This was a fun one! I hope you're not disappointed in your call; I'm straight up impressed you nailed the grape, especially with the wine's muddied flavors. Extra props for your adorable, snoring feline friend.
I have learned recently that Aussie winemakers are allowed to add sugars after a wine has fermented to dry and your tasting confirms that! Thanks Vince!
They can, australian wine laws are nothing like europe. They can grow any grape anywher and are not bound by methods. That said sugar additions would rarely be for home market, if at all. if you can find a small producer
This was so great to watch. Please do more of blind wine tasting. Love wine and I’m going to take WSET level 2 course in November so learning a lot already from your videos. Thank you 😊
Please keep doing these! I had a lot of fun trying to guess. I also landed on Cabernet Sauvignon but also incorrectly guess the location, this time with Napa.
The oak with next to no fruit on the nose had me thinking cheaper cali cab but when u said medium tannin & acidity, I was leaning Merlot. At least they didn’t give you Yellow Tail 😁
I don’t really think so personally. I associate Sancerre with its screaming acidity and minerality. Sometimes you get the “cat piss” note which maybe if what you’re referring to, but I think that’s more NZ SB typically.
@@visforvinoI actually understand your “cat piss” reference. I’ve had Sauvignon Blanc from Trentino-Alto Adige ( Elena Walch, not sure if you’re familiar )and it’s very tropical and grapefruit forward. I don’t get to drink Sancerre much and yea I agree with you, minerality and ripe lime, under ripe grapefruit, crushed river rocks. I think somehow I got that confused on my blind tasting Haha. I do prefer the Elena Walch SB to be honest though. Oh and the blind tasting wasn’t for an exam. Just for fun :)
lol Vince. I’m an Aussie and I thought you were describing a Barossa Shiraz! Barossa well known for Shiraz, Cabernet not so much. I would never drink the chateau tanunda Cabernet.
This was great. The oak (or probably chips) sounded American so in a toss-up between Lodi and Australia I went to Australia. That said I wasn´t sure with plum whether they might have blended some Shiraz. No pepper but cheap wines often aren´t that varietal anyway.
Australia never crossed my mind, but other than the States, I didn't even consider it! I've never had an Australian Cabernet which means I'm running out to get one within the next few days!
That was impressive .. still hitting on the Cab Sav even those this Australian expression is widely different from what one would find in CA or even French wines of that grape. It seems to me Australian Cabs are pretty rare, so, that was an added twist. Now, one thing to note: Amarone is not a grape but rather a wine usually made from 3 grapes from a northeastern region of Italy.
Thanks! Yes, that's my fault. CMS lists it as "Corvina based blends" but since that's wordy on screen and I'm fairly certain most people don't know Corvina, I put Amarone to simplify.
Since you mentioned sugar + from what you said its very not-destinct I was landing on cheap syrah from Australia. Why? Because cheap syrah from Australia dosnt seem to have the original syrah characaters you find in rhone, and its usually tampered with at this range of quality. Good job!
I just wonder why you restrict yourself to single grapes in the elimination (apart from GSM), as a lot of wines are blends. But fun to watch how you rule out the options. And bravo, because red big wines from the new world are often hard to guess.
Thanks! So we actually go off the CMS advanced wines, so people who are studying for exams can learn. That being said, I think Grenache also includes GSM and Cab and Merlot includes BDX blends.
No shade on Portuguese (or any other indigenous) grapes! We just use the CMS advanced level options to limit choices from the 100s of grapes out there and help people study for those exams.
Of course they are. There’s all sorts of grapes grown everywhere. You can also find Nebbiolo in Mexico. But when working within the guidelines of CMS or WSET you are only tested on the typical historical grapes grown in their regions.
Yeah I mean unless you tasted and said the word “eucalyptus” I’m not going to go Australia for this. You described cheap new world (especially American) bold red wine. You got new world cab sauv….good enough. I dislike this genera of wine. Thank you assaulting your palate for us!
These are so good, Vince! So damn exciting lol 💀😂🍷 Keep it up!
This was a fun one! I hope you're not disappointed in your call; I'm straight up impressed you nailed the grape, especially with the wine's muddied flavors. Extra props for your adorable, snoring feline friend.
Haha 😂 🐈⬛
I have learned recently that Aussie winemakers are allowed to add sugars after a wine has fermented to dry and your tasting confirms that! Thanks Vince!
For sure. Also, other people have noted that we definitely could have picked a better wine! I think this one was a big on the cheaper side.
They can, australian wine laws are nothing like europe. They can grow any grape anywher and are not bound by methods. That said sugar additions would rarely be for home market, if at all. if you can find a small producer
This was so fun to watch and try to guess along with you!
pretty good job, considering what wine it turned out to be. love your Vino Blind series.
And you got it was new world!
Yeah, I got new world Cabernet, I’ll call that a win!
Have learned so much from your great programs...watched you all thru post pandemic... you're really gifted & make wine exciting!🍷👍Thank you!
Thank you, so glad to hear that!!
This was so great to watch. Please do more of blind wine tasting. Love wine and I’m going to take WSET level 2 course in November so learning a lot already from your videos.
Thank you 😊
So happy it’s helping. Another one coming next week!
@@visforvino That is superb! Thank you 😊
Please keep doing these! I had a lot of fun trying to guess. I also landed on Cabernet Sauvignon but also incorrectly guess the location, this time with Napa.
These are fun and educational videos to watch. Many thanks!
Did a wine taste challenge with 4 spanish wines.
2 bottles were 100% 1 grape..
2 bottles were blends and we were given the grapes for the blends.
I love these blind tasting videos.
Before the reveal just on your comments tasting i thought cal cab
The oak with next to no fruit on the nose had me thinking cheaper cali cab but when u said medium tannin & acidity, I was leaning Merlot. At least they didn’t give you Yellow Tail 😁
😂😂
My first guess was Zinfandel when you mentioned the rs.
Everything you were saying shouted Australian.
Hopefully will nail it next time!
I though it was Cali Cab from the beginning , once you started screaming Oak lol
Haha that’s probably why that’s where I ended up!
@@visforvino I actually have a question haha
Can Sancerre be wooly like Chenin Blanc can be?
I don’t really think so personally. I associate Sancerre with its screaming acidity and minerality. Sometimes you get the “cat piss” note which maybe if what you’re referring to, but I think that’s more NZ SB typically.
@@visforvinoI actually understand your “cat piss” reference. I’ve had Sauvignon Blanc from Trentino-Alto Adige ( Elena Walch, not sure if you’re familiar )and it’s very tropical and grapefruit forward. I don’t get to drink Sancerre much and yea I agree with you, minerality and ripe lime, under ripe grapefruit, crushed river rocks. I think somehow I got that confused on my blind tasting Haha. I do prefer the Elena Walch SB to be honest though. Oh and the blind tasting wasn’t for an exam. Just for fun :)
Cut this down for tik tok! This was super fun to watch and would get more exposure on that platform - great stuff and super engaging :)
lol Vince. I’m an Aussie and I thought you were describing a Barossa Shiraz! Barossa well known for Shiraz, Cabernet not so much. I would never drink the chateau tanunda Cabernet.
Yes, I've heard this isn't the best example of Aussie wine unfortunately...
This was great. The oak (or probably chips) sounded American so in a toss-up between Lodi and Australia I went to Australia. That said I wasn´t sure with plum whether they might have blended some Shiraz. No pepper but cheap wines often aren´t that varietal anyway.
Lodi could have been a good call too!
Australia never crossed my mind, but other than the States, I didn't even consider it! I've never had an Australian Cabernet which means I'm running out to get one within the next few days!
haha fooled me for sure!
That was impressive .. still hitting on the Cab Sav even those this Australian expression is widely different from what one would find in CA or even French wines of that grape. It seems to me Australian Cabs are pretty rare, so, that was an added twist. Now, one thing to note: Amarone is not a grape but rather a wine usually made from 3 grapes from a northeastern region of Italy.
Thanks! Yes, that's my fault. CMS lists it as "Corvina based blends" but since that's wordy on screen and I'm fairly certain most people don't know Corvina, I put Amarone to simplify.
Vince congrats that was great, im goin for my level two CMS want to know some tips for the tasting exam. Thanks 🙏👍
Glad we could help!
Did better than I of done. Wanted to be a sommelier but realized I just can't detect nothing unless I got a starting point
Interesting deductive process but could you please add more content about the differences between new and old world styles in this series. Thank you.
We actually covered this a bit in this video: ua-cam.com/video/XglPTBk9VQw/v-deo.htmlsi=jxi5NggAcTrZ68EX
Residual sugar only would push me towards Australia.
Yeah, agreed
Since you mentioned sugar + from what you said its very not-destinct I was landing on cheap syrah from Australia. Why? Because cheap syrah from Australia dosnt seem to have the original syrah characaters you find in rhone, and its usually tampered with at this range of quality.
Good job!
Thanks, got close anyway!
How can I suggest you a wine for the next blind tasting, without you know about it? 😂😱
Haha oh man, let me think about that! Maybe I need to set up an anonymous email or something…
I just wonder why you restrict yourself to single grapes in the elimination (apart from GSM), as a lot of wines are blends. But fun to watch how you rule out the options. And bravo, because red big wines from the new world are often hard to guess.
Thanks! So we actually go off the CMS advanced wines, so people who are studying for exams can learn. That being said, I think Grenache also includes GSM and Cab and Merlot includes BDX blends.
@@visforvino Ok understand!
You did mention Shiraz and tobacco notes
I guess Barossa region 2019 Syrah though
The grape for Amarone is Corvina right?
Exactly.
Why not include portuguese grapes/blends as options?
No shade on Portuguese (or any other indigenous) grapes! We just use the CMS advanced level options to limit choices from the 100s of grapes out there and help people study for those exams.
Sangiovese and Tempernillo are both grown in Sonoma and Napa Counties and wines are made from them. So, no, these varietals are not only Old World.
Of course they are. There’s all sorts of grapes grown everywhere. You can also find Nebbiolo in Mexico. But when working within the guidelines of CMS or WSET you are only tested on the typical historical grapes grown in their regions.
Yeah I mean unless you tasted and said the word “eucalyptus” I’m not going to go Australia for this. You described cheap new world (especially American) bold red wine. You got new world cab sauv….good enough. I dislike this genera of wine. Thank you assaulting your palate for us!
haha anything for you!
Chateau Tanunda, or as I like to call it Chateau Shithouse. Much better Cab Savs in Barossa than this.
I’m sure there are! I’d say part of the challenge is trying wines across the quality spectrum, and assessing quality.
It wasn't a dig at you and your channel. Keep up the good work.
Didn’t take it that way, no worries. 😄 Hoping to get to Australia one day and really do it justice in an episode!
We have some amazing and very diverse wine regions here. I'm sure you would love it.
i always watch your videos and i learn a lot from you
I hope to do an episode there one day!