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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

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luca bercelli

90/100

line of the day – ‘Kinda smells like the back of a restaurant’

Gary was on point as usual with the blind tastings but Mott…what on earth are you talking about. you didn’t like ‘It’s a wonderful life’. That’s one of the best films ever made…and in fact my second favourite film of all time. Watch it again, please, with no distractions, and tell me you didn’t like it.

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

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  • ALLAN

    Yo G, thanks for responding, see you on monday, have a great time with the family. 🙂

  • Finally! Cotes du Gascogne has been ruling my white wine world for a couple of years now. Incredible bargains, awesome quality..

  • Anonymous

    “Never Say Your Sorry, It’s a Sign of Weakness” GV, you have nothing to be sorry for.

  • Anonymous

    Chopper is my new hero!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Take HEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Anonymous

    Playoff beard??

    a Christmas story and it’s a wonderful life

  • Anonymous

    If we get to 500 comments, will Gary reappeare? 600 comments?

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: Home alone II!

  • Anonymous

    Another day without Vaynerchick? This is getting grim.

  • Anonymous

    You are entitled to however much time off you want, we just miss you and the show. Recharge those batteries and come back fresh!

  • TheSmirkingLurker

    Boo hiss!

  • Anonymous

    “Gary owe’s us something?”

    Yes. He owes his viewers a *fucking lot*, actually. Like it or not, this is simple economics kiddo. Gary started supplying a quality product, and thereby generated demand. He was then able to parlay that demand into increased retail business, a six-figure book deal, and a new radio show. That’s not free. That’s payment in traffic; we don’t just enable Gary’s business strategy, the one he writes about in those books; we *are* his business strategy. And that’s great! And we’re all happy he’s been so successful, because he seems like a great guy and he produces quality content! But if the content dries up so will the audience, and so will the revenue.

    And, so — and this is the part of that equation you’re quite confused about — our job as fans of his isn’t to sit around jockeying for choice position to kiss his ass, telling him things are as good as ever when the reality is that the quality of the show has clearly, clearly taken a dive in recent months. It’s to keep him honest.

  • Anonymous

    If you are worried do not be, I am sure most of us (even the listless, emaciated from no WLTV) viewers will watch when there is new thunder to feast upon.

  • Anonymous

    Have a great time gv, hopefully it’s somewhere in the southern hemisphere. In the mean time I’ll be nommin’ on this Xinomavro with some braised lamb shoulders.

  • Anonymous

    Agreed. Maybe Paul Hogan (one of the original Australian badasses) could do a few shows, although he might have problems hardening the fuck up these days.

  • Anonymous

    Apparently there were several indications (on other forums) that GV would be absent. Also there has been a little bit of a transportation problem back east as of late (several feet of snow causing the store to shut down). Granted this does not mean he couldn?t upload a show from his house, but it does hinder his efforts a little. I agree with your sentiment about keeping him honest, but you seem to be doing a good job at that, so I am going to continue kissing his ass if you don?t mind. I am just as excited to see the next show as most other Vayniacs, but this is getting a little absurd (both the hiatus and the comments in this particular forum). Obla-de obla-da… you know the rest.

  • Anonymous

    lol. Gary owe’s you payment for his success? Because he’s worked hard and built a reputation he has to back pay your boredom with entertainment? I don’t think he took a loan on success and is repaying it by drinking wine on the internet ‘kiddo’.

    Whatever skewed sense of entitlement has polluted your mind is amazing.

    I find this conversation hilariously entertaining. Can you please tell me who I need to pay? Or do you pay me? I’ll just owe you, i guess.

  • Anonymous

    Yeah, this is almost better than watching episodes. Please we must keep this dialogue going, what other inflammatory things can I say to keep this beach ball bouncing above the mosh pit!!?????

  • Anonymous

    beer is better than wine

  • Anonymous

    Just so I am clear, without all of us Vayniacs Gary would be sitting outside the Jets stadium watching the game on an old portable TV with a box of Franzia freezing his ass off while burning trash in an old oil drum to keep himself alive? I think you severely underestimate his ability. I agree (and have agreed with you before) on several of your points regarding his boost from his WLTV followers and the fact that he should be more transparent about his plans for the show in the past and following weeks. However, I do not think you are giving him enough credit. If you are the voice of reason, and therefore aim to keep Gary and all the brownnosed Vayniacs out there you might want to tone it down a little.

  • Anonymous

    awww shit, I can hear the stampeding hoards now…

  • @cellarrat5 and @mattgmann —> Of course beer is. 😉

    FU Disqus

  • Randall

    That’s reasonable. I, too, have agreed with her and also with you, cr5. I think that maybe not enough credit is being given. Life is a give and take… sometimes we give, sometimes we take. It should all work out eventually. So if we All mellow out a bit, life will be a better ride…

  • Anonymous

    Agreed!

  • Anonymous

    Yes. Great alternatives to New Zealand SB, I think.

  • You have to say his name 3 times into a mirror

  • DaveAll

    Where oh, where has WLTV gone,
    Oh, where has it gone?
    I looked on the net, I twitted a friend,
    Oh, where oh, where has it gone?

    …I’m thinking of brewing my own beer: http://www.brewingtv.com/episodes/2010/12/30/brewing-tv-episode-27-ale-lang-syne.html

  • almost back, Monday 🙂

  • Back Monday from 2 week Family gig

  • Don Simpson

    Gary – Hope you’re having a great and well deserved vacation!

  • dcrob

    Archives people archives.. I know most of you haven’t seen all 963!

  • Don’t use that magically smart logic on us. 😉

  • Anonymous

    You guys got to stop, PLEASE, I’m about to PEEEEEEEE my pants! Leave poor karrens alone, she knows not what she is saying.

  • Anonymous

    I like how you refer to family time as a gig! I thought I was tired of my gig these last couple weekends but now that I am back at work I could use another 4 day gig!

  • Groundhog Day its very funny in holidays

  • Anonymous

    you have groundhogs in Argentina?

  • no, I think we don´t have groundhogs here, that film its old but I never get bored when I found it on tv

  • Anonymous

    “I don?t believe in jealousy, it?s for the weak!”

    Name the movie this quote comes from Vayniacs!! (No internet cheating, I have no way of knowing if you do but I will trust in the Vayniac code of honor, something I just made up right now).

  • Anonymous

    I couldn?t even get past the two and a half minute mark. Gary has more charisma in his spit helmet by the end of the day, but they have done a few episodes perhaps SOMEONE is watching.

  • True only 875

  • One minute it is back, then next almost back…hmm does that depend on the wild card game?

  • Anonymous

    Hey Gary – hope it was fun – anticipating your return – how about some comparisons of Right Bank Bordeaux blends from around the globe

  • Anonymous

    Definitely going to seek out the St. Cosme.

    QOTD A Christmas Story

  • Get your beer nerd hat on. We have a bit of a mystery. BTW. Great episode on chocolate tv. C and C a fantastic combo! 🙂

    http://drunkandunemployed.com/index.php/category/reviews/

  • TheSmirkingLurker

    Gary:

    Do not try to use your Jedi mind tricks on me. These are not the droids you’re looking for.

    ~TSL

  • John__J

    It’s surprising to think that anyone would complain at all about Gary’s not having a new episode yet unless they’ve already watched EVERY SINGLE back episode he’s done.

    I think it’s a shame that he has to keep interrupting his vacation with his family to let everyone know he’s sorry and that he’ll be back when there’s no need for him to apologize.

  • Anonymous

    Pinon Brut non Dose.. Vouvray, Egly ouriet, Gossett Brut excellence, Taltarni Brut Tache

  • Anonymous

    Gary, if you want to “nail your demographic” you at least have to explain why you are not showing up. This videocast is what your whole reputation is based on.

  • Anonymous

    Don’t you mean your beer goggles?????? 🙂

  • Anonymous

    Come on rat, you can’t be using those big words like listless and emaciated. You know I’m going to have to Google them. ;P

  • Anonymous

    I think he is not going to post a new video until he gets a record number of comments. Does anybody know that number?

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