This is, by far, my favourite Hale & Pace sketch of all time.
Welcome to France and in particular the rather beautiful chateau la Mercier situated here in the very heart of the Bordeaux wine region down in the wine cellar right now Baron Phillipe le Mercier himself awaits to introduce me to the sophisticated world of wine baron Philippe may I say great pleasure
It is to be allowed into your beautiful in your most Worth County and of course to be allowed to taste you before wine oh yes the line and this is for you Oh first we must Oldowan by systemic service and it’s not impossible mm-hmm then we must look at the color of
The wine against the light tell me you carry on you must look at the color of the wine against the line it’s definitely red sin we was then we muster tests and noses Oh Alden and the finally we tasted I’m spit it out oh sorry singing is quite million he’s asked me
For real they’re all covered in dust as they are 15 years old this is a 1978 shuttle and LCA it is perfectly mature and ready to drink now how great if you look at the color of it against the light he was Caesar Brown we
Don’t kill you I’m CI cousin do you mind if I look at that label and of course it’s a some wood it’s off but it’s supposed to taste of wood no it’s definitely off Oh be good chap go get us another bottle yeah I don’t want to learn about the
World why pitching was at us well bear broke a frog so the bottles of wine are more than 150 years old Oh Bella bloody dusty how many balls we got this on between softy 5 I’m 36,000 hmm I’ll give early go lies you’ll learn something LM Frost all right free Pete yeah hello
Please open by a long thin alone ah connect Napoleon 1 Liverpool to a spatter from spicy and worldwide I think I’ll drive drunk better after a cow a little brother male

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wow stevie, u are a star, fantastic, got spain and now this and man who cant take seriously…many many thanks 🙂
looooOOL:D 😀 Fantastic!!! Been looking for this for two years! Thanks a million for posting:D
Excellent!!!!
My other favourite H&P sketch of all time!
"Piss off and buy a long, thin loaf!" EPIC!
The truth behind Keith Floyd.
Gareth deserves an Oscar for the way he can act being drunk. You really would think he is plastered – great stuff.
Napoléon 1, Liverpool 2!^^
This is why you get drunk during wine tasting
Lol dont know how often ive watched this still makes me laugh
I bet their bloody dusty 😀
Don't mind me you cary on …great line..
I think asking for the toilet sketch is the best …Miguel toilet
This is the cold hard truth to wine drinkers lololol
God youd miss them .They were soo good .n so funny .i love the drink scenes
"I'll give it a go."
This is the funniest sketch ever made. It has made cry laughing so many times. I just love the fact that he is so happy, the happiness is so pure..he just wants to drink the wine and have a good time..and he is enjoying himself so much. The world needs this happy drunk.
"Oos this then ay? Nigel Mansell… Oos this then ay? Alain Prost…" I'm dead
Sopissticated world of wine :-))