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EP 971 Barbera d’Alba Tasting

Gary Vaynerchuk tastes two Barbera wines from the Alba region in the Piedmont. These Italian reds are from two highly respected producers in the region.

Wines tasted in this episode:

2007 Cigliuti Barbera D’alba CampassBarbera d’Alba
2007 Vietti Barbera D’alba Scarrone Barbera d’Alba


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luca bercelli

90/100

Line of the day – ‘This wine reminds me of a georgeous mum that ran the household back in the 1800s.’

With a line like that, this episode has to score 90 points.

Tags: Barbera D'alba, Italian, red, review, Video, wine, wines

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  • QOTD: about 500.

  • Nice show…

    QOTD: 700+

  • Anonymous

    800 easy

  • Anonymous

    Oh, and agani, its pronounced DALBA and DASTI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Not DEEASTI and DEEALBA.
    Nice show still.

  • Anonymous

    Great show and will be looking for both wines. Thanks for showing them. 700 shows by now…..Man I see you more than my bet friends !

  • Anonymous

    GARY!!!!!

    Great show..

    QOTD: I would estimate that I’ve watched at LEAST 700 episodes.. been watching for a looong time..and possibly have seen closer to 750..but Ive missed a few, especially lately..due to my schedule..but you are happily part of my everyday/everyweek life!!
    xo

  • Anonymous

    Great Sow and thanks for showing these wine that will surely look to buy. Good price point for such good reviews. Seen probably about 700+ shows and love it. Man i probably see you more than my best friends !

  • Alexandre-CF

    QOTD: hummm, real time i’d say something like 250+ , but on the archive there were more 300. So about 500+ episodes.

  • Anonymous

    I would guess I’ve seen 90% of the shows, starting with show #500 or mid-2008.

  • Anonymous

    Good Show My Brutha! Some nice “Thunder”! Funny, in the last episode you asked about the Italian wine your drinking and I just so happened to say “Barbera D’Alba”, coincidence, you have a show on it the next episode, I THINK NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😛 😉

    QOTD: Roughly 300-350

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: I’ve probably watched a little over three hundred.

  • Anonymous

    All of them.

  • Anonymous

    Wow! You really need to check it at the door man! It’s not worth the aggravation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • QOTD: Easily 600, probably pushing closer to 700 from about #267

  • Anonymous

    That must be in Euros. Not to bad in the states, value, YES!!!

  • Anonymous

    They would be even better if you kept your hands out of the wine, At least wear gloves. 😛

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: I think I started watching somewhere around 500 so, hard to believe, but that means something like 470.

  • Anonymous

    top whatever

  • I love the “Alba” and yes, you said “Asti” a few times and wondered if you would catch it. Good job, on top of it. I will say that these shows on Italian wines has raised my enthusiasm since I love them so much and there’s so many different varietals to expand our palates.

    QOTD: Easy answer, 971 and of those I saw 966 the day (sometimes within 2 days) of their original broadcast.

    Cheers!!

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: Probably 840

  • Anonymous

    Hi Gary, excellent show. Why don’t you decant whats left of these overnight and taste again tomorrow & report? I think it would be very interesting. QOTD: Around 500, trying to catch up.

  • Anonymous

    Apples and oranges, pizza and burgers. Your opinions brilliantly communicated. You should do the Scaronne again in a few years and see if you score changes.

    QOTD. 367 give or take a few.

  • I bet on bubbly.

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: somewhere around 100, which is a little alarming given that I only discovered your site less than a month ago. Clearly, I’m hooked!

  • Understand, this guy has been the highlight of my “life” for close to 5 years. Welcome aboard.

  • Hear, here, agreed!

  • Anonymous

    I’v seen maybe 200 shows+ or -.

  • KAHUNA

    QOTD: 2

  • Randall

    As you know, I really enjoy Barbera as well, and agree that while I love yours and Cooper Vineyard’s and Jeff Runquist’s, there are high end Italian ones out there that can beat ’em.

  • Anonymous

    Sorry Maxwell, if you want to run with the herd you better get your ass in the archives and catch up 😉

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: About 20-25. I just discovered you recently and tune in every night to either a new show or an archived show. Keep up the good work, I’m learning a lot. I’m just getting into Italian wines (visiting there in Oct) so I really appreciate this episode.

  • Randall

    QOTD: Hundreds and hundreds…
    most, if the truth be known. 🙂

  • It may also happen in MD soon.

  • Anonymous

    Did you like either one? 😉

  • Anonymous

    Did you like either one? 😉

  • Oakmon’s BF

    Easy, I’ve seen 971, in order.

  • Anonymous

    QOTD: Around 250 or so, I’m thinking.

  • Anonymous

    Dude I have seen every single episode.

  • Randall

    If you surf with Firefox or Google’s Chrome, those stupid Disqus issues should vanish like Casper…

  • Randall

    If you don’t mind, gentlemen, I’d like to cut in here to suggest some great Barbera:
    1. St. Amant
    2. Cooper Vineyards

  • Anonymous

    I was at both of those places last weekend! Cooper makes some decent wines, Jeff is a friend of the winery 😉

  • Anonymous

    Good to hear progress is being made!

  • Randall

    Good to see you back in the comments! Don’t be a stranger…

  • Gary,
    First chance seeing the video. Tried the Scarrone and loved it. Reading Crush It, and…………..
    good luck to the J-E-T-S
    @Triplesee

  • Anonymous

    How would I check the sediment level before racking? Making wine is a hands on job (sometimes literally) although I try and keep my hands out of the crusher, de-stemer and sump. I need to play the guitar somehow, and feet just do not cut it.

  • QOTD: 418… Hey VA-ner-Chuck..Gotcha on the Podcast on the train home, and PC when I open the first bottle at home. I’m a long time lurker but I’m turning a new leaf. I don’t its its the new year or the J!E!T!S!

  • Anonymous

    That is the most beuatiful thing of wine. The same grape, the same region and a differend wine.
    QOTD: About 20, but I’m just started.

  • 950+

  • QOTD: 600+. Lurker 4 LYFE. Really getting antsy about episode 1000. Worried you’ll make it the last one or something..

  • oh god! i almost fell out of my seat

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