A 3 country Pinot Noir Challenge

A 3 country Pinot Noir Challenge – Episode #516

August 11, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk tries 3 – $40 Pinot Noirs head to head and sees who has the chops. Will Burgundy, California or Oregon win this battle?

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Bertagna Clos Perriere VougeotVougeot & Clos Vougeot
2006 Antica Terra Pinot NoirOregon Pinot Noir
2005 Ampelos Pinot Noir RhoOther California Pinot Noir

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August 12, 2008

Abrahamsen
9-7 Favre is good, but not a superstar anymore (-:
August 12, 2008

Derek
QOTD: 8-8.
Brett throws 24 touchdowns and
August 12, 2008

wayno da wino
YA DRINK NO NOIR…..YA PINOT NOIR…..YEEEEEEEAAAAAAAH !!!!!!!!

QOTD: If da Jets can avoid major injuries to Crucial Players…..
i think they go 10 – 6. Yo G , why did Ya throw Clemons under da
bus ??????
August 12, 2008

BH
Always entertaining. Great to see some local Santa Barbara love. Ampelos does make incredible wine. It’s a good thing I got on their wine club list a couple of weeks ago. I don’t see it being open for very long, especially now that the cat’s out of the bag. They’re also farming biodynamically and have one of the most amazing vineyards I’ve ever seen. It’s not supprising the quality they’re putting out. It also doesn’t hurt that their winemaking consultant on the 05′ vintage is now the head winemaker for Sea Smoke. Great stuff.
August 12, 2008

wannaBconnoisseur
Q- 7-9, Brett will be ok, but nothing great, he should have stayed retired and left on top as a Packer. And I am not a Packer fan.
August 12, 2008

Daniel
QOTD: 10-6, or 11-5 if we can get one win over the pats!!! kelen clemens is garbage, but the new guy ratlif looked really good!!! GO J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!!!
August 12, 2008

Palmer
QOTD: 10-6

Line of the Day: “You gotta gnaw on cinnamon sticks.”
August 12, 2008

ChezJim
Nice show. I love a good pinot. Too bad there are a lot of misses out there.

QOTD: 9 – 7
August 12, 2008

Rick O'Shea
Jets 9-7
August 12, 2008

AshleyE
Well, I hope that Favre comes through for you. Heaven knows the Jets need it seeing as how they were 4 and 12 last year… The only teams with a worse record were the Dolphins and the Lambs…I mean Rams. (I can say that because I’m from STL.)

Anyway, I’m predicting 8-8. An improvement, but not a momentous shift their first year out.

And for anyone who hasn’t had the chance to catch Gary on Ustream, it’s a blast. A totally different experience and much more interactive. This episode was the first one I’d viewed that way, and it was a lot of fun. Thanks, Gary, and welcome back!
August 12, 2008

Eric
QOTD: 8-8. Sorry Gary, but Farve throws more dumb passes than brilliant. And while that may work in the NFC, I think that the AFC will punish that badly.

Also, what happened to discussing India?
August 12, 2008

GrapeStuff
Another great PN episode!
August 12, 2008

Colin Lukens
Fun stuff! QOTD – Born and raised in GB, you will finally understand the love and loathing that is BF. He will force plays. He’ll be exciting. He’ll run around and get hurt and then play the rest of the game. But he looks like a deer-in-headlights up there, so I’m thinking you’ll go 8-8 or 9-7, with BF throwing 3-4 picks in the first 2-3 games. You’ll make a run at the end – maybe 5 game win-streak. Look at the scores and record for the 2006 Packers – and there’s your season.
August 12, 2008

brainpain
GV: Nice show… I find some Pinots lack the structure that I look for in a wine but certainly new “dry red” drinkers out there will be rolling hard!

QOTD: 10 – 6
August 12, 2008

Andrew
Lots of poopie on this one.

QOTD: 13-3
August 12, 2008

LauraG
QOTD: I dunno, I’m pretty ignorant of the NFL, but since you asked, how ’bout 12-4??
August 12, 2008

gotsha
What were the three countries, Oregon, Cali and France? QOTD…What was that? Gary’s doing 27 things at once now instead of 14. I’m glad he has the stamina becuase I sure don’t.
August 12, 2008

Leif erik Sundstrom
Good show. Why is it I am always shocked when CA brings the thunder. I mean this is a state that has consistently done some great things in wine, why should I be shocked. In all fairness though, ‘06 was a MUCH weaker vintage in Oregon, than ‘04 in FR or ‘05 in CA. So, while it’s all still wine on the table, it seems important to make that distinction.
Still — LOVIN it!
August 12, 2008

MattUD
QOTD: Without looking at their schedule, I will go with 10-6. Still gotta hope for a wildcard spot though.
August 12, 2008

TJ
8-8 without making playoffs. Its still the Jets we are talking about
August 12, 2008

Mark
I think 8-8 is realistic…….i do look for the Bills to be the surprise team of the year.
August 12, 2008

Bernie Bearnaise
First, California is not a Country. Great to have you back and this was a nice tasteoff of wines I’ve never had. Do you remember last season tasting the cabernet made by Sojourn Cellars and you did a whole show on it? I would like your take on their Pinot Noirs in a future episode.

Brett can handle the spotlight and the pressure and will win over the fans. You have good receivers for him to use his rifle as in a shooting gallery. Ping! Ping! Touchdown! His challenge will be to learn to read new defenses and play the Pats twice a year. It’s going to be interesting to watch his progress. We play you in the preseason and I can’t wait to see Brett in Green and White instead of Cheddar. 10-6 sounds about right.
August 12, 2008

Keith Goodrum
Gary,

Thanks for mentioning the post about Becky. I really appreciate it. Becky has been overwhelmed with the comments of support & encouragement. She says it’s amazing to think people are out there taking the time to do this.

I keep telling her it’s the power of the community.
August 12, 2008

senator
6-10. Farve will singlehandedly be responsible for one of those W’s.
August 12, 2008

Scottie P
QOTD: 8-8, you gotta have team chemistry! They’ll be better in 2009-2010.

I am soooo pumped for the Thunder Cruise!!!