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EP 963 Blind Tasting of Southern French White Wines

Gary Vaynerchuk recently asked for show suggestions on the WLTV forums and ran with Weston’s idea to taste more Southern French whites. One of Jimkay’s suggestions come through as well! Gary decided to make it more interesting and taste blind!

Wines tasted in this episode:

2009 St. Cosme Cotes Du Rhone BlancCotes du Rhone Blanc
2008 Janasse Blanc Chateauneuf Du PapeChateauneuf du Pape Blanc
2007 Chateau La Roque Blanc Clos Des BenedictinsPic St Loup

Links mentioned in todays episode.


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Awesome video! ? Blind tasting is a great way to explore new flavors and discover hidden gems. Southern French whites are unique!

Have you ever found a new favorite wine through blind tasting?

Tags: Blanc, Chateauneuf Du Pape, review, Rhone, Video, white, wine, wines

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  • Randall

    First!!

    …and Brown Bags, too!!

  • ALLAN

    2nd

  • third

  • Anonymous

    3rd…

  • Anonymous

    I’m BAAAACK!!!!!! #5…..#5……#5

  • Missed u !

  • This one ends in a funny way!

  • ALLAN

    What’s in the boxes Gary?? Is it my christmas present ??? 😛

    Blind bags is a funny format, I enjoy these shows very much.

    Qotd: Bad Santa

    Merry X-mas everyone…!

  • It is closing in on midnight here and Christmas Eve will begin and that is the big day i Scandinavia so to every Vaniac… Merry Christmas
    Oh, the mercy of having to taste three whites from such nice areas.
    QOTD: Lord of the Rings, the entire series

    Tried to find St Cosme, but there is only the rouge version i Sweden.

  • Anonymous

    Ditto Brother…!! We have to have a Hoilday drink together soon!!!!

  • Randall

    QOTD: I don’t do holidays other than Thanksgiving. So I guess, then that my favorite would have to be “Planes, Trains And Automobiles”

  • Anonymous

    YEAH! ok will watch once I get home. Must say I like St. Cosme reds so should be good

  • naah 🙂

  • Anonymous

    Well done Weston. I’m in.

  • Anonymous

    Great show, really liked the results.

    I guess I will have to check out the forums since Mot was so kind to link it up.

    QOTD: Muppet Christmas Carol (Michael Cane paired with muppets always a good time.)

  • ALLAN

    One of my favourites as well. The dynamic duo.

  • Anonymous

    Go Rhone!

    It’s a Wonderful Life; A Peanuts Christmas; National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.

  • Oh look, another show about French wines. *blank stare* meh <—borrowed meh

    Ok! That's it! *throws down gauntlet* I Challenge you Gary V! If the Lions win 1 of their last 2 games, I want 1 week of nothing but wines from not well known areas. NO France, NO California, NO Italy, NO Spain, NO Argentina and NO Australia. I don't want to hear a peep about Rhone or Napa or Loire…. If the Lions win 2 of their last 2 games, I want 2 weeks of it.

    How about that Lightening to your Thunder. Ka-blam. I think I started a brush fire.

  • Anonymous

    The el cheapo wine sometimes is the best!

    My favorite holiday movie is “The Year Without a Santa Claus”
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yon2YuXssvo

  • TheGreatWazu

    It’s a Wonderful Life, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Frosty.

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: A Christmas Story. I have seen it probably 40-50 times, but every time I see it, something new pops out to me. I’m sure the fact that I was 9 years old the year the movie is depicting has a lot to do with my liking it. I am amazed at how close the feelings and emotions and characterizations are to my own experiences.

  • What area do you suggest then? England, Chile, Canada, or a safe bet Portugal? Why not China?

  • Anonymous

    Very good episode.

    Will look for the St. Cosme.

    QOTD – The original Scrooge or the newer version with Patrick Steward. Do enjoy “It’s a Wonderful Life” Interestingly it was not a big hit until reruns in the 60’s.

  • God jul! 🙂

    Have a good one AndersN. I hope you get lot’s of gifts from the Jultomten. And, hope he has a liquor license. ;P

    😀

  • Love the brown bags, Vee! …Movie? I’m sayin’ old school-March of the Wooden Soldiers and the “I want to be…a DENTIST!” flick…new school-Fred Claus.
    Happy Holidays & thanks again!

  • It just took me 20 minutes to sign in. Finally had to go to the Disqus site and logout and then login again. Weird. Anyhooo…

    Love this show. Love St. Cosme wines!

    QotD: A Christmas Story (with The Bishop’s Wife as a close second…if you are happily married, watch this one with your wife!!)

  • Anonymous

    I forgot to add my wine comments. I’m glad the CDP blanc won. It is one of my favorite type white wines. I love its minerality and acidity, and the flavors of the Southern Rhone varietals.

  • I could watch A Christmas Story over and over and over…in fact, I have. Now that we finally have an HD TV, I need to get a DVD…still using the VHS format…damn.

  • Anonymous

    tie between A Christmas Story and Elf!

  • Winecrazy, please recommend a killer red fruit bomb-ish wine for under $20. I loved your episode on WLTV. We have similar palettes.

  • Randall

    Israel, Lebanon, Moldava, Romania…

  • NY Pete

    ho ho ho

  • Yes, Yes and YES! Add Austria, Poland, Croatia, (Americas) Oregon, Arizona, Virginia, Long Island <– How did this get in there? 😛 , Colorado, North Carolina, New Mexico, Pennsylvania….etc…etc.

  • Anonymous

    Q.OTD: A Christmas Story probably because I grew up in Cleveland around that time

  • Randall

    Hungary, Greece, Ukraine, Tasmania, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia, Bolivia…

  • Neil McNamara

    QOTD: White Christmas.

    Happy Holidays Vayniacs!!!!!!!

  • Randall

    And a truly hilarious movie…

  • Anonymous

    Nice show. Meh on the holiday movies.. movies in general
    Doubt I can find that St Cosmes anywhere around here.

  • QOTD: How the Grinch Stole Christmas w/ Jim Carrey. Cant beat it.

    Looking healthy today Gary, good show.

  • I’m always up for Christmas Vacation. Just something about cousin Eddie…Frosty always rocks old school – not the new crap.

    Shaq-a-Claus is starting to rub me the right way kind of like if Macho Man Randy Savage was Santa Claus

  • DaveAll

    very nice to nerd it up and have viewer pick – i never knew about the forum, i’m on it!
    qotd: Scrooged! it’s everything ya need for Christmas.

  • Anonymous

    A Christmas Story.

    good episode. I don’t drink enough Rhone variety whites. Time to start changing that. Thanks. Now if only you’ll do a Madeira episode someday. I didn’t mention it in the forum because you said to link to wines that WL carries, and WL has surprisingly few whenever I look.

  • Anonymous

    QOTD — movie, White Christmas; TV McGoo Christmas Carol

    Thanks for doing a ‘we suggest’ show (even if you didn’t pick mine)

  • The Christmas Story!

    David Jones

  • QOTD: I am a fan of the Jimmy Stewart film (It’s a Wonderful Life)–that movie gets me weepy.
    I also like Elf (for a new play).

    p.s. Wizard of Oz is easily my favorite film of all time!

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: I love the brown bags, Gary! My favorite holiday movie would have to be a tie between National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Love Actually, and It’s a Wonderful Life. I honestly can’t choose between the three of them, I’ve already watched them all multiple times. I also can honestly say that I haven’t tried a lot of Southern French whites. A new category for me to sink my teeth into. Happy Holidays, Gary!

  • Anonymous

    Good great show, white Rhone rules.

    qotd;Wine Library classics!

  • Anonymous

    Home Alone – Came out when i was a kid, ~8 years old, loved it then.
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099785/

    Also

    National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – like comedy’s
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097958/

    More brown bags, THANK YOU!

  • Anonymous

    err 16*4=54 The CdP is 54.98 – that’s 4!

    Anyway, favourite holiday movie – It’s a wonderful life – Boring? – you’re having a laugh!

    A bit of scrooge action is always good of course – Bumhug!

  • Anonymous

    Oh – and currently drinking Jaboulet Paralelle45 CdR Blanc – meh

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