EP 338 Collector California Wine with Opus, Silver Oak and Ramey

Gary Vaynerchuk gets back into the swing of things going Blind and going serious with 3 wonderful California Red wines!

Wines tasted in this episode:

2003 Silver Oak Alexander Cabernet SauvignonSonoma Cabernet Sauvignon
2004 Opus OneNapa Red Meritage
2005 Ramey Larkmead Cabernet SauvignonNapa Cabernet

Links mentioned in todays episode.

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corkscrew

The Silver Oak and Opus are very over priced and are just average. QOTD-win the lottery. http://www.winelx.com

Tags: cabernet, california, meritage, napa, Opus One, Ramey, red, Silver Oak, Video, wine, wines

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  • Arutigl

    Amen. I always thought that these wines were over-rated.

  • Arutigl

    Amen. I always thought that these wines were over-rated.

  • italianwinelover

    Great blind tasting! Good to hear you ramble again!!! Glad your feeling better!!

    QOTD: Waiting for my case of the Vayner Cab….did I mention the FREE case!!! Ha! Ha! Really I’m waiting to go on vacation anytime anyone wants to take me!!

  • italianwinelover

    Great blind tasting! Good to hear you ramble again!!! Glad your feeling better!!

    QOTD: Waiting for my case of the Vayner Cab….did I mention the FREE case!!! Ha! Ha! Really I’m waiting to go on vacation anytime anyone wants to take me!!

  • GottaGoDrink

    Gary- Very fun episode. Three overpriced CA Cabs, hhmmm.

    QOTD- Halloween. Pretty much my fave!

  • GottaGoDrink

    Gary- Very fun episode. Three overpriced CA Cabs, hhmmm.

    QOTD- Halloween. Pretty much my fave!

  • some guy

    dude, you totally should try out the mice wine…

  • some guy

    dude, you totally should try out the mice wine…

  • Irv

    Happy birthday Bobby! Congrats for being alive another day on the planet. Forty is what it is, which is better than the alternative. Enjoy it!
    QOTD:I’m waiting for some leadership to evolve in this great country of ours before it’s too late.

  • Irv

    Happy birthday Bobby! Congrats for being alive another day on the planet. Forty is what it is, which is better than the alternative. Enjoy it!
    QOTD:I’m waiting for some leadership to evolve in this great country of ours before it’s too late.

  • qotd: I’m waiting for my f-in wristband.
    PS-Tasted Sassicaia (wasn’t told vintage) for the first time. Too young. Still, wow.

  • qotd: I’m waiting for my f-in wristband.
    PS-Tasted Sassicaia (wasn’t told vintage) for the first time. Too young. Still, wow.

  • JeffC

    Hey for those of us that get screwed on the wristband deal, how bout a “free” bottle of Vayner Cab?

  • JeffC

    Hey for those of us that get screwed on the wristband deal, how bout a “free” bottle of Vayner Cab?

  • GV – Maybe lottery off the wristbands? Good show!

  • GV – Maybe lottery off the wristbands? Good show!

  • Sk-Hawt from Salt Lake

    GV – Seriously, you have to do the Baby Mice Wine Episode. You’re viewer subscription base show would blow up!

    QOTD ~ I’m waiting for the snow to dump on the Wasatch Mountains here in Utah so we can ‘Shred the Gnar’ all winter long.

  • Sk-Hawt from Salt Lake

    GV – Seriously, you have to do the Baby Mice Wine Episode. You’re viewer subscription base show would blow up!

    QOTD ~ I’m waiting for the snow to dump on the Wasatch Mountains here in Utah so we can ‘Shred the Gnar’ all winter long.

  • QOTD: I’m waiting for my benefits to kick in so I can go to the dentist!

  • QOTD: I’m waiting for my benefits to kick in so I can go to the dentist!

  • I’m also waiting for the SNOW so I can go skiing!

  • I’m also waiting for the SNOW so I can go skiing!

  • Tony S.

    I am waiting for the birth of my daughter!! January 10th. I can’t wait, that’s going to be the best day of my life!

    Great show, I’ve never had any Ramey yet. Opus and Silver Oak, when I’ve had them at tastings have always been hit or miss with me. Silver Oak usually suprises me when it’s got some age on it, but Opus has let me down more often than not. The 97 is pretty rad though.

    OK…see you later!
    GO BEARS!
    T

  • Tony S.

    I am waiting for the birth of my daughter!! January 10th. I can’t wait, that’s going to be the best day of my life!

    Great show, I’ve never had any Ramey yet. Opus and Silver Oak, when I’ve had them at tastings have always been hit or miss with me. Silver Oak usually suprises me when it’s got some age on it, but Opus has let me down more often than not. The 97 is pretty rad though.

    OK…see you later!
    GO BEARS!
    T

  • Martin

    Just waiting for the Rockies to win the World Series!!!

  • Martin

    Just waiting for the Rockies to win the World Series!!!

  • Brad

    QOTD: to have an awesome dinner with great wine with you someday.

    Your the man GV!

  • Brad

    QOTD: to have an awesome dinner with great wine with you someday.

    Your the man GV!

  • wayno da wino

    Yooooo GARY !!
    Faaaantastic Episode!! You was crackin’ da Thunder!!

    QOTD: Waitin’ for da California Firestorm to end!
    Things kinda scary/hairy out here right now!! 🙁

  • wayno da wino

    Yooooo GARY !!
    Faaaantastic Episode!! You was crackin’ da Thunder!!

    QOTD: Waitin’ for da California Firestorm to end!
    Things kinda scary/hairy out here right now!! 🙁

  • Hey Gary – great show today. It was great to see you back in the hot seat, just brining IT!!

    I like it when you bring out the on paper “big guns” and totally shut ’em down. Don’t you wish that you could go into every situation single blind, without any preconceived notions??

    i totally guessed ’em as you tasted them.

    QOTD: Nothing anymore!!

    J DUB

  • Hey Gary – great show today. It was great to see you back in the hot seat, just brining IT!!

    I like it when you bring out the on paper “big guns” and totally shut ’em down. Don’t you wish that you could go into every situation single blind, without any preconceived notions??

    i totally guessed ’em as you tasted them.

    QOTD: Nothing anymore!!

    J DUB

  • sharon

    I’m waiting for the cows to come home. And for the smoke to clear.
    Thanks for the blind tasting…Entertaining as usual.

  • sharon

    I’m waiting for the cows to come home. And for the smoke to clear.
    Thanks for the blind tasting…Entertaining as usual.

  • MtnCharlie

    Another great show. Wristbands, first come first serve.
    QOTD: For prices of highend wine to come down. It is unfortunate that such classism exists in the wine world or in the world at all, but hey, there it is.

  • MtnCharlie

    Another great show. Wristbands, first come first serve.
    QOTD: For prices of highend wine to come down. It is unfortunate that such classism exists in the wine world or in the world at all, but hey, there it is.

  • Cookiedds

    My wife and I recently spent a week in Napa and of course had to make our pilgrimage to Silver Oak. All I can say is that we were extremely disappointed in the wines. For the price it is a severe slap in the face. The wine you tasted was from their Sonoma Alexander vineyard, kind of their second label, at $60 not any kind of deal.

  • Cookiedds

    My wife and I recently spent a week in Napa and of course had to make our pilgrimage to Silver Oak. All I can say is that we were extremely disappointed in the wines. For the price it is a severe slap in the face. The wine you tasted was from their Sonoma Alexander vineyard, kind of their second label, at $60 not any kind of deal.

  • Finally caught up on WLTV podcasts. V-8 TV would probably get old after a while so stick with wine 😉

    Diggnation: I was in tears laughing at the Diggnation episode and would love to see you review the mice wine. You don’t have to eat the mouse :).

    Wristbands: Keep them until you have a WLTV meet up and pass them out then. You could also send them out to other wine critics and people that had/have you on their shows (Om and Joyce should have some to wear on their show :)).

    QOTD: Waiting for my Cornhuskers to return to the great team they were the last three decades.

  • Finally caught up on WLTV podcasts. V-8 TV would probably get old after a while so stick with wine 😉

    Diggnation: I was in tears laughing at the Diggnation episode and would love to see you review the mice wine. You don’t have to eat the mouse :).

    Wristbands: Keep them until you have a WLTV meet up and pass them out then. You could also send them out to other wine critics and people that had/have you on their shows (Om and Joyce should have some to wear on their show :)).

    QOTD: Waiting for my Cornhuskers to return to the great team they were the last three decades.

  • Isaac

    I enjoyed the episode, Gary, but I don’t see the point of tasting these three wines blind when you clearly knew beforehand that they were overrated and over-priced. Can you please do a more convincing blind tasting where you taste similar wines of different pricepoints knowing only the category of wine and not the producers? I only get nine channels of Italian tv, so I depend on you for quality entertainment in my native New Jersey tongue.

  • Isaac

    I enjoyed the episode, Gary, but I don’t see the point of tasting these three wines blind when you clearly knew beforehand that they were overrated and over-priced. Can you please do a more convincing blind tasting where you taste similar wines of different pricepoints knowing only the category of wine and not the producers? I only get nine channels of Italian tv, so I depend on you for quality entertainment in my native New Jersey tongue.

  • Sassodoro

    Welcome back, Gary. I hope you are feeling better.

  • Sassodoro

    Welcome back, Gary. I hope you are feeling better.

  • Scott

    Happy Birthday Bobby.

  • Scott

    Happy Birthday Bobby.

  • JC

    QOTD: I’m waiting for the moment to move me.

  • JC

    QOTD: I’m waiting for the moment to move me.

  • I am waiting for the right time, Gary, the right time.

  • I am waiting for the right time, Gary, the right time.

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