Screaming Eagle (Well, Almost)

Screaming Eagle (Well, Almost) – Episode #572

November 6, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk is humbled to taste some SERIOUS wines that are made for an amazing cause.

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“Good show. Great cause. Immediately went to the website to see if th…” by looper
“What a fantastic concept. I hope I can somehow get a bottle of it to …” by Dessert Wine Nerd
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Wines tasted in this episode:

Lookout Ridge 2005 Cathy Corison Cabernet Sauvignon
Lookout Ridge 2005 Marco DiGiulio Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
Lookout Ridge 2005 Andy Erickson Red

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

157 Responses

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May 27, 2009

looper
Good show. Great cause. Immediately went to the website to see if they had any Andy Erickson left and found out that you have to spend 1200 just to get a bottle. Granted, you get 12 bottles, but still… How do I get my hands on something that this guy makes for less than a kidney donation and my entire bank account????

QOTD: Favorite bottle of California wine last year was a Stags Leap Reserve Cab, I think that it was 06.
January 26, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
What a fantastic concept. I hope I can somehow get a bottle of it to support such a great cause. Even if I dont like it, the money is worth it. QOTD: A 2006 Tears of Dew from Paso Robles. Sorry, the sugar gets me every time.
January 13, 2009

Jim
QOTD: A tie between Saxum, Broken Stones 2005 (74% Syrah, 24% Grenache, and 2% Mourvedre)(Paso Robles) and Behrens & Hitchcock, Napa Valley Merlot 2004 – generally not a big right bank/merlot person, but this blew me away.
December 17, 2008

yowens
What a beautiful idea! QOTD: Shafer 05 Cab
December 17, 2008

Robin C
QOTD: 2004 Sebastiani Cherryblock Cabernet Sauvignon and 1997 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve.
I’d love to try an Abreu wine. My mother’s maiden name is Abreu so I’m sure we’re related somehow.
December 4, 2008

mtAltaColina
QOTD-L’Aventure ‘06 Cote a Cote…super expensive but delicious
December 2, 2008

AaronB
QOTD: I live in California, in the middle of the El Dorado AVA. About 90% of what I drink is local, so it’s impossible to pick a favorite.
November 20, 2008

JayZee
Great show and a tremendous cause. They sound like wonderful wines and so I went to their website to make a purchase and found that they do not ship to Ohio (or New Jersey for that matter) so I cannot make a purchase. Too bad.

QOTD: The best Cali wine I had this year was a 2003 Garretson Reliquary Red.
November 18, 2008

MattUD
What a great cause, unfortunatly way out of my price range, but I will pass this on!
November 18, 2008

Kristen
Great cause and impressive winemakers!

QOTD: Ive been very happy with the wines from Alma Rosa. Reds and whites, they’re quality.
November 17, 2008

Robert
QOTD:
Can’t choose just one…
Best overall: 1978 Diamond Creek Volcanic Hill, 1978 BV Georges La Tour
Best current release: 2004 Lakoya Diamond Mountain, 2005 Ovid
November 13, 2008

Deano
What a great cause and some good wines….thats awesome!@!!
November 12, 2008

Dave J.
QOTD: 2005 Kamen Cabernet Sauvignon
November 12, 2008

Andrew Saliga
I think those are some of the highest scores I’ve heard you give a wine.

QOTD: Educated Guess- 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon $22
It has lots of spice and smoke. Love it.
November 12, 2008

Nik
All the talk in this episode about price made me want to see another blind tasting show.. but having Gary guess the recommended cost of all the wines on offer.
November 12, 2008

Hawaiian Vayniac
QOTD: 2005 Frank Family Vineyards Zinfandel or their Zinfandel Port..tough call. But, I haven’t had a lot of Cali wines this year as I have focused primarily on Argentina, Spain, Italy, and Washington
November 11, 2008

thefanjestic
Great show! Glad I have some time to finally watch!!
November 11, 2008

Sharon
QOTD: A bottle of 2004 Michel-Schlumberger Cabernet Sauvignon I had for a #ttl was pretty darned awesome.
November 11, 2008

Doug
QOD…2001 Screaming Eagle (just kidding) Actually I loved a 2005 Edge Cab.
November 11, 2008

RobT
G, great cause, great show.

QOTD: 2004 Robert Sinskey Cabernet Franc
November 10, 2008

Scott Breffle
QOTD: Booker “Fracture” (Paso Robles)
November 10, 2008

Brad G
QOTD: 2004 Pina cabernet.
November 10, 2008

Dan-o
Cool cause! I will have to look it up on the LINK – thanks Mott!
Just a brief comment on your reference to smoking – cigarettes or any other product, legal or illegal. People need to learn that saying that they never smoked is a very defensive statement thought to protect the one saying it. You are better off staying silent on the matter because your comment either says – those who smoke are “lesser than you”, or I did not smoke because I lived a sheltered life. Whether you smoked or not has no bearing on anything you are doing on this show. It just leaves you sounding a bit shallow.

QOTD – the best Cali Cab this year has to be the 1999 Carmenet Moon Mountain Reserve that I opened up 2 months ago – spectacular.
November 10, 2008

Ilse
that’s a wonderful idea, what they call in Spain a “vino de autor” but then to charity…obviously, the winemakers have really taken it seriously and everyone is pleased in the end : buyer, charity and winemaker. Good to indicate it in a show.
QOTD : if living in USA, I would drink californian cabs, but in Spain I can find so many wines cheaper (and generally better QPR), so why drink US wines? But when visiting US, I don’t pick European wines in restaurants either, so I’ll need to go there again…now preparing my holidays to Australia (in 2 weeks’ time), not a bad pick for a wine lover!
November 10, 2008

Michael
Gary-

Great show (as usual). I was actually hoping that you were not going to score these wines, given the charity aspect. If the wine, in your mind, is worth $70 and you pay $100 for it, you have, in essence, given a $30 donation to a good cause. (If the wine is worth $150 to you, then you really haven’t given anything away!) I think it is enough to know that the wine are “good enough” to be worth the effort of ordering some — it does seem clear that the winemakers put a lot of effort into making these wines. (Just one man’s opinion.)

Keep up the good work and thanks for raising the profile of this great cause!