LAID BACK FRIDAY – 1 more show to 400

LAID BACK FRIDAY – 1 more show to 400 – Episode #399

February 1, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk tries a wine that everyone has been yapping at him to try and answers some questions!

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“QOTD: I feel that I can better evaluate wine now that I have begun to …” by richardvinifera
“Damn Gary, when you trash a wine you TRASH it. You just have me rollin…” by Dessert Wine Nerd
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Falesco SangioveseUmbria IGT

Links mentioned in todays episode.

How to taste wine. – Episode #42

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October 6, 2009

richardvinifera
QOTD: I feel that I can better evaluate wine now that I have begun to educate my palette.
January 6, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Damn Gary, when you trash a wine you TRASH it. You just have me rolling in laughs half the time. QOTD: You. Yes thats such a kiss-ass answer but its true. I got lucky and stumbled upon you on youtube and now here I am. Id never know about half the stuff I own without you there to at least point me in the direction. Thank you.
February 10, 2008

Dan-o
Your prediction on the Super Bowl was very much like everyone else’s.
Who’d a thunk that Eli Manning would be the hero?

QOTD – the most interesting experience for me in the past 6 months was the Boston Wine Expo where I saw you! I haven’t had a lot of experiences recently, but that was the largest tasting I had ever been too and it was great to meet you and Sasha!
February 10, 2008

wannaBconnoisseur
I’m with you on the oak, I used to love the over oaked fruit bombs, but as my tastes have evolved and matured I’m often turned off by most of them.

Q – In the last six months I have gotten on the biggest Italian wine kick!!
February 7, 2008

CHATrBox
Whoa, way off on the prediction. But since you were rooting for the Giants I guess you won. But then again you were also watching for the commercials, which sucked, so I guess you could also count it as a loss.

Biggest change…I stopped buying wine…because I have too much!
February 6, 2008

Larry
Thanks for pronouncing Paso Robles correctly. Don’t you run into a lot of folks that don’t?
February 6, 2008

Paul Horan
QOTD: What’s changed? I think I finally GET the old world French wines! I was a Napa fruit-bomb guy and now I love, love, love the CDP and Bordeaux… And I used to drink Beaujolais-Noveau and think it was pretty good stuff.

I still don’t get Italian wines tho. Still a mystery to me.

-Paul in VA-
February 6, 2008

Bigapablo
QOTD: I finally got a wine rack to get all the boxes of wine off the floor.
February 6, 2008

Keith Brown
QOTD: Easily, since watching WLTV, just being more open to new wines and “trusting my palate” baybeeeee….
February 5, 2008

MattE
QOTD: Biggest change is searching out Spanish & Argentinian wines. I had a great cheap wine, Borsao this weekend. It was $7 and got better over the weekend. PnP on Friday night, not very exciting. Saturday w/dinner of pasta w/bacon & sausage & it was really good. Tasted like black plums & tannin, but a great wine for the money.
February 5, 2008

chris the greek
You can tell big bear is a alcoholic, he has a permanant happy glazed look in the eyes.

QOTD: The biggest change in my wine life is that in the last six months i have been forcing myself to remember smells. Had a wine the other day that smelled like the dried ketchup left as a crust on the top of the bottle. Fair to say the wine was not that good.
February 5, 2008

Ethan N
getting out of college and being able to afford MORE WINE!
February 5, 2008

pawncop
You have been th biggest change in my wine world. I learn so much with each show and the forum is another means to increase my knowledge.
February 5, 2008

pedro
GV
Yes U RULE !!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4 long time the wines from Falesco have gotten great points from Parker and Speculator For the $ they are ok try the Marrietta old vine red same sorta thing big red wine buncha stuff blended together to taste basicly the same every year bang for the buck sorta stuff
anyway been watching you for a long time I run a wine shop as well and try alot of the stuff you put on your show and for the most part have a pallet close to yours so its funny to watch you say the things that i cant say to the winemaker or guy who owns the vineyard keep at it speak your mind it makes the show so so good
thanks agian
Pedro Rusk
The Wine Shop
QOTD i went to a vintage Krug, Grand Dam,Dom pouring put on and I have never looked at bubles the same way
February 5, 2008

Astrad
Hi! I am a big fan of WLTV from Singapore. Loved all your shows. Appreciate your honesty and keeping it REAL. Not only have you shared with us your vast knowledge, you demystify the “impenetrable” wine world! THANK YOU!!!!
February 5, 2008

JB
QOTD…just bought a wine cooler holding 100+ bottles and started watching WLTV and searching Wine Library daily for various wines
February 5, 2008

philippe
you are the man……. in the world of wine!!!! robert parker is killing everything because the old world is trying to please his pallet by making all wines taste the same,michel rolland is pleasing the winemakers with his talent in order to please parker plus, his friends with parker…come onnnnnnnnnnnn spear me, wine spectator is to afraid to go against the trend but………….you!!! take on the hole world from a different angle….i look up to you man !!!!. don’t stop being you!!!!
February 5, 2008

Lilblue
What Steve said, getting him into wine. Gives me a chance to try more wines if there’s someone to enjoy it with.
February 5, 2008

Steve Perman
My Fiance actually getting me to drink, and then for me to love it.
February 4, 2008

Dr. G
FINALLY got to see the ep from Friday!!! As always. . .great stuff.

QOTD: Over the past month I’ve been jazzed about changing how I think about and describe the tastes of wines by using what I would call more “contemporary” tasting references.
And now I get to start up ep 400!!
February 4, 2008

Joseph White
Biggest change? I have had my first Rhone wines (LOVE the CDP now) and my first Sauternes, and both are a result of watching The Thunder Show. Also I’ve begun the practice of never buying the same wine twice and expanding my palette.
February 4, 2008

J-Pipes
QOTD: Biggest change is that I CHOOSE to drink Chardonnay now. Now I get it. Yay!
February 4, 2008

yowens
QOTD: new zealand wines. Thanks for the recs on vineyards to visit GV.
February 4, 2008

Mari
I’m a lurker, de-lurking in honor of QOTD

Gary has made the biggest impact on my wine habits in the last 6 months. Inspired me to quit drinking the same wines every week and explore. And I couldn’t be having more fun.
February 4, 2008

SoCal
QOTD: I have become much more of an old world fan……….