Christmas Wines and Episode 600..Secret Pack Time

Christmas Wines and Episode 600..Secret Pack Time – Episode #600

December 24, 2008

Gary Vaynerchuk gives the Vayner-Nation a huge announcement for them to watch on X-mas morning and tries the secret pack on this 600th episode.

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“Plain Point big yes yes for this wine- would buy again…” by Frank
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Bob’s African Sauvignon BlancSouth African Sauvignon Blanc
2005 Rhone Rebel GsmVentoux/Luberon/Nimes
2005 Chateau Plain PointOther Red Bordeaux
2004 Chateau Puech Haut Tete De Belier RougeLanguedoc-Roussillon

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

Gary Vaynerchuk Monthly Wine Club

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February 6, 2009

Frank
Plain Point big yes yes for this wine- would buy again
January 31, 2009

Dessert Wine Nerd
Congrats on 600 Gary AND Mott. Nice to see Mott sit in for a bit, I know hes a bit camera shy. Once again I ARRRGGGHHHHH that I cant get the secret packs, but its still fun to watch how things turn out. QOTD: No secret packs!
January 25, 2009

lawschooldrunk
congrats on 600, gary!

since mott was your guest, he should have asked the QOTD!!!
January 20, 2009

yowens
Congrats on 600 GV!
January 20, 2009

Chad B.
Gary,

I’ve been slacking and haven’t watched an episode in several months, but I came back to experience some THUNDER and want to thank you for this great episode. I’m hoping to make a little time to get caught up, because “a little bit of you” certainly helps me get excited about and reminds me of the important things in life.

Many Thanks,
Chad
January 10, 2009

Joe
Gary, Thank you so much for the xmas secret pack show. My brother showed our family the Thanksgiving show (without the wine) and we decided that night to get the xmas pack and, as a family, become part of the VaynerNation in December. I had emailed you in early December about getting the secret pack in Minneapolis (can’t get it shipped here, WEAKSAUCE!) and you and your crew did your best to help me out. It was looking bleak and then I realized my brother lives in Brooklyn and he could buy the pack and check it on the way to MN. By the way, as you asked we did thank my brother for introducing WLTV to us…it has brought much entertainment and excitement to our family and more importantly my parents are now being more adventurous and trying new wines. OK, back to the xmas pack tasting. We all sat around my brothers laptop in the living room…linked it up to the stereo for true Thundershow sound…and began! Gary, it truly was a great moment for my bro, sis, parents and I to be together on a cold Minnesooota night laughing, sniffing, whirling, sharing our feelings on the wines and noticing how all of our feedback was different just like all of our personalities. It was also great to see our parents in a truly happy state (could have been all the wine) and so relaxed that my dad even began to admit halfway through the show that this reminded him of trying different types of pot in the 60s. WOW, we were laughing almost to the point of tears together. Finally, we tried the Chateau Puech-Haut. GARY! WOW! blew us away! I wish you could have seen the look on all of our faces…I’ll remember it forever. And with that concluded our fantastic evening. Secretly, I told my brother when back in Brooklyn to buy a couple of bottles of the 2004 Chateau Puech-Haut (if he can find it, I see your sold out) and store them. We’d love to surprise my parents in 5 to 10 years and drink that again as a family to relive the memories. Thank you again for all you do!
January 9, 2009

Drewine
Thank you and congrats on 600!
January 8, 2009

Dave Kinney
My wife turned me on to your website–you’re a lunatic–I’m hooked….

Happy New Year!

Dave

P.S. As for the Jets… I feel your pain brother. I’ve been a Jets and Mets fan (glutton for punishment, no?) since the mid 60’s. Except for what, 5 years all told, it’s been torture. Guess I’ll just have to drink more wine…
January 8, 2009

Griz4life
So I just had a South African SB…not the one on this episode (it awaits for me in TN as I sit here in the tundra of Montana). I was a little uninspired. I hope Bob’s is better…
January 7, 2009

CBone
Gary, congratulations on #600! Great job. You bring much happiness and wine confidence to many. Well done.

QOTD: Never done a secret pack, but I have had that Rhone Rebel before. Pretty good stuff.
January 7, 2009

Jon
Gary,

What a great 600th. Congrats. I wanted to order the s Pack but IL would not let me. Hi to Mot and all the crew in NJ. Thanks for all you have educated this year. I have been super pleased with the gainey reisling from the book. More bubbles and reisling in 09 por favor.

Thanks again,

-Jon
January 5, 2009

Panosh
Great job Gary. I am not sure anyone in the podcast/internet production industry has gone this far.

Keep it up

Ken Panosh
January 5, 2009

MattUD
Congrats on the 600th episode, I was out of the country, so I did not have the secret pack.
January 5, 2009

nnothing
the today show was great…. showing all those bubbles with realistic price points… really feeling prosecco right now.
January 4, 2009

kaybee
Happy New Year! Enjoyed the episode with Mott.
January 4, 2009

Andrew D
Cheers Gary

Happy 600th Episode. Fantastic that things have gone so well, for so long.

All the best
Andrew
January 4, 2009

Kevin Trottier
You really ate a gingerbread house? Loved the red I-tal show. Sorry showing with the Gaja, I liked it when I tried it but I’m learning. Any love for grappa? One look at the Nonino women makes sales. Bring the Thunder
January 3, 2009

anna
lovely to see mott on the show! he’s a much better guest than most. and, in a year of watching, that was surely my favorite closing shot.

congratulations on 600, gary.
January 3, 2009

Nik
Congrats om getting to 600 – keep up the good work!
January 3, 2009

Sharon
Hi Gary – Well, I live in MA, and of course you don’t ship to Patriots fans.
Thanks so much for WLTV!
January 2, 2009

Eric
Congratulations Gary on number 600! I haven’t had the chance to see many episodes recently, but I made a point to catch this one. Thank you so much for bringing so much thunder to my wine world.
January 2, 2009

Rich
Gary,
Saw your Dad out in the miserable weather directing traffic and people walking on the frozen ground on Christmas eve in his Jets Jacket, unbelievable. Felt like I was shopping in a Mom and Pop store, alas, an unbelivably huge one. I had some Full Boat Cab a week before and wanted some more, one of your associates asked me if I needed help, so I asked for it, he went to ask someone else about it, and who does he go to, Gary V. in the flesh. You told him Green Groves took the place of Full Boat(same juice he said) so I guess I can trust I will have the same experience with the GG….LOLOL
Happy Holidays and congrats on 600(been watching since about 60) thanx for turning me into a Wine Lover and helping me get value for my dollar for all these years!!!!
P.S. flips me out to go back to about episode 40 and see the serious nature the program used to have(you have not been as tough on the wines as you used to be, just to note)
January 2, 2009

JayZee
Congratulations and thanks for the first 600 episodes of WLTV. It has been a great run. How long can it go? I hope it can last another 600 episodes!!

QOTD: I am remiss in that I didn’t get a Secret Pack. But I did enjoy the show and, of course, the Mottster, the true superstar of WLTV.
January 2, 2009

pawncop
Congratulations on the 600th episode. Did not get to obtain the secret pack, the wines sounded great.

Good to see the Mottster on.

Sorry I’m so late, with my comment. Had to work the holiday’s, we can’t take off during this time, kid’s still get sick and we have to be there for them.

Hope you had a wonderful holiday.
January 2, 2009

Jai
A half-hearted congrats on #600. I’d give the whole heartfelt congrats, but with #4 “throwing away” the Patriots’ playoff hopes this past weekend (family’s from Boston), I just can’t bring myself to do it. At least my ‘9ers took it ya. Anyway, I’m now finally catching up after falling behind mid July and since struggling slowly, but surely, to gain ground on episodes. Why do you gotta be so darn reliable? Those few days of non-episodes were huge!

QOTD: Never bought a secret pack so I can’t comment on that experience, but I’d like to (maybe someday?). I can share these thoughts though… Being single makes it a bit difficult to do it. I guess I could try to put together a party, but I have no “wine friends” and the fact that you do these packs for holidays it wouldn’t work. anyway I know “do it with family”, but with a “wine snob” (can’t be bothered with your “silly” show, his words, not mine – I tried) in the family and the other loving their “safe, reliable mass market” wine I’m out of luck. I guess I could experience it on my own over a week or so, but I don’t trust myself with 3 or 4 wines by myself. Plus, I’m not really looking to fall behind again.

Just a thought, but maybe a secret pack just for secret pack’s sake. Why do they have to be holiday/event related? Or maybe every once in while you could announce a wine ahead of time and maybe do a one bottle laid back friday “taste-a-long with Gary” episode. You could even tie it your wine club selection for that month or something. I know how you are about your branding / marketing haha. Just an idea. If you do do something like that, I even promise to overcome my extreme shyness and get out to a San Fran event (maybe even meet you) next time you come out. I couldn’t bring myself to attend a few of your past ones. Sorry.

Truly though, a big congrats on the show. 600 is huge. I love it so much I refused to skip episodes to catch up. That’s gotta count for something. Thanks for everything you do to promote the accessibility of wine. And for getting this kid, who knew nothing, didn’t care to know, about wine at least trying a wine or two here and there and enjoying the experience. I wish I could smell, taste anything in the wines like you do. Wine generally tastes like wine to me. Oh, here’s a story for ya…

I tasted a fruit in a wine this past christmas, I got so excited I tasted something “I was like I know this taste”, I had to give it a few more sips before figuring out it was blueberry. I felt so accomplished, I was proud. I wish I remember now what that bottle was (all I remember is that it was a heavy red – it was “the snob’s” selection), because for the rest of the bottle I savored it as if it were the best wine I’d ever had simply, because I was able to identify something – anything! Thanks for that, that’s all because of you.

Anyway, again thanks for all the great shows. Looking forward to another great year of enjoying them.

P.S. Does quality (or simply endless) make up for lack of quantity? I tried