California Pinot Noir Tasting

California Pinot Noir Tasting – Episode #387

January 16, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk notices a shocking trend and wonders what all the fuss is STILL about when it comes to the grape that Hollywood made famous

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Coppola Director’s Cut Pinot NoirOther California Pinot Noir
2006 Lily Sonoma Coast Pinot NoirOther California Pinot Noir
2006 Patz & Hall Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastSonoma Pinot Noir
2006 Breggo Pinot Noir Anderson ValleyOther California Pinot Noir

Links mentioned in todays episode.

466 Responses

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January 17, 2008

Larry T.
I started watching wine library tv about a two months ago. I discovered the program by accident while doing research on video blogging.

I’m not that big of a wine fan but I love the way Gary does show.
Very entertaining and informative too.

Thanks Gary.

Larry T.
January 17, 2008

Lurker
Good show. May be I got you wrong, but Sideways is just a movie. And a pretty decent one too. It is NOT an extension of Parker, WS etc as you said. I bet Alexander Payne never intended to affect the wine market. I’m not a fan of Sideways or Pinot.
January 17, 2008

Kevin W.
Episode 379. Just started learning about wines and ran into your website on a search. Saw the link to your wine blog on left hand side. The still picture was you with the hood of your sweatshirt up and I thought that the show could be interesting. I was correct. Watched every episode since, and many of the archived episodes. Keep’n it real on the internets.
January 17, 2008

barry
A few weeks after you appeared on Diggnation.
January 17, 2008

Augustus
I started watching WLTV during the summer of 2007. I live in CA, but I was dating a girl that lives in Manhattan. I work with wine and talked a lot about it with her. She mentioned an article she’d read about some “guy in New Jersey” in New York Magazine. She emailed me the article, I read it, and then clicked the link that took me to my first episode. I then shared the show with two of my closest friends who also work with wine. We are all, the three of us, now avid Vayniacs.
January 17, 2008

Characterlost
Nice epsiode GV, Yeah Califirnia Pinot is expensive… jeez. i have been drinking some pretty good wines out of oregon for 15-20 seems like there its pretty easy to pick a good one.

QOTD: I think around episode 350 or so. early november. but if had known about you earlier GV, I would have been with you from day one. I’m just glad i’m not a lurker anymore… hey lets call some out of hiding.

“LURKERS COME OUT”
January 17, 2008

ChadD.
Saw a full page add in WS, and started watching…somewhere around episode 100-since then I’ve watched them all.
January 17, 2008

GR8wine
QOTD: I’m not really sure when I started because the instant I got hooked I went back and watched most of the archives, so it’s all a blur and I can’t really remember the first time (ack!). But I think it was somewhere around episode 100.
January 17, 2008

Jarvis
QOTD: Don’t remember the episode, but it was right after you were on Diggnation.
January 17, 2008

Brandon M
QOTD….ho hum, Episode 18.

GaryV has changed! pffffft
January 17, 2008

tony
i first saw you on mojo hd tv. this fat dude who knew nothing about wine interviewed you and if i recall correctly, you had a blind tasting at the end of the segment. you were a hoot!!
January 17, 2008

Rhonda
QOTD: I think it was about 6 months ago? maybe more, maybe less. Whenever Kevin started mentioning you on DiggNation. I have enjoyed every episode!!
January 17, 2008

julian caustrita
I started watching about 3 weeks ago. My boss got me hooked. Keep bringing the THUNDER Gary!
January 17, 2008

Micha
QOTD: the first time watching was about 09/2006 or something near by. I like to scroll back and watch older Eps too
January 17, 2008

Monica J
I watched the first show New Years Eve 2007. I was looking for reviews of the Coppola Sofia Blanc de Blancs sparkling wine.

It has been true love since!

I love everything about the show. You, Mott, the Thundercats, sniffy sniff, and even the birds!
January 17, 2008

Ina V-G
QOTD: Started watching about 7 months ago…introduced to me by my then-fiance, Will G.
January 17, 2008

Ernest_G
QOTD: Beer Library Episode #327

I had just watched an airing of you on Nightline (ABC). At the time, I was playing around with the idea of drinking some wine (for a change). The beer episode was great, but I started to go through the links of videos you had off to the right margin. I was fascinated and intrigued with your style. You had such a passionate and genuine way of preaching your opinions and knowledge about wine. It changed my life (honestly it did [just ask my family]).

Great show, GV.
January 17, 2008

cosmo108
QOTD: I think about a year and a half ago. Thanks for all the shows!
January 17, 2008

TWofPasadena
Great episode, but most of the good Pinot’s are just too pricey for me these days.

QOTD: Sometime in Feb 07, I think. You’ve been great for my wine knowledge since then, but bad for my wallet.
January 17, 2008

organicmexican
QOTD…Sept 2007. LOVE IT!!! You guys make a difference. Don’t underestimate your impact. We all love you both. You are family!!!
January 17, 2008

Tstank
Even though you hate the movie for causing a Pinot uproar, I think it is like a gate way drug. People drink Pinot to be snobby then realize there is more out there

QOTD: I started watching last year.
January 17, 2008

Justin L Ove
Two months ago…and I am an ADDICT. Thanks for the new vice Gary.
I hope that wide left prediction was in reference to the Giants losing.
How can you love cheese so much and at the same time despise the Packers?
Ha!
January 16, 2008

vinecliff
qotd – Around Oct 07 & I can’t even remember how I found it. Although I do rember seeing Gary on the show “Uncorked”.
January 16, 2008

Tejash
slate.com article
January 16, 2008

Rob Csenar
QOTD: December, 2007. I saw a link to wltv on a CellarTracker note.