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Why Pinot Blanc & Blaufränkisch Are Austria’s Hidden Wine Gems – With Georg Prieler
In this episode of the No Sediment Wine Podcast, I sit down with Austrian winemaker Georg Prieler of Weingut Prieler. We discuss why he works with Pinot Blanc grape variety, the versatility of Blaufränkisch, the impact of climate change on viticulture and many other exciting topics.
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📕 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/49Wwe7V
📙 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
📓 Drinking with the Valkyries (by Andrew Jefford): https://amzn.to/45mGBOG
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*CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO
0:00 Introduction
5:08 Why did Georg choose to work with Pinot Blanc?
8:10 Working with Pinot Blanc and its role in winemaking
11:08 How does Georg approach oak in winemaking?
17:02 Blaufränkisch: One of the best cool-vintage red grape varieties
24:23 Working with soil high in lime content
28:12 Traditional vs. innovative winemaking
32:21 How winemaking differs depending on the vintage
38:04 Climate change and strategies to tackle it
43:13 Debunking wine myths
44:00 Informal part
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45:18
Beyond Pinot & Chardonnay: On Champagne’s Forgotten Grapes with AURÉLIEN LAHERTE
In this episode of the No Sediment Wine Podcast, I sit down with winemaker Aurélien Laherte of Champagne Laherte Frères. We explore his passion for working with all the permitted grape varieties of Champagne, crafting single-vineyard Champagnes, and other fascinating topics surrounding the world’s greatest sparkling wine—Champagne.
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📕 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
📓 Drinking with the Valkyries (by Andrew Jefford): https://amzn.to/45mGBOG
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*CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO
0:00 Introduction
1:03 About Aurelien and the winery4:46 How Aurelien’s global experience shaped his winemaking?8:39 Working with all allowed grapes of Champagne12:04 Which grapes are the most challenging to work with?16:14 Role of grape clones22:29 On biodynamic and organic winegrowing26:48 About 2024 vintage & the impact of the climate change34:16 Role of terroir & making single vineyard Champagnes49:44 On winemaking decisions53:49 Debunking a wine myth
59:18 Informal part
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1:00:21
What Makes FINE WINE…Fine? (With Wine Pros Andrew Jefford & Aigars Nords)
I sat down with Andrew Jefford (wine writer & columnist) and Aigards Nords (organizer of Riga Wine & Champagne) 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.
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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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1:21:17
Mastering Wine in the Digital Age with KONSTANTIN BAUM Master of Wine
In this episode of the No Sediment Wine Podcast, I sat down with fellow wine educator and YouTuber, Konstantin Baum, Master of Wine (@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine ). We discussed his journey to achieving the Master of Wine title, starting his YouTube channel, and the role of social media in wine education.
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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
📓 Drinking with the Valkyries (by Andrew Jefford): https://amzn.to/45mGBOG
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*CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO
0:00 Introduction
1:40 On Konstantin Baum and his wine journey
7:40 Is Wine tasting a talent or skill?
9:53 Master of Wine vs Master Sommelier
12:21 Konstantin's journey to Master of Wine
17:25 What opportunities did Master of Wine title open to Konstantin?
19:07 Role of social media in educating wine consumer
23:27 Dealing with misinformation about wine on social media
25:37 Dealing with negative comments on social media
29:15 How & why Konstantin started his YouTube channel
36:50 What's next for Konstantin's YouTube channel?
40:57 Digital vs in-person wine education & Cellar Class courses
46:50 Staying objective in communicating about wine
53:47 Debunking a wine myth
55:55 Informal part
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56:40
Wine Pros Debate: Are WINE EXPERTS Necessary & Can We Trust Their Opinions?
In the new segment of No Sediment channel "Talk Under the VVine", I sat down with Raimonds Tomsons (ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2023) and Ronalds Pētersons (2-time Baltic Sommelier Champion) to discuss whether we really need wine experts and can we trust them, and we end the discussion with a nice blind tasting to see if all three wine experts can come to a common conclusion.
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.
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📒 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
📓 Drinking with the Valkyries (by Andrew Jefford): https://amzn.to/45mGBOG
Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@NoSediment, as I am posting weekly videos on all things wine and monthly wine podcast episodes.
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nosediment
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*CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO
0:00 Introduction
2:41 What is a wine expert?
7:12 Can we trust wine experts?
11:23 Do wine businesses need wine experts?
14:48 Can AI replace wine experts?
18:34 Can one wine be better than other?
25:27 Will wine become to technical?
27:31 How important is the knowledge of a wine consumer?
31:57 How to educate wine consumers?
39:10 Blind Tasting
49:49 Wine ratings
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Monthly podcast on all things wine with winemakers, wine writers & critics and other industry professionals.
Be sure to check out No Sediment YouTube channel, where I post weekly videos about wine: youtube.com/@nosediment