Oklahoma Wine Tasting With Shocking Results

Oklahoma Wine Tasting With Shocking Results – Episode #490

June 20, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk tried 4 wines from OKlahoma and really gets into this show. Gary is hoping more people around the country from these 2nd and 3rd tier wine growing States send in wine for the Thunder Show!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Sand Hill Cabernet Sauvingnon
Chapel Creek Cabernet Sauvingnon Meritage Reserve
2006 Woods & Waters Shiraz
2007 The Range Skipping Stone Vignoles

Links mentioned in todays episode.

156 Responses

June 20, 2008

Glazer
1st? Oklahoma…………..we’ll see.
June 20, 2008

Glazer
GO COWBOYS!!!!!!!!!!
June 20, 2008

Rich G
Giddyup Gary!!!
June 20, 2008

Kevin K
Shocking!
June 20, 2008

waibeans
hi five!
June 20, 2008

John Farrin
5
June 20, 2008

Phillip
top sex! uh..i mean 6!
June 20, 2008

elron
Whhaaaaaaaaattt!
June 20, 2008

Kristen
Oooh, I know the shocking results already!
June 20, 2008

dc7
Tasting tomorrow!!! enjoy!
June 20, 2008

MagnumGourmet
Top 10…Woo Hoo!
June 20, 2008

KW
QOTD: Too much work not enough wine drinking!
June 20, 2008

Rich G
Good stuff from students.

QOTD: Biggest surprise? I got engaged and then married on the beach!!
June 20, 2008

Glazer
Mad props to Chapel Creek and the community college kids! They even got you to swallow.
June 20, 2008

David Kaye
Sand Hill’s web site says that the vineyard is in Ohio, not Oklahoma.
June 20, 2008

M. Nurn
QOTD: The biggest surprise that I’ve had this year was getting hired at a local wine shop. I went in to buy some wine and when asked if I had any questions, I said that I was wondering if there was anyway to get a job, and almost immediately the owner said yes, and the next day I was hired. I couldn’t have been more surprised or excited!

Oklahoma…who knew?
June 20, 2008

Neil
QOTD: The biggest surprise this year was how the NY Giants beat the NE Patriots.
June 20, 2008

Brad
QOTD: Meeting my awesome and beautiful girlfriend!
June 20, 2008

Kevin K
QOTD: My brother is getting married.
June 20, 2008

John Farrin
Alright, we have to determine whether the good one was just some crazy fluke. I mean it just doesn’t make sense that the three “professional” wines all stunk and the college kids wine was great. Where in Ok. do they grow grapes? I know that it took Ca. about 35 years to make acceptable wine and maybe we should encourage wine development in non-traditional places but going through, what, 40 gag monsters to find one jewel is the law of diminishing returns to me.

QOTD: Finding out that my daughter is pregnant with her first child due at the end of Sept.
June 20, 2008

JudeMurphy
QOTD- The oak monster jumped out at me from behind a tree!
(Well, he was the tree, but I didn’t realize it was him until I walked up to it!)
; )
June 20, 2008

Karen
You’d be surprised about the amazing things that come from Oklahoma. *I’m an okie girl!* However, it goes to show you have to get through 3 bad things to find the hidden gem. BOOMER SOONER!

QOTD: Biggest surprise? A new job that suits me better than I’d ever imagined. *Cheers!
June 20, 2008

The Aesthetic Elevator
Hmmm, I live on the OK border. Need to find me some Chapel Creek . . .
June 20, 2008

purplejuicebruce
Who would have thunk it? I might as well plant some grapes here in Phoenix
cause aparently you can grow world class grapes anywhere.
June 20, 2008

teckdeck2008
Now thats what I’m talking about, I see that every where in the grocery stores wine aisles in College Station. Now I know to try it out.

Qotd: The biggest surprise for me this year has to be my grades this last semester. Luckily I only have to retake one class, but I ended up making three C’s and 2 D’s. But I’m going to get right back on that horse and keep going.
June 20, 2008

Dr T from N. Carolina
There are a lot of dud wines everywhere, and a lot of gems. You can never be sure which you’re getting if you know nothing about the wineries. Go ‘minor’ wine areas!
June 20, 2008

DON D
QOTD:BIG SURPRISE, LOST MY JOB!!
June 20, 2008

ev
qod- SEX. After 24 years, sex really, really does get better and better as long as you’re with a fun, loving, (crazy) woman. (Oh, I’m a man)
June 20, 2008

kmack
best tagteam ever the British Bulldogs and the Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jenneti)
June 20, 2008

Slats
QOTD: ask me again after my second child is born in a few days
June 20, 2008

Oakmon's BF
Wow! This episode really rocked. All it needed was a story about your family and itâ€™d have everything we love about you. You showed how youâ€™re passionate and you care, but your sincerity trumps all.
June 20, 2008

Max
Wow good for the College Kids. On a similar note I wonder if you have thought of doing a show on wines from Temecula, CA. Its in the south of the state between LA and San Diego. I find most of it to be mediocre (I’m a native of the town) but it would be neat to get your take.
June 20, 2008

Utah
No love for Road Warriors / L.O.D. Gary? I have to say, when I was a kid, it was all about Hawk and Animal with the face paint and the big spiked shoulderpads. Gimmick, maybe. But a great one.

QotD: Of the year? How about two raises at work in the just the last 7 days?
June 20, 2008

Dick Gearhart
Gary-I stopped right at the first comments! I lived in OK for 10 years and during a wine tasting we threw in a OK wine and I thought the nose was a dead ringer for crude oil-now you mention gasoline! From a state that has crude production and refineries I find that hilarious!
June 20, 2008

KVolk
QOTD: Tuning in to wine library and seeing OK wines on it and then GV loves one….made my day….I have lived in OK for 15 years and am use to people not knowing what this state is about and GV just steps up and shows some love…next thing I know he will become a Cowboys fan….
June 20, 2008

Deano
Gary great episode I wish I could get my hands on some of that CKC wine

QOTD:
-A new job that i actually like
June 20, 2008

mike m
Good Lord! zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
June 20, 2008

KyBoy
Much love to the ROCKERS!!…such a tragic story as well.
June 20, 2008

Thomas
QOTD that I am moving to North Carolina in less than two weeks.
June 20, 2008

Jay
GROAN! Did you just tell us that a wine from OK(lahoma) was “ok”?!?!?!?! Gotta love the unconscious puns, Gary!
June 20, 2008

The Ben
My best surprise was how much better my father was doing after my grandfather passed away. We’re still having our huge July 4th bash in granps’s honor. As for a tag team, I’ve got to go with a little know recent group: the Brisco Brothers from Ring of Honor, a little know indie federation. Check out ringofhonor.com from more on them if you like freaky athletic pro-wrestling.
June 20, 2008

Ozzy
Tag team? And you didn’t mention the Legion of Doom? Hawk and Animal FTW!!
June 20, 2008

Pastafari Pirate
QOTD: when my ex-wife informed me (just a few weeks ago) that she is getting re-married in September! Woohoo!! Soon, no more alimony!! At last, I will be able to splurge on wine, and get me some good Brunellos!
June 20, 2008

BobbyTiger
Really, really enjoyed this ep. I was going to try to buy the Sand Hill Cab. just for the label, but, alas, apparently not so hot. Three cheers for the Chapel Creek Cab. Meritage. Great job. Although I was only watching, I too got caught up in the madness of what they produced. Nice, nice effort. As for the others……keep swinging. Toby Keith would be proud.
June 20, 2008

Bookman
QOTD: Biggest surprise? My ability to think new world fruit bombs were the shizz, and then two weeks later be completely off of them, and onto Spanish deliciousness!

Well, that and getting my hopes up to see you in Rockville, only to have my buddy/ride go out of town that day. Followed closely by my totally coincidental trip to San Fran/Napa, that coincides with the big ‘500th’, only to realize I’ll be driving to Napa, from San Fran, that night!

I can’t catch a break, Gary.
June 20, 2008

Okiebill
Keep the faith. Oklahoma has a ballot initiative that will allow Chapel Creek and other wines to get across those pesky state lines.

The Chapel Creek Cabernet Franc is a steal at $40 a bottle, but no one can get their hands on it. What a shame.
June 20, 2008

CrazyManAndy
QOTD: Hmm…I can’t really think of any!

Man, that’s incredible! You should definitely try to get some info on that wine and perhaps even do a show about it.

CMA
June 20, 2008

Geoff
I’m very sad that someone registered sniffysniff.com

I’d love to try the Chapel Creek! Love the concept of a community wine. Reminds me a bit of the Open Source Beer movement. Plus, I’m a fan of cabs, and i’ve not had many cab blends. Anyone know if it’s available in VA?
June 20, 2008

WineWoman
Are you sure the grapes from the Chapel Creek project are from Oklahoma?
QOTD: Worried–not surprised of the rapidly rising cost of everything and severe weather all over the country.
June 20, 2008

Saftig
Great way to end the week. I was so stoked after watching Croatia vs Turkey match in Euro 2008 and then WLTV was like the cherry on the sundae.
QOTD: Biggest surprise? After seeing friends and family go through divorces and breakups, finding out that I’m still mad about the boy I married 29 years ago.
June 20, 2008

David Dadekian
QOTD: That would have to be the first time my newborn daughter laughed out loud for me and me alone.
June 20, 2008

Jimmy T
Great show! I can’t find the Chapel Creek online.

You forgot the Rock & Roll Express!!!
June 20, 2008

Donkey Wino
QOTD: A lot of others have said similar things, but I had a son born this year. I am shocked that I can love anything this much, and the power his smile and laugh have is amazing an incredible suprise every day.

Great show GV, keep it up.
June 20, 2008

Erik Marcus
Why’d Gary put “their local wine” in quotes about two minutes in? Seems like a visit to the gallery of “misused” quotation marks is in order.
June 20, 2008

Malphas
I think I’m a tough guy to surprise, so I’ll have to get back to you on that later this year.
June 20, 2008

Satty
QOTD: Biggest Surprise??? The Giants winning the Super Bowl? The Celtics winning the finals? Tiger winning the Open on one leg? I don’t know. I am constantly amazed at what the world brings me. I will definitely spread the good word of Chapel Creek. I’ll have to get my friend in Arkansas to hop over there and find me a bottle. Great Friday show, Vane-Ner-Chuck!
Gary, how about The Rockers? Best Ever Tag Team I think I still go with The Hart Foundation. That’s just me.
June 20, 2008

PaVo
QOTD: This year I went back to my Europe for my HS reunion (in belgium) and to visit my father (in Paris). to cut a long story short I arrived back in Paris from Belgium and was heading off my train back to my father’s house. At the end of the platform I see my father with a camera out of the corner of my eye and think “well that’s cool he came to pick me up” and then just past him my best friend in the entire world (ste) who I haven’t seen in 4 years.

Turns out my girlfriend (who was joining us 3 days later) had secretly contacted Ste (though they had never met in person) AND my father and flew ste to Paris for 4 days to hang out with me.

The best surprise for so many reasons; to see him after 4 years, to enjoy life friends and family, and just to know that someone cares so much for you that they’ll do anything to give you something special when you least expect it. She’s the freaking best.
June 20, 2008

Adam J
Qotd: Finding out my wife is pregnant.
Thanks for the show!
June 20, 2008

jason carey
No reason to be shocked,, you should know that there are many many states with up and comin wine…
also.. the Texas debacle.. try the Alamosa cellars El Guapo…
Even though I had an older one..
June 20, 2008

JR Moreau
Gary, I want to know more about this Community College!!!! See if this dude wants his info up here because I’d love to look him up and get to chattin’ with him… Continuing education is where it’s at!!!

QOTD: Big Tim Sylvia leaving the UFC to fight Fedor Emelianenko on an Affliction card was the biggest surprise of the year for me!

HUGE props on your Boston show. It was awesome to meet and talk to you. Hope to see you blow up even more!
June 20, 2008

Harry H
QOTD: Wines from Argiolas and other producers from Sardegna, made from grapes such as Nuragus, Monica, Vermentino and Cannonau, which become so elegant, expressive and balanced in the glass, that I felt I must go there to experience and understand that island off the coast of Italy. Then, I just read recently that the people there have some of the longest life expectancies on the planet. Coincidence? Not! I want some of that terroir in me, too.
June 20, 2008

kaybee
QoTd
I am frequently surprised at people.
June 20, 2008

Chris
Some of my favorite tag teams that you didn’t mention:

The Outsiders: Kevin Nash (AKA Diesel) and Scott Hall (AKA Razor Ramon)

The Rockers: Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty

The Steiner Brothers

The Nasty Boys

The Natural Disasters: Earthquake and Typhoon

Harlem Heat: Booker T and Stevie Ray

P.S. You should book the Iron Shiek for the show! Here’s the link: http://www.bostonwrestling.com/ironsheikhome.html
June 21, 2008

Robin C
The show made me feel like singing Oklahoma. Wasn’t that John Raitt, Bonnie’s dad?
I loved the Wordle lists. They would make GREAT T-shirts.
QOTD: The biggest surprise for me this year was when a neighborhood cat fell through the roof into our house. The preliminary surprise was that one of our skylights blew off – the roofers neglected to fasten them down. So my husband found a piece of styrofoam which he taped to the ceiling until the roofers could come back. A couple of hours later we heard a loud crack. We found a hole in the styrofoam but couldn’t figure out how that had happened,so we went about our business. About 10 minutes later we heard cats screaming, a baby crying (we were babysitting a 9 month old) and I thought that one of our cats had hurt the baby so we ran into the spare room and saw our cats surrounding another cat on the windowsill. What made it confusing was that the neighborhood cat and our cat Sailor are look-a-likes so my husband and I had a little discussion about who was really sitting on the sill. We figured it out and I carried the baby (totally calm now) into our computer room and shut the door and my husband ran to get the cat carrier. Meanwhile the visiting cat made a run for it and ended up in our bedroom on the windowsill followed by several of our cats. I told my husband where the cat was so he opened the computer room door and yelled that there was a baby in there. (He panics easily). The cat carrier idea didn’t work (we have enough trouble getting our own cats into it) so I got a towel and my husband wrapped the cat up in it and took him outside. And that was my biggest surprise and my very best story.
June 21, 2008

randyshakes
QOTD: Biggest surprise this year was thinking my wife was pregnant with our third child after I had gone and had a snippy snip. It was just a false alarm. As an Oklahoma resident, I am guilty of poopooing Oklahoma wines. Guess I’ll have to check out some wineries locally.
June 21, 2008

Jonathan Fingas
Chapel Creek sounds amazing! How many bottles are around? Please tell me there’s some up for grabs!
June 21, 2008

Withnail
QOTD: Sorry – it’s not suitable for a family-friendly show.

You should think about doing a college class-made wine showdown with 4+ bottles from different parts of the country at the end of August to kick off college football season.
June 21, 2008

Richard Ritter
I just want to know one thing… did Mott hit the microphone on the camera about 7 minutes in? Take a listen.

QOTD: My biggest suprise this year was you asking what my biggest suprise was this year. How ironic.
June 21, 2008

espressokev
i was most surprised this year by how much i liked the linux distribution Slackware.
June 21, 2008

Wes M
qotd: getting a teaching job after a whole year of waiting.

Thanks for doing shows that remind us the amazing tings that can happen in the wine world. Oklahoma!?
June 21, 2008

Rowland
ok i got lots of comments on this one. ok i havent been watching a long time or anything, but ive never seen you that excited over a wine yet, and you only gave it a 91. Have you ever had a 100pt wine (in your opinion)and if so what was it? Second … sorry?. i wanna send you some wine from here in the hudson valley, and i dont wanna hear how sorry you are if you dont like it. to thine on self be true. (also on a side note, since i dont live that far away, its actually be a lot cheaper for me to take a train into Manhattan and give it to somebody than to ship the wine). ok and whats the deal with san fransisco? F**K the west coast, episode 1000 (i believe!!!) better be for the home crowd. qotd. the biggest surprise in my life in the past year has been finding i spent 4 years at college for anthropology and geography, only to find i really want to be a Vigneron. who knew? Peace.
June 21, 2008

Mike Z in SD
QOTD: Biggest surprise this year… probably a job offer I got, which was a pleasant surprise. Otherwise, it might have been the Giants winning the S-Bowl.
June 21, 2008

Matt Carrera
Best tag team ever??? Come on!!! My vote goes to the Rockers, Shawn Michaels, Marty Jannetty, now that’s a REAL power! And you gotta love their flowing locks!
June 21, 2008

Oliver
QOTD: Biggest surprise? I dont know yet as its a surprise! ..and the biggest surprise of the year. BUT i know its coming. I can feel it
June 21, 2008

Pete G
Awesome effort. Tried some new wines from new areas (new to me) tonight and I felt the thunder.

QOTD: I don’t like surprises
June 21, 2008

BrianSelf
qotd: Biggest Surprise this year was getting engaged to be married in August!
June 21, 2008

Len
Oklahoma…makes wine? Now that’s a surprise! QOTD: The biggest surprise this year is how far the US has fallen … economy…inflation…OIL! Gas! the cost of living….it’s not one thing but it’s parts make the big-one!
June 21, 2008

jawsh
Why does Texas not slide into the Gulf of Mexico? Because Oklahoma sucks.
June 21, 2008

Anthony L.
Gary, Don’t forget the Road Warriors…greatest tag team of all time.
June 21, 2008

Rob Blatt
Despite the name which became awkward, I think the Twin Towers could have been one of the greatest tag teams of all time, but they really shined as two individual guys. Akeem (aka One Man Gang) and the Bog Boss Man could have been one of those great big man tag teams.

But because they weren’t around for long, I would have to go with the Road Warriors or the Dudley Boys. A match between these two at their prime would have been an epic fight.
June 21, 2008

Jim in Atlanta
QOTD – The world is full of so many surprises that it is hard to pick one. Each day brings surprises to my life and in the news. I guess that is what keeps things interesting. You could never predict the things that actually happen.
June 21, 2008

Taylor
Would love to get my hands on a bottle or 12 of the chapel creek!

QOTD Finding out these sneakers at work ended up being Lebron James’!
June 21, 2008

Lucas in VA
It’s all about the Hart Foundation!

Special props to the Brain Busters, as well (Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson).
June 21, 2008

Sharon
I wonder what the Redlands Community College kids did right… or didn’t do wrong? I’d be fascinated to hear from the winemaker/teacher. Biggest shock or surprise? I guess I was floored when the Pats didn’t win the Super Bowl. 19-1 makes them the number one loser, to use a recent quote from Kobe Bryant.
June 21, 2008

Mike Nally
QOTD: Finding out that turning 40 wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be.
June 21, 2008

DavidW
Love my home state getting some pub… love it love it love. In related news, texas sucks and will get absolutely THROTTLED in Dallas this October… buncha teasips.

Thanks Gary.

QOTD: My two and a half year old niece is my favorite person I’ve ever met.
June 21, 2008

Mark
What about the Steiner Brothers?

And how about doing a Maryland wine show?
June 21, 2008

Logan Lenz
Great Unmentioned Tag Teams:

Legion of Doom
The Powers of Pain (Warlord and the Barbarian)
The Orient Express
Power and Glory (Paul Roma and Hercules)

….a lot of the other greats have already been mentioned in the comments.
June 21, 2008

*/^_^\*
if it wasn’t for all the ice storms, hail storms, tornadoes, backwards drinking and alcohol distribution laws, and general lack of a knowledgeable wine drinking public, OKlahoma prolly wouldn’t be a bad place to grow wine

oh, and the heat. and humidity. and….i’ll stop.

qotd: the fact that in addition to mid life crisis’s there are mid-mid-life crisis’s. who knew your mid-twenties would be so confusing? i’m either getting dumber or wiser, not sure which….
June 21, 2008

Joseph Holguin
Gary,
This show was great. Very coincidental that i am going to Oklahoma for the 4th of July. I will make it a point to try some different wines when I am up there, especially the Chapel Creek. Keep up the good work, congrats on getting on Revision3!!!
June 21, 2008

Bryan
For those of you anywhere near the Oklahoma City area, Sandhill and Chapel Creek are at a wine festival in south OKC at 104th and South Penn Ave, from 12 to 10 today. I just tried the Chapel Creek and it was very smooth start to finish! Great wine!
June 21, 2008

glenn
old school: The Valiant Brothers, Handsome Jimmy and Brother Luscious Johnny. how about Hawk & Animal – The Road Warriors under the direction of Paul Ellering as part of the fabled LoD!

QotD: had a guy i just knew would have massive post-op complications who sailed after beginning to get really ill. no explanation from my medicine background covers his tremendous convalescence.
June 21, 2008

glenn
here is the beginning of the petition for Chapel Creek @ the SF throw-down!
June 21, 2008

Rhonda
The biggest surprise I have had so far this year is I ACTUALLY did get married I couldn’t be happier
June 21, 2008

Lacey
I like the Canadian River Chardonnay from Oklahoma. My husband’s reserve unit is in OKC so I get a trip up there once a month! Can’t wait to go next time and try these wine. OKC has some good wine bars, we ate at Rococo’s on Penn Ave. Great restaurant try it out!!!
June 21, 2008

Smith MBA
Biggest surprise of the year: accepting a job in public service rather than asset management. Who knew?

You need to do the Rhone Villages show. Southern Rhone, Gigondas, Lirac Vacqureyas,
June 21, 2008

Scott
Best tag team, Big John Stud and King Kong Bundy. With Bobby the Brain Hennan as the manager.
June 21, 2008

Katherine
FanTAStic episode, GV! Yee-ha for the Community College Kids! (the CCK’s?).

QOTD: Biggest surprise: we’re moving to Ohio, close to Ashtabula county, where there are a bunch of wineries. Miss Vivian is inching her way closer and closer to the Wine Lib., state by state.
June 21, 2008

manpod
I’m dating myself but I would add Chief Jay Strongbow and high Chief Peter Mivea or perhaps his successor Jimmy Superfly Snooka as one of the greatest tagteams of all time.
June 21, 2008

manonthemoon
Nice show, still not buying into any Sooner juice in the near future.
My three favs were:

The Steiners
The Heart Foundation, all three
APA

QOTD: The biggest suprise, finding out that “things”, (ie: wine, nice dinners, and other perks) really don’t make you happy if what you are doing to obtain said items isn’t where your heart is.
June 22, 2008

Chris in Tulsa
QOTD: 1st biggest surprise was to see that WLTV was doing a show on wines from my home state Oklahoma!!!!! 2nd biggest surprise, really thought the biggest damn surprise, THAT AN OKLAHOMA WINE SCORED 90+ POINTS ON WLTV!!!!!!!!!!! Surprised because I have tried many wines from Oklahoma and they are mostly very poor wines. The wine industry here is very much in the infant stage but, with each step making ground! Don’t think we will ever be known as a “wine state”, but would be great someday to know I can pick up a nice bottle of the home state vino and to be proud that it’s a nice wine!
June 22, 2008

MBGFLA
Dean Ho and Tony Garea!!!
June 22, 2008

Exdamyankee
Gary- Great show as always. Major props to the Chapel Creek CKCs(?) for pumping out some serious vino!

Hey! Maybe it’s just my pet peeve, but since this *is* a wine vlog I thing your team should be able to spell “sauvignon” correctly. Everywhere in the program and in the links you guys have got “sauvingnon.”

Only two letter n’s in sauvignon, even in New Jersey!
June 22, 2008

Oklahoma Michael
OK WTF?? I was a judge at the Oklahoma City state fair wine taste off six years ago, and what a mistake I made!! They were so bad!! How did you find the one drinkable wine from Oklahoma. PS. I have never heard of the chapel creek and I live here and worked in the biz for a long time. WOW all I can say is WOW. when i saw the title to the show i was horrified. I am glad we had at least one winner. PPs. Texas still SUCKS!!
June 22, 2008

Fred
Hi, gary, nice to watch the show again!

QOTD: My biggest surprise of the year, till now, it is that I have been in a New Media Exhibition as a volunteer translator and then become a special member of a net art group. Actually, this experience help me understand the meaning of pure work(as money issues are not involved) to me and of money(as I have no income this month). That is very educative, and I like it.

All the best!:)
June 22, 2008

Melissa
Hands down…biggest surprise within the last year…App State Mountaineers beating Michigan Wolverines! Go Mountaineers!!
June 22, 2008

CuriousInStLouis
I just caught the Oak Monster bit on Revision3!! Too dang funny!
June 22, 2008

Dan S.
Gary,

You should check out alot of the wineries in up north Michigan, particularly surrounding traverse city. There is alot of interesting stuff up there
June 22, 2008

Nico
Got to find that Chapel Creek deal…
June 22, 2008

Sleak
Great episode!

Too bad that I’m going to be in Northern CA with my family and leaving on July 10th!!!
June 22, 2008

tarheel17
I’m curious, Gary.
Do you think it was the quality of the fruit, or the winemaking that made the Community College wine so exceptional? Thanks for the energizing show – that’s why I watch!
June 22, 2008

Dominus
I agree with Mark. Maryland wine show would be interesting. Elk Cove “Sweet Katharine” is quite nice.

QOTD: I’m too old for surprises. Nothing shocks me anymore.

See ya Thursday G-Man. Now THAT will surprise me.

Cheers!
June 22, 2008

Mike1115
Best tag teams:
Road Warriors, Hart Foundation, Steiners, Midnight Express, and because I loved them – The Killer Bees.
June 22, 2008

KyleLikesTies
Wow, that was amazing: I have the slightest clue that people in Oklahoma made wine.

QoTD: I was somehow convinced (by people I didn’t know, actually) to try diving — which, even a few years ago, is something that I’d have *never* seen myself doing — in December … and I *loved* it. A few hours ago, I dropped in at a scuba school to register to do my certification in a few weeks :~}

What’s also surprising is that you (GV) are going to be in Seattle soon!
June 23, 2008

Denis
The Chapel Creek was a major outlier – who would have predicted? Did some reading – Redland Community College – they won an NSF grant to implement the program. sound like the professor knows what he’s doing.

However, other wines I have tried from the midwest are lousy table wines that are far too sweet or just completely off. Because of the cold weather, the choice of grapes in the midwest are so drab – nothing like California.
June 23, 2008

Patrick
The Nasty Boys were awesome!!!! And up the Community College Kids!!!
June 23, 2008

Oregon Jim
Suspicious, Oh yes. Just a bit. I think so. It freezes there quite solidly, then drenches, then fry’s, then humidifies, then drys, did I mention wind? The vines have to survive at least five years of this kind of love! Vitus Vinifera? Outdoors in Oklahoma? I am just a bit suspicious, that’s all.
June 23, 2008

YoungDave
QOTD: Northern Italy (Friuli and Alto Adige) has been shocking me lately, specifically with Traminer and Blaubergunder).
June 23, 2008

Justin L Ove
QOTD: Biggest shock I’ve had this year was in a book. No, not yours, sorry. It was none other than Moby Dick. I never thought I’d read it, but I did and I was shocked by how insanely awesome it was.
June 23, 2008

Euripides
Aug. 7 the Cleveland Browns will bring the thunder against your Jets. Owned.
June 23, 2008

Vinophile
Biggest surprise this year—that I actually went to the Holy Land. Never in a gazillion years did I think I would seriously entertain the thought, let alone do it, because, wellllll—who wants to go to the Mideast??!! It was the most awesome experience of my life (almost—the birth of my son still ranks above it). WOW!!
June 23, 2008

Ryan Dinkelman
Hey, thought I would leave a comment today based on the fact that I have been mostly a lurker since watching your show, maybe posting once or twice, but understanding that you can’t pigeonhole me since my ip address changes every so often because we roll with Comcast(who I hate). When are you going to do a PS?(Petit Sirah)? I have watched at least a year’s worth of shows, but the only Petit Sirah you have done has been part of a blend with CS, PV, and others. I know it would be hard to do with the long decant times and the planning involved, but it would make us PS nation fanatics very happy if you did. Let’s do it on a laid-back Monday! That couch needs some PS up in its grillpiece, and I’ve got just the prescription for it: MORE PS.
June 23, 2008

Alfredhayes
QOTD: Biggest surprise…12 ft. snow banks in March.
June 23, 2008

Heather
QOTD: My boyfriend winning an all inclusive week long stay in the south of France. Hello French Riviera!
June 23, 2008

wayno da wino
Great Energy, Great Show !!

QOTD: Nothing has “surprised” da Ol’ Buck lately………
June 23, 2008

SoCal
QTOD: The arrival of my son! Biggest and Best surprise ever!
June 23, 2008

Chippewamike
Great show! Way to go CCKC. (Community College Kid Crew).

QOTD: On a sad note, I am surprised how fast the economy has gone in the dump and the gas prices have gone so high
June 23, 2008

JW
QOTD: Toured some of the CT wineries this weekend and was definitely surprised by the caliber of these places (I was expecting a shack with a more “Ma’ and Pa’ feel). The quality of the wines was decent (lots of Chard) but I was very excited to see many of them going un-oaked.
June 23, 2008

AMM3RD
Biggest suprise in wine was several Louis Jadot Cru Beaujolais from 2005! Delicious!

Otherwise would have to say the amazing birth of my first Son! AMM
June 23, 2008

Roberto
QOTD: biggest surprise this year is how much I am starting to LOVE Morellino di Scansano’s

Question is, you YOU like them?
June 23, 2008

ante
hello Gary!I ve been watching your show for a few months and just loved it.
well since i am from croatia and very proud on croatian wine,want to send you one croatian wine for you so you can expand your palate and hopefully bring some thunder!
did you have any croatian wine?
P.S. book is great as well!
June 23, 2008

gabe
I like the word Oklahoma
June 23, 2008

Moonbeam McLain
qotd: positive pregnancy test
June 23, 2008

"old whats-her-name"
I’m not sure whether to give you points for remembering that I brought the Oklahoma wine, or deduct points for you not being able to recall my freakin’ NAME. Ooohhh, Mr. Vaynerchuk. Good thing you’re such a likable fellow, and I’m such a good friend…. you know I gotta bust your chops on this one!

QOTD: The biggest surprise that I’ve had this year is that time on WLTV when Gary Vaynerchuk actually forgot my name. Yeah, I definitely did NOT see that coming.
June 23, 2008

JIKvig
QOTD; That I actually is going to work in the US…
June 23, 2008

Linderelli
Biggest surprise this year? Moving to Wisconsin! Thank goodness my boss is cool and will let me telecommute. . . because I’m not going for my job! Interesting tidbit though: there are 46 wineries in Wisconsin. Can’t wait to see what they have to offer. Maybe you should do a Wisconsin show!
June 23, 2008

Tommy Vernieri
QOTD: I’d say it’s probably that a tree in our front yard got struck by lightning this week. Wasn’t expecting that!
June 23, 2008

Miles 5000
Gary, how could you not add the rockers to the list of best tag teams of all time? I mean, they were awesome before Shawn Micheals turned into a douche.

Anyways, I’m from Oklahoma so this is my favorite episode now! I’ve tasted a few 80 ish point wines from Oklahoma. Quite a few not so great as well. I live in San Francisco now (you may remember signing a bottle of beringer white zin). Anyways, i hope to make it to the 500th episode party. Flying to OK next week, I’ll try to pick up a few bottles of the Chapel Creek to bring back for the party!!
June 23, 2008

Lawrence Leichtman
Seeing a review of Oklahoma wines period.
June 24, 2008

Paulie D
I agree with Oregon Jim – Suspicious of Oklahoma Meritage. Gary, if it reminds you of wash state cab/merlot, maybe it is wash state cab/merlot grapes. Please investigate the source of the grapes – a road trip is in order.

Biggest shock this year – The Giants won the super bowl – that’s like Oklahoma Meritage being better than 90% of west coast $20 meritage’s.
June 24, 2008

pawncop
Well, thanks for a really good episode. Glad to see our neighbors to the north produce a wine that appears pretty good.

QOTD – My biggest surprise this year? I really cannot think of any big surprise, pretty boring huh?
June 24, 2008

amgryger
QOTD: One of my co-workers announced that he is moving to Japan in 2 months, so I’m going to have to take over all of his work, at least for a while.
June 24, 2008

Panosh
My X moving from Irvine Calif. to Bangor Maine with my daughter. BIG Suprise.

Love the episode.
June 25, 2008

wannaBconnoisseur
Wow! Very interesting show!

Q-Pats losing the bowl.
June 25, 2008

yowens
Dude, the OUTSIDERS! go OK! QOTD: Actually graduating and doing well in residency
June 26, 2008

Colin
GV – Fun stuff. QOTD – How much of my wedding I remember (I thought, and was told, it would be a blur) and how awesome Merlot from Israel is!
June 30, 2008

Karl Laczko
One superstar, two mehs and a ???? Oklahoma variety – how about a follow up on that wine ASAP?
QOTD – Katherine (14 yrs old) deciding to become a Vegan…… :~ Vegetarian was OK, but VEGAN?
July 5, 2008

Dan-o
Cool show!
Would love to get my hands on some of that meritage!
QOTD – My daughter selecting the University of Vermont to attend college was one of the biggest surprises of the year for me. Also – Eli Manning driving down the field in the final minutes was a shick, but not a pleasant one!
July 7, 2008

J Crazy
Learned that my step-mom was cheating on my dad. OH SNAP!!! Big Surprise, oh hell yes. But shiz happens and we all just have to take care of it when it happens and be there for the loved ones who need it.
July 8, 2008

drrule
ROCK!!!!
Just scored a couple cases of Chapel Creek, thanks Gary!!!
Rock on brother!!

“Go Chiefs”
July 9, 2008

Daniel O
All I can say is, “Interesting.” Who’d of thunk it? Oklahoma wines bring the thunder.
July 9, 2008

ChiroGuyDC
QOTD: The memories of my wedding 2006 (luckily the video fills in the gaps!)
July 10, 2008

kjdion
I have relatives in Oklahoma, maybe they can send me a bottle.
July 21, 2008

MattUD
This show was awesome even though you didn’t like most of the wines. The fact that one was so good made the show, especially looking at who makes it.
January 15, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
As far as old school wrestlers go, I was always down with L.O.D. I did love the Bushwackers, though. HATED the Hart Foundation. …back to Oaklahoma. Hate them. Sorry, they stole the Sonics and I will have a anger inside me for them forever. Cant trash the wineries without tasting them myself, however. Sorry again to see just a 1-4. Thats not HOF numbers . QOTD: Well as of now its only the 15th of Janurary, so not a lot of time to have anything happen yet. Id have to see being lucky enough to get a second bottle of the Royal Tokaji 2000 Essencia. According to my wine shop only 3 bottles were allocated to the entire state of Washington and Im lucky enough to have 2 of them (first one I got in December 2008)! I know its a LOT of bones to spend on one bottle of wine (well, two), but its something I can enjoy with family or a wife down the road. Def. something to savor and have fond memories of…..
August 15, 2009

Mikeeeee
Most surprising thing…The fact that the economy is so bad that a graduate of a private military college can’t find a job.