EP 365 Valpolicella Wines From Italy

Italian red wines are always among the most sought after however these wonderful efforts from the Venato go very unnoticed!

Wines tasted in this episode:

Allegrini ValpolicellaValpolicella
2003 Mazzi Valpolicella PoiegaValpolicella

2005 Zardini Valpolicella SuperioreValpolicella

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John__J

Haven't had any Valpolicella's by those wineries, I do have an '01 La Poja from Allegrini that I hear is supposed to be really good

Tags: Italian, red, review, Valpolicella, Video, wine, wines

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  • Jesse (PatsFan) G.

    QOTD: How about one of those wine cellars from yesterdays show as a giveaway prize! Ching

    RADOOL

  • Moselman

    JenniferP?

  • Ernest_G

    QOTD: Challenge the Vaniacs to create a signature/icon/wallpaper of WLTV content or of you GV.

    What is under the football?: Snarf

  • Moselman

    JenniferP?

  • Ernest_G

    QOTD: Challenge the Vaniacs to create a signature/icon/wallpaper of WLTV content or of you GV.

    What is under the football?: Snarf

  • Scott

    Gary,
    You were right on Nightline when you said this show isn’t about wine, its about life. You always keep things in perspective and I appreciate how uplifting watching your show can be. Two nights ago my wife and I were discussing when we would take our three month old daughter to the mall to get her picture taken with Santa. Luckily we didn’t decide on yesterday because we would have taken her a mile down the street to the westroads mall were Santa’s village is set up right in front of the von maur. It was a tough day for many of us here in Omaha as we shared similar stories about having just been there or our plans to go there soon and how it could have just as easily been us or someone we loved. Watching WLTV has been especially enjoyable the last two days as a break from the non-stop local coverage of this horrible event. After watching this episode I went up to my daughter’s room, pulled her out of her crib and just held her and stared at her in the dark for half an hour. I can’t recall the last time I was as overwhelmed by love as I was tonight.
    From my family to yours (and all the vayniacs)…cheers.

  • Scott

    Gary,
    You were right on Nightline when you said this show isn’t about wine, its about life. You always keep things in perspective and I appreciate how uplifting watching your show can be. Two nights ago my wife and I were discussing when we would take our three month old daughter to the mall to get her picture taken with Santa. Luckily we didn’t decide on yesterday because we would have taken her a mile down the street to the westroads mall were Santa’s village is set up right in front of the von maur. It was a tough day for many of us here in Omaha as we shared similar stories about having just been there or our plans to go there soon and how it could have just as easily been us or someone we loved. Watching WLTV has been especially enjoyable the last two days as a break from the non-stop local coverage of this horrible event. After watching this episode I went up to my daughter’s room, pulled her out of her crib and just held her and stared at her in the dark for half an hour. I can’t recall the last time I was as overwhelmed by love as I was tonight.
    From my family to yours (and all the vayniacs)…cheers.

  • The Fanjestic

    Actually I think a job offer at WL as your assistant, learning the ropes of the industry would be a pretty awesome prize – of course I’m not sure how realistic that is.

    Maybe just a few personal wine lessons.

  • The Fanjestic

    Actually I think a job offer at WL as your assistant, learning the ropes of the industry would be a pretty awesome prize – of course I’m not sure how realistic that is.

    Maybe just a few personal wine lessons.

  • Fevernova

    QOTD #1: Under the football, new wristband.

    QOTD #2: First person to guess a number you pick from 1 to 10,000. Better yet, everyone sends in a picture wearing their WLTV shirt in an interesting place, the most interesting photo wins.

  • Fevernova

    QOTD #1: Under the football, new wristband.

    QOTD #2: First person to guess a number you pick from 1 to 10,000. Better yet, everyone sends in a picture wearing their WLTV shirt in an interesting place, the most interesting photo wins.

  • jonomck

    QOTD #1: It’s a thundercat.

    QOTD#2: Trivia contest from past episodes. Prize- as much wine you can get in your cart!

  • jonomck

    QOTD #1: It’s a thundercat.

    QOTD#2: Trivia contest from past episodes. Prize- as much wine you can get in your cart!

  • Phil G

    QOTD – I think there is a wine screw cap under the football
    QOTD2 – Did you mean what should the contest be? Maybe it could be a contest to design the butter bandit t-shirt.

  • AndrewB

    QOTD: rap snacks

  • Phil G

    QOTD – I think there is a wine screw cap under the football
    QOTD2 – Did you mean what should the contest be? Maybe it could be a contest to design the butter bandit t-shirt.

  • AndrewB

    QOTD: rap snacks

  • nougat

    Under the football – the infamous Clef du Vin (“Age your wine one year in a second!”).

    Contest – Fill an oak barrel at Crushpad with corks and the prize goes to whoever gets closest to the total.

    I love Valpo, just haven’t tried any lately. You can be damn sure I’m gonna get me some of that Zardini. I love that you did Valpo today. Some other ideas for episodes… Mosel Saar Ruwer Kabinetts vs. Australian Reisling; Finger Lake or Long Island Cab Franc versus Loire; Savenierres – I’ve never had one but would love to hear your take on a couple of them.

  • nougat

    Under the football – the infamous Clef du Vin (“Age your wine one year in a second!”).

    Contest – Fill an oak barrel at Crushpad with corks and the prize goes to whoever gets closest to the total.

    I love Valpo, just haven’t tried any lately. You can be damn sure I’m gonna get me some of that Zardini. I love that you did Valpo today. Some other ideas for episodes… Mosel Saar Ruwer Kabinetts vs. Australian Reisling; Finger Lake or Long Island Cab Franc versus Loire; Savenierres – I’ve never had one but would love to hear your take on a couple of them.

  • AlanH

    Good show Gary! You sure make that Zardini sound tempting, but I already ran past my wine budget red light without slowing down, and I don’t want to lose my license. Maybe next month.

    QOTD: Winner of the come-up-with-a-contest question wins the contest!

  • HuskerJamie

    Under the football? The Knicks chances of making the playoffs, very, very, small.

  • AlanH

    Good show Gary! You sure make that Zardini sound tempting, but I already ran past my wine budget red light without slowing down, and I don’t want to lose my license. Maybe next month.

    QOTD: Winner of the come-up-with-a-contest question wins the contest!

  • HuskerJamie

    Under the football? The Knicks chances of making the playoffs, very, very, small.

  • next contest should be designing the next WLTV shirt!

  • next contest should be designing the next WLTV shirt!

  • ktw

    QOTD: best word or phrase to put on the chalkboard behind GV to replace radool

  • ktw

    QOTD: best word or phrase to put on the chalkboard behind GV to replace radool

  • flippy

    QOTD #1: the foil caps from the wines tasted today.

    QOTD #2: Vayniac Cab label contest.

    Canada represent on the winner’s list!

  • flippy

    QOTD #1: the foil caps from the wines tasted today.

    QOTD #2: Vayniac Cab label contest.

    Canada represent on the winner’s list!

  • Gary I love that you “shoot from the hip” but you simply cannot call the three major grapes in a Valpo or Amarone Corey-vino, Ron-dee-nah nah and mole-ah-something. Are you even trying? Wiki it or something, jeez.

    R

  • Gary I love that you “shoot from the hip” but you simply cannot call the three major grapes in a Valpo or Amarone Corey-vino, Ron-dee-nah nah and mole-ah-something. Are you even trying? Wiki it or something, jeez.

    R

  • Fricken Canadians!!

    QOTD: A wine tasting in France with GV at Rothschild!!!

  • Fricken Canadians!!

    QOTD: A wine tasting in France with GV at Rothschild!!!

  • Greg B.

    Big G, I’m in it to win it my friend. There is a Jawa figure under your Jets football.

    QOTD: A video contest. Where the Vayniacs have to shoot and edit a commercial for WLTV. The one voted the best, by the staff of WLTV wins.

  • Greg B

    Big G, I’m in it to win it my friend. There is a Jawa figure under your Jets football.

    QOTD: A video contest. Where the Vayniacs have to shoot and edit a commercial for WLTV. The one voted the best, by the staff of WLTV wins.

  • Cindy P

    Ok,Ok, I have been a lurker!!! You have enticed me to respond. I think it should have something to do with the Vayner-Cab. Private tasting?

  • Cindy P

    Ok,Ok, I have been a lurker!!! You have enticed me to respond. I think it should have something to do with the Vayner-Cab. Private tasting?

  • Cameron Ghazzagh

    QOTD: Do what the Diggnation guys did.

    AWESOME show Gary. Your show is my American Idol.

  • Cameron Ghazzagh

    QOTD: Do what the Diggnation guys did.

    AWESOME show Gary. Your show is my American Idol.

  • Next contest- Why not give away a bottle from the Gary V picks? I know you don’t want people blindly trusting what you say, but there are a lot of wines and whatnot on that list.

  • Next contest- Why not give away a bottle from the Gary V picks? I know you don’t want people blindly trusting what you say, but there are a lot of wines and whatnot on that list.

  • QOTD #1: i’m going with cork/screwcap

    QOTD #2: since gary’s all about ‘community’, how ’bout a contest that requires vayniac-vayniac collaboration? the only rule would be that it has to involve someone you didn’t know prior to WLTV. and the ‘prize’ could be making gary travel to wherever the winner is, this time…

  • QOTD #1: i’m going with cork/screwcap

    QOTD #2: since gary’s all about ‘community’, how ’bout a contest that requires vayniac-vayniac collaboration? the only rule would be that it has to involve someone you didn’t know prior to WLTV. and the ‘prize’ could be making gary travel to wherever the winner is, this time…

  • peamor

    QOTD – Next contest is to host a special edition of the Thunder Show on site at a Jets tailgate…with both Gary *and* his dad.

  • peamor

    QOTD – Next contest is to host a special edition of the Thunder Show on site at a Jets tailgate…with both Gary *and* his dad.

  • t_moderne

    What’s wrong with Bolla Valpolicella? or Bolla Bardolino. Remember everyone called Italian white wine Soave Bolla as if it were its own varietal.

    QOTD: Allow the winner to go into the wine library cellar and (1) pick one wine to keep and (2) taste a wine with GV (yes, you, GV).

    That would be fun.

  • t_moderne

    What’s wrong with Bolla Valpolicella? or Bolla Bardolino. Remember everyone called Italian white wine Soave Bolla as if it were its own varietal.

    QOTD: Allow the winner to go into the wine library cellar and (1) pick one wine to keep and (2) taste a wine with GV (yes, you, GV).

    That would be fun.

  • Serge

    The next contest should be the person who could drink more wine then Gary! And under the football is a pair of jets tickets!!!

  • Serge

    The next contest should be the person who could drink more wine then Gary! And under the football is a pair of jets tickets!!!

  • wmole

    Another great show Gary. Thanks for remembering those who have passed.

    Is the Guennol Lioness under that football?

    Best prize? Wine Library franchise in Ventura.

    Can’t wait for Snow Day ep and a big ass glass save.

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