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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Wines tasted in this episode:

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

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March 11, 2009

NY Pete
hey dcrob, it’s … V A Y N I A C … ok …
March 11, 2009

wiljak
I like the way this show played a little bit to the forum users – not that I’ve been in there a long time but long enough to have really enjoyed this episode – good stuff! Please keep this kind of show in the mix.

QOTD: I’d have to say that the Perro Verde (Rueda) from yesterday would be the best QPR (7 bones over here) and we go through a lot of it (especially in summer!)…but my favorites would have to be Fefiñanes III Año (Rias Baixas) or Trio Infernal #0/3 Blanc (Priorat)
March 11, 2009

Chris Lotz
el perro verde baby!!!!!!!!! oh Gary, nice middle cork finger
March 11, 2009

dcrob
also failed to spell Vayniak… days not starting off well
March 11, 2009

dcrob
QOTD: i have to admit vaniack failure… have not tried any spanish whites!
my pal is sad.
March 11, 2009

Salvatore
Hmmmmmmm…My “QOTD”

Do the majority of people out there buy wine to stick in the cellar for 4 to 10 years?

Most of the wine I buy is drunk within the month. Although I have a couple of cases we’ve had for a year and a half.

Gary….. I think you hit on a very relavent topic. Is this price structure sustanable in this economic climate. I suppose there are still a lot of well healed buyers out there.

Just being average……it’s beyond our reach. If we were to spend that kind of $$$, it going to be on a player with a historic track record.
March 11, 2009

victor
wines sound great. will look them up next time through Napa. Don’t know much about anything, especially Spanish white wines, but I DO KNOW I will sorely miss my Niece Raissa. Enjoyed our Halifax visit and returning to Edmonton today. Gary, please please give her a shout out from buyko biktop.
March 11, 2009

Richard Ritter
Gary:
My mom’s name is Joan Ritter. Forgot to put that in.
March 11, 2009

Richard Ritter
Hey everyone at WLTV:
Thanks for the great show. I have to say that that Bacon Brook label is amazing. Love the color combination and graffic, and I loved the fact that Sloan gave a little background info on the naming of the wines because it added the “family factor” that I enjoy so much.

QOTD: I actually had some of the El Perro Verde from the last show and that would be my suggestion to Sloan.

PS: Could you wish my mother a Happy Birthday, she just passed on Saturday and it would have been her 77th birthday on Thursday the 12th. She loved the white Zins.
March 11, 2009

Coffee
Hello Gary!!! I’ve been recently turned into a vayniac and I love it, THANKS!!!

This show was a big contrast to the last guest episode (#637-8). And the thunder seemed to be a bit lacking in this one. I’ve noticed a difference in thunder when the guests are enthusiasts’ vs producers. I think you should purposely skip the numerical rating when sampling wines produced by the guest. We’re pretty sure we’ll NEVER see what happened in your last episode (#639) with the J&f Lurton Rueda White 2007 if the producer is sitting right next to you!!!
(btw – That was GREAT! It’s funny to see someone taste that horrible wine. We’ve all done it at one time and it’s nice to see what our faces probably looked like when we did it. I’m also really glad you showed us the Barone from the other show! )

About the price point – I’m willing to pay $50, $75, and on occasion over $100 for a wine. But, if I’m going there it had better produce a knee-buckling response. I won’t pay $75 for something that is “good” when I know I can pay $50 or less on something that will “WOW” my palate!!! <-guessing the “o” word didn’t pass your moderator…
March 11, 2009

MaRc
QOTD: Havent had many spanish whites, especially the ones GV has mentioned previously. However, I do feel that R.Lopez de Heredia’s Vina Tondonia 1996 is excellent! For a more value play, Marques de Riscal’s Reserva 2003 is good value.
Oh, big shout out to Mott! Sorry Mott, the heroes behind the scenes usually get forgotten…but worry not now!
March 11, 2009

Phil G
Very interesting/entertaining – too bad $70+ is way out of my price range…

QOTD – can’t think of specifics, but I would look for Cava in the Gary’s scores page.
March 11, 2009

CABDRINKER
I like this episode a lot. Good job Randy!

I much rather see guest like Randy, Charles Smith (K Vintners) and Randall Graham (Boony Doon) than the other type of guests on the show.
March 11, 2009

TheLukas
Glad you read out the comments even with a guest on the show.
Also glad it wasn’t split into 2 episodes, always up for long episodes.

The whole economy affecting wine, I think it’s similar to the video games, people will still invest in things that they feel they can use to escape from the economy problems.

It’s interesting how some guests seem to come on purely to promote themselves or their business or their winery or their book. But this guys obviously just loves the WLTV community. Excellent guest. Excellent guy. Excellent episode.
March 11, 2009

California Cab Lover
I am one of those people who is not buying their allocations. I love California wines,but the price is bit much now and add the shipping which raises the price per bottle by $5 or sometimes more, not going to do it. I am venturing out to other parts of the world and looking for those “under the radar” areas you talk about.
I really enjoy your Thunder Cuvee, gives me the classic Napa smell and taste I love for far less than $75.
March 11, 2009

jason
QOTD _ dunno, i dont think i have had any of the spanish white wines that GV has recommended. sorry.

side comment. CORK’D , gary, i used to log all of my stuff into cork’d, write tasting notes and bottle inventory. i was drawn to it because i was looking for a bottle and i arrived on it. i said WTF and joined up. i guess i stopped doing it cause the majority of the people on it were kinda lame and not taking it too seriously. ON THAT NOTE, i did meet a good friend on it. her name is dagny and she is in brooklyn and i live in EU. we have never actually met, but we e mail often about wine ( esp burgundy) but also our kids. one day we are going to meet in person in NY and drink some good wine together.
March 11, 2009

Beverly
Great show, Gary, thanks! Great guest! Shout out to Mott!

QOTD: Gary has talked about several Albrinos (spelling) — don’t know names particularly.
March 11, 2009

chuy
qotd: Finca arentai albarino! muy delicioso!, Love these guests, especially since im really familiar with the wines. We pour the 04 butterdragon by the glas and its a beast! These wines are not for the faint of heart, they are in fact a true expression of napa valley fruit and i can see them aging well for about ten to twelve years. GO CHARGERS!! L.T. REMAINS A CHARGER AND WILL ALWAYS BE A CHARGER!!
March 11, 2009

Baytenders
Was happy to see Randy and Match featured today. I love St. Helena, so it’s nice to see them get some love on the Thunder Show. I agree with the others, 75 bones is a bit steep. For that price I might be inclined to buy me a nice bourbon…

P.S. – Joined the forums today!

Love the wine cork middle finger btw.
March 11, 2009

mikek
GV – I guess this ep was well timed to a 380 point market surge! I’m going to need about another 10 of those, if I’m looking at 75 “bones” for my vino!

Good show, like the background & personality that the guests bring to the wine. You also improved in a big way with the interview style…Q & A, back & forth, give & take interaction had a nice balanced feel.

QOTD: The 2006 Black Pig Albarino, hands down! Really different “feel” from the other white varietals from Spain.
March 11, 2009

Kirk (slave2thevine)
It’s really great to see Randy getting some face time on the show. He’s a great source of knowledge in the forum…and it’s just frackin’ awesome to see him on the show as a guest.

QOTD: I have NO clue what a good Spanish white is that GV has recommended in the last year…but SS should know. As for me…I’ll say if you can find Mas d’en Gil Coma Blanca I’d snap up a bottle or two. It sold out in our state in a week or two (at $73 that’s fast, even for Maine) and I’ve got one bottle left to look forward to in the future…
March 11, 2009

Coffee
Hello Gary!!! I’ve been recently turned into a vayniac and I love it, THANKS!!!

This show was a big contrast to the last guest episode (#637-8). And the thunder was a lacking in this one. Big difference in thunder when guests those are enthusiasts’ vs producers. I think you should just skip the numerical rating with guests own wines because we ALL KNOW we’ll NEVER see what happened in your last episode (#639) with the J&f Lurton Rueda White 2007 if the producer is sitting right next to you!!!
(That was GREAT! It’s funny to see someone taste that horrible wine. We’ve all done it at one time and it’s nice to see what our faces probably looked like when we did it. I’m also really glad you showed us the Barone from the other show! )

About the price point – I’m willing to pay $50, $75, and even over $100 for a wine. But, if I’m going there it had better produce a knee-buckling response. I won’t pay $75 for something that is “good” when I know I can get a wine for less that will be an orgasmic overload on my palate!!!
March 11, 2009

Bathus -- Amateur Wine Philosopher
GEEVEE, you are a braver man than me to put a number on a wine with the maker sitting right there beside you, with several glass bottles within easy reach! (Randy Sloan looks like a pretty burly fellow, too–lucky for you he also seems like a Great Big Huggable Teddy Bear.)

Speaking of putting numbers on wines, I’m starting to have a real problem with the number thing. Seriously putting a number on a wine after a thirty second sniffy-sniff and whirl would be like judging a woman the first 30 seconds of a first date. I’m realizing that to understand and appreciate a wine, you have to spend a good amount of time with it in a lot of different contexts. I guess with some wines, just like some people, you can know in the first thirty seconds you probably aren’t going to want to hang out with them–but then again, there are those surprises, when the first impression eventually gets turned around 180 degrees. So I think maybe it’s better to reserve judgment, to spend at least an evening or two with a wine, before deciding whether it’s a 90+ or “only” an 89. Maybe you don’t have to have a number after all–instead just take it for what it is, just like people with their own personalities and qualities, strengths and weaknesses. I almost don’t even want to use the words “strengths and weaknesses,” because who’s to say whether an honest straightforward simplicity or a baffling complexity is either a “strength” or a “weakness.” Anyway, a number rating can distract from getting to know the true qualities of the wine. How many interesting wine experiences are missed because someone rated a wine an 89 instead of a 90?!?!

And speaking of wine and personalities (returning to my initial thought), I’m also starting to think that the vintner’s personality can show through–and should show through–in his or her wine, in much the same way that terroir can and should display itself. If that is true, then these episodes with winemakers open up an extra and important dimension to the wine-lover’s experience. It also seems to me that GEEVEE’s zany interview style is, for reasons I don’t entirely understand, actually extremely effective at bringing out the essential personality of his guests. Of course, if you really wanted to get to know what your guests are like–in vino veritas–you wouldn’t spit.

QOTD: I can’t wait to learn the right answer!
March 11, 2009

chukhead-ted
Gary–too bad a lot of your guests are great but not big fans of the show…if I was a guest I’d be working on my QTOD for weeks prior!
March 11, 2009

Scott TC
Keep up the guests Gary, they make your best episodes. Even if you need to leave out the numerical rating for fidelity and just talk about the wines.