EP 387 California Pinot Noir Tasting

Gary Vaynerchuk notices a shocking trend and wonders what all the fuss is STILL about when it comes to the grape that Hollywood made famous

Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Coppola Director’s Cut Pinot NoirOther California Pinot Noir
2006 Lily Sonoma Coast Pinot NoirOther California Pinot Noir
2006 Patz & Hall Pinot Noir Sonoma CoastSonoma Pinot Noir
2006 Breggo Pinot Noir Anderson ValleyOther California Pinot Noir

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  • QOTD: About April or May 2007. It was because of Diggnation.

  • waibeans

    QOD.. 11/30/06 4th wedding anniversary actually. It was a Sunday and I was browsing your site after coming back from the store. Saw a couple eps and love it. Here to stay.

    later GV!

  • QOTD: About April or May 2007. It was because of Diggnation.

  • waibeans

    QOD.. 11/30/06 4th wedding anniversary actually. It was a Sunday and I was browsing your site after coming back from the store. Saw a couple eps and love it. Here to stay.

    later GV!

  • John P

    QOTD: About Nov/06 I was having a glass of wine with a friend and
    he said “look up the Wine library online” That was it, an online class
    about wine, and I never stop learning.
    I’m glad you changed the Date…See you Mar2908

  • John P

    QOTD: About Nov/06 I was having a glass of wine with a friend and
    he said “look up the Wine library online” That was it, an online class
    about wine, and I never stop learning.
    I’m glad you changed the Date…See you Mar2908

  • Sassodoro

    Top 30? Wow!

  • Sassodoro

    Top 30? Wow!

  • QOTD – Started watching episodes sometime at the end of May ’07 by searching through the archives. Came out of the shadows and stopped lurking on Episode #250.

  • QOTD – Started watching episodes sometime at the end of May ’07 by searching through the archives. Came out of the shadows and stopped lurking on Episode #250.

  • Mike S.

    Man, how good is red Burgundy??

    Proud to say I’ve been here for a long time, all the way back to the single digits. The Amon-Ra/decanting episode is still a favorite.

  • Mike S.

    Man, how good is red Burgundy??

    Proud to say I’ve been here for a long time, all the way back to the single digits. The Amon-Ra/decanting episode is still a favorite.

  • Sharon

    I actually read the article about WL and GV in TIME magazine when that came out ‘cos I subscribe It’s really unusual for a single blog to have its own article in TIME. This guy must have SOMETHING GOING ON. I made a mental note to check it out. I’m old and I forget, so I forgot the mental note. Then on 11/07 catching up on old issues of Slate and saw yet another article about WL and GV. This time while I was sitting there I checked it out. And NOW I’m going to have buy a wine cooling fridge-type unit because of all this yummy vino I’ve amassed! Else it will cook! (Not that I’m complaining)(OK maybe a bit). Will make every effort to show up for 3/29 party if can talk friend into going with!

  • Sharon

    I actually read the article about WL and GV in TIME magazine when that came out ‘cos I subscribe It’s really unusual for a single blog to have its own article in TIME. This guy must have SOMETHING GOING ON. I made a mental note to check it out. I’m old and I forget, so I forgot the mental note. Then on 11/07 catching up on old issues of Slate and saw yet another article about WL and GV. This time while I was sitting there I checked it out. And NOW I’m going to have buy a wine cooling fridge-type unit because of all this yummy vino I’ve amassed! Else it will cook! (Not that I’m complaining)(OK maybe a bit). Will make every effort to show up for 3/29 party if can talk friend into going with!

  • Panosh

    Listended to first episode about a month ago and have downloaded most to my iPod for my driving enjoyment and have passed along the link to many friends as well.

    Mahalo

  • Panosh

    Listended to first episode about a month ago and have downloaded most to my iPod for my driving enjoyment and have passed along the link to many friends as well.

    Mahalo

  • C-Fiddy

    I’m really confused!
    Gary, You go on and on about how Cali has “Fruit-bomb-ified” the classic Pinot, then you fall in love with the one in that category…
    (with tounge in cheek) THANK YOU for staying AWAY from Windward Vineyards’ Classic Burgundian Monopole Pinot Noir action. They’re a very small Paso Robles winery that we became members of their club just before Sideways came out and LOVE THEM, and would hate for them to become so popular that we couldn’t afford them anymore! I think we need to try the Lily for sure.

    QOTD: About 3 months!

  • C-Fiddy

    I’m really confused!
    Gary, You go on and on about how Cali has “Fruit-bomb-ified” the classic Pinot, then you fall in love with the one in that category…
    (with tounge in cheek) THANK YOU for staying AWAY from Windward Vineyards’ Classic Burgundian Monopole Pinot Noir action. They’re a very small Paso Robles winery that we became members of their club just before Sideways came out and LOVE THEM, and would hate for them to become so popular that we couldn’t afford them anymore! I think we need to try the Lily for sure.

    QOTD: About 3 months!

  • David

    I started watching last week. I was wondering if you would do an episode on German Rieslings. German Rieslings are my favorite wines, particularly Kabinetts.

  • David

    I started watching last week. I was wondering if you would do an episode on German Rieslings. German Rieslings are my favorite wines, particularly Kabinetts.

  • msb2ncsu

    May 2007… I was on some deals site (like SlickDeals or FatWallet) where people were talking about Cameron Hughes wines at Costco and someone linked to your video review of them (#176). Your show was my style so I jumped right in.

  • cma82

    Ahh..i don’t know if I can make it on March 29th now!

    QOTD: Episode #132 and I’ll always be a lurker

  • gayle

    September, 2007. A friend called me from the Albuquerque airport(bar) to tell me that one of my favorite wines (Melville) was being featured on TV. I looked up the Ellen show, saw the clip and linked into WLTV. Now, we are both Vayniaks.

  • msb2ncsu

    May 2007… I was on some deals site (like SlickDeals or FatWallet) where people were talking about Cameron Hughes wines at Costco and someone linked to your video review of them (#176). Your show was my style so I jumped right in.

  • cma82

    Ahh..i don’t know if I can make it on March 29th now!

    QOTD: Episode #132 and I’ll always be a lurker

  • gayle

    September, 2007. A friend called me from the Albuquerque airport(bar) to tell me that one of my favorite wines (Melville) was being featured on TV. I looked up the Ellen show, saw the clip and linked into WLTV. Now, we are both Vayniaks.

  • Susan

    Gary & Mott – QOTD: I have been watching WLTV since episode 33. I have LOVED every episode!!! Keep up the super work!!! See all of you in March!!!!!! 🙂

  • jason

    it is always good to see an episode on Pinot. it is funny, i am starting to mentally arrange the winter pinots from the spring and fall pinots. in burgundy, there is a wide scale range and some are just meant for the cold nights. ahhh, must open a real nice bottle of pinot this winter. i actually opened a 2000 aloxe -corton after christmas and it was good and even a little smokey.

    QOTD: more than a year ago. i was googling a wine and you came up. i thought, oh that weirdo who has advertisements with football shit around him.

  • Susan

    Gary & Mott – QOTD: I have been watching WLTV since episode 33. I have LOVED every episode!!! Keep up the super work!!! See all of you in March!!!!!! 🙂

  • it is always good to see an episode on Pinot. it is funny, i am starting to mentally arrange the winter pinots from the spring and fall pinots. in burgundy, there is a wide scale range and some are just meant for the cold nights. ahhh, must open a real nice bottle of pinot this winter. i actually opened a 2000 aloxe -corton after christmas and it was good and even a little smokey.

    QOTD: more than a year ago. i was googling a wine and you came up. i thought, oh that weirdo who has advertisements with football shit around him.

  • Brandon T.

    QOTD: Pinot Noir jam, spread all over my body by a blind girl I met in college. The squish and the taste, and all that sensation

  • Brandon T.

    QOTD: Pinot Noir jam, spread all over my body by a blind girl I met in college. The squish and the taste, and all that sensation

  • Ryan D

    QotD: I think I started right after Jason Hicks’ montage, probably somewhere in the 140s.

  • Ryan D

    QotD: I think I started right after Jason Hicks’ montage, probably somewhere in the 140s.

  • Reggie

    The Diggnation guys mentioned you on there podcast.

  • Reggie

    The Diggnation guys mentioned you on there podcast.

  • Susan

    Gary- Seeked out?????????????????????? wink:) wink:)

  • Susan

    Gary- Seeked out?????????????????????? wink:) wink:)

  • Hotshot162

    QOTD: Right after I saw your appearance on Conan, I don’t remember the exact date though…

    As for this episode, I have a suggestion. Maybe Gary you should go make a blockbuster hollywood movie that promote your grape that you adore, like Albarino or maybe bring Merlot back? That would be amazing!!!

  • Love the PN, despite my best efforts to not be affected by Hollywood…
    They just work too good w/ foods…

    QOTD: June 07

  • Hotshot162

    QOTD: Right after I saw your appearance on Conan, I don’t remember the exact date though…

    As for this episode, I have a suggestion. Maybe Gary you should go make a blockbuster hollywood movie that promote your grape that you adore, like Albarino or maybe bring Merlot back? That would be amazing!!!

  • Love the PN, despite my best efforts to not be affected by Hollywood…
    They just work too good w/ foods…

    QOTD: June 07

  • wrc105

    QOTD: Last December, I am onto 2 or three episode a day to catch up. I’m still trying to find the first eisode that the Oak Monster made an appearance.

  • Dusty

    QotD: started watching on episode #138. Laid back friday, on the couch, answering questions, drinking Pillar Box Red. ahhh….i remember it like it was yesterday…..

  • Obama_Man

    Again, why I never buy a massive wineries’ “premium blend”– Mondavi aside. Wish I could try the Breggo!

    QOTD: October, baby. I wanted to see the price of Perrier Jouet compared to Veuve and google gave me Wine Library’s site for the lowest PJ price. It said there was a video and I was intrigued. After that day, I never purchased another bottle of wine from the big makers. I’ve also started to love wine 🙂

  • wrc105

    QOTD: Last December, I am onto 2 or three episode a day to catch up. I’m still trying to find the first eisode that the Oak Monster made an appearance.

  • Dusty

    QotD: started watching on episode #138. Laid back friday, on the couch, answering questions, drinking Pillar Box Red. ahhh….i remember it like it was yesterday…..

  • Obama_Man

    Again, why I never buy a massive wineries’ “premium blend”– Mondavi aside. Wish I could try the Breggo!

    QOTD: October, baby. I wanted to see the price of Perrier Jouet compared to Veuve and google gave me Wine Library’s site for the lowest PJ price. It said there was a video and I was intrigued. After that day, I never purchased another bottle of wine from the big makers. I’ve also started to love wine 🙂

  • Phocion

    QOTD:

    Episode #292
    Red Zinfandel and Foie Gras?

  • Phocion

    QOTD:

    Episode #292
    Red Zinfandel and Foie Gras?

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