A Tannat tasting. A Grape From The Madiran

A Tannat tasting. A Grape From The Madiran – Episode #582

November 21, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk talks about a grape that he is always excited about and does well in Uruguay but calls the Madiran home.

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November 24, 2008

Lee W
QOTD: Paso Robles wine area in California and look at several area wineries. Jack Creek, 4 Vines, Tablas Creek, Turley, Rabbit Ridge all have a good variety. Choose zins, syrahs and rhone whites, no cabs
November 24, 2008

Pete G
Very interesting. Had the 2004 Laplace at a friend’s shop couple months
ago. That one was tight as well but had it again later on that week (same
bottle) and it got much better. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you.

QOTD: LAMBRUSCO! The good stuff. The really good strains like Grasparossa.
Very underated and some of the best pizza wines around.
November 24, 2008

Timinspokane
Interesting show on the tannat! I have had a few petit verdots that were also hard as nails and need a decade plus of aging.

QOTD – how about a Washington State Zinfandel show? Washington isn’t known for zins, but there are, remarkably, some great zins up here. We also have some 30+ years old zin vineyards that produce some interesting wines. Forgeron Cellars and El Mirador Winery (Walla Walla), Maryhill, Kiona, Thurston Wolfe, and several other producers here all make some sweet zins. Not fruit bombs, but some, like Forgerons, are earthy, terroir driven efforts with just enough fruit and that briary characteristic that you know what you are drinking. And, the alcohol levels are not as big as Shaq’s shoe size! Peace
November 24, 2008

Kevin Gamble
QOTD: Searched “niagara” in the top left, got nothin. Come to the Niagara Region of Ontario; some of the best wines in the world (especially Vidal and Ice Wines).

Thats my suggestion.
November 24, 2008

Andy R.
GV. when you said the old italian guy it reminded me of my grandpa. going to get him this as one of his gifts for christmas.
November 24, 2008

brainpain
FOCH… enough said
November 24, 2008

Alex Core
Searched for Northern Michigan. No results.

Specifically Leelanau Peninsula. There are several excellent vineyards up there with some very unique wine makers. The cold season seems like the last place you would find them, but The 45th parallel runs straight through the county creating conditions similar to France and Italy.

It’s an interesting and beautiful place, and I think the Northern Michigan episode is LONG overdue!

Just do it Gary…
November 24, 2008

brainpain
Hey GV! Great show! I can’t believe you had the Jets LOSING!!!

QOTD: How about a “MENCIA” episode. I bought one on Free Shipping a few months ago.. “The Pilgrimage”. I would like to see it on an episode…and I would like a wristband as payment for my suggestion. Keep it real GV!
November 24, 2008

Phil G
Well, that was a HUGE win for the Jets – hope you enjoyed the beatdown yesterday. Looking forward to the continued lack of shaving…

QOTD – I looked for some uncovered area, but kept failing. This might be due to WLTV’s scope and coverage, or my lack of creativity… probably both. One thing I would like to see during the next few weeks would be a growers champagne episode. Great bangs for our New-Year bucks.
November 24, 2008

nik lopez
Gary, what a great show! I was really feelin the energy buddy…keep it up! O I was rootin for your Jets since my Seahawks were soooo Horrible yet again this sunday.
November 24, 2008

Amy
Let’s see an “UMBRIA” show. Looks like 3 shows have included a single Umbria selection. WAIT……..Lets take this ONE BIG step further…

Pick a country/state series. (Don’t go as far as AVA, too many selections for one show) IDEAS for selection process #1 Put the NAMES of ALL the states/countries/small region (for states that have MANY regions) that produce more than 10-15 wines somewhat readily available. Drum roll…have MOTT’S hand dig into the receptacle (that could be fun in itself) that holds ALL the names. Select one a week. The following MONTH feature 3-4 of the wines representative of the selection. KEY – in downtime economic era..price range should be under $30. WHY A MONTH LAG TIME??? to allow you to research and get the wines in stock for resale Also you can list the countries and dates on the website after selection and before airing. People can plan ahead to watch what ever region they’re interested in, hopefully Sort of AROUND THE WORLD IN WINE, one week at a time.
November 24, 2008

Neil
QOTD: Chateau Pellehaut aka white wines from Gascogny….

Everytime you try tannat it looks like some dude who tries hot sauce and goes, whoa waaay too hot and over the top…………..
November 24, 2008

David
Gary,

How about a Didier Dagueneau tribute show?

David
November 24, 2008

jseeds
Tannat in the house. Love it.

QOTD: Rieslings from Josef Leitz?! His ’07s are raging.
Mas de Daumas Gassac?
Vieilles Jullienne?
Keller Rieslings?
Gravner?
FX Pichler?
from Fixin?
from Monthelie?
November 24, 2008

Hido53
Gary -

Congratulations on the Jets knocking off the Titans! Wow! the Jets are certainly bringing some Thunder this year . . . the polar opposite of my lowly Niners . . .

Anyway,
QOTD: Challenging homework . . . how ’bout a show or two on fortified wines? (Port, Sherry, Marsala, Madeira, Vermouth) Each offers a huge range of styles. I think it’s a good time of year for these types of wine as well.

On a side note, just received (safely) my modest shipment of Doisy Sauternes and Hetszolo Tokaj from WineLib. Thanks! Looking forward to having them for Thanksgiving.
Say, were the green wristbands sent with the Thanksgiving Secret Packs? Had to choose between the Secret Pack and the Sauternes and Tokaj. Must admit that a little bit of me had hoped to see a green wristband inside my shipment . . . but no . . .
November 24, 2008

Murso
Vinamor – I believe Romanee-St. Vivant is a single- vineyard A.C.
November 24, 2008

Murso
I’d love to see a show (or two) on Terry Theise wines. maybe you could get someone from Michael Skurnik, their importer. They’re not too far away from you, no? One on the German/Austrian wines, and one on the grower family Champagnes.
November 24, 2008

trucbinouche
Thank god for MADIRAN just love the stuff. Searched for COPA SANTA
Domaine Clavel Coteaux du Languedoc. This wine is the real deal. If you get your hands on this, you won’t to take them off!!!
November 24, 2008

KevDog2020
Glad to hear you’ve gotten a “fresh” feeling about the show, etc. Gary!

After the game on Sunday, I’m sure you are in an even better mood! Congrats!!

I agree wholeheartedly about expanding the envelope wine-wise. A lot of the vintages that my wife and I began with (mid-90’s Chards and Cabs from Cali) seem SO “done” now, that I am far more intrigued with the old world selections I learned about from your show.

QOTD: I searched “unfiltered” and came up with only 2 hits – maybe a show with just those?

J-E-T-S! JETS! JETS! JETS! Enjoy time with la familia this holiday!
November 24, 2008

Tyler
I’d like to see a nice beginner wine show. I’m very new to wines and could use ideas on how to develop my palette and wine pairings. I don’t really know where to start.
November 24, 2008

LauraG
QOTD: Sine Qua Non
November 24, 2008

EP
Love to see more Sparkling Shiraz. Also, some additional Greek wines wouldn’t hurt.
November 24, 2008

Greg
QOTD:
Indigenous grages like Norton in VA or Baco Noir
Ken Wright wines

Great to see the energy back!
November 24, 2008

Scottie P
Thanks for a great year and a half (that I’ve been watching). The show means allot to us Vayniacs and we’ll always appreciate all that you do!

Keep the education coming, I love learning more about wine.

QOTD: I didn’t find a clear answer to my search, but I was wondering if you ever had a Russian wine on the Thunder Show. What kind of wines are native to Russia? Russia hardly ever comes up in a wine discussion… why is that?
November 24, 2008

Greg Noorman
Three things:

1. HUGE congratulations on a smashing JETS victory!
2. The only result on a Michigan wine search is St. Julian Riesling. Come on Gary. You know Michigan can bring more THUNDER than that! Try the whites from the Leelanau Peninsula and Old Mission Peninsula.
3. The biggest THUNDER SHOW! A head to head competion between reds renowned to bring maximum thunder. A Tannat vs. Cahors vs. California Cabernet vs. Barossa Shiraz vs. Barolo vs. Dry Creek Zinfandel type thing.