Wine with Andy: Nature vs Nurture
Episode 4 – Botrytis
In this tasting we’re looking at a couple of things the winemaker can do in the vineyard to change the wine’s flavour. One of the wines is picked early, like the first tasting of this series; the other is left on the vine to rot – but a very special type of rot!
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Wines for this episode:
– Hunter/Barossa Valley Semillon (11.5% alcohol or lower)
– Botrytis Semillon (look out for wines from New South Wales in Australia or Sauternes in France)
I tasted:
– Brokenwood Thompson’s Road Hunter Valley Semillon (Waitrose, £10)
– Waitrose No 1 Sauternes, Château Suduiraut (Waitrose, £17 for 37.5cl)
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Wines for next time:
– Burgundy Pinot Noir
– Beaujolais
I’ll be tasting:
– Cave de Lugny Bourgogne (Waitrose, £12)
– Dominic Piron Beaujolais-Villages (Waitrose, £12)
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Video contents:
00:00 – Introduction
01:25 – Tasting: appearance and nose
07:44 – Tasting: palate
12:03 – What’s making the difference?
16:44 – Think… preferences and food matches
19:13 – Wines for next time
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Music:
Let’s Do It, Topher Mohr & Alex Elena
Bright Eyed Blues, Unicorn Heads
My Train’s a Comin’, Unicorn Heads
Modern Situations, Unicorn Heads
Late, Topher Mohr & Alex Elena
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