Wine library TV does Israeli wines

August 5, 2008 - 7:13 PM by

I’m not what you’d call a wine guy. Sure, I can easily differentiate between quality wine and bad wine and I can appreciate those who enjoy wine tasting as a hobby, but I draw the line when people search for things that aren’t there. Vanilla accents in that merlot? Subtle taste of wild mushrooms in that chardonnay? Sorry, I don’t buy that. It’s a bit much for me to swallow and more than a little pretentious in my eyes. Quality wine can be quite reasonably priced and wine tasting shouldn’t be for the exclusive set. Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV abides by this philosophy. Yeah, his descriptions can be quite over the top sometimes (kiwi with splenda on top? pear skin?) but it is certainly difficult to accuse him of anything but sincerity. He certainly doesn’t lack passion – and a hell of a lot of fun. On yesterday’s episode Gary took on a few non-Kosher Israeli wines. And he was very impressed.

Hat tip: HaKerem: The Israeli Wine Blog

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3 Comments on Wine library TV does Israeli wines

  1. Richard Shaffer on Wed, Aug 6th 2008 4:03 PM

    2. Thanks for covering this!

    I’m the importer for all 4 wines Gary covered.

    It’s fun to be a part of the re-emergence of a great wine scene in Israel.

    Richard Shaffer
    Israeli Wine Direct

  2. Chaya on Sat, Aug 23rd 2008 7:37 AM

    3. Nu, so when is Israel going to come out with their Screaming Eagle? I would love to see a nice Israeli wine called, “72 Virgins.” I know, I checked and someone already has that URL, but, it would be fun : )

    I bought a bottle of Petit Castel Cab, at the recommendation of a wine shop, and was disappointed. It was all oak. Anything really good? I am drinking a nice bottle of Opolo, Paso Robles, Zin right now. Enjoying Shabbat.

  3. Israeli wine buying season - even on a budget | ISRAELITY on Tue, Mar 24th 2009 11:05 PM

    4. [...] and more nowadays, serving as a formidable advocate of Israeli oenophilia. I’ve written about Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV before, and the enthusiastic eccentric personality also seemingly has Passover fever nowadays, [...]

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