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EP 867 Interesting Italian Wine Tasting with a Guest

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes with Michael Malanga, who used the examples of Crush It to get on WLTV. Michael wants to spread the word about the Mario Batali Foundation that raises money for children. They taste two esoteric Italian wines, one from Umbria and another from Lombardy.

Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Paolo Bea SanvalentinoUmbria IGT
2005 Rainoldi Inferno RiservaValtellina

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luca bercelli

85/100

I hate to say this but that was one of the worst episodes ever. You have to bring a bit more to the table as a guest than bare-faced hustle and this guy…(and I’m sure he’s okay) by his own admission brought absolutely zilch. AND he used the spit bucket which is an absolute no no for guests who are not big wig wine people. Shocker.

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  • Ji-hyun Park(Ashley)

    Gary~! The dessert you're talking about is ice flakes with a red-bean syrup. In South Korea, we called 'Pat-bing-soo'. 'Pat' means red-bean and 'bing-soo' means flaked ice.
    Today's episode is very interesting! see U next episode~ 🙂

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  • Allan

    : )

  • the very last lurker

    Your place is there, Matt! (If your avatar is real. :))

  • Anonymous

    I understand people?s reasons for panning M2. However, it is quite easy to dismiss ones relative expertise or experience through age or demeanor. I am 27, and when people come into the winery they automatically expect me to fetch them their wine. I have had several people actually ask if there is anyone else that can pour for them. I am not complaining, simply expressing the fact that people of my age and generation actually can retain knowledge and that some of us have attention spans longer than your average gnat. I may not be very wine worldly, and I may not have the bank account to back up my lavish gastronomic desires, but I know how to make wine one of the thousands of ways it can be done and I do it for a living.

  • Anonymous

    I must say I am intrigued! I am not usually a Vodka drinker, but this sounds like it is worth a try.

  • Anonymous

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  • Oakmon's BF

    This year we?re doing our last (kids will soon be in college) big family vacation ? Costa Rica: rain forest, volcanoes, and monkeys.

  • Anonymous

    I have no interest in starting the Old v Young debate, in many ways it is similar to Old World v New World. I agree with you that my generation (the millenials, 20 something?s, call us what you will) can have lack of focus and perhaps even blur the lines between “quality and hype”. However, I am 27 and have been in the wine industry for approximately 2 years now. I realize I know nothing, and I also realize that I am not nearly as wine worldly than half the bloggers on this site. I also know that even within the industry there are individuals who claim to know most things just out of age and time in the industry alone. Their sales and attitudes reflect otherwise. Arguably social networking has increased individual?s knowledge of blogs and posting sites such as this one. In a similar point, Gary’s show would not be nearly as popular (according to him) without the use of certain social networking outlets. I agree with you 100% that most of the time social networking sites are superficial methods of communication at best. However, once in a great while they will spawn something intriguing at the very least, and at the most informative and entertaining. It is easy to criticize from an outsider?s perspective, particularly for the older more experienced individuals to criticize us young wipper snappers. I truly believe most of my generation knows we know nothing; it?s just a lot harder for some of us to admit it than others. I am aware of my agnostic approach to knowledge and the true definition of knowing, but truth is an elusive and often deceptive creature and it knows no age.

  • Anonymous

    Looking back on my rant, for someone who claims to know nothing I wrote that I know a lot. I suppose this is one of the many dichotomies of me and life in general.

  • Way to Crush It M^2.

    QOTD: The full Wimbledon experience with my wife followed by a few weeks touring the wine country of France and Italy.

    @DanLacher / http://DanLacher.COM

  • Interesting…mail replies from Disqus no longer being generated…hmmmm.

  • Nik_B

    Interesting show as I'm a big fan of Italian wines and always find it interesting to learn more about the areas… but I don't quite understand why the guest worked so hard to make it on the show, yet didn't know that he would have to come up with the QOTD?

    QOTD – wine trip going from Champagne to Burgundy to the Rhone to the South of France

  • teckdeck2008

    Don't mind them. They're used to seeing gary rant and rave like a crazy man :p and then when he has a guest like your brother he has to tone it down. Which in general makes the show seem more boring. And I also have a soft spot for guys like Mike because I'm ckc and I only got into wine a couple years ago, so I'm a relative n00b as well.

  • teckdeck2008

    I have always wondered about the safety of your personal items in places like that. Do they have a little mini storage locker for valuables if you stay at some place like that?

  • As usually promising things that you never can hold.
    Is this the way? Political, wow! Can I come, I have a really doomy picture to paint for ya 🙂
    Don't make up shit, but if it smell poo?
    Hehe, the you gun stopped spitting and started swallowing 🙂

    QOTD: Dreams are to many to carry out, but one is coming up next year (I hope). World round trip. Ireland, South Africa, Western Australia, New Zeeland, Hawaii and then visit my bro in Oregon City, OR . BTW , there will be lots of tastings on the way.

  • Just Jack

    Un freakin believable. I knew it was only apple juice and I still dam near pissed my britches when he took a gulp and mouth washed with it. Grabbing the phone with GV's status on it was genius as well. well played young sir, well played.

  • Anonymous

    M2, you were great…. :o)

  • castello

    You like complications? Cold cold cold!

  • Anonymous

    OK, I agree, should be on the show TOGETHER.. LOL

  • Anonymous

    Maybe you’ll like mine…..let me know

  • SamKw

    Other than the fact that he managed to get himself on the show, there's little interesting about the guest. You don't have to be a wine expert (plenty of other WLTV guests have not been), but at least make it seem like you're passionate about what you do. I didn't get that vibe.

    GV, the Korean ice dessert you mentioned about is called patbingsoo.

  • Anonymous

    I would love to be on the show…!!!!!!!

    🙂

  • cellarrat5

    Don't watch don't tell policy applies here. Keep your dooms day forecasts to yourself.

  • MarcBelgium

    First of all: Italian wine is GREAT, refined, different, ……
    The wines on the show where not that exciting, I think.
    The guest was …… ok.
    But I like more passion.

    QOTD. California, New York / California, New York / California, New York
    I've been there twice and this was a real hit.

    In Europe, Italy.

  • cellarrat5

    This is officially one of the longest and most seemingly random posts that I have had the pleasure of reading.

  • Gonzalo

    Can't blame the kid for trying. He likes the show as much as we do I guess. Forgetting that he was going to ask him the question of the day not so good. I agree with waynooo a Brown Bag Blind Tasting would be cool.
    QOTD: The Maldives & Ducru Beaucaillou 2000

  • cellarrat5

    I am almost positive Gary says things like “I think they are getting guested out” and “last guest of the year” just to fu*k with us. In addition, everyone loves a rags to room of brilliance story. In this case, someone who had to “hustle” to get on the show in many ways proves one of Gary's messages that it does pay off, and hopefully good things will come to people that are persistent regardless of prior knowledge of the show or the subject. I do agree with you honestly, but give the kid and the rest of us uninteresting uninformed individuals a break.

  • corkscrew

    Have not tired either of these wines. Enjoy Italian reds very much, especially Brunello. QOTD-Italy wine country. http://www.winelx.com

  • OK. Show, this guy hustled but that's all he contributed to the show. I could have skipped 60% of it.

    QOTD. Leaving tomorrow to a combined Spain/Bordeaux trip. Pretty excited!

  • angelatcarslon

    QOTD Part #1 (General): Iceland in the summer to experience the land of the Sagas and then traveling around Europe with my family to all the different countries where our ancestors are from.
    QOTD Part #2 (Wine -related): A Riesling & Yummy Whites World Tour: Finger Lakes, Alsace, Germany, Alto Adige, Austria, Hungary, New Zealand and wherever else deliciousness can be found.

  • only because gyfooma keeps her posts terse…

  • Cubatobaco (Ray)

    Well you are a sweetheart! Let me know when we are going. = )

  • Allan

    Now which guest will be on this time around i wonder…?

    Any suggestions…

  • Allan

    Here's one to get you all laughing again, after this weak ep;

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joncSCoF8eU

    jeelhouse rack anyone? ; )

  • DCBoudin

    Love what you're doing. My only complaint about the guest shows is that for some reason the guests are often hard to hear. Around New Years, you said 2010 would have fewer guests. I imaginge you've already exceeded 2009. Have my buddy Ian Shaefer on the show.

  • DCBoudin

    One more comment, and I'll be done for the day/for a while. KMurph has given you some dawgs lately. Is she trying to empty the shelves of slow moving product?

  • lawrenceleichtman

    GV, if this is your idea of a guest, stop having guests. Nice enough guy and I liked how he lobbied to be on the show but he brought nothing to the table and didn't even have enough knowledge to prepare a question. And the wines were meh.

  • Allan

    Agreed!

  • fanbrew

    I completely disagree.

    For me you could leave all of the wine experts at home. I would rather see a fan of the show learn something from GV than an expert talk about something. It is the community that makes it great.

    Adam

  • taciturnforsale

    The complications aren't a fun factor, but make the chances of going on the trip a rarity. Through simply supply and demand it becomes my dream vacation.

  • adrums

    Kinda weak. It's cool though.

  • geoffmiller

    Gary, I agree with this post. I understand the need to include the college age crowd but he didn't really add anything to the show other than the narcissistic angle that he used your “Crush it ” tactics.

    I love guests and you have grown a lot as a host.

  • Allan

    I wants me a brown bag show! ! !

    UUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!

  • Meh, sorry GV.

    QOTD: Trip to Alsace and wine tasting.

  • maxmurrey

    I Loved this episode! I could tell that the guest knew he was under the spotlight and whatever he said would be critiqued by wine nerds everywhere (most of which kind of stuck up to be honest). Michael Malanga, twitter me bro. @maxmurrey. You were great…though I have to say the highlight of the episode for me was hearing the monotone “slap the bag” coming from your brother off camera. That deserves a big THANKS from college kids everywhere. All in all good work.

  • LindseyN

    QOTD: Trekking the Inca trail to Machu Picchu.

    Gary, the way you described the flavor profile of the first wine reminds me of umeboshi (japanese pickled plum). If you haven't tried them you should, they'd be a great addition to your pal.

  • Hehe, the end of the wine world… no not yet 🙂 Ok I'll be more factual and nice then, can I come then?

  • Don Simpson

    Gary – you wish you could dance like that! That kid is too cool for school.

  • JiminAtlanta

    QOTD – I try to take my dream vacation at least twice a year. It usually includes going to Europe and drinking a lot of wine and eating good food. It does not really matter where it actually is as long as I am seeing new things, seeing wonderful things again, and enjoying the local wines, spirits, people, and cuisine.

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