Alentejo, a Wine Region in Portugal

Alentejo, a Wine Region in Portugal – Episode #679

May 19, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes three wines from Alentejo and discusses the varietals found in this underrated region.

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“Gary, PLEASE never do another Alentejo special. This wine region is on…” by Fabricio
“No to the mike, you sound great without it. Use it when you are on the…” by Rich
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Cartuxa Pera Manca WhiteAlentejo
2006 Esporao Reserva RedAlentejo
2006 J Portugal Ramos Vila Santa RedAlentejo

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

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May 20, 2009

Scott EJ
Big, big fan of Portugal. They’re always a go-to for me for byob restaurants.

How about some blind head-to-head? Anderson Valley, v. Russian River Valley Pinots….Napa, v. Sonoma…Chile, v. Argentina.

QOTD: Nah. When you wore the mic. for those few episodes it sounded canned and thru off the flow. No need for the change.
May 20, 2009

Vanguy
QOTD: No
May 20, 2009

WineWoman
QOTD: No to a mic–you sound best “au naturale”. Love the “Fun Facts”–easier to listen and learn and much less time-consuming than reading something like the Oxford Companion to Wine–though probably one of the best references on the subject. The Quiet Pause was nice–in anticipation of the next wine–glug–glug–glug.

Great group of wines–thought you tasted the Esporao a few hundred shows back when it had large polka-dots on the label(I could be wrong) but you raved about it then–if it was indeed the same wine.
May 20, 2009

Shyam Mehta
NO mic please. Its good the way it is.
May 19, 2009

Naysen
QOTD: Not a big fan of the Mic personally.
May 19, 2009

Brent
QOTD: The mic sounds great, however, the white paper doesn’t show the color very well.
May 19, 2009

Derek S
Great show. I look forward to trying some Alentejo myself.

QOTD: No mic, your energy and voice are already a megaphone!
May 19, 2009

gomestar
Random quote from today’s show: “sometimes you have something explode in your mouth, and you don’t appreciate it”.

QOTD: absolutely not! Seriously, no mike. The day you use a fancy clip-on mike is the day my subwoofer no longer maxes out each time you throw something at the camera mike. And that, my friend, is one sad day (note: you did it 3 times this episode so don’t even pretend it’s not important)
May 19, 2009

Jared Levy
QOTD: Please, no mic. I remember when you tried this before, you max out the sound and it sounded terrible for a while. Stick with the regular camera microphone.

Good show, nice to see a relatively obscure region get its due.
May 19, 2009

manonthemoon
Comrad, no in my country no mics are allowed.

Nice show today though.
May 19, 2009

wooden palate
Congratulations on the baby. Sleep now, while you can.

QOTD: the sound is fine in your office, but please use a mic in noisy/live environments (restaurants, events with large crowds).

(So you know, I lurk because I have nothing useful to add to the conversation. See my nym for insight into my reasoning…)
May 19, 2009

AUSSIE SAMMY S
Kick Ass Show GV…..

Wasn’t quite sure of your focus on the first 10minutes, but you really ‘crushed it’ in the second half of the show.. Keep pumping out the value plays.. curious to see a show about eastern europian wines…Hungry, Slovenia etc….

qotd….No mic GV, your loud enough as is!
May 19, 2009

Chris from Tulsa
No mic. I’m a traditionalist.
May 19, 2009

Kevin Poirier
Have to make one more comment because I just cracked up at something Gary said.

“Sometimes when something explodes in your mouth, your appreciative. Sometimes your not.”

-That’s what she said
May 19, 2009

neutron212
qotd: when your in the store no when your out doing some thing yes
May 19, 2009

Kevin Poirier
Loved the episode. Wanted to see the call. No on the mic. Your loud enough. That’s a good thing though.
May 19, 2009

Longtime Lurker
qotd: absolutely not: I’ve stayed silent for several hundred episodes, but I genuinely think the microphone idea is a future headache waiting to happen. Stick to your guns, afterall you’re already “Crushing It”
May 19, 2009

TimF
Play

play

You down with BBD? Yeah, you know me.

Play.

No cork play?

Play.

Mic? Yep.

Very interesting energy on the show today… Unusual…

Mmmm — yogurt wine…

A yogurt play? Finally.

Strawberry season coming up.

You always like when the Marlboro Man explodes in your mouth.

I love tight.

Ooh Yeah — snap into a Slim Jim!

Fare? Fair?

Really weird vibe today. Like a Bob Ross vibe kicking.

Shirley Temple?

Crack pipe smoking?

The Golden Age…

You should have picked the Giants.
May 19, 2009

Bruce Schaller
QOTD: you don’t need a mic. you’re always moving around anyways, dont you think it would sound scratchy?? I’d rather you just normalized the volume before tacking on the intro sequence before each episode…sometimes i get my ears blown out then i’m like ok now it’s too quiet.

I’m lovin the Portuguese wines too! Price:Value ratio…that’s what I’m talking about!

Cheers!
May 19, 2009

Jay
Loved the compare/contrast at the end with the last two wines, Old World vs New World. That helped a lot to understand what each wine brings to the table and how they relate to your palette.

You don’t need a mic but if you try one out, that can’t hurt.
May 19, 2009

Orion S.
don’t see the need for a mic in the normal location. the paper behind the wine doesn’t help me too much. still hard to see the color.
May 19, 2009

Josh S
Gary,

Great show as usual. Can’t wait to get ahold of a few bottles of the 2006 Esporao Reserva Red. Its especially mouth watering as the hotel I am in does not even have a mini-bar, much less wine in the rooms. What is this world coming to. These guys are definitely not crushing it.

QOTD: mic is not needed when you are at the office set!
May 19, 2009

Vecchio
Wow, yesterday you got me all excited about Gigondas, now I’m all excited about Alentejo! I only thought of the Douro when it came to Portugal, thanks for the info.

I can only drink so much, may need to get another wine cooler at this rate.

Please go easy with the Burgundy episode, I’m on a budget!
May 19, 2009

oscar falcón lara
So good to see you review the Portuguese wines. I like Tinta Roriz Douros, Touriga Nacional and Alentejano.

We attended a Herdade Do Esporão tasting last year and were blown away by the quality and price of these wines, see a bit here- http://www.garalysoka.com/diario/2008/11/25/viva-portugal.html. They also have a branded Vinho Regional Alentejano called Monte Velho, intensely herbal and peppery.

Hope your wife and baby are great! Cheers !

QOTD: Yes, a stereo mic.
May 19, 2009

Steve
QOTD: you shouldn;t need a mic, as said by others before only if you have a guest.