Talking New Zealand Wine and More with Daniel Schuster – Part 1

Talking New Zealand Wine and More with Daniel Schuster – Part 1 – Episode #684

May 28, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk interviews Daniel Schuster, a classic character and pioneer of the New Zealand wine world.

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“nice one danny good to see! you mite want to send a poor student a bot…” by jared tabak
“Dear Gary and Daniel,
My mother likes me, is this a cause for concern…” by Kevin C
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Daniel Schuster Sauvignon BlancNew Zealand Sauvignon Blanc

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

The “Crush It!” announcement page

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June 15, 2009

jared tabak
nice one danny good to see! you mite want to send a poor student a bottle or two when your back in nz haha
June 11, 2009

Kevin C
Dear Gary and Daniel,
My mother likes me, is this a cause for concern?
June 11, 2009

andrew mckenzie
Hi Gary /Danny
Your Danny S interview was refreshing.
I live Canterbury NZ and have meet Danny a few times over the years 1st in the late 70s (Big Village).He is a good guy his mother likes him. But his wines are a even better story.
Dannys wines are destintive, Yes they are NZ wines but they have that mature taste that reflects Danny open mind and his back ground.Top marks good interview.Keep up the good work Danny.
PS.Danny say hi to Mari from me
Kind regards
Andrew MCkenzie
June 10, 2009

Tort King
I disagree. ticketslayer@gmail.com
June 10, 2009

Lisa
Marvelous!
June 10, 2009

Chris Benson
Danny is one of the most charismatic wine guys you will ever meet, his knowledge and ability as a raconteur are equalled by his generosity. You MUST visit his winery in Waipara ! AS for his wines……….superb ! I consider myself very lucky to know Danny personally, he and wife Mari are two of the nicest people you will meet, period ! Come to New Zealand, drink great wine, meet great people ! Cheers !!
June 9, 2009

Richard Ward
Hi Danny … enjoyable interview … remember those “boring” German wines (Fantastic Vintages ‘71 & 76)and Avalon tastings of San Marino,Babich,Nobilo, Villa Maria, Corban’s, Mission, McWilliam’s and Montana … Best regards, Richard.
June 9, 2009

Jayhitek
His accent is like nothing i have ever heard before.
So far I am liking the episode.
June 8, 2009

JayZee
Awesome guest – I LOVE Daniel. Very interesting fellow. Now on to Part Deux…
June 8, 2009

@np3wave
He reminds me of the guy from the dos equis commercial… “I don’t always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer dos equis~” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2SSZA0CjdQ)
June 6, 2009

Victor
Best show ever…. this guy is just gorgeous, wonderful stories. Thanks Gary.
June 5, 2009

GMS
One of the best shows yet!!!! More guest less GV – you are getting better at letting the guest shine!

Back off on the Crush It – We get it!
June 5, 2009

Dan-o
WOW! Great guest! I would like to party with that guy! He likes the same music as me, loves the ladies, and seems to love to drink wine (not spit it!).
June 4, 2009

DAveA
neat guy, folks that don’t remember 1969 probably just don’t have good enough stories for the year… he’s probably full of it, but great accent, great stories… what else do you want? GREAT guest. When he opened up about the wines – oh, he had me on fish! I like characters anyday over cool cats. He covered nicely when you left, a natural! Glad you held your own with him, after all, this is your show. ha.

Glad you allowed this to be two parts. I think you two should go on the road or write a book. I can think of some good titles….
June 4, 2009

Daria Kushmelyn
You’re right, Gary. I’ve never seen you with anyone, except maybe your hilarious father, where you didn’t steal the show, but move over, Daniel Schuster inhabits the same world. This guy is GREAT! He knows about wine, he knows about life, and in spite of his self-deprecating comments, I think he knows a lot about women too. Have him on again ANYTIME, and this is not to take away from the enormous love and enthusiasm that I have for you. Enjoyed these two episodes ENORMOUSLY.

Daria Kushmelyn
Toronto
June 3, 2009

ShawnDK
I wish he was MY friend…
June 2, 2009

ben from boston
a man’s man.
June 2, 2009

eric
The Most Interesting Man In The World for real…Stay thirsty my friends.
June 1, 2009

sashanyc
appeals to my heart and to my brain.. great episode.. on to episode deux
June 1, 2009

wayno da wino
Daniel is an intersting character if you can understand what he’s saying.
It was kind of hard to decify his Mumbling……..
June 1, 2009

YoungDave
WOW. Extremely charismatic, knowledgeable, charming guest. I really can’t wait to watch more… which means that the G-man was on the money with his initial prediction about this man. Kudos and cheers.
May 31, 2009

Jim in Atlanta
Thanks for having Daniel on the show. I may need to watch it again so I pick up all of his sayings and use them myself.
May 31, 2009

Ben Janssen South Australia
On another note Gary a thankyou for giving Daniel the opportunity to speak instead of being a little bossy during the interview/discussion. It is good to hear a well educated/traveled/experienced speak freely.
May 31, 2009

Ben Janssen South Australia
Come on Gary.
Be honest you were about to dis Daniel for where he started a winery if he didn’t give a sound reason. Watching the show with a friend and we both said who is Gary to have any amount of negativity in question to Daniel Schuster about New Zealand. Please be honest with yourself Gary the last thing the wine world needs is another to big for his boots wine guys seperating themselves from the general drinking public
May 31, 2009

Randy C
An awesome episode. Very interesting guest.