The 4 Hour Wine Tasting

The 4 Hour Wine Tasting – Episode #665

April 27, 2009

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
2005 Chateau Du Cedre Cahors HeritageCahors
2006 Lagarde Malbec Single VineyardArgentine Malbec

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May 1, 2009

Sonia
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
May 1, 2009

LasVegasWil
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.
May 1, 2009

Weston
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
May 1, 2009

Little Jonny H
Solid! Gonna check the book out very soon!

QOTD: Damn, probably not look into a government agency type job.. and start my own business.
April 30, 2009

bluna
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.
April 30, 2009

Denise
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.

Oklahoma Fan
Denise
April 30, 2009

Johnnyutah
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!
April 30, 2009

dialogjapan
i’m enjoying this show! i love it.

from japan
April 29, 2009

Pete G
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)
April 29, 2009

Chris
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.
April 29, 2009

teckdeck2008
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.
April 29, 2009

Scottie P
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.
April 29, 2009

Murso
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.
April 29, 2009

Joe Salmore
Well, If you love what you do you never work a day in your life!
April 29, 2009

@kraziegolf
Does anyone think that bee went out on a “BUZZ” ? (lol)
April 29, 2009

WineWild
Thanks for a great Malbec show. Tim Ferriss was fun. But what’s with the bee freak out, Gary? Is it fear or just a lack of comfort with “nature”? Maybe its time to get out more…
April 29, 2009

wayno da wino
Top 200, YIIIIIIIIIPEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!
April 29, 2009

Stephen A.
Things I love about this episode:
1. Guest Tim Ferris. Tim and Gary are my two favorite online personalities! They seem very comfortable together and had a good energy here.
2. The fact that Tim is totally UNINTERESTED in football, and sits there patiently as Gary goes on and on and on about the Jets. Hilarious!
3. How Tim refuses the bucket every time.
4. The bee flying into the set. First time ever, apparently, that this has happened.
5. How Tim mouths the words “Oak Monster” at precisely the same time as Gary. Clearly, he’s heard this before. Very funny!

I’m not a huge wine guy, and watch this for Gary’s passion, but that first wine they were raving about is something I might have to try!
April 29, 2009

ex-lurkdawg
I liked this episode. Now I want to go to Argentina even more than I did before.
qotd: I don’t think it would change anything for me at this point. I am making an effort to do what I love as a job, so I don’t see why I would want to stop.
April 29, 2009

YoungDave
GREAT episode with good company….

QOTD: I don’t have a retirement plan, and as much as I am pursuing two very different careers simultaneously (actor by day, wine director/sommelier by night) I can’t imagine what in the WORLD I would do if I wasn’t working in some capacity. I’m all about the HUSTLE, and I think I’ll be in this mindset until the end of my days… VIVA LA HUSTLE!
April 29, 2009

thunderball
Excellent episode! The guest was a pretty cool dude…he’s got the smile that says, ‘Yeah, I’ve done alot of naughty things with alot of naughty South American girls..’ Good stuff.
April 29, 2009

oscar falcón lara
Good One: The bee was a fantastic little addition to the thunder show.

For me, Salentein Malbecs or Las Moras malbecs have been keeping their quality for a while now, I recommend you try them.

QOTD: Oh, well, planning should become part of the equation and wanting to learn new things could also be applied in changing your ideals for a lifetime of working and doing what you love.
April 29, 2009

Harry Beesley
In this episode I thank for two things. Firstly I was so taken aback on your ESPN reaction, that I immediately wanted an answer from u via Twitter (@resamor)-now I understand, when listening to ur rational & detailed explanation. Secondly, thank for info about the Argentinian Malbec, I will definitely give it a “SNIFFY SNIFF.”
April 29, 2009

Chris Hadley
First off, had an amazing time on the cruise and after the shirt ripping I can vouch you are definitely getting into ping pong.

QOTD: For me work is all about continued learning. I could never work a job where I didn’t get the opportunity to challenge myself. My current job started to get that way and I forced myself into a new role where I could expand my responsibilities. I now enjoy work again as I am learning.

I think as long as you make that you play you will never find yourself truly retired. Even if it isn’t a traditional job, I think there are always opportunities to do something interesting and exciting.
April 29, 2009

chris g
Gary did you edit in this show?…i am such a wine newbie i take in everything you say, so your rants and raves are really priceless….loved the show