QOTHD: Georgia voting to allow online wine sales. To celebrate, come to Atlanta on the book tour!

QOTD: Biggest surprise in the past month was a New Zealand tasting I went to with about 40-50 wineries tables. Other than Sauvignon Blanc I had not enjoyed many NZ wines I had tasted in the past, but that afternoon showed a wider range of delicious wines and varietals. Friendly people, too!

I loved this episode immensely, Gary! Your book is supreme and I am proud to have received it a mere day after its release! Check Amazon: review #9 is going up…

QOTD:
Something that shocked me, people’s attitude towards wine.
I know some “wine” drinkers who just stick to the cheap watery crap that gets them drunk.
So one time, i brought along a wine i really liked to a party, and i offered everyone some of this wine, because i was interested in what people would think.
The people at this party who were already drinking wine DIDN’T WANT TO TRY IT!
Not even one taste, i pretty much had to beg people to just try this wine, which i was offering for free.
I was honestly under the impression everyone would at least try it, but no.
That shocked me.

hay g man love the show “i am a dirty lurker”but watch the shows over and over lol i wish you shipped to england,great stuff dont ever stop.

Hey gary. What about denmark? You should come to the my city- Aarhus and shoot an episode, I will personaly bring a dansih red wine made of the Rondo grape for you to asses. Very interesting.

Thx for a great show.

Ali Amidi

QOTD: What has shocked me is how many people I know that would not even think of drinking wine have now started to embrace it

I am not a lurker (on this show anyways).
This was GREAT to see cheap quality wines! Chilean Cab’s – can’t wait for weekend shopping!
Good show!

Caught the first half of the show then ran off to a Fair Trade Wine tasting! Talk about changing the wine world. Not an easy task. A better life for wine workers in South Africa, Chile etc. Picked up the second half of the show this morning with my cereal. Have a great vacation.

QOTD: I’m surprised that all of the big “fine wine” stores that I’ve tried in the Indy area carry California Cab, French reds, Champagne, and Riesling and that’s IT! I can’t find decent Spanish, Portuguese, Italian whites, French whites. I stumbled across a Greco di Tufi and jumped all over it. So I’ve been ordering from WL, which is awesome, but it’s nice to have a bottle in your hand and feel that energy when making a purchase, too. Thanks, Gary, have fun on vacation!

Gary- I hope you have a SUPER vacation!!!!!! 🙂

Qotd: The more I learn about wine and the wine world, I am always surprised at the connection between producers/wineries in the wine making world. What I am talking about is the big guys that have projects in Bordeaux, Spain, S.America, Italy,etc…and the companies like L.V.M.H. It seems like everything is connected in some way. Have a great vacation GV! Thanks for the show! ps- apologies to Nick G for my defensive comment the other day…I love the vaynernation way too much to be like that.

Qotd: The more I learn about wine and the wine world, I am always surprised at the connection between producers/wineries in the wine making world. What I am talking about is the big guys that have projects in Bordeaux, Spain, S.America, Italy,etc…and the companies like L.V.M.H. It seems like everything is connected in some way. Have a great vacation GV! Thanks for the show! ps- apologies to Nick G for my defensive comment the other day…I love the vaynernation way too much to be like that.

QOTD: I’m surprised how poor most restaurants wine lists are – especially the way they are organized (usually by varietal).

I mean seriously – so I really need a choice of 6 different Cabernets when you don’t have a single (and probably cheaper) Grenache, Riesling, Barbera, Tempranillo, Sangiovese, Chenin Blanc, Cab Franc, Gamay, Douro blend, Rhone blend, bubbles, etc…?

Got the book, its bringing the thunder so far!
QOTD the QPR on Torrontes & Albarino’s I have had some great ones and it all started with the Black Pig which was amazing!

The price of European wines and how fast they have gone up compared to the lousy dollar. As to this tasting today, I have had trouble with Chilean wines of all stripes. Often I find really unbalanced wines with odd tastes and noses of odd smells such as burning garbage and vinyl. None of those things turn me on at all so they are not for my taste. I continue to try them at big public tastings but have been reluctant to invest in them. I like the formats you have been doing lately so keep trying new things. They are fun to watch.

Shoot, I just bought a bottle of Montes Alpha that he poo poo’d. oh well

QOTD: Watching wine tasting on late night television with Conan. The number of wine drinkers in the US and how fast it has increased. You truly are leading the movement, “Changing the wine world”.

Hey Gary, It’s Rob(The guy who posted WLTV ad’s in the Grand Central bathroom and under every door in the Marriott Marquis((Floors 31-39))until I was told to stop by security). Anyway, I have to admit I have been lurking a little bit lately but I have a funny story for you…
I was in Barnes&Noble the other day buying your book and I had a clerk help me find it. When he got the book he gave it a once over and asked, “Who’s Gary Vaynerchuk?” I said, “Have you ever heard of Bill Gates? Larry Page and Sergey Brin?” He said, “Of Course I have heard of those guys, they changed the world!” I said, “I’m surprised that you haven’t heard of Gary V. yet because he is on the verge of changing the wine world!” “Have a good day,” I said, and headed over to pay for the book. I was on line for a few minutes and when I walked past him on my way out I saw that two other Barnes and Noble clerks had joined him and all three were looking at your book. “That guy over there said it,” I heard as I walked out the door. As I stepped off the sidewalk I pumped my fist in the air and said aloud…”Three more Vanyiacs!!!” I try to spread the thunder as much as possible.
-Member Since Episode 36 (MSE36)
Rob

Congrats on the GR8 show! Saw your vid on the google lecture series and Im hooked!! Just one thing though, now you otta shout hello to all the peps in Sao Paulo, Brazil cuz you got mad fans here!!

Best,
Diego
PS:I’m also russian!!! 🙂

Interesting show gv! Not feeling the shout-outs…at all…sorry.

Q-I was surprised to learn that imports of Brunello to the US could be stopped if the producers can’t prove the wines are 100% Sangiovese. That’s a little crazy, but sounds highly unlikely.

Question: Chilean cabernet…The Wine Spectator ranked the 2004 Viña Santa Rita Cabernet Sauvignon Maipo Valley Medalla Real Special Reserve 49 out of the Top 100 of 2007, and a 91 rating. Just wondering if you’ve tasted it and can comment. I tried the 2004 and it was very over-oaked. Leaving it in the decanter overnight clearly improved the taste. Great show, Gary. Props!

have fun on vacation, looking forward to meeting you at the book signing in Cleveland. QOTD: I am surprised to see the amount of wine bars that have started popping up all over the area

AAAAAWESOME THUNDER in da Hizzy!!! Great QPR Vinos!!! Da CKCs gotta
be goin’ bananas……………. Have a Fantastic Vacation!!!!

QOTD: The main thing that shocks me, is how Greedy the restaurants are in
charging 3 to 4 times more for a bottle of wine than what you can buy it in
a store.

QOTD: I’m shocked and disappointed at how quickly prices have risen, and how expensive Classified Bordeaux has become. And it’s not just the dollar to blame. I also understand that 2000’s quality and collectibility set off a non-stop price surge, but 2005 and 2006 are off the scales. It’s sad, as most wine enthusiasts will now be unable to afford even a great Second, Third, Fourth, or Fifth Growth, let alone super-second or First Growth.

Conversely, I’m also shocked and delighted by the volume of inexpensive, well-made wines hitting the market now. Almost every week, I’m finding a new, great wine that pairs well with food and I don’t need a loan to purchase. This week: $8.99 for a LITRE of tasty Austrian gruner veltliner? Yep.