A Blind Wine Tasting of Priorat Wine

A Blind Wine Tasting of Priorat Wine – Episode #680

May 21, 2009

Priorat has become the hottest area in all of Spain and continues to gain popularity and today Gary Vaynerchuk tastes 5 of these wines-blind!

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“hi gary–thanks for doing this episode!!! I LOVE blind episodes and i’…” by chukhead-ted
“Another solid show Gary! I’m heading to Barcelona next weekend so the…” by Dave Stone
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Pasanau Germans Finca La Planeta PrioratPriorat
2005 Vall Llach PrioratPriorat
2005 Vega Escal PrioratPriorat
2005 Clos Galena Clos GalenaPriorat
2004 Vall Llach PrioratPriorat

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

216 Responses

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June 20, 2009

chukhead-ted
hi gary–thanks for doing this episode!!! I LOVE blind episodes and i’m so curious about priorat. you rock!
June 11, 2009

Dave Stone
Another solid show Gary! I’m heading to Barcelona next weekend so the timing of the episode was fantastic. Will be on the lookout for all five of these superb Priorats. And BIG PROPS to Mott for the trash can swish…it didn’t look like a gimme.
June 10, 2009

wannaBconnoisseur
Fun show!

Q- Very nice
June 8, 2009

Jayhitek
Hey.. Nice haircut!
June 7, 2009

JayZee
Loved the show on Priorat, one of my favorite wines. And I learned something. I did not realize there was that much variability in the blends – they were all over the map.

QOTD: Your hair is, um, okay I guess. I don’t usually comment on another guy’s hair.
June 5, 2009

normanzo
QoTD: Hair looks good and clean.

Great descriptions today Gary… “batman in your mouth”, “characters of charisma”, “pomegraite carwash”, “pig fart”. Your descriptions are often very helpful, as a lot of can identify with your wording moreso than with the high-falutin wine critic jargon.

Excellent episode!
June 1, 2009

rowland
hahaha, like so many americans know what fresh beets smell like!
good call on that cab.
May 28, 2009

my2cents
Nice job calling the cab in number 1!

I think your hair is about a half inch too short. I cut my own sometime and make it all 1 inch. Keeps you from looking like your head had a five o’clock shadow.

Wine sounds good right now but it is time for bed.
May 27, 2009

Heather W
The idea of no more WLTV is very upsetting, but all good things must come to an end eventually. So my advice would be to end on a high note, and then maybe we’ll see the triumphant return of GV in a feature length film or something.

QOTD: Great hair cut.
May 27, 2009

innA
Great show – I’ve enjoyed the few Priorats that I’ve had. Good to see a blind tasting again, as it has been a while.
May 27, 2009

Logan
You knocked this one out of the park, Gary. I enjoyed the nerdy Priorat introduction, and your email segment was great. Your passion and eloquence were moving; we know you work hard and that you love us all, and I think I speak for the majority of the Vayniacs when I thank you for putting out 680 episodes and wish you the best of luck with your baby and your future career. The sky’s the limit, and we’re all rooting for you

QOTD: The haircut is nice and short and it looks good on you.
May 26, 2009

SoCal-Anthony
Gary,

just watched the episode and running to wine store after this email to grab a bottle. you are fueling my passion and spending my money on a rampant pace. Lid looks good. High and tight anbd won’t need another cut anytime soon. Nice call as the next few months you are not about you.

I am at a building on the Gary Nation in SoCal and trying to push a ton of people to your show.

Turned 40 today my man! Happy Bday to me.
May 26, 2009

Adam J
Solid call on wine#1. QOTD: The heat of summer def. requires short hair…although I liked the old spikey hair. Thanks for the show!
May 26, 2009

Pete G
Wow did you “Crush It” on this show. An instant classic for sure. Oh let me count the ways a) New T shirt material (rocks n sausages, pomegrante car
wash) b) Nailing the 80% cab Pasanau out of the park c) The best blind tasting
probably in WLTV history, and on and on. Great show and BTW if you decide to
pull a Barry Sanders and hang up your WLTV spurs and go out on top well so be it. You’ve done a great service for so long you owe the Vaniyacs nothing.

QOTD: Luv the doo
May 25, 2009

Jeff Smith
Great Show GV
Have been watching for a few hundred episodes and have loved the ride. Hope everything goes well with your wife. I just got engaged this weekend.

Keep the shows coming. Love the content and the energy. Keep em coming after the baby is born

Haircut is good, fairly standard look for you. Maybe you should bring back the spikey haircut like you used to have it going.

Be good and holy cow why is my X-Box on? ( Just got home and it has been on all day )
May 25, 2009

Dan-o
GV – enjoyed the show, love the blind tastings. My first experience with Priorat was Solanes, which hit it big in 2003 and 2004. I still have a couple of bottles in my cellar and it is drinking well.

QOTD – I am one of those follically (spelling?) challenged people and I don’t really rate hair. However, I watch your show so much that I can always tell when you get a hair cut and keeping it short is keeping it real.
May 25, 2009

YoungDave
COMMENT # 200!!

YOU CALLED THE FIRST WINE! CABERNET INDEED, SIR. That was fun to go back and watch. I’ve been doing some blind tasting for my level 2 sommelier course test and THAT would’ve gotten me super pumped as well. Gotta love when you call it. ALMOST AS GOOD AS MOTT’S TRASH BASKET SHOT!

QOTD: Not bad, but pretty much the same, only shorter… right? I mean I like it and all, but when it’s that short, we’re essentially just commenting on how we like the shape of your head…right?
May 24, 2009

Pangaea
I love the non-American/French wine episodes.

QOTD: The hair? Your hair? I think you should adopt the same look as fellow Belarusian, Andre Arlovski.
May 23, 2009

Laura
Gary, don’t you dare listen to the whispers telling you to stop doing the show!

I’m a sales rep – and tell restaurant staff to check out your show to get young people pumped about selling wine.

Love when you feel the wine is drinking you instead of you drinking it!

QOTD: You look great! Short hair suits you!
May 23, 2009

yowens
Dude, I just checked, it was wine one. Solid call. Very cool episode, I need to quit my job and move to Spain. QOTD: Into it.
May 23, 2009

TommyB
Great region to cover Gary – love the blind tasting episodes but pleeeease, ask Mott to do an “Oak Monster” montage from yourself in past episodes – even only for a couple of minutes – it would make my year!
May 23, 2009

BF
THat was the best episode in the 600’s, imho. Expensive? Kind of. Compared to Cali cabs or Bordeaux and Burgandy, 30-40 bones is dirt cheap for 90+ big boys like that.
May 23, 2009

Jim in Atlanta
QOTD – Just be happy that you have hair. Enjoyed the show. Blind tastings are fun.
May 23, 2009

wayno da wino
FAAAAAAAANTAAAAAAASTIIIIC Episode!!!!

qotd: You look Maaaaaaarveeeeloooooouuus, Darling……
May 23, 2009

BF
K-man’s comment is like complaining about the 4 minutes of commercials during every HOUR of the Masters on CBS.