Gary Vaynerchuk, Wine Library TV

Exploding Champagne Bottle Rocks Online Wine Phenmon.....Tastier than Mentos/Diet Coke

Late last month, we had a little wine tasting on the set of Beet.TV with Gary Vaynerchuk, the host of the very popular daily online video show Wine Library TV.

Getting things started, Gary unwired a well-chilled bottle of Iron Horse 2001 Blanc de Blancs as we readied our cameras and turned on the television lights.

The change in temperature on the set created pressure in the bottle and BAM the cork exploded, bounced off the ceiling and into a half-filled wine glass! Miraculous, far cooler than that silly Diet Coke/Mentos gimmick. Tastier too.

I caught it all on camera and our new assistant editor Katie did some pretty nifty editing. Check it out. Nice job!

You can grab the video this historic segment here.

Gary regained his composure and did his thing, a wine review of two sparkling wines.

Gary has created a remarkably successful niche show, which has large and loyal following. Lately he's enjoyed tremendous publicity, including this hilarious appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. I've posted the clip below.

Coming up, Gary will share with us his success and advice for niche video publishing. In another segment, he teaches how to smell wine and swish it like "mouthwash!"

Cheers Gary!

-- Andy Plesser


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Posted on Monday, February 04, 2008 at 10:26 PM

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[greatsea]

It's so funny he mispoors the bubbles out and then claims it is a lot less bubbly.

[Tinsletooth]

@pietro0079 Nope, they slurp to allow air into it providing a better taste.

[pietro0079]

is it in any way possible that a rich (from any country) wine tasting man not sound so disguting in his process of wine or champagne tasting.....?????? not hating....m just asking........

[kevb45219]

love the vay ner chuck... rich russian knows what he's doing... that said i can understand how he could annoy some peeps with his "in you face" jersey style. but don't hate he's without a doubt THE BEST WINE SHOW EVER if your looking for knowledge about wine.

[FreeAds4]

Who the fuck is this clown? Apparently anyone can make it to TV these days.

[123tjohnston321]

Gary Vaynerchuk knows his shit - you should respect his opinion

[10degcelsius]

I like his description of both sparkling wines, but a bit overboard on the almond shell, and the lemon custard toy, come on. I taste wine often, and feel that much of the interpretation is starting to read like a bad script.

[toyotainside1]

@beerwench1966 ye im sure i've seen a guide on comparing beer to food on here somewhere, quite deep yes

[skydivingjunkie]

J Vineyards and Winery is the way to go!!!

[lauralee2209]

My first visit to your site. It was funny to me that this was my first video to watch because when I order fish at a restaurant I always order a split of sparkling wine! Also, I can't help it, I always say, "Happy New Year!" before my first sip of it even if it's July :-)