. December 28, 2007

    Glen DiGirolamo aka G.Francis in 2008

    No…never had one.

    No…never had more than two

  23. December 28, 2007

    CRZYWinemaker

    QOTD: Yes, and Yes GV. But honestly, it’s taken me about 5 yrs to really begin to appreciate the rieslings, it was a slow transition for me to begin to understand that burnt bmx tire was a something to be liked. I really didn’t get it until after doing several blind tastings. Thanks for the great show as always. Mott Link it Up !!

  24. December 28, 2007

    Patricia Thomas

    Yes. Yes. Yes-Yes-Yes-Yes-Yes!!!!!!!!!
    Have had: Kabinett, Auslese, Spatlese, Eisewein…
    Can’t afford/haven’t yet had: Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese.
    Donations WILL be accepted–just e-mail me :-)
    (aren’t I shameless)
    Riesling rules! Long live Riesling!

  25. December 28, 2007

    Glen DiGirolamo...aka G. Francis in 2008

    No….never had one.

    No….never had more than two.

    :)

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