EP 783 Head to Head Oregon Pinot Noir Blind Tasting

Gary Vaynerchuk blind tastes two Pinots side by side from Oregon, one of the hottest areas in the US for this varietal.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Beaux Freres Pinot Noir Willamette ValleyWillamette Pinot Noir
2008 Evening Land Pinot NoirWillamette Pinot Noir

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luca bercelli

91/100

‘I’m quite bored by it and I’m almost taking a nap.’

After a couple of bore draws this episode turns up a decisive and surprising winner of the head to head. Makes for a much better show.

Tags: Pinot Noir, red, review, Video, wine, wines

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  • LI Ken

    QOTD – “Crush It”

    Merry Christmas – Like the double blind

  • LI Ken

    QOTD – “Crush It”

    Merry Christmas – Like the double blind

  • ZRM

    Oregon Pinot! My fav combo for sure. I had that Beaux Freres before and didn’t find it that bad. Overpriced but not terrible. Glad a more reasonable priced effort brought the thunder! Excited to try it.

    Bought my thank you pack on monday and so ready for it! Going to gift one to my dad for christmas and one to my girlfriend’s mother who ill be staying with for a while over the Holiday’s

    QOD: What i really want is money for a plane ticket to see my Girlfriend up in Boston in Spring. We go to different Grad schools and its a rough budget hit to take the trip. But always worth it

    Best for the Holidays,
    -ZRM

  • ZRM

    Oregon Pinot! My fav combo for sure. I had that Beaux Freres before and didn’t find it that bad. Overpriced but not terrible. Glad a more reasonable priced effort brought the thunder! Excited to try it.

    Bought my thank you pack on monday and so ready for it! Going to gift one to my dad for christmas and one to my girlfriend’s mother who ill be staying with for a while over the Holiday’s

    QOD: What i really want is money for a plane ticket to see my Girlfriend up in Boston in Spring. We go to different Grad schools and its a rough budget hit to take the trip. But always worth it

    Best for the Holidays,
    -ZRM

  • ZRM

    Oregon Pinot! My fav combo for sure. I had that Beaux Freres before and didn’t find it that bad. Overpriced but not terrible. Glad a more reasonable priced effort brought the thunder! Excited to try it.

    Bought my thank you pack on monday and so ready for it! Going to gift one to my dad for christmas and one to my girlfriend’s mother who ill be staying with for a while over the Holiday’s

    QOD: What i really want is money for a plane ticket to see my Girlfriend up in Boston in Spring. We go to different Grad schools and its a rough budget hit to take the trip. But always worth it

    Best for the Holidays,
    -ZRM

  • ZRM

    Oregon Pinot! My fav combo for sure. I had that Beaux Freres before and didn’t find it that bad. Overpriced but not terrible. Glad a more reasonable priced effort brought the thunder! Excited to try it.

    Bought my thank you pack on monday and so ready for it! Going to gift one to my dad for christmas and one to my girlfriend’s mother who ill be staying with for a while over the Holiday’s

    QOD: What i really want is money for a plane ticket to see my Girlfriend up in Boston in Spring. We go to different Grad schools and its a rough budget hit to take the trip. But always worth it

    Best for the Holidays,
    -ZRM

  • ZRM

    Oregon Pinot! My fav combo for sure. I had that Beaux Freres before and didn’t find it that bad. Overpriced but not terrible. Glad a more reasonable priced effort brought the thunder! Excited to try it.

    Bought my thank you pack on monday and so ready for it! Going to gift one to my dad for christmas and one to my girlfriend’s mother who ill be staying with for a while over the Holiday’s

    QOD: What i really want is money for a plane ticket to see my Girlfriend up in Boston in Spring. We go to different Grad schools and its a rough budget hit to take the trip. But always worth it

    Best for the Holidays,
    -ZRM

  • Benj

    Awesome show – I love all the blind tastings, and the head-to-head aspect is a fresh twist. Still doing new things after almost 800 shows – pretty impressive!

    QOTD: No requests, just being with my family with some good food, some good wine and some good weather.

  • Benj

    Awesome show – I love all the blind tastings, and the head-to-head aspect is a fresh twist. Still doing new things after almost 800 shows – pretty impressive!

    QOTD: No requests, just being with my family with some good food, some good wine and some good weather.

  • Benj

    Awesome show – I love all the blind tastings, and the head-to-head aspect is a fresh twist. Still doing new things after almost 800 shows – pretty impressive!

    QOTD: No requests, just being with my family with some good food, some good wine and some good weather.

  • Benj

    Awesome show – I love all the blind tastings, and the head-to-head aspect is a fresh twist. Still doing new things after almost 800 shows – pretty impressive!

    QOTD: No requests, just being with my family with some good food, some good wine and some good weather.

  • Benj

    Awesome show – I love all the blind tastings, and the head-to-head aspect is a fresh twist. Still doing new things after almost 800 shows – pretty impressive!

    QOTD: No requests, just being with my family with some good food, some good wine and some good weather.

  • NY Pete

    what is going on?

  • NY Pete

    what is going on?

  • NY Pete

    what is going on?

  • NY Pete

    what is going on?

  • NY Pete

    where’s SS Chris?

  • NY Pete

    where’s SS Chris?

  • NY Pete

    where’s SS Chris?

  • NY Pete

    where’s SS Chris?

  • NY Pete

    what is going on?

  • NY Pete

    where’s SS Chris?

  • Phil G

    That was a fun “upset” indeed.

    QOTD – I really want to spend some great time with my family and friends. Otherwise, I think I am getting myself a Driod phone, time to get rid of my antique (lame) current option… though it is almost so old it could be getting cool again as ‘retro’…

  • Phil G

    That was a fun “upset” indeed.

    QOTD – I really want to spend some great time with my family and friends. Otherwise, I think I am getting myself a Driod phone, time to get rid of my antique (lame) current option… though it is almost so old it could be getting cool again as ‘retro’…

  • Phil G

    That was a fun “upset” indeed.

    QOTD – I really want to spend some great time with my family and friends. Otherwise, I think I am getting myself a Driod phone, time to get rid of my antique (lame) current option… though it is almost so old it could be getting cool again as ‘retro’…

  • Phil G

    That was a fun “upset” indeed.

    QOTD – I really want to spend some great time with my family and friends. Otherwise, I think I am getting myself a Driod phone, time to get rid of my antique (lame) current option… though it is almost so old it could be getting cool again as ‘retro’…

  • Phil G

    That was a fun “upset” indeed.

    QOTD – I really want to spend some great time with my family and friends. Otherwise, I think I am getting myself a Driod phone, time to get rid of my antique (lame) current option… though it is almost so old it could be getting cool again as ‘retro’…

  • joe

    Blind tastings rock. I have never experienced a “cloudy” PN. Could this have been a bad bottle? Would love for you to do more blind tastings with 3 or 4 bottles.
    For Christmas I want to be with my family, enjoy good food and tast some awesome vino

  • joe

    Blind tastings rock. I have never experienced a “cloudy” PN. Could this have been a bad bottle? Would love for you to do more blind tastings with 3 or 4 bottles.
    For Christmas I want to be with my family, enjoy good food and tast some awesome vino

  • joe

    Blind tastings rock. I have never experienced a “cloudy” PN. Could this have been a bad bottle? Would love for you to do more blind tastings with 3 or 4 bottles.
    For Christmas I want to be with my family, enjoy good food and tast some awesome vino

  • joe

    Blind tastings rock. I have never experienced a “cloudy” PN. Could this have been a bad bottle? Would love for you to do more blind tastings with 3 or 4 bottles.
    For Christmas I want to be with my family, enjoy good food and tast some awesome vino

  • Curt

    Forget the wine showdown. Dude what is up with the Springboks jersey. No love for the home team. I know the movie is coming out, but you got to get an Eagles jersey and pronto!!!

  • Curt

    Forget the wine showdown. Dude what is up with the Springboks jersey. No love for the home team. I know the movie is coming out, but you got to get an Eagles jersey and pronto!!!

  • Curt

    Forget the wine showdown. Dude what is up with the Springboks jersey. No love for the home team. I know the movie is coming out, but you got to get an Eagles jersey and pronto!!!

  • Curt

    Forget the wine showdown. Dude what is up with the Springboks jersey. No love for the home team. I know the movie is coming out, but you got to get an Eagles jersey and pronto!!!

  • joe

    Blind tastings rock. I have never experienced a “cloudy” PN. Could this have been a bad bottle? Would love for you to do more blind tastings with 3 or 4 bottles.
    For Christmas I want to be with my family, enjoy good food and tast some awesome vino

  • Curt

    Forget the wine showdown. Dude what is up with the Springboks jersey. No love for the home team. I know the movie is coming out, but you got to get an Eagles jersey and pronto!!!

  • Love the hugggge upset! Actually, I’m having an Oregon Pinot (Horsetail) while watching your show!

    Since I belong to the Oregon Pinot Noir Club, I’ve had the Beaux Freres many a time and always needed to drink older vintages though BF has changed their formula to have more approachable wines sooner rather than later. Maybe that formula isn’t working? Oh, you should have given the Vayniacs the tidbit that RP’s brother-in-law owns BF and will not rate it? I think I read that somewhere.

    QOTD: The “ad hoc” cookbook by French Laundry owner Thomas Keller.

    P.S. Who is NY Pete and how does he rule?

    Go Colts!!!

    Cheers!

  • Love the hugggge upset! Actually, I’m having an Oregon Pinot (Horsetail) while watching your show!

    Since I belong to the Oregon Pinot Noir Club, I’ve had the Beaux Freres many a time and always needed to drink older vintages though BF has changed their formula to have more approachable wines sooner rather than later. Maybe that formula isn’t working? Oh, you should have given the Vayniacs the tidbit that RP’s brother-in-law owns BF and will not rate it? I think I read that somewhere.

    QOTD: The “ad hoc” cookbook by French Laundry owner Thomas Keller.

    P.S. Who is NY Pete and how does he rule?

    Go Colts!!!

    Cheers!

  • Love the hugggge upset! Actually, I’m having an Oregon Pinot (Horsetail) while watching your show!

    Since I belong to the Oregon Pinot Noir Club, I’ve had the Beaux Freres many a time and always needed to drink older vintages though BF has changed their formula to have more approachable wines sooner rather than later. Maybe that formula isn’t working? Oh, you should have given the Vayniacs the tidbit that RP’s brother-in-law owns BF and will not rate it? I think I read that somewhere.

    QOTD: The “ad hoc” cookbook by French Laundry owner Thomas Keller.

    P.S. Who is NY Pete and how does he rule?

    Go Colts!!!

    Cheers!

  • Love the hugggge upset! Actually, I’m having an Oregon Pinot (Horsetail) while watching your show!

    Since I belong to the Oregon Pinot Noir Club, I’ve had the Beaux Freres many a time and always needed to drink older vintages though BF has changed their formula to have more approachable wines sooner rather than later. Maybe that formula isn’t working? Oh, you should have given the Vayniacs the tidbit that RP’s brother-in-law owns BF and will not rate it? I think I read that somewhere.

    QOTD: The “ad hoc” cookbook by French Laundry owner Thomas Keller.

    P.S. Who is NY Pete and how does he rule?

    Go Colts!!!

    Cheers!

  • Love the hugggge upset! Actually, I’m having an Oregon Pinot (Horsetail) while watching your show!

    Since I belong to the Oregon Pinot Noir Club, I’ve had the Beaux Freres many a time and always needed to drink older vintages though BF has changed their formula to have more approachable wines sooner rather than later. Maybe that formula isn’t working? Oh, you should have given the Vayniacs the tidbit that RP’s brother-in-law owns BF and will not rate it? I think I read that somewhere.

    QOTD: The “ad hoc” cookbook by French Laundry owner Thomas Keller.

    P.S. Who is NY Pete and how does he rule?

    Go Colts!!!

    Cheers!

  • Z

    love the double big ass glasses

    QOTD – looking forward to spending time with family, eating good food, and drinking good wine.

  • Z

    love the double big ass glasses

    QOTD – looking forward to spending time with family, eating good food, and drinking good wine.

  • Z

    love the double big ass glasses

    QOTD – looking forward to spending time with family, eating good food, and drinking good wine.

  • Z

    love the double big ass glasses

    QOTD – looking forward to spending time with family, eating good food, and drinking good wine.

  • Z

    love the double big ass glasses

    QOTD – looking forward to spending time with family, eating good food, and drinking good wine.

  • wooden palate

    Really enjoying the double-blind tastings, almost as much as you are.

    QOTD: An iPod Touch would be cool, but I’d settle for an extra hour or two a day so I could get done some of the stuff I want (rather than need) to get done, if that sentence makes any sense at all.

  • wooden palate

    Really enjoying the double-blind tastings, almost as much as you are.

    QOTD: An iPod Touch would be cool, but I’d settle for an extra hour or two a day so I could get done some of the stuff I want (rather than need) to get done, if that sentence makes any sense at all.

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: Happiness and good health for me and my family. What’d NY Pete do?

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