Some Bubbles And A Guest

Some Bubbles And A Guest – Episode #463

May 12, 2008

Today Gary Vaynerchuk tries a little bubbly with a guest host from the left coast.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

Marenco Brachetto D’acquiBraquetto d\’Acqui
Louis De Grenelle Saumar RoseFrench Brut Nonvintage
Gruet Brut Demi SecDomestic Demi-Sec
1988 De Venoge BrutFrench Brut Vintage

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May 12, 2008

Jennifer
QOTD: August 2007 Friday night- staying in a loft studio on Vanderbilt Lane in Hyde Park with french doors overlooking a stunning courtyard in the country, crickets chirping, warm air and with ceiling fans moving slowly, the smell of wildflowers in the air, Sting playing in the background, sipping on Mollydooker Two Left Feet and writing well into the night.
May 12, 2008

Phil G
Nice show…

QOTD – I can’t pick just one, but I will highlight driving down the Cayuga wine trail in the Finger Lakes with my parents when I was in college… that was fun.
May 12, 2008

Mike L
Congrats, Matt on the med school.

QOTD: I made a great birthday dinner for my girl last fall and served it with an Albarino and she loved it and I knew that I was developing my tastes way beyond anything it had ever been before.
May 12, 2008

Kev and Ams
QOTD: Telling someone that Opus was overpriced. =)
May 12, 2008

chenrys
Congratulations, Matt! Fun show.

QOTD: Carl and I went to a Pinot Noir wine tasting in a park with a really fun group of people, wines from around the world. They were all ok wines but the group was very friendly and fun – someone brought chocolate to share. Then this guy breaks out a $300 burgundy…it was awesome. Such a fun experience and good company.
May 12, 2008

Utah
Congratulations on being on WLTV! One of the best Vayniac appearances I’ve seen!

Oh, and that Med school thing too.

QOTD: On a trip to Wisconcin, in an unseasonably warm January, having a bottle I don’t even remember, with some cheese, sitting outside (no joke, it was like 70 degrees, in WISCONSIN, in JANUARY), watching bald eagles fly overhead and in the trees over the vineyards.
May 12, 2008

Robin C
Thanks Matt – sparkling wines are fun. As regards Gary’s comment, I’m surprised that anyone had a bad experience at Gruet. It wasn’t some of your college crew kids tromping in barefoot was it? Gruet is kind of a classy place. Tell them to speak to Scott if they’re having any problems – it’s his job to make everyone happy.

QOTD: an interesting question that brought back a moment from the past. Several years ago some girlfriends and I spent a couple of days at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs and Spa – it was in the winter and during the day we hopped from spring to spring – mostly outdoors – alternating between being wet and cold and wet and warm, I remember being wrapped in warm towels and falling asleep on a table in a little room. Then, we went back to our room, and one of my friends poured a bottle of Jordan cab – I can’t remember the year, but she had had it for some time, and it was as though I had shuffeled a deck of cards made out of berries and flowers – the aromas kept alternating and shifting – it was mesmerizing.
May 12, 2008

Martin
Each one is better than the last!
May 12, 2008

Palmer
QOTD: probably a few years ago when my dad set up a blind tasting of a late 70s Napa cab against a late 70s bordeaux with a group of european friends and they all preferred the Napa cab…great night and both great wines although I don’t remember the specific producers (the bordeaux may have been 78 lafite rothschild)
May 12, 2008

Pete G
Wow! Awesome show. Where do I start. Great guest. Great wine. GV showing the love by breakin out the $$$ bottle. I like it!

Matt’s QOTD: Inspiration (small Sonoma, CA winery) I am friends with a friend of the owner. Group of us did catered box lunch in the vineyard under a walnut tree and tasted the the wines served to us by the owner/winemaker. Beautiful, suuny 80 degree California day. Good food. Good wine. Heaven.
May 12, 2008

E
Last night, Inniskillin icewine!
May 12, 2008

Lau
QOTD: I’ve got a few I’m wobbling between, but I think I’m going to go with the trip to Florence last year with my girlfriend. We had a crisp white wine on the side of a mountain in by a little village called Fiesole with stunning view of Florence. We had some Italian salamis and the waiter was just great, bought a 2001 Tenuta la Fuga Brunello from the guy at a very fair price. All-in-all very memorable.

Btw, I’ll be turning 26 tomorrow, closing in on the 30! Argh!
May 12, 2008

CindyW
QOTD: I have quite a few favorite wine moments, but for some reason the memory that is coming to mind right now is of me visiting my best friend in New Mexico. I hadn’t seen her in a couple of years and was there for just a few days. My flights had been miserable and I arrived much later than expected, but she had pasta, bread, and a glass of something red and Italian waiting for me. We sipped wine out on her back deck and watched the last vestiges of the sun setting over the desert mountains. As the heat left the air, and my glass of wine emptied, my body began to relax into that comfortable feeling of being with my best buddy. That feeling of Aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh…. is incredible.
May 12, 2008

Marcus
Hey Gary, congrats on your show. Just a quick one on the pronuntiation of CH in Italian – you should read it like K.

Un abbraccio!

Marcus
May 12, 2008

EddieLee
It’s called Pat Bing Soo
May 12, 2008

Rani Haykal
Great Show!!!

Congrats Matt on the completing med school.

QOTD: Best wine moment was probably back in October ‘07 when I visited Napa and did the Del Dotto Tour. The guy heading the tour and the people on that specific cave tour were all a blast and we ended up enjoyin all different del dotto cabs for the hour and a half.
May 12, 2008

JudeMurphy
QOTD: Haven’t really had any wine moments, but sitting in my favorite restaurant with a nice little chianti does the trick nicely!
If you get down to Dublin sometime check out a little place called Pizza Stop. Sounds modest, but they make the most ridiculously good pizza on Earth! No joking- better than any in Italy!
; )
May 12, 2008

Aaron S.
Nice episode today! Congrats Matt, what a great accomplishment! Big day today/tomorrow! Conan on tonight/”early tomorrow morning” and the book comes out TOMORROW! Man oh man I’m excited….

I don’t have a response to QOTD yet… not 21.

Also, I sent an URGENT URGENT URGENT email about this, but if you could give my Dad (Ed Sherman) a big birthday shout-out this Friday, May 16, that would be awesome!!!

Thanks GV — I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight! Maybe I’ll watch some reruns of WLTV…
May 12, 2008

C-Lo
Fun show today, great to hear that Matt is headed to the best part of the country – Go Irish! QOTD: my best wine moment was probably my vacation to Napa and Sonoma with my two best girl friends, kickin it at Cline winery with our host for the day, Joe. Keep it real.
May 12, 2008

Neil
QOTD: Kicking back at the Fairmont in SF after our wedding with my Julie sipping Pacific Echo (now Scharfenberger Brut) which was a freebie that came with the room. I never had it before but after being a good groom, greeting all of the out of town guests, in laws, ect., and only having a glass or two the whole evening it was nice to relax and refresh with a sparkler. I’ll always remember sneaking away from all of the obligations and finally enjoying a quite moment with my new wife. Sappy? Maybe, but a memory nontheless and it didn’t matter that it wasn’t Dom P or Crystal or all of the high end plonk that Gary V likes to sip at PerSe. La Dee Da! Sory Gary, but you are an elitist when it comes to bubbly.
May 12, 2008

Markdotnet
QOTD: I was in a Wine Appreciation class at the local community college. We were doing a Malbec tasting when the teacher brought out some brie cheese. The Malbec by itself was good but for me, the pairing of the Malbec and Brie was…. well it was just incredible. I had an “A HA!” moment and I finally understood how food and wine can enhance each other.
May 12, 2008

jonomck
QOTD: Watching WLTV for the first time.
May 12, 2008

Oklahoma Michael
QOTD-Dinner at Jordan Winery 2003. Never felt felt like such a rockstar, havent felt that since. ps. yeah the wine was better at the winery that night. isnt it always?
May 12, 2008

drydrew
QOTD: This last Friday night when I finally drank my first home made wine and it was surprisingly good.
May 12, 2008

Jay
Great show. Guest was really relaxed which was nice to see. Good job.

I’m curious though… Both of you were swirling those sparklers pretty hard. Whenever I crack any type of bubbly, I want to preserve as many bubbles as possible and just let the escaping bubbles bring up the aromatics. Thoughts/reasons as to why you think swirling is better?

QOTD: Sitting outside at a winery in Lake Chelan in the heat of the summer, eating a little cheese, and hanging out with friends.

Good QOTD.