GVP scale….like that! Very interesting episode but I don’t think Ripassos wines did anything for you…no thunder…average and given these so-so Italians wines maybe take it up a notch to Amarones…there’s an experience…especially when it goes from tasting like a dessert wine to an absolutely great tasting Amarone with a hint of being a dessert wine. Would like to see you compare some high end wines to maybe a lesser or inexpensive wine to see your thoughts are…example Ornellaia or Masseto vs. Petolo Galatrona…this might not be a good comparison…all wines would be consider high end but that all I can come up with..

QOTD: Fun fact — watching your show…bringing the thunder…experiencing things I wouldn’t have taken notice of…and the best of all another Jet fan waiting for next year.

A ripping show GV! I would love to be rolling deep enough to try amarone, but its good to know where I can look to find fairly similar flavor profiles for a third the price. It’s on my list!

QOTD: Did you know… a pig’s orgasm lasts for 30 minutes! I’ve never felt such envy before 😉

QOTD: Fun fact? Styx was the first band to have four consecutive platinum albums. Maybe I should confirm that, but it popped up in LastFM and seemed fun.

I want to also voice a slight displeasure at having been in meetings all evening and not getting back to a computer until 8:30 p.m. and finding that all 1000 Santa items are gone. Ah well, c’est la vie.

El Salvador is playing some itzy-bitzy country in soccer tonight in DC. Todays factoid will be that El Salvador will win (again) by the score of 12 – 0.

hot cocoa with mushrooms……..mmmmmmm

fun fact of the day:
and it’s a fact about me
7-20-73
day i was born
day Bruce Lee died.

totally bummed i was too late for santa’s gift.
QOTD: I’ll give you a few football fun facts.
Up until 1912, a touchdown was only worth 5 points.
A home team is required to have 36 footballs on hand for each game.
The most concussions suffered by an NFL player over a career is 13, by Al Toon (of the Jets)
GV- you’re usually “expressive” not “expressionary”, but I like the GVisms.

totally bummed i was too late for santa’s gift.
QOTD: I’ll give you a few football fun facts.
Up until 1912, a touchdown was only worth 5 points.
A home team is required to have 36 footballs on hand for each game.
The most concussions suffered by an NFL player over a career is 13, by Al Toon (of the Jets)
GV- you’re usually “expressive” not “expressionary”, but I like the GVisms.

Labels were out of focus all day. MOTT: pick it up!!

Last 2 garyv.com 120’s have been AWESOME.

Labels were out of focus all day. MOTT: pick it up!!

Last 2 garyv.com 120’s have been AWESOME.

FFOTD: your comments link is broken for me! I had to manually enter the URL.

QOTD: A very, very special Happy 64th Birthday Shout Out from the best damn wine guy around because of the efforts of a very special daughter !!
Thanks Gary…

Fun fact of the day: 77% of people eat the ears first, on a chocolate Easter bunny.

Another fun fact: If a woodchuck could chuck wood, he would chuck about 700 pounds of wood.

Fun fact of the day: 77% of people eat the ears first, on a chocolate Easter bunny.

Another fun fact: If a woodchuck could chuck wood, he would chuck about 700 pounds of wood.

Cool show, you rock GV. Glad to have you back, you too Mott.

QOTD: The term “proof” for alcohol comes from back in the day in Scotland when traders would test the alcohol content of a spirit but putting a flame to it. If it lit, it was proof of the quality of the spirit.

QOTD = Fun Fact: Everyone I know was head over heels for the Zenato. I tried it and thought it was OK. It’s great to hear your review of it, and to compare the myriad palates. That’s what wine is all about….

Gary,

Stop telling everyone about my value wine.

Thanks

I was a fan of the 04′ Zenato, haven’t tried the ’05.

QOTD: Sauternes is delicious

My fun fact- Or not fun fact, is that when you try to buy a wine in MA and your underage sister accompanies you into the store, they will not sell to you.

Bought my first ever Barbera today. Have to save it until my wife has the baby. Thanks for encouraging me to get out of my comfort zone GV.

FFOTD: Sports- Physiologists claim that rowing a 2,000 meter race (which takes 6-7 minutes), is equal to playing back-to-back basketball games.

Movies- Tatooine, the planet that Luke Skywalker was from, is actually a real place in Tunisia. George Lucas decided to keep the real name of the place they filmed.

FFOTD: Nintendo, before it was selling video games and consoles, use to be into trading cards prior to the ’70’s.

“On a pleasure scale– sounds like a porno…”

Best WLTV line of all time.

Fun Fact: GaryVaynerchuk.com is going to be as popular or more popular than WLTV if you keep up the pace you’re on there. I don’t care what the comments say on Digg, the 120’s have been amazing.

Awesome!!! I’ve been waiting for this for quite some time Gary!! I wrote you an email months ago, and I wasn’t disappointed with this episode. Nice work!

QOTD- Cacao, the main ingredient of chocolate is the most pest-ridden tree in the jungle. The average chocolate bar contains 11 insect legs.

Gary, I was inspired enough by today’s episode to pick up a bottle of 2004 Cecilia Beretta Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso on the way home. Looking forward to trying it!

Man, I can’t believe your pronunciation is getting even worse and worse by the day! Just slow down and say at least each consonant in the right order. It’s not a competition to see who says a name or varietal faster! You can’t pretend to have an educational angle if you mingle that up every time.

You are almost loosing me!

Thanks for a new ep GV. I had a particularly craptastic day today and watching your show really helped lighten my mood. And I have to say, I had the Zenato and I liked it, but I had decanted it. Unfortunately I don’t have my notes, so I can’t quite elaborate. However, I haven’t had those other wines, so it would be good to compare.

FFOTD: Stephen Colbert is completely deaf in his right ear.

Great episode!

FFOTD: Gary Vaynerchuk twitters more per day than the rest of the twitter users combined. It’s ok though, because christmas also comes in march!