A mixed bag of wine. Alsace, Beaujolais and the Rhone valley.

A mixed bag of wine. Alsace, Beaujolais and the Rhone valley. – Episode #575

November 11, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk tries 3 very interesting wines in a format he is far more accustomed to. The format you see today is reminiscent to the way Gary and many other wine buyers BUY wine for their establishments!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Albrecht Gewurztraminer ReserveAlsace Gewurztraminer
St. Cosme St James Little Basket PressOther Rhone Red Wine
2005 Potel-aviron Moulin A Vent VvCru Beaujolais

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

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November 11, 2008

CV
Gary,
Terrific episode. The Best.
As for the Cru Beaujolais, thank you, thank you, thank you.
You got me into Morgon several hundred episodes ago and I call these “poor mans Burgundies”.
I must admit that I am guilty of not leaving comments very often but these wines will bring me out every time.
I was drinking a Babcock pinot when I sat down to watch, but I put the cork back in it, and went down and pulled out a Brouilly I happened to buy last weekend. No comparison. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
QOTD: How long do you think it will take you to turn Beaujolais in to a $75.00 wine.
Best wishes
November 11, 2008

John
QOTD: What did your Dad do when you were young to make you love him so much and cause you to be as passionate (or more) about family and friends as you are about wine?

Also: I would like to know your answer to NJ-Vettester: QOTD: Top 10 movies of all time?
November 11, 2008

Timinspokane
Gary Veeeeeeeeeeeee…. you rocked it on this show! I love the shows when you are so stoked and full of piss and vinegar, like someone shoved a few Madagascar hissing cockroaches in your shorts! Great advice on the gamay. I have only had the beaujoulais (is that how you spell that? probably not…) nouveaus, and those were like kool-aid with a slight kick. I will have to find a REAL gamay and check it out. Thanks for opening our eyes!

QOTD – what would be your top 3 favorite chinon/cab francs, from anywhere, at the moment?
November 11, 2008

Weston
Gwertz one of my favourite whites

The Little Basket! hah our wine rep came in for dinner brought in this wine in the portfolio tried it its cool has a dusty cellar notes to me really neat.

Moulin A Vent – I have one half of case left of these in my cellar!

QOTD: How much BC (Okanagan) wine have you drunk and would you sell it at your store? hah
November 11, 2008

E dog
Fun show ! I agree with you on beaujolais being under rated. I had a beaujolais village last week with my flatmates. I really liked the structure that it had.

My QOTD: what red wine would you recommend for red cote du rhone lovers? (from other countries than France)

PS: I have been writing my 4th year Italian project on Tuscan wines and the past WLTV episodes have been great help ! Thanks Gary !
November 11, 2008

EtotheC
QOTD- You mentioned your anniversary is coming up (Congrats!). If we hung out, I’d ask you: How did you meet your wife?
November 11, 2008

Kevin
QOTD: So when ya comin’ over for dinner?

Sometimes I feel like a weirdo I’m such an Alsace and Beaujolais fan. Such great wines, such great values in the French wine world. I’ll buy a case of the beaujolais you tried if I can get my hands on it….
November 11, 2008

dalmation
QOTD: Which 10 wines could I try that would best describe your palate? Then I could really tell how similar our palates were, and where we differed. That would make your reviews even more useful to me.
November 11, 2008

skribbles
I absolutely love Gewurzt’s, definitely my favorite type.

QOTD: What’s your favorite book?
November 11, 2008

Kirk (aka: slave2thevine)
QOTD: How can you improve the quality of your life(make a list)…and why are you not choosing to do so right now?

Always a pleasure to see some Gamay love on the show…
November 11, 2008

Marshall
QOTD:Do you like Kentucky Bourbons?
November 11, 2008

Pete G
Two definete underated vinos. Big fan of the gewurtz as they make some
terrific ones up this way in the Finger Lakes. Also big fan of the Beauj.
Have had some wonderful crus and you are right on about them.

QOTD: When are you coming to upstate NY?
November 11, 2008

LIttle Jonny H
Nice show of various stuff. Enjoyed the Beaujolais rant, as always (every time you’ve done Cru Beau you’ve done this…I always chuckle a bit)

QOTD: If you HAD to, would you give up wine or football?
QOTD2: If you were going to buy a chunk of land in one of the other 46 to start a winery, where would it be and what would you plant?
November 11, 2008

kaybee
QoTd
My question is, do you have any standard “go to” wines you depend on for dinners and guests or are you always mixing it up?
November 11, 2008

Glenn P
QOTD: Have you ever had a wine that was so good (or so bad) that it brought you to tears?
November 11, 2008

Eliot (in the Lou)
Great show. I’ll dig into some Gamay next week.

QOTD – If you had to make a choice between drinking wine and marketing/business, which would you choose? In other words, you either have to quit drinking wine or quit your job. Which way do you go?

QOTD 2 – Are you no longer “Friending people up” on Facebook?
November 11, 2008

Chris Rufkahr
I’m a 38 Year Old Woman!!! Woo Hoo!!! Do you think Gary could do an entire show sitting on his hands? (except for using them to sniffy sniff and whirl, LOL)

QOTD: What high school did you go to? (LOL – that’s just an inside joke for any St. Louis people who might be here.)

SERIOUS QOTD: What was it that took your delivery of the WineLibraryTV Show from a basic wine tasting show to a revolutionary, kick @$$ Wine Tasting Show? Your energy and passion went from 10% in the very beginning to 1010%. What did it?
November 11, 2008

ev
qod is VERY easy………………Can you sit motionless (NO TALKING) for ONE minute???
November 11, 2008

Eric
Loved the show. Question for you: When are you going to start shipping to WA state ?
I would love to get the Thanksgiving Secret Pack !

Cheers !
November 11, 2008

sharon
Good show! Happy Birthday/Anniversary ! qotd: Do you get tired of traveling?
November 11, 2008

Paul Z
QOTD: If tonight were your last night on earth, what would you eat for dinner. And what wine would you pair with it?
November 11, 2008

CanadaSean
I liked this episode a lot. It is fun to watch someone so involved with wine still get so excited about different wines, like someone new to the scene. It keeps the show fresh for sure.

QOTD: when can we see an episode with wines available north of the border??

thanks G.V.
November 11, 2008

M
Happy Anniversary. Happy Birthday.

My birthday is Saturday.

QOTD: When are you buying the Jets? (an estimate)
November 11, 2008

Greg Cooper
Gary,

Probably way ahead of me on this but why don’t you offer to provide bubbly to the members of the ‘72 Phins when the Jets beat the Titans on the 23rd? Sounds like a great pub opp to me!

All the best,
Greg Cooper
Indianapolis
November 11, 2008

M
It’s probably been 8-10 years since I’ve had a Lucien Albrecht Gevurztraminer. Thanks for reminding me to revisit favorites from the past.