Knitting and Sauvignon Blanc

Knitting and Sauvignon Blanc – Episode #577

November 13, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk welcomes a guest to show us a little knitting action and he shows her a few Sauvignon Blancs from Chile, New Zealand and California.

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“Kat brought the thunder, she’s great. She’s got an Ally Sheedy
thing…” by Kittysafe
“Good show!
QOTD: I am STILL excited, and it is now February. I lov…” by CBone
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Glazebrook Sauvignon BlancNew Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
Simi Sauvignon BlancSonoma Sauvignon Blanc
2006 Vina Leyda Garuma Sauvignon BlancChilean Sauvignon Blanc

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

Lets Knit2gether

142 Responses

November 13, 2008

Cheap Wine
Love to see you branching out and bringing new people into the show Gary! Awesome Jets attire.
November 13, 2008

Griz4life
Watching this right at kickoff. Leon got a good return…
November 13, 2008

manonthemoon
another late start, begin
November 13, 2008

Jay
That beanie is so cool. I would seriously wear that.

QOTD: No need to answer because this video blog is an escape from all of the politics.
November 13, 2008

CindyW
QOTD: Totally.

Very fun episode — and I’m totally jealous of GaryV’s new attire! Mott, shouldn’t you link up Cat’s video podcast?

http://letsknit2gether.com/
November 13, 2008

Snarf
QOTD: HELL NO!!!
November 13, 2008

Paco
Good Lord,

For a second I thought my g-ma was there with you…

P
November 13, 2008

Jay
Nice work on this guest episode, Gary! Could see you were doing all you could to not interrupt her and let her talk. Very cool. =)

lol @ Popov in a plastic handle comment. Reminding me of college days.
And the MossMan pull was great too!

QOTD: No, not really. More frightened than psyched.
November 13, 2008

kaybee
QoTd
No.
November 13, 2008

Rowland
yo yo, i was all about the NYS sheep and wool fest! props! will you knit my wool?
November 13, 2008

ncwinetravels
gary,

nice show..Happy B’day !
try a 06/07 Honig sauvignon blanc – one of the better CA sauvignon blancs for me.
best regards,
NCWT
November 13, 2008

Glenn P
QOTD: Totally psyched.

by the way- Kat was the best non wine industry guest you’ve had on the show. Big cheers for her.
November 13, 2008

Andrew D
Thanks Gary and Kat

Got to love the knitting I’m a big fan.

QOTD: it’s always tricky when you get political, but I’ll say this. 99.99999% of the World’s population outside the US are very excited about what’s happening. There is no discussion, debate or conflict over who ‘The World’ prefers.

Cheers
Andrew
November 13, 2008

Leonard
Need to try the chilean wine. Being as I like reds better, that may be a good alternative.

QOTD No. I am against socialism. I desperately hope I am wrong about the new Pres.
November 13, 2008

A dumb Rhine king
QOTD: I am always psyched.

I agree with Glenn, Kat was great!
November 13, 2008

Eric Susch
CAT and I had a great time doing the show with Gary.

Next week we’ll be posting our follow up to this episode that will have some behind the scenes from WLTV as well as a little bit about how she made Gary’s knitted gifts.

Oh, and CAT forgot to say “Mott, Link it up!” Our show is at:

http://LetsKnit2gether.com

You can also follow us on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/Letsknit2gether
http://twitter.com/EricSusch
November 13, 2008

Rowland
Happy Anniversary / Birthday

Gary those are awesome gifts!

yo dont link up her vlog or anything??!?

O my gosh! you took my advice and got the guest a spit bucket! your awesome.

Gary you should have got your ass up to Rhinebeck. STOP DOUBTING THE HUDSON VALLEY!

qotd: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
November 13, 2008

Dr T from N. Carolina
QOTD — nope, too worried about the economy, but hopeful

GV — nice change of pace guest
November 13, 2008

Little Jonny H
Love the knitters! Especially those that enjoy wine!

QOTD: Not sure yet, but I hope I will be pleasantly surprised!!!
November 13, 2008

Jadielady
Oh my gosh Cat how did you keep this a secret??!! This is so exciting, 2 of my favorite people on one show!
November 13, 2008

Susan
Gary & Chris, A guest!!!!!! Cool!!!!!!
November 13, 2008

Michael Schoonmaker
Awesome and very different guest! Great show!

QOTD: No more than I was pre-election, sorry.

Gary, I still need an email address – Tweet @Schoonology or hit up my Contact form: http://theschoon.com/#contact

I agree with Rowland – where’s the link love for your great guest???
November 13, 2008

Kevin K
QOTD: Yes.
November 13, 2008

manonthemoon
terrible show today

QOTD: Because I hate socialism ie bailout & etc., I don’t listen to the lies and half truths from both big 2 parties trying to get elected, live and work in the political mecca, and that I am a proud libertarian that would be an pretty big NO.
November 13, 2008

Marshall
QOTD:No! We still have un-fair two party dictatorship run by the corporate elites that prevent nationally televised debates featuring independent candidates.
We are in an un-constitutional war with a bloated military budget, and bailing out AIG and Intel while unemployement is increasing! What ever happened to governement “by the people and for the people.” Instead we’re by the Corporation and for the Corporation thanks to people always voting for the least worst (AKA Barrak Obama and John MCain). Time to vote indie Now!
November 13, 2008

Doug
Great guest; she has pretty decent wine chops – How’s your knitting, Gary?

Jets 24-13, late 3rd qtr

QOTD: Libertarian, so not too fond of either candidate, but impressed by winner’s campaign and hoping for the best.
November 13, 2008

Susan
Gary- CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! THE JETS won!!!! 24-21 !!!!!! Kinda close………….
November 13, 2008

bill wrollcia
J.E.T.S JETS JETS JETS, GV, ITS GONNA BE A BRIGHT DAY IN NJ!!!!
CAT WAS REALLY NICE AND BROUGHT HER A GAME. CATS STIRRING THE POT WITH BRINGING UP THE POLITICS, BUT SAV BLANC SAVED HER.

QOTD FOR GV: DO YOU SEE A G MEN VS JETS FUTURE BIG GAME?? G MEN MAYBE A LITTLE PAYBACK FOR OSI?????
November 13, 2008

Moselman
Oooo, Gary; 24 – 21 Jets starting the final qrtr. So it’s Happy Birth___ at the moment I post.

Hoping they can prevail.

Fine show today. LINK HER UP, MOTT!
November 13, 2008

Kenny Dion
good show, and happy b-day to you GV
November 13, 2008

Roberto
QOTD, super excited!! and I’m not even american!!! Happy B day Sir Gary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
November 13, 2008

RANDI
GARY!!
Those Knitters are a tight group!!
Hey..nice to see you giving the guests their own spit bucket!!
QOTD: Ummm… not getting policital lololol

Happy Birthday, Happy Anniversary, Mazel Tov!!
xox
November 13, 2008

torquey
QOTD: Sweet baby cheesus yes!!!
November 13, 2008

Chris in Tulsa
QOTD: Like to keep my interest and love of wine as far from politics as possible. Wine is a pure enjoyment in my life and when I drink it I only think about it and nothing else.
November 13, 2008

Pebbles
QOTD—Yes!!

There’s always knitting with WLTV for me! I’m glad Cat did a good job representing the knitters out here.
November 13, 2008

Jess
Good show. Really enjoyed your guest, Kat. Bringing someone on who is not in the wine industry is a good opportunity to let us see how other people are blogging and what other opportunities are out there. Thanks, Gary. Too bad you didn’t link her up!
QOTD: YES!
November 13, 2008

Benjamin
QOTD Totally i cant wait to see obama in action, i think his energy plan will rebuild the national energy issue and help restore the economy at the same time. Id rather see our taxes go into something more productive than try pooring the cash into AIG or other lending companies that do encourage an economy to grow but also encourages it to fail when most people don’t become successful and end in debt.

Jets are kicking ass right know BTW
November 13, 2008

David T
JETS WIN 34-31 IN OVERTIME!!!!!!! Well, my prediction from yesterday was off by a few points, but WHAT a game!!
November 13, 2008

Griz4life
Wow, what a game!!!! Congrats on the Jet’s 34-31 victory!!!
November 13, 2008

Kenny Dion
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO JETS WIN, JETS WIN, TO THE SUPERBOWL BABY.
November 13, 2008

MattieJ
QOTD: Remains to be seen

CONGRATS GARY V on the win… I’m glad they came through for you on your birthday….

MattieJ
http://mattiej.com
November 13, 2008

aaaredfrog
J…..E…..T……S……. Ridiculous game!!!!!!! Love it…… to stay true to the show.. the Rhone showed us the way.
November 13, 2008

CAT
I guess I was a good luck charm! Hey Mott! Link it up LetsKnit2gether.com!
November 13, 2008

John Henriksen
Funny Knitters Story, Gary. I golf with in N. Michigan every year with the same 7 others guys each May. We fly in to Traverse City and stay at a family run resort on Lake Michigan during the long weekend. For about 3 years, a group of ‘knitters’ also came up at the same time to knit and drink wine for the weekend. Have you note, they stayed up later each night than we did (we couldn’t keep up) and probably had an average of 10 years on us per person. Apparently, wine and knitting are a natural fit!
November 13, 2008

DryDrew
Congratulations to the New York Jets!
November 14, 2008

David T
forgot the QOTD: YES!!
November 14, 2008

Scott Cargill
Happy Birthday
Great Show, Sauvignon Blanc is BIG in Texas
Rock on with your Knitter guest.
The perfect way to cool off is a refreshing Sauvignon Blanc.
Fun,cool, crisp, clean,grapefruit side or grassy side.
Great party starter…
Also Try
Becker Fume Blanc – Texas wine “yes texas sauv b”
Cade – Napa Valley
Long Boat – New Zealand
November 14, 2008

passthecab
QOTD: Hell No! There was only one republican running this presidential race and it was Sarah Palin! Not a big fan of socialism…
November 14, 2008

Ray Barnes
I will do a separate post after watching the videoblog. Gary, I want to wish you (by now) a belated Happy Anniversary – and I know you enjoyed it immensely – and now a Happy Birthday – which I expect you are already enjoying immensely.

This was a most entertaining game. I am very thankful the outcome was not settled by the controversial holding penalty to Mike Vrabel which led to the Jets’ late touchdown. I was much more dissapointed with the overthrow of Cassels to Moss, and especially by the blown coverage of Pats #31 (Meriwether I believe) which led to the Jets’ 3rd and long conversion in OT. In my view it is those two late mistakes which cost the Pats the game. Oddly enough in OT I had a deja vu of this same Pats player missing coverage during the Giants’ final scoring drive in the Super Bowl, which allowed a crucial 3rd down completion to (I think) Steve Smith. Nonetheless, it was a strong performance offensively by both teams, and the Jets’ hard-fought victory was well deserved. As a footnote, Brett Favre’s on-field comments after the game were very gracious.
November 14, 2008

J Crazy
QOTD: Super psyched.
November 14, 2008

Exdamyankee
Great show, guest with decent wine instincts, nice job! So have you taken up knitting?

QOTD- Hell no! Enough politics, now back to the vino!
November 14, 2008

apj_bobswineguy
Loved the non-industry guest! Great to hear her just express it in her own words.
Also, wowed me on the #s involved in Knitting. Can’t believe it. So weird to think of all the niche ways people make money and the way people meet other people. Really cool.
And John H’s story about the group of Knitters staying up the latest – damn funny. Who knew?!
November 14, 2008

Ray Barnes
This was a good show too, charming guest..and in my view better than the one who appeared just prior to the Jancis show. Very fair, unexaggerated commentaries.

QOTD – The guest asked if the viewer is psyched by what is happening in the USA since the election. That is NOT a political question. If she had asked if the viewer was psyched by what is happening as a result of the election, that is a whole different kettle of fish. As a Canadian I cannot answer the question.
November 14, 2008

Yimosan
Good episode, enjoyed it even though I am not a Sav. Blanc enthusiast.

QOTD – No. I prefer wine over Kool-Aid.
November 14, 2008

Chrisfs
Very Psyched.
Congrats, to the Jets who won an extremely close game in overtime.
November 14, 2008

Shawn_944
Knitting……. are you serious… 1/3 of the population knits… that is nuckin futs… Well i guess do what your passionate about, but there is no way I would seat and watch a video on the internet about knitting, wine yes but knitting… lol… well all the power to you knitters!

QOTD: I am Canadian, but I am stoked to see you vote in Obama, he had my vote..
November 14, 2008

catherine
i really liked the guest today. I knit so it was kind of shocking (in a good way) to have someone not in the wine world as a guest. Great show. happy birthday and anniversary and Jets victory! WHAT a day!
November 14, 2008

Withnail
QOTD:Yes
Great guest – bring her back soon!
November 14, 2008

Herb
The Sauvignon Blancs I have tried, to date, have all been disappointing. They don’t bring the thunder like the Rieslings do. Must be the acid you speak of.

QOTD: “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.”
November 14, 2008

Todd
Happy Birthday, Gary!
Nice toque!!!
QOTD:
Politically, I’m more interested in the N.Z. possum fur industry…
November 14, 2008

mjr
Happy Birthday Gary,

Good onya mate. Really appreciate what you do for all of us out here.
Go Jets. Hope they won BIG for you. Happy Birthday.

Mike Russell
Tokyo.
November 14, 2008

mjr
nice guest!!

QOTD. yes, even in japan we are totally psyched about obama!! good onya yanks. you finally found (and voted for!) a really good one. and a positive spin on the abject failure & climate criminal that precedes obama is that his pathetic (criminal might be more accurate) performance made the change to obama possible.
back to the positive. i think really great things & a positive future await all of us with president obama.

mike russell
tokyo
November 14, 2008

winelynn
Happy Birthday Gary! Have a great day!!
November 14, 2008

theemptyglass
QOTD: Before the election I was like “yeah Obama’s cool but does the president really have enough power to fix things? Can anyone really fix the mess we are in?” And now that he’s won, I’m not a skeptic anymore. Seeing that winning this election was a feat to begin with, I can see that he will bring the Thunder come January.

And I’m just glad I can stop having nightmares about a Palin administration.
November 14, 2008

PaulW
looks like the new cap and scarf worked some magic last night! fun guest…looking forward to friday’s big show.

QOTD: stoked!
November 14, 2008

Jim H
Happy BDay Gary! Keep doin’ what you’re doin’!
November 14, 2008

Rob B.
Gary
Congrats on the win during your wedding aniversary. Happy Birthday.
QOTD: psyched that the color of a person skin doesn’t matter anymore, but can’t say that I think Obama will do half of what he said.
November 14, 2008

ex-lurkdawg
qotd: not psyched, but I am very relieved.
another great show with a great guest. thanks, Gary. happy anniversary and happy birthday. I live in Maine, but since I couldn’t care less about football, I hope the Jets win so you can be happy while celebrating these two occasions. By the way, I just tried a 1968 Bual Madeira (I forget the producer) that was very good and very interesting. Just thought I’d mention it in case you thought you should do a Madeira show.
November 14, 2008

italianwinelover
What a fabulous gift on your birthday and anniversary for the Jets to win! A day to remember for sure!!! Maybe you should wear the cap & scarf at every game…what happened to your fuzzy face??

Happy Birthday!!!!

Very entertaining…never thought of knitters as wine drinkers more tea totalers!! Great eye opener!Never know what direction the show will take thanks for keeping us on our toes!!

QOTD: a historic event! Change is good!
November 14, 2008

ex-lurkdawg
By the way, I would like to see the episode with Jancis Robinson at the top of the “favorite episodes”.
November 14, 2008

brainpain
GV: Big up to the Jets and GV for supporting them through thick and thin!

QOTD: I really liked this guest until she said she was stoked? STOKED? REALLY? If you are stoked to have a president who is more into talking about “look at me I’m a black man who won President..oh Hi Oprah!” ; If you are intested in watching more Miss Ebony United States or Black American Idol; If you are more intested in raising the minimum wage to $9.00/hr..(WHAT IS HE THINKING?) or eliminating taxes to anyone over the age of 55 (HELLO BABY BOOMERS… Please Give me your vote)… yeah you probably are stoked! For the rest of the tax paying, social secruity screwed, stock market slammed, housing market flushed, vino drinking nation.. pull out some Mad Dog and raise your glass to a hard one up the ass… at least for the next 4 years…

Maybe we should look at the bright side… maybe can he pass a new law allowing the shipping of Colt 45 across state lines…
November 14, 2008

Paryb
Great show Gary and Cat. Gary, I’ve gotta say you did an awesome job with the spit buckets, the bottles, everything we talked about. You kept the show on track, but the guest got her time as well. Freaking Sweet! Awesome Jets win last night too!

QOTD: I’m not stoked, but I’ve decided that no matter how bad the stock market, and loan market get, I’m going to keep a positive attitutde, because there is something to be done out there.
November 14, 2008

Jordan
Gary, your guest was wiping her lips with her fingers! did you run out of wristbands?
November 14, 2008

Jayhitek
QOTD: below clearly has some issues with race..
November 14, 2008

Phil G
QOTD – I want to be optimistic, but I am very uncertain about what the next 18 months will bring…

ALSO – where’ the link to Kat’s blog? It needs to be linked up!
November 14, 2008

Garry M.
QOTD: I’m feeling something just not sure if
I am excited or scared shitless.

Just hope it’s not
“Meet the new boss,
same as the old boss”
November 14, 2008

WineWoman
Nice guest, great show. Well-made gifts, Happy Birthday Gary. I was correct in predicting the game would be a nail-biter, but not in the last few minutes. Do not like #4 at all. Not even much of a football fan, but when it came down to watching the morbid and depressing 11 o’clock news, I chose the game. Glad the final outcome was a win for your sake.

QOTD: No, the election was a disappointment. That’s all I have to say on that.
November 14, 2008

Colin Bmore
Great show.

Your Birthday can’t be that bad with that Jets WIN!

QOTD – Very Excited about the new direction of this country. We needed it so bad.
November 14, 2008

Corinthians
Happy Birthday, Gary! All the best for you and your family.
As a Brazilian I can’t answer the question, but as a human being I wish all the best for the Americans and for the rest of the World.

Have fun because “life is too short to drink bad wine”.

São Paulo, Brazil.
November 14, 2008

DrEdwardo
QOTD: Yes, but am not expecting miracles.

Comment: The video quality of WLTV is very good but the audio s@©ks!!! One minute (actually the first 30 seconds – including Gary’s intro) I have to turn down the volume and then I can barely him. Perhaps better mikes and/or better placement of the mikes?

Regardless, great shows.

Edwardo
November 14, 2008

tom
gary you must be having the most ridiculous week ever: JETS WIN (great game), anniversary, and birthday! congrats.
November 14, 2008

Lawrence Leichtman
Very good episode and you will really enjoy the knit stuff. I always did when my mom made stuff for me. I am quite excited about the prospects for an Obama presidency but that is all of the politics I’ll say. Congratulations on what turns out to be a great day for you GV with the Jets now leading their division.

Have you ever tried Merry Edwards Sauvignon Blanc. It is a tad expensive but the taste and nose is great.
November 14, 2008

JJ
QOTD: I am thinking of moving to Canada.

Great show! My wife just go into knitting this weekend so it is really weird that you would do a show with a guest from the knitting world.

Wow. What a game last night! Go Jets!
November 14, 2008

JimChem
Gary, what happened to “..whether they like it or not!”?

SB is my favorite white wine.

Jim
November 14, 2008

M
QOTD: Hopeful

I think I’m becoming a Jets fan. My son’s fantasy football team has Jets players.
November 14, 2008

Brian Barrick
I can’t believe you chose Simi as the California representative wine. No wonder you are biased against California Sauvignon Blanc! Popularity does not equate to quality.

For an old-world Sancerre-style SB, try the Dry Creek Fume Blanc. At the $10 price point, try the Kenwood, Husch, or Geyser Peak. At under $15, try the Honig, Voss, Handley, Chateau St Jean “La Petite Etoile”, Beringer Alluvium, and a slew of others. For under $20, the Navarro, Provenance and Turnbull are outstanding. There is plenty of great California Sauvignon Blanc to be found out there.

Happy Birthday Gary! Great job with the show, making your guest feel welcome while keeping the proceedings moving at a good pace. You just keep getting better.
November 14, 2008

Derek F.
Nice show guys.

QOTD: I think we are now making steps in the right direction…we needed positive change that’s for sure.
November 14, 2008

Oklahoma Michael
QOTD= Yeah!! finally after eight years of fear based politics we can get back to what America is really all about. Honesty, hope and maybe even a little peace
November 14, 2008

Susan
Gary, Fruitness?????????????????????? Is that a word????? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!
November 14, 2008

Susan
QOTD::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::I am trying to stay away from this ‘third rail’ and instead trying to stay focused on wine and THE JETS!!!!!!!!
November 14, 2008

purplejuicebruce
QOTD…yes I am
November 14, 2008

David Dadekian
QOTD: EXTREMELY EXCITED!
November 14, 2008

Andy
QOTD—— He has a very difficult job ahead……. America has alot of tough times in the future. Change is good but what change.
November 14, 2008

sam
Enjoyable show…I wanna knit now

I, myself am also enjoying a great white. It is a Jo Pithou, Chenin Blanc, from the Loire. Very aromatic, yet crisp and mineral. Awesome.

QOTD: Who could’t be! Hell! I’m more thrilled about what’s going on to the south than what is happening here in Canada!
November 14, 2008

Timinspokane
Coolio show, Gary! Cat was a great guest, and you totally rock the scarf and the hat. Perfect Jets color, too. Congrats on the HUGE Jets victory (honestly… not a massive Jets fan, but I love Favre and I HATE the Patsies! Mega congrats on the anniversary and HAPPY FREAKIN’ BIRTHDAY!!

QOTD…. hmmmm how do I say this nicely? HELL NO I AM NOT STOKED!!! Actually, I am terrified. When terrorists and dictators both supported and immediately congratulated Obama on his victory, followed by announcements that Putin is placing missles on the Polish border (after Obama declared he will scrap our missle defense shield in Poland to protect our NATO allies), Ahmadinejad tells Obama to stay the hell out of the Middle East and follows that up with medium range missle tests after proclaiming that he wants to erase Israel from the map, Putin and Medvedev announce that they are working on changing the Russian “constitution” to allow 2 consecutive 6 year terms and that Medvedev is willing to resign so that Putin can once again be President of Russia (his dream is to be the “new” Czar and once again expand the Russian Empire), I get nervous… When our economy is already weak and Obama promises to raise taxes, which will stifle new business development, raise capital gains taxes and corporate taxes, which will stifle new businesses and jobs and force some companies overseas, bring back the “death tax”, which hurts farms and small businesses, and to create a new massive socialist welfare state… er…. excuse me…. “redistribute the wealth”… I am scared. He has promised to gut our national defense, which eliminates the deterrence that the US has against aggression around the world, emboldens our enemies, and sends the message to dictators and terrorists around the world that they can now do whatever the heck they want to, and the US won’t do anything about it. So, NO… I am NOT stoked! I am afraid for our country. I am afraid for Americans because if he leads us down this path, there is no place for us to go. There are no more “America’s” out there. There are no more undiscovered lands for us to run to. This is it. Pray for our nation, people! ps… No, I am not a McCain fan, either… but he had the potential to be better than what we got. Damn… I need a drink! Got zin?
November 14, 2008

thisIslandEarth
Cat – super job. Great to have you on the show.
November 14, 2008

Dominus
Fun, fun show on G-Man’s birthday with a very nice lady.

Talking about SBs, I had a great one with some oysters this past weekend in Annapolis, MD called Sileni from NZ. Very nice stuff that I need to find.

QOTD: Ummm, no. I concur with the response from TiminSpokane except I may move to Australia or NZ instead of Canada. Too cold up there.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GARY!!!!

Cheers!
November 14, 2008

Slushpuppy
I can’t believe you do not have a beautiful tating room with candles and nice glassware for your show, at least when you have a guest on.
Smell it first.
November 14, 2008

JudeMurphy
QOTD- No. I’m sure it’s all very cool but… No. Couldn’t care less. ; )
Nice show though!

Minervois tonight for me. Nice!
November 14, 2008

Laurie in VT
Fun guest- thanks, Cat! Now to check out your blog.

QOTD: Guardedly hopeful. It does require that we all get up off our butts and work with our elected representatives; both speaking out and listening carefully (not just to ads and mainstream media…). For ideas about concrete actions to help our country that may even involve some sacrifice(!) on our parts, ask your (or someone else’s) grandparents/great-grandparents how it’s done.

Timinspokane, I am terrified you’re going to end up in an ICU with one of my west coast colleagues taking care of you! Turn off your TV and start getting a minimum of 7 hours sleep each night! (You remind me of my brother- I worry about him, too.)
November 15, 2008

Paul
Hi Gary,

I had heard about you from some people that I talked to at Whole Foods, and also I’m attending your seminar at the Wine Expo in Boston. Please do not bash the NE Patriots as part of your keynote speech. Also, I think I asked you this before, but I’ll ask again, are you bringing some wines for us to taste, and to sniffy sniff at the Boston Wine Expo.
November 15, 2008

T. Bone
Just had the Pirie South SB from Tasmania, I believe I nabbed it from WL. Excellent, shockingly fruity – tropical, but balanced with the grassy. Just really surprised at how good it was.
November 15, 2008

Dr. Lance
QOTD: Yes, very excited about our future with Obama! Then again, I know how great a guy he is because he is my upperclassman. We attended Punahou School together in Hawaii, and he was a considerate and wonderful guy since those days.

Also, great job with the two spitoons Gary! It appeared that your guest was more comfortable, as I was watching the show.
November 15, 2008

YoungDave
QOTD: I cannot fully express how excited I was when Barack took all two Tuesdays ago. Ridiculous. There is hope for the US in the future.
November 15, 2008

ev
I live in WA and am also too close to OR and CA. I can’t stand liberals. They are duped by the liberal media and take it as the gospel truth. Dem. politicians say they need more money and are horribly irresponsible with it. I’m moving soon as I am sick of it. Thanks to Tim in Spokane.
November 15, 2008

Jimmy T
QOTD: I’ll stay away from the political convo.

But, great, interesting choice for a guest. I don’t know where the 1 out of 3 stat comes from but glad to see she is getting it done with her nitch.
November 15, 2008

Kathy Elkins
Great show Gary! Nearly fell out of my chair when I saw Cat was your guest – awesome! I’m loving all the comments about knitters & “who knew?”.

Congrats on a faboo week full of celebrations!

Kathy
http://www.yarn.com
http://www.blog.yarn.com
November 15, 2008

Harry
QOTD: Since dancing in the streets in Oakland to celebrate the end of an era of oppression and corruption, I am still glowing in the fact that Obama is our next president I think it will usher in a new era of hope and progress for the entire world.

Congrats Gary on the humongous win! I rushed to a sports bar when I saw the Jets were leading 24-13 and saw perhaps one of the best 4th quarters of all time.
November 15, 2008

Greg
QOTD: I was trying to absorb the history of the moment.

Happy Anniversary Gary!
November 15, 2008

DAve A
good show! I like you doing wines we in NC can actually find. smile. Agree with you on Simi – very light.

Kat was a nice guest! enjoyed her.

QOTD: I’m quitting my job so he won’t empty my pockets. Instead I will put out my hand for him to feed.
November 15, 2008

Tammy
OMG, two of my favorite podcasters in one place! Small world!
November 16, 2008

CrazyManAndy
Great show and great guest!

QOTD: Eh…I’m still in a bit of amazement over the reactions I’ve seen, which exceeded even my own expectations. So many folks seem to give him a sort of messiah status. It’ll be interesting to see how this all goes, though.

CMA
November 16, 2008

wayno da wino
Yo G & Cat, Nice Episode!!

qotd: I don’t think Ya want ta hear my reply on this one…….
November 16, 2008

Deano
Gary this episode was awesome…the guest shows always bring it big time

QOTD:
-We will see how it goes once Obama is in office….hopefully things look up for us Americans
November 16, 2008

Dan-o
GV – seemed like a very knowledgeable guest. She knew what she liked. I am surprised that you would do Sauv Blanc without a Loire Valley version – how would you like some minerals with your grass.

QOTD – Momma always told me not to speak about Religion, Politics, or the Great Pumpkin. However, I will just say short and sweet – the definition of insanity is to do the same thing over again and expect a different result.
November 17, 2008

tigerkite
QOTD: Hell yes, very excited. Everyone else has a P.H.D., player hater degree. I
November 17, 2008

pawncop
Great episode regarding one of my favorite grapes. Two new wines to locate and try, will stay away from the California versions.

A lovely young lady and I enjoy how you expand horizons with guests and other aspects of this program.

QOTD – Not psyched, but prayful for our new president.
November 17, 2008

Scottie P
Fun show.
QOTD: Not yet. In fact, I’m a little scared for the future. Things can get worse… I have yet to see a step in the right direction by anyone in any office!
November 17, 2008

Heather
Great show. Wine and knitting, what a great combination. I tried knitting once, unsuccessfully, but the process is quite therapeutic, much like drinking a glass of wine.

QOTD: No, not particularly. I am going to have to agree with Tim in Spokane on this one.
November 17, 2008

Michael
@Timinspokane,
Wow. Crawl in a hole somewhere and in a couple years, peak your tiny mind, er, head out from under your rock. When you see the world is still okay, not great, but okay, come back to civilization and enjoy yourself.

QoTD…. I’m excited. . . that McCain lost.
November 17, 2008

Mojave Joe
This was your best guest episode.
November 17, 2008

CaseyLee
glad to see you finally got two buckets for when a guest is there
good guest hope you had a badass weekend im sure you did
move that freaking bottle !
QOTD only time will tell. . .
November 17, 2008

Janknitz
Sonoma does have some WONDERFUL Sauvingnon Blancs. You shouldn’t pick them based on popularity.

Try Dry Creek Vineyard’s Sauvignon and Fume. Lovely!
November 19, 2008

MattUD
Nice job with the CKC value wines here. 1/3 knitters..sounds high to me, but is possible.
November 19, 2008

Ilse
very original guest, and what a present!!!
Good pick of wines as well…to be repeated!
November 19, 2008

TimCub
I look forward to trying more New Zealand and Chilean Sauvignon Blanc. Those both sounded delicious. Meanwhile, I’ve become such a fan of Riesling that I’ve got one from Italy chilling in my fridge as we speak.

QOTD: I am very excited for my country after Election Day! I’m also fascinated by knitting. I’ll have to check out Cat’s podcast.
November 19, 2008

Sharon
QOTD: YES!!! 1-20-09: The End of an Error
November 21, 2008

Robin C
I used to knit a little, but the last afghan I knitted (zig zag design with shades of blue) took me two years to complete and I swore that I would never knit again.

What is the story with California sauvignon blancs? Haven’t the winemakers tasted New Zealand Sauvis? Are they deliberately trying to be boring?

Happy Anniversary.

QOTD: I am happy and relieved and hopeful.
November 21, 2008

Craig G
Not so psyched since the election, watching the stocks tumble and tumble. Where is the bottom? We will all learn a new meaning to contributing.
November 22, 2008

wannaBconnoisseur
Love sauv blanc!

Q – If you say so….
November 23, 2008

JayZee
Nice show on sauvignon blanc and Cat seems like a really nice lady.

QOTD: Psyched? No, not exactly. I would be psyched if the stick market started going up on a consistent basis and the economy wasn’t tanking big time. At least the oil prices have fallen. Let’s see what Obama and his group can do when they actually take office.
November 24, 2008

Dr. Lance
Hey Gary!

Why haven’t I received any new Wine Library links since this episode (Episode #577)? I noticed that you are presently on Episode #582. What gives?
November 25, 2008

Joel
Great episode, great guest!

QOTD: for sure… now let’s pray
November 25, 2008

Sarah
Great show Gary! I LOVED this guest! She was really fun to watch and contributed a lot to the show. I used to knit scarves a lot so it was cool that it was mentioned. I’m really glad that you brought in a couple wines from different countries. I’m hoping to go to Chile next summer so it’s exciting that you chose a wine from there.
November 26, 2008

Kristen
I think there are a lot of “closet” knitters out there.

QOTD: Oh yes, I’m excited! I was up all night watching the returns in France!
November 28, 2008

Eric Susch
We’ve finally finished our much delayed crossover episode for CAT’s appearance on WLTV episode #577. It’s at:

http://letsknit2gether.com/2008/11/27/lk2g-036-gifts-for-gary-vaynerchuk/

I think the Gary wine tasting montage came out quite good, thanks in part to some Vayniacs on the WLTV forum! Thanks everyone!

We’ve also posted some extra videos. We did an interview with Gary before we shot the WLTV episode. Originally I was going to put clips from it into our show but they eventually got cut, so I posted the entire interview here:

http://vimeo.com/2272638

During the editing I created a timeline with all of my “behind the scenes” footage laid in sync with the WLTV episode. It was really just an assembly to see what footage I had but it was interesting to watch on its own too, so I uploaded it here:

http://vimeo.com/2360383

I also posted some stills on flickr from the shoot:

http://flickr.com/photos/22938821@N06/sets/72157610196004527/

Cheers!
December 5, 2008

AaronB
QOTD: Not exactly. Timinspokane made some very good points. Not that I was a big McCain fan; I’m an independent, and would have voted for Bob Barr if he’d had a chance in h@$% of winning. Anyway, Obama’s cabinet choices so far have been pretty centrist, so the next 4 years may not be quite as bad as I feared. If he can reverse some of the fascist BS implemented by the current administration (e.g. the “Patriot” act), then we might be ok.
December 13, 2008

Kristen
I discovered this podcast through this episode, as I am an avid knitter and have been doing it for a few years now. I am always the youngest knitter I know, at 39, because you when anyone thinks of it, they think of their grandma! I have been a huge wine fan for a several years now and have even gone to a few real tastings in Sonoma. I have watched all the old episodes through itunes that I can get my hands on because this is so much like me. I am sure most people watch this to learn something about wine and think “How can I make more money so I can afford great wines?” and my thought is “How can I turn this into a job?” I know I have to get out of the midwest because there is not much going on here in the way of wine!
December 30, 2008

yowens
QOTD: I’m optimistic.
January 28, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Kat really brought it today! Another person to give you a run for your money, Gary . QOTD: Im excited because we didnt give into the fear and propaganda from a few who didnt want Obama president. Its of course too early to know what will happen but the fact that we we able to come together and look past color really shows that this nation is changing and hopefully moving in the right direction.
February 4, 2009

CBone
Good show!

QOTD: I am STILL excited, and it is now February. I love Obama, and I went to the inauguration. Plus, Obama is a huge wine drinker. The guy keeps getting better and better!
March 5, 2009

Kittysafe
Kat brought the thunder, she’s great. She’s got an Ally Sheedy
thing going on. Like her a lot.