Randy Sloan from Match Vineyards Comes by the Thunder Show

Randy Sloan from Match Vineyards Comes by the Thunder Show – Episode #640

March 10, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk welcomes Randy from Match and talks about Napa, wine and a few other things.

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“Cool show but crazy expensive bottle- too rich for me. QOTD: I have t…” by yowens
“Titus Titus Titus for Napa Valley Value…incredible…” by RD
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Match Cabernet Sauvignon Butterdragon Hill
2005 Match Cabernet Sauvignon Butterdragon Hill
2005 Match Baconbrook Cabernet Sauvignon

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

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March 10, 2009

JOEYdaMUSH
hey the page changed!

how will i know if gary is streaming live on ustream anymore?

i dont like it
March 10, 2009

Alan C
woohoo Gary read my comment! Thanks! I got the feeling that you were really censoring your opinions on his wines just cuz he was there, kind of lost the authenticity of the wine scores. How about you tell us what you REALLY think on the next episode when you read out the comments?
March 10, 2009

rowland
what the Hey, I got a 404 error on that first link Mott.

ewww now you got me thinking about what the inside of that bucket looks like.

hey you did it again! you said dry = tannic! stop doing that. we all know that tannins dry your mouth out, we get it, but dry means low sugar, and if we cant change the meaning of wine terms, than neither can you.
March 10, 2009

Tom T.
Great show. Thanks for doing it.
Qotd – Valdesil Godello 2006
http://winelibrary.com/reviewwine.asp?item=35693
March 10, 2009

Candyman
I don’t know if it has been in the last year but I like the 2007 Burgans Albarino. Greay with sea food.
March 10, 2009

Marc-China Wine Tours
Excellent guest..these wines sound great!!
March 10, 2009

AUSSIE SAMMY S
Nice show Gary,

Randy sounds like a pretty good bloke!!! Not sure about $75 cabs….just a little steep. Loved the passion Gary…nice job
March 10, 2009

manonthemoon
Nice seeing a vayniac on the show for a change.

QOTD: Haven’t really tried that many of GV’s recommendations, but I presonally enjoy the Grenache Blanc from Spain, Odyseuss is one of the labels I enjoy.
March 10, 2009

brorjace
Good lord, I don’t remember the names of those Spanish wines… Fun show though, I’d never heard of your wine either, so I’m pleased to know now!
March 10, 2009

Murso
Didn’t watch yet – bartending right now.

Qotd – Can’t see the link to the archives, but maybe a Jorge Ordonez white?
March 10, 2009

Chris
Legit guest! Great show.
March 10, 2009

NY Pete
now what the hell did I do with that Match Vineyards Special Referral Order Form?
March 10, 2009

ex-lurkdawg
Thanks, guys, for a good episode. 4% doesn’t sound like much, but I wonder how many cases/gallons that adds up to and how much comes from the central valley? I think I’ll look into that. I hope to try your wines at some point, Gary, but I’m not going to buy any soon, unfortunately.
March 10, 2009

Vintage59
Gary, Good Show, No go for me on $75 Napa Cabs. This is a bad play. The dirt is to expensive and wines, cult producers and all ho hum. Think of what you can buy in Bordeaux right or left bank and even some of those under the radar Barolo’s you have be discussing. Cali wines are a joke. May be for the uninformed wine buyer with no sense of QPR. Tasted just one Bordeaux and your never looking at Cali again!
March 10, 2009

Little Jonny
Oh, and I disagree with Gene (below). I know you’ve been working on allowing guests to have more camera time, and do less to get in their way, but this was the first show in a long while where I noticed you stepped all over the guest (I didn’t think the Crudo episode was bad). I’m sure Randy wasn’t bothered by it, but it seemed as though you finished every meaningful sentence he had to say for him. I’ve never busted your chops for this, but when you watch it I think you’ll see what I mean… Keep improving, and you’ll have your own network gig before you know it!
March 10, 2009

Little Jonny
Ha! I wondered why every other time I go to add a new wine on Cork’d, there’s a damn server error or the screen just plain freezes up! This has been driving me nuts!!!

QOTD: GV gave the Montenovo Godello 2007 serious marks, but he may only have the slightly more expensive and unrated (on WLTV) 2006 version in stock!
March 10, 2009

lairbot
Great job Randy! I love Match wines and am glad to see them appreciated.
March 10, 2009

A dumb Rhine king
Great guest. Randy seems very personable. The names of the wines are awesome, imaginative and near and dear to the heart. If only people would only go that way instead of naming things like “The Bar” or “This is my Station”

QOTD: Try the 2007 J&f Lurton Rueda White ;P

(hopefully you’ll watch ep #639 b4 you buy it)
March 10, 2009

Dr. Mike
QOTD: Nun Vinya Dels Taus, Priorat. I think it’s 100% Xarello
March 10, 2009

urbwes
Hey Gary! I frequently visit corkd.com and love checking for the wines I buy to check my thoughts against other “regular joes”. The only thing… the search engine sucks. I can never find anything and there are always multiple entries for the same wine (Ones without any vintage or with a partial name) and then I can’t find what I’m looking for. Fix that and I think many more good things might happen with that sight. All said, I still check it out and appreicate it’s existence. Screw the naysayers.
March 10, 2009

Howard
Good show. You nailed the oak play on the third wine.
March 10, 2009

my2cents
Oh goody I thought we were going to miss a day when it got to be past 5 on the east coast.

Sorry to post before watching I will continue after.

Would like to say that the last episodes have been well worth seeing.

Thank you Gary V.
March 10, 2009

Dr T in NC
Oh, Randy, tough question to answer! I’ve only tasted one he recommended and it was only ok. . . .
March 10, 2009

gomestar
Gary – It was great to see you pull out some big scores for some Napa Valley Cabs and that Match has mostly decided to leave the oak monster at home.

And then on further thought – great, another Cali Cab that I can’t find in any store and can only obtain through a special mailing list. Imagine if Angelo Gaja, Chateau Ausone, or half of the 92+ rated producers in Barolo decided to only sell to subscribers on an email list.
March 10, 2009

Gene Blakeslee
Gary,

You did a great job with Randy, you allowed him to express his thoughts fully but kept the program moving. Match reminds me a lot of the single vineyard producer, Pina, which is near St Helena. Same price points loaded with extraordinary fruit. I will get a hold of some Match to try.

Genothevino