I sat down with Andrew Jefford (wine writer & columnist) and Aigards Nords (organizer of @RigaWineChampagne) to discuss what is a "fine wine" and how this concept has changed over the years. Of course, no wine discussion is complete without a wine tasting and we tasted in blind four amazing wines along the way.
This is the newest episode of "Talk Under the VVine", a segment I started recently on the No Sediment channel.
Be sure to check out Andrew Jefford's latest book 📕 Drinking with the Valkyries: https://amzn.to/45mGBOG
You can also listen to the No Sediment Wine Podcast and Talk Under the Vine episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts and Castbox.
The amazing wines we tasted during the discussion:
🍷2013 Pascal Agrapart L'Avizoise Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Extra Brut Millesime, Champagne, France
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/pascal+agrapart+l+avizeoise+blancdeblanc+grand+cru+extra+brut+millesime+champagne+france/
🍷Giaconda Estate Vineyard Chardonnay, Beechworth, Australia
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/giaconda+estate+chard+beechworth+victoria+australia/
🍷1982 Chateau Palmer, Margaux, France
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/palmer+margaux+medoc+bordeaux+france/
🍷2015 Domaine de Bargylus Grand Vin de Syrie Red, Syria
https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/dom+de+bargylus+grand+syrie+red+syria/
Some of the WINE ACCESSORIES I use regularly:
🥂 Riedel Veritas Champagne Wine Glass: https://amzn.to/3qhMLRF
🍷 Riedel Veritas Old World Syrah Glass: https://amzn.to/3uC6zgW
🥂 Riedel Veritas New World Pinot Noir Glass: https://amzn.to/3uG8Nfc
🗜️ Coravin Timeless Six+ Wine Preservation System: https://amzn.to/3YtIxmj
🪡 Coravin Timeless 3-Needle Kit: https://amzn.to/3YtIxmj
🍾 Cork puller: https://amzn.to/3iBrFZZ
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🏳️ Riedel Polishing Cloth: https://amzn.to/3izWJcx
🧳 Wine travel protector: https://amzn.to/3s8WWs0
Some of my favorite WINE BOOKS:
📓 Flawless: Understanding Faults in Wine by Jamie Goode: https://amzn.to/3eb7AYP
📒 Understanding Wine Technology: The Science of Wine Explained by David Bird: https://amzn.to/3e2qBNb
📕 Authentic Wine: Toward Natural and Sustainable Winemaking (by Jamie Goode): https://amzn.to/3ygtuAC
📘 The Oxford Companion to Wine (by Jancis Robinson): https://amzn.to/3ryy0H6
📙Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours (by Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding and Jose Vouillamoz): https://amzn.to/3RCAheM
📗 A Life Uncorked (by Hugh Johnson): https://amzn.to/3M5yeyQ
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*CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO
0:00 Introduction
2:47 How the definition of "fine wine" has changed over the years
10:00 Is Ageability a perquisite for fine wine?
14:30 Should fine wine express its terroir?
22:20 Tasting fine wine No. 1
30:30 Fine wine and big vs small wineries
35:08 Tasting fine wine No. 2
45:05 Should fine wine be "clean"? (Natural wines, Brett)
54:50 Is fine wine the best wine?
57:35 Tasting fine wine No. 3
1:07:40 Is fine wine also about people who make them?
1:12:08 Tasting fine wine No. 4
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