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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  • Jason S.

    QOTD: A trip with you to Bordeaux for barrel tasting.

  • RandyB

    Another great show. I love these wines and the amorones.

    QOTD 1: Figurine of Marcus Dell Gastineau

    QOTD 2: It’s time for the homemade wine contest

  • Jason S.

    QOTD: A trip with you to Bordeaux for barrel tasting.

  • BillyD

    QOTD football: a million pesos

    QOTD contest: make a video about your favorite wine related experience, winner is drawn at random, and WLTV will open with the best segments

  • BillyD

    QOTD football: a million pesos

    QOTD contest: make a video about your favorite wine related experience, winner is drawn at random, and WLTV will open with the best segments

  • djs

    Contest should be guess want wine is in a brown bag (with a few clues from Gary). Under the football is a GV bobblehead.

  • djs

    Contest should be guess want wine is in a brown bag (with a few clues from Gary). Under the football is a GV bobblehead.

  • Mike Diz

    QOTD: Nothing is under there.
    QOTD: Label contest. My brother will win!

  • Mike Diz

    QOTD: Nothing is under there.
    QOTD: Label contest. My brother will win!

  • QOTD: A photography contest- one picture to summarize your relationship with the person you love the most- family/friend theme after the openning today. The prize should be that Gary and Mott come to the town where the winner lives to taste wine and maybe visit the local wine shop or winners favorite winery.

    The other QOTD: Under the football is a picture of Gary’s wife.

  • QOTD: A photography contest- one picture to summarize your relationship with the person you love the most- family/friend theme after the openning today. The prize should be that Gary and Mott come to the town where the winner lives to taste wine and maybe visit the local wine shop or winners favorite winery.

    The other QOTD: Under the football is a picture of Gary’s wife.

  • AdamT

    Trivia contest is the way to go.

  • AdamT

    Trivia contest is the way to go.

  • Yankee Fan

    Qotd 1: Paper football!!!!!!!

  • Yankee Fan

    Qotd 1: Paper football!!!!!!!

  • TommyBoBo of WI

    🙂 I think there is a cork under the football

    The next contest…hmmmm…..Maybe the Forum poster that gets the biggest number of comments on their entry for the Month of January??? Obviously Kahuan, BrandenM, TimF, and many other regulars would have a leg up… but I would actually like to see these people on your show. They have been very supportive you and the show and think they should get a chance to get their 15 minutes of Vayniac Fame! think about it 🙂

  • Adam J

    You keep upping the ante with all these contests.

    QOTD 1: a snarf action figure is under the football.

    QOTD 2: Submit a story or a video about how you would spend a perfect day.

  • TommyBoBo of WI

    🙂 I think there is a cork under the football

    The next contest…hmmmm…..Maybe the Forum poster that gets the biggest number of comments on their entry for the Month of January??? Obviously Kahuan, BrandenM, TimF, and many other regulars would have a leg up… but I would actually like to see these people on your show. They have been very supportive you and the show and think they should get a chance to get their 15 minutes of Vayniac Fame! think about it 🙂

  • Adam J

    You keep upping the ante with all these contests.

    QOTD 1: a snarf action figure is under the football.

    QOTD 2: Submit a story or a video about how you would spend a perfect day.

  • TGatesman

    QOTD#1: Lion-O is under that football sporting his ever popular Jets jersey.

    QOTD#2: I don’t want to be that guy that copies someone else but I really like Jon A’s idea about sending it a cork. It would be awesome to see how many corks you would get from all those Vayniacs

  • TGatesman

    QOTD#1: Lion-O is under that football sporting his ever popular Jets jersey.

    QOTD#2: I don’t want to be that guy that copies someone else but I really like Jon A’s idea about sending it a cork. It would be awesome to see how many corks you would get from all those Vayniacs

  • prplhaze

    QOTD #1: A newly designed WLTV wristband.

    QOTD #2: The next contest is to fly out to pick up the very first official bottle of the Vayniac Cab, along with a week in San Fran.

  • prplhaze

    QOTD #1: A newly designed WLTV wristband.

    QOTD #2: The next contest is to fly out to pick up the very first official bottle of the Vayniac Cab, along with a week in San Fran.

  • Tommy Vernieri

    Question of the Day: I bet you’ve got the next piece of WLTV schwag hidden under there.

    The Other Question of the Day: The contest should be what I said last time around. Ask the Vayniacs to get their friends together and host tasting parties. The host and all of the friends post some sort of tasting note or blog entry about it and link back to WLTV. The host sends you some links to their friends’ tasting notes to enter the contest (it counts as long as there are at least two friends involved).

    The prize should be that you fly out to the winner’s town and throw a big tasting party with them and their friends. Wine and cheese provided by Wine Library and Gourmet Library.

    Oh, and I should get a few extra entries for the awesome idea.

  • Tommy Vernieri

    Question of the Day: I bet you’ve got the next piece of WLTV schwag hidden under there.

    The Other Question of the Day: The contest should be what I said last time around. Ask the Vayniacs to get their friends together and host tasting parties. The host and all of the friends post some sort of tasting note or blog entry about it and link back to WLTV. The host sends you some links to their friends’ tasting notes to enter the contest (it counts as long as there are at least two friends involved).

    The prize should be that you fly out to the winner’s town and throw a big tasting party with them and their friends. Wine and cheese provided by Wine Library and Gourmet Library.

    Oh, and I should get a few extra entries for the awesome idea.

  • Hamid Z

    QOTD: A possible contest could be like a “Raising Wine Awareness” competition of some sort… not really sure on the details, but you’re a pretty creative guy.

    Also, I have no Idea what is under the plastic football… not corks, that can’t contain the Iron Sheik either, and you’re wearing a wristband, so… I believe it is the counterpart to the BigAssGlass, the SmallAssGlass!

  • Hamid Z

    QOTD: A possible contest could be like a “Raising Wine Awareness” competition of some sort… not really sure on the details, but you’re a pretty creative guy.

    Also, I have no Idea what is under the plastic football… not corks, that can’t contain the Iron Sheik either, and you’re wearing a wristband, so… I believe it is the counterpart to the BigAssGlass, the SmallAssGlass!

  • antony

    Hey – just knowing that my name was in that lunch-box doubled my Thursday night excitement. The next contest:
    Who can dress up their pet to look most like Gary. Nah… Most interesting use for an empty wine bottle… Erm… Best video of a wine inspired son, dance or variety routine. I could customise my escapology routine.

    It’s late in the UK. I got to go to bed. Underneath the half plastic football there’s some red table cloth, a human hair… and maybe a sock worn by some football player I never heard of.

    Thanks for all the fun,

    a

  • antony

    Hey – just knowing that my name was in that lunch-box doubled my Thursday night excitement. The next contest:
    Who can dress up their pet to look most like Gary. Nah… Most interesting use for an empty wine bottle… Erm… Best video of a wine inspired son, dance or variety routine. I could customise my escapology routine.

    It’s late in the UK. I got to go to bed. Underneath the half plastic football there’s some red table cloth, a human hair… and maybe a sock worn by some football player I never heard of.

    Thanks for all the fun,

    a

  • Phocion

    QOTD: Contestants have to make some sort of advertisement/commercial (video) for Wine Library.

    Winners get to be on an episode AND an iPhone (or a phone with Google Android on it, depending on when this competition will be held).

  • Phocion

    QOTD: Contestants have to make some sort of advertisement/commercial (video) for Wine Library.

    Winners get to be on an episode AND an iPhone (or a phone with Google Android on it, depending on when this competition will be held).

  • QOTD: Best spreadsheet of Gary’s scores

  • earl

    the next contest should be the winner gets their pick of going to the country of their choice
    to see first hand the wine region they love the most

  • QOTD: Best spreadsheet of Gary’s scores

  • earl

    the next contest should be the winner gets their pick of going to the country of their choice
    to see first hand the wine region they love the most

  • K MAN

    🙁 THEME SONG?

  • Dave

    Under the football: Air (various gasses such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen). Send me my prize!

  • K MAN

    🙁 THEME SONG?

  • Dave

    Under the football: Air (various gasses such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen). Send me my prize!

  • John P

    Congrats to the winners, it was exciting….a great show !!
    Gary, you got me started on Le Ragose Valpolicella and I loved it.
    Now I’ll try these, except for maybe the first one. You know,
    I would love to try the one you dumped, just to see how bad it was…
    QOTD: A small bottle of Valpolicella
    QOTH: I wish we could do a contest where you “Sniffy Sniff” the screen
    and guess the wine. LOL

  • John P

    Congrats to the winners, it was exciting….a great show !!
    Gary, you got me started on Le Ragose Valpolicella and I loved it.
    Now I’ll try these, except for maybe the first one. You know,
    I would love to try the one you dumped, just to see how bad it was…
    QOTD: A small bottle of Valpolicella
    QOTH: I wish we could do a contest where you “Sniffy Sniff” the screen
    and guess the wine. LOL

  • Kev and Ams

    QOTD: Under the Jets ball is a gift certificate for Wine Library.

    QOTD 2: The next contest should be for a shopping spree at WL and dinner with Gary and Mott.

  • Kev and Ams

    QOTD: Under the Jets ball is a gift certificate for Wine Library.

    QOTD 2: The next contest should be for a shopping spree at WL and dinner with Gary and Mott.

  • Kev and Ams

    QOTD 2: The next contest should revolve around being a 30 year old named Kevin and living in northern California. =)

  • Kev and Ams

    QOTD 2: The next contest should revolve around being a 30 year old named Kevin and living in northern California. =)

  • Andre

    QOTD1: There is a dime (i.e. 10 cents) under the football.
    QOTD2: The contest should be something involving using past WL episodes. Perhaps who can create the best montage video using snippets of previous episodes? That could be really hilarious.

  • Araldite

    Under the football – Thunder Cat

    Contest prize – remember the old toy store contests? Five minutes, all you can grab (wine bottles only), at the Wine Library store. Or make it a minute, whatever. You could film it and then critique their selection.

  • Andre

    QOTD1: There is a dime (i.e. 10 cents) under the football.
    QOTD2: The contest should be something involving using past WL episodes. Perhaps who can create the best montage video using snippets of previous episodes? That could be really hilarious.

  • Araldite

    Under the football – Thunder Cat

    Contest prize – remember the old toy store contests? Five minutes, all you can grab (wine bottles only), at the Wine Library store. Or make it a minute, whatever. You could film it and then critique their selection.

  • Cliff

    great show gary! qotd- grand prize doing a show with you at the vineyard of the Vayniac cab.

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