The Bonarda Grape Shines On Saturday

The Bonarda Grape Shines On Saturday – Episode #389

January 19, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk sheds some light on a very under the radar grape and get this it’s under $5, YES 5 bones!!!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Altos Las Hormigas Bonarda Mendoza Colonia Las LiebresArgentine Bonarda

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September 23, 2009

richardvinifera
QOTD: Tolva Cab-Merlot, Maule Valley Chile.
January 4, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
DAMN YOU GARY!!! How did I know youd cut out the video just before you were going to eat it!? QOTD: Honestly I cant say. Ive been buying a lot of pricy wines to stash away for 5-10 years ( like d’yquem or 05 Bordeaux’s), and not much on the cheap side. I have tasted a fair amount of the wine my parents buy ( usually $10 a bottle and under ), and am rarely impressed. Cant remember the last one that I enjoyed, and never one that I was :O wow!!!
October 19, 2008

jane karns
very interesting and entertaining!
September 6, 2008

Paul V
The best sub $5 wine that I have tasted is what I am drinking right now. Seriously. RIGHT NOW.

2006 La Berberine Cotes du Rhone
At the local wine store here in San Diego – $4.99.
French wine. $5. Insane.

It’s lighter and slighly less polished than a really fine sangiovese, but has lots of the wooden (teak and sandlewood) with cherries and raspberry tartness. Not as good as some other wines I’ve had, but for the price, one of the best values I’ve had in a long time. Really quite nuts.

Really like your energy on this show.
Keep up the great work
May 23, 2008

P Augustin
I brought a bottle of this along with a bottle of 1994 Mondavi Private Reserve (talk about opposite ends of the spectrum!) to an LSU graduation party last week. The Bonarda was a hit… I drink wines at all price points on the spectrum, up to Chateau La Tour. I liked the Bonarda. I bought a case for my cellar.
April 8, 2008

Ben F
GV, i picked up this wine when i was at WL on the 29th. really good stuff and 5 bones!!! Really great value thanks for bringing to the public..
March 6, 2008

tuscanbob
Just popped and poured that Bonarda and I am frankly stunned. I paid $5.99 at my local shop (you clearly rock as you’ve got it priced at $4.99) and it must be the best bottle of $6 wine I’ve ever had. In fact, it’s better than a lot of $20 bottles I’ve had. My wife and I agree that it’s very similar to a spanish garnacha but combined with a little merlot. Loads of fruit on the nose, love the fact that it’s unoaked, and enough tannins to balance out the fruit. What a super mid-week quaff!
February 15, 2008

Carly
Too bad the catfood was not eaten on camera.

However, I trust that you actually did it Gary…

QOTD: I have never had a
February 13, 2008

Tom G of the CKC
So, I just tried this wine last night. I felt it was decent for $5-6. A little hot on the finish, quite tannic (green tannins for sure), clear pomegranate taste on the pretty long finish. I’d recommend it to anyone that wants a cheap, daily food wine.
February 12, 2008

Ozzybeef
Just found this wine out in Chicago for $9.99 US Dollars. I like it and think its very enjoyable.
February 4, 2008

ChezJosh
Make fun all you want, but for drinking vast amounts of wine for cheap, it doesn’t get any better than Casual Garcial Vinho Verde!
February 1, 2008

Anonymous
hi this is a test
February 1, 2008

PSPatrick
Great episode!

Gary, I love Big Bear – please ask him to FRIEND ME UP!

QOTD: Casa Santos Lima 2003 Quinta de Bons-Ventos (Portugal, Estremadura, Alenquer IPR)
January 31, 2008

Chandler
I’m sure you knew or you’ve heard, but it’s interesting that you wondered if ants make this wine since that’s what “las hormigas” means in Spanish.
January 30, 2008

Diablito
I agree with the ViÃ±a Antigua comment. It’s an amazing wine. One of my favorite under $5. I’ve found it at Costco for $3.99 a few times. My second favorite is a wine from Castilla-La Mancha, called Casa de La Vega. Also around $4, an amazing find, once again.
January 29, 2008

Jeff Taylor
QOD: 2001 Owens Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. Closeout $15 down to $5 about 4 years ago. Still rockin’ and a poor poor poor man’s Margaux. No joke.
January 28, 2008

quinn
@ Ask Gary question re. Pocket wine guide: Gary you are missing the point about wine references, especially for use while buying wine–when faced with a wall of radically different wines at radically different prices, how else are most people to make a purchase? Would you rather a purchase be made on label design?
January 28, 2008

Phil G
QOTD – I don’t even remember…
January 28, 2008

DARREL LAS VEGAS
Love these shows with the oddball grape variatels.
January 27, 2008

wannaBconnoisseur
Great show! Lots of education, interesting that there is more Bonarda than Malbec planted in Argentina.

Q-????
January 27, 2008

Hillary
Gary!
don’t let anyone pressure you into eating cat food! YOU don’t make us go out and eat fistfuls of dirt, WE won’t make you eat cat food. Besides…you really never did?? You must not have grown up with cats. For the record, it tastes…exactly like you’d expect. Stanky. ;]
January 27, 2008

Josh in Burgundy
Gary,
You had us all excited to actually see you eat cat food, then you just teased us. I think you owe it to the Vaniacs now in a future episode to actually eat some.

QOTD: 2005 Cote-du-RhÃ´ne rouge 3 USD, very fruity but nice
January 26, 2008

Grapedigger
5$ wines!! I can not answer this question since in Canada I’ve never ever seen a bottle less than 9$ (even those from grocery stores that have no vintage label)!! Glad to know about the Bonarda variety..Cheers
January 25, 2008

Dan-o
GV – The only wine that I ever bought for under $5 per bottle was a close out deal on an Italian Merlot from a region I can’t recall. IT SUCKED!!!

My mom bought me a T-shirt that says – “Life is too short to drink cheap wine.”

I don’t roll in dough, but I would rather drink less good stuff than a lot of cheap stuff.

See you in Boston!
January 25, 2008

Cathy G
Espiral Vino Verhde. Trader Joes $3.99. Sparkly yummy drink for the summer. Low alcohol and just refreshing. Lime zesty.

Just tried the bondarda….bought it here in NYC though, so it went for 7.99, but it is AWESOME! Seriously, could become my new house red. Juicy pomegranates. YUM.