EP 650 Gary Vaynerchuk Goes Wine Shopping and Drinks it in a Hotel

Gary Vaynerchuk goes wine shopping and picks up a few bottles to try in his hotel room! He also makes a boo-boo.

Wines tasted in this episode:

2008 Mollydooker The Violinist
Sean Thackrey Pleiades
2006 Suxx Shiraz

Links mentioned in today’s episode.

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Luca Bercelli

92/100

line of the day – ‘ I would like to have pig snout and ears with this wine’

Love Gary in this episode; he rolled with the negative feedback of the ‘College humor’ episode beautifully. As he says, you have to try different things, some will work, some won’t. Glad to see that he isn’t going to dwell on it at all. Back to his incisive, funny, super ‘on point’ self. Picking the ‘Suxx’ wine a masterstroke.

Tags: Australian, red, review, shiraz, white, wine, wines

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  • John Rogers

    I enjoyed the show your brought the thunder back. Will you do a show on cab/merlot blends, they are usually decent wines and priced right. The major wineries in Washington State usually have this blend.

  • Mauricio Fernandes – Brazil

    Nice show Gary!

    I have a proposition for a show! How about a ?Global Crisis go away show?, you?ll taste (blind would be fun!) top wines from countries around the globe to show there is a lot to be proud of, at least in the wine world. My line-up would be:

    Chateau Angelus 2003 ? France (I remember you loved the 2005)
    Viña Cobos, Cobos Malbec 2004 ? Argentina
    Viña Almaviva, Almaviva 2003 ? Chile
    Mollydooker, Velvet Glove 2007 ? Australia
    Luis Pato, Vinhas Velhas 2005 ? Portugal
    Michele Castellani, Amarone 2004 ? Italy
    Chateau Kefraya 2001 ? Lebanon
    Chandon Excellence Brut NV – Brazil

    A top multi-country blind taste would be awesome.

    Best wishes,
    Mauricio Fernandes
    Brazil

  • John Rogers

    I enjoyed the show your brought the thunder back. Will you do a show on cab/merlot blends, they are usually decent wines and priced right. The major wineries in Washington State usually have this blend.

  • Great show! I was really interested in your comments on these wines.

    I think a Scholium Project show is in order. I had one of his 2007 Sauv Blancs and it was the strangest wine I have ever had. Orange in color, hot and funky. Am I missing something here?

  • Great show! I was really interested in your comments on these wines.

    I think a Scholium Project show is in order. I had one of his 2007 Sauv Blancs and it was the strangest wine I have ever had. Orange in color, hot and funky. Am I missing something here?

  • Good show Gary!
    Even though I didn’t like yesterday’s show, I was hoping Jake & Amir
    would emerge from behind those white curtains about 2/3rds of the way
    through this ep.
    That would have been awesome.

  • Good show Gary!
    Even though I didn’t like yesterday’s show, I was hoping Jake & Amir
    would emerge from behind those white curtains about 2/3rds of the way
    through this ep.
    That would have been awesome.

  • Kyle Bottoms

    BOOM!! – Was that thunder? I think so…

    Wicked episode, wicked venue, Gary Vee on the road – with all the traveling you do should be its own show.

    -Kyle

  • Kyle Bottoms

    BOOM!! – Was that thunder? I think so…

    Wicked episode, wicked venue, Gary Vee on the road – with all the traveling you do should be its own show.

    -Kyle

  • Claire

    Hi Gary-

    This is the first whole episode I have watched and I really liked it. I think you are very entertaining and I look forward to watching much more of you. I am new to seriously drinking wine ( being drunk off franzia wine in college does not count) but grew up in the Sonoma Valley and have recently really enjoyed touring the local vinyards tasting, and experiencing all the wine while opening and exploring my palate. I look forward to learning from your show in a fun way.

    cheers!!
    Claire

  • Claire

    Hi Gary-

    This is the first whole episode I have watched and I really liked it. I think you are very entertaining and I look forward to watching much more of you. I am new to seriously drinking wine ( being drunk off franzia wine in college does not count) but grew up in the Sonoma Valley and have recently really enjoyed touring the local vinyards tasting, and experiencing all the wine while opening and exploring my palate. I look forward to learning from your show in a fun way.

    cheers!!
    Claire

  • JLove

    Hey Gary, Loved the show. thought it was really a great way to step up the tempo from yesterday! No offense to Mott, but really is always high energy when it is just you and the flip cam. Hope to see more of the “wine shop” episodes as you travel more this year!

  • JLove

    Hey Gary, Loved the show. thought it was really a great way to step up the tempo from yesterday! No offense to Mott, but really is always high energy when it is just you and the flip cam. Hope to see more of the “wine shop” episodes as you travel more this year!

  • J Crazy

    If you’re ever in L.A. area again, Gary, don’t forget to take the 1 down the beautiful coastline til you get to Laguna Beach. There you’ll find, on your left hand side as you drive just past the center of town (gets hairy during rush hour) a restaurant titled “Royal Thai Cuisine”. At this wonderful establishment you will try the mango with sweet sticky rice (only available in the summer) and you will shat yourself it’s so good.

  • J Crazy

    If you’re ever in L.A. area again, Gary, don’t forget to take the 1 down the beautiful coastline til you get to Laguna Beach. There you’ll find, on your left hand side as you drive just past the center of town (gets hairy during rush hour) a restaurant titled “Royal Thai Cuisine”. At this wonderful establishment you will try the mango with sweet sticky rice (only available in the summer) and you will shat yourself it’s so good.

  • Great episode Gary.

  • Great episode Gary.

  • Gary, you would be perfect for a “Four Sheets” kind of show–running around the world tasting wines and encountering all kinds of people and situations. You could slay a show like that.

  • Gary, you would be perfect for a “Four Sheets” kind of show–running around the world tasting wines and encountering all kinds of people and situations. You could slay a show like that.

  • donnie g

    1st time commenter, long time lurker. I’d have to say I didn’t hate yesterday’s show, it’s nice to see some variety in the program. CH like you said with SUXX has it’s time and place and it was a different view people have of wine that again is a nice change of pace.

    PS with regards to ep 503 what happened to the whole contest?

    QOTD: Remember, were changing the wine world one step at a time. This was a big step and some may not realize that you are bring wine to different demographics and to people who may not without you have realized a new found love for it. Keep it up!

  • donnie g

    1st time commenter, long time lurker. I’d have to say I didn’t hate yesterday’s show, it’s nice to see some variety in the program. CH like you said with SUXX has it’s time and place and it was a different view people have of wine that again is a nice change of pace.

    PS with regards to ep 503 what happened to the whole contest?

    QOTD: Remember, were changing the wine world one step at a time. This was a big step and some may not realize that you are bring wine to different demographics and to people who may not without you have realized a new found love for it. Keep it up!

  • jason

    really like the off the cuff/ in the hotel room/ no jive/ drinkin by yourself episodes. i would probably never have picked any of these wines but that is why we walk the earth. actually, after this, i might hit up the molly dooker whites. $25 is fair and maybe get a hint at the hoooplah.
    in terms of the CKC show – fuck it! who cares what other people say!

  • really like the off the cuff/ in the hotel room/ no jive/ drinkin by yourself episodes. i would probably never have picked any of these wines but that is why we walk the earth. actually, after this, i might hit up the molly dooker whites. $25 is fair and maybe get a hint at the hoooplah.
    in terms of the CKC show – fuck it! who cares what other people say!

  • Gary, I really enjoyed yesterday’s show (It was different and it was FUN) and I really enjoyed today’s show as well – again, different and FUN – as always! You are taking the road less traveled and I love it! Keep building 🙂

  • Gary, I really enjoyed yesterday’s show (It was different and it was FUN) and I really enjoyed today’s show as well – again, different and FUN – as always! You are taking the road less traveled and I love it! Keep building 🙂

  • curtis becker

    hey gary! long time watcher, first time commenter (is commenter a word? let’s make it one.)

    anyways! after hearing what you said about yesterday’s episode, i felt the need to defend the thundershow a little bit. the show with the boys from college humor is now one of my favorite episodes to date. i’ve never laughed so much while watching winelibrarytv (not that you aren’t funny; you crack me up too).
    don’t let anyone tell you it wasn’t a good episode, because it was a classic!

    remember: it doesn’t always have to be about professional wine tasting and reviewing. sometimes it is nice to hear what amateur wine tasters have to say.

    keep on keepin’ on!

    -curt

  • Jesse R

    The Jake and Amir episode was the first I had ever watched. While I’m a fan of them, I do think that the humor just didn’t fit in with what you were trying to do. It seemed awkward at points. I know that’s a whole episode ago, but I watched a couple other episodes and I watched this one too. I suppose, if you can take anything away from the “trainwreck” episode, it would be that you are indeed gaining an audience and I’m am really interested in watching more episodes as they come up.

  • curtis becker

    hey gary! long time watcher, first time commenter (is commenter a word? let’s make it one.)

    anyways! after hearing what you said about yesterday’s episode, i felt the need to defend the thundershow a little bit. the show with the boys from college humor is now one of my favorite episodes to date. i’ve never laughed so much while watching winelibrarytv (not that you aren’t funny; you crack me up too).
    don’t let anyone tell you it wasn’t a good episode, because it was a classic!

    remember: it doesn’t always have to be about professional wine tasting and reviewing. sometimes it is nice to hear what amateur wine tasters have to say.

    keep on keepin’ on!

    -curt

  • Jesse R

    The Jake and Amir episode was the first I had ever watched. While I’m a fan of them, I do think that the humor just didn’t fit in with what you were trying to do. It seemed awkward at points. I know that’s a whole episode ago, but I watched a couple other episodes and I watched this one too. I suppose, if you can take anything away from the “trainwreck” episode, it would be that you are indeed gaining an audience and I’m am really interested in watching more episodes as they come up.

  • beast

    Gary, Awesome show! Always fun to watch. Don’t let them get you down about “bad” episodes. The are all gold in my book.

    -Adrian

  • beast

    Gary, Awesome show! Always fun to watch. Don’t let them get you down about “bad” episodes. The are all gold in my book.

    -Adrian

  • Rossini

    Great episode…keep up the great work, these types of episodes are really fun

  • Rossini

    Great episode…keep up the great work, these types of episodes are really fun

  • dkp

    keepin’ it real gary . . . as usual.

    good job.

  • dkp

    keepin’ it real gary . . . as usual.

    good job.

  • Eric

    Gary, You are a road-warrior and clearly committed to your viewers. Love that. I feel like you take the BS out of wine drinking. Love that too. Also, guest variety is much appreciated despite a bad one here or there, I mean, cheese is priced, did you see joaquin phoenix on letterman?

  • Eric

    Gary, You are a road-warrior and clearly committed to your viewers. Love that. I feel like you take the BS out of wine drinking. Love that too. Also, guest variety is much appreciated despite a bad one here or there, I mean, cheese is priced, did you see joaquin phoenix on letterman?

  • Clay

    I like the change of scenery. The episode would have been really fun if you had also taped the ‘experience’ of purchasing wine in the store. QOTD should have been ‘What am I watching on TV while taping the episode?’ Keep up the great work and thanks for shelling out $75 to share an episode with us on the road.

  • Clay

    I like the change of scenery. The episode would have been really fun if you had also taped the ‘experience’ of purchasing wine in the store. QOTD should have been ‘What am I watching on TV while taping the episode?’ Keep up the great work and thanks for shelling out $75 to share an episode with us on the road.

  • Kidder

    Gary, you’ve just made up for the last horrible show that happend…. Great Great!!!! Off the cuff hotel action…..Peace-Christian………..

  • Kidder

    Gary, you’ve just made up for the last horrible show that happend…. Great Great!!!! Off the cuff hotel action…..Peace-Christian………..

  • DrunkenJester

    well. You said if we’ve ever wanted to leave a comment then do it tonight. new guy to wine. Found your show through Diggnation. havin a blast learnin the culture. Like most, wasn’t feelin the CH show. maybe if they just kicked it like normal guys learnin some wine and weren’t “in character”. but I guess thats they’re thing. Better show today though. although the f’d up Chewy impression brought cheap chiraz through my nose! Hilarious. Keep bringin the thunder

  • DrunkenJester

    well. You said if we’ve ever wanted to leave a comment then do it tonight. new guy to wine. Found your show through Diggnation. havin a blast learnin the culture. Like most, wasn’t feelin the CH show. maybe if they just kicked it like normal guys learnin some wine and weren’t “in character”. but I guess thats they’re thing. Better show today though. although the f’d up Chewy impression brought cheap chiraz through my nose! Hilarious. Keep bringin the thunder

  • David Cole

    Gary, I love these imprompt to shows! And I think it just hit you, but the shopping is half the fun! Going through and reading labels, looking at vintages etc, etc.

    The shows yesterday was not a train wreck. It was like trying a new wine, it wasn’t my glass of wine, but I tried it! It had a few good moments and the guys sense of humor didn’t really shine through. I appreciate you trying something new, I looked at thier website today and honestly if they hadn’t been on your show I would have never seen it! So like wine, it’s good to look and try new things.

    DC

  • David Cole

    Gary, I love these imprompt to shows! And I think it just hit you, but the shopping is half the fun! Going through and reading labels, looking at vintages etc, etc.

    The shows yesterday was not a train wreck. It was like trying a new wine, it wasn’t my glass of wine, but I tried it! It had a few good moments and the guys sense of humor didn’t really shine through. I appreciate you trying something new, I looked at thier website today and honestly if they hadn’t been on your show I would have never seen it! So like wine, it’s good to look and try new things.

    DC

  • BillC

    Great recovery after yesterday’s dreadful episode. Glad you are getting back into the fruit bombs.
    I’ve liked most of the R Wines I’ve had. Interesting names on most of them. Ringland knows what he’s doing.

    Thx

  • BillC

    Great recovery after yesterday’s dreadful episode. Glad you are getting back into the fruit bombs.
    I’ve liked most of the R Wines I’ve had. Interesting names on most of them. Ringland knows what he’s doing.

    Thx

  • Clifford

    I wonder what was on TV behind the camera while you were taping the show.

  • Clifford

    I wonder what was on TV behind the camera while you were taping the show.

  • Shruti

    Gary, I’m a lurker but had to come out to say that yesterday’s show did suxx. Today’s made up for it and I appreciate the effort you put in to WLTV.
    I would like you to keep each show to under 20 mins, discuss good wines so that we learn something new, and talk about all the other stuff that makes the show so much fun.

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