Tasting 3 Highly Rated Wines in Honor of a Big Announcement

Tasting 3 Highly Rated Wines in Honor of a Big Announcement – Episode #675

May 13, 2009

On what is a very proud day for him, Gary Vaynerchuk reviews 3 wines that have recently arrived at the shop with major press behind them.

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“I liked the show a lot, but I really don’t see why you are pushing you…” by JayZee
“congrats gary, congrats….” by rowland
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Wind Gap Chardonnay Sonoma CountySonoma Chardonnay
2005 Chat Pibarnon Bandol RougeBandol
2004 Noguerals Abellars PrioratPriorat

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

156 Responses

May 13, 2009

NY Pete
hey ho … let’s go
May 13, 2009

NY Pete
who’s going to pad GV’s count today?
May 13, 2009

SinthuLobster
Just got back from Switzerland and tasted some interesting wines there…now getting ready to watch your episode with some Swiss crips…sweet.
May 13, 2009

Adam J
#3?
May 13, 2009

NY Pete
laid back Friday, ha ha, promises promises …
May 13, 2009

Phil G
Good luck with the new book – looking forward to checking seeing how these wines are…
May 13, 2009

NY Pete
36 bucks … pazzzzzzzzz
May 13, 2009

NY Pete
balls, huh …must be the big ass glass.
May 13, 2009

Yvettew
Awesome news for the book – can’t wait to read it! Another great show, and will try to seek out the wines myself.

QOTD: white house correspondence dinner’s speech by wanda sykes – yes I think she said what a lot of Americans were thinking in their minds, and “crushed it”.
May 13, 2009

John R
Back in the saddle. Great show…QQTD: When all my students passed their end of grade test in 08.
May 13, 2009

Pete B
Congrats on the book.
May 13, 2009

NY Pete
hey Mott, he lied …zoom zoom …
May 13, 2009

NY Pete
QOTD … I crushed it when I picked up a 6 pack of this … http://winelibrary.com/wines/43141-2005+Beaulieu+Vineyard+George+De+Latour+Private+Reserve+750ML … for 38 bones a pop …
May 13, 2009

Shannon
your great day lifted my day at work! i gladly pre-ordered two. thanks for the inspiration.
May 13, 2009

Dr T in NC
Gee, Gary, have you bought my latest book yet? Seriously, congrats on the new book. When a new book comes out, you feel like you’ve ‘crushed it’ (at least until the reviewers get a hold of it!)
May 13, 2009

SteveF
Soooo nice to have you back in your chair.
Great show!!!!
May 13, 2009

guymandude
Crush it!! just ordered a copy. Thanks for the thunder and not forgetting the V-nation, and putting out solid content.
QOTD; You, Mott and a new book,crushed it.
May 13, 2009

Adam J
Great to have you back in the “thunder saddle”.
QOTD: My son rolling over for the 1st time last week!
May 13, 2009

botrytisvirtuoso1819
CRUSH THIS!
May 13, 2009

Cuse Wino
Keep CRUSHING IT! good luck with the book
QOTD-when I saw the house we are buying, made me say that here is a place that I can walk into for the next 30 years
May 13, 2009

DannInNH
Another great show and so nice to have you back in the saddle.
We just got back from Napa and the chardonnay you referenced, the Far Niente we bought at the winery for $56 and then we found out you were selling the same, yup, the same wine for $42. What a bummer. Maybe we should stick to purchases only from WL. May have to try the Wind Gap.
May 13, 2009

bt86
Congrats on the new book and thanks for another episode on a busy day! Haven’t viewed the episode yet, and I’m interested in Pax’s new gig and seeing how Wind Gap does.
May 13, 2009

Jay
QOTD: What most recently “crushed it”? Easy! The Thunder Cruise tasting/dinner hosted by our friends, the Frosts (along with the Scheffields, members of the Utah connection, all of whom you obviously met, Gary). Sheila and Ken brought out some tasty wines that you served on the cruise and framed it with a fabulous sparkler, tremendous food and stories of the legend that is Gary V. Good friends, good wine, good food. Tough to top!
May 13, 2009

Harry
Besides some of your recent crushing shows (N. Joly, Cru, Betts), I’d have to say my buddy Pete and I crushed it with Aum Cellars Tres Joyas, a blend of viognier, sauv blanc, and symphony. Not as stunning as the 05 Cab, but crushing it for the price.
Congrats on the book – glad to see you’re pumping it out like the multi-million dollar author you are.
May 13, 2009

TimF
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May 13, 2009

Dave
Wow great show, The energy that you brought has flown over to me. I’m about to leave work and I feel like I need to RUN!! out the door!!

QOTD: I think I crushed it about this time last year when I was the first person in my family to Graduate from college (Western Michigan!!!,BBA) with a Bachelor’s Degree!
May 13, 2009

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May 13, 2009

bt86
Fried chicken, mashed potatoes & cole slaw? Just like you mentioned in the ustream chat, you need to come down to Atlanta. Watershed Restaurant in Decatur makes some SICK fried chicken…
May 13, 2009

jwink
[Direction - Gary and Mott switch places so Mott can critique the wine, Mott sits down in front of the camera, and raises the glass to his nose.]
Mott: “Don’t zoom in on my head again”
Gary: “I won’t, how to I zoom out?”
[Direction - Gary now running the camera then zooms in as tight as he can on Mott's face as he smells and tastes the wine; the viewers laugh]
Mott: “Berries?”
[Direction - more banter between Gary and Mott, Gary then zooms back out after 20-30 seconds of extreme close-up and attempts to restore the original zoom-ratio, however he zooms out too far; they exchange places once again and the show continues.]

QOTD: Sometimes timing is everyting (well lots of the time) and I absolutely crushed it with the timing of a situation and everything just fell into place just as the Universe intended. It’s like hitting a golf ball pure “on the screws” and litterally crushing it so far that it hardly feels like you even hit the ball with any effort…now that’s crushing it 300+ yards out.
May 13, 2009

Lia from Ashland
Congratulations on the book!
QOTD: I would say that my first experience with biodynamic wine last night “crushed it”. It was an ‘07 Pulse Pinot Noir and it was amazing. Now I have to go watch your episode on biodynamic wines that my friend Jade from Portland has been talking about. Thanks for the show!
May 13, 2009

RANDI
GARY!!!
Congrats on the book!
I ordered, Crush It..why NOW is the time to cash in on your passion…except, by NOW, you mean October! LOL Im looking forward to it!!!
xoxo

QOTD: Too personal so share the details, but I did have a time when I felt NOTHING could stop me..NOTHING could change the good…

Luv ya Gary!!!!
May 13, 2009

liangtfm
QOTD – When I woke up the other day and realized I’m going to start crushing it.

Great episode Gary (as always) and congratulations on the book! Definitely going to place an order, can’t wait to read it!
May 13, 2009

Marshall
That show crushed it!
May 13, 2009

oscar falcón lara
Good to have you back. I’ve been looking for Bandol wine for a long time (something like 300 WLTV episodes ago) but it’s difficult to find it premium locally.

Great thing about the book, will order one, for sure.

QOTD: When I ‘flew solo’ for the first time!
May 13, 2009

Michael Schoonmaker
QOTD: For better or worse, this was before I knew you existed.

I decided that, whether or not my university could support me in this endeavor, that I would go into the video games industry. Having no one around to mentor me, I emptied my bank account into a plane ticket to San Francisco and a one-day Student Pass to the annual Game Developer’s Conference in the Moscone Center. I called up the parents of a recently-acquainted friend who’s mother then drove me where I needed to go. I brought 500 business cards and 12 resumes. I crushed it more than I had before or since, and got asked to interviews and jobs since.

On that same note, I owe my career to that good friend and his family. FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE BETTER THAN MONEY! Or stuff… or career… you name it.
May 13, 2009

maximagxe
Hey Gary, I just love Priorat wines. Have you tried the Los 800 Priorat 2004 for less than 20 US Bones it’s a pretty good play for my PAL…try it out, I DARE you & let us know what you think of it!!!

Norm from the great white North
PS: Give a shout out to the FOUDUVIN.CA it’s a huge wine Blog up here in the Quebec province and a lot of people, including yours truly, really promote your episodes for bringing the thunder everyday!!! Long live WLTV!
May 13, 2009

Lost Brooklyn Guy
Helloooo Gary,
Thank you for being an inspiration and sparking my journey into expanding my pallet. YOU ARE DA MAN!!!!! Congrats on the book , just ordered the first one and pre-ordered the second , can’t wait for October for its delivery.

YOU and MOTT ROCK!
May 13, 2009

Shiva
Nice show, pre-ordered the book on Amazon (hope they ship it to Canada), and keep on crushing it!

QOTD: I found a wine about a month back (2007 Gray Monk Ehrenfelser) that I was trying to find for almost a year, and I found one in restaurant in Tofino,BC,Canada and it totally “crushed it” (such a cool phrase, it going in my phrase book now).
May 13, 2009

Agent Orange
Gary, You’re a book pimp. That’s good.

QOTD: The barley, spinach, feta and mint salad we made a couple days ago.
May 13, 2009

Jay
In for two! (pre-orders)

Looking forward to some wristbands! woohoo, finally I will be in on a wristband opportunity
May 13, 2009

Kevin K
QOTD: The last situation that “crushed it” was me realizing that I am married to an AWESOME gal.
May 13, 2009

AUSSIE SAMMY S
Hey Gary – Congrats on the BOOK….Need to get me one!!!

Love the Priorats – had the pleasure of working in the region in vintage 05!!

QOTD…..What crushed it for me was discovering Gary Vaynerchuk….From Humble beginnings……hustling your way to the top & beyond!! This has taught me that anyone can follow their passion as long as you have focus and hunger. For me this is happening. I have been procrastinating about producing a wine label for 5 years now and nothing has been done…until now!!! All my energies are going into my wine label and now I have a label/wine/passion and chops to go out and sell a product that people will enjoy…THIS IS ONLY THE START…Thanks Gary for your passion and belief that anyone can do anything
May 13, 2009

KAHUNA
Congrats on the book-I can not wait to see you explain how me putting your head on funny pictures made you the success you are today- I would imagine I have a few chapters
May 13, 2009

KAHUNA
I thought books were old school and not radool?
May 13, 2009

KAHUNA
Please tell me that half of the book is not quotes from other people
May 13, 2009

J
2 for me. And a new wristband. I need it (see below):

QOTD: Party crew of 20 on my 38 foot sailboat (crowded), anchored out all night, we partied like mad. I told everyony to make themselves at home, inc. food and drink – open anything they wanted on the boat – beer, liquor, wine. Didn’t realize ppl would find my stash of better wine (cellared in a lazarette) til we were all drinking out of bottles on the below-decks impromptu dance floor and someone passed me a bottle of what I thought was Barefoot but was in fact an Arista Pinot. That and all the hard-earned fruits of my last trip to Napa Valley were all open. No choice but to roll with it, so I threw on a Vayner-Nation wrist band, and had an even better night. The wrist band went over very well. And went overboard very well, as well, when the party went above decks. The crew and I definitely CRUSHED IT that night.
May 13, 2009

KAHUNA
New car smell- I mean I guess if you roll on Daddy’s coin you know what new leather smells like ina new car- New car smell for me is Pine Tree air freshner in a 10 year old car with cigarrete burns in the seats-

You pompous ass!
May 13, 2009

KAHUNA
Thank god no Eggnog reference
May 13, 2009

KAHUNA
QOTD: I crushed my scale
May 13, 2009

manonthemoon
Glad to see you back, giving Mott face time, and tasting Bandol’s.

QOTD: Dinner at Noble Fare in Savannah, crushed it (even if the wine didn’t).
May 13, 2009

Rich Ritter in NY
Dude, you so deserve everything you’re experiencing right now. Your hustle just keeps paying off over and over again. Way to CRUSH IT!

QOTD: When my children were born.
May 13, 2009

Alan C
My ‘crushed it’ moment – getting a job in santa barbara without hardly interviewing for the position because i got such good recommendations from working so hard in the last 4 years in my internship
May 13, 2009

urbwes
QOTD: Gary, strange way to word the question. If I understand the question, I would say the Oprah/KFC free giveaway (that is until KFC has to give america a rain check).
Oprah, you crushed it!
May 13, 2009

Fasciano
GV,
QOTD: Let me wait until after midnight to respond, i presume i’ll have a clear answer by then…someone say cinderella?
Don’t make me a liar GV!
May 13, 2009

Darlene O.
Awesome episode, Gary! Congrats on your second book! All the very, very, awesome best to you! Hope you sell mountains of books! You’ve worked your tail off! The best to you!
May 13, 2009

Dr J Miller
Darn, you figured out my score was “inflated”……..
May 13, 2009

David T (@ONUMello)
Wellll, I was going to wait until it came out….. but with the possibility of a WRISTBAND involved… I just ordered my copy!!! Can’t wait, even though I’m not much of a businessman myself, I know there will be killer content inside valuable for everyone! PS you’re up to 119 on Amazon’s best sellers ALREADY!!

Also just FYI, I checked my receipt- Amazon doesn’t put the date of order in the email receipt! So you may need to have people copy & paste their order info from their Amazon account to confirm the date. Just be sure to keep us posted!

QOTD: RIGHT NOW! I am about to complete my last two days of class & last final of pharmacy school… then onto clinical rotations June 1st!
May 13, 2009

WineWoman
Glad to have you back in the saddle. Some pretty interesting wines. I recently visited Napa and Sonoma and rather than paying the winery prices and the problems and cost of shipping, Wine Library is the absolute best place to purchase wine.

QOTD: Haven’t crushed it in a while, but I’m about to very soon.
May 13, 2009

David King
Good enough for me!

great show!
May 13, 2009

Don
Gary – that episode absolutely crushed it!!! Where do I start… loved your impression of a bear waking up from hibernation, breaking out the big glass for the special occasion, zooming in on MOTT, and rating the priorat 10 points below Wine Advocate.

QOTD: Game 2 of Capitals vs Penguins in DC when Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick and the Verizon Center was going BERSERK… that crushed it… Tonight losing game 7 by 4 goals was the exact opposite of crushing it…
May 13, 2009

Laurie in VT
QOTD: Today, meeting with the crackerjack rheumatologist that my Mom now has, and gaining a ton of insight into her illness and treatment.

Congratulations on your latest book, and glad you’re back @ WL! Good show, thanks!
May 13, 2009

Morkargo
How about a wine that goes well with Tofu or some veggies?
May 13, 2009

Logan
mmm… I love a good cinnamon toast crunch shake!

Just bought 2 copies!
May 13, 2009

Sadel Ekmeiro
Gary that was nice, but please don’t ever do it again …
May 14, 2009

Ben
I used to be an extreme fan. Have emailed you, churched you up to my friends, backed your validity while other wine folk put you down, used your scores in my store…etc. the time has come to speak the my mind. you’ve let me down. if you don’t believe that you’ve lost something, just research your own archived library of the show. where has the genuine passion gone? thunder cruise…really? i’ll stop now, but damn i could go on. im done watching. have fun plugging your book and your wines. my favorite outlet has lost its way.
May 14, 2009

Grant
Gary,
Love the show. Just stated watching about 10 episodes ago. Not much of a wine drinker, but your enthusiasm and passion is starting to change my look at wine.

Congrats on the book. Looking forward to it.

QOTD: Quitting an ad agency to work at a startup. Great potential and danger. And I will CRUSH IT!
May 14, 2009

late-start
great show and best o luck with the book

If you want something to crush it, get Mark Cubin on the Thundershow. The 2 of you would be fantastic together.
May 14, 2009

DF
QOTD: I cleaned out my car today, including a full wipedown of the dashboard that was caked in pine and oak pollen. I’m feeling pretty darn good about myself.
May 14, 2009

Weston
Um Doritos Cool Ranch!

qotd: Was invited to a wine tasting by some people I met and was told on the phone to bring a wine for a blind tasting, turned out I was the only guy who brought the wine the rest was brought by a food/wine critic and he was reviewing the wines blind. He through mine into the reds. Best part I brought a Southern Rhone, the reds he had were southern Rhones. And mine was the favourite out of them all haha Awesome!
May 14, 2009

eagleputt
hmmm QOTD. Probably when I hit driver driver on a 555 yard par 5 into the hole for double eagle. Or when my seahawks put the final stake in the jets heart last season to keep them out of the playoffs and shove Favre back into the retirement home from whence he came. Sorry the last wine was meh. or below meh. Seemed to sap your energy a tad.
May 14, 2009

Kevin Poirier
Only count me in for one book right now since I am at college and don’t have a reliable shipping address…and since it doesn’t come out until October, I want to make sure I have it the day it comes out. But…I went ahead and got the Vaynerchuk bundle and got his older book as well.

Very siked. Although I am only 18 right now, hopefully I’ll learn how to crush it like no other.

Keep up the great work Gary.
May 14, 2009

KenP
Weird show. Like watching the spanglish pre-game show for an over-hyped battle of obscure Mexican wrestlers.

QOTD: Writing about the Thunder Cruise.
May 14, 2009

Anthony
Gary,

great show. just found you on the web today and I wave wtched 3 of your shows. Gretzky one was awesome. Bought two books for you and looking forward to my wristband. let me know how we hook it up.
May 14, 2009

castello
QOTD Reading some of the comments about the THUNDER CRUISE CRUSHED IT! I really wish I’d gone. 200 fun winos on a boat. Isn’t that a small number for a bigass boat. Congrats!
Nice try on the wines today. I think I’ll order some of the Bandol since I love to say Movedre.
Slight overkill on the book push and I don’t want to help you buy some half assed pigskin team.
May 14, 2009

Kittysafe
QOTD: What crushed it for me was after working out a dispute between two people at work I was given the head of Human Resources job to work out all problems with the entire staff of 240 employees. What a fantastic day!

Love you Gary, you’re the best.
May 14, 2009

castello
Yo NYpete. How did you get it for 38 bones?
May 14, 2009

medo
I totally agree with the Abellars! Had it last winter and it was shockingly boring. Got it für 23€, so I wasn’t that bothered.

@QOTD
The Thunder Cruise crushed it

Cheers, the big German guy
May 14, 2009

castello
Who rated the Priorat? Maybe he is on the take. We’ve got to get away from the big rating boys. Are we changing the wine world or what?
May 14, 2009

Richie
Great seeing you back! Good episode once again.
May 14, 2009

Jeff R
Gary -
Congrats on the book. Best of luck with it. I’m sure it will do well as you have quite a following.

It was kind of fun getting Mott involved … wished he would have taken a sip to get his impressions.

What is with the drop off in comments? If you back off “Kahuna” who has left many single sentence comments and “TimF” whose comment section is … designs, there was only a few quality comments left compared to prior episodes. Maybe everyone is out and about with the spring weather.

QTD – Our daughter had dance auditions for her dance competition team. She will not listen to verbal comments from us so I posted about 30 signs throughout the house with motivational comments on them. They worked! She was rated the third best dancer in her studio and she is basically one of the youngest. CRUSHED IT, baby … especially compared to all the older girls who have been dancing for 3-6 more years than her. CRUSHED IT, baby!!!
May 14, 2009

April
Congrats on your book man! I loved this episode, a perfect example of why i love your wine blogs. Here you are, a wine shop owner, who just got in a shipment of $70 bottles of wine, and you dis it anyway. I really love that about you.

QOTD: this was tough for me. I’ve been out of work since having to make a huge move cross country last year. So i don’t feel like i’ve crushed it for a long while. However, since now instead of working full time i am now happy homemaker girl, i’ve learned how to be SuperFrugalGirl. My latest and proudest accomplishment was finding us a new apartment, which is in a better neighborhood, bigger, newer, better in every way than our current place, and yet is $400 less for monthly rent. So i pretty much crushed that. We start moving in tomorrow. Maybe now i’ll be able to afford to buy your book. Right now i’m on a strictly no book buying budget. All my books come from the library right now, when i used to spend a big portion of my income on books. Luckily the library system here in Charlotte is awesome.
May 14, 2009

MassLawsStink
….but the Pats don’t! QOTD – Not much has crushed it lately. I gotta get working on that and an inspirational show like this one certainly will help! 75 bones for an 86 point wine. OUCH!! No wonder I can’t ever get myself to spend more than $20 on a bottle of wine. I just bought your first book yesterday. (Just joined Vay-ner Nation a couple months back.) I would have bought your new book yesterday, but the free shipping doesn’t help me because Massachusetts doesn’t allow you to ship to me. Again…Mass Laws Stink. Nice to see your hard work is paying off Gary!
May 14, 2009

Richard Arblaster
Good to see you back in the saddle. With the last wine, I’m glad you stuck to your guns, you don’t want to start second guessing yourself, be true to your palette.

QOTD: I haven’t had one of those moments yet, the time will come.:)
May 14, 2009

Mark Fitzpatrick
Excited for you with the baby and the book.

I feel like I CRUSH IT whenever I have quality time with cool people – which I gotta think there’s at least a few minutes of that every day. I definitely felt I crushed it when I kicked a 52 yd field goal in college with one step (bad snap). And I felt like I crushed it last week while working on a special song (you will definitely hear it).

And way to not bend on J Millers 96pts. Didn’t sway you a bit. That’s crushing your review

Mark
May 14, 2009

Ian L
Great to see you back again, gotta love the hustle.

QOTD: Everytime I play Street Fighter 4
May 14, 2009

dcrob
Ok.. im never going to forget the name of the book..

“… itsy-bitsy blueberries dancing in your mouth …
its like they took a shot of E, went to a rave and are
using a lasso and putting light sticks in their mouths….”

Damn im glad your back in the saddle..

QOTD: hoping an upcoming trip to will crush it.
May 14, 2009

alex harris - alexdesigns
QOTD. ThunderCruise crushed it!

Give GV some luv and pre-order his book.
http://tinyurl.com/garyvbook
May 14, 2009

italianwinelover
GV- Great Show so good to see you pumped + crushing it!! Best of luck with the book!and of course with the baby can’t wait to see the little one!!

QOTD: Teaching class last night and everyone getting what I was saying and totally intently listening to me, especially when I started talking about Champagne – my fav! Totally crushed it + had this adrenaline rush! Realizing that is my passion!!

You Rock!
May 14, 2009

Phredd
Nice to have you back, Gary. I loved the hyper-pumped episode. Nice way to get back into it.

QOTD: My kid voluntarily practiced his piano competition pieces without complaining, he worked hard, and he got noticeably better in just a half hour of work. Music is big in our family, and he’s only eleven, but he CRUSHED IT last night! I don’t even care how he does in the competition. If he can keep bringing like he did last night, he’ll be a HUGE success.
May 14, 2009

Christopher Scoggin
Congratulations on the book. I remember what a huge thrill it was for my mother when her first was published.

Crush IT!
May 14, 2009

ben from boston
Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble in April. Mike Merrit’s final night with the band. the whole line up CRUSHED IT!
May 14, 2009

Andy
Welcome back G ….. Awesome ep too …
Good luck on your new book . Hope you Crush IT.

QOTD— Seeing my wife’s sucess on her new diet and lifestyle.
She is looking awesome and feeling great . She is crushing it.
May 14, 2009

Kittysafe
What do the blue names mean in the comments, I noticed mine is blue too. Is it registered or member of the WOTM club, what’s the blue all about?
May 14, 2009

Sasha M.
good one.. excited for your new book, can’t wait to get my hands on it..Big fan of Bandol too.
QOTD: Crushed it when they flew in my family (dad all the way from france) for an award I won at the company i was working for…Loved to share it and inspire my peers to do the same. Otherwise trying to crush it every day with inspiration from you and the people around me!
May 14, 2009

Vanessa Miller
QOTD: When I mowed the lawn the other day. My mantra was, “I’m crushing it…I’m crushing it.”

Fun episode and great again to see Mott. Many congrats.
May 14, 2009

MattieJ
That was funny “don’t zoom in on my head”… what does GV do… Zooms in on Mott’s mug… haha…

QOTD: The Pens crushing the Capitals… That situation CRUSHED IT!!! Go Pens..
May 14, 2009

mikek
Welcome home Gary! a true Thunder Show…and despite your need to “crush it” you still remained true and “called it the way ya saw it”! I love that; no matter what, you keep it real! I will definitely try the Bandol!

QOTD: I “crush it”, as a parent, teacher, coach, mentor & guide for my boy’s…(their words, not mine)…I’m so proud that they are such fine young men, can’t think of anything that I’d want to succeed at more than this!

I’m sure you’ll be an excellent parent to your child as well GV!
May 14, 2009

Sonia
Pretty excited for you GV! Thinking I might be in the mood to try a Chardonnay from my home state after a pretty substantial abscence from that scene.
QOTD: I can totally think of something that chushed it completely… but it wasn’t so much a good thing… I had an awesome time when I went into the tasting room at Flora Springs in the Napa Valley, the guy who was pouring our wines was so fun an entertaining, I think he totally crushed it! Great job, and I don’t think we ever even got his name.
May 14, 2009

Beeper
QOTD: End of Lakers/Rockets game 5 – 40 points! Crushed it!

What happened to the occasional scotch episode??
May 14, 2009

Brad
Being at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway last weekend made me realize how lucky I am to have grown up around the track and still have the opportunity to spend my weekends there in May. The Indy 500 crushes it!
May 14, 2009

wayno da wino
Yo G, Congrats on the Book!! Grrreaaat to see Ya back in the Thunder
Saddle!!

qotd: Every Day I roll out of da sack….. Life is GOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!
May 14, 2009

Javier 10 (formerly Abbe Faria)
Lots of contagious smiling and energy GV, you left me feeling good in the middle of a crappy day.
QOTD: When I left my job to startup my own company.
May 14, 2009

Vinophile
Ya got me, Gary! Still awaiting your REALLY BIG announcement!

QOTD: A couple of weeks ago, I would have said the Thunder Cruise CRUSHED IT, which it absolutely did. But I just returned last night from an awesome few days in San Diego, where my siblings and I, on Mothers’ Day, let my Mom’s ashes fly from the back of a nature cruise boat into the deep, blue waters of the Pacific off the coast of North Island, where Mom was stationed as a Navy Wave during WWII. San Diego was Mom’s favorite place on earth, and her days of service in the Navy her favorite time of life.

The emotional experience of carrying out Mom’s final wishes simply CRUSHED IT!!
May 14, 2009

Vino Vanwilt
Great show! good to see you back. The Bandol looks like it’s right up my alley. The Chard sounds interesting too. Will definetly have to give them a try.
May 14, 2009

Sarah Moffat
BUENO BUENO!!
May 14, 2009

Robb
GV,

Good show. Excited to try a Bandol. I’ve never had one. I’m going to look for this bottle for a special occasion!

R/Eason
May 14, 2009

*/^_^\*
bandol is greatness. i even like saying it, “bandol”

QOTD: this epic week-long war on empire earth has crushed it.
May 14, 2009

Rob
Loved the show. Link up more MOTT!

I love it when you taste $Money$ wines that I will never be able to afford because it makes me feel good when you don’t always love them. When you get more pumped about a 10 bone Shiraz I get pumped about it as well.

QOTD: The last situation that CRUSHED IT was winning my second World Pipe Band Championship in Glasgow, Scotland! w0000t.
May 14, 2009

Lawrence Leichtman
The book was the big announcement. The baby will be the next big announcement. The cruise crushed it for me. Wish the first two wines were about 20% cheaper. My wine buying price point has dropped in the last 6 months. Don’t worry about what people say about content. You have pumped out 675 episodes and not many shows do that.
May 14, 2009

Denise
Loved the show as always and the excitement too! Just ordered your new book and the old one. Hoping to get the famous wristband. I watch your show on my iphone daily so I did not download this podcast until today which is the 14th. I purchased the new book the same day. So please send me a wrist band. I need it to wear with all of your awesome T-shirts that I have already purchased. Love ya Gary!

QOTD: They last time something crushed it for me would have to be an emotionally situation that I cannot publish.
May 14, 2009

looper
QOTD: Blackhawks in the Western Conference Finals for the first time in 15 years. Crushed It.

Just bought your book. Congrats you truly are a jack of all trades.
Can’t wait to try a Bandol. Never heard of it… kind of feel stupid… should I?
May 14, 2009

Paryb
That was fun Gary! I missed the old digs! Congrats on the book, I’ll probably wait till it comes out though…

QOTD: Seriously last thing that crushed it? The idea of a cinnimon toast crunch shake, I’m totally going to go buy some CTC and make one. I’ll email you if it rocks the hizzle.
May 14, 2009

Jay Campbell
I think this weekend up in Victoria BC is going to crush it. So psyched. If anybody knows any must try restaurants up there, let me know.
May 14, 2009

ChezJim
Another great episode. I wondered if your excitement was clouding your judgment until you panned the last wine. It confirmed your integrity in tasting (scoring) the wines. Definitely want to check out the Bandol.

QOTD: I’ve Crushed It everyday when I count my blessings.
May 14, 2009

sam
This show CRUSHED IT!

Welcome back Gary! As much as I enjoy the on-the-road format, I much prefer you in the thunder saddle. There seems to be more of a focus on the wine…maybe not in this episode…but that’s cool. Congrats on the book!

(I like the Mott-face zoom by the way.)

I’ve had the 2005 Château de Pibarnon, and it is an amzing bottle. Young, yet built to last!

Hooray for WLTV!
May 14, 2009

shawnandlu
I have a question of the day. How does Jay Miller keep his job? the guy is off on his reviews so often it is not even funny. I just look at a Miller reviewed wine like it had never been scored.
May 14, 2009

Stephen Leighton
Gary great great classic show. We got mott and we got uber excited Gary. At last I’ll get a wrist band after buying the book

So pleased for you congrats on the book, and cant wait for your special day too as a daddy.
May 14, 2009

Kevin
Congrats on the book!
QOTD: http://kevinkossowan.blogspot.com/2009/03/blissful-evening-of-food-and-wine.html
May 14, 2009

pawncop
Good episode and good message. It is interesting to enjoy my growth in the wine world, and to watch your growth in your world.

QOTD – I recall a young lady (very loose definition of “young lady”) that my partner and I caught in a very tangled web of lies. When we finally sorted all the lies and brought the fact we had nailed her big time, we “Crushed It!!!”. Not the last time but one that truly stands out.
May 14, 2009

swissAL
great show gary, loved it, love mott, love wine library tv, keep it going until u cant stand wine anymore:)

do u know what will really crushed it, the eagles offseason and draft, they crushed it to pieces! im expecting big things this year after last years upset. but 1 thing crushed me, and that was brain dawkins going to denver:(
May 14, 2009

Caroline
Love that you tried a Bandol, I totally agree that mourvedre is completely underrated.

I really think you should make a t-shirt with blueberries at a rave.
May 14, 2009

NY Pete
hey castello … I doubt there’s any left but here’s a link to get your foot in the door … … http://www.echelonwines.com/sales/
May 14, 2009

Andrew D
Thanks Gary

Congratulations on the book. Seems like you’ve got a bit going on and I hope you enjoy it.

QOTD: When did something last ‘crush it’ – playing tennis on Tuesday night, something I hadn’t done for ages and relly loved.

Cheers
Andrew
May 14, 2009

Dominus
Now that’s what I’m talking about! You are back on your home turf and we appreciate it too.

First, congrats on your 2nd book and of course I’ll buy a half dozen.

On top of that, it was good to see wines available especially being worthwhile to try. Whew, I feel good but not as high as you must feel right now. Congrats!

QOTD: Meeting a wonderful lady from Australia through an internet game and we share our daily events and life history so that for me has crushed it!
May 14, 2009

amgryger
Congrats on the book.

QOTD: Wine dinner w/some friends last weekend.
May 14, 2009

Robin C
Fantastic title. Congratulations. I have to try more bandols. I loved the last one I drank.
QOTD: Just got back from a wine tasting (trade tasting) with over 500 bottles. Not as varied or comfortable as the Wine Cruise, but the best trade tasting we’ve been to. We spent 2 1/2 hours trying to make sure we got to all the wines we wanted to and were pretty successful.
May 14, 2009

wrollcia
i totlly agree that $$ doesnt reflect quality, the same thing is true with food, please give me pork belly for 1.50# over filet mignon anyday of the week, filet= what, soft, tender meat with no substance, zero character, pork belly = gv+br bringing the food and wine world new thunder. thanks, Bill
May 15, 2009

Johnnyutah
“Price has no impact.” I disagree. An increase in costs through improved production methods will be reflected in the retail cost of a wine. For example, new french cost more than oak chips. Temperature controlled stainless steel tanks cost more than cement tanks. I do agree however that there are many wines that are over priced due to prestige and not production costs, which is often the result of wine critics and press.
May 15, 2009

Jayhitek
Welcome back GeeVee!
QOTD: Ummm what?
May 15, 2009

wannaBconnoisseur
Fun Show! Congrats on the book GV!
May 15, 2009

David Dadekian
QOTD: I was at an event on Monday that was really crushing it (for my tastes at least).

Congratulations again, Gary. Looking forward to reading.
May 15, 2009

Jaybird76
What’s sad is I can’t remember (off the top of my head), which is all the more reason to get your book.
Congrats, I have no idea how you do it…
May 15, 2009

Chalz
GV: Welcome back and congrats! This episode was like an old pair of favorite shoes…comfortable. Felt good to see you back in the saddle.

QOTD: didn’t get the question?
May 15, 2009

DAve A
Nice show. good ending. nice to see you humble and gentle at times. i know ya gotta crush it, but.
May 15, 2009

Miguel C.L.
Abellars 2005 Costs 17 Dollars in the Swedish monopoly!!!
This is the link to the swedish monopoly where you kan see 4 your self http://www.systembolaget.se/SokDrycker/Produkt?VaruNr=99032&Butik=0&SokStrangar= Somebody in Winelibrary is being fooled by the inporter, 70 BUCKS IS CRAZY! ABELLAR IS AN ENTRY-LEVEL PRIORAT!
May 15, 2009

jason carey
This is another example of Bandol needing time ,,, this wine needs time..
please..re-rate it in 5 years..
May 15, 2009

Ditch
Back to the old environment GV…..and liking it very much.

God its been so long since you tried a wine that I could find in NZ…..im here on my own god damm it…lol

QOTD: Last day at work yesterday and late drinks last night with some good friends
May 15, 2009

Sadel Ekmeiro
Bro I’m so happy for you, Congrats! for your book, I’m trying to buy it today to get the wristband, but I live in Venezuela and is going to take me a few days to find american dollars which is not easy around here, I used to live in Tampa Bay area (Yeah I’m a Buck’s fan) , anyway I wish your book will be a bestseller, and I can’t wait to read it, be cause my passion is also wine + cooking and I working in a radio show about wine and food pairing.
Keep Crushing it Bro!
Sadel
May 16, 2009

Megan
Congrats on the book, Gary! Loved the show — excitement is always a good thing in my book. So many people try to act nonchalant and “too cool for school” when they’re really pumped inside — I say let it out!

Really want to try that Bandol, Mouvedre is one of my favorite grapes! Too bad about the Priorat, but perhaps it would have been better decanted for awhile? Have you ever done a show where you had two bottles of the same one — one just opened and one decanted for a few hours? Would love to see that!
May 16, 2009

TommyB
17 minutes 17 seconds into the show: the best noise EVER on Wine Libraty TV!!
May 16, 2009

M
QOTD: can’t think of an event at the moment

Mazel Tov on the new book.

PA has BUIL & GINE PRIORAT 2006 at 16.99. It had a nice write up in the Sunday paper. I haven’t tried it.
May 16, 2009

YoungDave
Congrats on the book, GV!! VERY excited for you as well.

QOTD: I filmed a Jack in the Box commercial last week with a great crew, fantastic director and DP, had boatloads of fun, and should get paid quite a bit as the commercial airs. Having a great time and getting paid for it? THAT crushes it!
May 17, 2009

samwe
listed at 17.82 € retail internet here in Spain – $ 24.04
May 17, 2009

samwe
Abellars is listed at 17.82 € retail internet here in Spain – $ 24.04
May 17, 2009

Matt
new Star Trek movie EASILY!

CRUUUUSHEEDDD IT!
May 17, 2009

Jarvis
Mot dont quit…get even.
Ok, so I’ll admit I have not been the dedicated Vayniac I once was. School keeps me busy and broke students have little money for any extras, sadly this includes vino. However, as a business student I can always open my wallet for educational investments. Thank you for writing Crush it GV. I’ll be sending you a review in the coming weeks.
I mentioned buying wine has been tough lately, however I still have the spirit to explore wines and expand the pal. I will be spending next semester in Japan, and thought it would be appropriate to dabble into some Saki. See where I’m going with this?

QOTD: The Green Curry Thia lunch I had last Tuesday.
May 20, 2009

PSPatrick
QOTD: That’s easy. It was when Tom and Lisa from NJ invited my fiancée an me for dinner in Fort Lauderdale the day after the cruise despite Tom having a terrible cold.
May 20, 2009

Dominus
I had to come back to remember what you said about the Bandol. Having it now with grilled pork loin and a Provencal Marinated Fennel salad you hit it right on the head with your “new car smell,” “blueberries dancing on your tongue” and smoooooth finish. For my palate, it is not 95 pts but I’m with you on 92. Gorgeous Bandol. Man o man, the reason I love you. Hit it out on this one.
May 20, 2009

J Crazy
Dianne at Blizzard customer service totally CRUSHED it! Had a problem, was a little pissed, called, was calmed down, smiled, fixed problem, hung up and now I sing the praises of Blizzard’s support team. If there is one are for Americans to get their heads out of their bungholes and start “crushing” it in it’s customer service. I’m simply appauled at how utterly horrific the customer service is in California (both Nor and So).
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Man, don’t even get me started. But some dishonorable mentions go out to Figueroa Hotel, L.A.; Gateway Marriot LAX, L.A., and Stix, Pebble Beach, Monterey.

CRUSHING IT shout outs to: La Bicyclette, Carmel-by-the-Sea (great food to boot), Granzella’s; Ricardo’s, Chico, Ca….
May 22, 2009

Steak Monster
Great episode, instead of the wines crushing it, I think you crushed them.
Love it when you get really excited about something.
May 23, 2009

Dan-o
I really like the Bandol wines – Domaine Tempier is definitely one of my “go to” wines. I have not had many Priorats, although the Solanes was really good and I still have a few in my cellar.

QOTD – 2 recent events – My daughter finished her first year of college with a 3.5 GPA (not too shabby) and my son has been described as having “perfect pitch”, he is very musically inclined. Family is always #1.
May 26, 2009

Heather W
Congratulations on the new book GV!!! I wish I would have seen this episode sooner.

You know, it’s been a couple of weeks since i watched the show, and this happens time and time again, but I come back to a great show and it’s like I absolutely know why I come back. Especially to hear these amazing analogies, like baby blueberries on E at a rave with glow sticks. Only Gary Vaynerchuk.

QOTD: Last night in Florence crushed it pretty hard, and i’m looking forward to doing all over again tonight!
May 26, 2009

lurkernomore
What’s the deal with viewers leaving unconstructive comments criticizing the show? Positive, constructive comments are one thing, but after 600+ episodes people seem to be taking things for granted and feel like they deserve something for their money. Normally, that is fine, but the last time I checked the show is FREE. If you don’t like it, don’t watch. Don’t be a jackass and bite the hand that give you a free education.
May 27, 2009

rowland
congrats gary, congrats.
June 3, 2009

JayZee
I liked the show a lot, but I really don’t see why you are pushing your non-wine related books on the show. Congratulations nonetheless.