Wine and Hockey – Episode #690

June 16, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk is joined by the Nadeau brothers to talk about wine and hockey.

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“Guests seemed pretty cool, although the wines were not.
QOTD1 – I am …” by Dan-o
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Louis Boillot Volnay Grand PoisotsVolnay
2006 Renacer Punto Final Malbec ReserveArgentine Malbec
Winter Gold Apple Ice WineCanadian Dessert Wines

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

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June 17, 2009

Vinophile
Gary—

How can you have a hockey show without giving props to my PITTSBURGH PENGUINS??!! ;>) (I know how you feel about my STEELERS, but WOW)!

Pittsburgh: 2009 City of Champions!
STEELERS! (Super Bowl)
PENGUINS! (Stanley Cup)
PIRATES! Uhhhhhhhhhhhhh…they keep us humble.

Love hockey, especially the PENS!

PIRATES! (Uhhhhhhhh..
June 17, 2009

canadapete
Great to see some good Canadian boys on the show!!

QOTD 1 – N/A – huge Fan

2 – Beer of course!
June 17, 2009

Brian
Solid Show GV, even though they were canadian, eh.

QOTD1: Go Red Wings!
QOTD2: Gin and Tonic!
June 17, 2009

monden
Good show. I’ll definitely check the hockey zen tv show.I’ve tasted some great apple ice cider from the same province, Qc. And i’ve never heard about this apple ice wine. I really don’t think this ice wine is representative of the quality of the ice wine or cider we make here. We make pretty good vidal ice wine here. L’orpailleur is a very good one. La face cachée de la pomme(the hidden face of the apple) is a great apple ice wine, among others.

QOTD 1: If we would have playoffs like we had this year every year, i think that hockey would be much popular than it is now in the states. I’m a huuuuugggggeeee hockey fan!!

QOTD2: beer, ’cause that’s all they’ve got!! And i enjoy it. What i’ve had in the past also replacing beer and chips during a game on tv at home, espacially when the playoff season gets in the month of june, is vinho verde with olives. You can have almost as much as beer, it’s a bit fizzy and very refreshing and low in alcool. Not the expensive ones, the cheap ones but decent quality. 7 or 8 $
like Gazela
June 17, 2009

Phredd
QOTD 1: I enjoy the occasional hockey game. I don’t like the fights, so getting rid of them would help me become a more regular fan. Hockey is such a great skill game. Why ruin it with thuggery?

QOTD 2: I drink Diet Coke at sporting events. I’d take a good hard cider if one were around. I’m not a beer drinker. Wine just doesn’t work at the actual game. I’ll drink wine if I’m catching the game at home, though.
June 17, 2009

wayno da wino
Yo Guys, GOOOOOOOOOOOD Show !!!

qotd1: Used to be a Hockey Fanatic back in me younger days. Even had a
pair of season tickets for 3 seasons for the Cleveland Crusaders of the
defuncked WHA back in the 70’s. But kinda lost interest in the Sport….

qotd2: BEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRR !!!!
June 17, 2009

Lb in KS
QOTD # 1 & 2…..what’s hockey?
June 17, 2009

Paryb
That was a really nice show guys, makes me wish I had a brother (not to dis my two sisters)
Also, funny side at 20:09 may be the first time ever that the guests spit and GV doesn’t!

QOTD1: I’ve never been into Hockey I guess because I don’t know that much bout it. I guess I’d enjoy it if I could watch it with someone who could explain the game as it was played…like I did for ladyParyb and football.

QOTD2: Since I don’t watch Hockey, I’ll go with Dallas Cowboys Football! At the stadium, it’s pretty much Miller Light, because it’s only 8 bucks instead of 10 like the Corona. If I’m at home though, Sierra Nevada Pale, or if it’s warm out, New Belgium’s Sunshine Wheat.
June 17, 2009

JasonA
Good guests to have on after the stanley cup finals. Too bad the wine didnt show up as much, but it was cool they picked out the wines.

Must have been rough growing up with your brother beeing a cowboys fan!! Especially after super bowl XXX

QOTD 1: I live close to nashville and even though the predators have been here a while, I just havent got that in to hockey, until this years playoffs. Being a huge steelers fan, I had to route for the Pens! That alone made me a hockey fan! I cant wait until next season, and hope they come here and play the preds. But as far as other ways to get fans I just dont know. I see it being such a regional thing. With all the expansion teams now, maybe the young kids growing up with local teams will expand the NHL fan base? I may have been a hockey fan sooner if we would have had a team here when I was younger.

QOTD 2: I have only been to a few hockey games but during the finals this year, I was enjoying white wines. And I am still on the white wine kick as of late.

Jason
June 17, 2009

Pierre-Hugues Carmichael
Great show, GV, but don’t you dare talk trash about my hockey team! The Nordiques were a great team, I saw them beat the Devils a couple of times in the late 80’s (when I was about 8), and beat the Canadiens in the playoffs in overtime. We’re still hoping to get our team back here in Quebec City.

Which brings me to QOTD1: The league needs to get a team in Quebec City fast! The only reason I stopped paying attention is the lack of a local team.

QOTD2: A brew or a Sprite, coz that’s all they serve in arenas around here.
June 17, 2009

Phil G
That was fun – but i would have preferred hearing the boys talk a little more – favorite teams, favorite players, impressions from this last season, thoughts on next season – another minute or two for each would have added some more hockey love.

QOTD 1 – love ice hockey. College and NHL – go Rangers and Cornell Big Red

QOTD 2 – depends on the other circumstances (where are we, what time is it)
June 17, 2009

Craig Allen
Regarding the height question Nadeau Brothers are probably around 6′2″
June 17, 2009

Lawrence Leichtman
One other comment. Having met GV, he is short.
June 17, 2009

Lawrence Leichtman
Fairly poor wine showing for this show. A little better directing of guests that come in and select wine at the store would help. I can’t stand hockey and never could but I grew up in the southwest and if it wasn’t football or baseball, we didn’t care about watching any other team sports. I like a Samuel Adams at the local Norfolk Tides games.
June 17, 2009

looper
Funniest thing about this episode was the look on GVs face when he changed it up at the end to say that we are changing the hockey world. I laughed. But the corny joke and the look of satisfaction, like you just said the funniest thing in the world was priceless.
Good show. We could feel the brotherly love through the screen. Tough wines though. If you are 8 for 10 on Malbec, then is the delicious factor outshining the lack of complexity or is Malbec just an easy grape to grow and vinify?
QOTD1: I am back into hockey after my blackhawks have disappointed for so long, we had a great run this year with a young and talented team of future stars!! Ran into the buzzsaw of the yankeeske detroit redwings. Rocky Wertz was just the answer for us chicagoans. Young talent and winning is the only thing that gets nonhockey fans to be drawn to the sport… pure and simple.
QOTD2: I am a firm believer that sports = beer.
June 17, 2009

Ben Janssen South Australia
Is Gary short or is the Nadeau brothers just tall?
June 17, 2009

Manuel
Fun episode.

QOTD1: I’ve actually had this conversation with my good friend that is a huge hockey fan. This may sound silly, but here it goes: Either get rid of the goalie or make the goal net bigger. My friend told me that getting rid of the goalie would be ridiculous because they are sometimes the best part of the game, so I guess just make the net bigger to increase the scoring.

QOTD2: Beer. Usually Miller Lite.
June 17, 2009

Justin Kennedy
Hey Saint John boys, nice show! It was fun to watch.

QOTD #1: This may be sacrilegious coming from a Canadian hockey fan, but I find 4 on 4 hockey MUCH more exciting to watch. More open ice, more scoring (that’s what the Americans want right?). I can see how the scrums along the boards, and “the trap” can bore new viewers.

I also agree with other comments that the season is too long and won’t be able to compete with the NBA playoffs. I remember when I lived in Seattle, we didn’t have cable in our house so when the playoffs were on, I’d have to go to a sports bar to catch it. Well, guess what? EVERYONE was watching basketball.

QOTD #2: Fav drink is Root Beer. If I’m in the mood, then it has to be Scotch on the rocks.

Cheers,
-Justin
June 17, 2009

Ryan D
QotD1: You’re gonna hate me, but I don’t like the fighting. I like Olympic hockey better than NHL hockey because the game is quicker paced and there’s less thug mentality.

QotD2: Beer!
June 17, 2009

C-Lo
Hubba hubba GV! Two days of hottie McHotterson guests – I am a happy lady! Clearly I need to be heading north more often to hang out with these Canadians. Fun show; you three had a good rapport. I like what you did there, constantly getting affirmed for your hockey references. Well done.

QOTD 1: I’ve never been much of a hockey watcher. The Notre Dame team was always good while I was in school, so I watched them but other than that I don’t really watch. Not for a lack of effort on the hockey world to reel in another fan mind you, I just don’t get into it.

QOTD 2: I’m going to generalize the question to favorite beverage at a game and I’m gonna go with my non-thinking beer of choice – a good ol’ Miller Lite.

Keep it real.
June 17, 2009

G
Q1. I really like hockey better on a minute to minute action basis than any of the other big pro sports in the US, problem is, it is the one sport I never played. So I lose the “I know what that feels like” thing I get when I see a blocked shot or a good open field tackle. Other problem was in the last stanley cup game, it really looked like detroit was outplaying pittsburg early and got nothing, then a couple bang bang plays and the game is over. The low scoring aspect of the games is a problem. i nother sports 98-88, 35-17 and even 7-2 and I know who dominated, but 2-1 with a couple shots off the crossbar, hrmm.

Q2. A Saison.
June 17, 2009

Jerry
Neat diversion to hockey talk.

QOTD 1: I wish for the days of more finesse (european-style) hockey. Flame me if you like, but we’ll never see another graceful player, a la Gretzky, with the enforcer mentality. Gretzky inspired a generation with skill. On a separate note, in the interests of seeing the puck easier, I wonder if the rink boards could be made of transparent material so fans could still see the action along the boards nearest them.

QOTD 2: Water; drinks are too expensive.
June 17, 2009

Richie
QOTD 1: Well first of all it would be a great move if one could watch hockey- games from Amerika here in Germany. That would be a start.
QOTD 2: As I have never visited a hockeygame I can’t say. But wine would be kind of nice. Not a traditional sportsdrink but why not make it so?
June 17, 2009

castello
Yo Canadian beer dudes. Do you still get Yukon Gold there. I remember it was so tasty back in the late seventies or 80’s. Back then Molson and Moosehead had at least some flavor. They seem rather weak these days in California. That could be my palate changed but can you suggest some more flavorfull beers from north of the big ass border? eddwestat comcastnet
June 17, 2009

castello
Kell b. Prettt=y cool helmet head! LOL