EP 434 Secret Pack Tasting On April Fools Day

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes through a White Bordeaux and 2 wines from the Roussillon on this gloomy day in NJ and of course April Fools Day

Wines tasted in this episode:

2003 Chateau Cantelys BlancGraves/Pessac-Leognan
2005 Le Muscle Cotes De RoussillonLanguedoc-Roussillon
2004 Domaine Bertrand-berge AncestralLanguedoc-Roussillon

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qotd: been some nice wine bars cropping up in Baltimore lately

Tags: France, Graves/Pessac-Leognan, Languedoc-Roussillon, red, review, Video, white, wine, wines

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  • A girl with elf-esque (I know how you love anything “esque”) ears on a girl has me smitten.

    QOTD: Safeco Field. Even last night watching a tough loss in the ninth.

  • Jay

    A girl with elf-esque (I know how you love anything “esque”) ears on a girl has me smitten.

    QOTD: Safeco Field. Even last night watching a tough loss in the ninth.

  • wayno da wino

    Yo Gee, Great Show with some interestin’ Vino!!
    Ya got me explorin’ da Southern France area after a long
    spell of swiggin’ mostly New World Vino only………

    QOTD: Kinda a outdoor/nature nut, always outside stumpin’ on a
    hike/walk, burnin’ off da lard……….

  • wayno da wino

    Yo Gee, Great Show with some interestin’ Vino!!
    Ya got me explorin’ da Southern France area after a long
    spell of swiggin’ mostly New World Vino only………

    QOTD: Kinda a outdoor/nature nut, always outside stumpin’ on a
    hike/walk, burnin’ off da lard……….

  • GV – Couldn’t get a secret pack, but enjoyed the show anyhow! QOTD – Cambridge, MA on foot, mostly…

  • GV – Couldn’t get a secret pack, but enjoyed the show anyhow! QOTD – Cambridge, MA on foot, mostly…

  • Corti Brothers market….yum…..or Napa with justin….not so yum….out

  • Corti Brothers market….yum…..or Napa with justin….not so yum….out

  • Ken F

    Of course I hang out in my wine cellar, the wine store and the gym.

  • Ken F

    Of course I hang out in my wine cellar, the wine store and the gym.

  • QOTD: at home, with lots of friends and lots of vino.

  • QOTD: at home, with lots of friends and lots of vino.

  • wmole

    Hang at home/work. And Paradise Pantry.

    Amazing currency Gary.

    A Face in the Crowd…Holly Dunn

  • wmole

    Hang at home/work. And Paradise Pantry.

    Amazing currency Gary.

    A Face in the Crowd…Holly Dunn

  • Loved them all but for different reasons. Secret pack days have are like Christmas around here. We had three different cheeses, crackers and apples to pair with the wines.

  • Loved them all but for different reasons. Secret pack days have are like Christmas around here. We had three different cheeses, crackers and apples to pair with the wines.

  • QOTD: Hanging out at home with friends, family or my girlfriend. Adding wine to the mix is always good as well.

  • QOTD: Hanging out at home with friends, family or my girlfriend. Adding wine to the mix is always good as well.

  • WineReeves

    QoTD: working and golfing, otherwise hanging out with the fiance and my English Bulldog, Tank.

  • WineReeves

    QoTD: working and golfing, otherwise hanging out with the fiance and my English Bulldog, Tank.

  • NJ CHIANTI DAN

    got home from the yankee home opener last night and wanted to break open my secret pack and drink along with Gary, but the thought of good wine on top of Stadium Beer was a turn off and smart move…I did watch the episode (good one Gary) and will view it again tonight with the wine in hand (while the Yankee game is on mute)

    A good “hang” for me is on any court or field coaching my Boys Sports team

    ciao for now

  • NJ CHIANTI DAN

    got home from the yankee home opener last night and wanted to break open my secret pack and drink along with Gary, but the thought of good wine on top of Stadium Beer was a turn off and smart move…I did watch the episode (good one Gary) and will view it again tonight with the wine in hand (while the Yankee game is on mute)

    A good “hang” for me is on any court or field coaching my Boys Sports team

    ciao for now

  • We had a lot of fun with this! I’m excited to try the Le Muscle again tonight after letting it breathe a little bit. Straight out of the bottle, it was hardcore cave-aged gruyere cheese with the cassis and honey at the back. It was awesome then, but it sounds like the cheese backs off with airing. The other red is slated to be opened tonight…

    QOTD: In front of the computer on my balcony. At Cafe Medici with friends on Saturday mornings. At the park with the dogs.

  • We had a lot of fun with this! I’m excited to try the Le Muscle again tonight after letting it breathe a little bit. Straight out of the bottle, it was hardcore cave-aged gruyere cheese with the cassis and honey at the back. It was awesome then, but it sounds like the cheese backs off with airing. The other red is slated to be opened tonight…

    QOTD: In front of the computer on my balcony. At Cafe Medici with friends on Saturday mornings. At the park with the dogs.

  • Nick Leung

    Stop rinsing so much WINE!!

  • Nick Leung

    Stop rinsing so much WINE!!

  • JonK

    QOTD: Chubby’s Sports Bar (Ironic (am I using this correctly?) because I don’t care much for sports). I do like $2.00 22 oz drafts, however.

  • JonK

    QOTD: Chubby’s Sports Bar (Ironic (am I using this correctly?) because I don’t care much for sports). I do like $2.00 22 oz drafts, however.

  • Chris

    I love it when you skip the “OH THIS” in your intro instead of saying “THIS MY FRIENDS, OH THIS, IS THE THUNDER SHOW.” I prefer when you emphasize the “AKA THE INTERNET’S MOST PASSIONATE WINE PROGRAM.”

  • Chris

    I love it when you skip the “OH THIS” in your intro instead of saying “THIS MY FRIENDS, OH THIS, IS THE THUNDER SHOW.” I prefer when you emphasize the “AKA THE INTERNET’S MOST PASSIONATE WINE PROGRAM.”

  • TWalk

    Chillaxin at Lee Basa’s new wine Bar in Tallahassee

  • TWalk

    Chillaxin at Lee Basa’s new wine Bar in Tallahassee

  • Simon D

    Super awesome show! The secret pack days are way fun! We had some great cheeses and fresh apples to go along with the wines and the pairings didn’t disappoint. Really enjoyed all the wines and the Le Muscle was KILLER with some beef satay and peanut sauce we had later on. Thanks for another great secret pack tasting!

  • Simon D

    Super awesome show! The secret pack days are way fun! We had some great cheeses and fresh apples to go along with the wines and the pairings didn’t disappoint. Really enjoyed all the wines and the Le Muscle was KILLER with some beef satay and peanut sauce we had later on. Thanks for another great secret pack tasting!

  • Andy & Edie

    We love to hang out with family, but we especially love to hang out in the Carribean. Just got our vacation to Mexico planned today and can’t wait to go this summer. I see the resort has an extensive wine list, but I’m ready for some Mojitos! Great episode, wish I could get those shipped here to Montana.

  • Andy & Edie

    We love to hang out with family, but we especially love to hang out in the Carribean. Just got our vacation to Mexico planned today and can’t wait to go this summer. I see the resort has an extensive wine list, but I’m ready for some Mojitos! Great episode, wish I could get those shipped here to Montana.

  • ev

    “chicken pox fetish???” I wonder what your wife looks like. Hey, when you were talking about fish pairings, is a “groober” in the goober family?

  • ev

    “chicken pox fetish???” I wonder what your wife looks like. Hey, when you were talking about fish pairings, is a “groober” in the goober family?

  • Johnnyutah

    Yo! My first secret pack and you nailed that tomato juice…I can now add that to my nasal vocab…

    QOTD: The crib aka da hizzy…you should see my back yard…friends call it “the park”…this time of year in F-L-A is green and beautiful

  • Johnnyutah

    Yo! My first secret pack and you nailed that tomato juice…I can now add that to my nasal vocab…

    QOTD: The crib aka da hizzy…you should see my back yard…friends call it “the park”…this time of year in F-L-A is green and beautiful

  • Thomas G

    Great show! First time tasting along. Absolutely loved the Fitou. Love the funk! These wines hit my palate like a storm. Great show, great wine, great friends! Thank you Gary!

  • Thomas G

    Great show! First time tasting along. Absolutely loved the Fitou. Love the funk! These wines hit my palate like a storm. Great show, great wine, great friends! Thank you Gary!

  • dtazzman

    Great show. My first time tasting with you and now I cant wait till the next package is released. I actually had a friend join me and we both enjoyed it.

    QOTD: Our favorite hang out is at a restuarant in Clovis CA. Michael Angelos, the owner their loves it when we come in with a different bottle of wine every week and have our own wine tasting along with him.

  • Great show. My first time tasting with you and now I cant wait till the next package is released. I actually had a friend join me and we both enjoyed it.

    QOTD: Our favorite hang out is at a restuarant in Clovis CA. Michael Angelos, the owner their loves it when we come in with a different bottle of wine every week and have our own wine tasting along with him.

  • This is my first tasting with you (and my first comment), and I tried these wines just opened and decanted over the course of 24 hours. The tomato and fleshy plum flavor in the Fitou really starts to show up after the most intriguing flavors had long blown off. The just opened nose is both right up your alley and totally unique. It reeks of manure and more importantly cardamom, which is the first time I’ve ever gotten that out of a wine.

  • This is my first tasting with you (and my first comment), and I tried these wines just opened and decanted over the course of 24 hours. The tomato and fleshy plum flavor in the Fitou really starts to show up after the most intriguing flavors had long blown off. The just opened nose is both right up your alley and totally unique. It reeks of manure and more importantly cardamom, which is the first time I’ve ever gotten that out of a wine.

  • John Blue Label

    QOTD: I like to hang out in my back sunroom drinking vino. Had a great time today doing that with some friends, enjoying good Italian vino, and good food and cheese!

  • John Blue Label

    QOTD: I like to hang out in my back sunroom drinking vino. Had a great time today doing that with some friends, enjoying good Italian vino, and good food and cheese!

  • pete c

    QOTD=WL

  • pete c

    QOTD=WL

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