The Cameron Hughes Wine Show

The Cameron Hughes Wine Show – Episode #696

June 26, 2009

After many requests to do so, Gary Vaynerchuk reviews 6 offerings from Cameron Hughes Wines.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Cameron Hughes Lot 124 Chardonnay
2007 Cameron Hughes Lot 125 Pinot Noir
2007 The Flying Winemaker Zinfandel
2007 The Flying Winemaker Tempranillo
2007 Cameron Hughes Lot 128 Garnacha
2007 Cameron Hughes Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon Lot 100

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

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June 28, 2009

kiryn
COTD – Bring the thunder… Down Under!.

Awesome string of shows Gary, the Saki shiz was off the hook… love the more ‘information/guest’ setup, pure reviews are obviously the hook, but the line & sinker are those types of shows for me.

lovin the effort either way though man… truly amazing!
June 28, 2009

familydoc
Gary- first show I’ve watched in going on year, life has just got in the way. Great show, great to back. What I wanted to tell you: I’ve had some great wine in the last year and we bought a house yesterday….one step closer to my dream of a walk in wine cooler!
June 27, 2009

ThomasM
QOTD: Gary, you are responsible for my interest and recent dabbling in the wine world. I loved the Sake, Absinthe, beer and Cheese episodes, I’ve learned so much from you and your guests. Thank you.

P.S.
You mentioned you liked real root beer, I’d love to see you review some.
Thanks.

Thomas
June 27, 2009

BrandonP
Good show, I feel that you have been on your A game since the week off with the baby.
COTD: I would like for you to review some wines from Ben Glaetzer, Amon-Ra, annaperena, wallace, and others. I have had some recently and was impressed.
June 27, 2009

Erich S.
First time commenter, short time lurker: After discovering Wine Library by way of a video clip on ask.com three weeks ago, I have a growing Chester Cheetos level of appreciation for the work you guys do. A year ago I went full vino-manic trying to educate myself on wine. Waging a discovery mission as grand as the Lewis and Clark Expedition on this new world has been somewhat difficult. But as they had Sacagawea to teach and guide them, so I now have Gary- a.k.a. Sacagaweachuck. All the best guys.
June 27, 2009

Patrick
Gary
Love the Show, I can not wait till the next Thunder Cruise. I had so much fun on this years. I will be booking 2010 as soon at you set it up. Keep up the GREAT work.

Patrick
June 27, 2009

Kevin W
Hey crew/staff of Winelibrary,
I just wanted to say that I love the show and the success that you are having in this economy. I’m an aspiring entrepreneur myself and I’m sure in the future as I am going through college I will look to your guy’s success and hopefully get some good tips, although I’m going the computer engineering route, I’m sure many principles still apply. Keep up the good work and keep on bringing the thunder!
June 27, 2009

Dave M
Gary, really enjoy the show (Father’s Day episode was the best yet and had my GF and I in stitches) — I’ve learned so much since I started watching a year ago.

My statement isn’t really related to the show, but it would be cool if you had a feed of all your in-stock wines that we could use for mashups.
June 27, 2009

Brian Christenberry
Gary,

Growing up out East, I miss the intensity that can be lacking here in the midwest. The midwest is definitely holding you down!

Great episode. I never can have too many “36 Chamber” references.

One.
bc
June 27, 2009

Pendrops
SOTD: Gary and other wine nerds, I’m really excited and had to share. I had my first Albarino today and it rocked my world. The Abacela 2008 Albarino. Great nose on that thing, made me want to smell it all afternoon. And I spent like five minutes doing just that before I took my first sip. The taste is really crisp with pleasing acidity. Highly recommended!
June 27, 2009

Craig Hamlet
Gary, I’ve watched your show for about a year now. I have seen most of the episodes in the archives, too. I study wine extensively and really enjoy finding incredible deals on thunder brands. The most incredible deal lately was finding 36 bottles of 04 Branson Coach House Shiraz at 35 bones apiece. That wine blows me away and I have you to thank for it. I hope to make a pilgrimage to your store in Jersey soon. Much gratitude. Craig
June 27, 2009

Paul Stonier
Awesome Wutang reference today. Loved it. Good episode, too.

P.S. thank you for the inky tasting note. It is one that I just realized I have missed noting, but instantly recognize in retrospect of several wines. It perfectly articulates a huge sensation of quite of a few wines that I’ve had.

P.S.S. I recently became a godfather and I am very pumped about it.
June 27, 2009

EricJeff
Great show gary. Living in the midwest i love to see review of some wines i can get locally even though i usually try the internet play. BTW Just tried the Thunder Cuvee and loved it!

QOTD: I like the flip cam shows. Try to do an impromptu show at a random run of the mill wine store totally unannounced when your out and about promoting your newest mega deal. All the best!
Eric
June 27, 2009

Ryan Mac
GV,

SOTD: I’ve got two suggestions…No. One – I know that you have touched on all aspects of the wine industry going so far as to make your own wine out of San Fransico. I’d like to see you go one step further and talk about growing your own grapes. Bring on someone who can talk about setting up your own vineyard. Now I’m not talking about buying a few acres locally and spending all of your childrens college fund to do it but allocating some parcel out in the backyard and taking it from there. Make it a ‘on site’ episode ala the wine cellar episode (one of my favorites). You could have fun and I think it would be well received.

No. Two – I know how things can quickly overwhelm you when a new child comes into your life and you start asking how can I fit everything in 24 hrs and still enjoy life. Well, allow us to help. I’d love for you to start outsourcing to us for local videos allowing us to report on the wines/wineries in our local area. Have a correspondent for Oklahoma, Idaho, Virgina, Arizona, Georgia, etc (the other 46)… and have them work the streets to find the best local wineries and see what they are producing all on video for Wine Library TV. Think of a format that would like to see and challenege us. I think that you’ll find many of us share your passion and would love to show our pride in our local wines.

Cheers.
June 27, 2009

Judith Kane
We’re lurkers and first-time commenters, but have been watching for awhile and enjoy your show very much.

Glad to see a show about wines that we can both find and afford. Would love to see more in this price point.

We’re Wine Club members; we shopped at your store for the first time recently; and we’re looking forward to hearing more about the next Thunder Cruise, so thanks for all of that.

And congratulations to your family on your new addition.

JBK
June 27, 2009

Rob Sieg
Loved the episode, Gary. How many times can you switch your scores on one wine??

SOTD: Switch up your fashion a little bit. I’m all for the button up, and I want to give it all the love it needs, but as you said, we need to color outside the lines a little bit. Throw on a tie, or a hat, or even a scarf like that German Riesling dude a while back. Do an episode in a tuxedo. Who cares. (Actually, that’s not a bad idea for ep 700) But just show some variety. Big props to you for making those button ups your own, let’s see what else you can pull off.
June 27, 2009

Michael Schoonmaker
Interesting breakdown of a seemingly popular “brand” of wine.

SOTD – I’m sure I’m not the only one with an unanswered email, and I’m so happy I’ve gone unanswered – it means you’re paying attention to Misha. Do me a favor and make sure that never ends. I only recently have started understanding how hard it must have been for my parents, because I was never without them. If I was home, so was at least one of them. I can’t thank them enough.

That being said, I still want to know:
“Gary,
You mention constantly how scores don’t matter, and that you should trust your palate. Granted. You also, thankfully, acknowledge that people often buy wine by score, and that as much as that’s unfortunate – it’s your job as a critic to provide said score. The same goes for media, of course – video games, for example. No two people are going to like the same kinds of games. So, when Grand Theft Auto IV gets a rave review from 1UP, what does that really mean with respect to the game itself?
Enter Metacritic. Metacritic is a review aggregator that includes a wide variety of journalists’ opinions, as well as their score from 1-100. Now, it’s not one man’s score, it’s several dozen, all averaged into a “Metascore”. This has been great for consumers on the Steam platform particularly, because the Metascore is listed along with the product and price in their store.
I’m intrigued by the idea of a Metacritic / Metascore equivalent for wine. Include a range of wine critic’s opinions and scores, and compile them into a Wine Metascore, by which the consumer can better judge the overall quality of the wine. I’m curious what your thoughts would be toward something like that – do you think it’d be a good idea? Would it work?”

Sorry for the long comment! Cheers!
June 27, 2009

Jose
AWESOME SHOW AND SEEING YOU ON HULU NICE.
June 27, 2009

Vincent Jones
Better show today!

I like that you tried six wines that people can get from Costco(even if I don’t shop there). It was a little strange to see that you went back and regarded wines due to the Cameron Hughes Stag’s Cabernet Sauvignon. But then again you have to stay true too your self.

SOTD: “A dream is worth nothing. It’s the execution that counts”

Keep up the good work Gary, Hope you have a book signing in Edmonton AB.

Vincent
June 27, 2009

The Grapevine
Sneaking up on 700. Outrageous!

Yeah, we fermented but we freaky deaky about Gary V. and Mott too; he so hoople.

SOTD: Cottonmouth says “Gary, if you ever consider quitting WLTV, don’t. Think alternatives; fewer shows per week, guest hosts (Sasha for one), reruns, whatever. Just don’t give up on us. We need your brew, Bro.”
June 27, 2009

Todd
Gary, I love your shows. You’re pure entertainment and I’m always learning. Good luck with the book!
June 27, 2009

Ryan
Awesome episode as always. Odd request/question. How do you tell if a wine is vegetarian? There are a few sites out there that try to list a handful of wines, but nothing that seems complete…It can be hard/frustrating for us folks who don’t do gelatin.

Thanks!
June 27, 2009

Osiris
Hey Gary, love your show.

I’m a 58 Episodes and going fan.

QOTD, Like to see a Ron (Spanish for rum) tasting show. Shout out to the DR.

Thanks!
June 27, 2009

mrpat56
Thanks for all the great episodes. This one shows how a winemakers products can vary soo greatly, No one can get away by name alone.

Comment of the day—– Gary you constantly say you love Root Beer. I love Root Beer and also some great licorice (such as RJ’s from new zealand). Have the root beer episode— pair it with other foods like licorice. Compare it to some wines, they aren’t the same, but buth have their own profiles. JUST DO IT. Maybe you can give us a soft drink to drink on hot summer days when wine isn’t appropriate. Thanks
Pat
June 27, 2009

Tim
Gary,
New to the show and just wanted to let you know I’m hooked. Oh, and props for the wu-tang refrence never thought I would hear that on a wine show.