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EP 305 THE BIG DAY

After almost 9 months of waiting and watching that damn number behind Gary go down and down and down the countdown finally hits ZERO and Gary finally tells us what it’s all about!

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2006 Black Pig AlbarinoSpanish Albarino

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When are we doing the next community wine?

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  • Jason Skinder

    AWESOME! Not disappointed one bit!

  • Neil

    Garagistes! Count me in! Great concept and an interesting way to see the wine process from beginning to end. It’s a bonus if you live in the bay area. My wife and I have visited Sonoma and Napa during Crush (actually going there this weekend). There’s a whole lot of work that goes into the bottle and the whole valley smells like grapes. Gary has sourced some good fruit so it should be some fairly decent juice. Communal wine is a concept that I’m sure Beam Wine Estates and Constellation Brands hopes tanks. We’re making our own, wheter they like it or not. Sure hope it doesn’t suck!

  • VinoVixen

    GV-this is awesome….great idea. Donald Troup should be jealous he did not think of it first…..pre-sell the wines to generate revenue….initiate Vayniacs to work the harvest…..Funny enough, I was in the process of contacting wineries in my own state to volunteer for the harvest season. I was also planning a trip to Cali in the fall. I can only image how fun and exciting this will be. Cheers!

  • tony mahoney

    As a frustrated wanabe winemaker I would jump at the chance to do something like this. I know there are ‘programs’ you can take which run one thru the wine making process but this would be much more fun being with people that are a bit off…if you know what I mean! Can’t wait for the details.

    Good job Gary.

    Tony

  • NADINE

    This a very cool idea, very awsome. 🙂

  • tony mahoney

    As a frustrated wanabe winemaker I would jump at the chance to do something like this. I know there are ‘programs’ you can take which run one thru the wine making process but this would be much more fun being with people that are a bit off…if you know what I mean! Can’t wait for the details.

    Good job Gary.

    Tony

  • NADINE

    This a very cool idea, very awsome. 🙂

  • C.W. Miller IV

    Hmmm… Interesting concept. I’ll support the effort.

    I gotta say, you’re really dedicated to “the cause”, Gary. Your passion is hard to deny.

    Good luck…to all of us.

  • tony mahoney

    Oh, BTW, you had me going with that comment about Massachusetts(Nazi State)

    Tony

  • C.W. Miller IV

    Hmmm… Interesting concept. I’ll support the effort.

    I gotta say, you’re really dedicated to “the cause”, Gary. Your passion is hard to deny.

    Good luck…to all of us.

  • tony mahoney

    Oh, BTW, you had me going with that comment about Massachusetts(Nazi State)

    Tony

  • wmole

    What a wait that was, and the outcome could not have been better. Great idea Gary! How fun is this going to be! It’s amazing how everyday you come with something new but this really takes it to a new level.

  • wmole

    What a wait that was, and the outcome could not have been better. Great idea Gary! How fun is this going to be! It’s amazing how everyday you come with something new but this really takes it to a new level.

  • rob in indy

    cool.. great idea. you can count me in for some of it. I’ve been dying to get back out to Napa/Sonoma. Maybe this is the reason I needed. More than likely, I won’t be able to get out there for the early Feb/March event since I will have a few week old baby but maybe for one of the other dates. Congrats on all of your success. You look like you are living your dream. It shows. We all watch your show because of your enthusiasm. It shows. GO COLTS!!

  • Fred

    Sweet! Called it!
    Way to go Gary.
    So this time I’ve gotta get my butt out to Napa and the city and help.
    (Oakland is an easy Schlep)
    gotta go get some Albarino too!
    Great build up!
    Gotta get me a bottle too!

  • rob in indy

    cool.. great idea. you can count me in for some of it. I’ve been dying to get back out to Napa/Sonoma. Maybe this is the reason I needed. More than likely, I won’t be able to get out there for the early Feb/March event since I will have a few week old baby but maybe for one of the other dates. Congrats on all of your success. You look like you are living your dream. It shows. We all watch your show because of your enthusiasm. It shows. GO COLTS!!

  • Fred

    Sweet! Called it!
    Way to go Gary.
    So this time I’ve gotta get my butt out to Napa and the city and help.
    (Oakland is an easy Schlep)
    gotta go get some Albarino too!
    Great build up!
    Gotta get me a bottle too!

  • TommyBoBo of WI

    Hey wait a minute….. I thought Walla Walla was the place to be making wine,, we’re going to NAPA? for our first Vayniac wine???? 😉 😉

  • This is better than I could have guessed. Waaaaay better. AWESOME.

  • TommyBoBo of WI

    Hey wait a minute….. I thought Walla Walla was the place to be making wine,, we’re going to NAPA? for our first Vayniac wine???? 😉 😉

  • This is better than I could have guessed. Waaaaay better. AWESOME.

  • Doug

    Great show. I think this idea will turn out good for everybody. Good luck. I can’t wait to purchase some and try it. We just returned from Napa and San Franciso but we’d love to return again for this special occasion. Kudos on a brilliant idea! Because with a little bit of you and a lot of us – we’ll turn out a spectacular “Vayniac Cabernet!”

  • Doug

    Great show. I think this idea will turn out good for everybody. Good luck. I can’t wait to purchase some and try it. We just returned from Napa and San Franciso but we’d love to return again for this special occasion. Kudos on a brilliant idea! Because with a little bit of you and a lot of us – we’ll turn out a spectacular “Vayniac Cabernet!”

  • Palmer

    Congratulations to us! Can’t wait to get my hands dirty. I’m just wondering how there’s going to be any wine left to bottle after all the Vayniacs get into the barrel samples…

  • Great idea, and good to see it’s something in keeping with the theme of the show. I’m certainly buying at least a bottle, maybe I can get in for a case. I need to start drumming up some interest where I can be the point person for a ton of wine…be one of those five.

  • Palmer

    Congratulations to us! Can’t wait to get my hands dirty. I’m just wondering how there’s going to be any wine left to bottle after all the Vayniacs get into the barrel samples…

  • Great idea, and good to see it’s something in keeping with the theme of the show. I’m certainly buying at least a bottle, maybe I can get in for a case. I need to start drumming up some interest where I can be the point person for a ton of wine…be one of those five.

  • Karol

    Excellent idea – what fun!!!!
    Can’t wait to get started. As always, never a dull moment on Wine Library.

  • Karol

    Excellent idea – what fun!!!!
    Can’t wait to get started. As always, never a dull moment on Wine Library.

  • David M Roberts

    Wonderful concept, and one that validates the WLTV logic. Really impressed with your creativity and passion. Looking forward to being a component of the final effort.

  • Jake

    Definately will be getting some of that Albarino. Congrats.

    The Crushpad-Vayniac-community-wine-project seems cool. Definately in keeping with the idea of wine bringing people together, and it may be another step in “changing the wine world”. For one thing, the project will more than likely get some press. It would be nice to get into the vineyard and get your hands dirty and really be part of the process, although I could probably have that experience much closer to home in some of the vineyards around here, I don’t know.

    But how much fun would it be tasting and blending and creating a bottle of wine with Vaynerchuk!

  • David M Roberts

    Wonderful concept, and one that validates the WLTV logic. Really impressed with your creativity and passion. Looking forward to being a component of the final effort.

  • Jake

    Definately will be getting some of that Albarino. Congrats.

    The Crushpad-Vayniac-community-wine-project seems cool. Definately in keeping with the idea of wine bringing people together, and it may be another step in “changing the wine world”. For one thing, the project will more than likely get some press. It would be nice to get into the vineyard and get your hands dirty and really be part of the process, although I could probably have that experience much closer to home in some of the vineyards around here, I don’t know.

    But how much fun would it be tasting and blending and creating a bottle of wine with Vaynerchuk!

  • Tom T.

    Snooze (j/k)…I’m going to go watch the Giants game.
    Oh and LT kicks ass!!!

  • Tom T.

    Snooze (j/k)…I’m going to go watch the Giants game.
    Oh and LT kicks ass!!!

  • J Crazy

    ROCK AND ROLL!! Yeah! Now this is what I’m talking about. BUT?? How can a kid from over here in Japan get invovled. I’m definitely buying some cases but let’s think of how all the Vayniacs living over seas can get involved? I’m sure all the International Vayniacs, let’s call them IVs, are super excited as to how they too can be involved in something so special.

  • J Crazy

    ROCK AND ROLL!! Yeah! Now this is what I’m talking about. BUT?? How can a kid from over here in Japan get invovled. I’m definitely buying some cases but let’s think of how all the Vayniacs living over seas can get involved? I’m sure all the International Vayniacs, let’s call them IVs, are super excited as to how they too can be involved in something so special.

  • Marz

    Outstanding, Gary! I think the buildup matched the event! Somehow I will be a part of this. I’ll at least buy one more bottle than Chris Mott 😉

  • F Yeah, GV. I’m in too. Can’t wait to see the price (hope it’s $40 or less per bottle, in keeping with the Vayniac, communal feeling). Don’t know if I can make it to SF for the barrel tasting though. Maybe you could arrange for a barrel to go on tour to a few major cities around the country for participating Vayniac tastings – sort of like the Stanley Cup of wine. Probably wouldn’t help the sediments, but maybe just part of a barrel – or a mini barrel or something. 🙂

  • Marz

    Outstanding, Gary! I think the buildup matched the event! Somehow I will be a part of this. I’ll at least buy one more bottle than Chris Mott 😉

  • F Yeah, GV. I’m in too. Can’t wait to see the price (hope it’s $40 or less per bottle, in keeping with the Vayniac, communal feeling). Don’t know if I can make it to SF for the barrel tasting though. Maybe you could arrange for a barrel to go on tour to a few major cities around the country for participating Vayniac tastings – sort of like the Stanley Cup of wine. Probably wouldn’t help the sediments, but maybe just part of a barrel – or a mini barrel or something. 🙂

  • macca

    The big news is pretty awesome Gary. Definitely in. I may be jumping the gun here but this would be an awesome opportunity to test out the whole cork vs screw-cap thing and see what the difference is over time. There’s my $0.02 for you.

  • tony mahoney

    I know people don’t know the details yet but lets get a poll going.
    How many people are serious about participating? ME!
    Tony

  • macca

    The big news is pretty awesome Gary. Definitely in. I may be jumping the gun here but this would be an awesome opportunity to test out the whole cork vs screw-cap thing and see what the difference is over time. There’s my $0.02 for you.

  • tony mahoney

    I know people don’t know the details yet but lets get a poll going.
    How many people are serious about participating? ME!
    Tony

  • Shad

    Too Cool for words. I know I’m in. Who would not want to be a part of this? Awesome, Gary, Awesome.

  • Dominick Mack

    Gary…that is awesome news. I can’t wait to be part of this process. And I can’t wait to get my hands on the Albarino!!

  • Shad

    Too Cool for words. I know I’m in. Who would not want to be a part of this? Awesome, Gary, Awesome.

  • Dominick Mack

    Gary…that is awesome news. I can’t wait to be part of this process. And I can’t wait to get my hands on the Albarino!!

  • J Crazy

    Just one question: what will the sustainability/organicability/biodynamicability/ecofriendability of this whole project be?

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