EP 597 What Wines go with Gingerbread Houses

Gary Vaynerchuk tries 3 dessert wines in search of the perfect wine with gingerbread houses! Happy Holidays!

Wines tasted in this episode:

Michele Chiarlo Nivole MoscatoItalian Sweet
Tomasello Blueberry WineNew Jersey Dessert Wine
2005 Chateau Rabaud PromisSauternes and Other Dessert

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

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Luca Bercelli

90/100

line of the day -there are loads of classic lines today but I had to choose one and here it is; (referring to a wine and Gingerbread house pairing) -‘kind of like a couple that have been married for a while, both laying in bed reading, not really doing anything’ (wink wink)

Wacky fun episode with loads of quotable lines. As a non-American the gingerbread house is such an American product…’hollywood food’

Tags: Blueberry, dessert, Gingerbread, Moscato d'Asti, red, review, sautern, Video, wine, wines

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  • Great show Gary, I love dessert wines.

    QOTD: Best dessert has to be Knickerbocker Grill’s chocolate souffle here in NYC… or maybe just some Varsano’s chocolate on West 4th st… I used to LOVE Mississippi Mud Pie from a restaurant long closed down, The Right Bank, but I’ve never had Mud Pie as good since they closed their doors about 12 years ago.

    Dany
    http://raad.wordpress.com

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: My mamma’s homemade apple pie. Nothing better (…except maybe chocolate mousse, or a good panna cotta, or a delicious semi-fredo with some type of nut sprinkled on top… but I grew up with Joan Alfano’s apple pie).

  • YoungDave

    QOTD: My mamma’s homemade apple pie. Nothing better (…except maybe chocolate mousse, or a good panna cotta, or a delicious semi-fredo with some type of nut sprinkled on top… but I grew up with Joan Alfano’s apple pie).

  • Dave in Leverkusen

    QOTD: I’ll second Bananas Foster!
    Also love the desert wines from Alois Kracher.

  • Dave in Leverkusen

    QOTD: I’ll second Bananas Foster!
    Also love the desert wines from Alois Kracher.

  • pierazzo

    Tiramisù, definitely. better whit a sauternes bottle enclosed……..

  • Tiramisù, definitely. better whit a sauternes bottle enclosed……..

  • Rob R

    QOTD: Any cheesecake factory cheesecake. I love the varieties

  • Rob R

    QOTD: Any cheesecake factory cheesecake. I love the varieties

  • Eric S.

    Our family use to make gingerbread houses all the time growing up, use to take down a case of winter beer, Harpoon Winter Warmer, as we made it instead of wine. Wine would have been an interesting twist. Liked how you threw in a blueberry wine, I’ve had a blueberry port that might have done better with the gingerbread. As for the question of the day, apple pie all the way.

  • Eric S.

    Our family use to make gingerbread houses all the time growing up, use to take down a case of winter beer, Harpoon Winter Warmer, as we made it instead of wine. Wine would have been an interesting twist. Liked how you threw in a blueberry wine, I’ve had a blueberry port that might have done better with the gingerbread. As for the question of the day, apple pie all the way.

  • My home made Lemon Cheesecake. Learned a killer recipe for it in 4th year in school, best thing that I learned in Home Ec, possibly the only thing I learned in home ec.

  • My home made Lemon Cheesecake. Learned a killer recipe for it in 4th year in school, best thing that I learned in Home Ec, possibly the only thing I learned in home ec.

  • Christopher

    You just can’t beat Grandma’s apple pie made with apples from Grandpa’s orchard.

  • Christopher

    You just can’t beat Grandma’s apple pie made with apples from Grandpa’s orchard.

  • Herm

    Great show Gary…..Thanks for bringing the THUNDER! Coconut cream pie is right up there with many desserts that I love

  • Herm

    Great show Gary…..Thanks for bringing the THUNDER! Coconut cream pie is right up there with many desserts that I love

  • Kimberly

    Great episode Gary! Happy to hear of a good Sauternes value that I can actually find!
    QOTD: My favourite dessert is Red Velvet Cake. But only if it has about an inch of cream cheese icing on it!

  • Kimberly

    Great episode Gary! Happy to hear of a good Sauternes value that I can actually find!
    QOTD: My favourite dessert is Red Velvet Cake. But only if it has about an inch of cream cheese icing on it!

  • QOTD – Cheesecake… nice creamy dense cheesecake….

  • QOTD – Cheesecake… nice creamy dense cheesecake….

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: I’m afraid I’ve never met a dessert I didn’t like, so picking just one favorite…
    Probably absolute tops would be fresh fruit – not fresh from the grocery store, but the real deal.
    This time of year, though, it would be whatever is currently being created in my kitchen.

    As a matter of fact, I interrupted my baking for this comment. Now to catch up on the rest of the episodes I’ve missed while I finish a couple batches of seed cake cookies (then on to chocolate chews and winter bark- see what I mean about favorites?)

  • Laurie in VT

    QOTD: I’m afraid I’ve never met a dessert I didn’t like, so picking just one favorite…
    Probably absolute tops would be fresh fruit – not fresh from the grocery store, but the real deal.
    This time of year, though, it would be whatever is currently being created in my kitchen.

    As a matter of fact, I interrupted my baking for this comment. Now to catch up on the rest of the episodes I’ve missed while I finish a couple batches of seed cake cookies (then on to chocolate chews and winter bark- see what I mean about favorites?)

  • CaptainOats

    Favorite deserts are Creme Brulee and tiramisu. Thanks Gary. Look forward to trying some dessert wines this winter season.

  • CaptainOats

    Favorite deserts are Creme Brulee and tiramisu. Thanks Gary. Look forward to trying some dessert wines this winter season.

  • Mango

    Apples. Baked, pied, yumm apples!

  • Mango

    Apples. Baked, pied, yumm apples!

  • Stephen

    Cheesecake, cheesecake, cheesecake.

  • Stephen

    Cheesecake, cheesecake, cheesecake.

  • Jolie Elman

    Bread pudding with a brandy sauce. YUMMY!

  • Jolie Elman

    Bread pudding with a brandy sauce. YUMMY!

  • QOTD: tira-me-sue
    yeah, can’t spell it, but love to eat it!
    –AL

  • QOTD: tira-me-sue
    yeah, can’t spell it, but love to eat it!
    –AL

  • Paryb

    Just now caught the show, that was a good one.

    QOTD: Favorite dessert eh? that’s a toughy, depends on if it is summer or winter, or fall, and what I ate. Personally, a big ol slap of cheesecake with irish cream crust and chocolate makes my teeth smile…

    Summer time, a gooey yummy lemon tart is effing awesome…sometimes in the fall one of those pear upside down tarts….with all the cinnimon and nutmeg and such…oh baby.

  • Paryb

    Just now caught the show, that was a good one.

    QOTD: Favorite dessert eh? that’s a toughy, depends on if it is summer or winter, or fall, and what I ate. Personally, a big ol slap of cheesecake with irish cream crust and chocolate makes my teeth smile…

    Summer time, a gooey yummy lemon tart is effing awesome…sometimes in the fall one of those pear upside down tarts….with all the cinnimon and nutmeg and such…oh baby.

  • vivianovino

    QOTD: Gotta be gooey butter cake!!

  • vivianovino

    QOTD: Gotta be gooey butter cake!!

  • A dumb Rhine king

    QOTD: Mango flavored Mochi ice cream!

  • A dumb Rhine king

    QOTD: Mango flavored Mochi ice cream!

  • Omallley

    QOTD: Actually…I might have to change my response. This time of the year, Pumpkin pie might actually be winning…

  • Omallley

    QOTD: Actually…I might have to change my response. This time of the year, Pumpkin pie might actually be winning…

  • Nice episode. Have faith in the Jets.
    Chocolate cake in all its forms.

  • Nice episode. Have faith in the Jets.
    Chocolate cake in all its forms.

  • Making Gingers homeless is not entertainment, stop this travesty, where will the gingers live?

  • Making Gingers homeless is not entertainment, stop this travesty, where will the gingers live?

  • QOTD: Pumpkin Pie

    The Tomasello is dis’d because it’s fruit-driven? DERRRRR IT’S BLUEBERRY GARY!!!! I have seen it in the stores, but never had it. Might try it now!

  • QOTD: Pumpkin Pie

    The Tomasello is dis’d because it’s fruit-driven? DERRRRR IT’S BLUEBERRY GARY!!!! I have seen it in the stores, but never had it. Might try it now!

  • I’m waiting for my G-Man fix.

  • I’m waiting for my G-Man fix.

  • fatherthechair

    The Philly Fluff cake from Natale’s Summit Bakery in Summit NJ. Understated elegance, from what’s probably the best bakery in Jersey

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