Swiss White Wines From Chateau D’Auvernier With Sophie Grosjean

Swiss White Wines From Chateau D’Auvernier With Sophie Grosjean – Episode #396

January 29, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk explores the white wines or Chateau D’Auvernier with the lovely Sophia Grosjean.

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“The ending WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…” by In.Vino.Veritas
“This lady and the tramp show reminds me of my BU days in where I dated…” by In.Vino.Veritas
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Chateau D’Auvernier Neuchatel
Chateau D’Auvernier Oeil de Perdrix
2006 Chateau D’Auvernier Pinot Gris

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Email your questions to Sophie

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August 21, 2009

In.Vino.Veritas
The ending WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 21, 2009

In.Vino.Veritas
This lady and the tramp show reminds me of my BU days in where I dated a beautiful and refined Swiss girl.
January 6, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Nifty show. Great guest… I had never even thought of Swiss wines and Im glad Gary liked them. QOTD: I would love to visit Europe some day and maybe now I should think of adding Switzerland to the list of countries to go to.
February 10, 2008

Dan-o
Interesting show, I do not know much about Swiss wines.

QOTD – I used to travel to France quite a lot. I used to land in Geneva and drive over to Lac Annecy. The Swiss countryside is beautiful. I would love to travel there again some time and not worry about business, but focus on visiting some vineyards and perhaps a 400 year old Chateau!
February 7, 2008

ChezJosh
Crossroads of Europe! Little bits of everything make it a great melting pot, and with such great food and wine traditions, definitely a place not to miss.
February 5, 2008

Saubrey
Late, late, late, late comment.
Nice show. Sophie is a doll! I think she was really afraid that you’d come down hard on the wines. Fun.

QOTD: I’ve always thought that Switzerland sounded like a great place to visit. Now I’m really interesting in getting a hold of some Swiss wine.
February 4, 2008

SoCal
QOTD: I have been to Switzerland along the French Swiss boarder. I would be interested in trying some of your wines if I can find them.
February 4, 2008

chris the greek
Great guest. Would love to live in a 400 year old castle and pour burning oil over the peasants trying to steal my wine.
Never been to Switzerland but defo on a list of things to do. I’d love it for the wine, the food and of course the snow.
February 3, 2008

Chad
QOTD: The alps. Skiing. To see that 400 year old castle. and your very fine line of knives )
Great Show!
February 2, 2008

Big Nick
Gary….late a as usual, but better than never. I like the whole small vineyard coming in and tell us their story and sharing some of their wine. Make for some unique viewing. Too bad you cannot swing a deal with these folks to get a few cases in so we can order them.

Qotd: Not sure I am headed to switzerland anytime soon, but if I end up their I will seek out some vineyards.
February 1, 2008

Josh in Burgundy
Great episode,
She really held her own with the GV intimidation factor. Very informative as well.

QOTD: I plan on visiting Switzerland in a few months and I will definitely be searching out a bottle of this chateau’s wines.
February 1, 2008

Ferenc Illesy
Amazing episode with an amazing guest.

I (personally) would love to see more wine makers come and tell us about their vineyards, their special practices and make us even more interested in trying out their products.

Good job Gary!
February 1, 2008

Pardus
QOTD: I am living in Serbia and hope to get to Switzerland in the next year or two. As I travel around the region I have been trying the wines everywhere.

Don’t know if anyone else mention it but I believe perdrix means partridge
February 1, 2008

Mason
Fantastic episode!!! I loved the guest and all the info she brought about these wines. It is a darn shame that we cannot get many of these in the U.S., but maybe one day. Thanks, Sophia for all the info!

QOTD: I don’t know much about Switzerland, or it’s people, so I guess I need to read up!
January 31, 2008

Eric Holm
Fascinating,but too baad these cannot be purchased in USA. Also you may like to drink this while cooking, but what wine do you cook with???????
January 31, 2008

yowens
Thanks for the edu guys! QOTD: I know its snowy. I really want to go.
January 31, 2008

Andrew
Hi Gary and Sophia

Lovely show; fascinating and educational.

QOTD: I passed through Switzerland for a few days in 2006 and absolutely loved it. A beautiful place. It was if I was on a continual journey inside a postcard. Planning to go back in 2009 for a longer stay. Oh and the next bottle of Swiss wine I see in Hong kOng I’ll buy!

Andrew
January 31, 2008

John S
Why the hell are we tasting wines we can not even purchase! I only want to see wines I can run out and grap
January 31, 2008

JayZee
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! Another WLTV CLASSIC. Sophia was awesome and, at least according to GV, apparently the wines were quite good as well. And the bonus video at the end was HILARIOUS! Thanks, again, GV and Mott-ster!!

QOTD: Hello Sophia. Hopefully you will actually read these responses. I LOVE Switzerland. I make 2-3 trips per year to Geneva on business and I have travelled around the area quite a bit. I’ve been going to Geneva for about 20 years, believe it or not, so it is like a second home to me. I have definitely had Chasselet before, but I don’t believe I have tried yours – that will change soon as I will be in Geneva during the first week of April. I look forward to trying this and some of your other fine wines. And of course, I will be having some Raclette and some fondue champignon!
January 31, 2008

Jimmy Bryght
Did you see at 5:20 when Sophia looked like she was going to drink the wine? She was actually using her mouth to inhale the wine since 30% of our sense of smell is in our mouths. We never see Gary do this, not that it matters. He probably doesn’t need to do it anyway! In any case, it’s a very interesting method of sniffing wine and works very well! Try it sometime!
January 31, 2008

NADINE ANTOUN
Well, I have always been of fan of swiss cheese … so why not give wine a try, definitely in the future am looking forward to visiting la Suisse, great show Gary !
January 31, 2008

CW
I was married in Switzerland (Luzern), though I have no relatives there. I drink Swiss wines when I can find them. As a child I lived on Lake Geneva for a year when my father worked for the WHO. The beauty of Switzerland is almost surreal. It rules in my book.
January 31, 2008

CHATrBox
Another special guest winner! It takes a strong personality to hang with GVNC and Sophia definitely stepped up to the challenge. But, I think it’s going to take a little more convincing to get her to on board with the Jets.

QOTD: I absolutely love Switzerland. It’s one of my favorite places in the world. Absolutely gorgeous and one of the cleanest countries I’ve ever been too. It’s amazing to visit a place where the people take so much pride in their country.
Unfortunately I am lacking on Swiss wine knowledge, but it’s on my list to experience. And one thing you all should experience is beautiful Lucerne Switzerland and a health climb up Mt. Pilatus!
January 31, 2008

HeadWino
Finally a lady who spits…. I love it.
January 31, 2008

Matt
Very interesting, they were making wine at that winery before George Washington’s grandfather was born! I love the history of these places. And her accent was pretty hot

QOTD – on the subject of Switzerland I’m neutral.