Chianti wine with a little Parmigiano

Chianti wine with a little Parmigiano – Episode #550

October 2, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk pairs up some Chianti wines with Parmigiano Reggiano.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

Badia A Coltibuono Cetamura Chianti ClassicoChianti Classico
2006 Strozzi ChiantiChianti Classico
2006 Antinori Peppoli Chianti ClassicoChianti Classico

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October 3, 2008

hugh
You know there’s gonna be a WLTV disappointment when you start with McGuire and Cansceco….now, if it were a tasting of pumped-up Barossa Shiraz, maybe that would have been the proper segue….
October 3, 2008

Ken T
A good Tuesday night Pizza Chianti. Da Vinci Reserva 2004
October 3, 2008

Paul C
Castello di Fonterutoli is beautiful, and I quite like Canonica a Cerreto Res when I am in the mood for powerful oaky wine.
And Chianti doesn’t mean ‘dregs’ in Italian, its the name of the region since the early 1700’s. Its good to see Slushpuppy is earning his money working for the Spanish Wine Board.
October 3, 2008

Phil M'Glassup
My favorite Chianti was a Nozzole I had a couple of years ago. Sustantial, spicy, almost brunello like and a bargain at less than $20. Alas, I don’t remember the year.
BTW, I’m surprised at all teh praise for the Monsanto. I had a riserva and found it colossally disppointing. Wan, watery, hollow, empty. And sad. Nice label tho.
October 3, 2008

Medo
@QOTD:

We hat a 2003 Poggio Bonelli Chianti Classico last week and it was quite good! ~89+ points!
October 3, 2008

Paul V
QOTD: I got nothing for you. Chianti, no, sorry. But I am looking. I’ll let you know what I find.

Keep up the great work.
Also, no Aluminum can not rust as rust is Iron Oxide. Only ferrite steels (and iron obviously) can rust. Aluminum however can oxidize into Alumina (AlO3) which is a type of ceramic and is used in electrical insulation. It forms a very, very thin skin on exposed aluminum but I doubt it has any scent.
October 3, 2008

apj_bobswineguy
Question back to you>does it matter to you if a wine should be somewhat true to type? By that I am asking, should a buyer expect certain flavors from certain regions. The Antinori as you described it seemed too dark to be a chianti…maybe. But, I agree, especially after tasting Spanish wines for the past month, that many times there are just tastier wines at certain prices.
October 3, 2008

apj_bobswineguy
Not a total loss-breaking open the pack and getting all those gems! What a stroll back in time! Appreciate you saying you can’t recommend them if you just aren’t feeling it. Don’t always have time to watch entire episodes but I loved Yesterday’s when he slammed the “taste” of Riesling!!! Damn funny stuff. I’ll get back to that one soon. You should rewatch that one. You’re sniffing, swirling & gargling while he’s got his head tilted full throttle backwards!!!
October 3, 2008

Phil G
QOTD – don’t have any recommendations, sorry.

When you were talking about the baseball cards, you made me think about the crazy guy who used to be on the Home Shopping Channel – I think his name was Don West. This guy used to go ballistic about Gem-mint 10 rookie cards…
October 3, 2008

JT
The first two you picked were duds to begin with. I hoped for more out of the third. You need to do a show on Felsina CCR Rancia. It seems to be one of the few chianti that gets the royal treatment. Also Farnetella is an excellent value for 12-15$.
October 3, 2008

Withnail
Tough sledding there. Oh well, comes with the territory.
October 3, 2008

Tyler Walker
Felsina Berardenga 2006 Chianti CLassico…oh oh oh
October 3, 2008

Jimmy T
sorry about the crap wines…

QOTD: not had one that i would say is GREAT yet
October 3, 2008

Scotty L
gary, i love pulling up old cards with all those memories. QOTD:2001 viticcio c.c. riserva you will be right back on track!
October 2, 2008

Tristen
Chiati is all over the board. I don;t have one for ya that I think is reliable.

How about a Cab Franc show? Your going back to the well on Chianti lets mix it up a little bit.
October 2, 2008

brorjace
Terra Nostra is a good cheapie. Speaking of tanking, my Cubs are looking like they forgot how to play baseball.
October 2, 2008

Bored Doe
Great episode as usual… QOTD- I LOVE Italian wine and sangiovese however chianti has never really done it for me. I believe they produce good wines, but nothing I have ever had was anywhere close to amazing.
October 2, 2008

Oklahoma Michael
QOTD= I wish I could say “hey Gary try this one” but truth be told Chianti has been a let down for me for quite a while. Maybe no cheese next time and some Fava beans instead
October 2, 2008

Andrew Vitale
QOTD:Gary, the ‘04 or ‘05 Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva is delicious. Also, ‘05 Villa Cafaggio Chianti Classico and their ‘99 Cortaccio IGT is really good. Try these on your show…
October 2, 2008

wine-ot
Great show yesterday GV…anyway how about bringing SS Chris on the show?
October 2, 2008

Pete G
Man life is bad when you have to eat a pound of cheese in order to make
the wine taste better.

QOTD: Big fan of Monsanto riserva, the 03 and 04 I’ve had are very good at
around $15 a bottle.
October 2, 2008

Andrew Vitale
Gary, the ‘04 or ‘05 Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva is delicious. Also, ‘05 Villa Cafaggio Chianti Classico and their ‘99 Cortaccio IGT is really good. Try these on your show…
October 2, 2008

manonthemoon
Major let down after yesterday’s show, but that was pretty much a given.

QOTD: Never had a chianti that did it for me.
October 2, 2008

SurfCityJay
Nice show, as always… GA and my Serifinas better hit the ball better tomorrow night vs. Dice-K or your Cubs v Angels series is a bust … BT, Cubbies are losing 5-0 in game two…

QOTD… you can NEVER go wrong with Fontodi…
October 2, 2008

Leigha
2006 Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Cetamura 8.99 retail. I dont say much but what I do say is worth saying.!