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

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January 16, 2008

Joe F
Hi Gary,
Around the week before
Thanksgiving. Then I down loaded back to the beginning of November and had a marathon week of The Thunder Show. I still go back here and there to watch some older episodes. I had to watch #1 just to see how much it has changed. I can’t tell the difference Ha-Ha. Actually, you have become so more much comfortable in front of the camera and a lot funnier. I have then, sort of, skipped throughout the year and watched maybe every twentieth episode to witness your evolution.
On another note, I am, was, a HUGE Pinot Noir fan from way back and I was upset with the movie SIDEWAYS. I turned to my wife after Paul Giamatti’s little monologue about the “Specialness” of pinot noir and said “There goes my chances of finding anything good at a reasonable price anymore”. I have since started drinking more Syrahs and gone back to some lower priced Bordeaux wines. See you March 29th.
January 16, 2008

Skol
I’ve been appreciating your skills since Episode 34 (April 06)
January 16, 2008

Blake
QOTD: I started watching the second you were on Conan. Since that time I’ve gone back and watched every episode!!!
January 16, 2008

Blake
I started watching the second you were on Conan. Since that time I’ve gone back and watched every episode!!!
January 16, 2008

Canadian Chris
QOTD: october/november I think? Created my cork’d profile, finally clicked on the link from that site.
January 16, 2008

Doc Dan
QOTD: about episode 180
January 16, 2008

Mikie C
qotd – last july

qogv – the braggo is “confident in its fruit bombiness” Oh yeah!

Great episode, Gary! I have to seek some of this stuff out.
January 16, 2008

Drewine
qotd: I think in December 2007. Still can’t get enough of it. Thank you.
January 16, 2008

Darlene O.
Another great episode, Gary. Maybe I should try more Pinots, eh? QOD: I remember we had a chuckle over this in L.A. I started watching with the episode right before the episode where you had many, many opened wines and you were going to taste wines ‘that had been previously opened’…then a friend of yours came up to you, whispered in your ear that you were late for a friend’s wedding and you had to go! Apparently, that episode made a few others upset, you had said. This must have been late July, early August 2006. I was hooked from then on!
January 16, 2008

pete c
QOTD- coming up on two years. Was it February or March of ‘06?
January 16, 2008

J2K
Gary,
The anti-Pazzzz is Zapppp!!!!!!
January 16, 2008

WineHead5
GV…first time long time (a.k.a lurker) but love the show and keep up the good work.

QOTD: Episode 366….and I read Eric’s book….it too brought the thunder
January 16, 2008

Todd S
QOTD: I started watching WLTV Last July (about six months ago). I still remember my immediate first impression. I thought the show had a bunch of off-the-street people tasting wine, because Gary seemed like such a east coast spaz. By the end of that episode I was amazed at how well he could pick out individual and subtle flavors. I have been watching most every day since. Although I do skip many of the white wine episodes. Ya, I know it is wine but is it really?
January 16, 2008

brookhouser
GV- Started watching around 100…i reemember doing a binge weekend to get all caught up on them….sadly to say left many more comments before now off and on….I know I am a reject now….its ok I admit it….but I am still watching you…

Any chance you want to give us a 100PT wine show! Try some wines that you think will be 98+
January 16, 2008

Happyuke
Started watching Aug 2007,I became a Vaniac then,it is great ending my day with 15-20 minutes of sniff this and sniff that.
OOOHHHH what a rush!!!
January 16, 2008

Cosanostra
around #300
January 16, 2008

Glenn
Love Pinot Noir but have only found one Cali winery that produces consistently good pinots in my price range and that winery is J.

QOTD: Episode 325 I believe. Sometimes it gets muddled as I watch the back episodes as time permits.
January 16, 2008

GottaGoDrink
Very nice episode Gary. And that’s from a Pinot Noir challenged Vayniac!

QOTD- From the beginning.Cheers!
January 16, 2008

Christopher J
I am glad sniffy-sniff is here to stay, although you never explained your reason for even considering retiring it, I would be curious to know.

QOTD: About a week before you were on Conan O’Brien I saw this show on iTunes. I was a little taken back at first, but I could not stop watching. Like the highlight reel of the old man getting hit in the stomach with a cannon ball. I was an instant Vayniac, my wife can attest to how excited I was that you were going to be on Conan.
January 16, 2008

Quoc V
QOTD: On and off for about 2-3 months, but I have only watched every episode since # 369.

Thanks! Great job. I enjoy your daily rants about wine every other day.

By the way, I’m glad to see that you are feeling better.
January 16, 2008

John Z
QOTD:
I started watching about 2 months ago
January 16, 2008

Jack2112
GREAT episode. I actually love Cali Pinots and I’m not afraid to say so!!!

QOTD: since around 150 or so, I remember what a big deal episode 200 was!
January 16, 2008

Steve41602
Thanks for the tip on the Lily Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. I’m looking forward to finding it!!!! I love Burgundy style PN’s.
January 16, 2008

JB
Big Ass Glass!!!
January 16, 2008

Rajiv A
Great show Gary! Unlike my few prejudices (whites, sweet wines, merlot) which I am earnestly trying to work past (I chant “Chateau Petrus is Merlot” like a mantra), I am downright AFRAID to get into Pinot and Burgundy in particular. Allen Meadows describes Pinot as the most “transparent” grape of all, in terms of terroir, and in one episode of WLTV you mentioned that the only way to learn about Burgundy is to read a lot and taste a lot.

I’m afraid I will fall into a black hole of Burg-addiction and emerge a penniless alcoholic.

QOTD: I had “the bottle” on August 26, 2007. Sometime in September, I was scouring the internet for info/interviews with Robert Parker, and your episode “Robert Parker Rated Wines” came up on Youtube. I watched a little, wondered who in the world you were. Thought you were a little obnoxious, and moved on. About a week later, I actually watched the whole episode. Then I reluctantly watched another, then I eagerly watched another. I think I needed a better source of general wine knowledge because my bone-headed strategy of buying on Parker Scores was burning me big-time. So here I am, over 300 episodes later. I have a confession to make: I fall asleep to old WLTV episodes.

You rock, Gary!