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
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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

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May 21, 2009

K MAN
GV and fans –

I apologize for sucking up 7+ of the show with Gary talking about my comment. I wasn’t out to hurt anyone’s feeling.

It’s funny to think that I’ve been watching GV since the beginning, I live in CT, and I have NEVER met him! There have been Jet games we’ve been at at the same time but I could never track him down….

Maybe someday….
May 21, 2009

Slimdog
Awesome pick up on the california cab on #1. That catch brought the thunder as the wines did.

Won’t bash the other comments or commentators (k-man). But I will say this….you bring us boatloads of FREE content. I just searched your ratings to see if you had had an opinion on 2 wines I was choosing between. (Both not rated by you, but that’s cool). I am going to go out on a limb here and say that pound for pound we get more FREE content from you than do paying customers to other sites/magazines. Dare I say, I would even consider paying for some of the wisdom you impart, but please try to keep this as is..

Our son last year changed our life and I know it will change yours..
May 21, 2009

SurfCityJay
Hmm… so a CAB won the Priorat tasting? I’ll stick with my Cali Cab…

QOTD: Attachment #1 buzz cut looks good on you!!!
May 21, 2009

melbourne rob
Selfishly i’d say STAY and keep pumping out this INCREDIBLE content for as logn as possible.
Pragmatically i’d say you obviously have to do what is right for you. The fact that you have kept this going is a MASSIVE credit to you and your dedication. So I thank you. What will be will be – if little gary junior changes things i guess i’ll have to watch all the episodes again in random order for the next 3 and a half years and pretend they are all new!

QOTD: Funny you ask that, because when winelibrary tv loaded i saw the screenshot and though ‘oh he’s had a haircut’ lol
I like it – nice and sharp.
My hair is at a similar length and has been for a while now and i’m thinking of growing it. (just a random statement for you)

Great show. LOVE the blind tastings!
May 21, 2009

Flynn
I just started watching and I adore you. I thought that you should know.
QOTD: I approve on the haircut

“Candied grenadine meets pomegranate”. Grenadine is made from pomegranate and sugar. How can you have candied grenadine? Does not compute. Is it just pure sugar with a drop of pomegranate? You definitely said that wine number 1 reminded you of a california cab. ^_^ Also, “Pig Fart” needs to be a t-shirt. I would wear it everywhere.
May 21, 2009

Kyle A
Love love love the blind tastings, forever and always. My favorite episodes every time.

And just keep doing this as long as you have the passion for it. The day you dread putting out another video is the day you should walk away or pass on the baton. As long as you enjoy it though I don’t see the problem.

Kyle
May 21, 2009

Josh Klein
Dig the show, dig the haircut, but don’t dig the striped shirt on video. At certain points when you moved it was playing with my eyes almost making me go into a seizure. Big ups to the big-ass glass!
May 21, 2009

dkp
gary.

ever think about passing the baton to one of your past guests? maybe you could have tryouts for the next full time host. of course you could sit it whenever youre not busy.

just a thought.

peace!

dkp
May 21, 2009

Kelly Goff
Gary, I have to say that I have been slacking in my loyal watching and commenting every day and have been sympathetic to K-Man’s opinion. On the other hand, this type of episode is what WLTV is all about! Fun, knowledge, a sense of your character, and good wine. While I will be sad when (and I say when) you stop doing this, I hope that we have some opportunity to watch you grow as you raise your daughter(I am holding firm on the gender) and achieve your goals. I will be there cheering you on! I believe that your hand may pull out of some the many pots that it is in now. A baby really does change everything! Wish Lizzy good mommy luck from me.
May 21, 2009

Glen....winecrazy.com
I call this comment…Thunder Road.

After hearing that email from the guy complaining you are sucking us in and selling books I know that A: He has never wrote a book, or B: He has never read one….. because if he thinks you are making money on selling books he must be from Kansas…. I mean really….when you are doing $50,000.000.00 a year in sales….hello!!!…..the profits from that book is like being on welfare. There is no money in books.

Then to even bother putting you down for giving him the knowledge…FREE…that you have put out there for so long….or even if he is just entertained by watching this show….FREE…. then he should just not watch, say he’s sorry and go away. He’s probably been watching to long anyway.

As for me…..I’ll be here watching and loving every show because I can appreciate what you are doing. Who films all over the world for free?? I mean if and when you do make enough to go to the moon…..I’m sure you’ll be doing a show from there…..FREE….and me being sucked in will be right here watching.

Thanks for all you do Gary….and being a self proclaimed SUCKER….I must thank you for what you provide here every day. It’s knowledge, entertaining, and just good clean fun. You bring laughter and joy to many people and you should not apologize for it. He doesn’t have to watch the show….nor does he need to complain about it.

Me….I would ban that guy from even being able to watch any more shows. But that’s just how I roll. I have no patience for ignorance or jealousy. I think you answered that much better than I would have…..because I would have told that guy…..well…I’m sure you can imagine… you know me by now….

QOTD….you mean what’s left of it right??
May 21, 2009

urbwes
GV,
You expressed a possiblity of ending WLTV. I can certainly understand why that would be the case with your busy life and a baby on the way. IMHO you should take a break when the baby arrives because you, your family, and the baby will deserve it. However, as a fan, I would love for you to continue WLTV. Even if it is just one show a week or shorter shows, we love the content and appreciate your hustle. That said, you do as you must and the real Vayniacs will understand. If not, they miss the whole point and are unappreciative of your FREE content.

URBwes
May 21, 2009

Laurie in VT
QOTD: I guess it’s fine, I haven’t really paid much attention to your hair, so didn’t notice any difference. It must be because I’m paying attention to content instead – important stuff like pig farts and all!
May 21, 2009

M
Blind Priorat!!!!!!! Sounds awesome. Too late to start watching. I’ll be back tomorrow! Can’t wait.
May 21, 2009

Joanne
Do you mean kielbasa for #3?
May 21, 2009

NY Pete
toooooooo tired for creative thunder tonight … sorry.
May 21, 2009

NY Pete
did you facebook today?
May 21, 2009

oscar falcón lara
Awesome !
Priorat is a favorite of mine, many of them in fact are strong full bodied wines, something I opt for in Spanish wines. ( Rioja and Campo de Borja being the other two “in your face tannins” denominations)

QOTD: Nice haircut, it does look good on you.

PS. We’ve been buying Solanes, Manyetes and Rotllan Torra between $22 and $90 USD and have never had a problem with the different vintages we’ve tried, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2004.
May 21, 2009

Jay
QOTD: Hair looks good!
The CaliCab pull on Wine #1 was epic. Love these blind tastings!!
Big azz glazz ftw.
May 21, 2009

Zach J
Hey Gary, great show! Love the blind format.

Listen man, don’t worry about people complaining about how you’re “commercializing” your show. All of us appreciate how much great content you pump out for free. If you want to take a few minutes out of one episode to promote your book (a book that a lot of us fans would probably be interested in), you’ve more than earned it after 680 episodes.

However, one piece of constructive criticism: I really enjoy you reading out comments on the show, but maybe think about cutting it down by a minute or two. We came here for wine, and we want wine! You could also maybe move it around, like read a few in the beginning and a few at the end.

Regardless, here’s wishing you and Lizzie a beautiful and healthy baby. Keep up the great work,

-Zach J
May 21, 2009

Agent Orange
Nice job today Gary.

QOTD: Did you and AJ also open a hair salon?…
May 21, 2009

NY Pete
looks like a military haircut to me …
May 21, 2009

Ryan from brooklyn
Even if you only did one or two shows a week, we’d still all be winners son.

Love the blind episodes, the enthusiasm and passion in these episodes are big as the oak monster. Gotta say the hair looks the same, though admittedly I’m not paying much attention to it usually.
May 21, 2009

Jay
Hmmm… about to retire from email responding? Must be a TV show deal to announce.

Saw “Maynard” note in your email screenshot on the gv.com piece you posted last week… then this week the announcement about his bottle signing at WineLibrary.

This week the hint about retiring from email…. next week a TV show announcement perhaps? Hmmmm…

Between that and the baby, who can blame ya?

Here’s hoping you keep WLTV going throughout, even if it becomes a once or twice a week afair.

Wishing you all the best.
May 21, 2009

NY Pete
was that really K Man? THE K MAN?
May 21, 2009

Bobbie Smith
QOTD: IT’s the same haircut I give my guys. Of course I like it.
You forgot to cover pig fart in your wine palate video. That would be fun to eat. Do you think Ellen’s producer would dig on that? Or rather try it out?