White Wines that You Can Find Around the US

White Wines that You Can Find Around the US – Episode #676

May 14, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes a Vouvray, a Soave, and a Chardonnay that are wildly available around the country, and reads some viewer comments from the Katie Lee Joel episode.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Barton & Guestier Vouvray
2007 Santi Soave
2007 Gregory Lyn Chardonnay

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May 14, 2009

late-start
When are you getting Mark Cubin on the thundershow??
May 14, 2009

pawncop
1. Glad you are back doing what I appreciate the most – trying and evaluating wines.

2. I almost want to say sorry for the losers, but I am grateful for the evaluation.

3. No need to apologize – it ain’t your wine.

QOTD – for inadvertantly hurting the feelings of one very close to me.
May 14, 2009

David T (@ONUMello)
It’s good to know that the one that you said was the most available is the best of the bunch. I frequently tend to associate mass distribution with lack of complexity, & at least for one wine that wasn’t entirely the case.

QOTD: Probably the last time I was late for a group meeting.
May 14, 2009

sharon
qotd: I think it was to my husband today for picking him up late from LAX.
Actually I don’t think I really apologized…I think I said something about traffic on Lincoln and his plane being early.
May 14, 2009

John Farrin
QOTD: To my daughter for missing the Berkeley turnoff in the Bay Bridge maze and taking an unscheduled trip to Treasure Island after getting caught in a 35 minute delay at the toll plaza. I’m going to hear “time for the home” comments for months
May 14, 2009

yowens
Yikes, rough outing. QOTD: Today, for something I sold on Ebay
May 14, 2009

JCN
QOTD: Whatever my wife was mad about, not sure why… probably doesn’t matter.
May 14, 2009

F Jackie Martling
Hey Gary, Since the wines in this episode were sooo bad and not worth talking about, I want to thank you for bringing Charles Smith and K Vintners to my attention. I bought some of the 06 Morrison Lane and Ovide at the Library last fall and have fallen in love with them. That my friend was your best episode. These wines are seriously good. Look for Spectator to feel the same way in an upcoming issue. You were way ahead on this one. Thanks for the heads up!
May 14, 2009

eagleputt
Nice tight show. I remember about 300 or so shows ago you said you would drink a wine even if it was terrible because it would teach you something. I’m thinking that statement would not apply with these back to back plonks. No way you drank any more of those.

QOTD – I used to apologize to my wife pretty much on a daily basis but have since learned to say ‘Can I get you some more wine?’ instead. It never fails.
May 14, 2009

Kelly Goff
This episode just confirmed that widely available usually does not equal quality, which I already knew (with some exceptions). Thanks for the effort Gary!

QOTD I had to apologize that my son sickened at least 3 other kids (so far) on the street this past week with a nasty virus. Of course he was contagious before I knew he was sick!
May 14, 2009

neutron212
QOTD: the last thing i said i was sorry for was scoring a goal in my own net after the first game was over and we switched teams and sides but it was a sweet wrister to the glove side of the goaly
May 14, 2009

Scott EJ
Funny how the last two made you appreciate the 1st meh wine. I don’t mind learning from bad wines, as long as it doesn’t cost me too much. Then it just pisses me off.

QOTD: Not sure, but I can guarantee it was to my wife.

(BTW – Thanks for reading a comment of mine. Sipping a Rose’ right now.)
May 14, 2009

MassLawsStink
but the Pats don’t! QOTD: I apologize all the time. I make lots of mistakes. Gary – Loved that episode! You should consider not revealing your scores verbally but let the Vayniacs guess your score based on your facial expression – which are priceless. I was guessing that second wine was going to be in the 60’s before you even spoke!
May 14, 2009

ex-lurkdawg
Gary, you called Soave a grape in this episode. I’m sure it was just a slip of the tongue, but Soave is made up of mainly Garganega (at least 70%) and may have Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, and/or Trebbiano in there. Thanks for putting out this episode and putting that last, obviously horrible wine in your mouth so you could review it. I might not have. I also have a comment that’s more about yesterday’s episode, but I’m writing it here so you’ll read it. I know you want to be popular on Amazon, but I don’t like your promotion of a business that tends to ruin local economies, without which our wonderful form of capitalism would probably collapse or degrade to an unrecognizable state. I don’t want to sound like I’m down on you because I appreciate that you do this show and I enjoy it. Thank you for so many great episodes.

I apologized today for spilling Prosecco. I didn’t have to; it spilled out on its own after I opened the bottle, probably because it was so warm.
May 14, 2009

AUSSIE SAMMY S
Correction above… ‘drank’ not ‘drink’
May 14, 2009

AUSSIE SAMMY S
Great Brutally honest ep Gary…keep bringing the thunder man!!!

QOTD….Last time I apologized was to my buddy last Friday night after he splurged $300 each for two bottles of Jasper Hill 1995 Heathcote Shiraz (I told him not to!!!)…. I drink one bottle on my own…then chucked it up….I think I ate a dodgy oyster or something earlier…..oops
May 14, 2009

hollisdevillo
your squirming and disgust at the wines made me make terrible faces when i was watching. you should do an episode on faulted wines, ones with lactic acid or mercaptans, that would be fun!

QOTD: i had to apologize to all the people i told to watch your show. haha. classic.
May 14, 2009

RANDI
GARY!!!

Oh No…bad wine…

QOTD: For sending Glen too many emails…lol ..He’s a trip…
May 14, 2009

castello
I apologize for dissing Jay Miller. NOT!
May 14, 2009

castello
WIDELY AVAILIBLE? Not at Wine Library. Thank Zeus for that.
Good show anyway. Trying new wines gets old when you run into this stuff at an even higher bone point.
May 14, 2009

TimF
QOTD: I was sorry for not going to “garyissorry.com”

Are you going to bring the thunder next Friday night?
May 14, 2009

liangtfm
No need to apologize Gary, every show you do provides knowledge, so even though none of the wines brought thunder today at least everyone watching will know to stay away

QOTD – I was walking behind my friend today and stepped on the back of her flipflop >_<
May 14, 2009

Dr T in NC
Well, you never know what’s in the bottle!

QOTD — sorry, private!
May 14, 2009

Tooch
seen the b&g everywhere…my grandfather loves it.
May 14, 2009

Jay Campbell
I wonder if the winemaker even likes either of those last two?

QOTD: Had to apologize for beating my co-worker so bad in golf last weekend.