An Italian Brunello Blind Tasting, Brown Bags And Fun!

An Italian Brunello Blind Tasting, Brown Bags And Fun! – Episode #487

June 17, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk tries 3 Brunello wines from Italy, The Brunello Di Di Montalcino wines are some of the most Sought after in the world!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2001 Ruffino Brunello Di Montalcino Greppone MazziBrunello di Montalcino
2003 Fanti Brunello Di MontalcinoBrunello di Montalcino
2003 La Rasina Brunello Di MontalcinoBrunello di Montalcino

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June 17, 2008

JudeMurphy
QOTD-
One day I was watching WLTV and Gary Vaynerchuk did a blind Brunello tasting and I thought, “hmm… they look nice. Must put that on my list of Wines to look out for.” Then I wrote a comment and the next day I probably thought “what was the name of that Italian wine on WLTV yesterday?” so I had to go back the the website to remember. I wrote it down then ended up watching some back episodes of WLTV. A few weeks later I bought a bottle of Brunello, but it wasn’t one of the ones Gary tasted because I can never find them. It was very nice. Then everyone lived happily ever after and Mott married the Oak Monster and we all drank Lemonade.
The End.
June 17, 2008

Kreepy Freek
oh…Brian changes his name to Kreepy Freek from now on
June 17, 2008

Brian
No Brunello story YET!!!

I wish i even knew where my old wrestlers were..esp the old finger/thumb wrestlers..those were fun..
June 17, 2008

purplejuicebruce
Have only had two Brunello’s and while I liked them I also would rather spend 1/2 or 1/3 less on a good Cali Sangiovese like a Chatom or a Noceto and call it good.
QOTD…no story but keep on with the blind tasting also after almost 500 episodes how about a double blind tasting I think it would be FUN!
June 17, 2008

VinoVixen
Love the blind tastings!
QOTD: best brunello…..visiting Tuscany last Thanksgiving…going to Montalcino and visiting a very small organic/biodynamic called SanPolino and drinking some kiss — wine
June 17, 2008

Karl Laczko
Definately a good episode, blind is interesting.

SOTD – I’m sad to say I don’t have one….yet
June 17, 2008

John Farrin
Yeah, like the blind.

QOTD: Ashamed to say I’ve never had one.
June 17, 2008

boegemann
QOTD: I can’t recall the last one, but I have a ‘99 Pertimali at home waiting for the perfect opportunity.

I love the “3 blind wines” reference, so in lieu of a story, here’s a Vayniak-inspired poem:

Three blind wines
Three blind wines
See how they smell
See how they taste
They all smell like an old carving knife
They taste like cherries and warm brown spice
Do you ever drink something new in your life
Like three blind wines
June 17, 2008

Harley Stan
Gary, cool episode. I have not tried brunello yet but I am sure someday when I am feeling spendy I will splurge.
QOTD- After watching one of the earlier Brunello episodes I went to the local warehouse liquor store. I was excited to find a bottle of Brunello, I looked at the price tag and put it back on the shelf. The end.
June 17, 2008

Eric
Uh oh a lurker is commenting…..

I have never had one!
June 17, 2008

manonthemoon
Great show. Love the blinds, would like to see at least one a week.

QOTD: Don’t have one yet because the price seems steep to have such a high strike out rate, plus I hate to wait.
June 17, 2008

wannaBconnoisseur
Great show, love Brunello, love the blind tastings! May I suggest the next blind tasting be double blind, it is fun to see you try to pinpoint where the wine is from, what the varietal is, the pricepoint, etc. I think it’s been quite a while since the last double blind show, but I remember you pretty much nailing every wine, very impressive.

Q-The first one I tried was a few years ago and it was great. Loved them ever since, just hate the prices!
June 17, 2008

Brian W.
QOTD….Only had a few Brunellos and they were at tastings…so hence little food to let the wine work with…maybe some down the road….of course now prices will go up with controversy…sigh!
June 17, 2008

jawsh
Lurkers of the world unite!
June 17, 2008

Dr T from N. Carolina
No story, I just find them overprised for how much I like thm
June 17, 2008

Top 30 Baby
Yeh.
June 17, 2008

Danny C
QOTD: Volunteered from Vias Imports 25th Anniversary party and got to pour some serious Brunellos and drink them too! Great experience!
June 17, 2008

Neil
Haven’t had many, but recently I brought a Brunello home for dinner and I thought it was a rip-off and my wife liked it. Trust your pal…..
June 17, 2008

Tom Jones
QOTD: Brunello is is a bit out of my wine price range so I do not have a story yet either.
June 17, 2008

Derek F.
Rockin show…

QOTD: dont have one yet…sorry Gary
June 17, 2008

Lawrence Leichtman
Hard to have any great Brunello stories other than chasing from one winery to another to taste them while in Italy. I have about 12 Brunello’s in storage back to 1990 but am dismayed about the current goings on. If Brunello’s are banned what will I use to replace them? Tuscans don’t come close even when they are all Sangiovese. Thanks for mentioning Swe Pea. When he was on he was great. I see him at Waering’s Gym in Virginia Beach every week. By the way, you mentioned one of the wines from the Cabernet blind tasting but I didn’t think we actually knew what any of the wines were.
June 17, 2008

Sarah
QOTD: drinking an 01 Carpineto BdM with the owner and his wife at a work luncheon.
June 17, 2008

AZTrojan
I got a little nervous when I saw another blind tasting episode…

QOTD: I don’t have one yet, however I just purchased my first Brunello over the weekend.
June 17, 2008

Bob W.
Brunello is my favorite wine. Have a bunch of ’01’s in the cellar and a few older bolltles too. Favorite story…….We treated some friends (not real wine enthusiasts) to dinner at our favorite Italian BYOB restaurant for watching our house while we were away. Brought a bottle of Brunello and an inexpensive Cab. Offered the freinds to taste both wines and they both selected the Cab! They couldn’t believe we would spend $50 on a bottle that to them was not as good as the $15 Cab. Different palletes and more Brunello for us!!
June 17, 2008

C-Fiddy
No Story, Yet….
Hey GV, How about developing the WineLibrary bottle coozie to use instead of the brown bags? You know, those neopreme things that zip up?
Cut me in for 2% of the action, and we’re good!
Thanks for another fun (and educational) show.