EP 721 Vance Sharp of Sharp Cellars and the Sonoma Sausage Company

Gary Vaynerchuk interviews Vance Sharp, a founding member and past president of the Association of African American Vintners.

Wines tasted in this episode:

2004 Pinot Noir ‘Keenan?s Cove
2005 Zinfandel Hailey’s Creek Vineyard
2007 Zinfandel Hailey’s Creek Vineyard ‘Black Label

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  • WineWild

    Guest was great, really enthusiastic.

    QOTD: If you don’t rock the combover, no worries! Embrace your bad bald self!

  • WineWild

    Guest was great, really enthusiastic.

    QOTD: If you don’t rock the combover, no worries! Embrace your bad bald self!

  • Sarah

    GREAT guest!
    QOTD: Bald is good, if you have the head for it.

  • Sarah

    GREAT guest!
    QOTD: Bald is good, if you have the head for it.

  • Jim Moser

    Gary,
    My wife and I love your show. We live in St. Louis, so I doubt we can get any Sharp Cellars wines. It seems like knowing who is making the wine is becoming more and more important. How about doing a show about a great winemaker and what little known wines are out there that the winemaker has had a hand in. We love Decero reds and found out that Paul Hobbs played a part in making them which is probably why they taste so good. Keep up the videos because we want to change the wine world. Hope you make it out to St. Louis.

  • Jim Moser

    Gary,
    My wife and I love your show. We live in St. Louis, so I doubt we can get any Sharp Cellars wines. It seems like knowing who is making the wine is becoming more and more important. How about doing a show about a great winemaker and what little known wines are out there that the winemaker has had a hand in. We love Decero reds and found out that Paul Hobbs played a part in making them which is probably why they taste so good. Keep up the videos because we want to change the wine world. Hope you make it out to St. Louis.

  • Shawn Dougherty

    I shave my head bald level 1 on the clippers – and my wife loves it!!!

    Best guest yet!!! – I love to see the cultural aspect incorporated into the sausage and wine – not just the normal white male wine snob – seems very approachable!!!

  • Shawn Dougherty

    I shave my head bald level 1 on the clippers – and my wife loves it!!!

    Best guest yet!!! – I love to see the cultural aspect incorporated into the sausage and wine – not just the normal white male wine snob – seems very approachable!!!

  • Shaun

    Bald men are great. I’m about to marry one.

    We both love your show Gary and this guest was great and inspiring to us both.

  • Shaun

    Bald men are great. I’m about to marry one.

    We both love your show Gary and this guest was great and inspiring to us both.

  • Phil G

    That was great – I really enjoyed the guest. I just made a mental note to try and visit Sharp Cellars during any future visit to CA wine country! Would love to try those Zins…

    QOTD – I like when bald guys embrace it. Shaved head, like Vance, or at least neat (think Patrick Stewart) and I think you’re making the most out of the ‘hair cards’ you’ve been dealt. Very few things look worse than a bad toupee or a ridiculous comb over!

  • Phil G

    That was great – I really enjoyed the guest. I just made a mental note to try and visit Sharp Cellars during any future visit to CA wine country! Would love to try those Zins…

    QOTD – I like when bald guys embrace it. Shaved head, like Vance, or at least neat (think Patrick Stewart) and I think you’re making the most out of the ‘hair cards’ you’ve been dealt. Very few things look worse than a bad toupee or a ridiculous comb over!

  • QOTD: A-O.K. with me (see my head!)

    This was a wonderful episode, very enjoyable. Thank you Gary and Vance.

  • QOTD: A-O.K. with me (see my head!)

    This was a wonderful episode, very enjoyable. Thank you Gary and Vance.

  • gotta looove bacon!

  • gotta looove bacon!

  • QOTD: they inspire trust as they have lost their hair in the game of life.. unless they are 20 something that is just sad..

  • QOTD: they inspire trust as they have lost their hair in the game of life.. unless they are 20 something that is just sad..

  • Lynda S

    great episode. vance you were fantastic!! loved your personality and loved the stories. you could probably sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman in white gloves with that charm and personality.

    QOTD: as long as the man is confident and comfortable with being bald, then i am fine with them. the bald and beard combo is a good look ;). just don’t cover it with a rug.

  • Lynda S

    great episode. vance you were fantastic!! loved your personality and loved the stories. you could probably sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman in white gloves with that charm and personality.

    QOTD: as long as the man is confident and comfortable with being bald, then i am fine with them. the bald and beard combo is a good look ;). just don’t cover it with a rug.

  • Biznas

    I love this Episode! I have no problem with guests like Vance. Also I have not problem with more blind tasting shows.

    Thanks Gary

  • An old Baltimore Colt fan will get me to come out of the woodwork. What a wonderful guest and true gentleman. You surely can’t find an “old Jet fan” like that.

    QOTD: Love bald men as long as they are not me otherwise I would have to do something about it.

    Cheers!

  • Biznas

    I love this Episode! I have no problem with guests like Vance. Also I have not problem with more blind tasting shows.

    Thanks Gary

  • An old Baltimore Colt fan will get me to come out of the woodwork. What a wonderful guest and true gentleman. You surely can’t find an “old Jet fan” like that.

    QOTD: Love bald men as long as they are not me otherwise I would have to do something about it.

    Cheers!

  • SurfCityJay

    Great guest… down to earth… loved the episode…

    QOTD: Bald is better than fake hair, that’s for sure…

  • SurfCityJay

    Great guest… down to earth… loved the episode…

    QOTD: Bald is better than fake hair, that’s for sure…

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: Bald men (who have chosen to shave it all off) seem to have a sense of confidence and control because they don’t need ANYTHING on top to hold them back. ALL or NOTHING, BABY!

  • YoungDave

    QOTD: Bald men (who have chosen to shave it all off) seem to have a sense of confidence and control because they don’t need ANYTHING on top to hold them back. ALL or NOTHING, BABY!

  • skribbles

    Absolutely loved this episode. Been a lurker lately, but this man got me out. I agree with gsanmiguel, glad to see the mixture of food and wine.

    QOTD: All the bald guys I’ve known have been awesome and funny, so rock the bald, Simply put, bald is rad.

  • skribbles

    Absolutely loved this episode. Been a lurker lately, but this man got me out. I agree with gsanmiguel, glad to see the mixture of food and wine.

    QOTD: All the bald guys I’ve known have been awesome and funny, so rock the bald, Simply put, bald is rad.

  • nicole meek

    Loved this show!! VANCE SHARP IS THE MAN!!! He personifies flat out cool!! and the quality of a bald scalp depends on what is within the brain below it…hope that made4 sense. In your case it is straight up good!!!

  • nicole meek

    Loved this show!! VANCE SHARP IS THE MAN!!! He personifies flat out cool!! and the quality of a bald scalp depends on what is within the brain below it…hope that made4 sense. In your case it is straight up good!!!

  • QOTD: I like him, can I come work for him, for free! He has power and is likable. wow.

    Bald men? I an quickly becoming one, I am warming up to that. My dad was bald at age 22, he is my hero. I’ve never seen a man love his family so much, push himself so far, and know his limits all in balance.

  • QOTD: I like him, can I come work for him, for free! He has power and is likable. wow.

    Bald men? I an quickly becoming one, I am warming up to that. My dad was bald at age 22, he is my hero. I’ve never seen a man love his family so much, push himself so far, and know his limits all in balance.

  • Christopher Scoggin

    Great guest. There was a bit of the return of the interrupting GV, but at least half the time it was needed to keep things moving along, so I am torn.

    I like the idea of the white and black labels. It is fairly unique (to my knowledge) way to show the differences in the final product that can be gotten from the same grapes.

    QOTD: I’m well on my way to being bald so I have to cover my bases and go with the “They look good” 🙂 Some like Vance though carry it with real style!

  • Christopher Scoggin

    Great guest. There was a bit of the return of the interrupting GV, but at least half the time it was needed to keep things moving along, so I am torn.

    I like the idea of the white and black labels. It is fairly unique (to my knowledge) way to show the differences in the final product that can be gotten from the same grapes.

    QOTD: I’m well on my way to being bald so I have to cover my bases and go with the “They look good” 🙂 Some like Vance though carry it with real style!

  • Graham

    I want to sign up for his list just to see the results of his two 2007 Halley’s Zinfandel. Really interesting land vs hand experiment going on there.

    I wish Vance was my grampa. We could call my vineyard “Graham’s Grove”.

  • Graham

    I want to sign up for his list just to see the results of his two 2007 Halley’s Zinfandel. Really interesting land vs hand experiment going on there.

    I wish Vance was my grampa. We could call my vineyard “Graham’s Grove”.

  • AUSSIE SAMMY S

    Gary,

    Great show. Vance was a fantastic guest with great passion and a hunger for success. I could listen to this gentleman talk for hours….’A’ grade guest!! His wines looked great as well. I love the concept of him having 2 different winemakers making the same block of grapes. Well done.
    QOFD….Bald men are accepted everywhere in the world….

  • AUSSIE SAMMY S

    Gary,

    Great show. Vance was a fantastic guest with great passion and a hunger for success. I could listen to this gentleman talk for hours….’A’ grade guest!! His wines looked great as well. I love the concept of him having 2 different winemakers making the same block of grapes. Well done.
    QOFD….Bald men are accepted everywhere in the world….

  • Anonymous

    What a personality! He had me smiling through most of the episode. I’m sure he could (but wouldn’t) charge people twice what the car/insurance was worth & they’d still walk out with a grin.

    I’m surprised it never came out he’s on Twitter @sharpcellars but only has a mere 39 followers!

    QOTD: I’ve heard women find them smart. I work event security part time & some feel it provides a bit of an intimidation factor- Barry Manilow’s security director wouldn’t let anyone bald guard the front of the stage.

  • David T (@ONUMello)

    What a personality! He had me smiling through most of the episode. I’m sure he could (but wouldn’t) charge people twice what the car/insurance was worth & they’d still walk out with a grin.

    I’m surprised it never came out he’s on Twitter @sharpcellars but only has a mere 39 followers!

    QOTD: I’ve heard women find them smart. I work event security part time & some feel it provides a bit of an intimidation factor- Barry Manilow’s security director wouldn’t let anyone bald guard the front of the stage.

  • laposte

    High energy episode!
    QOTD:
    Bald? Do you mean hair challenged. I’m OK with it… as long as it is someone else and not me.

  • laposte

    High energy episode!
    QOTD:
    Bald? Do you mean hair challenged. I’m OK with it… as long as it is someone else and not me.

  • Don Simpson

    Vance was an awesome guest!!! Great episode.

  • Don Simpson

    Vance was an awesome guest!!! Great episode.

  • Great show and guest!

    QOTD: Telly Savalas is my hero!!!!

  • Great show and guest!

    QOTD: Telly Savalas is my hero!!!!

  • qotd: Only if the person has a nice shaped bald head if not then it looks awkward hah

  • qotd: Only if the person has a nice shaped bald head if not then it looks awkward hah

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