great episode! so much touching involved. I could feel the love.

Is Cahors always Malbec?

Nice epsd.
QOTD: Don't plan on retiring and picked up the style from my grandparents. Overrated, and yes there is only so much golf you can play. If I were to retire, I would enjoy what I do from day to day less. BTW, I'll be picking up a copy of your book Tim.

Unfortunately - the video kept dropping out at the 30 minute mark. Therefore, I did not get to see the rest of the show or the QOTD.
it seems (from the other comments) that it had to do with where i want to be when I grow uo. I would love to have a place in Boston and a place in Charleston.

This was a great show GV. As a 2nd generation Argentinean, I soaked up this episode like a crusty piece of bread sopping up the chimichurri and juices from the parilla!

Profound QOTD. As a govt biologist at the tail end of a career, I'm thinking I'd do a reverse career - work toward more time in the field, less supervision, paperwork, and pay. Get back to the things that drove me to this job... a Jacque Cousteau sense of wonder, Marlin Perkins sense of adventure, and a Aldo Leopold's appreciation for nature's bounty and our place in the world.

Decent show. I have been enjoying malbecs myself lately.

Retire is just the wrong term. To retire is to die. I have always thought I would just change jobs until I feel like I have done enough.

Yowens took the thunder out of my next comment by making it first LOL!

I thought the guest was fine but brought very little to table. Tim's book's reviews at Amazon lead me to think I am not missing anything by not buying it. Sounds like a rehash of common sense and old ideas. If I am wrong I will never know cuz I don't care.

Hope you guys had time to make out after the show. QOTD: I haven't even thought about it yet so as of right now if changes nothing for me.

47 billion books sold? Wow! That's i,pressive since the world population is estimated to be just under 7 billion people. I will have to search for at least one of the 6 or 7 copies that I should own. Haha. Good show. I also drink a lot of malbec in search of gaminess and earthiness--read terroir.

QOTD: I would not change anything, as I refrain from putting all of my "eggs" into retirement. Retirement is in the future, and is unpredictable, so I make sure that I use a sufficient amount of my eggs now for my and my family's present enjoyment. I am also fortunate that I find my work rewarding, and I am my own boss.

so nice to see malbec getting its due. good show, laid back guest - i guess i would be too working 4 hours a week...

Great episode. Love Malbec, Clos des Andes especially. I have heard good things about Susana Balbos' wines.
QOTD: If retirement wasnt in the cards, being in a public safety job, I would have to find work that was less stressful. Life would be short for certain if not.

This was a great episode, with a great guest, you are blessed to know such wonderful people and be able to call them your friends.

I love Malbec's and will be looking for a Cahor's to expand my palate as most of my tasting has been from Argentina.

QOTD - I have been working for the past 39+ as a respiratory therapist and love what I do each and every day. I have been a reserve police officer for 29+ years and also love that aspect each and every day. I do not think of retirement. God willing I will be able to work until my tasks are done.\

So long as I make enough to buy wine, I will be happy to work.

QOTD - One of the most interesting QOTD's yet. I would find a job in the wine and/or travel business, which are 2 of my passions. I am trying to plan my "retirement" so I leave my current profession and transition to the next one. I don't see myself just sitting around or playing golf every day when I stop my regular job.

QOTD: That's a great question. I finally started my dream job last year (full-time arts writer with a little wine writing thrown in), and while I love it, I make almost no money. We can't even save for a house. While I'd be happy doing this for the rest of my life, I can already see next steps – eventually becoming an editor if we start a family (or not), transitioning into writing a column as I get older.

If we were never going to retire, maybe I'd take the money I've started socking into that 401(K) and put it toward a relaxing vacation. Ha.

There's no way I could outsource any part of my job to anyone (journalism's annoying like that :-)), but I definitely need to learn how to say “no” to 60-hour work weeks and work less from home.

Great show, guys! I'll be looking for that red label in Madison.

QOTD: Good questions. Thought provoking and requiring more than a sentence answer.

I enjoy my job. I like what I have to do on a daily basis and what I get to do. I would like to eventually branch from news into Documentaries...maybe one of these days. That and/or get a boat and cruise around.

To Tim: As an advertising copywriter, I'm lucky enough to be paid for something I do naturally: come up with pithy one-liners. In fact, more than once, I've been working on a project and had a meta moment when I said to myself, "I can't believe I get paid for this s**t." One iconic example is when we were developing an automated chatbot and had to think up all the dirty words we could for the filter. Side note: the British are by far the masters of swearing.

To Gary: As an advertising copywriter, I am appalled at the flagrant misrepresentation of this episode's title. I accuse you, sir, of false advertising. You have overstated the content of your product by almost 700%. I demand that you make restitution to the Vayner Nation in the form of free secret packs every month for a year.

Clos del la Siete - Michel Rolland wine! I tried it recently (2005 though I think). Hmm - not happy. Well made, great mouth feel - NO mid palate whatsoever - ho hum.

Retiring - I'd prefer not to. I's rather get the do nothing bit out of the way now so I can spend more time with my daughter.

Great show, alot info on Malbec. Tim forgot the french fries they have with their steaks

The title of this episode is the reason I checked it out. I wondered what could possibly be interesting enough to make a four hour episode. Glad I did. I love the Four Hour Work Week, I changed my life after reading it. As a result, my answer would be exactly what I am doing now. I don't plan on retiring.

Love too that Tim loves wine but doesn't really know how to talk about it. He was pretty graceful in trying to figure out a way to get Gary to lead. Great stuff, and I will have to check out some more Malbec, being sure to avoid oaky monsters. Loved the chalk thing too. It brought back memories of elementary school and cleaning erasers.

Hilarious- I laughed out loud twice during this episode, Toy Soldier! OMG, I'm crying here, tears are flowing.

QOTD: Tough one. I do like what I do, but I want to do more not less, and I alweays thought about retirement what other job I would want to do if money were not an issue. So if I could never retire, my immeadiate priorities would be to focus more on the amount of time I spend doing things that are purely for my pleasure and not for my pocket.

I love Mendoza and Argentina in general... the women in Buenos Aires are incredible. I can state this openly because my girlfriend hates it when I watch WLTV and she'll never visit the site so I'm safe. Quote (in German): "Schaust du wieder die Kettensäge an?" Translation: "Are you watching the chainsaw again?" Kinda what she thinks of GaryVee's voice. Oh well...

but I think I'm gonna be flyin' solo when it comes to the cruise next year. Don't think I can convince her to come.

Keep on keepin' ON!

Hahaha...Chimichurri!!! If someone wants some of this please let me know. Just perfect for meat.

My email is arcadewines@gmail.com

Great show. Argentina and Malbec are coming big time for the next years on the wine market, so you better put your attention over here!

Regards,

QOTD: I don't believe they would. I have no real thoughts of retirement at all. Not sure how to feel either way on that.

Great episode - Malbec really seems to be very popular right now.. especially for the 18-35 age group.

QOTD - You can't play too much golf! I want to retire to be able to play golf, eat well and drink good wine basically every day.

I was wrong!!! Strike the cedre/ashes translation. Cedre means "cedar" and ashes in French is "cendre". My bad.

Daria

But I'm correct about the nutmeg. :)

Eggnog would be nutmeg scent.

Daria

Cedre means "ashes" in French, I believe. Might explain the intentional (?) taste of it.

Daria

Good show, great guest... Poor Little Bee, it would have been quicker if Mott had just smooshed it.
QOTD: I would have to consider working for less money to start a career doing something I love

I always enjoy every episode, but this must be my favorite; not only due to the fact that I have been a huge Melbac fan since the Wall Street Journal club started sending me bottles, but that my personal mentor Timothy Ferriss was on and drank his wine as a true gentleman should. So very impressed by everything he does.

qotd: Retirement to me is more about freedom, If you don't feel free then you want to retire. TO work 100hrs a week doing something you love compared to 40hours something you don't love, even tho both could be in the same field. I mean I like cooking I work in a restaurant but its a job I have no freedom, I can't just take time off to travel and eat (to expensive) nor can I work 100hrs a week (industry is to slow to be paid). so thats my answer as cryptic as it is

Solid! Gonna check the book out very soon!

QOTD: Damn, probably not look into a government agency type job.. and start my own business.

QOTD: chateau, vineyard, food, wine, friends, family, bee hives for honey (really!) and a field of wild flowers, lavender, rosemary and a frog pond a plenty, weeping willow birch, sunshine, warmth, happy people of al ages, olives, dancing, love, and laughter.

great fun inspiring show. really liked watching gary zone in on tim's comments on taste, wines, headaches, cures, and insights. the wisdom shines through.

cinnamon is awesome and now I am curious to learn more.

eggnog is usually topped with nutmeg so the cinnamon reference confused me.

I just had my first Malbec. I really liked it. I can completely see how this wine would be great with a big chunk of meat. I drank the bottle over 2 days and shared a glass with my neighbor who had also never had a Malbec. It was a great 11.00 bottle of wine called Los Carbos 2006, Malbec.

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Denise

QOTD: Not even a factor as I assume that the Mayans are correct in their estimation that the world will end by 2012.

Great Ep!

i'm enjoying this show! i love it.

from japan

Enjoyable guest. Nice to see him pull some things out of the wine(cinnamon)
even as a wine novice. All about developing you "pal"

QOTD: I'd have to find a second career. Could not do my present job
into my 60s/70s. (too physically challenging)

Not sure about three journeyman... Raitliff may turn into a high quality backup, and Elam always seems to be around the ball... He's the Lenny Dykstra equivalent of a safety. Always looking for an upgrade, but always makes plays on the field.

Great guest, and ironically i got into wine in the same way. I took a trip to south america and had a bunch of wine when i was visiting argentina and enjoy malbec although i lean towards australian malbec more. So I understand why you like Malbec so much Tim.

Qotd: I actually do not look forward to retiring. If it happens it happens, but i want to become a consulting engineer with a firm or on my own. If the the stars align properly, i would like to run my own firm eventually. But with consultant work i hope to make it one of those things where i can take less hours and have more control as i get older so that it will feel more like a hobby i do for money rather than a job. And I feel like all jobs should be like that in some respect, it shouldn't be just to make money but to enjoy what your doing.

The Thunder Cruise WAS Amazing! Thank you Wine Library!
Tim was a great guest. I enjoyed his interaction with you Gary. The Oak Monster mimic was hilarious. Malbecs are near the top of my list currently, right near Tempranillos, Pinot Noirs, and Chenin Blancs.

QOTD: Right now I want to retire so that I can do more enjoyable things than my current job, but I'm hoping to blur the lines between work and retirement before then.

Tim must have gotten a very informal info on Malbec's appearance in the New World. Malbec DID come directly from Bordeaux. (Michel Pouget, in 1868) That's France. Italians had NOTHING to do with it's migration to Argentina, though you are correct in that there was a great deal of emigration from Western Europe in general before the mid 19th c.

On the other hand, he appears, by no means to be a dummy on his health, and the grass-fed, high Omega-3 levels contributions to health. The typical American, due to extremely unhealthy diet and lack of exercise, consumes about only 1/10th the omega-3 needed (the good stuff), and 20 to 30, even FIFTY times too much Omega-6 (bad stuff) for healthy blood cholesterol levels.

As the son of Brasilians, who are also huge carnivores, I can attest that they also grill and barbecue (churrascaria) with nothing but rock salt, to produce a meat's pure, simple flavor. As a little kid, in middle class America of the 1960's, I found myself constantly irritated that there was never any ketchup around when we cooked out. I found it troublingly 'un-American' at the time.

Love Malbecs from all corners. Balbo, Archeval, and Catena's offerings always VG. Chalky Cot/Cahors, and rustic French is also honest, and good wine.
Clos de la Siete is awesome, and well priced, but it's a blend, using 50-80% Malbec, and Bordeaux varietals. Amancaya is 50/50 Mal-Cab from Catena and Rothschild. Delicious.

QotD - no change. I'll prob work till I drop. I like to follow Joeph Campbell's sage wisdom, introduced to me by my dad, many years ago... "Follow Your Bliss". Yet, in practice, that being wine, woman, and song, he's still not so sure about the can of worms he opened there.

Well, If you love what you do you never work a day in your life!