The Election Day Secret Pack

The Election Day Secret Pack – Episode 570

November 4, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk unveils the latest secret pack as we await election results from around the nation.

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“Just now tried the Thunder Cuvee while watching this episode. A friend…” by Tyler Reed
“Tried the Thunder Red. Has all the characteristics of a $20 red. Love…” by Chris and Liz
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Hortus La Bergerie BlancOther French White Wine
2004 Thunder Napa RedNapa Red Meritage
2006 AnwilkaSouth African Red Meritage

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November 4, 2008

Dominus
I am so “pumped” about this show. Man o man, 3 kickbutt wines. My take on the Thunder red was that it is better for me than the Anwilka. I got some “diaper action” on the Anwilka and it wa hugggge.

QOTD: I have two other people with me and the votes are: #1 FDR due to Depression, war, battling polio, person #2 chooses JFK since she relates to Caroline (same age) and my vote #3 goes to Thomas Jefferson who helped create our union, a lover of wine, world traveller and developed trade between US and Europe.

Cheers!
November 4, 2008

Hido53
Gary -

Hope you feel better soon! Also hope that the Mottster doesn’t get what you have after quaffing from the sniffy-sniff glass!!!!!
QOTD: Good question . . . tough one . . . can’t say I have a favorite President. Don’t generally trust politicians regardless of party affiliation. Each has had some redeeming qualities and have contributed to the general good in some manner either while in office or after leaving. Some recent examples, LBJ (civil rights), Nixon (Vietnam cease-fire, diplomatic relations with China), Carter (post presidency Human Rights), Reagan (big tax-cuts/supply side economics, dissolution of USSR), Bush Sr.(built strong international coalition leading to successful Desert Storm) . . . not much since
QOTD2: Good ol’ H2O. Feeling a bit under the weather, so I’m gonna try and hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.
November 4, 2008

sam
Get well soon Gary!
No election pack up here in Québec. No elections either. May the best man win. May the new president bring stability and prosperity to the majority.

Tonight I am drinking something quite different. I am enjoying an Arerunguà 2002, a Tannat from Uruguay. Good stuff! Figs and dark fruit with a sour cherry, raspberry mouthfeel!

Cheers to all of you out there enjoying wine for whatever reason!
November 4, 2008

Lawrence Leichtman
I have two of the wines from the election pack but since I’m not home can’t drink them tonight. Will have both of them the Thunder and the Anwilka when I get back. Favorites Prezes are FDR because he brought the country through WWII and the depression successfully and Lincoln because he preserved the union and did it with class.
November 4, 2008

Slushpuppy
TR the “trust buster” ofcourse: Walk softly and carry a great bottle of wine.
Smell it first!
November 4, 2008

Laurie in VT
QOTD: Hmm… Jefferson, at least in part because of his horticultural exploits.

QOTD 2: Tonight will be the Thunder Cuvee, as soon as the husband gets home from voting on his way home from the job site.
Lately have been pleasantly surprised by a local vineyards’ rose’, and by a Mondavi Woodbridge cab sauv we were given (good spaghetti wine).
November 4, 2008

BobbyTiger
Was not a part of the 3 pack, but enjoyed the show non the less.
Your being a bit sick did not, however, alter your passion for the fruit, however……..when you are under the weather, don’t share your glass with Mott.
Repeat……do not share glass.
QOTD……………Jefferson Davis, CSA
November 4, 2008

Adam B
Well, this was my first secret pack tasting – and my second time commenting. Also the first time I’ve bothered using a bucket at home – I feel a little guilty letting that wine go to waste! I’m fighting the Anwilka a bit. It’s clearly got the most interesting nose to me, and it’s got the most going on on the palate, but those tannins are a bit too tough for me right now. Will definitely be using the pump to see how it develops over the next few days. The Thunder Cuvee is growing on me. It’s not the kind of wine I jump to (tend to prefer new world/fruit forward wines), but I’ve been sipping away at the glass after the episode and I’m appreciating the balance and accessibility more and more. The L’Hortus I liked immediately – though I agree that the mid palate is a bit soft.

Favorite president? Hopefully Obama. Favorite past president? I never really put much thought into that. I suppose it’d be between Lincoln and Kennedy for me.

Thanks for pushing through the cold and giving us another great episode, Gary.
November 4, 2008

KVolk
QOTD: The first one set the highest standard….Washington FTW…..

GV drinking election secret pac tonight….The white wine is the winner for me so far…shich is weird….I think that the tannic action is something my palate still can’t always like but I liked the Thunder Cuvee enough to want another bottle and we will see what the Anwilka does over time….
November 4, 2008

Kirk (slave2thevine)
QOTD: Easily has to be Clinton as he is the one that had the most positive impact on my life. As for what I’m drinking tonight…water. It’s time for an early nights rest…I’ll get the info tomorrow AM on the drive to jog with my father.
November 4, 2008

purplejuicebruce
QOTD…Honest Abe, Lava Cap Petite Sarah
November 4, 2008

Brent
QOTD: Lincoln and a beer tonight. Feel better.
November 4, 2008

Kevin K
QOTD: Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was president for 12 years!
November 4, 2008

urbwes
Good stuff. I hope you get well soon.

QOTD: if I had to pick a favorite it would probably be John Quincy Adams (I had a history teacher who was nuts for J.Q.A.). I’m drinking a low cost, likely forgettable Torrontes, but it is my first shot at the varietal so I’m embracing change.
November 4, 2008

Ozzy
Great show, as always, Gary.

I always like the secret pack episodes…
November 4, 2008

Sharon
I’m sorry you’re sick! Take care of yourself. Rest up. Dunno, KENNEDY. Even though I was extremely young.
November 4, 2008

Joel M
Great show GV. I am sorry I missed the secret pack. I have the Anwilka in my shoping cart. I pick Lincoln. He was able to make some life changing decisions for this country. Not many other presidents can say they were faced with something like the Civil War. Maybe Washington in the Revolution or FDR in the mist of WWII.
November 4, 2008

Cameron W
Cool show, regardless of any impending illness.

QOTD: Don’t really have a favorite, sorry.
QOTD II: 2005 Eos Reserve Petit Sirah.
November 4, 2008

Griz4life
Ug, this is a part of the reason I hate the state of Tennessee…can’t directly ship!!!! I would have loved to have tried these wines.
November 4, 2008

Dr T from N. Carolina
Sorry, I thought the Anwilka tasted like a v. boring overly tannic $8 wine. Tried it over 5 hours and then over the last two days and it just never opened up. I do look forward to trying the Thunder wine

QOTD I Chester Arthur! (ok, really the two rosevelts, but I do admire Arthur)
QOTD II have a bottle of Gruet to open if warrented
November 4, 2008

EricB
And the winner is…
November 4, 2008

John Farrin
top 10
November 4, 2008

Jay
Yeah what’s up with no wristband???
November 4, 2008

Withnail
Cool! Hope whoever wins does a good job and America prospers.
November 4, 2008

Tom G
Ugh, I should have gotten in. I wanted to try that Anwilka something fierce and the price was perfect. Oh well!

Great show as always!