A Croatian Wine Tasting

A Croatian Wine Tasting – Episode #553

October 7, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk Tastes 2 Whites and a Red from Croatia.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Vivoda Malvazija
2006 Kutjevo Mihalj Graevina
2004 Zlatan Otok Plavac Mali

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October 7, 2008

manonthemoon
Man I was wanting another Chianti episode so that I could tell you to get that #@$% out of here and wip out the “Waving finger” from Mutombo. Probably my favorite defender of all time.

QOTD: I would have to say a Tokaji from hungry, always a great way to end a dinner.
October 7, 2008

Danny C
Gary –

I love the energy!

QOTD: Unfortunately, I have not have any wines from Eastern Europe! I will be on the look out!
October 7, 2008

Deano
Gary Great episode I remember you Loving this when I was on the ustream.

QOTD:
-None = FAIL
October 7, 2008

BWicked
Gary,
Nice show.
I do not recall ever drinking a Croatian wine,
but I have had many Tokaji’s and they were all delicious.
October 7, 2008

RANDI
GARY!!
QOTD: Was in Yugoslavia as a teenager…and got ridiculously drunk in a barn w/friends on wine…couldnt tell you what it was..but I remember I liked it!!
October 7, 2008

Omallley
Excellent show. I love it when there’s a surprise in the house.

QOTD: My exposure to Eastern European wines has been limited – but I have had an *excellent* Hungarian Pinot Gris from Dunavar – one of the very few sub $10 wines that you can pick up in BC that are that well made and tasty.

Realistically though, the best wine would be a Tokaji-Aszú (Chateau Dereszla perhaps?). I don’t recall the vintage, but the wine was out-of-this-world fantastic.
October 7, 2008

Urbwes
I haven’t even seen eastern european wines to date. But I don’t live in an area with tons of options and my state doesn’t allow out of state wine shipping
October 7, 2008

Terrance Young
QOTD: A Hungarian Bulkovar (Bull’s Blood) wine that a friend brought to my house party. Maybe it was the other alcohol talking, maybe it was all the friends and the good atmosphere, but I remember it being a solidly delicious wine.
October 7, 2008

thedumbphase
Eccola Italian Restaurant in Parsippany, NJ on 46 has Zlatan wines on their list. I have had pretty much all of them. They swear that Plavac is not a descendant of Zinfandel but the original grape. I have never been near 93 pts on their wines but have always thought them interesting…
October 7, 2008

MastershakeMC
Great Show! Nice to see Gary so excited.
QOD I have never had a wine from Eastern Europe, but maybe I should seek some out.
October 7, 2008

ante biocic
thank you Gary that the wines i sent you are on the show,honestly was little bit scared that i am not gonna see it,but soooooooooo happy now.
and so happy that you liked my friends wine and that you loved plavac mali.
thank you so much!
did i mentioned how happy i am to see my wines on the show.
IN VINO VERITAS
PS they are not that pricy in Croatia,and there are some more expensive ones!
October 7, 2008

JudeMurphy
The closest thing to eastern european I’ve had is Lebanese. Which was very nice if my memory serves me right! Chateau Ksara, it was called.
Apart from that, no!
Gary- I find it hilarious how you can open these packets of sports cards and be able to name every player you see! That’s quite a skill! ; )
October 7, 2008

Mark
QOTD: None

Its good to see Croatia producing good wines. The more good wines in the global market the better.
October 7, 2008

Orion S.
Well, I had some Hungarian wine when I was in Budapest, but it was certainly nothing to write home about. Other than that, none. I gotta try some of that last wine, though, if it elicited that big of a response.
October 7, 2008

Cameron W
Fun show, really like the exploration of unknown European wines. Also, really like the sports card thing – don’t know why, but it works for me.

QOTD – Um, I used to drink a really cheap Hungarian Cab called St. Stephen’s Crown. I liked it back in the CKC day, not sure how it would go now.
October 7, 2008

gotsha
QOTD….had a great wine from Transylvania a while back. I think it was called Doktor Frank Stein
October 7, 2008

Jay
QOTD: None.

QOTD for GV and other Vayniacs: If you could have one pack of cards to open, what sport, brand, and year would it be?
October 7, 2008

David Dadekian
QOTD: None.
October 7, 2008

CaseyLee
dont think i’ve ever had one before. . great episode. that wine sounds interesting. . im glad yhou liked it so much and got excited about it. it makes WLTV what it is. thanks gary looking foward to the next
October 7, 2008

DaveyDonut
QOTD: Hmm… don’t think I’ve had a one. This one sounds interesting! Looks like a few places in California carry it. If I ever see one, I’ll pick it up.

David
October 7, 2008

Patt
Cool to see the GV so excited.
QOTD: None and at 35 bones, it might be a while yet
October 7, 2008

JayZee
Very interesting show and quite a surprising showing from Croatia (at least for me). Once again you have proved that we all must throw away those pre-conceived notions about wine – just taste it!! Awesome!

QOTD: I was tempted to answer, “None!”, but I did have three Slovenian wines at an international wine tasting event in Cleveland back in May. One of the whites had a nice acidity and I gave it 87 points (cannot recall the varietals involved) and a red blend I also gave 87 points. So they weren’t great, but they showed some promise.
October 7, 2008

Peter
QOTD: Have never had an Eastern European wine, but was planning on trying one soon since I just bought a Georgian cookbook and have heard good things about the wines from there. Any plans for a show covering those?
October 7, 2008

T.J. Clark
QOTD: None, but I totally want to try some.

Croatian hip-hop is badass, though. THAT I know.

If you care to give it a whirl:
http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-Croatian-Hip-Hop-Vol-1-MP3-Download/11175959.html
October 7, 2008

hugh
QOTD: sadly, no!!! but certainly will look to try one!!