ZAP! (Zinfandel Advocates & Producers)

ZAP! (Zinfandel Advocates & Producers) – Episode #612

January 23, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk is among the first to taste a Zinfandel from the most diverse vineyard imaginable.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Heritage Vineyards Zinfandel

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

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January 27, 2009

BWizzle
The best wine event I have been to is Heart Delight in Washington, DC. http://www.heartsdelightwineauction.org/ This event is a fundraiser and Robert Parker led the 2004 Bordeaux tasting when I went and he will be back this year to lead the 2006 tasting which is also the 10th anniversary for this event.
January 27, 2009

M
I saw the question about choosing Monday’s show. Was the winner “no show”?
January 27, 2009

guymandude
Charleston wine and food event,small but good.
January 27, 2009

Tom
Monterey Wine festival years ago….was almost overwhelming. The open house at Rosenblum is always great fun. The Robert Kacher portfolio tasting in DC.

What’s up with the blog widget where it would change stills each day from the episode? I mean, I like Jancis — but variety is the spice of life.
January 27, 2009

Beth
QOTD: Boston Wine Expo 2009 of course – Gary taught an amazing class!
January 27, 2009

Neil
QOTD: “Wines of the World”, University Concert Series Event, University of Missouri
January 27, 2009

Roger Miller
QOTD: The Bernalillo Wine Festival in Bernalillo, New Mexico. This is a huge outdoor event that draws tens of thousands over a weekend. It specializes in local New Mexico wines and good music by national acts. It has its own festival grounds and is so popular that the local commuter rail uses a grape cluster as the symbol for the town’s rail stop.
January 26, 2009

rohit
QOTD: The Fort Mason Vayniac party this past December. It was ridonculous.
January 26, 2009

leonard
The only wine event with more than 50 people was the Texas Wine Festival in the Woodlands where you were the Wizard.
January 26, 2009

Kirk (aka: slave2thevine)
Good show…

QOTD: Probably the Classic 2005 Bordeaux tasting in Boston last year. It was great exposure to taste and understand what a great young vintage is all about. It could have been the Boston Wine Expo, but I feel that they don’t keep the numbers realistic. It became far too over-crowded after the first hour back in 2007 when I went last. By the end of the Expo people where falling down drunk on the side of the room, and I actually saw one woman puking. Not what I want at a wine expo.
January 26, 2009

Keith
Tempe (Arizona) Arts Festival has a big wine tasting garden exclusively for Arizona wineries. The quality has really gone up each year, great way to keep up with the action.
January 26, 2009

Christopher
I had a great time @ Amador Vintners Big Crush Harvest Festival
Great wine, great people, great weather. Check it out.
I LOVE your show Gary. Even though I’ve been some what of a lurker.
http://www.amadorwine.com/
January 26, 2009

Kelly S
QOTD: Has to be at EPCOT every year. Love the atmosphere and scenery. The only thing to make it better would be if you were there to add a little fun. Hope to see you there one day.
January 26, 2009

Derek F.
QOTD: Boston Wine Expo 2009 we sure did have a good time with you guys!!
January 26, 2009

Jason S.
QOTD: My uncle belongs to a wine club in DC that puts on wine dinners at the top restaurants in DC every other month and brings wine from their own cellar. Had some stellar wine and fantastic food! Hoping I can join the club this year so I don’t have to wait from him to take me as a guest
January 26, 2009

astropress
East Bay Vinter’s in NoCal – every august they do an event that is a blast. wineries from alameda, berkeley, oakland, emeryville (who knew?) but many of them are quite good.
January 26, 2009

SAMMY S
Nice short & Sharp Show Gary….tight, intense and good info regarding ZIN…

QOTD…2002 Sonoma County Wine Fair….We came third in the world championship grape stomp competition….
January 26, 2009

ktf
The WS Grand Tasting in Las Vegas. Four years running!!
January 26, 2009

Jay
Catching up on some episodes after being in Walla Walla last week.

QOTD: Hands down, the Vayniac meet up after the Taste of Washington at Seattle Wine Storage. Such a good time, great place, and fun people to hang out with. Oh, and just a couple tables full of bottles.
January 26, 2009

Eric Z.
The Napa Valley Vitners Association threw a tasting in Chicago around 2004 that is probably my favorite. $20 to get in, held at a bling nightclub on Rush Street, and all kinds of winemakers were pouring their own wines. Great wines from Schramsberg, Storybook Mountain, Mondavi (Carissa Mondavi was pouring and talking), Terra Valentine, Chateau Potelle.

Otherwise, pre-auction tastings are always a great chance to try real benchmark wines. Kensingtons hosted one here around 2003/04 for $50 you could try 40 or so wines, from Ermitage to an ‘82 Haut Brion to a 1960s d’Yquem. What an education for that price.
January 26, 2009

Neil
That’s easy – WLTV Parties at Fort Mason in SF. Two and counting….
January 26, 2009

hasbeen
QOTD: East side wine tasting, and annual fund raiser in Minneapolis.
January 26, 2009

Jaybird
QOTD thats an easy one, Last August Mollydooker with Sparky Marquis
January 26, 2009

MRPysnik
Simple, 500th Episode!
January 26, 2009

TWofPasadena
I always appreciate a Zin episode so thank you Gary.

Best wine festival for me, although I haven’t been in about 5 years because of babies (hello GV), would be the Paso Robles Wine Festival. Always a great event. You should go and drag Mott out there with the camera!