I’ve got a bottle of Chardonnay next to me and enjoyed understanding the label and I didn’t know it is a California wine too. So I do look forward to slowing down and choosing more thoughtfully.
Andre needs a full length show with lots and lots of episodes PRONTO. I'd love to follow him around the world as he explores wine culture, cultivation, and business. I'd also give him money to make recs for me, like a wine sub club. This guy is gold.
Here are the prices (per 750ml) matched to ratings: Tussock Jumper D C- Price: $10 Gulp Hablo C B Price: $11 Vichingo B B+ Price: $25 Syrocco B+ A Price: $20 Giacomo Fenocchio A A Price: $65 Dom. le Sang de Cailloux A A+ Price: $60
@@myrpok I highly doubt it. We don't see it on camera, but it's normal practice to spit out the wine in a bucket when tasting, so that you can try many different wines without getting drunk. In any case he only took a small sip of each wine and I doubt that would have much of an effect on him anyway.
If you're paying $65 for a bottle of Fenocchio Dolcetto, you're shopping at the wrong place; it should sell for around $20, maybe $25. Fenocchio's Barolo might go for $65.
Even professional wine tasters have been found to be wildly inaccurate about the price and origin of wines while blindfolded. "It's wine" is usually plenty.
@@dashiellgillingham4579 certified sommeliers actually can nail the region and even producer of wines at a scary level of accuracy. I mean it's even in the certification exams, so they have to be able to do it
I love that he's so understanding that most people don't know the specifics of wine!! It sometimes seems so daunting to look through a bunch of bottles when you don't have the vernacular to sort through them
Love how he's always real. Says exactly how he feels and if he wrongly judges something he's an adult and gives them the proper credit. Seems like a great guy to have a drink with.
I remember this guy rating inexpensive wines and was hoping he’d pop up in more videos. Give him a regular spot. Great info without being a pretentious wine snob.
I've loved drinking wine for years and gotten others to enjoy it as well. People are turned off by it because when they try to learn about it, other people are jerks. Andre is genuine and informative - perfect for beginners and those who already know something. Thanks for this series!
You'd pay a bottle of Sang des Cailloux in average $35 in USA, €17.5 in Europe ($21), and that would be the most expensive of the 6. The Dolcetto d'Alba by Giacomo Fenocchio is 9€ here (in Europe, the equivalent of $11) and around $15 in USA. They're all either very cheap or rather cheap wines. In France (I'm French) Sang des Cailloux isn't really seen as an amazing wine, but is in the "quite good" (4/5) category. The 2019 Dolcetto d'Alba is a fair 3/5. It's a bit sour, then earthy, but doesn't last long in mouth. I'd definitely try the Moroccan wine, which seems to be a French person cultivating in Morocco - old methods, new earth. Belgian (white) wines are something to taste, as climate change made some regions of this small country the equivalent of the German/Alsacian (FR) valleys in terms of sun, but the soil hasn't been cultivated for grapes much there in BE, so you get very complex aromes and it's often surprisingly wonderful, you're in for a fruity surprise.
I I don't even drink wine. I just love how this guy delivers his mass amount of knowledge. Reminds me of those far and few between teachers in high school who were actually passionate about teaching.
I am a wine agent in Canada. Your presentation is sooo down to earth. Producers, especially old wine families would love you., mass marketers less so. Hope Bon Appetit gets you on more often.
Why would mass marketers hate him? His honesty? I like how he says at one point it doesn't matter, and what matters is what is in the bottle. I agree with that. I got to try a lot of wine working as a server at a BYOB Sicilian mid range resteruant. Lots of fancy expensive wines were honestly terrible tasting. Especially reds. I found European wine to be overrated. German white wine was dope. I forgot what it was. A Reisling I beleive, and it was so unexpectedly delicious. Never got the price or anything, and forgot the crazy German name within a week.
@@KayleBradley Cause you can pinpoint the regions where wine grows in California easier than Spain I think. It's smaller, there's less. So the fact that the label just said California makes it sus.
I spent 40 years in the biz. This guy knows his stuff and suffers no fools - there are lots of them...both in the bottle and the marketing fools pushing it. Cheers to you sir. I'd have a glass or two with you anytime.
I'm doing my Advanced Somm training with CMS and its more grilling than when I actually studied Winemaking at university. No one takes it as seriously as my degree because it doesn't have a BScAgri attached to it. I still love it more and I love educating people who are regular consumers or just starting out on their professional wine journeys.
Too bad no one looked up the tussock jumper definition before filming. Tussock: “a small area of grass that is thicker or longer than the grass growing around it.” Jumper: British slang for sweater Clever play on words & imagery. Perhaps Andre would have liked it a bit more if he’d known!?
Came to the comments to see if anyone pointed this out. Also it's a California wine, and that label is basically the state flag. White flag with a CA Brown bear and strip of red (the jumper the bear is wearing).
Yes when I worked as a food server we had a sommelier come in. We tasted white wines without any label and only slightly chilled. It's amazing how different your senses experience the wine without the contamination of seeing the label or associating with a name.
This guy is magic. I've been thru the CA wine country a few times, and thought I knew how to read the back of a bottle.. It's great to find someone who knows so much, yet admits he still needs to actually taste the wine to know for sure. I'm definitely a fan & await more of his videos.
My Family used to grow grapes and make wine, I worked in a wine shop for a few years, and my Father to this day frowns upon cheap wine. But the only valuable advice that I received was at a wine tasting a few years ago. the question was, when is it a good wine, and the plain and simple answer was, when it tastes good to YOU. That day I found out that I really prefer rather inexpensive, very simple wines, which are not considered high class. Made my life so much better, wish I had found this simple rule a lot earlier in life. Don't pretend with all the fancy this and that, just let your own personal taste be the judge, ignore those who tell you that you have bad taste.
“Wine people love to talk” …no truer words have ever been spoken! Love these videos, really good base education. I recommend them to my clients and friends that are interested in learning more about wine. I’ve been in the wine business for 35 years and believe you never stop learning (and talking about wine!). Cheers!
Morocco is divided into five wine regions. Within these wine regions are a total of 14 areas with Appellation d'Origine Garantie (AOG) status. In 2001, a single Appelation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) was created, Côteaux de l'Atlas 1er cru ("Atlas hills"). In 2009, the first estate with a Château name, Château Roslane, was approved.
I love how there's one bottle that actually had useful info for average buyers that helps explain what the wine will be like, and he thinks it's more confusing than just knowing off hand the name of every vineyard, whatkind of grapes they produce and what kind of wine they are known for making
I love that this guy thinks the 58 year old Korean liquor store clerk behind plexiglass is gonna explain to me the grapes used in my wine if I ask him.
@@JointFive or specialized wine stores, I like the online ones a lot, some of them have newsletter thingies talking about different grapes and regions, and they're not expensive
I thought this too when he said that 😂 I live in Australia and even if I go to “boutique” wine stores they have absolutely no idea about wine and just at look at me confused when I ask questions. I only know what I like in a wine but they can never direct me to anything. It’s the same at restaurants including WINE restaurants.
I have learned more in 5 videos of this gentlemen, then I have watching countless videos (in passing). More importantly, it is extremely engaging and chill. Thank you. I never paid attention to the rear label or understood the critical information (or lack thereof) contained within.
I am not a wine drinker and tend to think all the snobby wine mystique is just marketing mumbo jumbo... But Mr. Mack's explanation of how to read and evaluate the labels is very helpful. I would have found it helpful to know the retail prices for each of those wines.
It's interesting how individual our responses are to brand styling - I found the Tussock Jumper label by far the most aesthetically appealing of the "modern" packaging, right down to the size and placement of the (pleasantly uncluttered) label, the rounded corners of the labels, and the red foil. I even liked the graphical guide to flavours, serving temperature, and accompaniments. I don't really get the faux-handmade labels. The Vichingo I'd have taken for some kind of cheap swill for youngsters! Great to see how an expert approaches things.
I guess Vichingo are working on the principle of any marketing is good marketing, when they name their wine Violet Swill, sorry, Violet Swell. I'm sure it's only my brain that goes first to swill rather than thinking ocean swells when you're talking about wine.
Thanks for having a whole playlist of videos with Andre! Maybe you can do an "intro to wine 101" type of video with some explanation of what the basic flavors are for each varietal, maybe a 2nd video for how regions affect that base profile. Hearing him say "this is definitely what I expected a ___ to taste like" made me want to know too!
I usually just pick the wine based on the story on the back of the bottle. It works alright since mostly the people who put those stories there are the ones who want you to now their vineyard so they at least are trying.
I've looked for wines using all the info he gives us in this video and I can personally tell you that it is definitely true the more specific info the better the wine! Found one pinpointed to the cask number and it was sooo good! Thanks Andre!
I highly recommend reading Kermit Lynch's "Adventure on the wine routes", in which he discovers wines in France. It is witty, easy to read and packed with interesting stories. Even if you are only remotely interested in wine. The guy is a legend.
Great presentation. I agree totally with your assessments of these wines. After 50 years we tend to focus only on the wines that truly enhances the taste of your meal. Then we have what I call the drinking wine. That's the one wine you enjoy for it's ability to make great conversation between meals. Really enjoyed the video.
I am already very into wine and have over 30k in my cellar but the way Andre explains things is extremely.. comforting? He feels familiar. There is a certain gravity with his personality and his approach that makes a very "pinkies up" hobby into something like a back yard bbq. Keep inviting Andre or give him his own show!
I appreciate it when wine labels have pairing suggestions and flavor profiles. They are for the more casual wine drinker who probably does not pay more than 20 for a bottle and more often than not pays 10-15 dollars
I really loved the stickers for Tussock Jumper, especially the little pictograms that told what to drink it with and what flavors were inside. That’s my opinion as someone who doesn’t like wine 😄
cause if you are like him and know wine, it makes no sense. it's a label for people who don't know what they're buying. it's trying to be informative but ends up giving you no real help
Please keep bringing André back. I’d watch him weekly. His insights are so good, and he makes wine so accessible in such a practical and pleasing way. 💯
I LOVED this!! I love drinking red wine, but don't know much. I learned a lot through this video and I can sound like I actually know what I'm talking about or looking for. Thank you!
It’s so nice to listen to someone so knowledgeable about wine and yet so down to earth and encouraging to people who don’t know much about wine. Please have André here more often.
I wouldn't say I'm old (mid 20s) but I'm on the same boat as you, I understand whisk(e)y a lot more than wine and always found wine "experts" to be a bit too snobbish for my taste, but yeah Andre is great. I actually went out and bought some wines to try after watching some of his videos; helps that wine is very accessible/inexpensive here in europe (very expensive stuff still exists, but I think most not-super-rare wines are pretty inexpensive here (germany) especially when it comes to french, italian and spanish wine)
As someone who works at a liquor store, this is actually super helpful for me when helping customers with wine. Also please maybe get a tripod or a holder that helps stop the shakiness with filming. It makes me feel motion sickness coming on
In METRO, which is a supermarket chain in Europe, they have an expert in their wine section. They have always helped me greatly, more stores should do that.
I have joined recently to improve my vocabulary in wine cause my mother language is portuguese …however I have had much more than that … much fun and wine education. Congrats!!!
We need more of Andre Mack on the BA channel! He's entertaining, educational, approachable. Wine is such a hard topic for so many people. When you strike gold with someone like Andre, mine the h*** out of it and PAY him.
Great video - something important for champagne is that a non vintage label is extremely common. Vintages present in the champagne world will indicate the absolute top quality but plenty of NV champagnes are great
I try to get best value for the price period it's hard to know but generally I don't spend over $25 on a bottle of wine no matter how good people say it is Cheap Yeah I Am but there are good enough wines in my price range that I can survive. In this tasting I'd probably select the Gulp Hablo based on the info. Love Andre Mack's show he's informative without being condescending.
This is a great presentation and just hit the subscribe button. We vacationed in Sydney, Australia and went on a Hunter Valley wine tasting tour which was wonderful and delicious. On one of the stops they said that their wines would never be sold in the US because Americans had a sweeter palate and they would not be increasing the sweetness. Their wines were absolutely delicious. Have been to France and Italy and love their wines too.
This guy is great because he looks like the type of dude you'll find working the bar at a downtown spot, not the fancy restaurant that doesn't even list the prices on the menu. He's relatable.
I sparked new interests in wanting to try new wines but had no clue where to start! You knocked this video out of the ballpark! I appreciate you for sharing your knowledge and giving your honest feedback on the wines you selected in this video. Thank you!
Really well done!!!! Love your ability to translate very effectively with zero snobbery!!! I will be more open to try stuff with funkier labels going forward- still carefully. Thank you!!
Love the walkthrough on grading the wine labels, especially for people buying for other and don't drink it yourself. But just remember, everyones palate is different. I prefer sweet wines, which is often frown upon in the wine world (give me a low alcohol fruit wine or mead every day over red or white).
When I went to France, a French friend told me as long as the label says "mise en bouteille" and "appellation d'origine contrôlée" I would get a decent wine.
"Mis en bouteille" just means bottling. What you're looking for is 'mis en bouteille au château' or 'mis en bouteille à la propriété' (i.e. bottled on site) rather than 'mis en bouteille dans la région de production', which means it was transported to a warehouse,.
Been drinking the Syrocco (in UK called Tandem) for a few years and always thought it was great value - a delicious everyday wine. So saw it included in your video with some trepidation - very pleased that it got your approval.
because of your last video-I'm learning so much about different types - in love with Bordeaux right now. Thanks for making wine accessible to the common folk.
I am not a Sommelier, but being related to Wine for more than (25) years: that’s really HOW you should buy Wine on a daily basis; you read the label, country, region, grapes, alcohol: so you can make the most accurate assumptions; spot red flags (generalities), and to avoid getting ripped off by the label guerrilla marketing strategy 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
This video presumes you’re not at the winery and therefore can’t try the wine before you buy it. That is pretty much the majority of places most viewers will shop for wine.
This guy explains EVERYTHING so well that it makes me want to actually read all the labels of all the wines I buy! Please tell me you are with me.
I’ve got a bottle of Chardonnay next to me and enjoyed understanding the label and I didn’t know it is a California wine too. So I do look forward to slowing down and choosing more thoughtfully.
@@neddanson7162 Just let people have their fun...
Wish he would show prices.
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I don't even drink and this was interesting to listen to.
Andre needs a full length show with lots and lots of episodes PRONTO. I'd love to follow him around the world as he explores wine culture, cultivation, and business. I'd also give him money to make recs for me, like a wine sub club. This guy is gold.
Totally agree. I love this guy's vibe.
I was just thinking that! I feel so wine-enlightened right now. Give us all the info Andre!
Absolutely agree. This guy could (should) be a star.
you know sommeliers are snake oils salesmen right?
Doesn't even have to be about wine, the guy is so chill I'd listen to him talk about anything
TJ: I'm a silly bear wearing a sweater
Andre: And I took that personally
I feel like the artist was told "Tussock" but heard "Cossack" and thought, "A bear in sweater seems appropriate."
I wondered if it was a play on words as British people call a sweater a jumper.
the bear was wearing a jumper
Also:
Bear = California
That Bear is California Cool.
Here are the prices (per 750ml) matched to ratings:
Tussock Jumper D C- Price: $10
Gulp Hablo C B Price: $11
Vichingo B B+ Price: $25
Syrocco B+ A Price: $20
Giacomo Fenocchio A A Price: $65
Dom. le Sang de Cailloux A A+ Price: $60
Actual 🐐
I wonder if the fact he was drinking as he went along affected the grading towards higher marks at the end.
@@myrpok I highly doubt it. We don't see it on camera, but it's normal practice to spit out the wine in a bucket when tasting, so that you can try many different wines without getting drunk.
In any case he only took a small sip of each wine and I doubt that would have much of an effect on him anyway.
If you're paying $65 for a bottle of Fenocchio Dolcetto, you're shopping at the wrong place; it should sell for around $20, maybe $25. Fenocchio's Barolo might go for $65.
@@pmasters1951 It's 9.5€ for the bottle, plus delivery... Le sang de Cailloux is 21€ on the producer page
I love 15 minutes in, after explaining and critiquing various aspects of the wines he pops the first bottle, smells it and says "smells like wine"
🤣
Smells like spoiled grape juice.
Probably because truly bad wines can smell like something different than actual wine (e.g. grape soda).
Even professional wine tasters have been found to be wildly inaccurate about the price and origin of wines while blindfolded. "It's wine" is usually plenty.
@@dashiellgillingham4579 certified sommeliers actually can nail the region and even producer of wines at a scary level of accuracy. I mean it's even in the certification exams, so they have to be able to do it
21:22 "The cool thing about wine is that the more you drink, the better you become at it."
I appreciate this kind of advice.
"Keep Drinking" and I agree
Skid Row here I come😂
I love that he's so understanding that most people don't know the specifics of wine!! It sometimes seems so daunting to look through a bunch of bottles when you don't have the vernacular to sort through them
Love how he's always real. Says exactly how he feels and if he wrongly judges something he's an adult and gives them the proper credit. Seems like a great guy to have a drink with.
"90% of people buy wine based on the art on the label" - Yes. Yes they do.
And the price... Ha
yes agree. that's me 90% of the time. lol
@Evan Tara What is the blood type and vintage?
Sombody told me once that you can make the best wine in the world, but if nobody knows about it why does it matter?
Yeah and?
I remember this guy rating inexpensive wines and was hoping he’d pop up in more videos. Give him a regular spot. Great info without being a pretentious wine snob.
Can we get this weekly? I'm here for it!
I clicked so fast.
Agreed. So helpful and interesting.
And this dude is super cool, we need more of him.
Agreed. Could always use more wine knowledge!
Yes please! Brings me old winelibrary tv vibes
I've loved drinking wine for years and gotten others to enjoy it as well. People are turned off by it because when they try to learn about it, other people are jerks. Andre is genuine and informative - perfect for beginners and those who already know something. Thanks for this series!
You should show the price of each wine at the end
You'd pay a bottle of Sang des Cailloux in average $35 in USA, €17.5 in Europe ($21), and that would be the most expensive of the 6.
The Dolcetto d'Alba by Giacomo Fenocchio is 9€ here (in Europe, the equivalent of $11) and around $15 in USA.
They're all either very cheap or rather cheap wines.
In France (I'm French) Sang des Cailloux isn't really seen as an amazing wine, but is in the "quite good" (4/5) category.
The 2019 Dolcetto d'Alba is a fair 3/5. It's a bit sour, then earthy, but doesn't last long in mouth.
I'd definitely try the Moroccan wine, which seems to be a French person cultivating in Morocco - old methods, new earth.
Belgian (white) wines are something to taste, as climate change made some regions of this small country the equivalent of the German/Alsacian (FR) valleys in terms of sun, but the soil hasn't been cultivated for grapes much there in BE, so you get very complex aromes and it's often surprisingly wonderful, you're in for a fruity surprise.
@@nicojar Thanks for doin' the research, Nicolas! :D
@@nicojar I tuned out for a little but thanks for the info
@@nicojar what a pleasant surprise to find out that they're all very affordable, thanks for the information.
@@nicojar Bravo sir.👏
Would love to see this with a blind tasting component to see what effect the label has on your perception of quality
He is so knowledgeable but so authentic and easy-going. Great seeing him again!
They get so many nice experts to do these.
He looks and sounds like Pixar tried to design a wine expert. Loving these videos
@@danielmoura9421 yes!!!
sommeliers aren't experts, their fraudsters
@@Ciridan like you, only you're a troll and not very good at it.
I I don't even drink wine. I just love how this guy delivers his mass amount of knowledge. Reminds me of those far and few between teachers in high school who were actually passionate about teaching.
I am a wine agent in Canada. Your presentation is sooo down to earth. Producers, especially old wine families would love you., mass marketers less so. Hope Bon Appetit gets you on more often.
Why would mass marketers hate him? His honesty?
I like how he says at one point it doesn't matter, and what matters is what is in the bottle. I agree with that.
I got to try a lot of wine working as a server at a BYOB Sicilian mid range resteruant.
Lots of fancy expensive wines were honestly terrible tasting. Especially reds. I found European wine to be overrated.
German white wine was dope. I forgot what it was. A Reisling I beleive, and it was so unexpectedly delicious. Never got the price or anything, and forgot the crazy German name within a week.
This guy is such a natural communicator and so charismatic and effortless in-front of the camera. I'd love for you do do a wine 101 series with him
My man was lightin Tussock Jumper up 😂
That's what they get for making crap wine.
Why would a bear need a sweater, haha!
Yeah, it seemed weird to me that "Spain" was a good enough location for him, but "Calafornia" was not.
I trust blind taste tests more
@@KayleBradley Cause you can pinpoint the regions where wine grows in California easier than Spain I think.
It's smaller, there's less. So the fact that the label just said California makes it sus.
I would not expect a 22 minute video on wine labels to be so enjoyable. Nice job, Andre.
I like the fact that the most prestigious wine importer in the world isn’t called Sir Julius Fancypants or anything like that, he’s called Kermit 🐸🍷
🐸🧑🏿🦱
He is in fact Sir Kermit Lynch, though
@@ROOSEVELTNOX this changes NOTHING. I now imagine Kermit with a monocle.
Sir Kermit, aka Sirmit
Kermit lynch wine on his off days
The best part of this whole video is when he tries the last bottle and his first though is "This is so good I need to share this with everyone".
I spent 40 years in the biz. This guy knows his stuff and suffers no fools - there are lots of them...both in the bottle and the marketing fools pushing it.
Cheers to you sir. I'd have a glass or two with you anytime.
This guy needs to be here weekly. He's fantastic
I'm doing my Advanced Somm training with CMS and its more grilling than when I actually studied Winemaking at university. No one takes it as seriously as my degree because it doesn't have a BScAgri attached to it. I still love it more and I love educating people who are regular consumers or just starting out on their professional wine journeys.
I enjoyed winemaking way more than the somm side of the industry, it was too much puffery and mundane history.
Too bad no one looked up the tussock jumper definition before filming.
Tussock: “a small area of grass that is thicker or longer than the grass growing around it.”
Jumper: British slang for sweater
Clever play on words & imagery. Perhaps Andre would have liked it a bit more if he’d known!?
Came to the comments to see if anyone pointed this out. Also it's a California wine, and that label is basically the state flag. White flag with a CA Brown bear and strip of red (the jumper the bear is wearing).
Yep because on the 3rd line it says Ukiah, CA which is *drumroll* south of the Redwood Valley.
I also noticed that, great explanation
Also tussock isn't pronounced like Tuscon - it's more like truss without the r and ick.
Yes when I worked as a food server we had a sommelier come in. We tasted white wines without any label and only slightly chilled. It's amazing how different your senses experience the wine without the contamination of seeing the label or associating with a name.
This man needs his own show! He is so inviting! You just want to listen and watch.
This guy is magic.
I've been thru the CA wine country a few times, and thought I knew how to read the back of a bottle..
It's great to find someone who knows so much, yet admits he still needs to actually taste the wine to know for sure.
I'm definitely a fan & await more of his videos.
My Family used to grow grapes and make wine, I worked in a wine shop for a few years, and my Father to this day frowns upon cheap wine. But the only valuable advice that I received was at a wine tasting a few years ago. the question was, when is it a good wine, and the plain and simple answer was, when it tastes good to YOU. That day I found out that I really prefer rather inexpensive, very simple wines, which are not considered high class. Made my life so much better, wish I had found this simple rule a lot earlier in life. Don't pretend with all the fancy this and that, just let your own personal taste be the judge, ignore those who tell you that you have bad taste.
“Wine people love to talk” …no truer words have ever been spoken! Love these videos, really good base education. I recommend them to my clients and friends that are interested in learning more about wine. I’ve been in the wine business for 35 years and believe you never stop learning (and talking about wine!). Cheers!
Finally! We love seeing him, please feature him more often!
Morocco is divided into five wine regions. Within these wine regions are a total of 14 areas with Appellation d'Origine Garantie (AOG) status. In 2001, a single Appelation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) was created, Côteaux de l'Atlas 1er cru ("Atlas hills"). In 2009, the first estate with a Château name, Château Roslane, was approved.
Love André. Perfect combination of knowledgeability and approachability with a sense of humor as well. Thanks for the crash course!
I'm a casual wine drinker, but I really appreciate this guy's expertise, willingness to educate and style. Any master of their craft deserves respect.
Please please keep these videos coming. He's so great. I'm actually taking WSET 2 and he just went over 7 weeks of course in 22 min. thank you!
WSET 2 here. So helpful!
If I had a business where I needed a Sommelier I'd hire this guy so fast. Amazing. YT keeps recommending me his stuff and I can't stop watching it.
He’s a really cool guy. I had the pleasure of talking to him a few years ago.
I love how there's one bottle that actually had useful info for average buyers that helps explain what the wine will be like, and he thinks it's more confusing than just knowing off hand the name of every vineyard, whatkind of grapes they produce and what kind of wine they are known for making
But giving food pairings and a serving temperature doesn't tell anyone what the wine will taste like nor the quality of it.
I love that this guy thinks the 58 year old Korean liquor store clerk behind plexiglass is gonna explain to me the grapes used in my wine if I ask him.
I think he meant sommeliers at restaurants
@@JointFive or specialized wine stores, I like the online ones a lot, some of them have newsletter thingies talking about different grapes and regions, and they're not expensive
I thought this too when he said that 😂 I live in Australia and even if I go to “boutique” wine stores they have absolutely no idea about wine and just at look at me confused when I ask questions. I only know what I like in a wine but they can never direct me to anything. It’s the same at restaurants including WINE restaurants.
Trader Joes and Whole Foods have experts who do their purchasing. They know a lot about their inventory.
My local package store has people more than willing to talk and explain stuff to me.
This guy's awesome. Best thing on BA since the exodus.
YES. More Mack.
I have learned more in 5 videos of this gentlemen, then I have watching countless videos (in passing). More importantly, it is extremely engaging and chill. Thank you. I never paid attention to the rear label or understood the critical information (or lack thereof) contained within.
I am not a wine drinker and tend to think all the snobby wine mystique is just marketing mumbo jumbo... But Mr. Mack's explanation of how to read and evaluate the labels is very helpful. I would have found it helpful to know the retail prices for each of those wines.
It's interesting how individual our responses are to brand styling - I found the Tussock Jumper label by far the most aesthetically appealing of the "modern" packaging, right down to the size and placement of the (pleasantly uncluttered) label, the rounded corners of the labels, and the red foil. I even liked the graphical guide to flavours, serving temperature, and accompaniments. I don't really get the faux-handmade labels. The Vichingo I'd have taken for some kind of cheap swill for youngsters! Great to see how an expert approaches things.
I guess Vichingo are working on the principle of any marketing is good marketing, when they name their wine Violet Swill, sorry, Violet Swell. I'm sure it's only my brain that goes first to swill rather than thinking ocean swells when you're talking about wine.
Thanks for having a whole playlist of videos with Andre! Maybe you can do an "intro to wine 101" type of video with some explanation of what the basic flavors are for each varietal, maybe a 2nd video for how regions affect that base profile. Hearing him say "this is definitely what I expected a ___ to taste like" made me want to know too!
Said it before and I'll say it again - Andre is the BEST guest on this channel and my favorite wine personality right now. More more more!
Andre and Saul montiel make me soooo happy
I usually just pick the wine based on the story on the back of the bottle. It works alright since mostly the people who put those stories there are the ones who want you to now their vineyard so they at least are trying.
I've looked for wines using all the info he gives us in this video and I can personally tell you that it is definitely true the more specific info the better the wine! Found one pinpointed to the cask number and it was sooo good! Thanks Andre!
I highly recommend reading Kermit Lynch's "Adventure on the wine routes", in which he discovers wines in France. It is witty, easy to read and packed with interesting stories. Even if you are only remotely interested in wine. The guy is a legend.
I got that book as a present when I was 10. Totally agree - loved it.
You gotta love this guy, all of the knowledge, non of the hipster snobbery. Just plain talk.
"I'm sure they have a rich history of wine making there"
Morocco: laughs uncomfortably in French and Arabic
A little bit of Spanish thrown in there too ; )
He said 'lush history', which doesn't even make any sense.
If Andre had other videos like this one , I would absolutely ENJOY learning more about wine!
I love this series too much. He's so approachably educational.
Great presentation. I agree totally with your assessments of these wines. After 50 years we tend to focus only on the wines that truly enhances the taste of your meal. Then we have what I call the drinking wine. That's the one wine you enjoy for it's ability to make great conversation between meals.
Really enjoyed the video.
This guy is literally the only reason I'm subscribed to this channel anymore
I am already very into wine and have over 30k in my cellar but the way Andre explains things is extremely.. comforting? He feels familiar. There is a certain gravity with his personality and his approach that makes a very "pinkies up" hobby into something like a back yard bbq. Keep inviting Andre or give him his own show!
Well said!
Hey, if the SHF happens can I come hang out in your wine cellar? Assuming 30K is bottles not cost. 😂 manners and all.
I am deeply impressed by Hipster LL Cool J's extensive knowledge of wine.
I appreciate it when wine labels have pairing suggestions and flavor profiles. They are for the more casual wine drinker who probably does not pay more than 20 for a bottle and more often than not pays 10-15 dollars
I really loved the stickers for Tussock Jumper, especially the little pictograms that told what to drink it with and what flavors were inside. That’s my opinion as someone who doesn’t like wine 😄
those stickers are absolutely intended for the wine novice. Smart move by the marketing dept.
Bottle: tells you what to pair it with
Andre: “I’m confused”
cause if you are like him and know wine, it makes no sense. it's a label for people who don't know what they're buying. it's trying to be informative but ends up giving you no real help
Knowledgeable with down to Earth vibes. If 70% of people were half as cool as this guy, we'd have solved most of our modern day problems.
Useful stuff! If you live in the US, NZ, Australia, just buy local. There will be an option available that matches anything out of Europe.
Please keep bringing André back. I’d watch him weekly. His insights are so good, and he makes wine so accessible in such a practical and pleasing way. 💯
Thank you for explaining the process. So many people do not investigate beyond the label. If you get beyond labels then you can find the gems
I LOVED this!! I love drinking red wine, but don't know much. I learned a lot through this video and I can sound like I actually know what I'm talking about or looking for. Thank you!
It’s so nice to listen to someone so knowledgeable about wine and yet so down to earth and encouraging to people who don’t know much about wine. Please have André here more often.
ive bought like 2 bottles of wine ever and im old af and i feel like going full nerd thanks to this guy
Go for it! Wine is fun!
I wouldn't say I'm old (mid 20s) but I'm on the same boat as you, I understand whisk(e)y a lot more than wine and always found wine "experts" to be a bit too snobbish for my taste, but yeah Andre is great. I actually went out and bought some wines to try after watching some of his videos; helps that wine is very accessible/inexpensive here in europe (very expensive stuff still exists, but I think most not-super-rare wines are pretty inexpensive here (germany) especially when it comes to french, italian and spanish wine)
Love Andre...he keeps it simple, gets right to the point, and knows his sh*t
YES, we want more sommelier videos! So informative and this guy is super funny!!
As someone who works at a liquor store, this is actually super helpful for me when helping customers with wine.
Also please maybe get a tripod or a holder that helps stop the shakiness with filming. It makes me feel motion sickness coming on
Very pleasant to watch, non-pretentious and someone I'd love to have a glass of wine with! Thank you for educating me!!
First time a sommelier makes me excited to learn more about wine not stupid for how much I don’t know, I love how Andre rocks it
This is a great series. Andre Mack is the perfect person to explain the science behind Wine 🍷
In METRO, which is a supermarket chain in Europe, they have an expert in their wine section. They have always helped me greatly, more stores should do that.
This is easily the best content you guys have had since the Dark Event
I have joined recently to improve my vocabulary in wine cause my mother language is portuguese …however I have had much more than that … much fun and wine education. Congrats!!!
We need more of Andre Mack on the BA channel! He's entertaining, educational, approachable. Wine is such a hard topic for so many people. When you strike gold with someone like Andre, mine the h*** out of it and PAY him.
Great video - something important for champagne is that a non vintage label is extremely common. Vintages present in the champagne world will indicate the absolute top quality but plenty of NV champagnes are great
More of this please !
I try to get best value for the price period it's hard to know but generally I don't spend over $25 on a bottle of wine no matter how good people say it is Cheap Yeah I Am but there are good enough wines in my price range that I can survive. In this tasting I'd probably select the Gulp Hablo based on the info. Love Andre Mack's show he's informative without being condescending.
He's producing some of the best videos on BA lately. Very good stuff
This is a great presentation and just hit the subscribe button. We vacationed in Sydney, Australia and went on a Hunter Valley wine tasting tour which was wonderful and delicious. On one of the stops they said that their wines would never be sold in the US because Americans had a sweeter palate and they would not be increasing the sweetness. Their wines were absolutely delicious. Have been to France and Italy and love their wines too.
I don't even drink wine, but this guy's knowledge and personality just draw me in.
This guy is great because he looks like the type of dude you'll find working the bar at a downtown spot, not the fancy restaurant that doesn't even list the prices on the menu. He's relatable.
This was cool. I'd love to see another one where you grade the label, do a blind tasting, and match the wine to the label.
Then you'd see it's all nonsense.
I sparked new interests in wanting to try new wines but had no clue where to start! You knocked this video out of the ballpark! I appreciate you for sharing your knowledge and giving your honest feedback on the wines you selected in this video. Thank you!
Really well done!!!! Love your ability to translate very effectively with zero snobbery!!! I will be more open to try stuff with funkier labels going forward- still carefully. Thank you!!
Love the walkthrough on grading the wine labels, especially for people buying for other and don't drink it yourself. But just remember, everyones palate is different. I prefer sweet wines, which is often frown upon in the wine world (give me a low alcohol fruit wine or mead every day over red or white).
When I went to France, a French friend told me as long as the label says "mise en bouteille" and "appellation d'origine contrôlée" I would get a decent wine.
"Mis en bouteille" just means bottling. What you're looking for is 'mis en bouteille au château' or 'mis en bouteille à la propriété' (i.e. bottled on site) rather than 'mis en bouteille dans la région de production', which means it was transported to a warehouse,.
Been drinking the Syrocco (in UK called Tandem) for a few years and always thought it was great value - a delicious everyday wine. So saw it included in your video with some trepidation - very pleased that it got your approval.
"Wine shouldn't be confusing:"
- Gives the wine with the most information about what food it pairs with and the serving temperature a D.
Well it didn't taste like manure, so how good could it be?
ngl, Andre got me into wine. His passion for the subject is very infectious
Our prayers were answered and he has returned...BA you better do a series with this absolute legend!
This guy is great! I love how his reviews opened up as he kept tasting.........
Thank you, this helped me a lot on how to choose a wine when there's so many choices out there and I feel lost.
because of your last video-I'm learning so much about different types - in love with Bordeaux right now.
Thanks for making wine accessible to the common folk.
Great content. Price at the end would have made this an A+.
That was fun. Really enjoyed it. Thank you
I am not a Sommelier, but being related to Wine for more than (25) years: that’s really HOW you should buy Wine on a daily basis; you read the label, country, region, grapes, alcohol: so you can make the most accurate assumptions; spot red flags (generalities), and to avoid getting ripped off by the label guerrilla marketing strategy 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
This video presumes you’re not at the winery and therefore can’t try the wine before you buy it. That is pretty much the majority of places most viewers will shop for wine.
I’m not sure what propelled this man into my UA-cam suggestions but I’m super glad it happened!!