On Location in Paris: Tasting with a Grand Crew – Part I – Episode #788

December 17, 2009

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Gary Vaynerchuk tastes some interesting French wines with 3 bloggers (Kenny from Grand Crew, Phil from In Vino Veritas, and Seb from Vinomaniacs) and a crowd while in Paris!

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  • “I haven’t had too much chenin blanc – mostly Vouvreys. This last wine…” by JayZee
  • “Gary – I’ve become a HUGE Chenin Blanc fan over the last few months. I…” by Don Simpson
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Clos Beru Chablis play review at cork'd
2007 Domaine Pfister Grand Cru Engelberg Riesling play review at cork'd
2005 Domaine du Closel Clos du Papillon Savennieres play review at cork'd

Links mentioned in todays episode.


Posted in Chablis, French, Riesling, Savenniere, Video, review, white, wine, wines

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  1. December 18, 2009

    jayhitek

    QOTD: Tune in next time.. Same Bat time.. Same Bat channel.

  2. December 18, 2009

    Charlie H.

    I gotta pick me up some of that last one! I love aggressive whites.

    Wait, that didn’t come out right…

  3. December 18, 2009

    Lawrence Leichtman

    I most impressed that you are in Paris holding a tasting in colloquial English with the audience picking up most of what you are saying. I would venture to guess that a similar tasting held in Boston in French would not have the same level of understanding.

  4. December 18, 2009

    Ken

    Fun show, and very informative. Nice job.

    It would have been nice to have 3 microphones, and a camera that panned the audience to show the feedback from the crowd.

  5. December 18, 2009

    sasha m

    Paris! I love it.. wish I could’ve told my friends to come hang out. Looking forward to the next episode.
    Santé!

  6. December 18, 2009

    Caroline

    I loved the guests. I’m very glad to know about more wine blogs and communities to check out.

    I totally agree that Chenin Blanc is HIGHLY underrated. There is an excellent Savennieres (Clos de Serrant) as part of the Chairman’s Selection program in Pennsylvania (where the govt-run PLCB buys out cellars at very cheap wholesale prices), and when I tried to ask about it, the salesman couldn’t comprehend that I, a 22 year old female, even knew what a Savennieres was.

    Kenny: Don’t let Gary bully you. Ohio is not the opposite of Paris and I’m sure there was minerality on that nose.
    Phil: Don’t let Gary suck up to you because you’re Parisian. But you do seem to have an excellent palate.
    Gary: Just kidding, great show.

  7. December 18, 2009

    WINO

    Has anyone seen this video about wine blogs in age of twitter? http://vimeo.com/8148416
    Gary, what is this all about?

  8. December 18, 2009

    Andrew D

    Hey Gary

    Loving it!

    Andrew

  9. December 18, 2009

    A dumb Rhine king

    Nerding it up in Paris. Awesome.

  10. December 19, 2009

    Ryan O'Connell

    Hey, how about a chenin blanc episode! You could do one from Limoux in addition to some South African and Loire

  11. December 19, 2009

    Jim in Atlanta

    It’s nice to have a tasting of interesting white wines. So much white wine tastes similar and not very exciting.

  12. December 19, 2009

    PhilB

    Wow ! Sure is great to see this tasting go online !
    I had a fantastic time filming this with Gary… He is a real professional and truly a gentleman…
    Concerning the comment about the women vintners :
    The Chablis was made by Athénaïs de Béru, the Riesling by Mélanie Pfister and the Savennières by Évelyne de Pontbriand… A lot of info is available on their respective websites…

    Thank you to everyone for commenting… Can’t wait to read the comments on part II !

    All the best from Paris,

    Phil

  13. December 19, 2009

    Zach

    I guess I will being the extreme minority here. This show didn’t do it for me. I was bored. Oh well; onward and upward.

  14. December 19, 2009

    Dom

    So I’ve been a lurker on the videos while not so much on cinderella wines, I figured that today was the best time to post since coming across a picture and happen to have paused at a certain moment.
    Moment: http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/2372/200912191256.jpg
    Picture: http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/7703/moarcat2.jpg

    It just happened to happen.

  15. December 19, 2009

    Bathus - Amateur Wine Philosopher

    Hey GEEVEE,

    So dern busy with the holidays and work that I don’t even have time to watch this episode right now. (I’ll catch it up later!)

    But I did find a few spare seconds to log on to my WL account to take advantage of the super deal on the 2005 Edetaria via Edetana and–while I was at it–couldn’t resist any longer the everyday great deal you have on the 2006 Roco Pinot Noir. (The 2005 Roco is some sweet juice, so I’m really looking forward to trying the 2006.)

    It’s so great knowing that, if I buy from Wine Library, the only other place I’m likely ever to find a better price is on Wine Library. The only real competition to Wine Library is Wine Library!

    Anyway, my main reason for this little note is not to make a free commmercial for Wine Library, but to wish you and yours the Merriest Christmas and lots of love and joy in the New Year! Take care of the ones who love you, and let them take care of you.

    And thanks for Bringing the Thunder All Year ‘Round!

    P.S. (It must really suck eggs to be stuck in Paris this time of year! I feel soooo sorry for you!)

  16. December 19, 2009

    John J

    cool episode so far Gary, I wonder if we’ll see a vin jaune in part 2?

  17. December 20, 2009

    wayno da wino

    NIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE EPISODE, Wit some Cooooool Vinos!!! Loves Loire Valley
    Chenin Blancs!!! Might have ta crack one out tanight!!!

  18. December 22, 2009

    Jeff

    hey Gary;
    great great episode!

    suggestion:

    decant more white wines!! you would love them even more!

    also wines at “room” temp; i.e. including white wines (at 56-60 degrees) are at the appropriate temp for tasting and enjoyment–nothing is hidden and grading is more accurate.

  19. December 23, 2009

    ben from boston

    he gary,

    i saw a piece in a respected publication recently(cant remember which one) about drinking red wine chilled at between 55 adn 65 degrees and the argument was that it actually improves the taste of the wine (for some varietals), not masks it. any thoughts?

  20. December 23, 2009

    Phil G

    Finally catching up – good stuff…

  21. December 25, 2009

    M

    Bonjour

    I’m trying to catch up

  22. December 28, 2009

    AMM3RD

    I’ve had a Quarts De Chaume Chennin Blanc that was amazing, reminds me that I should always have 4-6 bottles of that in the cellar. AMM

  23. December 28, 2009

    Don Simpson

    Gary – I’ve become a HUGE Chenin Blanc fan over the last few months. I’ve been drinking a lot of Vouvray but I have not tried a Savennieres yet. I definitely would like to try one soon.

    Really enjoyed this episode and excited to watch Part Deux :)

  24. January 1, 2010

    JayZee

    I haven’t had too much chenin blanc – mostly Vouvreys. This last wine sounds very intriguing.

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