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Canadian Wine from a Hotel in Toronto – Episode #761

October 30, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes a Canadian wine from the mini bar of his hotel.

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  • “Canada = Best damn country on the face of the planet.

    Toronto = Ni…” by IPv6Freely

  • “Huge Niagara on the lake fan. Have been several times, visited a lot o…” by andrew
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Cave Spring Cabernet / Merlot play review at cork'd

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Expanding Palates with Portuguese Wines – Episode #760

October 28, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes 3 Portuguese wines with the crowd at Epcot’s Food and Wine Festival in September.

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  • “A very inexpensive Portuguese wine that I buy is Grilos. Cost is abou…” by Massachusetts Matt
  • “Curious that the Crasto is said to be too oaked! It sees no oak at all…” by Bartholomew Broadbent
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Quinta Do CabrizDao play review at cork'd
2006 Monte Da Cal RedAlentejo play review at cork'd
2007 Quinta Do Castro Douro play review at cork'd

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2002 Champagne Tasting – Episode #758

October 23, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes two different Champagnes from the incredible 2002 vintage.

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  • “QOTD – 1995 Taitinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blanc; shared a bot…” by Todd Smith
  • “I have been surprised (as of late) by how many flavor profiles there a…” by David Scott
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2002 Legras Brut Champagne Presidence VvFrench Brut Vintage play review at cork'd
2002 Pehu Simonet BrutFrench Brut Vintage play review at cork'd

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A Master of Wine Stops By for a Champagne Experiment – Part 2 – Episode #757

October 22, 2009

Gary and Jennifer conclude their exploration of decanted bubbly… stay tuned for a surprise finish!

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  • “THAT WAS A CLASSIC !!!!!…” by Ricardo Ganc
  • “Great end to the episode!…” by inna
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Wines tasted in this episode:

1995 Charles Heidsieck Blanc De Millenaire play review at cork'd

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A Master of Wine Stops By for a Champagne Experiment – Part 1 – Episode #756

October 21, 2009

Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan, the newest American women to get her Master of Wine, sits down with Gary to do a decanting experiment with Champagne.

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  • “That would be Intro (sp) Sommelier…” by Lori
  • “I just passed my Into Sommelier, and learned so much from this episode…” by Lori
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Wines tasted in this episode:

1995 Charles Heidsieck Blanc De Millenaire play review at cork'd

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Meursault Taste Off – Episode #755

October 19, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes 2 Meursaults from the same producer, but different vineyards.

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  • “This tighter format really works well with my very tight schedule. Yo…” by Mimere
  • “I like the tight shows. I’m here for the wine knowledge. It’s not th…” by Daria Kushmelyn
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Boyer Martenot Meursault CharmesMeursault play review at cork'd
2007 Boyer Martenot Meursault GenevrieresMeursault play review at cork'd

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Vayniac Virtual Taste Along: Chardonnay Taste Off – Episode #754

October 16, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes two California Chardonnays and hopes you’ll share your notes on corkd.com.

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  • “Did not get to acquire these wines but will do so soon and rewatch thi…” by pawncop
  • “Having a Spanish Wine/Sherry tasting….” by J Crazy
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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Healdsburg Ranches ChardonnaySonoma Chardonnay play review at cork'd
2008 Calera Central Coast Chardonnay Central Coast Chardonnay play review at cork'd

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WLTV Highlight Reel – Episode #753

October 14, 2009

Jeff Simon steps it up with highlights from the entire history of WLTV.

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  • “awesome show. On a percentage basis, the shirt with the white collar i…” by Rich Carlson
  • “This was completely unexpected. This is one of the best videos I have …” by Ron S
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Wines tasted in this episode:

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2004 Brunello di Montalcino Taste Off – Episode #752

October 13, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk faces a battle royale between 3 Brunellos from the highly acclaimed 2004 vintage to celebrate the release of Crush It!

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  • “My favorite Brunello is from Uccelliera. My wife and I were able to s…” by Mike Savino
  • “Hey Gary,

    Love the HE-MAN figurine. He’s my fav next to Spyder Man…” by Steve @ Freedom Education

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 La Colombina Brunello Di MontalcinoBrunello di Montalcino play review at cork'd
2004 Frescobaldi Brunello Di Montalcino CastelgiocondoBrunello di Montalcino play review at cork'd
2004 Il Poggione Brunello Di MontalcinoBrunello di Montalcino play review at cork'd

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Torrontes Taste Off – Episode #751

October 12, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes 2 Torrontes side by side and announces the next Vayniac Virtual Tasting Along!

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  • “QOTD: Lookin forward to trying different types of Beaujolais this fal…” by JasonA
  • “Torrentes just got served!

    QOTD: A few things. Some Cotes du Rhone…” by Don Simpson

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2008 La Yunta Torrontes Stelvin ClosureArgentine Torrontes play review at cork'd
2009 Simonassi TorrontesArgentine Torrontes play review at cork'd

Wines for the Friday Show

2008 Calera Central Coast Chardonnay Central Coast Chardonnay
2007 Healdsburg Ranches ChardonnaySonoma Chardonnay

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