A Smorgasbord Wine Tasting

A Smorgasbord Wine Tasting – Episode #677

May 15, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes 4 wines that have nothing to do with each other.

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“Gary,

Thanks for showing a new side of Pinotage (vs. the usual nega…” by Michael Elkin
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Dr. Frank Konstantin Pinot GrisNew York Other White
2006 Antinori Bolgheri VermentinoOther Tuscan White Wine
2007 Shoofly Chook Raffle ChardonnayAustralian Chardonnay
2006 Kanonkop PinotageSouth African Pinotage

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

The “Crush It!” announcement page

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May 15, 2009

guymandude
I’m huge fan of Pinotage .Thanks for the show and all the effort.
QOTD;It may be tough because you can’t ship wine everywhere.
But, you could offer it on schwag or stuff. Especially if you leave comments,that gets lurkers.
May 15, 2009

Tooch
Wanted to propose a toast to my friend Chris – he unexpectedly passed away last week and he was a true wine lover. A absolute shame.
May 15, 2009

David T (@ONUMello)
Weird, when you click to view comments, the oldest are at the top for this episode.
May 15, 2009

Kim G
I think you missed one thing about the Pinotage. You were drinking a very young 2006. On the back label, it will tell you that it has years before it gets to the heights of maturity, and boy, can I tell you it is true! I just had a 1995 Kanonkop Pinotage last Saturday which was stunning. Of course you sell young wines, but one of the joys of wine is to drink the mature ones and to keep a number in the cellar (or under the bed for that matter) just to see them evolve!

I enjoy the diversity of the shows, so just keep up the good work!
May 15, 2009

Leif erik Sundstrom
Haven’t had Dr. Frank’s PG but have tasted the Riesling and was quite impressed. In fact at a Riesling symposium last Dec. I saw him on a panel and we tasted it then, and immediately after both Johannes Selbach (Selbach-Oster, Mosel) and Armin Diel (Diel, Nahe) both took time out to comment on how impressed they were with the wine. Big ups, no doubt. Armin doesn’t say ANYTHING unless he means it, especially when it comes to compliments. So the Riesling IS worth trying.

QOTD:: Ummm, maybe my memory is faulty, but don’t you OFTEN offer up free shipping codes???
May 15, 2009

David T (@ONUMello)
Nice episode. I did like the format- just throw it all out there! Your enthusiasm has been picking up lately, but it’s such an exciting time in your life! New book + new baby = awesome.

I just tried a cabernet-pinotage blend yesterday that was also quite good; a bing cherry explosion.

QOTD: I agree it would likely interfere too much. Part of your pride in the early episodes was your refute to ‘you’re just trying to promote WL’s wines’ by saying ‘no, we’re giving some terrible scores & some of my longtime clients are pissed at me’. That being said, I still think it would be a good tribute to the Vayniacs, so it could maybe work it you added an extra degree of separation. For example, don’t directly announce it on the show while you’re rating wines, but you could give a wink-wink nudge-nudge to head over to the WLTV Facebook page and post something there
May 15, 2009

Dr T in NC
QOTD — nope . . . well, save the free shipping for the mystery packs or other group tastings
May 15, 2009

gotsha
QOTD….I’m peaVed that WL still cannot ship to Illinois, so my answer is NO. If I can’t enjoy a discount on WL shipping, nobody else should. Why can’t WL figure out a way to ship to the most corrupt state in the Union? If the US Senate seat can be bought for only $1 million, how cheap would it be to get a shipping law changed?
May 15, 2009

NY Pete
pitchy pitch … ha ha
May 15, 2009

sharon
Hmmmm Pinotage. Me, too.
qotd: No
May 15, 2009

NY Pete
when are you in the zone?
May 15, 2009

NY Pete
nice couch, you should utilize it.
May 15, 2009

NY Pete
where’s the couch GV?
May 15, 2009

WineWoman
The action figures are back. Nice candy-striper shirt. I was wondering about that Shoofly Chook Chard. Thanks for having it on the show.

QOTD: A few special offers and codes are always appreciated for the Vaynernation.
May 15, 2009

Dr.Scott
qotd – sure, why not? If you are concerned about being gimmicky you could limit the offer to special occasions or times. Like the faster pacing, but longer shows give more detail. The show has an ebb and flow in pacing, which is really nice.
May 15, 2009

Jeff S.
Gary!

I asked Randy Jackson what he thought about you offering special deals on WLTV. He told me to tell you that much like your singing, “It’s a little bit pitchy, dawg”.
May 15, 2009

Redmeat
QOTD……doesn’t matter to me…you can’t ship to Washington….and that makes me sad because many of the wines you review are not available here in the Seattle area…
May 15, 2009

jason
top five…. go friday
May 15, 2009

John Farrin
4
May 15, 2009

Jeff S.
Here I am commenting before I see the show!

I’ll get back to you on the Question of the Day.
May 15, 2009

Redmeat
wow first time first?!?
May 15, 2009

Redmeat
no comments yet…really?