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 11, 2009

BurroBoy
Back in action and in great form…but of course.
Taking it to the Toloso and going all viral on it.

You are definitely in a good place right now and it is shining through.

Some very interesting SBs coming from the Limari and Elqui valleys in the northern Chilean regions.

QOTD: Good wine movie we just watched again recently — The Secret Of Santa Vittoria
June 11, 2009

GP
The way you described both the Chilean and the New Zealand wines lead me to believe that I will like them, so they’re on my To-Buy-List. I’m going to pass on the third wine, because I’m not a CA-Chardoney fan anyway, indeed it’s a rare Chardoney of any kind that I care anything for.

QOTD: Tripletts of Bellville, Burn After Reading, Bandits, and Big Lebowski–you gotta see them All!
June 11, 2009

Taylor
Why do some of you say “I hate oak?” HOW CAN YOU BE A WINE DRINKER AND HATE OAK?!?! Oak is absolutely necessary in making good wine, whether you’re and old world or new world fan. If you don’t like oak, don’t drink chardonnay!
June 11, 2009

Woody
Recently rented When Harry Met Sally. Absolutely classic rom-com, and it is timeless
June 11, 2009

waynestreet
Gary don’t ever wear that shirt again on camera. I got vertigo from that one. Nice tight show. How about The Big Labowski DUDE!
June 11, 2009

MDub
QOTD: Run Lola Run – Awesome German flick. Kicks total ass!
June 11, 2009

dusanmal
I tried few months ago (from WL) 2006 Tolosa Chard’ “No oak”, whole bottle. Review seem to be the same used for half-bottle you tried. Vote: didn’t order it again. I wouldn’t be as harsh as 75 points though I agree with your tasting points (as far as I can remember). My wife would likely agree with you on the score: she drank one glass and didn’t want to have anything to do with it anymore.

QOTD: Dersu Uzala, by Kurosawa, made in Russia. Rarely seen masterpiece (score 99). Available on DVD at many rentals.
June 11, 2009

Ian L
Tight and focused episode. Great stuff.

QOTD: Rachel Getting Married & Bride Wars…i know, too much anne hathaway.
June 11, 2009

alisha
QOTD: Just watched Bottle Shock and really liked it.
June 11, 2009

Chris Lotz
Anvil: the story of anvil. Check it out gary, youll love it
June 11, 2009

Grant
With so many excellent wines out there in the world, why are these people still buying all these lousy “California style” chardonnays? I think soon it will be like looking back on 1980’s fashion and hairstyles . . . and saying, “how could I have knowingly done that to myself?” That’s my hope, anyway.

QOTD: Revolutionary Road.
June 11, 2009

Kell Brigan
(Ghosts do smell like coconut. What?!?)

Movie: My Kid Could Paint That (Art & wine have similar vibes, sometimes, methinks. Hype versus authenticity. Keeping it real. The roles of teachers, mentors, coaches. And, it’s got a cute kid and some neato art and art snobs it’s OK to laugh at.) There’s also a good one on Hulu about Alan Abel (one of the world’s great Con Men for Good) — http://www.hulu.com/watch/56337/abel-raises-cain. Concur on Man on Wire — good stuff.

About the Tolosa — gonna pass. I really hate oak in general, so my opinion wouldn’t be worth much.
June 11, 2009

looper
Great show. Nice to see you back in the saddle.
QOTD: First of all, I see that you are embracing what it means to have a newborn, more time at home. Rent all the movies you can for the first few weeks while little Mish is just eating and sleeping, b/c after this first few weeks, you will not be able to sit down for an entire movie ever again.
Fav movies, I will be doing a disservice to loopers (caddies) everywhere if I didn’t mention Caddyshack, but I rented Ironman a few weeks ago… It was great
June 11, 2009

J3rome
Hey little Gar! It’s good to hear Mott’s voice again. You always seem more happy when you are in the office. Did you give Little Bear and Lil Mish a kiss for me yet?

QOTD: All of the videos from the Thunder Cruise. They bring back such awesome memories.
June 11, 2009

DF
“Picnic Bird Chardonnay” — LOL — You’re going to see that on a label next year, Gary. Mark my words! And it will sell a million, because everyone wants to take a bottle of buttered popcorn chardonnay out on to a hillside and have a picnic with it!!! Copyright the name NOW!

QOTD: You should see Defending Your Life if you like Albert Brooks. It is a sweet, quiet, funny, profound movie that will help you and Lizzie to bond even tighter.
June 11, 2009

Kevin
Great to see you back in the “studio”. The best movie I’ve seen in the past few months in Frost/Nixon.
June 11, 2009

gotsha
GV…I see that you’ve already figured out that having a child means going to fewer and fewer movies at an actual theater. You’re a quick study. The most recent movie I’ve rented at home was “Slumdog Millionaire.”
June 11, 2009

MaRc
Wow…good question, coz the last time I actually sat in to complete a movie was actually a while back!
Sorry, wrong dude to ask.

You could try ‘Bottle Shock’ (released last year, I think), another vino movie!
June 11, 2009

Richie
QOTD: Night on Earth by Jim Jarmusch. Great movie.
June 11, 2009

Zino
QOTD: Tropic Thunder
June 11, 2009

Harry
Hey Gary,
Glad to see you’re back in the saddle again. And of course, congrats once again on little Misha. She’s mad cute.
I watched Crackers on Hulu the other day and had a good laugh. Sean Penn in his third movie ever, with Don Sutherland, Wallace Shawn and a bunch of otehrs in a super corney 80’s crime caper. Think Oceans 11 set in 1980’s San Fran Mission district on a $5000 budget.
June 11, 2009

eagleputt
Movie – Slumdog.
TV – Mad Men.
Best Wine Lately – 2001 Leonetti Cab.

Nice to see you back in the thunder seat Gary although I suspect Misha will be competing for a huge slice of your heart and passion for a long time.
June 11, 2009

gilbert peralta
also… “no country for old men” TOTALLY killed it/crushed it/rocked it (for me anyway)
June 11, 2009

gilbert peralta
Have to try the Simone now!

QOTD: My wife and I really liked the based on a true story about the Seattle trade center riots in 2000. We live in Seattle, so we had to see it; rented it a few weeks ago. It’s called “Battle in Seattle”. Check it out! Effin love you bro, keep it up yo!!
June 11, 2009

Bob A
Why are you surprised that the Nobilo S.V. is not all the Wine Spectator says it is? Some of their so-called experts really leave me with questions about whether they have even tasted the wines they are rating and Harvey Steiman, in particular, has a really odd palate. I have almost never agreed with him on the quality of a wine. And since I live in Oregon and drink lots of Oregon and Washington wines, I get chances to compare my evaluations with his on a regular basis.

I should say, to be fair, that W.S. has other wine writers and tasters whom I think are very good at what they do.