EP 600 Christmas Wines and Episode 600..Secret Pack Time

Gary Vaynerchuk gives the Vayner-Nation a huge announcement for them to watch on X-mas morning and tries the secret pack on this 600th episode.

Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Bob’s African Sauvignon BlancSouth African Sauvignon Blanc
2005 Rhone Rebel GsmVentoux/Luberon/Nimes
2005 Chateau Plain PointOther Red Bordeaux
2004 Chateau Puech Haut Tete De Belier RougeLanguedoc-Roussillon

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

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Luca Bercelli

90/100

line of the day – ‘Mott, your linking up and zooming in have been legendary’

Mott makes a rare appearance in front of the camera and although we love him, and we all do, he’s a bit of a distraction to me when tasting along with Gary. I just get the feeling that everything he says is what he thinks Gary wants to hear, and if Gary said a wine tasted of Baboon cr@P, he’d probably agree. Nice guy….but

Tags: Bordeaux, Languedoc-Roussillon, red, review, sauvignon blanc, South Africa, Video, white, wine, wines

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  • Working up to 600 comments. Long time watcher, keep rocking the free world.

  • Working up to 600 comments. Long time watcher, keep rocking the free world.

  • Hey Gary!

    Congratulations on the episode number 600! Even though I don’t drink wine at all, I watch your show quite frequently as I enjoy the enthusiasm and energy you bring to the show, and your way of taking care of people and the community is very refreshing. Keep up the good work and looking forward to the 1000th episode of the Thunder Show!

    Cheers!

  • Hey Gary!

    Congratulations on the episode number 600! Even though I don’t drink wine at all, I watch your show quite frequently as I enjoy the enthusiasm and energy you bring to the show, and your way of taking care of people and the community is very refreshing. Keep up the good work and looking forward to the 1000th episode of the Thunder Show!

    Cheers!

  • Winekat

    Hey Gary,
    Great episode. Congrats on #600. Unfortunately I didn’t buy the Christmas Thunder pak but have gotten one of the previous ones. It sounds like a really good one though.
    QOTD – We had an ’05 Duckhorn Merlot with beef tenderloin for Christmas dinner. It was too die for!!!
    Happy Holidays.

  • Winekat

    Hey Gary,
    Great episode. Congrats on #600. Unfortunately I didn’t buy the Christmas Thunder pak but have gotten one of the previous ones. It sounds like a really good one though.
    QOTD – We had an ’05 Duckhorn Merlot with beef tenderloin for Christmas dinner. It was too die for!!!
    Happy Holidays.

  • BotaBag

    6hiiiiizyyyyyy.

  • BotaBag

    6hiiiiizyyyyyy.

  • jim

    Lobby the MD House of Delegates to let us mail order wines! We’re only two states away!

  • jim

    Lobby the MD House of Delegates to let us mail order wines! We’re only two states away!

  • my2cents

    Fun episode. Congrats and all that for #600!

    Missed the secret pack this time. Watched while drinking some port with some cheese.

    Looking forward to a slow week off and catching up on drinking a few wines.

  • my2cents

    Fun episode. Congrats and all that for #600!

    Missed the secret pack this time. Watched while drinking some port with some cheese.

    Looking forward to a slow week off and catching up on drinking a few wines.

  • Debbie Catchings

    Congratulations on #600!!!!!

  • Debbie Catchings

    Congratulations on #600!!!!!

  • Only 533 on Sunday?

    Where is every body?

    I didn’t get the Secret Pack. Been disappointed too many times by Gary. I’ll only buy wines that I’ve had before. Oh and only 90+ rated wines under $15.

  • Only 533 on Sunday?

    Where is every body?

    I didn’t get the Secret Pack. Been disappointed too many times by Gary. I’ll only buy wines that I’ve had before. Oh and only 90+ rated wines under $15.

  • Jlair

    A little story… (to help get to 600 comments, thanks to twitter!!)
    My dad bought me the secret pack for Christmas. That is GREAT!!! The crappy part is that my dad and I cant get together to taste them until the middle of Jan. So I cant watch this episode until then! I hope all of the wines are amazing!!! I cant wait to watch this show and taste these wines!!

    Thanks GV for the great wine show that I love to watch every day! Keep it up!

    My wife wants you to do an episode on gourmet soda. just would love to hear your thoughts!

  • Jlair

    A little story… (to help get to 600 comments, thanks to twitter!!)
    My dad bought me the secret pack for Christmas. That is GREAT!!! The crappy part is that my dad and I cant get together to taste them until the middle of Jan. So I cant watch this episode until then! I hope all of the wines are amazing!!! I cant wait to watch this show and taste these wines!!

    Thanks GV for the great wine show that I love to watch every day! Keep it up!

    My wife wants you to do an episode on gourmet soda. just would love to hear your thoughts!

  • I run small Italian restaraunt. The staff is having the Thunder Show poured on them regularly. Of course we’d love to see more Italians featured but I could use some help first. How do I get servers to tap deeper into their pallate vocabulary? I’m tired of pre-service tastings where they use the same descriptions over and over.

  • I run small Italian restaraunt. The staff is having the Thunder Show poured on them regularly. Of course we’d love to see more Italians featured but I could use some help first. How do I get servers to tap deeper into their pallate vocabulary? I’m tired of pre-service tastings where they use the same descriptions over and over.

  • Leigha

    Interesting situation.

  • Leigha

    Interesting situation.

  • Brian Barrick

    Just opened the Puech-Haut from the secret pack tonight, and it was outstanding. The ripeness of the fruit, combined with incredible concentration and balance, really sets a high standard.

    And I must say I really appreciate the QPR of the first two wines. Most of the under-$10 wines that I come across are borderline undrinkable. You found two that almost anyone can enjoy during the holidays or for everyday drinking, without breaking the bank. Thanks for sharing.

  • Brian Barrick

    Just opened the Puech-Haut from the secret pack tonight, and it was outstanding. The ripeness of the fruit, combined with incredible concentration and balance, really sets a high standard.

    And I must say I really appreciate the QPR of the first two wines. Most of the under-$10 wines that I come across are borderline undrinkable. You found two that almost anyone can enjoy during the holidays or for everyday drinking, without breaking the bank. Thanks for sharing.

  • apj_bobswineguy

    GV’s 101 Wines – love the info boxes (meet the grape, etc).
    VaynerNation, Buy someone this book.
    Vayniacs are working hard to get you to 600 comments.
    Go Cowboys! Big showdown in less than 15 hrs.

  • apj_bobswineguy

    GV’s 101 Wines – love the info boxes (meet the grape, etc).
    VaynerNation, Buy someone this book.
    Vayniacs are working hard to get you to 600 comments.
    Go Cowboys! Big showdown in less than 15 hrs.

  • Go Patriots. I’ll have to uncork a bottle if the Jets win today. (And if the Pats win, too, of course.)

    Congrats on the milestone.

  • Go Patriots. I’ll have to uncork a bottle if the Jets win today. (And if the Pats win, too, of course.)

    Congrats on the milestone.

  • paryb

    Go Cowboys indeed! alls we got is the ealry game. As they say, lets start a New Mexico Chile Holiday!

  • paryb

    Go Cowboys indeed! alls we got is the ealry game. As they say, lets start a New Mexico Chile Holiday!

  • Hi, Gary!

    I love your personal show on http://garyvaynerchuk.com/ Hope to see new episode before New Year’s Eve. Leaving you a comment just to say thanks.

    And my greetings for you in Russian: ????, ??????????? ?????? ????! ???? ?????? ??? ? ?????? ? ?????????. ?? ?????????????? ? ??????? ????.

    You can use Google Translate (http://www.google.com/translate) to translate my greetings 😉

  • Hi, Gary!

    I love your personal show on http://garyvaynerchuk.com/ Hope to see new episode before New Year’s Eve. Leaving you a comment just to say thanks.

    And my greetings for you in Russian: ????, ??????????? ?????? ????! ???? ?????? ??? ? ?????? ? ?????????. ?? ?????????????? ? ??????? ????.

    You can use Google Translate (http://www.google.com/translate) to translate my greetings 😉

  • Neil

    An EPIC episode! Great to see the Mottster on cam. “If you havn’t burnt leather, you havn’t lived, Mott.” I missed out on the secret pack. Wish I had me a bottle of that 04.

  • Neil

    An EPIC episode! Great to see the Mottster on cam. “If you havn’t burnt leather, you havn’t lived, Mott.” I missed out on the secret pack. Wish I had me a bottle of that 04.

  • Ups. It was “Gary, Happy New Year! Your personal show is the best on the Internet. Do not stop next year”!

  • Ups. It was “Gary, Happy New Year! Your personal show is the best on the Internet. Do not stop next year”!

  • MS

    Great show Gary – happy 600! I am no longer a lurker!

  • MS

    Great show Gary – happy 600! I am no longer a lurker!

  • Chris, We get to SEE you in the episode and not just hear you!!! WOW!!!!! What a concept!!!!! 🙂

  • Chris, We get to SEE you in the episode and not just hear you!!! WOW!!!!! What a concept!!!!! 🙂

  • Brent

    Loved the show Gary. The rogue sounded so great I bought me one…can’t wait till it gets here. gratz on 600 (and many more)

  • Brent

    Loved the show Gary. The rogue sounded so great I bought me one…can’t wait till it gets here. gratz on 600 (and many more)

  • Jennifer

    Wonderful as always. I can’t wait to see more!!!

  • Jennifer

    Wonderful as always. I can’t wait to see more!!!

  • I’ve already commented but wanted to get us that much closer to 600 comments. I havent been drinking as Ive been under the weather, but I did have a little bit of champagne for xmas, a cava named Segura Viduas, not one to drink with the girls by the name of it (Certainly Widows).

  • I’ve already commented but wanted to get us that much closer to 600 comments. I havent been drinking as Ive been under the weather, but I did have a little bit of champagne for xmas, a cava named Segura Viduas, not one to drink with the girls by the name of it (Certainly Widows).

  • Brent

    Amazing job on 600 Gary…Keep it up.

  • Brent

    Amazing job on 600 Gary…Keep it up.

  • mikek

    C’mon Vayniac’s! About 60 more and we’re over the 600 mark! Let’s get ‘er done before “gang green” disappoints (yet again) at 4:15 !?! Gotta give GV something to feel good about right?

  • mikek

    C’mon Vayniac’s! About 60 more and we’re over the 600 mark! Let’s get ‘er done before “gang green” disappoints (yet again) at 4:15 !?! Gotta give GV something to feel good about right?

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