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

Mar 23

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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

Mar 16

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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.

To go further

• The Wine Aroma Wheel
• Unleash your inner wine geek and scoop up the Aromaster

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