Thanksgiving Wine Episode

Thanksgiving Wine Episode – Episode #586

November 27, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk talks about the 4 wines in the secret pack that many of you got. Sit back and enjoy.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Poesia TorrontesArgentine Torrontes
2006 Thunder Napa WhiteNapa White Meritage
2006 Christophe Buisson Bourgogne RougeBourgogne Rouge
2005 Shifrin Howell Mt ZinfandelNapa Red Zinfandel

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

The first Shifrin Zin episode

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November 28, 2008

Brad
Thank you for the secret pack. We had a great time with the family drinking the wines. We did not open the Zin yet (only four of us drinking last night). But the winner by far was the Pinot, it was amazing. We also loved the Torrontes, my favorite white. Hope the thanksgiving was great.

Also as a 4th generation Denverite, all I can hope for this weekend is a good game!
November 28, 2008

Murso
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Though Gary’s pronunciation is like that of the Spanish Rueda grape, Verdejo, (ver-DAY-oh), the grape in use, as stated by his identification as a Madeira grape, is, like your link, the Portuguese Verdelho(vair-DAY-leo). The Italian Verdello is a third grape, entirely. The genetic sameness of these varietals has not yet been verified.
November 28, 2008

catherine.
hey, i don’t remember if i commented yesterday or not, but happy thanksgiving! lots of love to you and the whole vayner-fam…and mott too!
November 28, 2008

ex-lurkdawg
Thanks for another great episode. I didn’t get the secret pack, so here’s what I thought of the wines that we had:

Nicolas Feuillette (sp?) NV Brut: This is the only non-grower Champagne I will buy. I think it’s great for the price. It’s made in the fleshier, rounder style that I prefer. I got nice autolytic flavors (toast, bread) with nice ripe citrus (making its way from lemon into orange) and red apple flavors with a strong midpalate and reasonable length on the finish. It’s not overly complex, but I don’t expect that without spending more.

Domaine Weinbach (sp?) 2004 Cuvee St Catherine Riesling (Alsace): Great ripe fruit (peach, citrus, even a little melon) with nice acidity and the backbone of stony minerality that I look for. It’s youthful and delicious. I’d love to revisit it in 5 years or so.
November 28, 2008

WineWoman
QOTD: The Breakdown: Torrontes – Liked the nose very much. Tasted like someone sprayed glade aerosol in your mouth.

Thunder White – Not crazy about it–I’m in the 10% meh range. As I felt with the Thunder red, the percentages of the grape blends weren’t harmonious. Each grape could be singled out, but I felt they didn’t work together as a whole. I give you kudos on the effort and with food I’m sure this wine would have worked much better for me.

The Pinot is what everyone flocked to at dinner, without even letting me give a heads up on the 2 whites. Even my 86-year-old Godmother was getting a little “glow” on and she hardly ever has wine with us. Thankfully, for Prilosec (anti-heartburn acid reflux med) she, and many more of us can eat and drink without the agita. This wine was the clear-cut winner.

Bobby’s Zin—nice jammy, versatile, well-made Zin. Aging nicely. First tasted in October. On the lines with Neyers and Hartford Court. Great Job!
November 28, 2008

Bimi
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

QOTD: no secret packs in germany
November 28, 2008

Rick D
I shared the secret pack with several family members yeserday. We had a great time tasting along with you. Unfortunately we had to pop and pour due to time constraints. No so bad with the two whites, but definitely a issue with the Pinot and the Zin. After allowing them to open up for an hour or more really helped. The Pinot ended up being the favorite of the group, although they were all quite good. This was the first Torrontes for all of us and it was quite enjoyable, especially at that price point. I will have to try another.

Thanks for the fun time.
November 28, 2008

Phil G
QOTD – no secret pack…

Hope everyone had/has a good holiday!
November 28, 2008

Richard Ritter
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope you enoyed the company of your family.
No secret pack here, but we did some PAL expansion of our own. Love the show.

Hey Gary…I have a suggestion.. how about instead of the chalkboard in back of you…use a white wipe board and leave some space at the bottom when you write on it. That way you can hold wine up to it to see the color.
November 28, 2008

Terence
Happy Thanksgiving~

Too bad I cant order the pack and have fun with you guys since I live in Hong Kong……………..
November 28, 2008

Chris D
Happy Thanksgiving.
- Got the pack, only opened the Pinot Noir so far – I thought it was quite good, I will have to reply again once I have the others opened and tasted.

I was thinking of opening the others with my family who traveled in and show them your show so we can taste along as a group!

thanks and best wishes for this Holiday
November 28, 2008

Francisco
Hello Gary,

I’ve been watching the Thunder Show for over a year, and every day that passes I love it more.

I am from Brazil and download it every day so I can watch after work, while having a good glass of wine.

I just wanted to leave this message saying that people all over the world are enjoying your show and with your help “Trying to change the wine world!!”.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Bye…
Chico
November 28, 2008

ev
Gary, I believe Verdelho is pronounced “ver dell o”, not “ver day ho”. Read all of the following: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdelho
November 28, 2008

Glen,....winecrazy.com
Great show Homey…..

HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you, your Wife, your Dad and all at Wine Library… And of course THE MOTTSTER!!!!!!!!

Thanks for all the work you do…!!!

You deserve all the success in life you achieve!!!!!
November 28, 2008

Robin C
Of course you’ll have lots of Thunder Cuvee on the Thunder Cruise.
Wondering why Brett Favre has an ice cream cone. Couldn’t make out all the writing or see for sure what flavor it was. Haagen Dazs coffee is the best.
Wish I had a Thunder pack to dissect. We had Ridge Montebello 2000, and the part of the meal it went with best was the fresh cranberry and walnut molded salad.
Getting used to the beard. Hope the Jets keep winning.
November 27, 2008

Fred
Love you, man! hehe, nice thanks-giving!

Spent 10 hours in wine shopping yestoday…and got a 2002 Bordeaux white, a 2004 Chablis, a 2002 Pouilly-Fuisse, 2 veneto whites and a 2005 veneto cabernet(being curious about the effect of those hails there)…No matter where the economy goes, I’ll certainly love wines, especially at grand sales…hehe. The prices in China are a little stupid, and all I am doing is looking for some smart ones who are changing the situation…

BTW, the “episode picture”(even on http://widgets.winelibrary.com/episode_picture) hasn’t been changed for weeks, since our lovely Ms. Jancis Robinson came by…Maybe we can update it by Christmas? Yeah?:)

Fascinating episode, I was also there looking for some torrentes yestoday! Really good episode! Say hello to Matt, Sasha and all the families and vanyiacs! Love you guys!
November 27, 2008

apj_bobswineguy
Interesting show. Pinot & Zin were my Thanksgiving choices today as well.
Cowboys rolled!
Thanks for sharing your time on Thanksgiving. Good stuff.
November 27, 2008

CaseyLee
cant wait to watch this
November 27, 2008

SAMMY S
Hey Gary – Great show – yet again!!!! Would love to try those wines you had on todays ep, but unfortunately I can’t get them here in our great land of Australia… Also I hpe you, Mott, and all the other Vayniacs have a wonderful thanksgiving and enjoy all your friends and families company….keep up the great work gary
November 27, 2008

DF
Had a great Thanksgiving wine experience with a secret pack put together by my friend and someone else who brought wine.

I smelled blackberry jam in a wine for the first time. In other words, I identified it and it was a correct identification.

I also thought of oily melted plastic in a nose for the first time. This came from the Georges Du Boeuf 2005 Pinot Noir.

Thanks for adding the imagination to the wine breakdowns. They help.
November 27, 2008

rguynn
Took the pack to neighbors. Pinot was hands down winner. I myself ordered some more of it. Great value imo. 2nd probably went to the torrontes but it was hotly contested with the Zin. (I really wish it had been open a bit longer though. It was drank within an hour of opening.) Sadly the thunder cuvee was last and didnt get much attention.
November 27, 2008

AJ
My beard is way bigger than yours!!!!!!!!!

QOTD: Didn’t receive my secret pack. UPS didn’t deliver. ( Thanksgiving was ruined.
November 27, 2008

Bill
Happy Turkey Day!
November 27, 2008

John
These tastings are very educational to my nose and palate.

QOTD: B. Shifrin Zin a big winner, a gorgeous wine. Pinot second. Torrontes third. And (sorry Gary) Cuvee didn’t bring the thunder.

Happy Holidays to Gary V., his family and the family of Vayniacs. Oh, and to Mott too!
November 27, 2008

blizzard
anyone else ever snort the wine up a nostril when trying to sniff it?