Crystal Bradley on Gary Vaynerchuk’s 101 Wines
101 Wines Guaranteed To Inspire, Delight,
And Bring Thunder To Your World
Oak Monster, Darth Vadar–dark, paintball blackberries and poop are just a few of the many reasons I emailed Gary and asked for a copy of his book–101 Wines Guaranteed To Inspire, Delight, And Bring Thunder To Your World.
I have a love/wanna-slap-duct-tape-on-Gary’s-mouth relationship with “The Thunder Show.” More often than not though, I have quite a few brain-jarring laughs during the show.
Vaynerchuk’s first book, 101 Wines, doesn’t miss a beat and falls in line with what Vayniac’s have come to expect. For example, when describing Louis Jadot’s Gamay, Vaynerchuk writes, “It’s like Mr. Bubbles meets Smucker’s Jam”.
Vaynerchuk has an amazing ability to appeal to a wide demographic with his balls-to-the-wall agenda to learn, have fun, and remove the ‘boring’ from wine. 101 Wines is a great gift for any wine aficionado, newbie or canned beer drinker. Heck, I’m thinking of sending it to my mom (who has never even sipped wine).
At the end of the day, 101 Wines is a superb first print media outing for Gary. I’m hard pressed to imagine how he can one-up himself with the next book but I hope he does it sooner, rather than later.
Get it now people. Read it. Spread the Thunder.
