Wine Library TV's Gary Vaynerchuk travels the globe tasting wines and making new discoveries that he shares bottle-by-bottle with an eager national audience via his hugely popular video blog posts and e-mail newsletters. Since the 2006 launch of his site he has rated hundreds of wines and earned a cult-like following of fans.

Gary avoids the pomposity and pretense of traditional wine education, focusing instead on helping average people to develop their palates and better enjoy wine — even if that means tasting potting soil and sniffing dirty socks! A Jim Cramer for the wine world, his enthusiasm, youthful energy, unique voice, and lively descriptions such as "cotton candy," "gasoline," or "Cocoa Puffs" may seem outrageous, but resonate vividly with readers. Just ask any "Vayniac" — one of the tens of thousands of devoted viewers who select and taste wine based on the principles that Gary espouses.

Now, Gary unveils his first list of favorites and recommendations in Gary Vaynerchuk's 101 Wines. Gary's wine picks for 2008 span many prices, nations, grapes, and styles, ensuring that wine novices and sophisticated oenophiles alike will expand their wine horizons while learning more about the drink they love.

Whether building a wine collection, picking out a special gift, or just hunting for a good bottle to go with tonight's dinner, every wine identified in Gary Vaynerchuk's 101 Wines represents a lesson in a glass, complete with the technical notes, availability, and story behind the vintage and flavors brought to life as only Gary knows how.

Vaynerchuk, who avoids the pomposity and pretense of traditional wine education, reveals his list of favorites and recommendations.

     Millions have logged onto Gary Vaynerchuk's 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 Vaynerchuk's 101 Wines, Vaynerchuk reveals his first ranked list of the most exciting and tantalizing spirits he has sampled while traveling the globe.      Deeming himself "the wine guy for the average Joe," Vaynerchuk avoids the pomposity of traditional educators. Unlike wine guides that lack animation and lecture rather than inspire, 101 Wines shows you how to develop the necessary go-drink-wine attitude. Vaynerchuk encourages you to trust your own palate—stressing that your love of a certain wine makes it good regardless of what the experts or the price on the bottle say.      Vaynerchuk's recommendations span a wide range of prices, nations, grapes, and styles—allowing everyone from novices to connoisseurs to expand their wine horizons. Unlock the secret to why Vaynerchuk labels wines "From Ruins to Riches," "Red with Fish," and "Not Your Father’s Spumante." Discover wines that taste like ones 10 times their price. Read as Vaynerchuk illuminates his top choices with vivid terminology such as "Bring the Thunder" and "Riding the Rainbow." Demystify conventions that once limited your wine-tasting desires. Journey through wine styles and break down barriers with his technical notes and stories behind the vintage. Smile as you realize you too can become a wine aficionado.       With your newfound knowledge, you will out-entertain and enlighten your friends, host extraordinary parties and treat your taste buds to an exhilarating ride. So if you are ready to become a "Vayniac"—one devoted to selecting wines based on Vaynerchuk's innovative principles—grab that corkscrew because a wine sampling adventure like no other awaits.

Gary Vaynerchuk is the Director of Operations at the Wine Library, located in Springfield, NJ. He has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Ellen and has been featured in GQ, Men's Health, and the New York Times. He was also the youngest retailer ever to receive Market Watch magazine's prestigious Leader award in 2003, at age 28. He lives in New York City.