Wine Library TV

Those that know me well are aware that I am pseudo-sophisticated at best. Yet I do try to be a sophisticated person. To this end I, like many others, have always wanted to "get into" wines more. I know very little about wine and do not have a refined palate in any way. And wine can be intimidating when you hear references to the tannins in a wine or the reaction on the mid-palate. That is why I am really glad to have found this wonderful show by Gary Vaynerchuk (VAY-ner-CHUCK!) called WineLibraryTV.



Gary is an energetic, charismatic, and sympathetic wine merchant in New Jersey who is using the internet to educate the 'general' public on the joys of wine. His language is clear and simple. While other wine reviewers might speak over the audience's head, Gary will say a wine tastes like green peppers and black cherry soda. So you know exactly what is really being said. It absolutely lacks the pretension that many of us wish to avoid.

He describes each wine after taking a 'sniffy snif' and pointing out that the wine is a fruitbomb or 'poopy poop' (and who doesn't find that funny). Plus, he has the excellent quality of being able to bring you into a mood or feeling with a good reference. He is much like a good baseball broadcaster or author in that way. It also doesn't hurt that he will throw in great pop references like Big League Chew or Stratego for a good chuckle.

I highly recommend his show to anyone who is or wants to be into wine.