Napa Valley Cabernet Battle Royal And The BOOK Is Now OUT!

Napa Valley Cabernet Battle Royal And The BOOK Is Now OUT! – Episode #464

May 13, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk goes BLIND on this HUGE day for him and his Family and the Vayniacs. Napa Valley Cabernet is the epic and most sought after wines of America and this tasting will be a battle Royal!

Note: the wine listing is in tasting order.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Neyers Ame Propreitary RedNapa Cabernet
2005 Tor Kenward Cimarossa Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet
2005 Paul Hobbs Napa Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet
2004 Rocca Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet
2004 Bennett Lane Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet
2004 Altamura Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet

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May 13, 2008

thefanjstic
Qotd: Caymus – boring but always reliable.
May 13, 2008

espressokev
i think you need to get conan on YOUR show. It’s fun seeing ya on TV, but seriously, that’s WAAAY to rushed to bring the thunder. =)
May 13, 2008

Rob Csenar
QOTD: Technically in Alexander Valley, but close enough…Jordan is my favorite cab. A lot has to do with the company I drank with.

Congrats on all the goings on.

Rob Csenar
“SaysNuts”
May 13, 2008

billyg
Lewelling 2003 Wight Vineyard is my favorite of the last year.
May 13, 2008

F
Great show.

Why are the tags active if it is a blind tasting?
May 13, 2008

Danny C
Congrats buddy…good to see you in NYC!
May 13, 2008

Wes
Gary-
I just heard you on Jim Cramer so I’m a Virgin…Love your show (This is the only one I have seen) & can’t wait to see more…I don’t know if you do this, but I would love to have a party with the blind taste thing concurrent with your show (preferrably $10 wines) and be able to have all my guests taste along with you!!!!!

Wes
Lebanon, CT
May 13, 2008

Robert Howells
2001 Napa Valley Beaulieu Vineyards
May 13, 2008

farmer jim
congrats on the book…. loved the show today…. drinking a 2002 whitman cellars cab…. awesome wine. farmer jim
May 13, 2008

austin
QOTD-

I love Napa Cab, thanks for this show! I rarely spend more than 60 on a bottle, when it is only one comes to mind. Van Der Heyden – 1997 Late Harvest Cab. This is so good, describing it wouldn’t do it justice. I would gladly share a bottle with you on the book tour.
May 13, 2008

johnmaki
Ehlers Estate 1886,
Darioush,
Cosentino MCoz
have been a few of my favorites!
May 13, 2008

Not A Lurker N E More
Recently discovered a modestly priced Cab which I really enjoy. 2004 Mockingbird Hill – try it – you might like it !
May 13, 2008

Malphas
Congrats on the book. I wish you success in your present and future literary endeavors.
May 13, 2008

Ron
Congratulations on book!!! Was great seeing you and your family in NY today. Already bought 2 copies from Amazon so hope to get them signed some other time….

QOTD: CA Cabs are not my go-to wines being so overpriced…. But from what I tried in some tastings – Caymus 2004 was by far the best. A more afordable one (~$30) I tried recently was from “Hall” – very impressive effort.

p.s. – Good job on Conan. Too bad he did not let you speak about the food pairing…
May 13, 2008

Lindsay
Congratulations on the book, Gary! Great appearance on Conan, too â€“ you take all of his (obnoxious!?) comments in stride. Very entertaining.

QOTD: Napa Valley Cab? Um. Iâ€™d have to look it up â€“ I know my favorite cab is Chateau Margene in tiny Creston, California, outside of Paso Robles.

But I know I like Truchard Cab (we get a great discount on it at work) and St. Supery.

PS We did a blind tasting last week with our wine group here in Madison and I only got TWO wines correct in a guessing game with seven varietals. Yikes! I have some heavy palate-lifting to do!
May 13, 2008

Harry
I can’t actually remember the last great Cali Cab I’ve had, since I tend to splurge on Burgundy for when i’m rolling big, so you inspired me to call up my wine buddies and have a tasting party next week. Thanks for pushing me to keep trying new things and inspiring the wine group.
May 13, 2008

Rhonda
I am getting married in a couple of weeks and my new last name will be Yount, I am seriously going to have to go to Yountville and see if I can get a discount But seriously, we plan to take a trip out there soon to explore some Napa wines!
May 13, 2008

Saftig
Wow, you are hitting all the pistons lately, television personality, successful author, what’s next, Vegas?!
Shows have been very entertaining of late. Great energy too.
May 13, 2008

Michael
My first episode after seeing Mad Money book plug…great stuff…always been a Silver Oak or Caymus fan but sounds like I need to find some ‘04 Rocca!
May 13, 2008

The Ben
I’ve never had a Napa Valley anything, but we’ll work on bringing some Napa Thunder in the near future. See, I didn’t have an exact answer, but I also didn’t lurk today.
May 13, 2008

E-Rock
QOTD = Araujo Altagracia.. Good Stuff
May 13, 2008

jason carey
Heitz Martha’s vineyard 1978
May 13, 2008

John M
That was fun! Would have been more enjoyable if I was tasting along with you. I like the blind tasting and West Coast Cabs have always been a favorite. My favorite recently is 2004 Turnbull followed closely by 2004 Signature Chappellet. I won’t spend much more than $50 for any bottle of wine.
May 13, 2008

ZJK
You kicked ass all around today Gary! I was able to catch Mad Money, and I felt like sending this comment as soon as I saw it. Although, I managed to hold off until I watched this episode. If you don’t come to STL then I guess I’m heading to Des Moines… See ya I’m busy w finals
May 13, 2008

Chase Mohr
QOTD: Faust 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon … I had this at a wine tasting after having tried over 40 different wines and it still stood out over everything else! A magnificent wine!