Thoughts About Wine And Evaluating It

Thoughts About Wine And Evaluating It – Episode #392

January 23, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk talks from the heart on todays thunder show! He specifically addresses the way he evaluates wine.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Achaval Ferrer MiradorArgentine Malbec
2004 Torbreck Run Rig RedAustralian Shiraz/Syrah

Links mentioned in todays episode.

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January 5, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Love the rant and I love my own palate. Always nice to go to a wine shop and ask about a type of wine and their first question is someting like “What are you using it for?” or “What do you like?” QOTD: My sense id humor. Its bizzare and at times ALL over the place. I think I would honestly be in a rubber room without it.
July 15, 2008

JacobS
Working my way back to episode one, wishing I had heard of your show sooner. I’ll get there though. It’s funny seeing past episodes where I know “the future”.

qotd: I like treating myself everyday. I like a good workout, nice reading time for grad school, a trip to the cheese aisle, and definitely the wine aisle after your show.
March 6, 2008

ValerieM
QOTD: I love my husband and daughter, as well as my extended family. I also love to run a few miles, then do yoga, pour a glass of wine, get a good book and some dark chocolate, an enjoy it in a nice long hot bubble bath!

I must admit that I pop and pour almost all my wines, but then the next day I’ll have another glass after it’s been open for a few hours then vaccum sealed, and there is a big difference in taste and smell. I am trying to trust my palate and look for specific wines that give flavor profiles that I enjoy, but also trying sooooo many new types that I didn’t even know existed 6 months ago, like the Albarino, thanks to you.

As for the side question, I love fresh Black Sweet Cherries from the Cherry Capital of the world, Traverse City, Michigan!
February 6, 2008

ChezJosh
Drink wine is certainly high on the list. Also, I like to read about science, learn new things, and cook and eat good food.
January 30, 2008

Matt the Lurker
QOTD – I love to drink wine. Damn. That was easy.
January 29, 2008

Tommy Vernieri
I don’t discriminate against any kind of cherries.

QOTD: I love to program, I love to play Ultimate, and I love to drink wine.

Did you say something about seven episodes? What are you doing next?

Last week I had the waiter decant a wine out at dinner for the first time. It was a really interesting dinner overall. I picked out a few wines that interested me but they only had one available, the 2001 Lang & Reed Cab. Franc. I really enjoyed the 2002 so I wanted to try the earlier vintage. The first weird thing is that they brought out the 2002 and I actually noticed. I started to reconsider because well we had already tried that wine and I generally like to drink as many different wines as possible rather than drinking the same wine more than once. We decided to open it anyway, but while talking about it I made a comment that the last time we had it we decanted it for three hours. Next thing I knew, we had a decanter and we let it sit for a about 45 minutes while we had some early courses.

It was a lot of fun. I’m definitely interested in breaking out the decanter at restaurants more often.
January 29, 2008

JayZee
Yeah, right, 7 more episodes. Like I believe that.
January 29, 2008

Josh in Burgundy
Gary V,
So you have to warn us before dropping a bomb like that. I almost had a caniption. Anyway I understand if you need a BREAK but stopping? My man you have an amazing thing going and You cant go and pull a Barry Sanders on us.

QOTD: Firm Cherries and I love on a day to day basis here just being able to go out and speak in a completely different language then I was raised in. It gets me pumped each and every day. Oh and WLTV of course
January 29, 2008

Daniel O
I’m catching up on my WLTV now… got super busy after the holidays…

7 MORE SHOWS?!?! Where did THAT come from?!

QOTD: I love to spend time on my couch, snuggling with the love of my life.
January 28, 2008

Wiley Reilly
QOTD: Good food, good friends, good times!! Wine, music, laughs
January 28, 2008

Modesto Jeff
I saw the blog that flamed you and the way you evaluate wine. You did a great job responding to him. I just think that he doesn’t get what you do.

Keep doing what you love to do.

I love to spend time with my family and friends and go flying.
January 28, 2008

AlanH
What??! What was that you slipped in at the very end?! Say it ain’t so! If your schedule is too rough, at least make it once or twice a week, don’t go away altogether!
January 27, 2008

DARREL LAS VEGAS
That was a ROCK”N”ROLL Show!
January 27, 2008

SoCal
Firm cherries
QOTD: I like to live life and spend time with family and friends.
January 26, 2008

Dan-o
Great episode GV!
I have had the Run Rig and I agree that it is like the list of things to do before you die, wine related – “Petrus, Grange, La Landonne, Run Ring…..”. However, it is not an every day quaff!

I am very passionate about my work, my family, and my faith – not necessarily in that order. Today I played “Scene It” with my 2 pre-teens because it was a blast to spend time with these creations of my wife and I.

I also love wine, vineyards, great restaurants, and helping those in need.

We have to all remember that we will not be remembered by what we collect, acquire, or possess. We will be remembered by the impact we have had on others – in a positive way!
January 26, 2008

Vinacull
For me, the most interesting and exciting EP in a long time! I am a huge Torbreck fan, so I’m on the edge of my seat to see what what the R-squared does in the next EP. QOTD1: Firm cherries all the way. QOTD: Love to do “shoot outs” on audiophile recordings the same as doing wine tastings.
January 26, 2008

Elliot Essman
Other than wine, which is my major passion, I enjoy playing jazz piano and listening to jazz, and speaking French.
January 25, 2008

Stu
Great show, love the monologue. QOTD: I love to help. If it is the last seven, make it the best 7 ever. This is a great start.
January 25, 2008

Michael
Haven’t written for a while, but I have really taken your message to heart. I’ve been organizing blind wine tasting parties, trying lots of new stuff (love gwerz) and enjoying wines in a whole new way. I’m a very new person to wine, and am loving it thanks to your show. That being said, I ordered a bunch of wines from wl that you went nuts over and almost all of them I hated! Well, not hated, but I think you are pushing this in the right direction is that what you enjoy is not a guide to what I enjoy. I am also dubious of the 90+ wines now, and reading tasting notes much more carefully. In all, knowledge is king, thanks for you to point the direction of why wine is fun, I’ll take over now.

Cheers
January 25, 2008

MARKSHARKY
Hate to see you cancel the whole show do you have someone or sometwo at the store that has a good palate and personality that can take over for you then you pop in maybe once a week? How about that women that was on last week .
January 25, 2008

Ibrake4wine
Gary,

No way man, you cannot stop WLTV. To much more work for you to do. I have been watching for about 2 months now and have found that it has really opened my eyes. Opened my willingness to try new things and question all my previous conceptions about wine.

WLTV is on the cusp of exploding. You need to read “The Tipping Point”. You are there man, it’s happening. You can’t stop now. How can we help! Do you want idea’s for shows. I imagine there is no shortage of opinions out there. Keep it going!!!!!

QOTD # 1 – Got to be, Crisp, firm exploding in your mouth cherries
QOTD # 2 – I love WLTV, Don’t take it away from me.
January 25, 2008

Big Nick
GV, Say it ain’t so……..I guess if it is that is one way to make a change in the wine world for the thousands of Vayniaks. We love the show, we have reached out to many, to promote……yet like all good things they come to an end. Sorry to see it happen (if it is true), but enjoyed my time with ya….too bad it took me so long to find out about WLTV.

QOTD: I own a business that allows me to help make people smile (literally), and it makes my day when I can help change even one person I have seen that day. I have made it my crusade for the year 2008 and beyond to be there and make a difference in at least one persons life per day. If I can reach out an include or help a single person each day I am in the office I havee found what I love to do. Sounds Korny, but it is my crusade to change my world.
January 25, 2008

Matt
To Mark in Fresno

Riedel Sommeliers Maxi Burgundy Grand Cru Glass

http://www.amazon.com/Riedel-Sommeliers-Burgundy-Grand-Glass/dp/B00021Z1FG/ref=pd_sim_hg?ie=UTF8&qid=1201294349&sr=8-2
January 25, 2008

Matt
Watched #393 before I watched this one. Had to come back here to see the Zapruder film moment…”even though I am only doing 7 more episodes…”

My comments on the next show were a little harsh in retrospect. Its obvious this bomb was planted like a terrorist to acheive maximum exposure and panic. But we don’t negotiate with terrorists – and there will be no stopping the Vayner Nation. We will fight this on the beaches, we will fight this in the vineyards, we will fight this in the tassting rooms. Never give up! Never, never, never, never give up!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 25, 2008

Mark in Fresno
Torbreck brings the thunder. Defies words. 2004 The Factor is the best wine I’ve ever had, as I’m not a big fan of the co-pig Viognier.

Gary-what kind of glass is that?

QOTD: I like to drink really good wine and gamble.