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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

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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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  • BobbyTiger

    My wife is one heck of a good cook, so any meal/desert that she come up with is bound to be a hit.
    Tonight she served sliced peaches, that we put up this past summer, served under a dumpling-like lite cake. All under a touch of warmed vanilla Silk.
    Very lite, almost no calories, and healthy.
    While I’m not altogether sure of the gingerbread house, the Rabaud sounds like something I will seek out. (At that price point, I would be a fool not to).

  • Little Jonny

    Holy Crap! We just went 95 points on the TS! It got me like a snake in the boots, we were all down in the dumps and then BAM!

    QOTD: Normal stuff… rhubarb pie, oreos, dark chocolate anything.

  • apj_bobswineguy

    Miles of Chocolate or Chocolate Oblivion!
    diabetic too…but when I splurge it is usually chocolate that breaks me.

    It is Michele Chiarlo. Great apricot-peach aromatics. Great light fizz.

    Love the idea of this pairing and the one you did with the candy bars. Venture out to the great wide open!

  • Little Jonny

    Holy Crap! We just went 95 points on the TS! It got me like a snake in the boots, we were all down in the dumps and then BAM!

    QOTD: Normal stuff… rhubarb pie, oreos, dark chocolate anything.

  • apj_bobswineguy

    Miles of Chocolate or Chocolate Oblivion!
    diabetic too…but when I splurge it is usually chocolate that breaks me.

    It is Michele Chiarlo. Great apricot-peach aromatics. Great light fizz.

    Love the idea of this pairing and the one you did with the candy bars. Venture out to the great wide open!

  • QOTD:
    Oh Boy! favorite dessert?!?! dessert is my favorite dessert.

    I like chocolates but not chocolate cake, I can never find one that “brings the thunder” so I stick to 85%, 70% dark chocolate blends, and Catalan Cream (which is sort of the Spanish version of Créme brulée).

    I also enjoy Moscatell sweet wines and apple cider( real apple cider ) a lot.

  • QOTD:
    Oh Boy! favorite dessert?!?! dessert is my favorite dessert.

    I like chocolates but not chocolate cake, I can never find one that “brings the thunder” so I stick to 85%, 70% dark chocolate blends, and Catalan Cream (which is sort of the Spanish version of Créme brulée).

    I also enjoy Moscatell sweet wines and apple cider( real apple cider ) a lot.

  • Scott EJ

    Love the dessert wine and am really enjoying ports as of late. Also, I seriously don’t think Gingerbread houses are for eating. I’m not sure what the hell they’re for other than to look at.

    QOTD: Sooooo many. Some that come to mind: Carrot cake w/cream cheese frosting, warmed volcano chocolate bundt cake w/vanilla bean ice cream, banana bread with chocolate fudge frosting, etc, etc. I don’t think there’s a dessert I don’t like.

    p.s. Don’t count your Jets out. The AFC East is a jumble fruck and could go in so many different directions. My Bears on the other hand are on a one way trip to woulda-coulda-shoulda’ville this year. Regardless, we both will be glued to the last two weeks no matter what happens.

  • Scott EJ

    Love the dessert wine and am really enjoying ports as of late. Also, I seriously don’t think Gingerbread houses are for eating. I’m not sure what the hell they’re for other than to look at.

    QOTD: Sooooo many. Some that come to mind: Carrot cake w/cream cheese frosting, warmed volcano chocolate bundt cake w/vanilla bean ice cream, banana bread with chocolate fudge frosting, etc, etc. I don’t think there’s a dessert I don’t like.

    p.s. Don’t count your Jets out. The AFC East is a jumble fruck and could go in so many different directions. My Bears on the other hand are on a one way trip to woulda-coulda-shoulda’ville this year. Regardless, we both will be glued to the last two weeks no matter what happens.

  • QOTD: really anything Chocolate! MMMMMMmmmm.

  • QOTD: really anything Chocolate! MMMMMMmmmm.

  • manonthemoon

    Nice show, have you ever considered doing a cigar and port show?

    QOTD: Really hard to choose one, but I love strawberry rhubarb pie or tart, NY Cheesecake, Dirt Cake, and my speciality is a White Chocolate Mocha truffle

  • Colleen

    At xmas it would have to be a brandy soaked fruit cake with hot custard. Do a Port show already Chuk!

  • manonthemoon

    Nice show, have you ever considered doing a cigar and port show?

    QOTD: Really hard to choose one, but I love strawberry rhubarb pie or tart, NY Cheesecake, Dirt Cake, and my speciality is a White Chocolate Mocha truffle

  • Colleen

    At xmas it would have to be a brandy soaked fruit cake with hot custard. Do a Port show already Chuk!

  • Ian Leong

    Gingerbread pairings? Who would’ve thunk it?

    QOTD: i’ve been really into Bread Pudding with Vanilla Cream ever since I learnt how to make it. But in Singapore we have lots of local dessert so one of my faves is glutinous rice balls fill with red bean paste in a clear sweet liquid.

  • Ian Leong

    Gingerbread pairings? Who would’ve thunk it?

    QOTD: i’ve been really into Bread Pudding with Vanilla Cream ever since I learnt how to make it. But in Singapore we have lots of local dessert so one of my faves is glutinous rice balls fill with red bean paste in a clear sweet liquid.

  • AaronB

    QOTD: A good cherry cheesecake.

  • Goncasurus-Rex

    good show gary! infact Im making a 1/37 scale replica of my home out of gingerbread today! but I dont think I can get sauternes within 40 miles from where I live… PA state stores have really crap selection.

    QOTD- Im into hoho cake! its delicious and think of all the fun puns you will come up with!

  • AaronB

    QOTD: A good cherry cheesecake.

  • Goncasurus-Rex

    good show gary! infact Im making a 1/37 scale replica of my home out of gingerbread today! but I dont think I can get sauternes within 40 miles from where I live… PA state stores have really crap selection.

    QOTD- Im into hoho cake! its delicious and think of all the fun puns you will come up with!

  • Greg B.

    Big G, Only 3 weeks ago I had the Chateau Guiraud and it Rocked my pants off. I look forward to this one doing the same.

    QOTD: Dutch Apple Pie a la Mode.

  • Greg B

    Big G, Only 3 weeks ago I had the Chateau Guiraud and it Rocked my pants off. I look forward to this one doing the same.

    QOTD: Dutch Apple Pie a la Mode.

  • TommyBoBo of WI

    Creme Brulee,, plain Jane vanilla… OR,,, OR,,, a good Stilton drizzled with honey and a sauterne!!! YUMMY!!!

  • TommyBoBo of WI

    Creme Brulee,, plain Jane vanilla… OR,,, OR,,, a good Stilton drizzled with honey and a sauterne!!! YUMMY!!!

  • Phil G

    At home – cookies
    Out of home – toffee/caramel desserts do it for me

  • Phil G

    At home – cookies
    Out of home – toffee/caramel desserts do it for me

  • QOTD: Cheesecake (cherries on top) or homemade apple pie.

    BTW, Gary, you must be ill. Normally you would have demolished that gingerbread house with 1 punch!

    Was Joe Pisarcik at the Jets/Bills game Sunday….(sorry, Mott)?

  • QOTD: Cheesecake (cherries on top) or homemade apple pie.

    BTW, Gary, you must be ill. Normally you would have demolished that gingerbread house with 1 punch!

    Was Joe Pisarcik at the Jets/Bills game Sunday….(sorry, Mott)?

  • Dan & Erin

    QOTD – 2 answers today…

    For Dan: my low-fat (let’s not talk about the calories though) made from scratch carrot cake

    For Erin: although the carrot cake rocks, my personal fave is simple angel food cake with fresh strawberries and whipped cream

    Re: wine of the month club…SO wishing we lived in a different state right now (hopefully the MI decision will be finalized at some point in this lifetime!)

  • Dan & Erin

    QOTD – 2 answers today…

    For Dan: my low-fat (let’s not talk about the calories though) made from scratch carrot cake

    For Erin: although the carrot cake rocks, my personal fave is simple angel food cake with fresh strawberries and whipped cream

    Re: wine of the month club…SO wishing we lived in a different state right now (hopefully the MI decision will be finalized at some point in this lifetime!)

  • Chris

    QOTD: Apple crisp.

  • Chris

    QOTD: Apple crisp.

  • ChrisV

    Nothing beats a great souffle… but the really good ones are few and far between.

  • ChrisV

    Nothing beats a great souffle… but the really good ones are few and far between.

  • Hey
    Thanks for yet a great show!

    QOTD: An intense, dark – almost black, chocolate-mousse, made with really good, bitter chocolate. Paired with e.g. a young vintage port, or a good red recioto 🙂

    By the way – how about some port and champagne shows, for the coming holidays?

  • Robert Howells

    chocolate peanut butter pudding cake.

  • Hey
    Thanks for yet a great show!

    QOTD: An intense, dark – almost black, chocolate-mousse, made with really good, bitter chocolate. Paired with e.g. a young vintage port, or a good red recioto 🙂

    By the way – how about some port and champagne shows, for the coming holidays?

  • Robert Howells

    chocolate peanut butter pudding cake.

  • toni

    QOTD:
    Cheese.
    Well aged real stinkers like Munster , Brie or Camembert (unpasteurised, God help us!!!).
    I’d die for a nice “tete de moine” with white truffle accacia honey.

    Come to think of that, I’d pair any ripe strong flavoured cheese with mead (honey wine). Chestnut honey. Yes. Bitter at the end, like gewurztraminer.

    YUM.

  • toni

    QOTD:
    Cheese.
    Well aged real stinkers like Munster , Brie or Camembert (unpasteurised, God help us!!!).
    I’d die for a nice “tete de moine” with white truffle accacia honey.

    Come to think of that, I’d pair any ripe strong flavoured cheese with mead (honey wine). Chestnut honey. Yes. Bitter at the end, like gewurztraminer.

    YUM.

  • wyldshaman

    Cheesecake plain, or maybe with a little cool-wip and sesame seeds.

  • wyldshaman

    Cheesecake plain, or maybe with a little cool-wip and sesame seeds.

  • DAMN, now there’ll be another homeless gingerbread family out on the streets. Thanks Gary!

    If you think Shaun Ellis’ run was a gift wait until you see what happens in Seattle!!!

    QOTD: Key Lime Pie.

  • DAMN, now there’ll be another homeless gingerbread family out on the streets. Thanks Gary!

    If you think Shaun Ellis’ run was a gift wait until you see what happens in Seattle!!!

    QOTD: Key Lime Pie.

  • Purple Toothed Bandit

    Fresh baked brownies (extra moist) with mint chocolate chip ice cream.

  • Purple Toothed Bandit

    Fresh baked brownies (extra moist) with mint chocolate chip ice cream.

  • Mari

    You say leave a comment, so I’m finally leaving a comment! I’ve been lurking too long.

    QOTD: Nothing like really really really good cannoli, freshly filled with a great crispy shell and maybe some dark chocolate. Only valid when IN Brooklyn. Yum.

    Great show, love it and love love love you!

    But I feel like it needs to go somewhere NEW in 2009. Switch up the formats every now and then; and throw in educational stuff for the sommeliers in training.

    But don’t do anything gimmicky like editing!

  • Kirk AKA: (slave2thevine)

    QOTD: I’m going to go with cheese cake…or anything cold like ice cream, sherbet, ect.

  • Mari

    You say leave a comment, so I’m finally leaving a comment! I’ve been lurking too long.

    QOTD: Nothing like really really really good cannoli, freshly filled with a great crispy shell and maybe some dark chocolate. Only valid when IN Brooklyn. Yum.

    Great show, love it and love love love you!

    But I feel like it needs to go somewhere NEW in 2009. Switch up the formats every now and then; and throw in educational stuff for the sommeliers in training.

    But don’t do anything gimmicky like editing!

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