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EP 885 Up and Coming California Wines

Gary Vaynerchuk sits down and focuses on 2 small, under the radar wineries. He tastes a white Rhone-style blend and a Syrah.

Wines tasted in this episode:

2008 Booker Roussanne/ ViognierPaso Robles White Rhone
2007 Drew Syrah Broken LegAnderson Syrah

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luca bercelli

91/100

line of the day – ‘Kinda like Lebron finished that game against the Pistons in 05 or 06 when he scored the last 25 or 30 points’

The first wine GV tasted was so nice that for a moment he was almost speechless. Now that’s a real rarity and pretty funny

Tags: red, review, Sirah, Video, white, wine, wines

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  • Whoa – where's the couch?

    Happy 4th to Gary and everyone else here

  • orangebottle

    Happy 4th.
    #2?

  • njc2o

    3rd!

  • Couch is being worked on….actually I just didnt shot on it 😉

    -gv

  • castello

    top 5

  • Short but sweet….I think motor oil with viscosity, but love kiwi, star fruit and olive oil.

    Happy 4th all….solid week of shows Gary:)

  • being worked on?? Someone do a pile driver on it? 😉

  • Allan 2.0

    TOP 10 once again!!! 🙂

  • Trevor Palen

    Praia Vinho Branco from Vinho Verdhe

  • Oude Hendrik

    I enjoy and look forward to all of your shows. But, I do love the get back to the basics the most. QOTD:
    Wine Name Vintage Winery
    Champagne Brut NV Piper-Heidsieck
    Rudiae Primitivo Salento IGT 2007 Vigneti Reale
    Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2005 Domaine Chante Cigale
    Vinho Verde Arca Nova 2008 Quinta das Arcas
    Pilheiros 2004 Jacques Francois Lurton

  • Lucyfuer

    howdy just wanted to say i noticed you changed your out going message from wether they like it or not to just you with a little bit of me were changing the wine world . any particular reason little less agressive???? i love all your shows ive learned so much and i have laughed so much thankyuu forever the dot com gal

  • winecrazy

    Waaaddyousay…??? You did a shot on it??

  • Allan 2.0

    Rock solid show!!!

    I love u Gary, hangin' in there! Thnx for nerdin' it uppa bit this week…!

    Qotd: Portugese white's where it's at for me,…,.,.,.,…,.,,,,,.. You & me & a motherload of Vayniacs have a Kick-Ass Weekend! – and changin' the wine world all the while…! 🙂

    Cheers!

  • Allan 2.0

    ? ? ?

    explain yourself G……. I don't get it.

  • Latour90

    QOTD: Terre di Tufi 2007 a fabulous Tuscan wine with Vernaccia, Gimignano, Chardonnay, Malvasia and Vermentio grape varietals.

    Gary, On a side note how about reviewing some Pennsylvania wines next week in honor of Independence Day. After all, it's where the Declaration of Independence was signed.

  • laurieinvt

    QOTD: Field of Dreams Fetish 2006 Moscato Barossa Valley, SA

  • Jeff L

    Good to see a Paso producer getting some good press – many good producers, especially on the west side. Another up & comer bringing the thunder is Epoch [ http://epochwines.com/ ]- they just had their initial offering & couple weeks ago & sold out in 2 days. They also have Justin Smith of Saxum in as their consulting wine maker. I am a bit biased on them as I do have an inside connection there – but Spectator also gave them some good score. If they get good scores from Parker later this year, watch out, they will explode.

  • I am fighting 😉

  • Luc I always mix it up!

  • drt999

    QOTD — haven't had a 'wow' white this summer yet, but 2005 Monarchia Cellars Zen (from the Zengö grape) was fun and solid

  • LurkerKing

    Melville 2009 Viognier Santa Ynez Valley is DA BOMB dot COM

  • Kylemittskus

    It's been a long time since I've commented GV, but I watch every single show. I really like the back-to-basics shows.

  • me2 and thnx

  • Hope the couch makes it through surgery…speedy recovery as well. WTG Rhone varietals & Cali Cali.

    QOTD: I had another Terrebrune, actually, during my anniversary dinner. I believe it was the Bandol Blanc, Provence 2008. Also had an Ume Blanc straight wine that was pretty good.

  • NeilMc

    La Sirena Moscato made by none other than Heidi Peterson Barrett. Floral, Jasmine, Kiwi with great mouthfeel. Silk. Yum!

  • A dumb Rhein king

    I'm beginning to think that you actually like wine 😀

    QOTD: I can't think of any great outside the box white wines that I've had, but I have had a horrrrrrible out of the box white wine that had a TA of 1.3% That is twice the acidity of normal wine. It tasted like drinking a lemon warhead.

  • Decent show.

    QOTD: Depends on what you call “Unique”, 2007 F.X. Pichler Grüner Veltliner Smaragd 'M' if GV counts, if not probaby 2008 Linden Seyval

  • Steve

    Dobbs Viognier 2008 Oregon. damn good wine! for about 20 bones

  • castello

    I had the Sunflower Cuvee from Kermitt that you reviewed, I think, a while back. Very nice for the cruise through the mountains. Straight out of the bottle.

  • waynooo daaa wino

    YIIIIPPEE YIIIIPPEE YAAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • that makes me happy that he is a good guy!

  • good points dan, both of them 😉

  • Lol hahaha thnx DRK

  • NY Pete

    hey hey

  • hello!…catch this quick before I head out for the weekend.

  • castello

    The couch is in the ER. Someone did a pile driver on it or shot it or???

  • Does it classify you as a Vayniac if you see on twitter a new episode is out and the moment you get to a friends house for dinner you make them get out the laptop to watch the show.

    I think the MIT statistics boy should do a study on if Gary rates wines higher on the laid back Friday couch vs. at the table.

  • that viognier sounds like the bomb.
    have a great holiday weekend everybody…enjoy and be safe!

    QOTD: The lake champlain valley white blend in bulk in my cellar…most of it will be bottled, but we are having a White River White Sangria party in a couple of weeks…test batch last week was wicked.

  • castello

    Can you please skip the AKA once and say Also Known As!

  • WineEventsUSA

    Hey Gary,
    Great to see some new up and coming Cali Wines…. for the question of the day, most recent CA white I had the gave me the same reaction as you got with the Booker was
    the Darioush Viognier (Napa) … All I could say was wow!! Perfect balance, great fruit, great viscosity, and wonderful finish.. It also is around $42.00 but that juice is worth it……Not to mention their fantastic cabs, shiraz, and cab Franc……. And the Winery is gorgeous…..
    Ron

  • waynooo daaa wino

    U S A, U S A, U S A, WAAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!

    Best Outside da Box White Vino so far this Summer: Have to go wit a Muller-Catoir
    Daarbter Manbelring Scheurebe Spatlese 2005er…….YUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMM !!!!!!!!!

  • Great show…anyone that hangs around Eric @ Booker knows he's one of the classiest & hardest working guys out there. Good for him to get some recognition for the hard work.

  • Anyone that knows Eric @ Booker, knows he's one of the classiest, hardest-working guys out there. Good for him for getting some recognition for the hard work.

  • Dominus

    Hey, don't feel guilty having great shows, you call it like it is and nice to see these wines do well. What nice labels too. Wish you carried the Booker. 🙁

    QOTD: OTB white? I still go back to that Falanghina I keep raving about. Liquid crack we call it down here. http://www.cantinadeltaburno.it/taburno_falangh…

    Hope everyone has a safe and fun 4th of July holiday and I raise my glass to all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.

    Cheers!

  • Alexandre-CF

    WLTV is in a good run dude.
    89 pts show , a little light finish. LOL

    QOTD: Portuguese withes, gooddd value

  • “I got to drink it to make sure here” 🙂
    Rhone grapes yeah! Gary is a Rhone head, Rhone Head 😀

    Have a nice independence day all americans
    QOTD: What, is it summer, darnn I missed that, I guess I work to much. Well, white wine, haven't had more than two so far in june or july. And no one impressed me or got me outside the box. I do solemnly swear to try more white in the coming weeks though.

  • pian0_player

    2005 Pavillion Blanc du Chateau Margaux

  • anchorwines

    2000 Lopez Heredia Viña Tondonia Blanco

  • njc2o

    QOTD: the only white i've had recently that can be labeled as “interesting” at all would have to be the Cleavage Creek Secret White .. the rest was just chardonnay and sauv blanc

  • guymandude

    Johnny K walking by, I thought it was Alfred Hitchcock !

    qotd; It was a white from Greece

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