Some Wines At The Blue Ribbon

Some Wines At The Blue Ribbon – Episode #467

May 16, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk goes on the road today and tastes some wines at one of his favorite places, The Blue Ribbon Wine Bar.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Compagni Portis Vineyard GewÃ¼rztraminer
2004 Mercouri Estate RedOther Greek Red Wine
2006 Brewer Clifton Rio Vista Pinot Noir

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May 19, 2008

Mike W
Bought the book for my dad for Fathers Day. He is going to love it, and we will expand our pallets together
May 19, 2008

jsuarez6
QOTD: Max’s Wine Dive in Houston, TX.

Very nice selection of wines. Apart from their “By the Glass” selection, they will open any bottle as long as you commit to two glasses. The food is interesting.

Comfort food but with a twist. By the glass prices range from $7 to $20. Food ranges from $9 to $20. It is very easy for two people to spend $80.

The staff is very nice and knowledgable about the wines. I usually go twice a month.
May 19, 2008

ONE
If you are in the Orlando, FL area, you asked for favorite wine bars. I have two… Eola Wine Company and The Wine Room both in Winter Park (10 min North of Orlando). For atmosphere and variety.
May 18, 2008

J Crazy
haven’t been to many in the US so can’t give a favorite. But if you’re traveling to Korea go to Vin Ga, if you’re in Tokyo hit up Marugo or Dominus
May 18, 2008

Robert C
This makes me want to find a good winebar in Temecula, CA
May 18, 2008

Nickyb85
There is a wine bar that I frequent a lot when I am in Lubbock called La Diosa, It feateres wines from the region and has a great atmosphere, every evening that they are open they feature live music.
May 18, 2008

T. Reasoner
I found the Rio Vista on Maui they had a whole case but at $51 bones. Well tried it last night and it was PHENOMENAL! IT was a 95 pt pinot in my book very good and even at that price the QPR is still a buy. I went back and bought 2 more bottles for that special occasion. I totally agreed that this wine will last a few more years. I was shocked that the wine was so well balanced with 15.4% alcohol. Amazing vino !
May 18, 2008

Derek F.
QOTD: I wine bar called Cork, about 5 min. from my house…love it!!!
May 18, 2008

caleb
still havent found a wine bar that does it for me, i feel i can do better on my own. Hope to find one i love soon, if not ill have to open one
May 18, 2008

Tom F
Pizza Man in Milwaukee has an outstanding California selection.
May 18, 2008

Mike Kauzer
Wine Steward, Pleasanton Ca.
Great wine knowledge. Approachable staff.
May 18, 2008

David M Roberts
I just glossed some of the other posts, and noticed someone else had a good experience at my pick, The Cellar in Breckenridge. When you’re right, you’re right!
May 18, 2008

chenrys
QOTD: Kavarna in Oakhurst.
May 18, 2008

David M Roberts
Have not been to enough wine bars to give a good opinion.

I did, however, visit a great one in Breckenridge, CO, called (I think) The Cellar. It specialized in food and wine flight pairings, and the food was exceptional, as was the wine list.
May 18, 2008

KAHUNA
enough with the lurker crap you sound like a little b_tch- and the Highlander movie was for sh-t!
May 18, 2008

Lawrence Leichtman
Willi’s Wine Bar in Healdsburg and Santa Rosa.
May 18, 2008

Rossodio
My favorite wine bar is here in Charleston, SC – Social. The wines by the glass there are pretty pathetic, even at their low price points, but by the bottle there are some FANTASTIC wines at prices that would even be reasonable for retail wine selling establishments. Get there before the CKC arrives to get loud, and you can enjoy quite the nice bottle there in an environment that’s not as stuffy as the top-tier restaurants in the area.
May 18, 2008

The Other Half
I am not a lurker – I do hear various episodes on a regular basis but rarely watch properly. My other half is the one who is a regular viewer – he is not a lurker either!

My visit today was because it was my birthday yesterday and my other half very kindly bought me a laptop. So rather than me booking an appointment with said other half to use his computer for email purposes etc I now have a machine of my own to use as I please.

Imagine his face, when I started up today’s episode of WLTV and the fabulously enthusiastic voice of Gary V roared into the room again as I settled down to watch. An image worth seeing, I have to say.

I don’t have such a keen interest in wine as my other half, I do try. I much prefer whites, such as Gewurtz, Reisling and other floral and fruity wines – but not the ones reminiscent of cats pee…. And not very good with heavy reds.

Anyway, I shall be going for now, so until next time – GV – you keep on changing the wine world!

From The Other Half!
May 18, 2008

Sean
Favorite hometown wine bar in DC is the newly opened Proof. It just bumped Bardeo off my list.

Favorite all time was The Stained Glass in Evanston, Illinois. Not sure it was spectacular itself but had a lot of good times there with good friends.
May 18, 2008

Zach M.
QOTD: They are a couple I think in the Cincinnati area, but I have yet to go. I’m still a young 21yr old
May 18, 2008

Keith
Big fan of Gewurz, never been to a wine bar
May 18, 2008

Craig
I would like to recommend Table 15 in Knoxville, TN. It’s located in an open-air-mall shopping center called “The Pinnacle at Turkey Creek”. They specialize in wine flights and small-plate food pairings. It is an excellent before or after dinner stop off and they have a fantastic selection of wines — many of which can then be purchased at the wine store next door.
http://www.tablefifteen.com/
May 18, 2008

Karl Laczko
Nice background, although I thought the show lacked focus.

QOTD – Can’t give an answer to that one, out of my geography.
May 18, 2008

Mike James
QOTD: Straight up winebar: Kazmierz in Scottsdale, Wine shop w/ tasting bar: Enotria in Scottsdale
May 18, 2008

Cuse Wino
QOTD- Love the road episodes. Never been to a
wine bar in the US