As an italian sommelier, I like your videos a lot! This one particularly is one of my favorite: your explanation about how the zone can impact the price of a wine bottle is perfect, related also to France or burgundy in particular. Thanks for sharing! Mattia
@@nunyabizz50 That says more about you than anything. Do you have taste buds dawg? Can you smell? Even non-wine drinkers cam taste a difference between 2 buck chuck and a 10$ wine, 2 buck chuck is gross
@@stevedecklin I'm a non-wine drinker with a very very sharp sense of taste and smell. I find most wines gross. They overwhelm me with dryness and tannins. The few that I can tolerate at all are much closer to a 2 buck chuck than anything fancy. So a high-priced wine doesn't impress me at all.
@@DianeGraft What your personal preferences or amount of taste buds you have isn't really what it's about. Wine tasting is more objective where there really isn't any "I like or dislike". It's about talking about the wine for what it is. Taste is subjective but there is an objective system where quality has been decided based on the factors he talks about in this video. If you have a sharp sense of taste or smell as you describe it you might be what the industry call a Monroe (or a super taster). There are basically three types of tasters (I can't remember them all in my head) and Monroe is the most sensitive aka you have more taste buds than the average person. That would mean you lean towards simpler foods without alot of acid, bitterness or spice and you prefer sweet things.
Andre is such an outstanding host! Speaking so passionately about something and at a level that most people can understand is so hard to find. Thank you!
I recently started working in a store that sells loads of different wines (among other alcoholic beverages) and this kind of content has been a great help to get a lot of accessible and easy to understand information. It’s definitely helped get me a foundation to build my knowledge on! Big props to Andre and Bon Appetit for the quality content!
I would love to see Andre doing a blind test (where he is guessing places/varietals/price ranges)! Not that Andre isn’t super authentic, but brains play strange tricks, even for experts. That will be fun to watch!!
You should watch some of Wine King’s videos. Him and his guests are true experts that frequently do blind tastings and frequently guess wines down to a specific region or vineyard
I'm a French>English translator and interpreter interested in specialising in wine (a pretty big market in my language combination!) and these videos are such an entertaining and informative way to get a sense of what people talk about when they talk about wine, and the way they do. Thanks BA and thanks André!
Andre has made wine so much more accessible to me. He makes me want to learn more about wine. I refer back to what I’ve learned in these videos, when I’m wine shopping.
Random, but Diamond Creek is an absolutely amazing vineyard to do a private tour with a small group. It’s a little pricy depending on your budget, but so intimate and personal, I highly recommend. They drive you through the vineyard and talk you through the different geographical regions they own and the differences that come through in each of the wines they make. Absolutely incredible vineyard and the wine is well worth it!
The video title doesn't really explain the value of what he covered here, this was so much more than a simple tasting. Great overview explanation of why wines have different price points.
I feel the same. scarcity rather than "taste" matters to expensive wines--people are paying for fine vintages, reputable producers, and finally rare wines.
lead and manure you can smell though. polished is not a smell, but it is a valid descriptor. i agree, i have no issue with any words that help describe the taste and paint a picture
That was a great talk I think you expressed so much that gets passed so many who are trying to learn about wines. Things I had to discover the hard way simply put in the description of your points added up quick Thanks
Since I’ve started watching Andre’s videos I’ve been getting into red wines and I’m a few weeks in. So far my opinion is that beyond $30 there’s really no point to spend more unless you’re going really vintage because otherwise the differences are so subtle and $30 will get you a quality wine 9/10 times.
There are studies reflecting a correlation that you just outlined perfectly! The perfect cross between value and quality for most wine consumers are bottles in the $25-40 price range. The quality of wine perceived by consumers really levels out after that, and the quality before hitting that range can vary wildly. It's very interesting, and can go to show that while marketing doesn't have the hold it once did, as André explained, the factual price of the bottle definitely still has a hold on perception of quality. And unless you're actively training your palate and working on wine certification, splurging on more expensive bottles is just spending money because you can. Drinking to enjoy and tasting to learn and dissect are not at all the same thing.
For 99% of people there's definitely a pretty extreme diminishing return over $30-40. Particularly if you're willing to explore some less well known regions or varietals you can get fantastic wine for $15-25.
@@projectflip6765 Agreed on all counts, whenever customers come into my store looking for killer value wines, I point them to Portuguese and Spanish wines, great flavor on a shoestring budget.
I like hearing you talk about the education side of wine. You make it easily digestible, fun, and enjoyable. Thank you. I also never know what wine to buy and some of my blind buys have been an epic fail. I am definitely going to try the ones in your video. Thanks again!
Yeah, I don't drink either. But a lot of the approaches he uses for wine I find are transferable to cigars, which are my thing, so I always like to hear what makes a wine, or whisk(e)y, scotch, bourbon, et cetera stand out. Also because it helps my cigar recommendations to clients without having to force myself to taste test wines or spirits that I feel would bigot my opinion on any pairing.
Love this series! Please review Italian wines! They are far more affordable (they own the vineyards), have unique characteristics, and have their own signature. It would be great to see a Global review-Italian, Australian, Chilean, etc. Please!
I was thinking that Red Rock Terrace wine would be pretty rough given it's Cabernet aged in 100% new french oak. It would need another 10 years to mellow out. I think drinking the sidekick now would actually taste better than the expensive one now.
Great vid! Super concentrated, easy to understand and fun. A lifetime of wine questions answered in a short time. Very smart and down-to-earth expert and a cool guy. Thank you.
Talking about the labels the "steady state" actually looks like the most expensive one. The more pictures and crazy fonts they use the more tacky and cheap they look in my opinion.
André is so good, and I respect him so much. I know just enough to be sure he's right. He inspires me to learn more. André! Produce a UA-cam training series for the aspiring oenologist and charge $500, $600 bucks a pop! I'll spring for it.
I typically swirl the glass and look at the legs to see the quality of the tannins. I also use bread 🥖 to clean the palate before switching. Not sure if you got into this but aging a wine goes along way, even for an everyday wine. Lastly, the label may read vinted or produced as an indication of the quality along with the alcohol ABV. Higher is not necessarily better. I went to school in San Luis Obispo so I’m a hack-wine aficionado. Good Video 👍 The Steady State wine that is 40% aged in new oak barrels is a limited run, a reserve wine or more of a premier club of the month wine?
No mention of closures - I do find cheaper wines (which can be great value) use screw-tops. Then you have the composite (glued chips) corks and then real cork. While never 100% - many expensive New World wines with good reputations can use whatever closure they prefer - I think there is a subconscious correlation among consumers. Certainly when buying wine in a supermarket it holds pretty true
Also, I would add “Ethics”: how much farmers and winemaker care about their soils, their grapes and their wines has a huge impact on costs and therefore price
Learning alot! How do you perform a high price point champagne tasting? Is there a way of sampling 3-5 champagnes without blurring the flavor profiles and nuances?
I would think that real estate values would (ironically) be more of a factor in lower cost wines than higher cost. For example, a low-end Napa cab might go for $40 or $50 - that has to be almost entirely due to real estate. At the other extreme you have grand cru burgundies going for thousands a bottle in a region where, as he said, the land has long been paid for. So the huge price can't possibly be due to real estate costs, it's entirely based on the reputation of the producer and terroir.
Hey, what kind of wine puller are you using on the 4th bottle. Looks like it has a ratchet. I want one for my collection. I also love wine, not just the corks 😊, TIA, Rich.
Love the advice, unfortunately haven’t been able to find many of the wines where I live (New Mexico). Would love a video on just wines available at Costco.
Shoutout to André for teaching us about the art, history, culture, and science behind wine. How do I like this video twice?
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Using this comment for André appreciation. I would do anything for this man
Finally more of my favourite Bon Appétit show. Love André.
He doesn't slurp the wine enough.........
As an italian sommelier, I like your videos a lot! This one particularly is one of my favorite: your explanation about how the zone can impact the price of a wine bottle is perfect, related also to France or burgundy in particular. Thanks for sharing!
Mattia
I think a really compelling video would be having him blind taste these wines and rank them accordingly independent of price.
I can virtually guarantee i could replace the wine in that $300 bottle with $2 buck chuck and 8 out 10 wouldn't tell the difference.
@@nunyabizz50 That says more about you than anything. Do you have taste buds dawg? Can you smell? Even non-wine drinkers cam taste a difference between 2 buck chuck and a 10$ wine, 2 buck chuck is gross
@@stevedecklin I'm a non-wine drinker with a very very sharp sense of taste and smell. I find most wines gross. They overwhelm me with dryness and tannins. The few that I can tolerate at all are much closer to a 2 buck chuck than anything fancy. So a high-priced wine doesn't impress me at all.
@@DianeGraft so your taste buds are bad then
@@DianeGraft What your personal preferences or amount of taste buds you have isn't really what it's about. Wine tasting is more objective where there really isn't any "I like or dislike". It's about talking about the wine for what it is. Taste is subjective but there is an objective system where quality has been decided based on the factors he talks about in this video.
If you have a sharp sense of taste or smell as you describe it you might be what the industry call a Monroe (or a super taster). There are basically three types of tasters (I can't remember them all in my head) and Monroe is the most sensitive aka you have more taste buds than the average person. That would mean you lean towards simpler foods without alot of acid, bitterness or spice and you prefer sweet things.
Andre is such an outstanding host! Speaking so passionately about something and at a level that most people can understand is so hard to find. Thank you!
I recently started working in a store that sells loads of different wines (among other alcoholic beverages) and this kind of content has been a great help to get a lot of accessible and easy to understand information. It’s definitely helped get me a foundation to build my knowledge on!
Big props to Andre and Bon Appetit for the quality content!
I could listen to André talk about wine for hours! Awesome as usual.
I would love to see Andre doing a blind test (where he is guessing places/varietals/price ranges)! Not that Andre isn’t super authentic, but brains play strange tricks, even for experts. That will be fun to watch!!
You should watch some of Wine King’s videos. Him and his guests are true experts that frequently do blind tastings and frequently guess wines down to a specific region or vineyard
@@TraceurRyuk Second this! Wine King is fantastic
I'm definitely not skilled to zeroing into to a specific vineyard, at least not yet.. that's mega impressive to me.
@@TraceurRyuk Yes! I love wineking, him and Peter are the real deal
Demystifying the world of wine in layman terms one great video at a time - keep them coming!
I'm a French>English translator and interpreter interested in specialising in wine (a pretty big market in my language combination!) and these videos are such an entertaining and informative way to get a sense of what people talk about when they talk about wine, and the way they do. Thanks BA and thanks André!
Every time I watch one of these I have to go out and buy a bottle of wine. Every...bloody...time, haha.
It does get expensive after a while 🤣
Andre is the single reason why I consider buying more expensive wines. His level of knowledge and easy to understand logic is just *chefs kiss*.
Mmmm I love me some pencil
Andre has made wine so much more accessible to me. He makes me want to learn more about wine. I refer back to what I’ve learned in these videos, when I’m wine shopping.
Random, but Diamond Creek is an absolutely amazing vineyard to do a private tour with a small group. It’s a little pricy depending on your budget, but so intimate and personal, I highly recommend. They drive you through the vineyard and talk you through the different geographical regions they own and the differences that come through in each of the wines they make. Absolutely incredible vineyard and the wine is well worth it!
Andre Mack needs his own show. Just do it. This gentleman is a wizard.
I was having a bad day but then Andre appeared on my youtube feed and made everything better.
The video title doesn't really explain the value of what he covered here, this was so much more than a simple tasting. Great overview explanation of why wines have different price points.
I feel the same. scarcity rather than "taste" matters to expensive wines--people are paying for fine vintages, reputable producers, and finally rare wines.
Another great video by Andre. Super cool guy, mellow not pretentious, educating. Please do a show on Roseeeeeeee
If ‘lead’ and ‘manure’ can be wine terms, then so can ‘polished’
you're right. that opens a lot of doors to new descriptors
lead and manure you can smell though. polished is not a smell, but it is a valid descriptor. i agree, i have no issue with any words that help describe the taste and paint a picture
@@sommelierofstench - like ‘sharp’ or ‘bright’, which have been accepted descriptors for a while now. 😁
That was a great talk
I think you expressed so much that gets passed so many who are trying to learn about wines.
Things I had to discover the hard way simply put in the description of your points added up quick
Thanks
Ah yes, my favorite flavors in any drink, graphite and pencil...
I want that opener he used...... Always love your video BA with André Mack.
Please post where I can buy that opener
@@marcosbonfante7451 I have never seen one like that as well.
It's over $100. Called Le Sable Waiter's Corkscrew.
@@FloridaSoundsGood thanks!
I love that you’ve got a bottle of Altos las Hormigas, the great Argentine wine made by Antonini. Saludos Mr Mack
Love seeing more Andre content. The man was made to host and educate. Keep it up!
Since I’ve started watching Andre’s videos I’ve been getting into red wines and I’m a few weeks in. So far my opinion is that beyond $30 there’s really no point to spend more unless you’re going really vintage because otherwise the differences are so subtle and $30 will get you a quality wine 9/10 times.
There are studies reflecting a correlation that you just outlined perfectly! The perfect cross between value and quality for most wine consumers are bottles in the $25-40 price range. The quality of wine perceived by consumers really levels out after that, and the quality before hitting that range can vary wildly. It's very interesting, and can go to show that while marketing doesn't have the hold it once did, as André explained, the factual price of the bottle definitely still has a hold on perception of quality. And unless you're actively training your palate and working on wine certification, splurging on more expensive bottles is just spending money because you can. Drinking to enjoy and tasting to learn and dissect are not at all the same thing.
For 99% of people there's definitely a pretty extreme diminishing return over $30-40. Particularly if you're willing to explore some less well known regions or varietals you can get fantastic wine for $15-25.
@@katiemasters3473 I have to agree with you, in Portugal we can drink a really nice wine for 15/20 euros.
@@andrefilipe726 I just had a $12 bottle of Douro that was delicious
@@projectflip6765 Agreed on all counts, whenever customers come into my store looking for killer value wines, I point them to Portuguese and Spanish wines, great flavor on a shoestring budget.
I like hearing you talk about the education side of wine. You make it easily digestible, fun, and enjoyable. Thank you. I also never know what wine to buy and some of my blind buys have been an epic fail. I am definitely going to try the ones in your video. Thanks again!
I always click on his videos when they pop up in my notifications. I don't even drink wine, but he makes me wish I did.
Yeah, I don't drink either. But a lot of the approaches he uses for wine I find are transferable to cigars, which are my thing, so I always like to hear what makes a wine, or whisk(e)y, scotch, bourbon, et cetera stand out. Also because it helps my cigar recommendations to clients without having to force myself to taste test wines or spirits that I feel would bigot my opinion on any pairing.
the down to earth honesty is very refreshing
André: "You know how I like my manure".
George Costanza has joined the chat.
This video in particular is very informative. It's one of the best I've seen.
Love this series! Please review Italian wines! They are far more affordable (they own the vineyards), have unique characteristics, and have their own signature. It would be great to see a Global review-Italian, Australian, Chilean, etc. Please!
I was thinking that Red Rock Terrace wine would be pretty rough given it's Cabernet aged in 100% new french oak. It would need another 10 years to mellow out. I think drinking the sidekick now would actually taste better than the expensive one now.
Diamond creek is awesome. I was able to do a horizontal tasting with their different micro climate wines and found it fascinating
So the more money you spend the more it tastes like graphite and pencil shavings
Great vid! Super concentrated, easy to understand and fun. A lifetime of wine questions answered in a short time. Very smart and down-to-earth expert and a cool guy. Thank you.
I could listen to you sharing your knowledge with us the whole day 🤩🤩🤩🤩
3:53 anyone know what brand this corkscrew is? I need one😅
Talking about the labels the "steady state" actually looks like the most expensive one. The more pictures and crazy fonts they use the more tacky and cheap they look in my opinion.
I really believe this dude and these videos are creating a lot of wine fans in a non-douchey way. Certainly giving me a whole new passion
I literally come to this channel just for his videos! I don't like wine, I just like watching him teach!
Thought it was just me
Can you do a Trader Joe's edition, where you only do review and ranking of Trader Joe's wines?
Andre back with anothaaaaa banger!!!
Very informative. Thank you for making this UA-cam. By the way, if you don’t mind, can you share where you bought the wine opener? 😊👍🏼
0:47 “Cabernet Sauvignon is the king of grape varietals.”
Burgundy: “I’d like a minute for rebuttal.”
Pomerol: “Yeah, and when you’re done…”
Literally every video is a lesson about wine. Keep them coming!
Thanks for such an informative video. Makes me want to go up in price point a little more often..
What kind of corkscrew are you using at 3:48 in the video??
Same question ⁉️
Best series on UA-cam
Always love these!! Also, what kind of wine key is that with the channel local feature???
Great crash Course in Wine! Cheers!
Does anyone know what kind of corkscrew he is using? Some sort of ratcheting mechanism. Shown at 3:53 in video.
Le Sable Waiter's Corkscrew, found it in another comment here as I was looking for it too!
In Argentina you can get same quality of wines for fractions of those prices.
André is so good, and I respect him so much. I know just enough to be sure he's right.
He inspires me to learn more.
André! Produce a UA-cam training series for the aspiring oenologist and charge $500, $600 bucks a pop! I'll spring for it.
Great video as always.
I think it would be cool to see a Brad and Andre collab.
Just great, clear information! Really enjoy your videos! Cheers!
Some of the best informative wine videos on UA-cam.
I typically swirl the glass and look at the legs to see the quality of the tannins. I also use bread 🥖 to clean the palate before switching. Not sure if you got into this but aging a wine goes along way, even for an everyday wine. Lastly, the label may read vinted or produced as an indication of the quality along with the alcohol ABV. Higher is not necessarily better. I went to school in San Luis Obispo so I’m a hack-wine aficionado. Good Video 👍
The Steady State wine that is 40% aged in new oak barrels is a limited run, a reserve wine or more of a premier club of the month wine?
I am a simple man, if I see a new Andre video, I watch it.
Where can I purchase that tasting glass? Love it
No mention of closures - I do find cheaper wines (which can be great value) use screw-tops. Then you have the composite (glued chips) corks and then real cork. While never 100% - many expensive New World wines with good reputations can use whatever closure they prefer - I think there is a subconscious correlation among consumers. Certainly when buying wine in a supermarket it holds pretty true
Great video! Would love to see Okanagan Valley (Canada) Pinot Noir included in this too!
I’ve been avoiding Napa wines because of the cost. It’s made the great European ones more affordable again.
The increase in Burgundy wine is higher than any other wine. Good US wine are still very accessible
Thanks, I enjoyed your breakdowns of the wines.
Hands down you do a great job in detail.
Andre is easily top 3 Soms on UA-cam
Meanwhile I’m over here drinking my $2.95 Walmart oak leaf living my best life
Where can I get that bottle opener shown on 3:53 ? It looks so good compared to other waiter's friend!
How are you differentiating between currant and cassis? They're the same fruit.
He can’t. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about. There are no standards for “wine experts”
I love this video! Andre Hueston Mack is the best offering on BA!
Also, I would add “Ethics”: how much farmers and winemaker care about their soils, their grapes and their wines has a huge impact on costs and therefore price
Love these videos!!!! Thank you, Andre!
Learning alot! How do you perform a high price point champagne tasting? Is there a way of sampling 3-5 champagnes without blurring the flavor profiles and nuances?
Can you do a video about which wines age well and which don't.
Any idea what that stepped hinge corkscrew he used?
Need more Andre content!
I don't get the manure descriptor. Not quite sure that I would pay $300 for this fragrance.
Trying to determine where my under $5 wines fit in the whole scheme of things. I Love my wines as well as Andre's expertise.
What is the type of corkscrew used to open the Diamond Creek bottle @3:53? Where can I find it?
Great Video. Interesting wine glass. Riedel?
That wine opener is clutch. Very informative video as usual. Always a learning experience.
Do you know which it is?
@@niickyrozay no I don't. I wish I did. Plz plug it if you find out. Just admiring.
@@niickyrozay LE SABLE WAITER'S CORKSCREW
I love that wine opener! Do you remember where you got it?
I’d love to know where to get that wine opener as well!
I enjoy a nice bottle of Merlot great info !
Excellent presentation. Quality compendium of information.
This is great, the explanation and info are on point.
Outstanding video and I loved all the education thank you!
I would think that real estate values would (ironically) be more of a factor in lower cost wines than higher cost. For example, a low-end Napa cab might go for $40 or $50 - that has to be almost entirely due to real estate. At the other extreme you have grand cru burgundies going for thousands a bottle in a region where, as he said, the land has long been paid for. So the huge price can't possibly be due to real estate costs, it's entirely based on the reputation of the producer and terroir.
Love listening to him!!
Learning so much!!
This is very educational.
Need that wine opener
Hey, what kind of wine puller are you using on the 4th bottle. Looks like it has a ratchet. I want one for my collection. I also love wine, not just the corks 😊, TIA, Rich.
Cork puller, sorry!
Beautiful and well explained.
Love the advice, unfortunately haven’t been able to find many of the wines where I live (New Mexico).
Would love a video on just wines available at Costco.
One of Andre's best videos yet!
Blind taste, true results, loved the video!
I LIKE A SENSE OF PLACE IN THE WINE
Great video - I’m curious what glasses he using to taste.
Great breakdown, subbed
What do you do with the remainder of those bottles?
Love these!
I need to know what wine glass he uses, it's dope looking, and I want one
Zalto Josephine no 3. Hand-blown crystal so just be aware that they are very expensive. Could be over $70 per glass.