5 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wines – BLIND!

5 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon wines – BLIND! – Episode #581

November 19, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk tries 5 wines blind and sees which tickle his palate, as we continue the Napa Cabernet theme this week!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Beringer Napa Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet
2005 Barnett Cabernet Sauvignon Spring MountainNapa Cabernet
2004 Steltzner Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Barrel SelectNapa Cabernet
2005 Newton Unfiltered Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet
2005 Cliff Lede Stag’s Leap District Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet

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November 21, 2008

Tina & Andy
Lurkers saying PLEASE more blind tastings! Love these, but always enjoy your show.

We are from the states now living in Switzerland and enjoying a whole new world of wines. Would love to see some more Italian shows since we are drawn to these.
November 21, 2008

Sarah
? of the day…once a week blind tastings would be fun! but not all year
November 21, 2008

Stephen
Yes, go blind! Once or twice a week would be great.
November 21, 2008

KevDog2020
GV,

Long time viewer/lurker here, but coming out of the woodwork today – no idea why!?

I would agree with most folks and say once a week. I too appreciate the “no preconceived notion” aspect of the blind tasting, but also dig the other aspects of your show as well; i.e., guests, food choices, etc.

Love this program and have turned many the friend onto it. You rock my man!
Good luck to your boys in Green on Sunday! Looking for an EPIC game!
November 21, 2008

Z
gary, love the blind. i would like to see a blind value driven episode ($15 and under). i feel like i am getting smarter with each episode.
November 21, 2008

ozzybeef
Loved the show.

QOTD: Yes – more blind
November 21, 2008

Bimi
Good Show!
QOTD: Love the blind tastings, but I also enjoy the more focussed episodes giving more backround to a specific wine, region etc. This would not be possible with only blind tastings. Once a week blind, maybe just once in two weeks is sufficient!

Btw, how to get some wristbands over here in germany? ;P

Cheers
Andreas
November 21, 2008

Tim
Really good episode, love the blind tastings. I’m a fan of Cliff Lede & they have a Claret that is half the price of the Cab & it shows very well.
QOTD- Do one blind tasting per week for all 2009…
November 21, 2008

Paul Z
QOTD: One blind tasting each week is perfect.
November 21, 2008

laposte
QOTD:
I enjoyed this episode and an occasional blind tastings but for the whole year, absolutely NOT. Actually I enjoy shows with just 2-3 wines, gives you time to talk about cellaring potential, food pairings, decanting time. but keep in mind i am your fathers age, not exactly your target audience.
November 21, 2008

Jon-Paul Lenczuk
Always a fan of the blind tastings, Gary! Kudos to you!

Answer to QOTD: Do more blinds, but not for entire year–maybe 2 days a week? Still have to account for your guests and other tastings, like the cheese!
November 21, 2008

Matthew
Yes! Go blind for 2009.
November 21, 2008

Logan
Great episode Gary!

QOTD: How about blind Thursdays- five wines from a selected format, and maybe have your peeps try to trick you once in awhile! I think it’d give the show some cool balance and us Vayniacs something special to look forward to each week!
November 21, 2008

elliottf
Good show, Gary. I would say to stick with your usual format but maybe throw a blind tasting in once a week or so. It’s fun but you know what they say about too much of a good thing..
November 21, 2008

Andrew
great show, but not for everyone…jsu tone of anything aint good…got to keep mixing it up…you’d get bored with all those brown paper bags!
November 21, 2008

KTF
I love the blind tastings but mix it up with more weight being placed on the blind tastings. Lets do a blind tasting on the cruise!!!
November 21, 2008

danseng
Great show. Love the blind tastings, but not every show. I’d say at least once a week though. They are even better when you don’t everything about the wine. Like episodes where you do Syrah/Shiraz from around the world and then try to guess where it’s from and the price.
November 21, 2008

Nico
yes!!! Blind all year… these are always my favorite episodes by far!
November 21, 2008

MattUD
QOTD: While I really do enjoy the blind tastings, I don’t think I would like them everyday. Maybe once a week or everday for a few weeks.
November 21, 2008

billyg
once or twice a week blind is ideal.
November 21, 2008

Eric S.
Love the blind tasting episode. So for question of the day, I think you should definitely do these more, maybe not the entire year, but once a week. I think it is fun to hear your remarks when you have no preconceived notions about a bottle from where it is from.
November 21, 2008

Greg
QOTD: I really like the idea, but not for an entire year. Try a month and see how people react and then go from there.
November 21, 2008

karenp
QOTD: more blind tastings would be good but not every show! Some of us have different palettes than you do and so the ratings aren’t as educational as the other format.
November 21, 2008

Derek
QOTD: ABSOLUTELY GO BLIND. (But mix in some other stuff too like the wine list reviews and whiskey tastings and straight-up nonblind wine tasting)

Couldn’t agree with you more on the Cliff Lede Cab. My wife and I visited there over the summer and picked up a few bottles after tasting it. It’s awesome and was a fun find.
November 21, 2008

Matt
Love the blind tastings. A couple of time a week would be great!
Great show this week. Keep it up!!!