Real guys, really funny. Still would not try the $5.49 play. Ugh!

Sweet!

It doesn’t get any better than this, Sasha + Gary ! For a follow up show, how about if Sasha selects the wine for tasting and please include the Portugese wine that Sahsha enjoyed so much.
QOTD: In this time of economic crisis, yes our President needs our support, also Wall St. and the much and wrongly maligned hedge funds could use a superlative PR firm to get the word out about all the liquidity these institutions give to the economy.
Happy Passover, Naples Kathy aka Champagne Lady

“Excuse me, you can believe me.” HAHA! Loved it! This was, by far, the most entertaining and fun episodes I have every seen.. and I have been watching since the 300s. Sasha is amazing!

I rarely post, but I have to say that this was my favorite program of all time. While Pops is nowhere near the “common man,” it’s nice to hear a different voice than Gary’s who wasn’t afraid to disagree with him. On the heels of the cork vs screw top debate, it’s a breath of fresh air.

While it was a very funny program, it brought back the many debates I had with my Dad. He died in 2003; when Gary kissed Sascha at the end of the program and let him know how much he loved his father, I wished I had ended all of my arguments with my father that way.

QOTD: The President can’t do it all on his own, he needs help from all of us, but I’d still vote for him today.

I agree with Gary, Dad needs to start a video blog on politics! I think he is funny, yet serious and has enough experience that people would watch!

QOTD: Early 2010 are economy turns around! I hope folks have learned their leasson about spending everything they make! As well as using equity from their homes to live off!

Fantastic episode, Gary!! Loved the interaction with Sasha! Your family’s immigrant success story is an inspiring one and I hope you write a little about it in your upcoming books.

QOTD: While I think we’ll see incremental improvements in the economy over the next 18 to 24 months, I think we’re five years away from getting back to what people describe as “normal.”

Kosher – I thought that was the course salt ya used with pretzels?

Sasha doesn’t like winelibraryTV? hahahaha. Go dad! How nice a family you have, Gary! very cool. I had a great uncle like him… wonderful pain in the butt to love person. hahahaha. and… my dad has no idea what I do for a living, it’s too high tech for him to understand. but I still love my dad .

He was very right on the light Cab – it’s not the grape, that makes for a summer wine, it’s the way the vintner finishes it. It’s all about the palate. We had a wine tasting with four same grapes, and it was amazing how different the tastes are, based on what the end result the vintner wanted.

QOTD: Presidents come and go. Democrats and Republicans come and go. I support who is president. period. The economy will not be fixed by government. period. The economy will be recovered from bank idiots and CEO dunces by 2011. Obama may get credit, but it will be the people, not his administration. Come on, how long we been doing this – can’t ya tell? smile.

Oh my God!I busted a gut watching this episode. Dad has got chutzpah!

Devils have struggled, but they can still bust it up in the playoffs.

QOTD: Jury is still out, I didn’t vote for him and oppose most of his stances. But I will support him as the commander in chief.

Hello,

First I appologize I didn’t read all the previous comments so I hope I’m not repeating/recycling anything.

The Barkan and the Yiron are not in their optimal drinking ages, in my humble opinion. The Barkan, as most Israeli whites, is not meant for cellaring three years post-vintage. Although many wines will last this long – the vast majority will show significantly less than on youth.

The Yiron is one of my favourite Israeli reds – but this one needs time. The winery is now selling the 2001 and 2002 vintages (the newest on the market is the 05). Both are drinking beautifully now – the 2001 is on its peak (based on my experience with the 2000) and the 2002 is before peak. These wines tend to feel somewhat harsh and even oaky when drunk to early – but patience is VERY rewarding in this case.

My bottles of 04 are resting in the fridge. 20$ is a good price even in local Israeli standards – and I’d buy a couple and wait till ~2011 before trying the first.

Lior.
( about.drinking@gmail.com )

P.S. The link above leads to my wine blog which is in Hebrew – appologizes in advance.

wow, your dad is amazing.. thanks for the great episode.

Never Laughed so much during a show.

AWESOME episode. That was fun.

QOTD: By early 2010. But now’s the time to get back in the market. Bargains galore.

Sasha Vaynerchuk for President!!!

Great Show!!!

Love seeing Sasha V. on the show….easily the greatest guest of all time and he proves it time and time again with every appearance.

QOTD: economic crisis isnt gonna lighten up anytime soon. I think we will see some ups and downs over the next year, but nothing too substantial. I doubt we will be seeing any sort of true positive change for atleast another 3 or 4 years if not more. Problem is, once economy evens out and gets back to “normal” the real work begins on keeping it there and not letting this crisis happen again.

–RH

Awesome. What I would pay to be a fly on the wall at a Vaynerchuk family dinner. I’d pay a little more if I got to try the wines on the table too 😉

Re: The Economy (it really is a proper noun these days, almost like we’re having one long memorial service for it): I don’t know, and I can’t even think about it anymore. Although there seems to be a nastier spirit to this one compared to the last two (my first-hand experience doesn’t go much farther back than that), we WILL come out of it someday.

In the meantime, I’m just doing everything I can to keep my job safe, and feeling bad about all the other people who can’t do the same and are footing the bill for something that’s no fault of their own.

And I feel worst of all for retired people who have watched their accounts vanish. Not only did they watch their savings trampled, if they need to consider getting a job, they have to do it in a terrible job market.

Damn, I could use a glass of wine now . . . actually, make that a scotch . . .

Oh man, what a great episode, it reminds me of my own family! My dad even calls out me and my siblings on our bs the same.

QOTD: I didn’t vote for Obama, so I don’t know if I feel that I have to support his decision making just like when people vehemently opposed Bush policy even though he was the president. It is the public’s responsibility to protect ourselves against the tyranny of the people in power. That being said he is still my president, and if I do disagree, it should be respectfully, not maliciously. I can’t fault other people for having different opinions, everyone is entitled to his/her own.

I agree about the opportunities that are out there now. Now is the time to make things happen if you have some money stashed away somewhere. I unfortunately do not, and I will be incurring more debt when I go to grad school in the fall, but I’m trying to be smart about it by keeping it minimal and staying in the US rather than going to Europe as was originally planned. God bless the USA, things will get better, Americans are resillient people. I am optimistic, but that is just my nature. Also, I heard a quote somewhere the other day, and it really stuck with me; it’s basically a very simple call to action and personal responsibility. I can’t give credit because i don’t know where it came from, but “be the change you want to see in the world, once you have achieved that goal, you have done your part.” Gary, I feel like you are doing your part in relation to this quote, so thanks for that.

Gary,

It’s great to see you interact with your pops and how much love you have for him and your family! It was a fun show to watch.

QOTD: I don’t think anyone can predict when this will end. What seems most scary is that people continue to live outside their means even though that is the very reason we are in this current mess. It’s scary actually.

Love the family show. Still waiting for one with Mama Vaynerchuk. It’s all about family when it comes to enjoying wines and life! Gary, please please would you give my niece Raissa a shout out on her birthday Apr 21st. She moved
away and we all miss her greatly!
QOTD can’t comment on American politics much, looking forward to the good that may/can come out of an intelligent eloquent insightful President. Your country
was lacking in that respect for quite a while…The last president left a HUGE mess behind that is going to take the American people and their children a LONG time to clean up..

Gary tells us that he sees no value in talking politics on his show. fair enough but perhaps then he shouldn’t have un-American propagandist hatchet men from foxs news on either… Just a thought gary…

Your dad does rule though.

Must admit I have never heard of Gefilte fish before…..Love your dads ying to your yang…..

Another great episode. Papa Vaynerchuk rocks!

It’s great to see the relationship you have with your Dad.

I like how he can still put you in your place.

Hey my man,

I’m new to the Vandernation, I’m trying to watch every episode almost there. I never laughed so hard (at any show) then I did in this episode. WOW

Your dad is the greatest. Can’t wait for his show!

I agree with Lior’s post about the Yiron. based on my experience, it also tastes better if you let it breathe for half an hour or so before drinking.