Washington vs New York Riesling Taste Off

Washington vs New York Riesling Taste Off – Episode #440

April 9, 2008

The Thunder Show is on the road! Coming to you today from Qwest Field in Seattle WA, Gary Vaynerchuk has a taste off between Washington State and New York State Rieslings. Does the home team hold the field for a victory or do the visitors come in and take one on the road?

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“qotd: living in vancouver been there a couple of times, the drive down…” by Weston
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Herman Wiemer Semi Dry RieslingNew York Riesling
2006 OS Winery Champoux Vineyard
2006 Dr. Frank Dry RieslingNew York Riesling
2006 Long Shadows Poet’s Leap Riesling
2006 Sheldrake Dry Riesling
2006 Chateau St Michelle Eroica RieslingWashington Riesling

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April 9, 2008

Ben F
GV way to step it up!!! Love the NFL stadium tour idea!!!
QOTD: Yes i have been in Seattle. I am not much of a site seeing person But i loved the space needle but i don’t recommend you eating dinner there it was blah and expensive. That was 8 years ago…
April 9, 2008

Moselman
Love the pink spit bucket :>)

QOTD:
A dozen or so years ago I took a squadron of Royal Canadian Air Cadets down for a spring-break stay at McChord AFB â€“ a citizenship tour. Favourite spots for the youth were the Boeing museum and Bremerton, where we got to tour USS Georgia, nuke sub in drydock. Both awesome. At McChord, favourite activities were the K-9 training centre and the fire hall, with obnoxiously big crash trucks.

But the highlight of the trip was the tremendous hospitality extended to the teen boys and girls back at McChord. That, and the copious amounts of great food at the dining hall!
April 9, 2008

Andrew
Cheers Gary nice show

QOTD: no?

QOTD 2: Who’s been to Hong Kong?

Andrew
April 9, 2008

Pete G
Yeah Man! Did the Seattle thing last year – Washington Wine Hwy wine festival at Ch St Michele – great way to taste WA wines from all over the state. Big props to Herm (Wiemer not Edwards) THE BEST wines in the finger lakes. His reserve reislings (select late harvest & TBA) are straight out of Mosel. Worth the trip! Great call on the Poet’s Leap. Wine Enthusiast had their 05 rated 93 pts/#19 on their tops of 2007 list.
April 9, 2008

David Dadekian
QOTD: Yes, I’ve been there and loved it. I think my favorite part was the restaurant scene, and I mean that in the food sense not the “scene” sense. There was one little spot in the Market that I absolutely adored where I had a great lunch and a glass of wine.

GREAT episode! I’m a huge Riesling fan and my wife loves them even more than me. We’ll have to find that Poet’s Leap. If you want I would be happy to loan you a wireless lavalier next time you’re going on location. Don’t know that I could do Gilette, but might be able to get you into Fenway, Gary.
April 9, 2008

EvanR
Sweet episode, love the background… Unfortunately I’ve never been to Seattle except for the airport.
April 9, 2008

Eric G
QOTD:Seattle is a great town, looks like you got there on the one day a year it didn’t rain (Ha Ha). Many years back, I built a trail for the forest service in the Cascade Mountains just below the border. It was the most beautiful place I have ever been.
April 9, 2008

RonD
Wasn’t one of the Thunder Cats blue?? I thought so…
April 9, 2008

Neil
I had a few college friends at UCSB who came from there. Bellvue Brats. Alex’s dad owned KROQ. Later I also had some friends who went up there for Grad School at UW. Go Huskies, right? Years ago I paid some money when they were redoing Pikes Place and my name is on a tile in the market somewhere. I remember Capitol Hill and the view from the park on Queen Anne’s Hill. One time we celebrated NYE under the Space Needle. Seattle rocks. I remember enjoying Chateau St. Michelle’s tasting room in Woodinville, although it was an afterthough after visiting the Red Hook Brewery. I loved visiting there and will go back sometime, although as far as the Northwest I’d have to explore the Willamette Valley first.
April 9, 2008

Kristen
That’ll be interesting when you go to Gillette! Can’t wait to see that…

QOTD: No, but I’d love to go!
April 9, 2008

gaeyia
QOTD: Best part of Washington? East side. Try my hometown Spokane – a sleepy city that’s really starting to grow up. No major stadiums though…
April 9, 2008

JCfromtheWC
First of all, the Jets aren’t going to beat the crap out of anyone this year. Do they play the 49ers or Raiders? If so, they might be able to squeeze out a 6-3 victory. Maybe.

Second of all, awesome episode. Having grown up in Seattle, I may be biased but I love seeing WA dominate.

QOTD: Best part of Washington? Seahawks.
April 9, 2008

J.R. Young
I lived there for 25 years, hit up the Pike Place Market and Salumi, if you want to go way local hit up Paseo’s in Fremont.

For the PP Market avoid the fish tossing clowns, great show, no go. Just like Napa Chardonnay. If you want the goods head north in the market (about 50 yards from the fish tossers) to Pure Foods Fish Company, and talk to Walter or Harry. These guys are the real deal, they have the best fish and will work with you on prices, no clown act required.

Salumi, Mario Batali’s dads place. It’s right near Qwest and has received plenty of attention.

Paseo’s is a cuban sandwich shop in Fremont, with no signs or anything. You’ll drive by twice without seeing it except for the line out the door at lunch time. This is a local Seattle hot spot that doesn’t get the attention like the others.
April 9, 2008

Kev and Ams
QOTD: Yes and yes. I loved the northern part of the state. Very quaint with a bunch of berry farms.
April 9, 2008

Michael Beck
Not only would it be AWESOME to have the show at every stadium in the NFL, but if they could get a player to guest on the show with you too! (Also sent via Twitter, I’m @hoopadoo)
April 9, 2008

Stefan T
QOTD: I was in Seattle a long time ago. Favourite thing (I learned after) is that Seattle is the city with the higher percentage of people who know CPR and are able/willing to help in case of an emergency. Definitely living there after my first triple bypass.
April 9, 2008

Adam McD
Qwest Field!! Seahawks!! That is my team! Sorry, no Jets love here. I wish I would have known you were going to be in Seattle Gary!
April 9, 2008

manonthemoon
Great show, Long Shadows is a winery I want to get into because where it is a group of great winemakers from around the world doing their take on Washington wines.

QOTD: Haven’t been yet, but after my recent trip to oregon, walla walla is next on the domestic wine trip list.
April 9, 2008

J.R. Young
Get that ugly ass Jet’s jersey out of Quest Field [okay I'll watch the rest of the show now ]
April 9, 2008

KVolk
I can’t believe it wasn’t raining….
April 9, 2008

Alex Hopgood
loved this episode gary, was really fun to watch.
April 9, 2008

Purple Tooth
Pike’s Market is a “must see”. Watch out for flying fish.
April 9, 2008

JimChem
QOTD: Gary, the great Northwest is where it’s at! I live 8 miles south of the US border in Birch Bay. I am sorry I missed you in Seattle. It would have been fun.

Jim
April 9, 2008

Kenneth A
QOTD: Never made it up to Washington but I’m hoping to visit and may end up moving there for a while.
April 9, 2008

elron
Thanks for freezing your butt off for us Gary! Great show!

We liked Seattle. We went there for an Alaskan cruise which was awesome! Went to a little spot called the Tasting Room which was cool and tasted some local Washington wines. And then proceeded to enjoy more Washington wine on the second leg of the trip.