garyvee is ready for the big time
Everyone remembers their first great wine. Mine was a 1989 Rausan-Segla that was opened far too young. But I was hooked after it filled my apartment with the scent of violets.
While Gary Vaynerchuck might not love that particular wine, he would never diss me loving it, and advocates trusting your own palate. His appearance tonight on CNBC was sweeter than an old bottle of Chateau d’Yquem, and pairs up nicely with the 2003 Guigal Gigondas I am drinking at the moment.
Gary Vaynerchuck is a force of nature, which Donny Deutsch found out quickly out on The Big Idea tonight on CNBC.
In vino veritas
Here is an example of Wine Library TV, 2005 Bordeaux:
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Fake Ferrari’s For Broke Bankers
Keeping up with the Joneses is getting more difficult, but there are some shortcuts.
Italians are used to buying bogus Gucci bags or Rolex watches to look stylish but police found a new height of craftsmanship and cunning when they broke up a ring selling fake Ferrari cars for a fraction of the real price.
Police accused 15 people of building the blood red sports cars and selling them to car fanatics on a budget, most of whom knew they were buying a counterfeit classic.
Car body workers who police called “very able” cobbled together mostly fake parts and a few original components. They used body parts from other makes of automobiles, such as chassis, roofs, hoods, trunks and doors.
The body parts were modified to look like Ferrari classics such as the 328 Gtb, which went out of production in the late 1980s.
Put me down for two, as long as they don’t run on diesel.
Pssst! Want to buy a fake Ferrari?
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Corvette ZR-1 at Detroit Auto Show
The recent editions of the Corvette have been delivering a lot of bang for the buck. It seems to be the star of the Detroit Auto Show:
From zero to 60 in well under 4 seconds. Top speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour. These are the kinds of gaudy numbers typically reserved for the Italian and German sports cars of the world. And matched up against the storied European competition, the new Corvette is still relatively affordable. MarketWatch
Pretty fast, but most people, given the choice, still would prefer the sex appeal of the Ferrari 430 or 911 Turbo.
GM showcases the super `Vette at a 6-figure price
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Mahalo Daily Debuts with new Tesla Roadster
Jason Calacanis’ new Mahalo Daily show just had its debut, and early plans call for 4 shows a week.
This is the first episode, where you get to ride with host Veronica Belmont in the electric Tesla Roadster. These cars sneak right up on you, and it is unnerving how quiet they are. Given it will probably beat my Twin Turbo Porsche to 60 MPH, and saves the environment to boot, they just might be on to something. For now they limit the car to 125 MPH top speed, which should take care of most pizza runs.
I have been dying to see this car in action, congrats to the Tesla folks and Calacanis for getting these ambitious projects off the ground.
