New Years Eve Wine Tasting With No Champagne

New Years Eve Wine Tasting With No Champagne – Episode #381

December 31, 2007

Gary Vaynerchuk has one last episode in 2008 and thanks all of you for the support and for being a part of the Thunder show.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Cartuxa Pera Manca WhiteOther Portuguese White Wine

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January 1, 2008

Alos
Happy New Year all!
January 1, 2008

Susan
Mott and Gary- Thanks for all of the fabulous eps in 2007!! Happy New Year to everyone!!!!!
January 1, 2008

stewart l
Happy new year. What a great year it has been. I always look forward to the show. There is no question that I have expanded my horizon on different varietals and will continue to do so.
January 1, 2008

Richard Bakker
Perhaps throw some more east coast Viticulture and Oenology in the mix.
Love what your doing for the wine world.
Keep on keeping on.
January 1, 2008

Kyle in Memphis
Started watching WLTV a few months ago, and since then I’ve gone from keeping 2-3 wines around to more than filling my little 12-bottle cooler, mostly with wines I had never tried – exploring the palate! I also now own a decanter, and I’m totally building one of those wine rooms as soon as I buy a home. Great show, Gary. Happy new year.
January 1, 2008

Todd Smith
Happy New Year everyone!
QOTD – You’re doing a GREAT JOB Gary. Keep it up.
January 1, 2008

Dominick Mack
Thank you for the constant entertaining and wine development I go through each day!!
January 1, 2008

randyshakes
I now wished that I had sent a pic or two in to be immortalized on the thunder show. Thanks for another wonderful year. I am going to expand my palate in French wines for 2008. I was concentrating more on California, Oregon, and Washington last year. Again, thanks for all your insight.
January 1, 2008

sky
keep em coming, gary……
January 1, 2008

Nick
Gary,
I just started watching your show this year and I look forward to watching it in the coming years. Great job!! However I have to admit that I almost did not become a Vayniac because I thought your show was a little abrasive. Now I’m learning to embrace the Thunder Show and catch every radool episode.
In the coming episodes I would like to see more educational type shows, i.e. which vintages to hold vs drink, cork vs screw tops and how to equate what I taste in a wine to a food or object.

Happy New Year!!!
January 1, 2008

sky
hey guys today is a great opportunity to look back on the past. i went back and watched episode one-yeah the first one- and i highly recommend it. it shows how far gary has come and it demonstrates what his vision was at the beginning and yeah gary it looks like you furfilled your dreams/…..thanks to gary and to all who watch.
January 1, 2008

sky
what year is it? thanks, gary. im still looking for a styrofaom mailer for that burgundy. this year was ausome and there will be manymore to come. bring it on and i know yer just joking about the link it up mott tshirt. ya better be…. another great year in o-ate and 365 more wines to drink,i better get started right now.
January 1, 2008

BobbyTiger
I came across WLTV just a couple of months ago when surfing the net on wines from Argentina. Was intelligent enough to punch up the G man, and the show has now become a part of our daily lives. Thanks to Gary, I now actually take the time to smell the wine, and, (in my mind), look for flavors. Unthinkable. We now decant. We find ourselves saying things like “it’s a little young”, “nice mid-palate”, or “great finish”. Really silly things, which somehow now seem to make sense.
I am looking forward to buying the Kabinett Riesling when the stores open tomorrow. (Thanks for the tip G.)
And thanks for the opportunity to be a part of your ever-expanding TV family.
January 1, 2008

Hugh
G-Man,

Continued success for ‘08 ….
January 1, 2008

Big Nick
Nice way to give back to all the Vayniacs Gary. Looks like there will be more this year after that huge show. Can’t wait to see what ‘08 has in store, and Happy New Year!
January 1, 2008

YoungDave
Fantastic shout out to all of the Vayniacs in the latter part of the Ep.

QOTD: I gotta echo the aforementioned suggestions to keep being real, unpretentious, down-to-earth, and educational as you shoot each episode from the…well, from the palate- actually THAT should become a coined WLTV phrase: “Just shoot it from the palate”… I like that.
I would also definitely like to see more “on-location” shows outside of your WL office because the week that you did out on the town in restaurants in NY was, in my humble, veteran Vayniac opinion, the best stretch of shows in the history of WLTV. Each show was focused and brought us all into another sector of the wine world; where wine lists have been put together and you tasted them with a specific theme in mind. Keep it up, and keep being creative to bring education and insight into wine with fresh new locations and themes while upholding your incomparable style. Cheers and Happy New Year, Big G.
January 1, 2008

CrazyManAndy
QOTD: I’ve only been watching the show for a couple months, but I have gone back to watch a lot of the older episodes. I think what you’re doing is really awesome. The variety lately has been incredible, the wine bars, cheeses and steaks, contests, etc. I love all that stuff. I think could do a few more “focused” shows, where you have about four or five wines and no distractions. But I ain’t complainin’! You always have some really cool ideas, so don’t let anyone else tell ya how to run the show, just go with your gut and stick to your guns. You said you wanted to do more food related episodes next year, and I think that would be awesome. Anyway, just want to say thank you, Gary, Mott (Link it up! [TM]), and the whole WL/WLTV crew! Have a great New Year!

CMA
January 1, 2008

Andrew
Gary:

Happy New Year from Singapore! Just stumbled on your site while looking for reviews of an Insoglio from Campo di Sasso and enjoyed all the reviews and some for the videos! Also enjoyed the great comments from the posters.

Keep up the great work!!!

Andrew
January 1, 2008

Capt M
Try the Chateau Musar – Lebanon. Thanks for the New Year’s episode! Thanks for a wonderful year filled with good memories and great tastings. QOTD: I’ve expanded my palate, and learned a great deal more. Resolution for this year for WLTV: let’s put more effort into cork’d. Reward people who put more input into it. Happy New Year!
January 1, 2008

Billr
Sweeeet show…..HAPPY NEW YEAR

QOTD: I have always wanted to get into wine but without direction and knowledge it is a hard thing to do. I had always drank a bottle here or there and always disliked the wine at the time. What a turn off.

Then along came WLTV and now it is a whole new world. THANK YOU Sasha, Gary, Mott and the crew at WL and WLTV for all that you do. 2007 has opened up my wife and I’s life and marrage in a way we never knew could or would happen. You all have become part of our family. Thanks again……..
January 1, 2008

Withnail
QOTD: Agree with Yoni below (was talking about this with someone a few weeks ago) – make “Best Of” DVDs so we (and our gift-receiving friends) can kick back
late at night and watch great episodes of WLTV on TV monitors in our living rooms.
January 1, 2008

Withnail
LOL @ Bigfoot!

Happy New Year!
January 1, 2008

Rajiv A
Happy New Year Gary!

QOTD: You know my rambling thoughts from that email I sent a few weeks ago. Other than that, the one thing you did that I really enjoyed was the Bordeaux Episodes, rough though they were, and the New York sommelier’s interviews, and the Jeffrey Davies interview. I truly appreciate these rare glimpses into the realities of the wine trade.
January 1, 2008

David
Gary,

Ð¡ ÐÐ¾Ð²Ñ‹Ð¼ Ð³Ð¾Ð´Ð¾Ð¼!
(Ask Sasha if you have any problems with the above.)

Watching WLTV has become a ritual, a real highlight to my day.

Thank you (and Link It Up – that is Mott’s first name, isn’t it?) for all that you done.
January 1, 2008

Syrahhhhhhhhh
Gary, Mott,

I am so thankful for finding you. I knew there was a nation of wine heads out there who shared the love for wine like I do and you bring us together in such an enthusiastic and original way. I only recently found you, so another resolution I have is to watch as many back episodes as possible. Thanks for all you do, I’ll keep watching and drinking. Syrahhhhhhhhh