Let's Talk About Why Wine Actually Works in Italy
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- In this video, we dive deep into the Italian wine industry and explore how Italy's rich cultural history and passion for quality food and drink have shaped one of the most successful wine industries in the world. If you're passionate about wine education and want to understand what makes Italian wines some of the best in the world, this video is for you. Join us as we unravel the secrets behind Italy's thriving wine culture and why their approach works so well.
Keep in mind that we aren't presenting some catchall solution to fixing things; this video exists to shine a light on the growing symptoms of America's superficial, corrupted wine industry. This video also isn't hate bait for bashing our country. We're Americans. We care. We're wine enthusiasts. WE CARE. Let's not just sit around and wish things were different. Let's learn from countries that are getting things right!
Beyond this video, we encourage you to learn more about how Italy's focus on quality, tradition, and a true appreciation for the connection between food and wine has created a thriving ecosystem for winemakers. Learn how factors like terroir, regional pride, and centuries-old winemaking practices all contribute to the unparalleled quality of Italian wines.
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Love your content delivery and format. Your style is what’s missing in the wine world. As someone involved in the industry, we appreciate your work.
@@paulfolbre That means a lot, thank you!! 😁❤️🔥
Another informative captivating vid Ashwin, I look forward to your next one.
Nice one again! I like the idea of finding good cheap local wines. I'm always looking into brazilian and south american wines ( I live in brazil ), we don't have a great variety of grapes, but we do have very well made wines.
Agreed about your wines 😁 Keep on searching and let me know which gems you find!
I am enjoying your videos. I did find that wine was very regional in Italy, and it allows you to get to know a region.
Thank you! We agree, there's a lot of amazing variety!
This was another fun one to work on!
Great work! 🎉
I lived in Italy for a year and a half during the 1970s. Lived with an Italian family. Their love of food and wine (and a slower lifestyle) is superior to our lifestyle here in America but I have no idea how we could change at this point...
@@ld6504 it’s definitely a difficult road ahead. I’m hopeful slow change can happen if enough people care
@unpinnedwine I am hoping that over time the locavore movement (which has taken off to an extent) will come to include local wine as well...
It's hard to get a good wine for $3-4 in Florence. Virtually all restaurants charge $6 for a glass of Chianti. I'd say you need to spend 6-10€ for a decent glass of Chianti Classico. But yes, it is cheaper than the US.
As a wine professional I deeply love wine and I deeply love Italy, I have been to Italy maybe 15 times. This video however is a list of unsubstantiated claims built on a romanticization of all things Italian, there is no data, research or anything concrete to inform the conclusions made here. Average wages vs cost of wine, wine consumption in Italy, wine production in Italy, social science articles etc etc are all lacking. The only fact in this video is that the host dislikes the American wine industry.
As a European I also don't find wine culture in the US to be as toxic as the host claims though thats probably dependant on the location. In general I tend to find Americans quite hospitable and they produce some very good wines for reasonable prices especially Ny, Washington and Oregon but also some in Cali. Chardonnay, Rhone varietals, Pinot and even some Cab can be found for very good price/quality imo and I say this as somebody who generally prefers old world styles. High markups in restaurants and upsell culture is undeniable though, but there are more reasons for that than "America sucks" and the wine industry is not necessarily to blame for restaurant business models
@@itsmederek1 Don’t even know where to begin unpacking this. We’ll just have to leave it at agree to strongly disagree 😅
@@unpinnedwine Do you disagree that you dont name any hard facts in your video?
Unsubstantiated hard fact, the US uses way more pesticides and ones that are illegal in Europe like Round-Up
This is a case of “love the message, hate the messenger.” I actually really do like the food culture of Spain, France, and Italy. I like the taste of vegetables in Italy, and I love the food. It is certainly possible in Spain or France or Italy to get superb meals at lower price points than in the US. And I am not a huge fan of American fast food. That said, I’ve had some really bad table wines in France and Italy - wines well below the quality level of $15 grocery store wine in the US. And your message is overstated in other ways as well. There is zero evidence of any nutritional difference between wine made from Syrah grapes grown in the Rhône versus California Syrah, or Cabernet Sauvignon in a Super Tuscan versus a California Cab. That is just made up. And Eating Local makes a lot more sense when your country juts into the Mediterranean and gets all the climactic advantages from that. Try that in Chicago and you’ll spend the winter eating bread and pickled perch. And it makes sense to drink local wines in Italy. Pretty much the whole country is suitable for wine production. Have you ever tried wine from Tennessee? One word: don’t.
Even if your message resonates, however, your delivery makes it less appealing. Frankly, you come off as a pompous, Un-American ass. I commend to your attention Agnes from No Sediment and Konstantine Baum, both of whom celebrate European wine and food culture without being jerks. And also both seem to know a lot more about wine than you do.
Thanks for the feedback 😁
There is no legal reason you can’t criticize American fast food restaurants by name, so long as you don’t make factual statements that are defamatory.
Just exercising caution 🤣 two of those corporations are famously litigious
Sorry but ALL alcoholic drinks are horrible for your health
This is a case of “love the message, hate the messenger.” I actually really do like the food culture of Spain, France, and Italy. I like the taste of vegetables in Italy, and I love the food. It is certainly possible in Spain or France or Italy to get superb meals at lower price points than in the US. And I am not a huge fan of American fast food. That said, I’ve had some really bad table wines in France and Italy - wines well below the quality level of $15 grocery store wine in the US. And your message is overstated in other ways as well. There is zero evidence of any nutritional difference between wine made from Syrah grapes grown in the Rhône versus California Syrah, or Cabernet Sauvignon in a Super Tuscan versus a California Cab. That is just made up. And Eating Local makes a lot more sense when your country juts into the Mediterranean and gets all the climactic advantages from that. Try that in Chicago and you’ll spend the winter eating bread and pickled perch. And it makes sense to drink local wines in Italy. Pretty much the whole country is suitable for wine production. Have you ever tried wine from Tennessee? One word: don’t.
Even if your message resonates, however, your delivery makes it less appealing. Frankly, you come off as a pompous, Un-American ass. I commend to your attention Agnes from No Sediment and Konstantine Baum, both of whom celebrate European wine and food culture without being jerks. And also both seem to know a lot more about wine than you do.