Online Video Wine Show Host Signs with CAA: "Swish Your Wine like Mouthwash!"Gary Vaynerchuk, host of the wildly successful daily online show Wine Library TV, which has some 60,000 viewers, with traffic that greatly exceeds industry Goliath, the Wine Spectator, came by the Beet.TV studios the other night for some wine tasting basics.Smelling the wine is key --- as is swishing it like "mouthwash." Well, the wines Gary brought over were certainly nothing like mouthwash. Gary really knows his wines and takes a very direct approach to sharing and teaching -- there is not one bit of snobbery.The 32-year-old New Jersey wine merchant, who started his show two years ago (when Beet.TV launched, btw), has become a celebrity and is poised for stardom. Beet.TV has learned that he has been signed by the Hollywood power talent agency CAA. Not sure how his career will unfold. A big TV series, maybe "Top Sommelier?"I don't know, but this guy is going to be big. Stay tuned.We were so pleased he came to our studios and turned us on to some great Chianti, cabs and other nice things to rinse with! Thanks for the vino and the good times.Update: Robert Scoble reports that the Kevin Rose crew at Revision3, producers of Diggnation and several Web shows, watch Wine Library TV for innovative ideas.-- Andy PlesserPosted on Friday, February 15, 2008
The appearance of color in wine tells a lot about its quality. Get tips for identifying color in wine tasting with this free video from a wine sommelier.
How do you say 'Cheers' in French? This is just one of my several questions as I drink my way (!) through the Loire, enjoying some of France's finest vintages...Another urgent question - how to possibly describe the taste of these very special wines?? I'll have to depend on my friends at the chateau, during our little degustation (wine tasting). And of course, my imagination comes in handy too, with these original ways to describe wine:White flowersPearForcePower'Long in the mouth' (?)CitrusyDeliciousa little Flinty...and very Refreshing!'Tchin'!Enjoy and take a look at the complete blog with even better videos at http://us.franceguide.com/spec al/lost-in-francelation/home.html?NodeID=931Get Lost in Francelation!French Tourism video series
Jumilla is a municipality and also an up and coming wine producing region in south eastern Spain. It is located in the province of Murcia, along with other appellations (or they call Denomination of Origin or simply DO) such as Yecla, Alicante and Bulla. Jumilla's wine production is particularly notable for its use of Monastrell (Mourvedre) as a varietal.Like many areas from the old world of wine making. Spain, the third largest producer of wine (after France and Italy), is going through a revolution despite its very rich winemaking tradition. New generation of winemakers are not just learning the art (and science) of winemaking from grandpa and papa but they are soaking much on modern winemaking knowledge and investing big money in both viticulture and modern wine making equipments. The new Spain has arrived and getting better vintage after vintage!The Finca Luzon is a Monastrell blend. Bright red fruits of strawberry, raspberry, red cherry with violets from the nose. Juicy on the palate, lots of ripe red fruits mixed with spicy herb, tobacco, violets with some stew fruit reduction characters then smoke, potpourri and a hint of varietal bitterness to follow in the finish. This is a good wine with food because of its acidity. (Rating 88-90 points) by Michael Lam of the Beverage Review.
Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV http://tv.winelibrary.com/Rocketboom interview on Wine Library TV http://tv.winelibrary.com/2008 01/17/joanne-from-rocket-boom-comes-to-hang-out-and-taste-episode-388/
On February 24, 2008 we went on an interesting excursion out of San Francisco: an ecologically friendly bio-diesel powered van from Incredible Adventures whisked us off to the outlying areas north of San Francisco. After our first stop at Muir Woods to admire the giant redwoods we embarked on our tour to wine country. Through the rain we drove north into the Sonoma Valley, one of the two world-famous wine-making areas north of San Francisco. The other, even more famous wine-making area, is the adjacent Napa Valley.The Sonoma Valley is actually the birthplace of the Californian wine industry and encompasses 13,000 acres of parkland. Before lunch we stopped at two wineries, Roche and Homewood Wineries, where we got to taste a whole variety of red and white wines and even some local olives and olive oils. For lunch we stopped off on the main square of Sonoma where my friend and I grabbed a tasty lunch at the Basque Café.After lunch we headed into the Castle Winery just off Sonoma's main square that surprised us with a sweet sherry and a delicious sherry chocolate sauce. Our last stop on this excursion were the Gloria Ferrer Caves and Vineyards which produce world-class award-winning sparkling wines as well as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The Ferrer family's involvement with sparkling wine goes back several centuries in Catalonia, Spain, and their most famous product is Freixenet, a world famous sparkling wine made according to the méthode champenoise.Properly educated about wine and definitely in a much lighter mood after all these tastings, we started heading back to the city. The atmosphere in the van was downright giggly. Michelle stopped at a lookout point overlooking the northern terminus of the bridge which provided us with an excellent view, despite the cold winds and the grey and rainy skies.At the end of our excursion, we got conveniently dropped off on the doorsteps of our hotel, the Queen Anne, and after recovering for a bit, we took the 22 bus and went for a nice dinner to Tangerine SF, a beautiful restaurant that features Pan Asian cuisine, located in the SoMa district of San Francisco. After a great filling dinner and a long conversation with the owners Steve and Sean we walked all the way back to our hotel on Fillmore Street, a pleasant 45 minute walk through beautiful Victorian neighbourhoods.
Canada's Napa Valley, British Columbia and the Okanagan have some of North Americas most spectacular scenery and top wine producers recognized the world over.
