The Other 46 – Episode #495

June 30, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes a few wines generously contributed by some Vayniacs who stopped through after visiting wineries in the mid-Atlantic. Gary was excited to try these 3 reds from some of “The Other 46″ states and wants to taste more!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Chaddsford Due Rossi
2005 Linden Petit Verdot
2005 Basignani Cabernet Sauvignon

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July 1, 2008

RANDI
GARY!! Good show…
I just watched episode 125!! Too funny!!
xo
July 1, 2008

Christina & Andrew
QOTD: Wines are inbound from Georgia, baby! Get ready to have your mouth pucker on the swill that the 13th colony can produce in our 100 degree summer heat!

Super show, BTW. Good to get a little “46 states” variety. Keep it up!
July 1, 2008

Lindsay
QOTD: Ohhhh…yeah. Um. Wisconsin wines are just bad. And worse? They’re not really from Wisconsin most of the time — they take grapes from Washington or California or New York and bottle them up.

The only exception to the rule, and even then it’s a qualified exception, is Stone’s Throw Winery in Door County. They use California grapes, but the product isn’t bad, ultimately, and maybe worth a taste?

http://www.stonesthrowwinery.com/

I like the Ceviche Sauv Blanc. Gotta be careful, though — some of the wines are truly atrocious.
July 1, 2008

Kristen
Nice, glad to hear you liked the PV!

QOTD: Damn, I wish I had known! I would’ve brought a bottle or 2 from Sakonnet Vineyards in Little Compton, RI. You reviewed the 2003 Estate Chard, but there’s a whole bunch of new releases! I’ll see what I can do….the Vidal blanc and the Port are fabulous!
July 1, 2008

GR8wine
Gr8 show Gary,
Linden is regarded by some as being the best winery in VA (or more accurately, some folks think Jim Law is the best winemaker in VA). I just bought a bottle of that very PV last week. I might have to open it and drink it with some friends while we watch the Thunder show!
There’s a website that has a utility showing what states in which I’ve ridden my motorcycle. How ’bout a website to track and show from what states’ wine you’ve tasted? There’s a winery in every state, so there’re definite opportunities to explore. Here’s my list:
CA, WA, OR, NY (the big 4), CO, DE, FL, HI, IN, MD, MI, MO, NJ, NM, NC, OH, PA, RI, TN, TX, VA.
Inexplicably, I don’t recall having one from SC, KY, or VT because I’ve had opportunities to do so. Now I’m gonna have to seek out OK and AK.
Oh, and I have sent you wine. You tasted one of them on the Thunder show.
July 1, 2008

Taco John
QOTD: Haven’t found an Indiana wine worth sending to the Thunder Show. First impressions Gary, first impression!
July 1, 2008

Arnaud H
I visited a Florida winery last month: Rosa Fiorelli. Wow. Different. Most of their stuff is made with muscadine grapes, a native vine. Wines made with it taste sweet and mediciny. Most wine drinkers will hate it. The best was probably a Blanc du Bois white (a hybrid created in Texas).
July 1, 2008

CindyW
As someone who grew up in Wyoming, I gotta tell you that not a whole lot of things actually grow there (other than sagebrush). Yes, there are a few isolated spots with crops, but most of the ranchlands are devoted to livestock. That said, as far as I know, there is only one Wyoming winery (and it’s practically in Nebraska) — Table Mountain Vineyards. My hat is off to the valiant crew at TMV. Growing grapes in the harsh Wyoming climate must take tons of work!

I should be in Laramie to visit my family this summer, and I’ll see if I can find some TMV wine that I can send your way. At the very least, they should have an incredibly unique terroir.
July 1, 2008

ChrisH
I have some Indiana wines on the way for you (one of them a Zinfandel I rather enjoy) from Oliver Winery. Just like little jonny H pointed out, we really shine with the icewine. Jonny, we should coordinate and send a bottle of Ohio and Indiana icewine when the time is ripe. That would be fun!
July 1, 2008

pawncop
Well you just tried Texas wines, so I’ll wait until you shown others. We don’t want to hog the show.
July 1, 2008

Christophe - Titus Vineyards
Mottcho Man
July 1, 2008

danseng
Gary, your Arizona wines are on the way. Two from Callaghan and two from Dos Cabezas. There may be a few more that Kent Callaghan is trying to get from other wineries. All are coming express delivery from the wineries to prevent heat damage and you should have them in a few days.
July 1, 2008

wayno da wino
Yo G, WHAT DA HECK YA DOIN’, TRYIN’ TA POISON MOTT WIT’ DAT SWILL!!???
KEEP DAT UP & YA MIGHT BE LOOKIN’ FOR A NEW CAMERAMAN………..
July 1, 2008

Karen Labenz
Ultra Man, ???, Swamp Thing
July 1, 2008

JRMoreau
QOTD:

Greenvale Vineyards in Newport, RI… beautiful Cab Franc! Live jazz and good food too!
July 1, 2008

Roger in Omaha
I sent an email to a few Nebraska wineries and asked them to consider sending in a wine (and a T-Shirt). Hopefully you will receive something soon.

Anyone know of any wine tasting groups in eastern Nebraska?

Love the show GV!!
July 1, 2008

Rob P
Never had an Iowa wine that I found worthy of a Thunder Show evaluation.
July 1, 2008

Taylor
Great show very interesting, would like to try the linden.

QOTD Because although we’re kicking ass in sports the wine coming out of MA is hurting at best
July 1, 2008

Pardus
http://www.lindenvineyards.com/ Linden wines are pretty easy to find back home (back home for me IS Virginia.) ÐÐ° Ð¶Ð°Ð»Ð¾ÑÑ‚, here in Serbia, I have a hard time finding a Californian wine.
July 1, 2008

Christian
Am I seeing an East Coast Bias on the Thunder Show? How can you say wine from across the country when all 3 wines are from the East Coast? Come on Gary you’re better than that!
July 1, 2008

VinoVixen
GV……shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh stop talking about Baja Mexico!! I thought that was my little secret….about the only place I can maybe afford to maybe retire buy some land and grow some vines!!!
July 1, 2008

Heather
QOTD: Not in the states right now, but I’d be curious about a wine from Louisiana
July 1, 2008

Piper
QOTD: I would love to send something from Maine — I will see if I can get my Mom on that project, since I’m not in the states right now.
Don’t forget, you can check off Arkansas — I brought that one when I came over in Feb., remember?
Good show! Thanks.
July 1, 2008

OK but not AK?
Have you come across any wines from Alaska? And if you did, did it smell like petro or salmon?
July 1, 2008

Michael | Family Hack
Linden also does a “Hardscrabble Chardonnay” that is outstanding. A buddy of mine who is now the West Coast manager for Neal Rosenthal wrote the following tasting note on Cellartracker about the ‘99

“WOW. This has to be up there with the all-time great ringer performances I’ve witnessed… A $20-ish,1999 Chardonnay – from Virginia – inserted into a flight of 1er Cru white Burgundy, and it’s picked by the group as one of the top two wines in the flight… Again, this shows the value of blind tasting. TN: Intense citrus (lime / lemon zest), yellow fruit, custard. In the mouth, fairly pronounced acidity up front, tailing to a nice finish. Bright, fresh and balanced. The group consensus: Puligny-Montrachet… Not surprisingly, we could not stop talking about this one for the rest of the evening. I need to go see this local vineyard and congratulate the winemaker.”