Laid back Friday with a Faugeres

Laid back Friday with a Faugeres – Episode #404

February 8, 2008

Today Gary Vaynerchuk on a laid back Friday looks at 2 wines from Faugeres.

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“stumbled on this episode (again!) after googling “Léon Barral Faugèr…” by jimkay
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Leon Barral FaugeresLanguedoc-Roussillon
2004 Leon Barral Faugeres JadisLanguedoc-Roussillon

Links mentioned in todays episode.

Tasting notes on the WLTV Forum

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February 8, 2008

Steven Wyatt
Whats up this weekend? Celebrating successfully defending my MA, baby

Sub QOTD (could I ever hate on you) I think if you did your show on the Food Network, or something like that (sorry!) I just dont think you could roll how you do on TFN
February 8, 2008

Neil
It’s my BDay on Monday and we’re going to have a nice dinner on Saturday to celebrate in style. Wine will be consumed.
February 8, 2008

Omallley
I’ve never had Faugers before…but you’ve intruigued me enough to seek it out.

QOTD: It’s going to be a laid back weekend. Some wine, a nice supper or two, and maybe some snowshoeing…
February 8, 2008

Wine Not?
OK, I was scrunching my brow at that whole “do your business” on Thanksgiving, have a baby in February thing, but I see my fellow Vayniacs have already clued you in on that one!

Yet another cool wine region to try….thanks! I’m going to need a vacation just to try all of the new wines I learn about on your show!

QOTD: This is awesome! A good friend of mine turned 30 on Thursday and she wanted to celebrate with a wine party at my house tomorrow night, so that is what’s up! If you only lived in Michigan, Gary, you’d so be on the invite list! I can guarantee you’ll be talked about though! On Sunday my wine group is meeting to check out some wines from Portugal….that would make a good theme for a show, no?
February 8, 2008

Tuch
Gary,

Thanks so much for the “massive shout-out” to the Latuchie family. But you know, it takes 9 months to have babies, so we “are active” in May, not November, and the babies are born in February.

Love your show.

QOTD – Going out to dinner tonight, skiing in the Black Hills on Sunday
February 8, 2008

Andy
Never had a wine from Faugeres G
QOTD— A little college b-ball then may some Nascar Busch Clash from Daytona
February 8, 2008

Palmer
QOTD: Drinking wine, watching movies, trying to behave myself while the better half is out of town…
February 8, 2008

TimF
Languedoc = Wine Lake

You’ll be a big celebrity in France just like Jerry Lewis

What’s with you and necks?

What kind of parade? Ticker tape?

Worst analogy ever.

No, of course not. Only TampaSteve.

Not so much.

Nice work Mott.

My grandmother like sardines. Canned meat isn’t my cup of tea.

You should eat that Curtis Martin sandwich.

And names will never hurt me…

Pom-grenade!

Kinder, gentler?

Bobby?

There’s other wine shows on the internet? Links please.

Already, that’s enough with sex chat Sue Johanson.
February 8, 2008

daverdude
Good show
Iam actually hitting THE HANGOUT To try Some Cali Monsters
This weekend and probally a French Chateau Margaux Pavi
after seeing your French Tasting’ Iam in the mood to go EURO

Look for the Daverdude Big Post $oon
February 8, 2008

latraviata
QOTD: work, work, work, with lots of wine in-between.
February 8, 2008

kris miller
QOTD: This weekend… It’s in the 60’s/70’s here in vegas this weekend, and I will be putting down some serious miles on my bike (road bicycle). Hopefully i can get 120+ in, that would be spectacular.

no gary, i have never had a wine from this region… and YES I will be trying it soon!

side note: I absolutely LOVE the little snippets of sound and images that are being cut into the the last round of shows. adds a dynamic component to the show.
February 8, 2008

Withnail
QOTD1: No. Never had a Faugeres.
QOTD2: Going for a walk in snowy mountain woods Sat AM, them Mom’s visiting late Sst PM. (I’m trying to ween her off Yellow Tail.)

GARY, you should seriously consider making this idea of tasting two “sibling” wines a regular or semi-regular feature of Laid-Back Fridays. It’s very educational, I think.
February 8, 2008

utah
QOTD: What what what? I’m picking up a nice big order at the library, of course, and then spending the rest of the weekend trying to figure out which bottle to open first!
February 8, 2008

BobbyTiger
If I can’t pronounce it, [Faugeres], I don’t drink it. QOTD………………Not a damned thing. And that’s a good thing.
February 8, 2008

Kinglurker
QOTD: I am looking at houses in Davis CA for my upcoming year there.

Awesome EP. rollin deep in the awesomeness
February 8, 2008

Robin C
Never had a fougeres. Sounds like a sucker punch of a wine. Perfect for the Strawberry Shortcake spitbucket.
Only if you tried to be the boss of me would I ever hate on you, and that would never happen.
QOTD: Italian film festival and food and wine tasting this Sunday. Possibly a wine tasting at Jubilation a local wine store on Saturday, but I still can’t actually taste much – I’m on antibiotics now but I don’t know if that will help or hinder the taste buds.
February 8, 2008

Kdawg
QOTD: I’m gonna be going to two tastings and right now I’m gonna get my damn burg thread going so that there can be some burg love on the forum. we need more burg fans. which leads me to asking gary, when are you finally going to do a proper burgundy episode. Not bourgones, but proper burgundies like good village wines or 1er crus
February 8, 2008

Dale Cruse
Gary, the length of time for human gestation is nine months – not three.

QOTD: I’m hangin’ with you!
February 8, 2008

KAHUNA
Well unless that family has magic ovaries- I am not sure how fornicating on Thanksgiving could produce babies in Feb. I am not doctor but that is my observation!
February 8, 2008

Syrahhhhhhhhh
Got my OZ Clark essential wine book and I’m whipping through to the Languedoc region and now I know where it is, and all about it. And, yes, Barral is listed as one of the region’s best. I learn so much from you GVNC!

QOTD: Here in Washington, we have a caucus tomorrow. All the WA Vayniaks are turning out for that, I know it. Otherwise, it’s Friday night wine club with my buds here on Bainbridge Island. Just like every Friday. Sunday…who knows…
February 8, 2008

Chandler
QOTD: I’m taking a break from school and spreading the thunder baby!
February 8, 2008

Christopher J
Also, wouldn’t the Tooch family have to have “done their thing” in April? Unless this family you speak of are dogs or something, I believe it is 9 months, not 3.
February 8, 2008

KAllardNYC
QOTD: Cleaning! Boston Sux anyway.
February 8, 2008

E
Always nice to see the couch.

Q1: actually yes, since I started digging up wine on the Internets it went something like Languedoc->Southwest->Loire->Rhone->Bordeaux.
February 8, 2008

Joe F
Nice show yesterday. I tried my first Languedocs and Faugeres wines over twelve years ago when I decided it was time to stop paying thirty plus bones for Cali Cabs and Pinots. Over the years they have occasionally been hard to find but I have been enjoying them for years – YES, back when they were almost all under nine dollars!!!
Joe F