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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: 50 States of Wine [Watch (HLS stream): 50 States of Wine](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/xfkID5ev.m3u8) (8:06)  _Published 2008-08-22. Did you know that every state America makes wine? Watch the blind taste test with TIME's Joel Stein and wine critic Gary Vaynerchuk_ --- Jul 27, 2023 12:59 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Joel Stein House Video](/video/NygQXgbs/) ### Joel Stein House Video [Joel Stein: 50 States Cookbook](/video/jPNzHSAm/) ### Joel Stein: 50 States Cookbook [Joel Stein Finds His Inner Duck](/video/mLx5FxZC/) ### Joel Stein Finds His Inner Duck --- ## Transcript >> I'm Joel Stein. This is Gary Vaynerchuk, and he's come to help me drink-- We're gonna drink ten states wine. >> Ten states wine. >> Exactly. But we don't know which ten. >> And they're not one of the big ones? Or they are? It could be-- >> It could-- It could be any of the fifty. Could be California-- >> I see. >> The big ones being California, Oregon, Washington. >> Yeah. You know, I like some of New York. >> New York, yeah. I-- >> Yeah. I love that. >> I'm okay with New York. >> It's fine. >> Maybe-- -[ unk ]. >> Maybe Michigan, Texas. >> Michigan, Texas, yeah. I mean, yeah. Idaho. >> Idaho. You want-- >> Virginia. >> Good wine in Virginia. And have you had wine from like the other random states? >> I have, you know. My favorite thing is one that [ unk ] the other day. I had an Oklahoma blend made by a community college, and I freaked out for it. It was really good. So you know, there's a lot of things happening. I mean, people used to make of California wines thirty years ago. >> Right. >> There are great for adults that I think could strive, dominate in America that nobody's tried. >> We've just been focused on a few French ones 'cause they are the famous ones. >> Pre- prohibition Colorado walked the hissy. >> And just-- >> Dominated. No California. >> Really? >> Boo. Colorado, yay. >> Should we-- Should we pour the first one? >> Let's do it. >> Good going. >> We got a whole bottle. >> It's solid. >> Okay. So we're not good. >> Solid. Why don't you put too much 'cause when we're done taping, I wanna pound it. >> So my wife picked out of town. I don't know the ten she's picked. >> Okay. This is exciting. This-- I am nervous. >> You have-- >> I-- >> You have to guess the [ unk ]. You just have to guess the state. >> Okay. Just the state, very unusual. >> Just the state. >> So it's a lighter white wine, you know, kind of a little sugar, a little sweetness on the nose. You got that? >> Yeah. >> A little sugarcane, a little honeycomb cereal on the nose. >> Absolutely. That's how we're different. >> What's the-- >> The first thing, do we like it? >> No. >> No. >> I mean, I don't hate it. >> Right. Right. Right. >> But it definitely has almost like a under- your- kitchen- sink, you rarely pick one of the bottles, and you squeeze it in the air, and catch it with your mouth-- kind of taste on the finish. >> I wasn't gonna guess the South 'cause for some reason I think the Southern whites are gonna be like Muscadine and really sweet. I'm gonna go Wisconsin. >> Michigan. >> This is-- It's exciting. >> I'm excited now. >> It's like a game show. >> From-- >> Arizona. >> Arizona. >> You spoke well earlier of Arizona once. >> This is the kind of wine that grandma likes. You know, you can get this to grandma. It's got a little tack. You know, it's got a little Gewürztraminer- y kind of-- you know, I would link this wine with Thai food. I'm going to go with-- >> I do like it now. >> Texas. >> Texas. >> If this isn't a cold place, I wanna kick somebody in the neck. >> If this is what? >> From a cold area 'cause now we've got the other like-- >> I'm gonna go New York. >> Nassau Valley, Delaware. >> Delaware wine. Well, this is okay. I know-- >> You ain't much closer. >> It reminds me of Joe Biden in that it really knows what it's doing, but it's trying a little too hard. >> I'm not excited to drink this wine. >> This smells like really, really cheap perfume you buy at the dollar store for your mom for Hanukkah. This smells like-- >> Well, no. Maybe you'll like it. I'll hold up. >> This is extremely awkward. I feel like an acorn that was chopped up and put it like a squirrels-- By far, the worst wine we've had so far. >> Wow. It seems to me like very, very sweet gasoline, a state that may not have much money. I'm gonna go Mississippi. >> You're going with the-- >> Yeah. >> like the political statement and like the local economy? I'm gonna-- like-- I'm gonna go with Kansas. >> Kansas. Wow. Yeah, they have the-- >> This tastes like Dorothy's shoe. >> I was so close. I almost said Georgia. >> Georgia. >> Come on. This is-- >> It was a chardonnay. I was right about that. So this has an interesting thing going on. >> Right? >> It smells like, you know, a wet Burger King whopper. >> Wow. How-- You've never had that word-- whopper-- how-- >> Clearly, haven't-- >> you used the manager. >> lived. So I won't-- I would look this up and see what the water source is 'cause it's salty. >> Wow, 'cause water is very-- like making beer-- it's very important. >> Absolutely. >> Uh huh. >> I am going to go-- >> I have nothing. I have nothing. >> Ohio. >> I was gonna go West. I'm gonna go like Wyoming. >> It is from-- >> Illinois. >> Illinois. >> You see? You see? You were right. >> I was in range. >> You were-- >> I was in range. >> Oh, right in the range. >> Very oaked. >> That's the oak monster. >> The oak mon-- Very good. Very good. >> I'm a viewer. >> I know. I appreciate it. This is not my style, but for all the people out there who are watching-- >> Right. >> by far the wine that would go over the best. No doubt in my mind. North Carolina. >> I'm gonna go-- >> I feel-- >> Washington state. >> New Jersey. >> Oh. >> I am shocked. >> So you think they can grow grapes in Jersey? That was just surprising. You wouldn't think 'cause this is our favorite wine so far, right? >> It really was. >> Yeah. >> Oh, woah. Do you smell that? >> See, I don't mind to throw up. You know, I mean, who-- A little third- grade throw up never bothered me. By the way, this is very much barnyard poop throw-- I mean, this is not delicious in any way on the nose. >> I am not looking forward to drinking this. South Carolina. >> Nevada. >> That's a good guess. Very good. It's Wyoming. This should be the state you would not buy wine from. >> I'll be honest with you. I'm more upset of the package than I am at the wine. >> Like cowboy art. >> Asparagus dust? You know what else is going on here? Melted plastic and mint, a lot of mint. I'm gonna go back to Ohio. >> I'm going Colorado. We're both off. Vermont. >> I'm so pissed. Oh, I'm pissed. Really? I'm really pissed. I was gonna go there. >> I like it, but it's-- not even sweet, right? >> The finish falls off a little bit, and it's kind of like [ unk ], right? [ unk ] is a great movie and it kinda fall of a little bit. >> Little behind, right? >> Right? >> Starts off strong. >> This wine's [ unk ]. North Carolina. >> I like it. I'm going all the way back to Washington. >> Utah. >> Smells like a grasshopper. I'm not kidding. Very green, means didn't get it right, but they went for it. Where's the cooler? I'm going with the-- >> We haven't had Indiana. >> I'm gonna go New Hampshire. >> I'm going Texas. >> Okay. Sure. >> Oklahoma. You spoke-- >> Oklahoma. >> well of Oklahoma earlier. >> I mean, Oklahoma is doing its-- >> Why would Oklahoma-- 'cause Texas states' a good wine-- >> What happened? What-- >> why shouldn't Oklahoma? >> I do not like this wine. >> I don't mind it. >> I like the color. I like the smell-- >> I don't mind it. I don't mind it. This seems like a major region wine to me like this does seem like the body and the weight is pretty hefty. >> It is. Look at it. Look at the color. >> Yeah. It's pretty hefty. >> Its smell-- It's a real wine. >> Something flashed before my eye. It was Bill Clinton. Arkansas. >> Really? I like it. >> Yeah. >> I like it. >> I'm not even kidding. >> I like it. They go even further to-- no mistaking Montana. Minnesota. >> Georgia and Wyoming were the dogs. Jersey, Delaware, Utah, and Vermont were the winners. The fact of the matter is that these states have a long way to go and here's what it's gonna take-- commitment. You know, people are gonna need to pour some money in, really cultivate. The states are gonna have to support these farmers to make better wine. >> These are not undrinkable wines. >> No, they didn't. >> But if you had a wine from some random [ unk ]-- >> The Georgia wine-- >> is a big wine. >> was undrinkable. >> Georgia wasn't very well, so was the Wyoming wine. >> Terrible. >> Feel free to come again anytime. We're gonna finish the other fifty. I look forward to it. >> I will come back. >> Jesus. >> See you later. >> Bye. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"50 States of Wine","description":"Did you know that every state America makes wine? 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