EP 769 California Chardonnay Throwdown

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes three serious and highly rated Chardonnays and has some big announcements.

Wines tasted in this episode:

2008 Brewer Clifton Santa Rita Hills ChardonnaySanta Barbara Chardonnay
2007 Dumol Isobel ChardonnaySonoma Chardonnay
2006 Ramey Ritchie ChardonnayNapa Chardonnay

Links mentioned in todays episode.


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luca bercelli

90/100

line of the day – ‘Mott, you’re sitting there looking awfully gorgeous’ and ‘The butter bandit has not made an appearance on the Thunder Show for years’

Good solid episode

Tags: california, chardonnay, napa, review, Video, white, wine, wines

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  • A dumb Rhine king

    Great show. Still missing out on the great deals in MN 🙁

    I saw the quote monster made a *few* appearances on tonight’s show.

    QOTD: I guess nothing. I was thinking that we were going to have dinner for friends with no fam here, but instead we will be going to my fam’s house.

  • A dumb Rhine king

    Great show. Still missing out on the great deals in MN 🙁

    I saw the quote monster made a *few* appearances on tonight’s show.

    QOTD: I guess nothing. I was thinking that we were going to have dinner for friends with no fam here, but instead we will be going to my fam’s house.

  • A dumb Rhine king

    Great show. Still missing out on the great deals in MN 🙁

    I saw the quote monster made a *few* appearances on tonight’s show.

    QOTD: I guess nothing. I was thinking that we were going to have dinner for friends with no fam here, but instead we will be going to my fam’s house.

  • A dumb Rhine king

    Great show. Still missing out on the great deals in MN 🙁

    I saw the quote monster made a *few* appearances on tonight’s show.

    QOTD: I guess nothing. I was thinking that we were going to have dinner for friends with no fam here, but instead we will be going to my fam’s house.

  • A dumb Rhine king

    Great show. Still missing out on the great deals in MN 🙁

    I saw the quote monster made a *few* appearances on tonight’s show.

    QOTD: I guess nothing. I was thinking that we were going to have dinner for friends with no fam here, but instead we will be going to my fam’s house.

  • A dumb Rhine king

    Great show. Still missing out on the great deals in MN 🙁

    I saw the quote monster made a *few* appearances on tonight’s show.

    QOTD: I guess nothing. I was thinking that we were going to have dinner for friends with no fam here, but instead we will be going to my fam’s house.

  • A dumb Rhine king

    Great show. Still missing out on the great deals in MN 🙁

    I saw the quote monster made a *few* appearances on tonight’s show.

    QOTD: I guess nothing. I was thinking that we were going to have dinner for friends with no fam here, but instead we will be going to my fam’s house.

  • QOTD: What am I bringing to the table? Me? I’m bringing the WINE!!! Just ordered my Thanksgiving secret pack! Beyond that, I try to bring at least a bit of obnoxious humor, and a healthy appetite of course, to the table.

    Great episode! Really great energy for the show today.

  • QOTD: What am I bringing to the table? Me? I’m bringing the WINE!!! Just ordered my Thanksgiving secret pack! Beyond that, I try to bring at least a bit of obnoxious humor, and a healthy appetite of course, to the table.

    Great episode! Really great energy for the show today.

  • QOTD: What am I bringing to the table? Me? I’m bringing the WINE!!! Just ordered my Thanksgiving secret pack! Beyond that, I try to bring at least a bit of obnoxious humor, and a healthy appetite of course, to the table.

    Great episode! Really great energy for the show today.

  • QOTD: What am I bringing to the table? Me? I’m bringing the WINE!!! Just ordered my Thanksgiving secret pack! Beyond that, I try to bring at least a bit of obnoxious humor, and a healthy appetite of course, to the table.

    Great episode! Really great energy for the show today.

  • QOTD: What am I bringing to the table? Me? I’m bringing the WINE!!! Just ordered my Thanksgiving secret pack! Beyond that, I try to bring at least a bit of obnoxious humor, and a healthy appetite of course, to the table.

    Great episode! Really great energy for the show today.

  • QOTD: What am I bringing to the table? Me? I’m bringing the WINE!!! Just ordered my Thanksgiving secret pack! Beyond that, I try to bring at least a bit of obnoxious humor, and a healthy appetite of course, to the table.

    Great episode! Really great energy for the show today.

  • QOTD: What am I bringing to the table? Me? I’m bringing the WINE!!! Just ordered my Thanksgiving secret pack! Beyond that, I try to bring at least a bit of obnoxious humor, and a healthy appetite of course, to the table.

    Great episode! Really great energy for the show today.

  • jimkay

    Hey! I thought Rudy McClain was going to be on tonight. Oh well, interested in hearing about the Brewer Clifton

  • QOTD: What am I bringing to the table? Me? I’m bringing the WINE!!! Just ordered my Thanksgiving secret pack! Beyond that, I try to bring at least a bit of obnoxious humor, and a healthy appetite of course, to the table.

    Great episode! Really great energy for the show today.

  • jimkay

    Hey! I thought Rudy McClain was going to be on tonight. Oh well, interested in hearing about the Brewer Clifton

  • GARY! for thanksgiving i am going to be going to toronto, gonna check out a gordon lightfoot concert, going to the toronto food and drink show, taking in an Amarone tasting, then on sunday I am going to watch my cousin play hockey. I am pretty excited, a weekend with the family. It will be nice, just broke up with the gf, so its tough, but I am gonna spend a ridiculously good time in Toronto!

  • Kevin

    QOTD: metaphorically/existentially, I’ll be bringing my sense of humor (and, of course, my incredible, wonderful, truly one-of-a-kind modesty…) But what everyone really cares about – my pecan pie. What’s your favorite pie?

  • GARY! for thanksgiving i am going to be going to toronto, gonna check out a gordon lightfoot concert, going to the toronto food and drink show, taking in an Amarone tasting, then on sunday I am going to watch my cousin play hockey. I am pretty excited, a weekend with the family. It will be nice, just broke up with the gf, so its tough, but I am gonna spend a ridiculously good time in Toronto!

  • Kevin

    QOTD: metaphorically/existentially, I’ll be bringing my sense of humor (and, of course, my incredible, wonderful, truly one-of-a-kind modesty…) But what everyone really cares about – my pecan pie. What’s your favorite pie?

  • Cole in Texas

    That Brewer Clifton counds right up my alley. I really like what I’ve tasted from Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Maria, etc… It seems they get enough sun for nice ripe grapes, and the temperature is cool to make sure there is plenty of acid to keep it in balance.

    QOTD – I’m going to my parent’s house about an hour away. Should be a pretty small gathering. Dad and I will be handling the cooking and bringing the wine. I’ll bring a Chateau Pesquie Terrases (grenache syrah blend), a Duboeuf Pouilly Fuisse (for my Mom who recently has recently switched to Chardonnay as her wine of choice), and a yet to be determined bottle of bubbly.

  • Cole in Texas

    That Brewer Clifton counds right up my alley. I really like what I’ve tasted from Santa Barbara County, Santa Rita Hills, Santa Maria, etc… It seems they get enough sun for nice ripe grapes, and the temperature is cool to make sure there is plenty of acid to keep it in balance.

    QOTD – I’m going to my parent’s house about an hour away. Should be a pretty small gathering. Dad and I will be handling the cooking and bringing the wine. I’ll bring a Chateau Pesquie Terrases (grenache syrah blend), a Duboeuf Pouilly Fuisse (for my Mom who recently has recently switched to Chardonnay as her wine of choice), and a yet to be determined bottle of bubbly.

  • QOTD: This year I’m bringing Thanksgiving to my Dad, who’s “alone” for the first time in his life.

  • Jay

    Cool show!!

    Any chance of a blind tasting in the near future? Those are always exciting episodes. 🙂

  • QOTD: This year I’m bringing Thanksgiving to my Dad, who’s “alone” for the first time in his life.

  • Jay

    Cool show!!

    Any chance of a blind tasting in the near future? Those are always exciting episodes. 🙂

  • QOTD: We have it at our house and I’m bringing my cooking, as in the entire meal, along with the wine. I love it!

  • QOTD: We have it at our house and I’m bringing my cooking, as in the entire meal, along with the wine. I love it!

  • Hey Gary

    Thanks for the show.

    QOTD: It’s strange, but as an Australian I don’t even know when Thanksgiving is… BUT at the school I teach in in HK we have a ‘Thanksgiving Day’ and it’s a really nice time. What do I bring? Why I cook the turkey!

    Cheers
    Andrew

  • Hey Gary

    Thanks for the show.

    QOTD: It’s strange, but as an Australian I don’t even know when Thanksgiving is… BUT at the school I teach in in HK we have a ‘Thanksgiving Day’ and it’s a really nice time. What do I bring? Why I cook the turkey!

    Cheers
    Andrew

  • SurfCityJay

    Great episode… been wondering about the Chard from BC for a while now.. love their Pinots… will have to try this and compare to the Melville Clone 76 Inox, which btw is part of my QOTD answer…

    Can’t wait for the Cinderella 3-packs… hope they’re GOOD… 😉

    QOTD: besides brining various appetizers to my Pa-In-Law’s, Kim and I are also supplying the wine:

    2006 Sea Smoke “Southing” Pinot Noir
    2007 Rosenblum ” Rockpile” Zinfandel
    2007 Melville Clone 76 “Inox” Chardonnay

  • SurfCityJay

    Great episode… been wondering about the Chard from BC for a while now.. love their Pinots… will have to try this and compare to the Melville Clone 76 Inox, which btw is part of my QOTD answer…

    Can’t wait for the Cinderella 3-packs… hope they’re GOOD… 😉

    QOTD: besides brining various appetizers to my Pa-In-Law’s, Kim and I are also supplying the wine:

    2006 Sea Smoke “Southing” Pinot Noir
    2007 Rosenblum ” Rockpile” Zinfandel
    2007 Melville Clone 76 “Inox” Chardonnay

  • ScottEJ

    Thanks, G. The big chards just don’t bring the thunder for me. I’ll search around from Chile, South Africa, WA for the same, if not better, for much less cost.

    QOTD: T-Day = Surprising the wife to a place she’s mentioned quite a bit. The menu looks incredible…and no clean up. I’m bringing my credit card.

  • ScottEJ

    Thanks, G. The big chards just don’t bring the thunder for me. I’ll search around from Chile, South Africa, WA for the same, if not better, for much less cost.

    QOTD: T-Day = Surprising the wife to a place she’s mentioned quite a bit. The menu looks incredible…and no clean up. I’m bringing my credit card.

  • J Crazy

    Bringin some good eats, a few laughs and the smoothness that is an awesomely planned out dinner party with great peoples.

  • J Crazy

    Bringin some good eats, a few laughs and the smoothness that is an awesomely planned out dinner party with great peoples.

  • I’m the lurker who came in from the cold—tonight—finally. QOTD: I’m bringing some 2007 Claiborne & Churchill Central Coast Dry Gewurztraminer, and perhaps a Saucelito Canyon Zinfandel or a Laetitia Pinot Noir. I would have liked to have purchased the Thanksgiving pack, but I worried that it would not arrive in time because I am out here on the West Coast.

  • I’m the lurker who came in from the cold—tonight—finally. QOTD: I’m bringing some 2007 Claiborne & Churchill Central Coast Dry Gewurztraminer, and perhaps a Saucelito Canyon Zinfandel or a Laetitia Pinot Noir. I would have liked to have purchased the Thanksgiving pack, but I worried that it would not arrive in time because I am out here on the West Coast.

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: I always bring the cooking. Not the food, per se b/c we always just have a nice family dinner at home, but I do most of the cooking. Then I bring excitement for the football games in the afternoon! GO PACK GO!!!

  • David T (@ONUMello)

    QOTD: I always bring the cooking. Not the food, per se b/c we always just have a nice family dinner at home, but I do most of the cooking. Then I bring excitement for the football games in the afternoon! GO PACK GO!!!

  • Guest

    Yo GV,

    I’m cooking the bird and bringing my good looks to the table. An overnight brine is essential to get turkey moist.

  • gotsha

    Yo GV,

    I’m cooking the bird and bringing my good looks to the table. An overnight brine is essential to get turkey moist.

  • Mike Hurd

    Gary,
    Truly enjoy your program. Good fun coupled with good insight/education.

    Tried to order the TDay wines but your not shipping to MN. Look forward to the time I can participate and get your wines in MN. Until then I’ll still enjoy watching and going with your picks.

    Hard to believe the winners were MN vs Detroit! Go figure.

    Mike

  • Mike Hurd

    Gary,
    Truly enjoy your program. Good fun coupled with good insight/education.

    Tried to order the TDay wines but your not shipping to MN. Look forward to the time I can participate and get your wines in MN. Until then I’ll still enjoy watching and going with your picks.

    Hard to believe the winners were MN vs Detroit! Go figure.

    Mike

  • Kevin Mack

    I cooked the entire dinner last year but will probably just bring the wine this year. Not big crowd so just one bottle probably one of Two Hand’s Garden series wines

  • Kevin Mack

    I cooked the entire dinner last year but will probably just bring the wine this year. Not big crowd so just one bottle probably one of Two Hand’s Garden series wines

  • Jon O

    QOTD: Headed to NY city from Austin, TX and will be bringing my girlfriend for her first trip to NY, and either a Seghesio Sonoma Zin, or a Catena Alta Cabernet.

  • Jon O

    QOTD: Headed to NY city from Austin, TX and will be bringing my girlfriend for her first trip to NY, and either a Seghesio Sonoma Zin, or a Catena Alta Cabernet.

  • Trav

    Where: Grand Canyon
    What I’m bringing to the table: wit, charm, halitosis

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