That'd be Olivia. All 4 years of her. My partner's kiddo!

Sounds fantastic! Cheers :)

Thank you!!!

Wow, my husband just said the same thing about her!

Rick Moro 😊 TY for saying so!

Wow! Keep on spreading the good word on wine!

Agreed, mostly it's more fruit and less terroir in the New World. But there are some areas in US ( and elsewhere) that show great terroir. For instance, try some good Pinot Noir from Russian Valley and let me know if you find a similar Pinot Noir anywhere else. I haven't :)

@@k-van9570 Yes! Russian River pinot noirs actually led me to a four day trip there three years ago (Guerneville) and I agree that some, such as William's Selyam and Gray Ferrell definitely have more of the earthy, mineral experience one might find in Cote D'or wines - I have visited Willamett Valley as well and although there are several excellent producers I would give the Russian River wines a higher ratings ,(of those I've tasted so far!) Cheers Keyvan!

They sure do! Worth investigating!

I blind taste all the time and often get confused on what is old and new world.

@Ryan Medeiros I disagree, there is broad diversity in Willamette valley points soil compositions and microclimates, as well as winemaker choices, and I like nothing better than Dundee Peat, or Jory as the locals call it

Thank you Tony! :) :)

Definitely! I loved every second 😂

That's just her style dude!

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Some can be. The first time I had Rex Hill, I got tons of secondary on the noise and it was a recent vintage.

I think that with experience time Oregon wine will be the best in the US. The soil and climate doesn't lie. Burgundy has almost 900 years of wine making. What this Oregon wine has already achieved is stunning ! I am looking for Oregon wines here in France. I can't find any. It's a shame. I will order some by internet.

True Burgundy is never "rich and earthy" unless it's Pommard. The real Burgundy is ELEGANT!

Canada makes great wines. We've covered Okanagan on the blog!

Heya! There are not a lot of Pinot producers in Washington because the climate is a lot different (they grow mostly on the dry, hot, sunny, east side!). That being said, I've heard that Charles Smith's new brand winesofsubstance.com/ will release a Pinot from an undisclosed special vineyard. If I were to grow Pinot in Washington, I'd look to the Puget Sound area or possibly Columbia Gorge or right along the border by Okanagan, BC. I don't see anything about it on the site yet though!

@@Winefolly I was hoping that maybe SW Washington would have a new vineyard or two that might be successful.... that's ok. Washington makes ather great wine varietals.

Maybe she meant it smelled of ammonia.

So was i....great descriptors... and tonight is my wine Wed

Rudy Kirwan scammed people on D.R.C. (Domaine Romanee Conti) the most expensive wine in the world. Grand cru red burgundy. Most of them would be a fool to open those bottles unless it had proper bottle age otherwise its a waste. Many people I know that have this wine will not touch it unless it has 20-25 years of bottle time, the wine is capable of being aged far longer. That being said most people buy that wine to lay down... there is a good chance a lot of them did not drink the wine. Mr Roc, people who can afford to purchase that wine (counterfeit or not) are typically no dummies.

and if you don't enjoy a 50 bottle of wine more than a 15 bottle of wine... you are buying from the wrong person!

Richard Roc If you follow Madeline’s methodical looking, smelling, tasting, and thinking method, you can slowly train yourself to become a much more discerning wine taster. It doesn’t have anything to do with being “smart”. It has everything to do with being very observant (take notes - it really focuses your attention on the details that matter). It’s about experience, and learning from each experience. Madeline has laid out a simple, but methodical regimen to follow each time, and she even sells little tasting note books to help you to stay consistent in your methodology each time. Don’t sell yourself short. There are amazing wines at $50 and less. Not so many at $15 and under, although there are good ones, and the odd gem occasionally pops up.

omg. yes. They have different soils, but there are similarities galore. No wonder several Burgundians set up wineries there!

AHahahahahahahahah. you just made me smile super wide :)

Do it with something from Ahr!!! :) :)

Norberto Reis Portuguese wine is awesome and offers amazing value for money!

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well, they're really close in price. I think the Bourg was 55 and the Oregon is 40 - and in terms of winemaking and viticulture, they are very similar.

@@Winefolly sounds like a great deal then, will have to pick some up😀

Thanks for the comment Kai, I think this video is specifically about Burg and Oregon - I'm extrapolating a bit here, but it sounds like you are very familiar with where Pinot Noir grows in Europe, which probably also means you're a bit of an enthusiast with Pinot? To your statement about "old world" I would say that I use this statement as a sweeping broad stroke because the term is actually a bit nebulous if you really get into it. Obviously I know that Pinot grows in limited areas (like Oltrepo Pavese in Italy!) but when a beginner approaches this topic it's easier to go broad stroke, to less broad stroke, to small stroke. Perhaps I should get some producers to send me pinot from more places and we can do more tastings at a geekier level. ;)

@@Winefolly Would love to see you doing a comparison of the Austrian pinots, like the Wienenger, vs. Oregon. That would be fascinating. They make some lovely pinots.

We can do this with logic right here and now: if we follow where wine originally spread from it's origin place in Caucasus Mountains / Eastern Anatolia then we can see how it spread into the areas around the Mediterranean long before the Dutch colonized South Africa. So, for that logic it's new world. HOWEVER, South Africa has some uniquely old world attributes given the rise of Constantia in the exact same time period as Europe was getting its wine stride (1600-1700s). So, the choice is yours depending on what logic you prefer. Do you pick the spread of Vitis vinifera (wine grapes) or the foundation of modern winemaking which happened in Europe and South Africa in the 1700s? To me, both logical proofs work. So, South Africa is both new world and old world at the same time.

@@Winefolly satisfied follower from me that's a good insight . I hope you not thinking I was being spiteful I'm just seeking info

@@Winefolly Excellent explanation!! New World ......

I now am expecting you to correct all of my mistakes from now on, okay? I'm counting on yah! ;)

Keyvan Kalani thats not completely true. England would not be considered an old wine producing area by most. As climate change makes it more possible to produce wines in more northern regions Scandinavian countries are experimenting with wine making and they too could not be described as old world in the wine sense but are definitely part of European new world of wine. Ps Lebanon is also often considered part of the old world of wine and it is not a European country. Just more proof you can't make generalisations in wine...

@@edwardblacklock2446 you are right, I did generalise The Old World. But for sake of comprehension, it's a lot easier to grasp than the way it was presented here. There are some countries that recently started mass scale production for commercial purposes in Europe that are considered "New World Wines", although they could have a long history of wine making, like Armenia or Georgia. England and Russia have been making great sparkling wines (among mostly bad wines :) for quite some time now as well, but are of course considered "New World Wines". I just discovered that Finland produces sparkling wine, which is crazy. Not very good though I would imagine.

I mean, eveningland has been blowing my socks off lately. For example

Keep trying .... They are making some incredible wines. Different style from French (which I prefer) but there are some nice ones coming out of Oregon.

Your logical fallacy is slippery slope: yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ - thanks! This is really good practice.