EP 500 Episode 500 Live From SF In Front Of A Huge Audience

Episode 500 features 3 Riojas and was taped on location before an amazing live audience at Crushpad in San Francisco… thank you to everyone who has helped the Thunder Show reach this milestone!

Wines tasted in this episode:

2003 Araco CrianzaRioja
2001 Bodegas Primicia Rioja ReservaRioja
2004 Torre Muga RiojaRioja

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Joel Smith

Was at this taping and I’ll never forget it

Tags: 500 episode, red, review, Rioja, Spain, Video, wine, wines

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  • mcteche

    Awesome show Gary!
    Congratulations on the 500th episode:) We had trouble connecting yesterday but got a chance to watch it today. It ROCKED! Hope to be able to see you when you visit Ohio. Keep bringing the thunder.

  • Mike 666

    GARY V,MOTT and all Vayniaks
    Congratz on this 500 episode
    hope to C alot more.
    learning & enjoying every single day.

    greetz from the Netherlands

    m/ike.

  • Mike 666

    GARY V,MOTT and all Vayniaks
    Congratz on this 500 episode
    hope to C alot more.
    learning & enjoying every single day.

    greetz from the Netherlands

    \m/ike.

  • Achilleas in Cyprus

    Congratulations on the 500 from the hot and sunny island of Cyprus
    Roll on 1000 !!!

    QOTD: Jets: 28 – 49ers: 3

  • Achilleas in Cyprus

    Congratulations on the 500 from the hot and sunny island of Cyprus
    Roll on 1000 !!!

    QOTD: Jets: 28 – 49ers: 3

  • Shawn

    Awesome Job! Show rocked.

  • Shawn

    Awesome Job! Show rocked.

  • Anonymous

    500!!! YES!!! I wish I could’ve been there, but I’m glad y’all had a blast.

    QOTD: Jets 24 SF 7

  • YoungDave

    500!!! YES!!! I wish I could’ve been there, but I’m glad y’all had a blast.

    QOTD: Jets 24 SF 7

  • Maui Kerry

    Great #500!! You definitely thrive on the energy of a live audience…I would love to see you come to Hawaii one day..

  • Maui Kerry

    Great #500!! You definitely thrive on the energy of a live audience…I would love to see you come to Hawaii one day..

  • Corey Charette

    GaryVee, what can I say? That was the best episode of WLTV I have seen. You have one helluva outgoing personality, but putting in front of a live audience makes it SO MUCH BETTER!

    You need to do more live shows like this. Your show is great when it’s just you sitting in front of Mott, but when you get in front of an audience like you did in SF the entertainment value of the show increases by 10! Yet, it didn’t lose any of the informative side of the show!

    The only I was surprised, and disappointed, about was that the show was only 20 minutes long. I figured that your 500th show that was taped in SF in front of a live audience was going to be more than just 3 wines.

    All in all, loved the show, and hope that you do more live appearances in the future.

  • Corey Charette

    GaryVee, what can I say? That was the best episode of WLTV I have seen. You have one helluva outgoing personality, but putting in front of a live audience makes it SO MUCH BETTER!

    You need to do more live shows like this. Your show is great when it’s just you sitting in front of Mott, but when you get in front of an audience like you did in SF the entertainment value of the show increases by 10! Yet, it didn’t lose any of the informative side of the show!

    The only I was surprised, and disappointed, about was that the show was only 20 minutes long. I figured that your 500th show that was taped in SF in front of a live audience was going to be more than just 3 wines.

    All in all, loved the show, and hope that you do more live appearances in the future.

  • Scott

    Always enjoy the show, but the live audience definitely adds even more color to an already animated show. Congrats on 500 shows!

    Thanks and keep up the good work!

  • Scott

    Always enjoy the show, but the live audience definitely adds even more color to an already animated show. Congrats on 500 shows!

    Thanks and keep up the good work!

  • bendid

    Well done.. huge effort to get to 500, still going strong!

  • bendid

    Well done.. huge effort to get to 500, still going strong!

  • Gabriel

    Hey Gary!

    I’m from Brazil! And start to watch your show last month!

    I’m really liking it! It’s very fun! and the special episodes are great!

    Thanks for such a nice internet show!!

  • Gabriel

    Hey Gary!

    I’m from Brazil! And start to watch your show last month!

    I’m really liking it! It’s very fun! and the special episodes are great!

    Thanks for such a nice internet show!!

  • Coachlen

    Your live shows really bring the “thunder”! Informative, entertaining and fun with lots and lots of energy.
    Coach

  • Coachlen

    Your live shows really bring the “thunder”! Informative, entertaining and fun with lots and lots of energy.
    Coach

  • Tim Vining

    Yes, Gary, you are at your best in front of a live audience. It’s not too late for more lurkers out there to add comments to get you over the 1,000 mark!

  • Tim Vining

    Yes, Gary, you are at your best in front of a live audience. It’s not too late for more lurkers out there to add comments to get you over the 1,000 mark!

  • Are you disappointed Loren hasn’t made a sock puppet for you yet? I’d love to see him try to take you on. All those twitter threats for naught 🙂

  • Are you disappointed Loren hasn’t made a sock puppet for you yet? I’d love to see him try to take you on. All those twitter threats for naught 🙂

  • wannaBconnoisseur

    Great show, looked like a lot of fun!!

    Q-28 – 14, Jets.

  • wannaBconnoisseur

    Great show, looked like a lot of fun!!

    Q-28 – 14, Jets.

  • Great show gary!

  • Great show gary!

  • Over the top, but that is how GV does it.

  • Over the top, but that is how GV does it.

  • Andy

    Congrats on 500 G …….. Wish I could have made the trip..
    QOTD— NYJ 24 SF 20

  • Andy

    Congrats on 500 G …….. Wish I could have made the trip..
    QOTD— NYJ 24 SF 20

  • Gary,

    Mega congrats on #500!!! LOVE your show and rarely miss it (*&$&^%@% work!)
    Loved your live show and your energy and enthusiasm, but how about cooling it a bit with some the bad language. You don’t know how influential you are and I know kids DO watch. You are the JOE NAMATH of wine and you know how kids look up to the jocks. YES, how did you know I am a teacher (music) – but I’m not a prude. Anyhoo, I’m sure that comment probably took me out of the running for a wrist band, but I calls ’em like I see’s ’em – just like you do tasting wine.
    I’ve learned so much from you and trust your palate more than RP, JM, etc. I have your book (signed from Woot!) and hope to taste some of the more inexpensive wines inside (did I mention I was a TEACHER.)
    If you ever get bored (doubtful) check out our little hack blog (more like a wine diary just for my wife and me) over at: http://wine.robertmiller.org/

    And, yes, Mott rocks!

    Thank you so much for changing the wine world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Blessings,
    Robert


    Robert Miller
    223 Zimmerman Street
    New Carlisle OH 45344

  • Gary,

    Mega congrats on #500!!! LOVE your show and rarely miss it (*&$&^%@% work!)
    Loved your live show and your energy and enthusiasm, but how about cooling it a bit with some the bad language. You don’t know how influential you are and I know kids DO watch. You are the JOE NAMATH of wine and you know how kids look up to the jocks. YES, how did you know I am a teacher (music) – but I’m not a prude. Anyhoo, I’m sure that comment probably took me out of the running for a wrist band, but I calls ’em like I see’s ’em – just like you do tasting wine.
    I’ve learned so much from you and trust your palate more than RP, JM, etc. I have your book (signed from Woot!) and hope to taste some of the more inexpensive wines inside (did I mention I was a TEACHER.)
    If you ever get bored (doubtful) check out our little hack blog (more like a wine diary just for my wife and me) over at: http://wine.robertmiller.org/

    And, yes, Mott rocks!

    Thank you so much for changing the wine world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Blessings,
    Robert


    Robert Miller
    223 Zimmerman Street
    New Carlisle OH 45344

  • Loved the show as always…even though you dissed my team 😉 AGAIN!

  • Loved the show as always…even though you dissed my team 😉 AGAIN!

  • scottg

    QOTD: Jets 31 SF 10

    Loved the live show. But what’s with the ducks?

  • scottg

    QOTD: Jets 31 SF 10

    Loved the live show. But what’s with the ducks?

  • What’s with the censor? With the exception over seas everyone should be 21.

    Jets 28 SF 24

  • What’s with the censor? With the exception over seas everyone should be 21.

    Jets 28 SF 24

  • SaraMHCRU

    great show, great energy, congrats on 500. I can’t even begin to explain how much watching wltv has helped my wine-confidence.

  • SaraMHCRU

    great show, great energy, congrats on 500. I can’t even begin to explain how much watching wltv has helped my wine-confidence.

  • akellner

    Crazy episode, sorry I couldn’t be there to share the celebration. Congratulations on #500!

  • akellner

    Crazy episode, sorry I couldn’t be there to share the celebration. Congratulations on #500!

  • Great show, great people, awesome venue (the Crushpad staff was wonderful) — Thanks to Crushpad and Mott for setting it up. QOTD: It is pretty funny that you expect the 49ers to get a safety against the Jets…but what the hell….49ers 35, Jets 17.

  • Great show, great people, awesome venue (the Crushpad staff was wonderful) — Thanks to Crushpad and Mott for setting it up. QOTD: It is pretty funny that you expect the 49ers to get a safety against the Jets…but what the hell….49ers 35, Jets 17.

  • akellner

    forgot…

    QOTD: Jets: 24, 49ers: 14

  • akellner

    forgot…

    QOTD: Jets: 24, 49ers: 14

  • Don Wright

    Enjoyed the live show very much. Thanks to you we have been drinking a lot of Spanish wines for the last six months or so. Our favorites so far are from the Rioja region. Jets 18 – 49ers 10

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