Wine Kegs - Episode #456

May 1, 2008

Today Gary Vaynerchuk goes where very few wine people have gone before, KEGS!

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“I had prosecco from a tap for a euro a glass in Venice and it was pret…” by chezjosh
“GV - Kewl concept! QOTD - 948,000 kegs….” by Colin
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 MÁS Wine Company’s Vino Blanco
MÁS Wine Company’s Vino

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about 2 days ago

chezjosh
I had prosecco from a tap for a euro a glass in Venice and it was pretty good stuff.
about 3 days ago

Colin
GV - Kewl concept! QOTD - 948,000 kegs.
about 3 days ago

pawncop
What a concept! Great episode. We are changing the wine world.
about 3 days ago

Luis Felipe
I agree with Kristen. The theme song was great but it was too long. That may not be what the song-writer wants to hear, but if you want to use it for the show…it needs to be shorter. Great song tho, but just too long for a vodcast.
about 3 days ago

Luis Felipe
QOTD: 1,000,000? Any chance we can get a follow-up from Gary with the correct answer?
about 3 days ago

Paul
I like the concept. Sunday evenings are reserved for dinner with the family, all 15-18 at the same table. I would try the kegs if the quality wines were inside. Sounds like a great idea.
about 3 days ago

Jason Hinde
This is amazing technology, I’d love to hear more about them. Have them on again. I can’t believe no one else thought of doing this. Have them on again and I want to find out how I can get some of this wine.
about 3 days ago

Tim Vining
QOTD: 250,000 kegs per year in Italy?
about 4 days ago

Leslie
My husband and I got a kick out of that every time you had to swirl you put your glass on the table.
That is a DS, deliberate swirler, with a little practice you should be able to do it in the air.
about 4 days ago

SF Young
Wine Kegs…..hmmmm interesting. A huge factor of an average consumer who drinks wine is the perceived value, the packaging plays a huge part, hopefully shows like this are changing that! Environmentally these kegs are great!!!!

QOTD: 100,000 kegs anually
about 4 days ago

Bigsigar
QOTD: No Idea.

But what about a limited release of Vayniac Cab in kegs? Would make great prizes or charity auction items!!!
about 4 days ago

Lawrence Leichtman
I would so buy a $15-20 level wine in a keg. I drink wine every night so this would last about 3 months for me. Why aren’t restaurants eating this up?
about 5 days ago

Harry
Good show once again. Maybe you should try using a little mike for the outdoor shoots though - the background noise was a little much. I was very impressed by the environmental angle on these at the end. Many places don’t recycle green or brown glass, and saving 15 bottles and all the enviro impacts associated with them could make a significant difference for a restaurant which might go through one or two of these a week.
about 5 days ago

Nick R
I agree with some of the notes below that it might be cool to do a smaller one, ala boxed wine, although I wonder how that would affect cost structure

I would defintely try that out if I saw it at a bar or restaurant, great episode (although I’m not sure why you filmed in a parking lot??)

QOTD: no freaking clue.
about 5 days ago

JayZee
Now THIS is RADOOL! Awesome concept.

QOTD: 20,000
about 5 days ago

Capt M
I think it’s very sustainable. I dream of the day that this system is sold in Panama. I’d be a customer for sure. Thanks for showing us this innovation. QOTD: No idea, but must be a lot.
about 6 days ago

bgood
QOTD: Just a guess…since the population is 60 some odd million…I would say that somewhere around 20 million kegs are sold annually in Italy. But that’s honestly just a guess.
about 6 days ago

RobRx
Wow! Great idea! The glass bottle with cork is what, AD1650 technology? It is great to see someone applying modern tech to wine. Stainless steel and nitrogen is a no brainer! I would love to buy a keg say 1/2 that size, maybe 6 bottles? with 89-91 point wines in it and use it as my house wine. Biggest problem for a regular wine drinker is what to do with the 1/2 bottle left over every night(assuming you don’t want to get smashed every single night!) I use argon gas, but am never quite happy with the results. Great concept! Scale down the container and upgrade the wine and I say you will sell thousands of kegs.
about 6 days ago

Charlie Berg
Velly, velly interesting; the concept is really cool, man i’m excited as i picture doing some wine kegging at family parties and stuff. i think for really super high quality wines that i want to sit down and savor–obviously a keg wouldn’t be the choice, but aside from that, for toting a keg of vino to a game or party–Rad! QOTD: figuring there are thousands of little trattorias and osterias in Italy, each with their own little keg of wine…probably at least 500,000.
about 6 days ago

yowens
Wine kegs rock! QOTD: 10,000
about a week ago

Chris S
Andy’s the Man!!!
about a week ago

Garry
How much for a keg of Screaming Eagle?
about a week ago

Jim in Atlanta
Thank you for educating us on wine kegs. I never heard of them before. QOTD - I have no idea, but it must be high for it to be the QOTD. So I will guess 1 million per year.
about a week ago

torquey
Wine kegs and the keg mentality represent everything the wine drinking experience should elevate us from, the mass market commodity mindset in which the U.S. is so so mired. The notion of a wine keg brings to mind the “tanker truck of plonk” from Sideways pulling up in front of one’s house and dispensing a river of cheap swill.
about a week ago

portland guy
A fun episode — quite enjoyable.