Malbec vs Malbec - Episode #417

February 27, 2008

It’s the new world vs the old world as Gary Vaynerchuk continues with the head to head battle of Malbecs from France and Argentina.

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“QOTD: Enjoying strawberries dipped in Elena Late Harvest Riesling…” by LuvsChandon
“Posting this way after it aired because…I just picked up a Malbec ro…” by Brit Hammer
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Origine CahorsCahors
2006 Punto Final Classico MalbecArgentine Malbec

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about 3 weeks ago

LuvsChandon
QOTD: Enjoying strawberries dipped in Elena Late Harvest Riesling
about a month ago

Brit Hammer
Posting this way after it aired because…I just picked up a Malbec rosario the other day at the supermarket - I wanted to try something other than my usual choice of whites. And I’m enjoying it! Had I not already seen this episode I wouldn’t have known that Malbec was a varietal - and so I had to watch this episode again ‘just because’. And then I started Googling and came across a handy site (especially for anyone living in the Netherlands) that has some information about flavor profiles of the kazillion varietals…which I didn’t know existed (site in English, German, & French). http://www.twis.info. Gary, I wish I had your tasting knowledge on a PDA for when I go to the store! And again thanks, Gary, for opening my eyes wider than the wine tasting classes I took! What a huge service you do to the industry and to us!
Best wishes,
Brit
about 2 months ago

Andy
Blue cheese and sweet wine (normally stilton and tawny port)
about 2 months ago

John Witherspoon (J DUB)
QOTD: Brownie Sundae fo sho

cheers
J DUB
about 2 months ago

Karl
Sorry,

QOTD : Panforte…dip in Vino Santo !
about 2 months ago

Karl
QOTD : Panforte…did in Vino Santo !
about 2 months ago

MtnCharlie
QOTD: Dark Scharffen Berger chocolate, +70% Cacao
about 2 months ago

Mr.Ambassador
Great question of the day. We’ve been trying many new dessert recipes over the past month but my all-time favorite is still a tasty home-made pecan pie.
about 2 months ago

Jørn Idar
QOTD: French Gourmet Chocolate Cake!
about 2 months ago

Andrew
QOTD: Boston Cream Pie, no doubt. It’s the only cake that’s fit to be called a pie.
about 2 months ago

J-Pipes
QOTD: I love chocolate chip cookies. Always. Or Cheesecake Factory Cheesecakes. Or cupcakes. Also, ice cream. And pie.
about 2 months ago

John B
Great show! I heart malbec.

QOTD: Anything with chocolate and peanut butter. I’m talking anything from restaurant chocolate/peanut butter dessert to reeses peanut butter cups.
about 2 months ago

Rob P
My favorite dessert is definitely a turtle sundae. My wife loves chocolate lava cake. Recently had my first cahors and loved it.
about 2 months ago

pawncop
This was a great episode. Always learning from you. Will consider Mabac’s with my next purchase.

QOTD - Traditional Texas answer cherry pie with nilla ice cream.
about 2 months ago

billr
QOTD: Key Lime pie
about 2 months ago

malliemcg
QOTD: Fresh fruit, perhaps w/ a little yoghurt would be my go-er for dessert of late. Really nice, refreshing and somewhat healthy.

Loving this series of head to heads!

M
about 2 months ago

Daniel O
QOTD: Dulce de leche cheesecake *drool*
about 2 months ago

Marls
Granny Smith apple cobbler HOT with a scoop of REAL vanilla ice cream.
about 2 months ago

Brian Johnson
GV,
We’re always trying fancy desserts at restaurants and my wife loves whipping up delicious desserts, but I’ve been craving one of my old favorites. Green, mint-chocolate chip ice cream.
about 2 months ago

Scott who didn't win an Apple TV
Great show GV. I love these Head to Head formats! Please do more of these. I’m glad you started with low end price points and hope we can see more up the scale as well.

QOTD: I’m lactose intolerant and just found organic soy ice cream a few months ago. Its been about ten years since I’ve had a bowl of ice cream and I’m just lovin it!
about 2 months ago

Paris
QOTD: Just a straight up cappuccino (and then more wine, of course!!!)

Just did a 2005 Norton that was pretty tasty. Sitting on another couple of bottles to see how it holds up.
about 2 months ago

Blake
QOTD: My hands down favorite dessert of the moment is the PF Chang’s Great Wall of Chocolate. Its a 6 layer chocolate cake, with chocolate icing, sitting in a thin layer of strawberry/blueberry/raspberry sauce. MMMMMMMMM
about 2 months ago

Dom
chocolate chip cookies
about 2 months ago

JayZee
QOTD: My current favorite dessert is a chocolate souffle. Yum!
about 2 months ago

Eric
QOTD: Specialty’s cookies. I have to check the forum now, there is an entire contingent of people there that want to see Cahors stay as far off of the radar as possible. Great episoide.