EP 367 Box Wine Tasting

Can box wine be good? That is a question that maybe taking a very interesting spin in a new direction, as more and more under 25 year old wine drinkers enter the wine market wineries are thinking of new ways to brand to that demo and today Gary Vaynerchuk tastes some of the newer efforts in the market.

Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Bandit Pinot Grigio
2006 Bota Box Chadonnay

2004 Cuvee de Pena
2005 Thirsty Lizard Shiraz

Links mentioned in todays episode.

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John__J

I'm open to wines in a box, although I feel dubious about them and have never bought one and don't have any plans to. I'm definitely not into wines in a can however, I know Coppola's even doing one of those. I tasted a cuvee de pena rose in a bottle, it wasn't awful for the $2 or 3.99 it cost wholesale.

Tags: Box, chardonnay, pinot grigio, red, review, shiraz, Video, white, wine, wines

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  • Best steak I ever had was the 5$ steak at this bar. Never had such a good juicy steak for so little money.

  • Best steak I ever had was the 5$ steak at this bar. Never had such a good juicy steak for so little money.

  • sky

    I have yet to have the best steak ever so someone should tell me a recipe or a restaurant to go to …..no steak has ever blown me away in recent memory but ya know my brain cells are dyin’ fast so……how about local organic kinda stuff or bal H said his dad raised the animal lhimself… right on that souds good. Ive had sausage from pigs raised by close friends of mine but never steak, gotta work on that one. thanks gary for going out on a limb for us with the cheap stuff. go bandit!!!! can you redo the french stuff with a more current vintage, im courious. i think im ight go out seek ouyt and byu buy that one and try it. love ya!

  • sky

    I have yet to have the best steak ever so someone should tell me a recipe or a restaurant to go to …..no steak has ever blown me away in recent memory but ya know my brain cells are dyin’ fast so……how about local organic kinda stuff or bal H said his dad raised the animal lhimself… right on that souds good. Ive had sausage from pigs raised by close friends of mine but never steak, gotta work on that one. thanks gary for going out on a limb for us with the cheap stuff. go bandit!!!! can you redo the french stuff with a more current vintage, im courious. i think im ight go out seek ouyt and byu buy that one and try it. love ya!

  • sky

    what the fk is a goosenberry???

  • sky

    what the fk is a goosenberry???

  • SImike

    lurker…

    i would have to say my best steak was in a rest in Florence. about 3 inches thick, almost raw, covered in lemon and parsley and garlic. It was during a trip after college touring around europe. Young and stupid we were back then, i was traveling with 3 girls and we orderd white wine, the server gave us red and refused to let us drink white with it …ha

    next best bet would def be peter luger, best overall steak houe exp

  • SImike

    lurker…

    i would have to say my best steak was in a rest in Florence. about 3 inches thick, almost raw, covered in lemon and parsley and garlic. It was during a trip after college touring around europe. Young and stupid we were back then, i was traveling with 3 girls and we orderd white wine, the server gave us red and refused to let us drink white with it …ha

    next best bet would def be peter luger, best overall steak houe exp

  • H.E. (Butch) Darnell, Jr.

    Best steak – a 2 inch filet off my grill last weekend, served with a zin reduction sauce!!!
    Worst steak – Ponderosa Steakhouse (anytime)!!!!

  • H.E. (Butch) Darnell, Jr.

    Best steak – a 2 inch filet off my grill last weekend, served with a zin reduction sauce!!!
    Worst steak – Ponderosa Steakhouse (anytime)!!!!

  • Vinnie Baum

    My best ever steak is one that I have grilled myself, usually a NY or prime rib cut with salt, pepper and a dash of cumin and/or garlic. Sometimes I’ll add a home made garlic or bleu cheese butter dollop on top and serve it with mushrooms in a marsala wine reduction. One of the worst, if not the worst was a recent dinner out with the wife for our 37th anniversary at a “quality” restaurant here in town. The steak, supposedly medium rare, came out curled up at the edges and filled with grissle. It was also a NY cut and was dry and no flavor and they had the nerve to charge 34.95 for the meal. Ugh! Since I have started cooking most of our meals 4 years ago it just is not worth it going out. We also spent 40 bones on a 12 dollar bottle of syrah. What a rip off!

  • ryan

    Qotd:
    Best steak: From the Wynn hotel in vegas filet, crusted with black pepper.

    Worst steak: from a restaurant in palm springs. It was rubbery and bland.

  • Vinnie Baum

    My best ever steak is one that I have grilled myself, usually a NY or prime rib cut with salt, pepper and a dash of cumin and/or garlic. Sometimes I’ll add a home made garlic or bleu cheese butter dollop on top and serve it with mushrooms in a marsala wine reduction. One of the worst, if not the worst was a recent dinner out with the wife for our 37th anniversary at a “quality” restaurant here in town. The steak, supposedly medium rare, came out curled up at the edges and filled with grissle. It was also a NY cut and was dry and no flavor and they had the nerve to charge 34.95 for the meal. Ugh! Since I have started cooking most of our meals 4 years ago it just is not worth it going out. We also spent 40 bones on a 12 dollar bottle of syrah. What a rip off!

  • ryan

    Qotd:
    Best steak: From the Wynn hotel in vegas filet, crusted with black pepper.

    Worst steak: from a restaurant in palm springs. It was rubbery and bland.

  • Jack

    Best steak was at Hal’s in Atlanta. Aged perfect and the fact that it was on what was the best date of my life… couldn’t have hurt. Greatest restaurant in the country… Hal’s is also the only place to go in Atlanta to cheat on your spouse! Dark out of the way dead end road in Buckhead where they take your car two blocks away to park. I have friends that refer to this place as the McDonalds for the very rich! Great food, no occasion needed.

    Worst steak ever was the on a business trip to Oklahoma City and my boss made us eat at a Sizzler. I question if anything bovine was even in the steak. New job and a boss with much better taste, life is good.

    Love your show!

  • Jack

    Best steak was at Hal’s in Atlanta. Aged perfect and the fact that it was on what was the best date of my life… couldn’t have hurt. Greatest restaurant in the country… Hal’s is also the only place to go in Atlanta to cheat on your spouse! Dark out of the way dead end road in Buckhead where they take your car two blocks away to park. I have friends that refer to this place as the McDonalds for the very rich! Great food, no occasion needed.

    Worst steak ever was the on a business trip to Oklahoma City and my boss made us eat at a Sizzler. I question if anything bovine was even in the steak. New job and a boss with much better taste, life is good.

    Love your show!

  • Daithin

    It’s been a while, I’m veggie now. But the best I ever had was at some fancy family dinner when I was younger. Worst, though, was a gross little dive restaurant that tasted like liver, and not on purpose.

  • Darrell T.

    The best steak I’ve had was a Porterhouse steak prepared medium at the Chophouse in DC;
    The worst steak I’ve had was a NY strip that was thin and overcooked prepared at American Diner in Bensalem (it was 2am and I should have gotten the club sandwich).

  • Dusty

    had a god-awful steak from Longhorn the other night…would have rather eaten my shoe. best would have to be a 24 ounce porterhouse (if i remember right, i was in a meat coma) from this little hole in the wall restaurant in KC. Orgasmic just thinking about it. Although to it’s credit, the new Weber Grill Restaurant that just opened up a few months ago here in Indy is giving that place a good run for it’s money.

  • Daithin

    It’s been a while, I’m veggie now. But the best I ever had was at some fancy family dinner when I was younger. Worst, though, was a gross little dive restaurant that tasted like liver, and not on purpose.

  • The best steak I’ve had was a Porterhouse steak prepared medium at the Chophouse in DC;
    The worst steak I’ve had was a NY strip that was thin and overcooked prepared at American Diner in Bensalem (it was 2am and I should have gotten the club sandwich).

  • Dusty

    had a god-awful steak from Longhorn the other night…would have rather eaten my shoe. best would have to be a 24 ounce porterhouse (if i remember right, i was in a meat coma) from this little hole in the wall restaurant in KC. Orgasmic just thinking about it. Although to it’s credit, the new Weber Grill Restaurant that just opened up a few months ago here in Indy is giving that place a good run for it’s money.

  • J_Kersley

    best stake … well, all the steaks in Italy seemed to be great – but that could have been simply because it was in Italy. Lately I’ve found bonefish grill to have great steaks, so that is my answer – the bonefish grill.

    worst stake … sirlion i got at a bar a few years ago. i knew it wouldn’t be great, but this thing was down right inedible.

  • J_Kersley

    best stake … well, all the steaks in Italy seemed to be great – but that could have been simply because it was in Italy. Lately I’ve found bonefish grill to have great steaks, so that is my answer – the bonefish grill.

    worst stake … sirlion i got at a bar a few years ago. i knew it wouldn’t be great, but this thing was down right inedible.

  • sky

    according to dictionary.com and wikipedia it aint no goosenberry,gary. no such thang.???

  • sky

    according to dictionary.com and wikipedia it aint no goosenberry,gary. no such thang.???

  • Barbara

    QOTD –
    Best – anything other than what I can cook
    Worst – anything I cook

  • Barbara

    QOTD –
    Best – anything other than what I can cook
    Worst – anything I cook

  • Lee Watkins

    Thanks for the secret Christmas wine, I am looking forward to it. Best steak was a rib eye from Costco grilled at my home. Worst was from Sizzler.

  • Lee Watkins

    Thanks for the secret Christmas wine, I am looking forward to it. Best steak was a rib eye from Costco grilled at my home. Worst was from Sizzler.

  • Joe Po

    Gary,

    “….not appalling” what a great way to describe a nasty wine!
    QODT: Best: Bife de lomo en Buenos Aires. So succulent!!
    Worst: My brother-in-law on his grill!

  • Joe Po

    Gary,

    “….not appalling” what a great way to describe a nasty wine!
    QODT: Best: Bife de lomo en Buenos Aires. So succulent!!
    Worst: My brother-in-law on his grill!

  • sky

    reading all these discriptions is making me drool……yummy. i think my best bet is to go buy a good cut of organic steak and bring it home to cook it-that seems to be a consistant plus from todays comments., ill let all the vayniacsknow when it happens (probably not till this weekend)

  • sky

    reading all these discriptions is making me drool……yummy. i think my best bet is to go buy a good cut of organic steak and bring it home to cook it-that seems to be a consistant plus from todays comments., ill let all the vayniacsknow when it happens (probably not till this weekend)

  • chris afzal

    worst: parish diner in brooklyn. stringy and soggy and way under cooked.
    best: pdc in cali.

  • Cassie

    I don’t eat a lot of steak, I really don’t cause I’m very picky and steak is filling so if I’m gonna eat it its gotta be good. The worst steak ever was probably something my mom cooked cause she overcooks stuff like that. However, the best steak I ever had was the steak I myself, along with a friend from the culinary institute cooked on Friday. Lightly salted and peppered, seared perfectlyon the outside, still a little pink on the inside, with a blueberry sauce made with bordeaux wine, fresh blueberries and blueberry port. Delish.

  • chris afzal

    worst: parish diner in brooklyn. stringy and soggy and way under cooked.
    best: pdc in cali.

  • Cassie

    I don’t eat a lot of steak, I really don’t cause I’m very picky and steak is filling so if I’m gonna eat it its gotta be good. The worst steak ever was probably something my mom cooked cause she overcooks stuff like that. However, the best steak I ever had was the steak I myself, along with a friend from the culinary institute cooked on Friday. Lightly salted and peppered, seared perfectlyon the outside, still a little pink on the inside, with a blueberry sauce made with bordeaux wine, fresh blueberries and blueberry port. Delish.

  • best-
    La Cabrera in Buenos Aires Argentina

    worst-
    at an un-named company/work event catered at a nice hotel in SF

  • best-
    La Cabrera in Buenos Aires Argentina

    worst-
    at an un-named company/work event catered at a nice hotel in SF

  • Matt

    QOTD: Best: NY Strip steak at Manresa in Los Gatos. Worst: Grilled over a fire while camping (got sand on it)

  • Matt

    QOTD: Best: NY Strip steak at Manresa in Los Gatos. Worst: Grilled over a fire while camping (got sand on it)

  • Best steak I have had was a 3 inch thick Porterhouse from Prime Quarter here in Wisconsin and the worst is any place that thinks a 1/2 in. to 1 in. thick steak is a true steak.

  • Best steak I have had was a 3 inch thick Porterhouse from Prime Quarter here in Wisconsin and the worst is any place that thinks a 1/2 in. to 1 in. thick steak is a true steak.

  • Nathan Valchar

    QOTD: Best steak: Strip Steak,Tavern Restaurant,State College,PA(Penn State Football!) . Worst Steak with eggs at Denny’s

    Box Wine Story:
    Since this was about boxed wine, I will share a great college wine drinking story, shortened. A friend and I were poor, bored and sober. We took an adventure to the liquor store and decided to go with a 5 liter box of Franzia to be â??sophisticatedâ? students. To spice up the drinking procedure we added a beer drinking twist and power-houred the wine. To those who donâ??t know thatâ??s an ounce/ounce.5 a minute for a given period of time, usually and hour. Well itâ??s a big box, so we went longer. We actually ended up finishing 5 liters of wine between the two of us in just about 2.5 hours. Use your imagination as to how this ended. Breakdown: 84 ounces of wine in one short sitting. To this day I have not again drank boxed wineâ?¦

  • Nathan Valchar

    QOTD: Best steak: Strip Steak,Tavern Restaurant,State College,PA(Penn State Football!) . Worst Steak with eggs at Denny’s

    Box Wine Story:
    Since this was about boxed wine, I will share a great college wine drinking story, shortened. A friend and I were poor, bored and sober. We took an adventure to the liquor store and decided to go with a 5 liter box of Franzia to be â??sophisticatedâ? students. To spice up the drinking procedure we added a beer drinking twist and power-houred the wine. To those who donâ??t know thatâ??s an ounce/ounce.5 a minute for a given period of time, usually and hour. Well itâ??s a big box, so we went longer. We actually ended up finishing 5 liters of wine between the two of us in just about 2.5 hours. Use your imagination as to how this ended. Breakdown: 84 ounces of wine in one short sitting. To this day I have not again drank boxed wineâ?¦

  • Dionysus01

    Best steak ever: Big Texan. Amarillo, TX. Worst steak ever: My own failed attempts……

  • Dionysus01

    Best steak ever: Big Texan. Amarillo, TX. Worst steak ever: My own failed attempts……

  • QOTD: Best was more than likely (more than 99% likely) at the original Palm on 2nd Ave. in NYC. The worst was probably at a Vegas “special” price. Oh boy.

  • QOTD: Best was more than likely (more than 99% likely) at the original Palm on 2nd Ave. in NYC. The worst was probably at a Vegas “special” price. Oh boy.

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