Episode 118 – Spanish white wine !

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Today is our 118 episode show ! Did you know that Spain produces not only red wines but also white wines ?

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Episode 116 – What is the relation between alcohol and wine ?

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Today is our 116 episode show ! Today’s episode deals about the link between alcohol and wine.

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Episode 115 – Are Wine coolers actually wines ?

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Today is our 115 episode show ! Today’s question is : “Are Wine coolers actually wine ?”

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Episode 113 – Is old vine wine better than young vine wine ?

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Today’s question is : “Does old vine wine worth the money ? Is it better than young vine wine ? ” Let’s see what Jeremy thinks about it !

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Episode 109 – Review of De Falco Beneventano Aglianico

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Where does the dryness in wine comes from? – Episode 39

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Today’s question was sent in from Tom from Tottenville (Staten Island, NY) who asks “Where does the dryness in wine comes from?”.

Part 1: Dryness in Red wines

Part 2: Dryness in White wines

Video sum up: Where does the dryness in wine comes from?

In red wines the dryness is the result of tannins.

“The tannins in wine are from two sources: firstly from the grape seeds, skins and stems, and secondly from the oak barrels (typically Quercus petraea or “French oak”) in which wine is made.” (Wikipedia)

Over time the tannins allow the wine to mature.

In white wines essentially it is the absence of sugar.

Wine like Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay are dry because they don’t have a lot of sugar.

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Why should you use a decanter and how do you choose a decanter? – Episode #31

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Today’s question was sent in by Mindie from lower Manhattan who asks “Why should you use a decanter and how do you choose a decanter?”.

Video sum up: Why should you use a decanter and how do you choose a decanter?

Basically, a decanter is a device in which you pour wine.

Why / When should you use a decanter?

  • It is a lot of a ceremony, it looks nice and it is a special container for special wines
  • If a wine is old it is going to have sediments in it. When you decant a wine try to leave the sedminents in the bottle
  • If a wine is young it needs aeration and decanting is a good way to provide this aeration

How to choose a decanter?

When you choose your decanter make sure your decanter:

  • is stable,
  • is easy to hold
  • has a wide mouth in order to easily pour the wine in it

When you have a decanter which respect these three practical criteria, your choice will be based on aesthetic and how much you would like to spend. Decanter could cost from a couple of bucks to hundreds of dollars.

You could find a selection of decanter here for example.

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Is there a rigorous way to taste wine? – Episode #24

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Today’s question is from Rudy from the West Village (New York City) who asks “Is there a rigorous way to taste wine?”.

Video sum up: Is there a rigorous way to taste wine?

What does the color tells you?

Color will tell you a lot about the age of wine and to a certain degree what grapes the wine is made from.

This Cabernet Sauvignon from Australia exhibit a pretty solid cast of dark ruby red across the entire glass.

There is no real signs of age as you can not see any rounding or orange.

What does the nose tells you?

You have to exercise to develop your own repertoir of memories.

In this wine Jeremy is getting a lot of glycerin, eucalyptus.

What does the palate tells you?

You have the ability to taste four primary things: salt, sweet, sour and bitter.

Grapes just don’t taste as grapes: they taste like earth, bananas, blueberries, asphalts…

It is the combination of all those things which will give you guidance to what a wine is, where the wine is from, what the grapes are, how old it is…

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Wine Tasted

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Is Dom Perignon REALLY better than mid range Champagne such as Veuve Clicquot? – Episode #19

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Today’s question is from Boo in Edinburgh (Scotland) who asks “Is Dom Perignon REALLY better than mid range Champagne such as Veuve Clicquot?”.

Video sum up: Is Dom Perignon REALLY better than mid range Champagne such as Veuve Clicquot?

Althought Dom Perignon is considered as one of the best Champagne in the world it is NOT better than any other Champagne because in the end it all comes down to your personal taste.

Dom Perignon is exquisite, it can age and it’s prestigious. But every Champagne is different.

Every Champagne is mainly made of a combination of three grapes:

  • Pinot Noir,
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Chardonnay

So every Champagne will taste different and will appeal to different individuals.

The big difference between Dom Perignon and other Champagne is that all Dom Perignon Champagne are always vintage dated. Vintage dating happened when a vintage, an harvest is considered of a certain quality. Dom perignon only bottles when there is an harvest of this quality.

Dom Perignon if you can get it, drink it. But also try Champagne from small winemakers which are sometimes less expensive but still very good.

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How many aromas and flavors can we really distinguish through our nose and palate? – Episode #12

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Today’s question is from Patrick in New Rochelle who asks “How many aromas and flavors can we really distinguish through our nose and palate?”.

Video sum up: How many aromas and flavors can we really distinguish through our nose and palate?

Basically there are four flavors that we can taste:

  • bitterness
  • saltiness
  • sourness
  • sweetness

Everything else is about your nose and your ability to memorize specific odors or aromas

If you read wine description you will see everything from fruits (pineapple, blackberry, cherry,…) to peppers or even to more man made smells like asphalt, milk chocolate ice cream…

Jeremy recommands you to spend time smelling wine and smelling the things around you like wood, your car or a baby diaper (!). Also use tasting notes to discover the nomenclature of terms used to describe wine.

Finally you can smell hundreds of things in wine, it is really up to you and your experience.

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