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Fred Scherrer explains how Sulfur is burned inside wine barrels to produce Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) to preserve empty wine barrels and avoid spoilage. Have a winemaking question? Post it in the comments and we will try to answer it for you. Watch all of our videos on the role of Sulfur in wine including interviews

????CLICK “SHOW MORE!”???? Do you know how to describe wine? If not, this video will teach you enough to fake your way through how to taste wine at a restaurant, how to describe wine, and some basic wine terms. Think of it as “wine tasting 101″… almost. If you want to know how to taste

Discover the difference between appellation levels with Bruce Sanderson and Bruno Colin, who pours his Chassagne-Montrachet (a village wine) and his Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot (a premier cru). from the 2010 vintage.

Sous Chef Manuel Reyes demonstrates the burying, harvesting and cooking of white asparagus, which is starved of light to ensure it doesn’t change green. Get more tips at http://www.winecountrytable.com.

John Paul of Cameron Winery produces wines in Oregon from, among others, his “Clos Electrique” vineyard site. We filmed with John Paul at Storyteller Wine Company in Portland and at the winery. Watch Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOiQ0rHLooY See all of our videos with John Paul of Cameron Winery: Subscribe to Ask a Winemaker for hundreds more

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Enjoy a tasting of two gorgeous Grenache blends from Gigondas with senior editor James Molesworth. Gigondas is only ten miles northeast of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and well worth a trip to the wine store if you like rich, perfumy reds.

It gets a little boring in wine country in winter … watch this PSY Oppa Gangnam Style song parody music video with wine country style by Jordan Winery. Scroll down for credits. Thanks for making our 40th anniversary in 2012 such a special year. Cheers! Follow us: http://blog.jordanwinery.com/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jordanwinery Twitter: http://twitter.com/jordanwinery Website: http://www.jordanwinery.com/ Subscribe

What do vineyards cost in the south of France? From Chateauneuf du Pape to Corbieres, Jon Bowen walked us through land prices across the Languedoc. The most expensive land in the Languedoc comes from an area that might surprise you. Ready to buy? Jon explains how the process works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmMMPLhyOBo&index=2&list=PLddUmDhg4G_L1uMI-r6kVLdtiUCCpO21f Alex Gambal told us about

Learn how to taste wine with Jonathan Alsop of the Boston Wine School. This funny and informative video steps you through the basics of wine tasting so you can get more from each glass. Get more great cheese and beverage info on our website: http://culturecheesemag.com/

Wine and chocolate?! Find a match made in heaven. Your guide is Wine Spectator’s Harvey Steiman, who tastes a few harmonious pairings and warns you about less than harmonious combinations.

Rob Davis, winemaker at Jordan Winery, offers a video tasting note for 2009 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, Alexander Valley–a wine that combines an exceptional vintage growing season with Jordan’s enhanced fruit sourcing and elegant, food-friendly, silky style. Learn more at http://www.jordanwinery.com/wines/cabernet_sauvignon/vintages/2009.

What is Aglianico? Aglianico is a grape of Italian origin that grows quite well in the south of Italy but also in California. Marc Caparone of Caparone Winery talks about Aglianico’s origins and how they grow it and make it into wine in Paso Robles, California. Marc sat down with Ask a Winemaker in Chicago

This is a fascinating look into the origins or wine making and of the first countries to produce great wines. Wine is composed of 500 chemicals – sugar, ethanol, etc., and this program explores Australia’s wine making industry, as well as those of other countries like France, and The Napa Valley area of California. The

Carmenere is Chile’s top varietal, but until the 1990s, winemakers didn’t realize the grape was in their vineyards. Unravel the mystery with Santa Carolina’s Andres Caballero and Wine Spectator’s Gloria Maroti Frazee.

Our soil mapping study of Jordan estate vineyard blocks uses the latest research and technology. Rows are now micro-farmed by soil type, texture and water-holding capacity. Irrigation, cover crops, thinning and other farming practices change within a single acre and even within a single row. Full blog post: http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2010/10/soil-mapping-video-precision-farming-with-technology/.

Olivier Humbrecht of Domaine Zind Humbrecht and Master of Wine discusses the meaning of reduction and “Reductive wine making”. Thanks to Jessica Bell’s WSET students at the MidWest Wine School for supplying this question. Filmed at the Renaissance des Appelations tasting in New York.

Martin Riese is part of a very small pool of sommeliers who have made a profession out of tasting and judging water. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe ➡ Get More Short Film Showcase: http://bit.ly/ShortFilmShowcase About Short Film Showcase: The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from around the web and selected by National

When Wine Spectator’s editors picked their most memorable wines of the 20th century, the 1955 Penfolds Grange made the cut. The 2008 Grange received a rare 100 points. Learn why this Shiraz is so spectacular as Peter Gago joins Gloria Maroti Frazee.

Watch the spring growing season unfold at Jordan Winery in the Alexander Valley with this wine documentary. It’s a beautiful snapshot into the vividly colored seasons in California. Spring is one of the best times to visit Sonoma because the weather is nice, the vineyards are just coming back to life and there are less

Octogenarian grape grower Ed Scherrer reflects on the history and benefits of dry farming grapes in California’s Alexander Valley. Ed feels that vineyards that are irrigated will produce more fruit, but not live as long as dry farmed vines. Ask a Winemaker sat down with Ed Scherrer in the Alexander Valley at the start of

The Wines of Barolo and Barbaresco by GuildSomm. www.GuildSomm.com

Bruna Giacosa always speaks from her heart. Here, she describes her father, his legacy and their pure and delicate Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto 2007. Filmed at the Best of Italy seminar during the 2012 Wine Experience.

Alessandra Bera talks about how Moscato d’Asti is produced by her family in Piedmont, Italy at Vittorio Bera & Figli. The process from vine to bottle for making this sparkling wine is explained. Alessandra sat with Ask a Winemaker at Red and White in Chicago in 2013. See all of our videos with Alessandra Bera:

In honor of Halloween, Jordan Winery’s Star Wars parody Cab Wars shows the conflict between Darth Tannin (Darth Vader) and Oak Maul (Darth Maul) fighting to bring more American oak to the wine galaxy. The Wine Republic isn’t about to let that happen. View all our Star Wars videos at http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2015/10/star-wars-video-parody-cab-wars-the-force-of-harvest-awakens/. It is a period

Are you a wine enthusiast? Learn tips for describing wine at a wine tasting in this free video about wine tasting tips and advice. Expert: Jane Nickles Bio: Jane Nickles is the author of “Wine Speak 101”, and wine writer for “The Texas Wine and Food Gourmet”, and “Eat and Drink Magazine”. Filmmaker: MAKE |

Wine Spectator reviews nearly 20,000 wines each year, thanks to the efforts of Tasters and Coordinators in our Tasting Department. See how the process works in this behind the scenes tour with tasting director Bruce Sanderson.

When bottling a smooth wine like the 2015 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, we had to take it despacito. Hope you enjoy our Despacito parody music video spoof on the biggest hit song of summer 2017. Watch more videos from Jordan at http://www.jordanwinery.com/videos. Compare the original video and the spoof at http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2017/07/despacito-embotellado-official-wine-music-video-parody/.

The Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 was established by Napoleon III to establish a ranking of the best wines in Bordeaux. David Launay, formerly of Gruaud Larose, a classified Second Growth in Saint-Julien explains the system. David Launay was the Commercial Director at Château Gruaud-Larose in St.Julien, Bordeaux for 12 years. See all of

If you are interested in wines and what foods are most readily paired with what foods, this video is for you! Soulgriot gives a short, easy to understand primer on wines. Enjoy.