Wine with Andy: An introduction to wine
Episode 3 – How climate affects flavour (Part II – red wines)
Carrying on with the climate comparison we started last time, in this episode we’re looking at a pair of red wines. As well as thinking about the effect of climate on flavour, we’re looking at how red wine is different to white.
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Wines in this episode:
– Merlot from South Africa or Australia
– Merlot from Bordeaux, France (look out for St Emilion on the label)
I tasted:
– McGuigan Reserve Merlot (Sainsburys, £7.00) –
– Roc de Lussac, Lussac-St-Emilion (Sainsburys, £9.00) –
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Wines for next episode:
– Off-dry Riesling from Germany (look out for alcohol content of 10-11% or lower)
– Dry Riesling from Germany, France (Alsace), or Austria
I’ll be tasting:
– Leitz Magdalenenkreuz Riesling Kabinett (Waitrose, £13.99) –
– Cave de Beblenheim Kleinfels Riesling (Waitrose, £10.99) –
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Video contents:
00:00 – Introduction
01:58 – Tasting: look
03:43 – Tasting: sniff
04:55 – Tasting: swirl and sniff
05:35 – Tasting: taste
09:00 – Climate data
11:23 – Think!
13:11 – Wines for next time
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Intro music: Let’s Do It, Topher Mohr & Alex Elena
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