Wine makes alcoholism classy.

3:22 how to choose wine. “Contact the internet” they say. Thought that’s what I was doing.

ProTip from a restaurant server: ask your server or bartender for a sample or two before ordering a whole glass/bottle! Most places are happy to do it and it saves you $$ and hassle if you don't like a particular one or are refusing to choose between two. 😄🍷

As an employee at a winery, I'd also recommend going out to a winery (if you have one locally) and doing a wine tasting during your free time. It's our JOB to help you learn more about wine in general and to help you find something you like! Most wineries have bottles for every budget and have very friendly staff. If you're new to wine, let them know and they can guide you.

The best thing for me to get into wine was when my friend hosted a wine tasting party. Everyone brought a bottle (I literally just went into the store and grabbed a random bottle because I didn't know anything) so for the price of one bottle of wine I got a fun night with friends and got to try like 10 different wines and start making notes about what I like

I'd recommend going to a wine tasting! You get to sample a few wildly different types of wine, and there will always be an expert there to help you distinguish which flavors you liked/disliked (Be wary about upselling though!)

When you're French and feel so pressured to educate yourself

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Vivino is a great app for developing your wine vocabulary and tracking your preferences.

moscato is a great wine to get into wine with, because its very sweet. Wine tastings are great to help you see what you prefer, and also great fun, especially if youre a light weight and are tasting a lot of different wines haha

Boxed wine has gotten a lot better in recent years and stays good a lot longer if you don't want to drink it all right away. I recommend Bota Box.

I tend to rely on a staff sommelier at the local liquor store. I tell them what I need either from a recipe or the food I'll serve it with and a price range, and I'll get about 3-4 recommendations. But when it comes to picking beer, I always know what I'm looking for. Beer is easier to sample around and try, as it's usually served in single-serving containers, and there's no shame in having a beer on my back porch or some shit. And I never worry about whiskey. Whiskey is easy: I know I'll like it.

Highly highly recommend going to wine tastings! My local wine and spirits store does wine tastings every Friday night, and even more often around busy weekends like Thanksgiving and Christmas. And if you go often enough, the attendant at your local store will probably start to learn your specific tastes and find it even easier to recommend wines for you to try.

Use an App like Vivino to snap a picture of a label or wine list to learn more information about it.

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Stella Rosa! Almost any bottle is amazing

While I'm a huge whisky fan, personally I can't rave enough about pairing a sweet wine with a dessert. Any dessert. A chocolate bar and a sweet wine tastes so good together, and can make for a great dessert at home that everyone will rave about. Oh, if you do make a whisky episode, hit me up, I'd love to help out, even if just with a Skype. Love whisky and review them regularly.

When I was in college, my roommate and I would choose our wine based on the animals on the labels - it was 100% like choosing a book based on its cover, but it was a great way to figure out what we liked. We went for the $6-10 range and managed to find a discount wine emporium with a ridiculously varied selection at discounted prices. I think what worked best for me was starting with a pink wine (happy middle ground!), determining what I liked about it, and branching out from there. Once you can find an adjective or two to describe what you do or don't like, you can explore from there - don't be afraid to be adventurous!

Feeling less intimidated about wine now. Thank you!!

Check to see if there is a list of descriptions of the wines at the store. This is somewhat common at grocery/convenient stores where the employees are less likely to be experts.

My maternal grandfather made his own wine and passed the recipe onto my mother. I do not think I have it, though. Need to look. Red grapes and used the stems = a bit tanic. Although a bit dry, it gave it a rich woodsy flavor and was well balance in sweetness (sugar ^ ).

Love your channel! My problem with wine's is that the bottle always says stuff like "ohh has hints of chocolate..." or "aroma's of grape, and fruit" I drink it.... tastes like wine. I have no idea how to pick out the subtle details!

If you shop at HEB in Texas the Prima Mazzo they carry is AMAZING! Try all the flavors.

One thing a few friends of mine did was to host a wine night - everyone brought a snack or a different bottle of wine so we could try a variety. A lot of my older friends brought wines that they knew they enjoyed and wanted other people to try and it was a lot of fun.

nighthawk black bota box, yes thats right, a box is my favorite wine, its pitch black and jammy and a balanced sweet/spicy flavor. its less dry than most reds. its so good, ive never had a better red wine in my life.

I swear, the Green brothers are everywhere I go, started with Crash Course in 2012, read John's books in middle/high school and now, I'm just trying to learn how to pick/drink wine when I am only comfortable ordering a vodka soda.

My favorite tip is finding the grape varieties that aren't as well-known! They can be a lot less expensive, but just as good. Examples: I found out I love aromatic whites like Viognier and Torrontes, which run me like... $10-$12 a bottle.

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For a good "starter wine", I suggest Riesling or Gewurstaminer. They're both dessert wines, so they're very sweet and light. I haven't had one that I didn't like, yet.

I asked a few family members who love wine. it was double helpful because they were super enthusiastic and already knew my taste pretty well.

I agree, just try some. I'm a moscato fan, but even this can vary from maker to maker. And I agree, don't worry about being cheap, a five dollar barefoot is always nice for a relaxing evening after a long work week.

I would definitely recommend wine tastings! If you're lucky enough to live near a wine region, these are often free at the cellar door, or there may be other events near you. That way you can try a bunch of different wines and find out what you like, and even buy a few bottles of your favourites. Another option is wine tasting party, where all your friends chip in a small amount and you try a selection of wines :)

Useful video, thanks y'all :)

I love Rieslings and Muscatos because they're sweet dessert wines. :) I think of them like coffee with a lot of cream and sugar, whereas dry wines are more like black coffee - an acquired taste.

I like Barefoot sweet red blend which is a sweet fruity taste and Barefoot pink moscato which is not as sweet as the red, but still sweet. Both are less than $20. Those are pretty much the only 2 that I've had more than a glass of though. lol. The owner of the liquor store helped me pick them out.

If you live in Pennsylvania you can rarely go wrong if you buy a "Chairman's Select" wine. They are often affordable and have helpful description signs telling you how dry/sweet and full bodied the wine is.

You can't go wrong with wine from Chile, Argentina and California. From Chile and Argentina to me are better than California and they are not too expensive. If you see Concha y Toro, pick it up. Look for the label where it says it is coming from Mendoza Argentina which is the best place.

"The best wines are the ones YOU like the best" ...love that!

Check out wine trails near your house if you're interested in tasting a lot of wines from a nice range of wineries! Depending on the state you'll either have to pay for tastings at each place our it'll be free (thanks PA!). And there's usually snacks at the tasting bars. Just search "Wine trails near me" and you should find some awesome ones. :) Anyone near Pittsburgh, seriously try out the Southwest Passage Wine Trail. 8 wineries in one day and you can hit up Ohiopyle in the middle!

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no matter how many wines i try i always tell people if they are going to have a wine after a meal for dessert go with barefoot moscato its my favorite and i think everyone i know has loved it

St. James Country Red Wine...$6 and tastes fantastic!

We don't have wines in grocery stores where I am from. Most of the advise still applies though

i feel the sweetness factor should be mentioned, as it should be labled with the wine, keeping note of what sweetness factor you like could help you pick out a similar type

Love going to wineries for tastings :)

"Your server or bartender will be able to help you out" well, I'm a server and I'm just as clueless haha. I can answer all the questions about food, literally every allergen etc at the top of my head but when someone asks me what wine best goes with xy, I'm lost whoops. We just have so many at my workplace and it was never really included in training (although it definitely should have been)

I lucked out. I happen to share similar tastes in wine to my mother so I'll try whatever she brought home and got a good idea of what I like.

First Hank told me how to pass grade 12 bio. Now he teaches me how to get drunk classily.

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Can we have one for beer too?

If worried about budget, boxed wine is probably the most cost efficient option depending on the brand. And it'll last you a while too!

For those who want to get a bottle for home, keep in mind the color when you're stowing it away: Red wines are stored best in dark, dry locations (cellars,basements,etc), or at least away from sunlight. Do not refrigerate these or you will screw with the taste. White and Rose wines are better stored in the fridge, and tend to be best when kept cold.

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go to a total wine for wine, the grocery store will sell overpriced of the same stuff by like 4-5 dollars more. Also you can get cheaper but also better qual wine that tastes expensive.

1:07 "the price of wine can be up to twice as much in a restaurant as they are in a store" So sweet that he says that. A $12 bottle of wine costs $60 at a restaurant. $65.25 with tax. After you add the tip It's about $78. So that's more than 6 times as much. How about Netflix and chill with a good $25 bottle of wine and a 25 cent candle. Romance.

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My wife and I are new to wine - we only started trying them a few years after college, because wines were stigmatized as being pretentious and snooty when most everyone else was indulging in local craft beers and hard liquor. That being said, we've found a few that we both agree are worth it for special occasions - the Hurricane Class 5 from Naples Winery (in Tin City) was a nice local discovery and I highly recommend it if you prefer sweet wines :) www.thenapleswinery.com/hurricane-class-5.html

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Cheap wine is as good as the expensive stuff if you just aerate it enough - either by a fancy thing you put on the bottle neck, or just... blitz it in a food processor. Otherwise avoid wines that contain sulphates, they'll give you a headache /while/ you're drinking it.

This video could have been 10 seconds long. "Try wines and see if you like them"

Thanks I just want to be the snob at my next dinner party!

A Pinot noir or Pinotage would be my choices.

Dry does not mean tannic. Tannin can dry out your mouth but that won't cause the wine to be labelled dry.

small idea: check who's making the wine, many producers have a more affordable off brand that isn't really all that inferior to the "good" one.

pro tip: before serving the wine, "let it breathe" open the bottle (and if you have one, pour it in a glass serving jar) about 1 or 2 hours before serving it. Obviously this is not to sparkling wines

Gregan!

how to like a type of wine: try it with someone who really likes that type of wine and can help you figure out wtf you're supposed to be tasting lol. (first wine i liked was chardonnay, specifically the more buttery kinds instead of the crisp kinds, because that's what my parents' neighbor likes lol also i'm fortunate enough to live in northern california within driving distance of a lot of different winery areas, so going wine tasting is a nice way to figure out what you like if that's an option for you. just maybe not napa if you're cheap. unless you're going with a group that includes your parents and they might pay for you :P also maybe if you're going to talk about it at all, i'd say maybe recommend doing just a little research on the names of types of grapes, so you don't do something like what i did and get confused by something called a "dry riesling" when you thought "riesling" was just another kind of sweet dessert-ish wine (it's actually just another kind of grape, common in south africa. i just happened to have tried a really sweet riesling the first time i came across it lol)

We need a whiskey episode.

Saint Emilio ! All the way.

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Why isn't John Green guest starring in this?

just pick a drink that you like the taste of. don't be tricked into the "acquired taste" thing, that's mostly people trying to push what they like onto you. :-)

Figure out first, what type of wine you like. Chardonnay? Sauvignon Blanc? Merlot? Cabernet Sauvignon? Riesling? Pinot Gris? Then try different regions...

For me it's pretty simple: I just want my wine cheap and not sweet

Is this a guy from SciShow's channel ?

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how to choose wine, skip the grapes, drink mead, better yet meadbeer

How to Choose Wine: Which one is cheap and has a pretty label? There you go.

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I'll stick to water

I can get wine bottle for 8$

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How to choose wine: Just don't. you take the Alcoholic % divided by price. The higher the number, the more you should get it! I usually don't go under 2 or 2.5 eu per %.

How to Choose Wine: Step 1) Be Argentinean. Done.

Pair with food. Wine belongs with food. White wines go with chicken and olives and fish. Red wines? BEEF. Are you not having food? Don't drink wine. My recommendation: A pizza with chicken, goat cheese, green olives, and similar, lightly sweet ingredients. Have a nice Chardonnay with it. Israeli wines are usually good.

Choose 2 buck Chuck. Done.

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How to Choose Wine: Don't. Just skip straight to the whiskey section.

I'm 16 what am I doing here

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This was completely uninformative I came here looking for specifics on the difference between Merlot cab Chianti Etc and none of that was even touched upon like this video is quite literally worthless in terms of guiding you on how to choose a wine other than saying the obvious try some stuff and if you like it go with it. Sign of the times I suppose

I'm not sure why but this video seemed unscripted

Stupid! So basically they give tips to choose a wine: Ask the wine store keeper for advice or search in internet. Really?

Red with red meat or poultry, white with fish. Solid rule of thumb.

rosé all the way

I just can’t watch this. These people are way too douchey. How are people who look and dress like kids going to teach us “how to adult”.

All wine is nasty. Pour that shit down the sink and go get a beer.

Ugh, I tried hard to like this channel, but I just can't stand the hosts.

Ah, missed opportunity you guys!! You should have added one cork to the glass for each new take you had to do. (and not cover it up with a banner, of course)