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EP 950 California Chardonnay and Cabernet Tasting

Gary Vaynerchuk sits down for a traditional WLTV, with 2 Chardonnays and a Cabernet from California. Also, Gary makes an announcement for this year’s Thanksgiving Secret Pack!

Wines tasted in this episode:

2008 Rusack ChardonnaySanta Barbara Chardonnay
2008 Falcone ChardonnayPaso Robles Chardonnay
2007 Obsidian Ridge Cabernet SauvignonNorth Coast Cabernet Sauvignon

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luca bercelli

89/100

Solid episode.
My drinking breakdown is 50% Red, 45% White, 4% Bubbles, 1% Rose

Tags: cabernet, california, chardonnay, red, Video, white, wine, wines

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  • JohnnyO

    Red 20
    White 75
    Sparkling 5
    Rose 0

    GO JETS!!

  • Anonymous

    QOTD1: 96% red, 2% white, 1% bubbles, 1% port QOTD2: absolutely no way Cali can make value wines like Italy, Spain, and Portugal

  • Esther Cohen

    I live in Israel, which is very warm country and you would think Israeli’s would drink more refreshing and crisp white wines, but we don’t…we drink 75% red, 20% white and a mix of Rose and Bubbly. Personally, I drink about 90% red, 8% white and 2% rose. I am not a huge bubbly person. Thanks Gary!

  • Ket9004

    65% Red
    30% White
    3% Sparkling
    2% Rose

  • QOTD: 65% reds 25% whites 7% sparkling 3 % rosè
    QOTD2: I couldn’t say, I rarely drink California wines as here in Italy they are really difficult to find and really pricy.

  • Anonymous

    Probably 40% red, 40% white, 10% each rosé and sparkling.

    Re California wines, I don’t see them as value plays at all. Certainly they aren’t on the international market (I live in France) but even when I go home to the US, I wouldn’t say that anything on the west coast is a value play.

  • baseballvino

    70% Red, 25% White, 5% Rose

  • red 44%
    white 43%
    sparkling 10%
    rose 3%

  • G S Tripp

    88% Red
    10% White
    1% Sparkling
    1% Rose

  • Rwino

    I have given up on Ridge, at a recent Ridge tasting one they poored was PINK! And all the others seemed light and watered down. Been drinking Ridge wines since the 80’s, always a fan until recently. I think Paul most not be making the wines any more? Recent style is much more lady-like. Light. Still like Storybook however…..

  • Anonymous

    QOTD1: 90.45% Red, 9.3% White, 0.25% Rose
    QOTD2: I think cali can be a value play but not a qpr play, there are some cheap bottles but their usually just that, cheap!

  • Tychill

    Red 50%
    White 40%
    Sparkling 5%
    Desert 5%

  • Tscanoeit

    70% Reds 30% Whites & zilch rose / sparkling Stormy

  • Missatiejacket

    I don’t think of CA for value. As far as my drinking, looking at a whole year (the only fair way as I do drink somewhat seasonally), I think I probably drink a little more red than white (but not much more) and about half of either of those amounts of sparkling. Rose would be probably about half of the sparkling amount, with small amounts of dessert and fortified. Lately I’ve been drinking more white than red, and if this trend continues I will have probably had more white by the end of this year.

  • elron

    Thx G!

    Might have to try this wine with my cous.

  • Agreed. Their unoaked Sonoma Chard is a killer value and their Pinots are fairly priced in a world where CA Pinot has gotten overripe and overpriced.

  • Have you tried their Paso Robles Zin? Much more in the bigger, spicier style!

  • 29% for the bubs. Nice and very specific!

  • Noleesk

    60% red, 30% white, 8% sparkling, 2% rose

  • elron

    Gary, watched again and since I like grippy and chewy(not that you mentioned this descriptor) wines, should I wait a while or is it drinkable right away?

    I watched with my little boy(9 months) and he was just chillen n watching at least for a little while.lol

    Keep up the good work!

  • Anonymous

    55% Red
    30% White
    10% Rose
    5% Sparkling

    As for the value question, I think that you can definitely find good values in CA, you just have to work at it. Also, there are a lot of values one year that jump in price the next vintage when they get a good reputation…

  • John__J

    Yeah just type in vin jaune on wikipedia or something. It’s one of the world’s rarest and most unique wines. Gary had one on once, but he didn’t get a good one. It needs to decant for a good few hours, and needs food. I recommend comte cheese with it. It’s also the only wine in the world bottled in a 620ml bottle (called a clavelin)

  • vinoreviews

    40% red, 30% sparkling, 30% white

    There are QPR wines to be found in California from some of the smaller producers in Napa and in some of the wines from the central coast

  • stewart l

    85% red
    14% white
    1% champagne

  • ahw219

    85% red, 10% white, 4% sparkling, 1% rose

    Yes, there definitely are value wines to be had in California. Central coast, Paso Robles, Lodi, and Napa (from lesser known wineries). Especially with down economy there are trememdous deals out there.

  • JDF2

    GV – No on air love for Cotchery & the “CATCH”?? Shame Shame…

    As for the %’s, nothing set in stone, constantly fluctuating based on company.

  • Charlie Wasabi

    QOTD:

    70% RED
    25% WHITE
    4.9% SPARK
    0.1% YAWN – MAKE UP YOUR MIND!

    California Value Play? Sorry, but I don’t see it, compared Dominus to Cakebread the other day, both where too young, both where over-priced, and while California has a unique style ( yummy indeed ) you can get better quality elsewhere for MUCH less – even Canada ( Osoyoos La Rose is better than Dominus, and it’s $50 ).

  • Anonymous

    Ahh. Jaune.

    Sent from my current frame of reference in space time.

  • Anonymous

    Wow. I will have to be careful with current releases.

    Sent from my current frame of reference in space time.

  • Sjrobinson11

    60% Red
    25% White
    10% Rose
    5% Sparkling

  • Nice to see GV by himself again.QOTD: (this year) Red: 61%; White: 37%; Rosé: 1%; Sparkling: < 1%Will California be a value play? Short answer is “No”: with the exception of zinfandel, at virtually every price point I can (easily) think of plenty of superior offerings from Spain, Italy, South Africa, Chile, Argentina & even France.

  • GV
    Thank U!

    70% RED, 20% WHITE, 10% SPARKLING, 0% Roseeh

    Shopping direct with the Cali Vineyards I’m not seeing the prices being dropped to be considered moving to a Wine Value Play.
    What I do see is you and the WL Team working the deals with Distributors and/or Vineyards and passing it on to your customers.

    Go JETS

  • Red Shouldered Hawk

    Did you just say that you were pretty much an acid freak? For shame.

  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY Gary
    QOTD; Red 50%, White 40% Bubbles 5% Rose’ 5%

  • Red Shouldered Hawk

    A little geography lesson, Gareee: Lake County is a different county than Napa County. Lake County is on the other side of Mount Saint Helena from Calistoga, to the east. It has within it one of the few large, natural (I think) lakes in California, Clear Lake. Lake County is hot in summer. Parts of it have obsidian all over the place. By the way, I wonder how you’ll feel about the Obsidian Ridge 2007 after it’s been cellared ten years.

  • Bobpsi

    From CT
    Red 92.64%
    White 4.29%
    Rose 1.84%
    Sparkling 1.23%
    Consumption is closer to 75% red 15% white and 5% ea Rose and sparkling
    Cal def has value plays you just need to know were to look.

  • misc617

    It is cruel and unusual punishment to introduce your thanksgiving package when some of us can’t get it! I inquired with your wine club how come you don’t ship to MA and was told that producers can ship wines to MA, but wholesalers cannot. I researched it some more: WSJ (not a producer) wine club ships to MA, Williams Sonoma wine club can ship to MA, the California Wine Club (not a producer) ships to MA…. Gary, you know people, so have your people to talk to people, I’m sure there is a loophole that will allow you to open a new market. I’m a desperado to have a tasting with you, c’mon. For the QOTD: the distribution of my drinking habits changing constantly. Right now I would estimate it as such: 45% white, 40% red, 10% bubbles, 5% miscellaneous (occasional rose` included). BTW, do you consider vin jaune a wine?

  • ALLAN

    Red 100%
    White 100%
    Sparkling 100%
    Rosé 100%

    That’s right… i’m going all in baby!!!! 😛

  • Anonymous

    Nice show GV, it must been a very special Birthday, the Jets won again, double congrats again!!

    QOTD: Wine Consumption Chart
    97% Red Wine
    1% Sparkling
    1% Port
    0.5% Desert Whites
    0.5% Whites

  • Phil K

    Hi Gary

    I’m a lurker coming out. Happy BD old man (my 60th is coming up in January). I probably drink 59.5% white, 40% Red, 0.5% Sparkling, 0% Rose. I went out to eat with my wife and friends while visiting Myrtle Beach, SC this past weekend and tried a Prosecco for the first time; it was high on the smiles and yummy factor so I think sparkling wines will be the next frontier I explore.

  • ALLAN

    Welcome to the comments-world!!! :O)

  • Bob

    60% red
    30% white
    7% rose
    3% sparkling

  • elron

    Gotcha, one year sounds good! Thx brother. 😉

  • TitanicJack

    Nice to see California getting some GV love.
    QOTD 1: 99% red and 1% sparkling.
    QOTD 2: Bogle, Twenty Rows, et al. are certainly value plays from Cali.

  • Springfornell

    Red 50%
    White 24%
    Rose 1%
    Prosecco 10%
    Red Sparkling 15%

  • Sam

    15% dessert
    5% sparkle
    5% rose
    35% white
    40% red

    Give or take. My cellar has more red in it because I’ve stayed away from what would become an instant and expensive addiction to icewines and white burgundies.

  • so there is hope for the $$’s in CA….

    QOTD1: 70% red, 15% white, 9% Rose, 3% sparkling, 3% fortified
    QOTD2: Cameron Hughes?

  • ALLAN

    I WAAANTTSSSS MYYYYY WLTVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV!!!!!!! 🙂

  • TheLukas

    QOTD: 70% Red, 25% White, 3% Rosé, 2% Sparkling.

  • ALLAN

    Where’s castello?

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