3 White Wines that Everyone is Talking About

3 White Wines that Everyone is Talking About – Episode #687

June 10, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk returns to the thunder seat to taste 3 wines and hopes they live up to the hype!

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2008 Simone Sauvignon BlancChilean Sauvignon Blanc
2008 Nobilo Sauvignon Blanc IconNew Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
2006 Tolosa Chardonnay Edna ValleyCentral Coast Chardonnay

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June 10, 2009

Zube
I’m hoping to be able to find the Simone, especially at a nice low price point.

QOTD, or TOTD (Task of the day). Just to stick with wine as the subject, I enjoyed Bottle Shock. Maybe not the BEST movie I’ve watched, but totally enjoyable and a supposedly somewhat true story (Calif wines vs French wines in a famous 1976 Paris blind tasting!) Alan Rickman and Bill Pullman star.
June 10, 2009

NicoRiesling
GV,

Picnic chardonnay? really, you should be in Marketing, you’re wasting your time at the store.

QOTD: “The Vikings” with Tony Curtis and Kirk Douglas. Great movie to watch with my son, laughing about those silly Vinkings!

N
June 10, 2009

Wardo
Good episode…great to see a value wine get good praise and a cardboard chardonnay get slammed. Congrats on the new baby, btw. I’m sure you will soon learn to treasure sleeping, as it will happen sparingly for the next year. My nephew is almost 2 now, and that was the input my brother and sister-in-law could offer about a new baby.

QOTD: Flash of Genius. A true story of a great American–one that is very inspirational–and definitely makes you feel good…I think it would be up your alley
June 10, 2009

italianwinelover
So glad to see you back in the saddle….I like how you introd the wine before tasting them – I don’t think I’ve seen you do that before! Congrats again for being blessed with “Little Mish” I feel so close that I want to go buy her a present, but hope you get the card in the mail soon!!!

QOTD: Right now I rented from my library the Friends season! I also watched Northern Exposure alot – old series are hilarious cuz you really only have a 1/2 hour sometimes to sit down!
June 10, 2009

SteveF
Glad to have you back. Misha is such a beautiful little girl.
QOTD:Little Dorrit
P.S. Still waiting for my shout out of the birth of my first granddaughter.
June 10, 2009

Kittysafe
Congratulations on the baby, Meesha is it? A girl? Awww…
And to those scrach and sniff stickers in the ’80s, I do remember the witch and the skunk and the others, those little round stickers, I collected those, before Garbage Pail Kids. Did you collect those?

As for the witch scratch ‘n sniff (rhymes), I think it was just a marketing play on Halloween related items for kids who eat that stuff up.

“Tastes like paper with no crayons in sight”

Best movie I’ve ordered in the last 8 weeks: funny you mentioned BTTF, cos I did order Back to the Future 1,2 and 3 and played a marathon for some friends last week.

Good to have you back Gary, missed you and again, congratulations on the baby.
June 10, 2009

Igor
Totally agree on Nobilo. Will try Chilli SB.
NO comeemt on Danny Schuster show?
June 10, 2009

Viggo21
“Picnic Bird” Chardonnay. Brilliant!
June 10, 2009

Glen....winecrazy.com
Nice show Homey. I like the boring ass wine comment…lol

QOTD: I don’t watch TV…only wine wibrary tv. Don’t rent the moviews either. But I did watch the old Chris Farley dvd last week from the best of the saturday night live collection. Remember that? Ravioli…Holy Canoli!!!..lol
June 10, 2009

Ivan
That Simone looks like a nice play. Will add to my WL wish list. You’re back to pumping out awesome content. I love it.

QOTD: If nothing else… please rent Season 1 of The Wire (warning R rated). It was the best show ever that few ever saw. This show brings the Thunder and will rock your world. Oh yes, you will be using quotes from the show. It is that smart and well written.
June 10, 2009

Ant_G
Don’t blame yourself- you are most likely right on going against Wine Enthusiast. It seems to me that the Enthusiast ratings have been suspect recently. Not sure what going on there, maybe they switched over to 125 point scale and didn’t bother to inform anyone.

QOTD: City of Industry, not supeterrific happy hour, but held my interest, and I am a sucker for a hiest movies.
June 10, 2009

Vanguy
QOTD: Rent “Man On Wire”
June 10, 2009

Joyce
Yeah, yeah, yeah…..bring back Misha!!!!!!!!! Now the Thunder Show is not about the wine, anymore.
June 10, 2009

Kathy Hughes
QOTD – Didn’t order this movie but saw it on TV….Moonstruck with Cher and a young Nichoas Cage. Totally great. Enjoy, Naples Kathy aka Champagne Lady
June 10, 2009

Pittsburgh Alex
Thats going to be a long time before that hospital wrist band falls off.

QOTD: I don’t know if Lizzie would be down with this, but the Seven Samurai was best movie I watched in the last eight weeks.
June 10, 2009

Dr T in NC
Nice to see you back. Sorry I can’t help on the QofD!
June 10, 2009

Pete B
Nice to have you back in the office. I’m curious if the Nobilo winery is owed by Frank Nobilo the golfer? Congrats again on the new edition to the family. How about an under $20 Reisling episode in the near future? Thanks.

QOTD – We just watched Benjamin Button. Very long but pretty good.
June 10, 2009

Grock
awesome episode….. love the thunder show. Just spent first week back from college watching all 600 episodes…. can mott be a “tasting guest?” congrats!

QOTD: forgetting sarah marshall
June 10, 2009

Zach
Nice show! Can’t quite do the task of the day(not 21 ), but i’ll come back next friday and leave a review for you.
QOTD: Contempt by Jean-Luc Godard
June 10, 2009

Sacha
Would have tried the chardonnay first. Like especially austrian Sauvignon Blanc of Umathum with the “vino-lok” glass closure.

QOTD: Fried green tomatoes.

Good show, Gary & congrats to Misha Ava, Lizzie and finally you!
June 10, 2009

John Farrin
Yeah, good to have you back.
June 10, 2009

Vanguy
Welcome back!
June 10, 2009

B-727
Gran Torino, but less than I thought I would with its hype.
June 10, 2009

Robb
GV,

Nice to see you back at the office. Misha is beautiful. Congrats!

R/Eason
June 10, 2009

Chalz
lucky 7 I like it