Pic St Loup – Episode #709

July 23, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes two wines from Pic St Loup in the Languedoc, one of the most undervalued wine regions in the world.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2005 Chateau La Roque Pic St LoupPic St Loup
2005 Domaine De L’hortus Grand Cuvee RougePic St Loup

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September 8, 2009

John J.
Once again Gary, another little area I wasn’t too familiar with. Love those episodes. Speaking of which, a charbono tasting would be really neat to see. Would also turn people onto some stuff they maybe weren’t too familiar with, I’d think.
Great show can’t wait to try out some Pic St. Loup’s.
qotd.
music-sonic youth, movie-cool hand luke, tv-curb your enthusiasm
August 17, 2009

Sonia
Once again wishing there was somewhere with better options for non-California than Bev-Mo somewhere close to me!!!
QOTD: at this very second-
music- Pepper, Rebelution
movies- Into the Wild
tv- Dollhouse, True Blood
August 17, 2009

Seb
Dear Gary,

You won’t believe this ! I am a Vaniac, lucky enough to go to France on holiday. As I went to the Pic St. Loup you tape this show about the region. Scary ! By the way I agree l’Hortus (pron.: lor tuus) is great !

Seb.
August 7, 2009

Rick
Just got my 4 bottles in the mail. Gonna open the first one for my 17th Anniversary tomorrow night. Surprising the wife with tickets to a concert in Chicago to see one of her favorite singers (shhh, don’t tell). Thanks again. Keep up the good work! Hope to see you again at SXSW.
August 6, 2009

AMM3RD
Levon Helm Rocks!!! House is fun show. Re-checkout Jethro Tull, better than you remember…AMM
August 4, 2009

Vicki
Thanks for your review of the 2005 Domain de L’Hortus Grande Cuvee. I purchased 4 bottles and am enjoying it as I write. I replayed the epi to see if I agree with your tasting. This was actually the first epi of your show that I saw. You turned me back on to wine. I love it but I just couldn’t justify spending money on wine when my family doesn’t really drink. I have friends that do but we don’t share the same tastes. One friend is way too serious while my other friends have palates that aren’t, in my opinion, that sophisticated.

This wine is really elegant. I agree it’s great. Your description of the black tea flavor is dead on. It tastes really great with food. I had a wonderful steak with it. I also joined your wine club because it appears we have similar tastes.

Anyway, I’d like to make a request. Could you help me with the whites though. I live in Northern CA and the CA “oak monster” destroyed any desire I had to drink white wine. The word chardonnay makes my stomach roil. Really, I get ill from white wine.

TV shows: Burn Notice, The Closer, Law & Order, True Blood
Movies: Iron Man, The Shawshank Redemption,
Music: Chrisette Michele, Gavin DeGraw
August 4, 2009

BurroBoy
Languedoc is fun to explore…there is a HUGE amount of grapes grown there, much of which ends up in non denomination blends from elsewhere in France.

QOTD: No TV, listening to Brazilian Salsa singer Marissa Monte, liking the older classic movies from Netflix…too much of the new movies are a load of crap, and all of the remakes? Please no more!
August 3, 2009

Jim in Atlanta
Until football season starts I am just watchng boring, educational things and sports (like golf). I enjoy listening to music from Cold Play, Green Day, and other new things.
August 3, 2009

innA
I love the wines from the south of France – amazing value for money, but I’m yet to try many from Pic St Loup.

QOTD –
Watching: Entourage / The Soup / Seinfeld
Listening: Joris Voorn / Tensnake / Steve Bug
August 1, 2009

Dan-o
GV – I am glad that at the end you told me where you were. I was looking at your unshaven face, the paint peeling behind you , and the scratch marks on the wall. I was thinking that maybe you were a crack addict. However, I know that is not the case.
Have not had a Pic St Loup, but the varietals are right in my wheel house, I am sure that I would enjoy.

QOTD – I am not much a TV watcher (other than Seinfeld), however my kids got me into House and The Office. For music – I really like Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse for newer artists.
August 1, 2009

SiggiWine
QOTD: uff… lets begin Music: Smashing Pumpkins, Kings of Leon
Movies: So many but I like movies that leave something behind like I’m Sam and Philadelphia
TV Shows: WLTV and Law and Order: SVU

Been waiting for an ep on Pic St. Loup
Thx Gary
July 31, 2009

teckdeck2008
Qotd: Burn Notice is my favorite tv show; as far music my current favorite is Pat Green and most texas country music (and most underrated genre of music in my opinion), as far as movies i like the dramatic crime dramas, most recently public enemies, the best but i’ll watch anything except rom com (ewwwww!)
July 29, 2009

Michael Steele
I really think Dexter is the best show on TV right now. My wife Keri and I just recently discovered it and watched all 3 seasons in about 4 weeks. Totally hooked. Loving the new Dave Matthews Band album. Brilliant music. Also, Butch Walker is clever and amazing. And there’s a great new band out of Portland, Oregon that you’ll be hearing a lot about called Hockey. Check em out.
July 29, 2009

Sadel Ekmeiro
Hey Gary I love your show as well as comedy, cooking, wine and some documental, some of my favorite shows are Curb your Enthusiasms (Larry David is hilarious !), I listen to Adam Carolla podcasts, Dan Cook ’s most recent show ” Isolated Incident” It is great .
July 28, 2009

castello
I’m meh on the movies. I can watch pbs most of the day. In the sf bay area I can watch pbs on 5 or 6 stations.
Love the blues and Truck Driving, beer drinkin music. Americana to some of you. Or maybe cult country.
July 28, 2009

Rex
QOTD Movies: Le Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulin (”Amelie” in the US market) and OSS117 (the first one since I did not see the new one yet). Forrest Gump is also on the radar. Music: Beastie Boys “Paul”s Boutique” and Pink Floyd “The dark side of the moon”. TV: Simpsons and Top Gear (car show on BBC).
July 28, 2009

Weston
qotd: Music, listen to Radio 1 pete tong at work from the internet good old dance music beats. some Daft Punk, Ministry of Sound all the euro stuff being from north america it is hard to find that type of music.
TV Heros, Lost, OZ and James wine Adventure, Arrested Development, FLight of the Concords
Movies started to enjoy movies for being movies even the badly rated stuff for the sheer entertainment value (as long as it isn’t too bad)
July 28, 2009

Matt
Hey Gary, I was happy to see that I could select you on my Tivo. The one thing that drives me crazy about your show is that YOU NEED TO HAVE A LAVALIER MIC ON YOUR SHIRT! At the least get a better shotgun mic on the camera. Geeze it’s horrible and drive me nuts!!!You are fun to watch I like the wines you review and agree with what you come to conclude. But please Chris Mott go to Radio and Buy the chepo crappy Lav mic that they sell. I have heard cheesy 70’s porn movies mic’ed better that this show. I’m on my knees please please please buy a lav mic please…please I employer you.
Matt
July 27, 2009

DT
QOTD: Opie and Anthony of course! XM202 (SIR197). I’d love to see a wine show Live From The Compound with Anthony.
July 27, 2009

DAveA
QOTD: I listen to talk radio… boring, ugh?

You should ask for a QOTD: how do you like my unshaved look. looking good is part of being good. :*)
July 27, 2009

Robert McKinney
QOTD: Watching The Count of Monte Cristo, eating stuffed cabbage, and listening to vinatge Led Zep.
July 27, 2009

Mark
Thanks for the review, I’ll make sure to make the attempt to find the bottle because of it.

Keep up the good work!
July 27, 2009

thiago a
wow… I was really expecting a good rate at the La Roque, but as I watch the show I think it’s better than I imaginated… good show!

I’m not a fan of movies at all, but I watch sports. Cannot wait for the NFL season to start! Talking about music, I listen to so many things that it would be impossible to describe… As of now, I’ve been listening a lot to John Mayer and House Music, since I’m an amateur DJ =]

Cheers from BRA!!
July 26, 2009

Beeper
QOTD: Music – Jack Johnson and friends; Movies – Star Wars; TV – Three Sheets!
July 26, 2009

Tim Hashko
Gary,

heard of you for the first time today – love you!

Quick comment – whenever I hear you refer to your camera guy, I always think you call him “Ma”. Wouldn’t it be sweet if it was your mother who was your camera person? I mean you do talk about your family a lot, so it would only make sense. Put her on!

Tim from Grodno, Belarus (currently Indianapolis, IN)