Arizona wine tasting – Episode #536

September 10, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk tries 4 wines from Arizona and gives us an update on what is going on over in the “The Grand Canyon State”

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“QOTD: My old man lives in Tucson so I think of the Sonoran Desert (Sag…” by Don
“Happy late birthday to your father. A great man ( far greater than yo…” by Dessert Wine Nerd
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Viognier
2005 La Montana
2006 Keeling Schaefer Grenache
2005 Callaghan Padres

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February 4, 2009

Don
QOTD: My old man lives in Tucson so I think of the Sonoran Desert (Saguaro cactus, roadrunners, quail, coyotes). Has anyone ever seen a Javalina? Those things are so weird!!! Its kind of like a desert pig but its from a different family. The official name is “Collared Peccory”.

Have not tried an Arizona wine but I plan to.
January 22, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Happy late birthday to your father. A great man ( far greater than you ) and I wish him the best over and over. QOTD: Never had one, and when I think of Arizona I think of my friend Alisha, heat, and those no good Cardinals. Pwned in the Super Bowl 31-13, and the Seahawks reclaim the divison. OH YEAHHHHH!!! ( Macho Man style )
October 18, 2008

Sharon
Oh yikes I missed your open house last Saturday. Well, I attended the last one and you were a very gracious host and your whole family was so nice. I drank too much and probably uttered a few questionable blatherings.
QOTD: I went to AZ on a business trip years ago and visited a cactus, I dunno, farm and a co-worker took a pic of me that looked like a cactus was growing out of my head. Well, you asked, and that’s the answer.
October 14, 2008

Daniel Kemp 4 Earth Emperor
QOTD: When I think of Arizona I think of a trailer in the desert.
October 12, 2008

yowens
I love the other 46 shows. QOTD: Never. Sand.
September 30, 2008

JohnB
Great show Gary. I have never tried a wine from Arizona, but I am going there next week so I’m certainly going to seek some out.
September 29, 2008

Ryan D
QotD: Nope, never had one. I think about golf!!
September 26, 2008

YoungDave
QOTD: GUILTY- never had an Arizona wine.
QOTD 2: The wrong choice for the next US President.
September 22, 2008

Harry
One of my favorite wines that i always have a bottle in the fridge is Gruet Blanc de Noirs – a steal for such a delicious sparkler. But I haven’t had any still AZ wines yet.
QOTD: Party schools and New Age strangeness. Not a fair or balanced picture for sure.
September 19, 2008

Rhonda
I live here and have not tried an AZ wine, how embarrassing. When I think about AZ I think it is a wonderful place to live.
September 19, 2008

Fred Hayslip
One of the best wines I’ve enjoyed was a late picked wine in the late 90’s made by Callaghan. Kent, would love to taste a similar one again.
September 19, 2008

Chase
I think you should hop on a plane, there’s some great stuff going on in the AZ wine industry. Take a ride in our WINOBAGO and we can share it all with you!
- Arizona Grape Escapes

“Wine gets better with AGE”
September 18, 2008

Brian
Was in Arizona last year, went to Sedona for a couple of those days and visited several tasting rooms that only serve AZ wines, reds were good, brought some home..they need to come down on price some to ever buy again.
September 17, 2008

Kenny Dion
I have never had an Arizona wine, but when I think of Arizona, I think of sunsets.
September 15, 2008

JayZee
QOTD: I’ve never had an Arizona wine. What do I think about it? Well, if Arizona can produce interesting well-made wine, go for it. And if Wine Library sells it, I might buy some. I would definitely try the Calahan – it sounds like my kind of wine.
September 15, 2008

JohnS
haha good episode,

I pretty instantly have a vision of of rocky desert terrain with big open sky.
September 15, 2008

IASHERMAN
QOTD: I never had an Arizona wine but I always remember going to Compton Terrace to see concerts. It was a pretty cool place to see a show. I also had the pleasure of the seeing the Phoenix Lights back in 1996 which is a well documented UFO sighting.
September 15, 2008

astropress
QOTD – while not truly an AZ wine yet (fruit is from Cali) I have had the Caduceus (Maynard Keenan’s wine) viognier/shiraz blend, which was a knockout (and about $40). I have a bottle of that super tuscan like blend of his in the cellar here, still waiting to pop it. Can’t wait to try it, just haven’t had the right occassion. Looking forward to trying his AZ fruit wines when they are ready, but I think it’ll still be a few years.
September 15, 2008

Erik Wait
Gary,

May I suggest that you experiment and change your stemware? I have noticed that you use the same glasses for Chards, Zins, Cabs etc. Yet, the stemware can have a huge impact on how you perceive a wine. Don’t believe me? Try a Chardonnay in a Riedel Montrachet No. Ref. 416/97 glass and then try it in a Riedel Bordeaux Ref. No. 416/0 glass. May I suggest you do a side by side comparrison of the same wine in different glasses on your show? I have has the same Cab in a typical winery tasting room glass which tasted like it had the “Oak Monster” and then had it in a Riedel Bordeaux glass and it then seemed to bring the wine into balance and rightly display its fruit qualities.

Ciao!

Erik Wait
“Adventures in Wine Tasting”
September 14, 2008

Adam Teece
QOTD: I have never tasted Arizona wine, but then again I am very new to the wine world. When I think of Arizona I think of turquoise, sand and buffalo skulls.
September 14, 2008

Dan-o
Good show!
Never had an AZ wine.
QOTD – When I think abou AZ, I think about the Grand Canyon!
September 14, 2008

Podchicks
Happy Belated Birthday, Sasha! Good show, G! Arizona wines are definitely shaking up the scene. Let us know when you want to tour the wine country over here. Namaste. The PodChicks.
September 14, 2008

wannaBconnoisseur
Not had any zona wines yet.
September 14, 2008

Herm
Happy birthday Sasha! No Arizona wines yet…..I think of the Road Runner….Beep Beep!
September 14, 2008

Jim in Atlanta
QOTD – I had a number of Arizona wines when I lived in Tucson. But I don’t remember the names because it was 15 years ago. Haven’t had one since.