New Zealand vs France Syrah Showdown

New Zealand vs France Syrah Showdown – Episode #419

February 29, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk concludes the head to head showdown today with a classic battle pitting New Zealand against France.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Craggy Range Le Sol SyrahNew Zealand Syrah
2004 Puech Haut Clos Du PicLanguedoc-Roussillon

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March 1, 2008

Harold
As of Thursday I am sporting to full wristband collection. Will send a pic to back that up as soon as I get a chance. When you poured that whole bottle in the B.A.G. I so thought you were going to dump 3/4 of it into the bucket just to cheese people off. Glad you didn’t sign it turned out to be such a great wine. QOTD: The Twenty Rows Grappler
March 1, 2008

IPv6Freely
Canada still pwns j00
March 1, 2008

Shadowbird
QOTD: No wine for me. Still under budget crunch.
March 1, 2008

mrzitro
QOTD: Domenico Clerico Trevigne Barbera D’Alba ‘05

I loved the head-2-head match up format this week.
Short & sweet episodes.

I’ve only got wristband version 2 & 3 because I didn’t start watching WTLV until last summer.
March 1, 2008

J.ÄŒ.
Today GrÃ¼ner Veltliner “Frauengrund” 2006 from Dockner (Austria), tomorow it will be red burgundy, Fixin “Clos du meix trouhans” from Moillard-Grivot
Nice show, by the way. It’s always nice to see “old world” beating the “new world”
March 1, 2008

Paris
…BTW…needs me some wrist-band action! Nothing! Nada! Zippo!

Love ya all anyway!

PW
March 1, 2008

Paris
Great show (as always). Long-time Syrah fan, constantly amazed that variations on the nose, even from the same vintage. Anyway, I got REALLY excited about the 2004 Bordeux show and have taken it a bit further. I’ve started hunting down 2004 Bordeux varieties from all the regions (France, Chile, Washington, Oregon, California, etc.) to do a “Thunder-tasting!!!” I’ll let you know how it goes.

(I’d also welcome any suggestions.)
March 1, 2008

Taylor
Great Episode loving the syrah.
QOTD last night drank green groves cab and tonight prob 04 partal!
March 1, 2008

August
Fri: Lenz Moser 2005 GrÃ¼ner Veltliner
Sat: Paul Guertin 2000 Chinon
Sun: TBA… (no not Trocken Beeren Auslese, sadly)

My QOTD: Did Gary ever have a Freisa on the show? Did he ever have a Ciro?
March 1, 2008

C-Man
QOTD: I will be drinking some Schramsberg 2005 Blanc de Blancs Sparkling wine, not called Champaign cause its not from France, “Shut up CLOWN, there not the same thing!” MOTT: Link it up where we can get all three wrist bands.
March 1, 2008

brent
QOTD: Petalos 2006 from Palacios in Bierzo… Have been hearing a lot about it recently… supposed to appeal to the Loire Red-Heads, so I’m pumped!
March 1, 2008

SoCal
I got all three!
Check you inbox you will see a photo…..
QORD: Drinking 2002 Cakebread Reserve Chard and a 2002 Stelzner Barrel Select cab
March 1, 2008

Ari M
QOTD: Tamarak Cellars Colombia Valley 2004 cab sov, a 64oz growler of Goose Island Kilgubbin Ale, and a ridiculous amount of Stoli Sodas
March 1, 2008

E-Dub
QOTD: Opened last night with dinner a 2005 Cab Franc “La Cuvee du Pere Leonce Chinon”. Everyone in the room had the same impression… Peanut Butter? Yeah, Peanut Butter and cloves on the finish. Not delicious, but really, really interesting.

Later after dinner a ‘99 Sauternes thats been laying down for a while. We each just took a swig b/c we knew we wouldn’t appreciate it at that point. Can’t wait ’til tonight.

Excited now that you have the stuff website I’ll be able to obtain schwag like the wristbands.
March 1, 2008

Stumpy
Gary-loving the comparisons-watching only since Christmas but buying all sorts of stuff I had long ago moved away from just to get out of my rut and finding some hits and misses but well worth finding cheap and good wines.
March 1, 2008

Nickyb85
QOTD: for last night I (and several of my friends) had a decent bottle of Tempranillo, as well as a West Texas pino noir, and a bottle of chard/torrantes! A great night was had by all, just a bunch of CKC keepin it real.
March 1, 2008

karenp
QOTD: A friend of ours, Bart O’Brien, started a winery almost 10 years ago in Napa. We were involved in the production of his 2000 O’Brien Family Merlot which was an atypical merlot, big bold and beautiful. We opened one of our last bottles last night and were happy to see that the wine was still wonderful, less fruit forward but taking on a greater complexity than a year ago.
March 1, 2008

joel delon
hey gary close to home with this puech haut coteaux du languedoc but this winz isn’t the expression of the intuition of a winemaker it’s rational wine made by the team of roland (a body builded wine !) but like your head to head idea i have the intuition that a blend of concentrated syrah with carignan blanc or why not chasselas would be great why not trying this year at masdelerme family vineyards…
March 1, 2008

TommyBoBo of WI
QOTD:
going to ba making a rague lasagna and opening up a 1999 Valdicava
Thanks for another great week of FREE!!!! eps! It’s not going unappreciated.
:- )
March 1, 2008

stephen
QOTD – drinking a Rudi Schultz Syrah from South Africa.
A bit bummed about the Craggy Range as I am a huge fan of their S.Blanc and thought their Syrah would have brought much more thunder. You made a good point though when you said the French one was more your style and if you had to splurge 50 bones, the New Zealand wine for certain palates might be the way to go. Love the head to head themes, keep it up
March 1, 2008

Rolf Lydecker
Just enjoyed a bottle of Paige 23 Syrah with my girl. Yummy.
March 1, 2008

Robin C
QOTD: Saturday night we’ll probably have a 1997 Freemark Abbey Bosche because we want to drink it before it goes into hibernation for the final time. (we resurrected it this year). Sunday we’re going to a food and wine and music event: Red Wines and Blues. There’s bound to be a couple of good wines there and I know that the food will be fabulous – several very good restaurants are presenting.
March 1, 2008

randyshakes
I am drinking some Argentinian Malbec this weekend. I didn’t get my wristband either on my four pack. I even requested it in the comments of the order form. Oh well, I guess I’ll have to start a letter writing campaign until I get one.
March 1, 2008

Steve
First time I got to see Mott: seems like a genial, teddy bear of a guy. Not what I had pictured, however. For some reason, I was imagining Mott as a 20-something skinny skater-type dude. Loved the show. I’m not drinking at all until Easter, gave up booze for Lent.
March 1, 2008

Matt
Lovin the head-to-heads! maybe this can become a weely standard?

QOTD: as it is expected to hit the mid 70s here in Big-D (Dallas) its time to try the Gruner Veltliner 2005 from Gobelsburger (Mott, Link it up!) on my brand new patio set. The bottle is in the fidge chillin now – happy Saturday to the Vayner Nation!