The 4 Hour Wine Tasting – Episode #665

April 27, 2009

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Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Work Week, tastes 3 Malbecs with Gary Vaynerchuk.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Bodegas Goulart Malbec ClassicArgentine Malbec play review at cork'd
2005 Chateau Du Cedre Cahors HeritageCahors play review at cork'd
2006 Lagarde Malbec Single VineyardArgentine Malbec play review at cork'd

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

242 Responses

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  1. April 27, 2009

    WineWoman

    Very nice guest. Enjoyed the show. Good to have you back GV.

  2. April 27, 2009

    Pittsburgh Alex

    Sanchez is a great pick up for you, but we got the best nickname of the draft Frank “The Tank” Summers.

    QOTD: Once I pass the bar this summer, I would set up my own law office earlier that I plan in my career. This would be in order to have the flexibility to do the other things that interest me.

  3. April 27, 2009

    Rich Ritter in NY

    QOTD: If retirement were removed from the equation, I would make my top priority raising grass fed cows that I sing “Toy Soldiers” to while watching suicidal bees.

  4. April 27, 2009

    Ian Leong

    Awesome episode. Love Tim’s one-liners that he sneaks in here and there. Crazy thing: 2 minutes after the bee appeared on screen, a real bee flew into my room. Had to pause the video to chase it out.

    QOTD: Still in college now, so if retirement is out of the question then I’d better do something I really like for the rest of my life. Like drinking wine.

  5. April 27, 2009

    chadd

    hi Gary..I noticed you attended the draft and you looked pretty upset about giving away sooooo much for a 16 game starter named sanchez..I think the kid has some big time upside but understand your frustration..Alot is riding on this kid because if he does not pan out this deal will set the jets back for years..Hoping for the best for your sake. I have enough problems being a cowboy fan…take care

    Bother way great show today keep bringing the thunder

  6. April 27, 2009

    Jay

    QOTD: I dunno that I plan to retire, so much as do something I love and hopefully have enough money to where I can do it pro-bono for some NPO or charity.

  7. April 27, 2009

    Joe

    Great show!
    I have been drinking Malbec for the last ten years and it remains my favorite wine, so it was nice to learn a little more today. I had been thinking to write in because I tried a great one recently called Viña Amalia 2005. I bought it because it was $10 and the other 2005s were between $15 and $50, with most close to $50. I’ll never know what is so great about those ones.
    My question is about vintage. Are the 2005 Argentine Malbecs supposed to be an outstanding vintage? If so, does vintage quality apply to a specific winery or to a whole growing region? Could that mean that all 2005 Malbecs from Mendoza are excellent, or at least better than some other year? Can a fine vintage apply to whole large regions – Mendoza, Napa, Tuscany – or is it more specific than that?

  8. April 27, 2009

    Indirunner

    I am starting to like Malbecs, too. I do agree with one of the other postings that most of the guests are not knowledgeable about wines. I would love to see another “expert” on and see how each of you rate and compare the wines.

  9. April 27, 2009

    Orion S.

    good call on not killing the bee. gotta have those to pollenate the flowers. too bad it met its end in the light, though.

    qotd: wouldn’t change a thing. well, maybe i would drink better wine.

  10. April 27, 2009

    Jay

    Oh wait, that sounded like a cut on Tim. I didn’t mean it that way, just that the bee was over-the-top, trying to get airtime.

  11. April 27, 2009

    Jay

    Both of your guests were interesting, but the bee steals the show with a bigger personality.

  12. April 27, 2009

    RANDI

    GARY!!!
    TIM!!
    Fun episode…but i have to admit..Im afraid of bees!

    QOTD: OK, I dont see “retirement” necessarily as a time to stop doing something you hate, but rather a time set aside for doing other things… Perhaps things that you worked so hard for in the 1st place..
    I would love to buy a vineyard with Glen..winecrazy!! :)
    AND..I would love to travel… I would spend years in Tuscany making wine..painting…loving…and years in France learning to cook their way…(I did this for a short time, btw..) Years in Spain perfecting the siesta…years on an island learning to surf…
    I would do this until I couldnt any longer..

  13. April 27, 2009

    Chris

    Fantastic guest. I can see why his book sold as well as it did.

    If I couldn’t retire I would help people. Teach, instruct, impart my knowledge to others. The only reason we are here is the relationships and interactions that we have with other people.

  14. April 27, 2009

    Pete B

    Nice to have you back and I’m really glad you clarified the Draft Day reaction. I agreed that we had some other needs which must be filled but I really liked the move. I appreciate the fact that the front office is not afraid to make the big moves and take a chance a possible franchise QB. I’m also a huge Shonn Greene fan. He is nasty and I think he will make an instant impact.

    Getting to the wine, I am really enjoying Malbec right now. I had a 2007 Amancaya Malbec that I loved.

    QOTD – If retirement was not an option, I would probably quit my job and try to pursue some of my other interests.

  15. April 27, 2009

    Young

    Can’t disagree with you more… Trading up for Sanchez at the #5 spot – HUGE mistake. Only a 1st rounder and 2nd rounder Plus 3 guys??? Hey, Coleman and Elam aren’t Hall of Famers, but they are solid players. To give them up and your 2nd rounder: JETS could have had Michael Crabtree and Maluega (USC linebacker) with those two picks.

    Sanchez could turn out to be a good QB, but the odds are against it. Why take that risk at so high a cost? Bad, bad trade/pick… BAD. Don’t talk yourself into it.

  16. April 27, 2009

    DrEdwardo

    QOTD: they don’t. The day I am no longer curious is when my priorities and decisions will change.

    Gary, as much as your guests are often interesting, your guest episodes, in all their unedited glory, have a much lower QPR (where Price is the time needed to watch them). Sort of like what happened to the Wine Spectator. Started off being mostly about wine but evolved into a lifestyle/cigar smoking/big house/vacation spot/bling magazine.

    As a consequence I end up just listening to the episode while doing something else – like my income taxes for example. And just listening to them presents their own problems as I have noticed that in almost all the guest episodes, I have absolutely no problem hearing you but can barely hear your guest(s). So if I turn up the volume to hear them you blast out.

    IMHO, you should keep the guest episodes down to 1 every 2 weeks max.

    Regardless, you still usually bring the thunder.

    Edwardo

  17. April 27, 2009

    chuy

    Thanks for clearing up the draft dis on Mark “dirty” Sanchez. Hes a great player and you’ll love him. Clos De Los Siete is made and owned by Michel Rolland. Love the show on malbec its a grape varietal that we use a lot in our restaurant because of its versatility. GO CHARGERS!!!!!!

  18. April 27, 2009

    DrChris

    I disagree, Gary. Dustin Keller was a pretty impressive player towards the end of the year. He was Favre’s go to guy because god knows Cotchery couldn’t handle it.

  19. April 27, 2009

    Tim Ferriss

    Hi All,

    Thanks for all the great comments and thoughts on the QOTD! Finally making it out to WLTV to do the show with Gary was a blast. We’ve known each other for some time, and the Malbec encounter was overdue.

    @Josh, you can absolutely live well in Argentina for $20,000/year. You can get a hanger steak sandwich (”vacio” in Spanish) for less than $2, and that cut would cost $20+ in an organic shop in the US. Rent has gone up for non-Spanish speaking residents of Buenos Aires because there are more tourists and English-speaking brokers take a large check. That said, you can live within the city but not in the center (think Brooklyn) for cheap, and you can also consider other areas on Argentina. My favorite is probably Cordoba.

    Thanks for watching the episode and adding to the dialogue, everyone. It was really fun.

    76 is a complicated number… :)

    Tim Ferriss

  20. April 27, 2009

    pepel

    thanks for the shout-out to the Philippines GV! great ep. I wish I could sell 47 billion copies of something, may it be tissue paper or a book or USB flash drives or pirated DVDs.

    QOTD: Just left finance to pursue wine. I want to make wine till I die. No joke.

  21. April 27, 2009

    chris tang

    Hey Gary, I was watching the NFL draft on ESPN, and there was a Jets fan that looked both excited and confused at the same time after the trade anouncement and eventual pick of Mark Sanchez, and from the split second that ESPN’s camera had on this guy, he looked a lot like you, so I was just wondering if you were at the draft, and if that fan was you?

  22. April 27, 2009

    Agent Orange

    Gentleman, nice work today!

    Four thoughts:

    1. Gary, the knuckle cracking at the start of the show was scary. Thought you were going to punch Tim in the neck. Glad you didn’t.
    2. Love the food talk. Always love to hear about wine in that context.
    3. Gary, love to see you feel the same about bees as I do.
    4. And lastly, to you and Tim, thanks for the South-Parkesque 69 comments.

    QOTD: Planning on working ’till we keel over. With luck, 4 hours billable, and the rest in the gardens or kitchen.

  23. April 27, 2009

    castello

    Pretty good show but three Malbecs?? 2 out of 3 meh. Pretty good guest, and I also love the Grass fed beef. I can’t wait to try it with a decent Malbec. Should I read his book?
    GV, what do you think about the conflict of interest on the wine blogs concerning the Wine Advocate writers?
    I’ve been retired for 5 years(since I was 48) and I love it. Sometimes it’s boring, then I watch some WLTV or go play tennis or go wine shopping. Of coarse I didn’t have job I loved but it’s the comute and the mandatory 40 or 50 hours that suck.

  24. April 27, 2009

    SacramentoCharlie

    i don’t have time to watch the show with the 2 boys now but i’m sure it was good. will you have a book that will help me balance my time so I can watch more shows ?

  25. April 27, 2009

    sam

    Fun to have you back Gary! With a wonderful, laid-back guest.

    So he brings you your slippers eh?

    Malbec was for a long time a favorite grape of mine. The Broquel Trapiche 2006 remains one of my favs for a 15$ bottle (Can. dollars)!

    QOTD: I believe there is so much to discover in this world that work is only a small proportion of our individual development. The reason why people look forward to retirement, in my opinion, is because working 40hrs. a week or more, limits the amount of time you have to involve yourself in “leisure” activities. I’m looking forward to my retirement: to play music, read books, drink wine, and be spontaneous with each day!

    Thanks!

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