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 22, 2009

castello
Now you have to do another show with some big ass Cabs. Nice call. The OAK MONSTER will love you if you don’t show your fear. What kind of appelation/D.O.G or whatever lets them use whatever grapes they want? Awesome! Especially in Europe.
I would only take a burgundy car to a POM carwash. Classic!
May 22, 2009

Dan
Gary…
I’ve been watching since around episode 200, and I just want to sincerely thank you for your dedication to this wonderful show. I think everyone should be more appreciative of what you do. You’ve been catching some flack from some viewers about your enthusiasm for your new book, and I think it’s totally undeserved. Again, my thanks to you for all of the time you’ve invested in WLTV. It’s very clear that it has little to do with promoting the wines and more to do with enlightening all of us about vino; the good, the bad, the overpriced, and of course… The wines that bring the thunder.

QOTD: I like the hair, really short is good on you.
May 22, 2009

Craig
YES the blind tastings are fantastic. (ever dreamed of doing it for real!!!)

MrWillis74
http://tinyurl.com/qkwtlo
May 22, 2009

castello
Greatest show ever! Yes, he read my rather long comment. AH HA!
The hair doo looks like some of my younger buddies at the local bar. They’ve given up on barbers and do their own. Set it on 2 next time.
Good luck with GV junior!
May 22, 2009

Michael D
G.V. –

Holy pig farts!! That was a fun show. Loved this episode on Priorat wines. Gotta get me some a’ that stuff.

Hey, you mentioned [last episode] that you are drinking some $7 Portugese wines. How about some names? Solid $7 Portugese juice would bring some real thunder!

I hope you will enjoy being a dad as much as I do. It’s awesome.

Thanks for all you do for us Vayniacs.

Mike
May 22, 2009

RickyB
Gary, LOVE the blind tasting episodes,

Good job on the first wine, you made me jump back and watch it again

QOTD: Love the trim!

Keep it real, can’t wait for the new book, just ordered the first one!
May 22, 2009

PatrickG
Loved the blind tasting! Gotta try some Priorat now.

Good hair.

You are a busy man and have earned every bit of your success. I’m sure everyone would understand if you have to cut back to just a couple shows a week, at least we would all still get our thunder fix And hey I love the Flip cam episodes too.

Crush IT!
May 22, 2009

Royce
Hair looks the same (sorry). Agree with Kelly below that I love this type of episode – a lot of focus and knowledge on a particular area or varietal beamed right from your brain to mine. Too bad these wines are out of my price range.
May 22, 2009

JS
GV–

It’s almost sad–but perfectly understandable–to think that sometime soon you’ll be too big of a star and too busy with your family to read and respond to your e-mails. You’ve really made it to the big time and it wasn’t thanks to anything but genuine hard work. Most people only get to know “famous” people once they’re famous, but we got to know you before you shouted into the camera and had an onslaught of international followers. That should make you feel good. Thanks for everything; I’ll be watching til the end.

JS
May 22, 2009

Bobo
great show. hair is good. amazed on the level of the Spanish wines, wow.
May 22, 2009

JenB
Great show as always. Although sad to see you go, kids are just the best and well worth the investment. Please do find someone to continue your show. We do so enjoy it. And Crush on!
May 22, 2009

Biznas
The Blind Tasting Shows are the best. You need to do more of them! Set up some challenge for yourself like price the wine or region. You are really good at that stuff and it’s a fun show.

Haircut good.
May 22, 2009

Kittysafe
Holy shit Gary you did call it… here’s what you said about Wine #1:

Wine 1: Beets, candy nose, mocha coffee, good length, good minerality, dark chocolate, WHAT I WISH A CALIFORNIA CAB WOULD TASTE LIKE

GREAT JOB MAN, IMPRESSIVE!
May 22, 2009

Mr Cook
Great episode. Love Priorat. Where I live I get the Clos Galena for 25 BONES and their lower line Galena Galena for 17 so it isn’t too out there to treat myself. Might I say you CRUSHED IT calling out the cab in wine number 1.

QOTD:Had to get your lettuce chopped for baby pictures! Tight.
May 22, 2009

Shyam Mehta
Gary – Lets watch an episode with MOTT hosting it..Add some flavor..with his favorite wines..
May 22, 2009

Beeper
Thanks, Gary. I will have to try some Priorat…
May 21, 2009

Canada
iTunes is driving me nuts. I can’t DL my WLTV fix! I gott’s to have my GV in da-morning with my pot o-joe.
Your doing great Garry. Keep it up! Lot of luck with the new baby, I have two and I am loving each day. Your in for the time of your life.
Frank
May 21, 2009

Robin C
I am very anxious to try a Priorat.
QOTD: Your hair always looks the same to me. I was just packing stuff to try to get my hair to look OK in the 60% humidity of Charleston and it seemed really desirable to have less hair but it just wouldn’t look as good on me. My friend read that a true traveller puts a toothbrush as a bookmark in his book and just goes. I’ll bet you could do that.
May 21, 2009

manonthemoon
Great show, love blind tastings and Priorat. Must reccommend Viñedos de Ithaca as a great producer from the area.

QOTD: Grow it out, you know Sampson got his power from his locks.
May 21, 2009

Phil M
So Gary,
Appreciated the honest comments today about you and your branding. You are trying to make money, but why would there be anything wrong with that… Ok, so this is a internet show about wines, of which you are not paid to promote any of them. I think its fine to promote yourself as much as you want. Now, about the show ending.. I really hope it doesn’t… BUT, you really should be bringing this to TV in some medium. I can see a nice late night talk show, centered around wines, but with you garnering a nice salary/paycheck for your years of branding yourself.. If all this is ending soon, I just want to say thanks for opening my eyes to the wine world.. Crush it indeed!!
May 21, 2009

David T (@ONUMello)
KILLER episode with obviously KILLER wines. Interesting how small the Escal bottle looks compared to the others.

Don’t listen to the whispers!! What I would do if I were half as busy as you if necessary: Take one afternoon a month, tape 4-5 episodes from your office & put out one a week. Then take your flipcam wherever you are & just find one or two wines & put out a second show a week, a quick 5-10 minutes. That way everyone wins- less of a commitment for you & the Thunder Show lives.

QOTD: Funny b/c I just got my hair cut yesterday too, and I also got quite a lot taken off so it’s short as well- so I gotta give it two thumbs up.
May 21, 2009

JCN
Keep up the good work Gary. F the haters.
May 21, 2009

Kittysafe
Gary, I always say it like I see it, sometimes that’s harsh, but understand my family here would be sad to see you stop the show, and though we know someday it will happen, we will miss you, and wish you all the best, congratulations on the baby, God willing the baby is happy and healthy and crushin’ it
May 21, 2009

Zach
I guess all good things must come to an end…sooner or later.
May 21, 2009

Sonic Paul
Very nice episode this…I like Priorat, though because of the price-point I don’t get to drink em very often… So very useful fieldwork here. Would have loved to see how a Finca Dofi would compare, or a Coma Vella (which comes in at a mere 20 euros here in the Netherlands). Alvaro Palacios is a star where I come from by the way, let’s do a horizontal l’Ermita tasting soon, and let’s invite me over!

QOTD: dude don’t get me started