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Gary Vaynerchuk's 101 Wines: Guaranteed to Inspire, Delight, and Bring Thunder to Your World | 
| Author: Gary Vaynerchuk
Brand: HomeAndWine.com
Category: Book
List Price: $19.95
Buy New: $13.57
You Save: $6.38 (32%)
Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 16410
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1594868824
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.22
EAN: 9781594868825
Publication Date: May 13, 2008
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Gary Vaynerchuks 101 Wines Guaranteed to Inspire Delight and Bring Thunder to Your World Millions have logged onto Gary Vaynerchuks Wine Library TV watching him boldly and unconventionally rate hundreds of wines. Viewers are attracted to his youthful energy unique voice and often outrageous descriptions. Now in Gary Vaynerchuks 101 Wines Vaynerchuk reveals his first ranked list of the most exciting and tantalizing spirits he has sampled while traveling the globe.
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Gary Explains Wine for the Rest of Us May 14, 2008
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R18VKRI7DFLN3B Gary Vaynerchuk's 101 Wines: Guaranteed to Inspire, Delight, and Bring Thunder to Your World Gary has democratized wine and lured me over from the beer side. Thanks for the ongoing education, Gary.
You must get this book! May 14, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I'll have to admit something. Until recently, I've never heard of Gary Vaynerchuk before. I had no idea what Wine Library TV was. Then a couple months ago, I decided to finally join this little website called Twitter. It all went downhill from there! (haha) To make a short story long, when I first saw mention of this internet wine show, I was thinking - oh, sure - THAT sounds like a blast; probably some snobby, obnoxious old fart who waxes philosophical about wine and thinks his opinion is more sacred than Mother Teresa. (Have you met a "serious" wine critic before? I have. I'd rather be poked in the eye.) Well, you should never judge a book by it cover (no pun intended) and I bit the bullet and saw a few episodes of Gary's little wine show called Wine Library TV.
I was hooked. I don't think I've ever run across anyone more sincere and passionate about wine before, who is more anxious to teach the world not about wine technique and history lessons, but to teach people to have fun with wine. To remove all the stereotypical stigmas associated with drinking wine. That it's ok to pop open a bottle for a football game. If you want a glass of Napa Cab with your cheeseburger - why not?
It's this passion that really shines in Gary's book. He makes it perfectly clear that the book is not a "wine guide". It's not. Yes, at the end of the day, its just another man's opinion on wine - 101, to be exact. But trust me, you will learn a thing or two. And, like me, you'll want to run out and buy wine you've never tasted or heard of before. The way Gary writes here - "bringing the thunder", the "oak monster", "obnoxious silkiness" - or a wine can taste like Cinnamon Toast Crunch or smells like poop (poop? Yes, poop) - it's just downright fun. The book is just filled with great stuff and little "fun facts" run rampant throughout.
So Gary - I sincerely thank you. To the world - buy this book and hopefully you'll get as much as I did.
 Selling wine June 13, 2008
11 out of 17 found this review helpful
Perhaps Gary is a marketing genius but a more honest effort should have been made to inform potential buyers of this book that the title should be "101 Wines (THAT I"M SELLING): Guaranteed to......". If you look at the list of these "bring thunder" wines, then read their reviews at WS and WA (not that anyone should be a slave to ratings but these two big boys are typically directionally accurate) you will see that most of these wines are not considered to be anything special. But when you go to the winelibary website and see how many Gary's selling......well then it becomes obvious this is a sales brochere not an honest attempt at what the title of the book implies.
This book brings Thunder to my World May 14, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book truly does "Inspire, Delight and Bring Thunder to your World." When I did a quick flip of the pages (similar to the swirling of the wine) and then took my first look (sticking your nose in the wine) I was delighted. I got a taste of an amazing book that inspired the mind (similar to a wine inspiring you taste buds). From start to finish this book is amazing and a must read. Start from number 101 and read it through, number one will surprise you, it shocked me :) I was so inspired I went and tried to find a handful of these wines. Additionally talked to customers and employees at the wine story and told them about the book and have a few of them going to check it out as well. Gary Vaynerchuk is an amazing author, wine expert and overall amazing person. Two thumbs up. So good I now have three copies ! One to keep, one to give away and a backup.
Great Book from a smart, funny, entertaining man! May 14, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Get this book immediately if you are tired of reading the same old stuffy wine guides. Gary has written a fun yet informative book that offers insight to many of the hidden gems that Gary has stored in his memory banks. Only regret I have is not getting it signed when he was in the city. Hope I get to run into him at the store one day.
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