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5 Best Red Wines for Beginners | Wine Folly
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5 Best Red Wines for Beginners | Wine Folly

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These 5 red wines not only taste amazing, but they teach us something useful about wine and our sense of taste. After watching this, you’ll know the fundamentals of what red wines you like and what traits to look for in future bottles. Bonus: you’ll also get a taste of how to taste quality.

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Chapters:
0:00 – Introduction
1:25 – Wine 1: Syrah
4:21 – Wine 2: Zinfandel
7:05 – Wine 3: Garnacha
10:17 – Wine 4: Carménère
13:43 – Wine 5: Pinot Noir
17:09 – The Results
18:14 – Conclusion

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Wine Folly is a wine education company dedicated to making the world of wine more approachable and enjoyable for everyone. Through engaging content, visually stunning guides, and expert insights, Wine Folly helps wine lovers worldwide learn more about wine in a fun and accessible way. Founded in 2011 by Madeline Puckette and developer Justin Hammack, Wine Folly began as a website that was the backbone of 2018’s *Wine Folly: Magnum Edition, The Master Guide,* a James Beard Award-winning book. Since then, Wine Folly now offers Wine 101 and Wine 201 courses online.

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38 Comments

  3. @stevenaguiar1557

    I’m still new to wine and am amazed that 3 years ago I didn’t even know Syrah and Shiraz were the same grape. I love this comparative approach at the varietal level and clearly spelling out the notes (I’m lucky if I get even one of those) and how price-point indicators work is very helpful. WineFolly is my favorite YouTube source of information!

  5. @the_wine_md

    Fun one. Tossing the list behind you? 😂 Liked the use of clues. As always, whether beginner or advanced topic, love your energy Madeline. 🍷

  6. @peteT269

    Hard to argue with that list! Carmenere is a great call, such a distinctive grape and a crowd pleaser. Next list, intermediate level grapes?

  7. @FOB2009

    I learn something from every one of your videos, so you're definitely on the right track — thanks! I've started taking your wine glass (Gabriel-Glas) to a local wine shop that offers tastings in plastic cups. Cheers!

  10. @QualeQualeson

    Slightly off topic but: Someone said (I think it was Jancis Robinson), that the best beginner wine is an excellent wine. The expensive stuff. Seems counter intuitive right? Why "waste" it on someone who doesn't know a thing about wine, but I agree. Whenever you get hooked on something, it's often because you discover a world you thought you kind of knew, but then realize you had no idea. You've found a key to delight, you've levelled up. Now you've got the fever. Same thing can be said for a lot of things in life, many of which aren't tied to luxury obviously.

  14. @thomasbuckler3977

    ive been getting into concentrated style Bordeauxs. LOVE THEM! any you'd recommend i try that i'd likely be able to find at total wine?

  17. @nonexman

    Small hint: at the very end, when you line up the wines by price, you didn't tell us that we needed to memorize the labels so how are we to know which wine is which. In your added visual popup of the prices, it should have been easy to show both the price AND the wine. Maybe next time.

  19. @madmartigan8774

    I know this video is about wine but what brand and model is the canvas pack you had it in? I really like that. Really enjoyed the info on this video.

  22. @rosagonzalez4847

    This was really kewl!!! 😂 Your energy kept me watching till the end…then sent this off to my Son and GF!! Love my grapes! 🙂

  23. @rosagonzalez4847

    Hey question, my neighbor that I use to take care of… Passed years ago and I have been trying to find this red table wine he would gift to me on special occasions. I do not remember the name however it was I believe a red table wine that tasted like concord grapes…… And at the time it was the only red wine that I could tolerate. It was sweet but not too sweet. Just have no idea what one. It was a lot of the red wines, mess with me as in turning my face red and blotchy…. Or that I just can't stand them to a city on my tongue. So I usually just stay with the white Zinfandel or sunset blush type. However, I would still love to try to find that wine.

    Cheers 🍷 🍷

  26. @godders991

    I brand new to the wine world and am enjoying your content. However im not entirely sure about the smells of rock dust and freshly wetted concrete. They dont sound like nice smells to me lol

  27. @MorrowSind

    I can tell she's reading off what she's smelling. So, she either smelled this earlier, or took notes from someone else or some other book. It makes me skeptical.

  29. @cl4ud1a2010

    You’re so talented! It would be fantastic if you could meet one of the best sommeliers in Brazil, Rodrigo Ferraz from @vinhosdebicicleta—what an event that would be! And, of course, you’d get to taste some amazing🇧🇷 Brazilian wines!

  30. @Cary_Shultz

    Madeline – what do you think of Cabernet Franc, specifically from the Chinon region (in France, of course. I know that you know this, but others may not know that Chinon is a region in France)? I just tried this (literally) and love it (typically, I am an Italian wine fan……love me some Sangiovese and die willingly for Nebbiolo). I really like this wine. I am a relative noobie on the wine scene and think that this would be a GREAT introductory wine…….

  31. @curtgervelis8521

    Love the new outfit and scarf! Also like the attention on wine color. Great education. May want to add food pairings and a different background effect.

    Best!

  32. @michaelkelley9533

    I smell blackberry, leather, saw dust, cherry toater struddles with vanilla cream and a hint of tommy hillfiger cologne sprayed on a 35 year old asian female wearing a all black cowboy outfit from 1876.

  33. @terroir225

    Awesome! I happen to love Evodia so was happy to see it featured here. It's actually from old vines in Calatayud, and it really does offer a great value. I am now going to look for the Zinfandel that you featured 🙂

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