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EP 780 On Location: Robert Parker’s Master Tasting at Wine Future in Rioja

Gary Vaynerchuk attends the master tasting, lead by Robert Parker, Kevin Zraly, and Pancho Campo at Wine Future 09 in Rioja last month.

Wines tasted in this episode:

1945 Marques de Riscal Rioja

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Manuel

“For the JETS! :D. It’s nice to see the appretiation for the Jets” HAHAHAHA Best thing on WineLibraryTV

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  • It was SUPERCOOL to be in the room with you, even if the audio wasn’t great. In a case like this, I’m not sure what people expect. Thanks for taping that, Gary

  • It was SUPERCOOL to be in the room with you, even if the audio wasn’t great. In a case like this, I’m not sure what people expect. Thanks for taping that, Gary

  • bigsemi

    That was pretty sweet. Hope I can do something like that one day.

  • bigsemi

    That was pretty sweet. Hope I can do something like that one day.

  • Hey Gary,

    I was there with you in te same room. And I also tasted the Riscal 1945.

    Once in a life time!

    Keepin up the good work (especially your motivating presentationsi)

    Bart van Dommelen Holland

  • Hey Gary,

    I was there with you in te same room. And I also tasted the Riscal 1945.

    Once in a life time!

    Keepin up the good work (especially your motivating presentationsi)

    Bart van Dommelen Holland

  • Aaron C.

    You should get Parker on the show.

  • Aaron C.

    You should get Parker on the show.

  • Sara L.

    LOVE the guerilla take on this! You know that we laypeople never get to see master tastings like that, so it was awesome. Thanks, GV!

  • Sara L.

    LOVE the guerilla take on this! You know that we laypeople never get to see master tastings like that, so it was awesome. Thanks, GV!

  • CollegeFootballisNumberOne

    John Starks for three…YYYeesss!

  • CollegeFootballisNumberOne

    John Starks for three…YYYeesss!

  • ChinonRouge

    Excellent, excellent episode. While everyone is busy bowing down to Parker, I will say that the most important wine god at the event, is not RP. Rather, it is GV. Thanks man. Bring on the thunder.

  • ChinonRouge

    Excellent, excellent episode. While everyone is busy bowing down to Parker, I will say that the most important wine god at the event, is not RP. Rather, it is GV. Thanks man. Bring on the thunder.

  • Kasper

    At the point where they talk about the importance of tasting the more delicate wine first, Gary turns the camera to himself and leaves a short comment. Is he saying ‘too late’? If so, that’s freakin hilarious….

  • Kasper

    At the point where they talk about the importance of tasting the more delicate wine first, Gary turns the camera to himself and leaves a short comment. Is he saying ‘too late’? If so, that’s freakin hilarious….

  • marknicols

    The guy in front of Gary-his hairpiece almost wagged it's tail. Parker doesn't wear a hairpiece…hjis hair just is nasty and a comb-over.
    I still don't know why so many wine newbies feel they have to dump on Parker. Nice cat, invented the modern wine trade (you can disagree but go back to 1978 when he started The Wine Advocate and see how much he helped wine quality as a consumer advocate -try Bordeaux and Burgundy in any “lesser” vintages to see how weak efforts were-and he's been doing this since before most of the newbies here were born). Not talking about 1945 Marques de Riscal, obviously one of the greatest vintages ever, but the lackluster off-viontage efforts…
    People like Jorge Ordonez worship Parker because he is so often right and has been for so very long. Don't like his palate? Don't read his periodical. Of course his opinion should be taken with a grain of salt as any opinion journal should.

  • christopherRcampbell

    Thank you for letting us in on the tasting. I'm glad they didn't kick you out for running a camera during the presentation. My most memorable wine event was a Kristi's Auction tasting (in which I crashed, don't tell them). Got to taste some Screaming Eagle, Peter Micheal and older Dominus, but the funniest thing that my favorite find was a New Zealand Kim Crawford Merlot. How odd that a double magnum of Eagle in front of me and I liked the $12 merlot more? Love your show. Keep it up.

  • We like Aaron's idea…have you ever had Robert Parker on? Now that would be a interesting interview/tasting! Cheers

  • No

    Don't forget to drink it with Sushi!

  • Chris

    How did Marv Albert get a table in front of you? Nice style and dialogue to your video.

  • Alos Diallo

    That was cool to see. Thanks Gerry

  • i'm so glad disqus is on here now.

  • towle

    I am pissed that the thunder nation is second row.

  • matthewkenney

    Gosh, Gary, that was horribly boring.

  • QOTD: My curernt favorite wine event is 20 Something “thenewvintage.org”. It's a new event in Washington State to draw younger people into the wine world. 75 different wineries, several restaurants and a dj.

  • John Martelly

    That was awesome. The comment that Mr. Parker made about winemakers offering value, did anyone else interpret that as a gentle dope slap? I don't mean that as an insult. To me he was saying, hey boys our world is changing and now it's your turn to put out.

    Gary, big ones to you. That was my greatest wine event. Thanks for bringing us along.
    I'll even let the Jets thing slide.

  • doreglas

    The rough edges made the video, including the stage whispers. Edgy and unpolished ? just the way it should be.

  • lordsauvignon

    haha, I just like watching this vid. Cracks me up how you took the camera into the tasting, but hey it worked out. We really are changing the wine world 🙂

  • JaegerFruitBomb

    Great show, cool insight into the “heavy hitters” of wine. No QOTD??

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  • Thanks for such a great post and the review, I am totally impressed! Keep stuff like this coming.

  • Ben

    That was cool to see… Thanks… Best wine Event was at the WL for sure… Meeting you drinking some really old wine…. Awesome!

  • Grapedigger

    that was great Gary!! Did you get a chance to hang out with RP afterwards?!
    Cheers

  • “a little poo, oil, gas” “let's hear it for the jets!” … priceless gary, priceless.

  • Roger

    hi my friend, this is my first comment on your videos. a massive thanks for going to the trouble to bring us this content! big love from the uk! 🙂

  • Took me time to read all the comments, but I really enjoyed the article. It proved to be Very helpful to me and I?m sure to all of the commenters right here! I bet you had enjoyable scripting this article, didn?t you?

  • Les bords rugueux fait de la vidéo, y compris au stade chuchotements. Edgy et mat – juste comme il se doit.

  • Beeper

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  • Anonymous

    I never go to wine events. I always end up getting drunk on my couch at home.

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  • Tkoent

    is that marv alpert in front of you?

  • Tkoent

    I’m sorry, Marv Albert

  • Tkoent

    Check it out at 2:23

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  • Brrrr31

    Who’s the dude with the bad wig?

  • Anonymous

    Awesome insight on a world unimaginable until now. Keep pushing!

  • Anonymous

    this would have been an interesting report if the audio weren’t so terrible, particularly Gary’s on camera comments. what is the point if you can’t understand anything

  • Anonymous

    Too bad I couldn’t hear anything Gary said. There is practically no point to this video. You guys need to do better sound wise

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