Red Wines in San Diego – Episode #663

April 22, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk concludes his trip to San Diego with a red wine show.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Au Bon Climat Santa Barbara Pinot Noir
2006 Domaine de la Janasse VDP Terre de Bussiere
2006 Novy Syrah Sonoma County
2006 Ampelos Santa Rita Hills Syrah Gamma

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April 23, 2009

Paul in CT
Liked the concept for this (and the last episode on the whites). A live audience could be fun, and has worked in the past. But, the acoustics and lighting in that room made things difficult to get through. Should’ve brought Mott to work his magic.

QOTD – Purple all the way. Also holds true for children’s chewable vitamins and over the counter cold medicine.
April 23, 2009

Y.W Jeong
Poor video , but You alaways know how to bring the Thunder!

IT is frustrating that i cannot watch the Winelibrary Tv for my military duty. Your show helps me find Great deals on Wine and other things in Life. (even i cannot find a single wine on your show ! lol) Keep up the good work Gary!!

from long time lurker
April 23, 2009

Dave from Temecula, CA
Man I was soooo looking forward to the San Diego episodes since I live right up the road, but couldn’t make it down for the tastings but these were absolutely UNWATCHABLE. Horrible video quality.

@Jayhitek OtterPops are NOT the same as Italian Ice. Otterpops are simply flavored juice (orange, cherry, blue raspberry, grape, etc) you buy in bulk at places like Costco that you throw in the freezer. Italian Ice (like you get from Ralph’s or Rita’s back east) is similar but different flavorings are mixed together with water & sugar (and sometimes cream for the cream ices) in a batch freezer and then deep frozen in a sub-freezer. They’re then scooped out like ice cream when served. Same dessert genre, but different.
April 23, 2009

Mike Pos
Also, http://www.jelsert.com/products_otter.asp
April 23, 2009

Jay Campbell
The “Shhh…” count had to be off the charts.

QOTD: First of all, definitely Otter Pops. And the best flavor is Blue.
April 23, 2009

glennp
God people are obnoxious
April 23, 2009

Pete B
QOTD – Purple
April 23, 2009

Mike Pos
You may have had the generic “freeze pops” but the kids that were rollin’ large always had Otter Pops. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otter_Pop
April 23, 2009

Royce
Gary I love seeing new WLTV episodes, but this one was tough to watch… still, I’m glad you’re out there trying new things and doing events. Looking foward to the next one!
April 23, 2009

Kevin C
One of your few misses. 23 sshhhhhsss in 24 minutes, sorry, format just didn’t work.

QOTD: Strawberry
April 23, 2009

Jered Reynolds
You need to travel with someone who is willing to put a beat down on loud audiences. You should bring Mott and Matt. Mott could be like an enforcer at a hockey game. He could pull some charger jerseys over their heads and go at it like Link Gaetz.
qotd: Blue otter pops rock!
April 23, 2009

JasonHindson
Video quality was poor to say the least. I think you did a better video from a plane, versus these two San Diego shows. The crowd was pretty annoying, it would have been nice to drop a few less shhhh’s. I think the live format is pretty cool overall though, and with a few tweaks it could be a good format for you.

QOTD-Flav-O-Ice is was I know these as, and red was the best followed by blue.
April 23, 2009

Jeff "SoCalinMotion" Crace
Let me remind everyone that this was a “Live” event….and yes there was happy hour from 4-7 before the show. Great show………
April 23, 2009

guymandude
Crazy again,but WLTV none the less.
QOTD;Rootbeer
April 23, 2009

Icecoldimages
I love the show and have learned alot as a new winer drinker but the last two live episodes were really pretty challenging to watch – video quality is terrible, sound quality is poor and the constant crowd babble really makes it tough to watch. The “live show” concept is not a bad one but clearly needs to be planned properly for deliver the same quality we’re used to.
April 23, 2009

Snarf
That episode was brutal to pay attention to with all of the crowd noise. How lit up were the people in the audience? Maybe it was just a microphone placement problem.
April 23, 2009

TripleB
Too bad the crowd couldnt modulate their volume – they missed a good education experience. Felt like i was back at a grade school assembly.
April 23, 2009

Kevin K
QOTD: Either Sir Isaac Lime or Louie-Bloo Raspberry.
April 23, 2009

Richie
Tough on the sound again.
QOTD: I think it was Raspberry but im not sure.
April 23, 2009

Bugsey34
Tough crowd, but I agree that a dedicated mike would have solved the problem of background noise. You could hear the camera guy great when he spoke a few words, because the mic was near him, not Gary. So for David’s comment – I don’t think the commenters dislike the format or want a “boring” show, just a mic so we can hear Gary well.

QOTD: Never ate them when I was little!
April 23, 2009

WineWoman
Wow, SHSHSHSHSHSHSHSHSSSHSHSHSHSH, now that’s better. Peace and quiet. We can all think clearly now. At least the crowd had fun.

QOTD: They used to have a white one that tasted like vanilla. That would make it Vanilla Ice, but that was a long time ago—so just like the rapper??, it was a one-hit wonder and no longer available. Too bad, cause the ice-pop was awesome. Also liked the blue-sky one—some type of berry flavor which made your lips turn blue.

QOTD 2: Have never heard of or had an otter pop. East Coast, baby.
April 23, 2009

Kevin K
Sounds like there are a lot of rude drunk people in San Diego.
April 23, 2009

Grant
A little extra “ambient noise” is no problem. It adds to the energy of a “live” event (which is what I’m guessing is your intention). A little too much of the “If it’s not what we have in NY/NJ then it must suck” mentality, though.
April 23, 2009

Austin
My suggestions for shhhing. First, get some lighting, it will make the crowd feel like they are at a live taping and they can’t be talking. Second, mic up.
April 23, 2009

MaryS
Please don’t do another episode like this without a dedicated mic…boy oh boy, it was painful to get through but wanted to hear your opinions on the vino. Thankssssssssshhhhhh.