Wine Collecting: 8 KEY WINE CATEGORIES for your Wine Cellar
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- Опубликовано: 7 июн 2024
- In this video, John Jackson, DipWSET a/k/a Attorney Somm explains 8 key wine categories that you should consider for your wine collection and wine cellar. Attorney Somm also identifies the top regions for these wine categories and alternative value regions. For experienced collectors, this will help to ensure your collection is diversified and that there are no gaps. Beginning wine collectors can use this as a guide to build their wine collection!
HERE ARE THE 8 KEY WINE CATEGORIES AND LINKS TO VIDEOS WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Rhone Red Varietals
a. Syrah
Top Regions: Northern Rhone, Walla Walla, California, Barossa/McLaren Vale
VIDEO: 12 top Northern Rhone wines: • Northern Rhône Wine Re...
b. Grenache/GSM
Top Regions: Chateauneuf- du-Pape & all Southern Rhone, Priorat
VIDEO: 5 top Chateauneuf-du-Pape wines: • Wine Cellar Defenders:...
VIDEO: Tardieu-Laurent Tasting & Rhone Master Class: • TARDIEU LAURENT: Wine ...
VIDEO: 6 Top Priorat Wines: • Wine Collecting: PRIOR...
Languedoc for value
2. Aged Whites
-Alsace, Austria, Germany, Chenin Blanc (Loire Valley Savennieres)
-Bordeaux Blanc, Condrieu
3. Italian Reds
Top Regions: Barolo, Barbaresco, Brunello di Montalcino
VIDEO: Biond--Santi: • BIONDI-SANTI Brunello ...
VIDEO: Piedmont Wine Region: • PIEDMONT ITALY: Wine T...
Value: Alto Piemonte & Langhe Nebbiolo
4. Pinot Noir/Chardonnay
Top Regions: Burgundy, Sonoma, Willamette Valley, Margaret River, Australia
-value Kumeu River, NZ
VIDEO: 10 Top Burgundy for $50 or Less: • Wine Collecting - 10 T...
VIDEO: Willamette Valley: • Planning a Trip to WIL...
5. Champagne
-Corpinnat Cava, Trentodoc & Franciacorta for value
VIDEO: 10 top Champagnes $50 or less: • 10 Top $50 CHAMPAGNES ...
VIDEO: 2010 Dom Perignon Review: • 2010 DOM PÉRIGNON Cham...
VIDEO: 2012 Dom Perignon Review: • 2012 DOM PÉRIGNON Cham...
VIDEO: Dom Perignon Masterclass & Tasting: • DOM PERIGNON Champagne...
VIDEO: Budget Champagne Alternatives: • Video
6. Spanish Tempranillo
-Rioja & Ribera del Duero
VIDEO: Rioja Overview & 6 Top Wine Producers: • Wine Collecting: Rioja...
VIDEO: Tempos Vega Sicilia Tasting & Interview: • Tempos Vega Sicilia Wi...
VIDEO: LaRioja Alta Winemaker Interview & Tasting: • LA RIOJA ALTA: Wine Ta...
7. Red Bordeaux Varietals
Top Regions: Bordeaux, Napa, Super Tuscans, Australia (Coonawarra/Margaret River)
-Argentina, Chile, Loire Valley (Chinon, Bourgueil)
BORDEAUX VIDEOS: First Growth Bordeaux Video Playlist (Haut-Brion, Margaux, Mouton & Latour)
• First Growth Bordeaux ...
BORDEAUX VIDEOS WITH WINE RECOMMENDATIONS AT CERTAIN PRICE POINTS:
10 Top Bordeaux for $75: • Wine Collecting - 10 T...
10 Top Bordeaux for $50: • Wine Collecting 101 - ...
10 Top Bordeaux for $40: • Wine Collecting - 10 T...
MORE BORDEAUX VIDEOS:
Super Second Bordeaux: • Wine Collecting 101: S...
Bordeaux 2020 Vintage Analysis: • Wine Collecting: 2020 ...
Bordeaux Celler Defenders: Top Right Bank Second Wines: • Right Bank Bordeaux: S...
Bordeaux Cellar Defenders: Top Left Bank Second Wines: • Wine CELLAR DEFENDERS:...
NAPA VALLEY VIDEOS:
Hall Wine Interview & Tasting (Napa Valley): • HALL Wines: Wine Tasti...
Napa Valley Vintage Analysis: • Napa Valley Wines - Sh...
Value from Walla Walla, Happy Canyon, Sonoma, Paso Robles
8. Dessert Wines
Favorite Examples: Sauternes, Tokaji, Port, Madeira, PX Sherry
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This is the most comprehensive and definitive list of wine categories (for collecting and cellaring) I’ve ever seen. You mentioned all the important ones and then some. So thrilled that you included Rhone red varietals and GSM (especially CdP) which are some of my top favorites. Also pleased that Alsatian, Austrian, and German whites made it to your list. Austrian wines are often overlooked and underrated so I’m really glad that you included them. You actually mentioned all my favorites and what I consider must-haves including Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley and Italian reds. Chinon and Bourgueil wines are even here! And I got to enjoy those wines only in Chinon and surrounding towns. So, yes, this is an excellent checklist - simply outstanding! Thank you for putting this together. Superb! Santé, John!
Merci beaucoup M! So pleased you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching and thoughtful and comprehensive feedback! I think this is the best way to approach a wine collection and hope it is useful! Santè!
@@AttorneySomm My pleasure! Always a delight to watch your YT videos and learn from you!
@@margauxml Thank you kindly! Cheers!
John is 100% correct. Châteauneuf-du-Pape - an absolute must have in your cellar. Don't just collect them. Drink them with friends and family Cheers.
Thank you! That is always the best approach! Cheers! 👍🍷
Your videos were always great, but they are getting better and better. This one really sums up some popular wine and wine regions and why people might want to collect/buy them.
Thank you, Kristy! Trying to get better each time. Cheers!
This video is mega value. Thanks for sharing this invaluable information.
Thanks very much! Very glad it was helpful. Cheers!
Great info. Variety and versatility is key with any cellar. Foods and moods change.
Thank you! Completely agree with you! 👍🍷
Very fine overview John. Wine is such an interesting and evolving journey. WT
Completely agree! Thanks for watching and weighing in. Hope you enjoy your weekend.
Excellent overview, and perfect for someone who wants to start a wine collection. I appreciate all your recommendations from different regions of the world. I would like to explore more wines from Côte Rotie known for their Syrah. Glad you mentioned the 2016 Barbaresco, I had the opportunity to taste it before its release. Thanks again for this informative video, John. Cheers!
Thanks very much, Gina! Truly appreciate the kind words. Very glad it was useful. Cheers!
@@AttorneySomm Thank you for the pin, John 📌
@@ginazarcadoolasfoodandwine You’re very welcome Gina! Cheers!
Thank you so much for your awesome videos
My pleasure! Thanks very much for watching and the thoughtful comment. Cheers!
It's instructive!
Thank you kindly! Cheers!
Always wonderfully done. I agree with you most completely, tho I do admit I also need a bit of Italian Veneto on hand at all times. Thanks a ton for all your expertise. As now it has become very important for me with a bit of limited capacity, still growing, to make sure my diversity of wine to age and on hand are all clearly taken care of.
One question if I may. Are you partial to any Italian Veneto wines? Amarone or Valpolicella perhaps? If so I would love to get your take on that region
Thanks very much! Appreciate the feedback. Veneto is a region that I should explore in more detail, but I do very much enjoy the Allegrini lineup. They have a higher end wine that is 100% Corvina, an Amarone that is a compelling relative value and some less expensive traditional reds as well. Cheers!
Hi John, one of my white cellar defenders is from belondrade y lurton from rueda spain. This wine keeps my hands off from some Meursaults and Montrachets which benefit from some more ageing. I love this one very much. The grape is verdejo. Do you have some more information about this region or grape? Or is this too specific? Either way, keep up the good work. Must be a lot of work. It is much appreciated. Greetings from far away Holland.
Thanks very much! Appreciate the tip! I studied it briefly in my DipWSET program and have tried several, but it is a region I would like to discover in more detail.
I love Chateauniouf
Thank you! Same here! 👍🍷
If you have not seen it yet, here is a dedicated CDP video I did a few months back. ruclips.net/video/nZA-B_gciYs/видео.html
Would love to see you do an South African recommendation list.
Thank you for the suggestion. Definitely a region I need to explore in more detail.
Thank you for the suggestion. Definitely a region I need to explore in more detail.
I agree, South Africa has some fantastic value. Rustenberg (Bordeaux varieties), Boekenhoostkloof (100% Syrah and Chocolate Block blend) and Hamilton Russell Vineyards (Pinot noir) are all excellent and stack up well against their French counterparts.
@@AttorneySomm If you would want some recommendations I am a South African I could give some great recommendations as real good wines being made
@@jandrebrandt2425 Thank you! Yes, I would appreciate that. Hopefully I can track some of them down in Texas. 👍🍷
Hi John, excellent video.
No mention of Chianti. I used to drink a lot of it 40 years ago but have neglected it since then. My loss. I have just started collecting a few bottles of Classico.
Another thought, South African Bordeaux blends are supposed to be pretty good - I bought a couple of half cases of Meerlust ('15 and '17) but haven't tried yet.
Musar? Madiran? I have a few bottles of both.
Port and Madeira are both excellent but what about some dry sherries - fino and dry amontillados, for example?
Finally, as an Englishman, how about a plug for English fizz?
I know you can't cover everything but ideas for a future video?
BTW, this weekend was an Alsace riesling (Trimbach, '15) and claret (St Emilion, '11) weekend. Very enjoyable.
Ridge Monte Bello is on my bucket list (along with Penfold's Grange) - one day.
Thanks very much. Appreciate the feedback. I do need to try more South African wines. Chianti, Beaujolais and a couple others were in my initial draft, but I trimmed them. I’m definitely considering a part 2 for some of these others. Sounds like an excellent wine weekend for you. Cheers! 👍🍷
In today's video, I discuss Chianti. Cheers!
@@AttorneySomm thanks, John, will give it a watch a bit later.
Hi John, first of all thanks for sharing these videos. They are well appreciated. Can you tell something more about decanting wines. In many occasions one is told that old wines don't need decantation, or little. But when do you talk about old wines? Is that 10, 15, 20 years or more. And what is the function of decanting wines?
Hi Leo: Thank you! Excellent questions. I actually did a video on this topic a while back that I think answers these questions. Here it is:
ruclips.net/video/M4DbOAvogpI/видео.html
Cheers!
@@AttorneySomm Great, thanks John!
Very, very nice Video!👏👏👏👉I would add here Argentinian Malbec (good or even very good wines and great value for e.g. a steak) On the other hand, I like sometimes a good Sauvignon Blanc (origin doesn‘t matter, but quality matters)- one can find great value for even 20 dollars or so.
Thank you! Very glad you enjoyed it! Yes, there are definitely lots of wines from Mendoza, AR that I enjoy as well. I agree on SB as well. I just usually enjoy having a couple on hand or buying them as needed since they are often best young and because I have little space for them in the cellar. Cheers!
great video! can you share a rough example of what percentage of someone's cellar should be made up of? i would consider myself more of a bordeaux and riesling drinker if that helps. i'm also starting to get into rioja and barolo wines
Thanks very much! That really varies by person. But I would think you would want at least 10% of each of those. Perhaps closer to 20-25% for Bordeaux and Riesling.
@@AttorneySomm thank you so much for the advice!
@@justinlow1990 My pleasure. Thank you kindly! Cheers!
Loire: Age-worthy are the Chavignol region(about the same as xlnt Calif. Chardonnay, 6-10 years). Pascal Cotat, Francoise Cotat, Boulay. Then Baumard dry wines Savennieres, Clos du Papillon, Trie Speciale, and (dessert) Quarts des Chaume. I'm not a big Muscadet fan(your mileage may vary, since I like Kabinett-style Riesling over Austrian).
I also request a Beaujolais Video, since there are many styles(Amarone is basically one style) that would fill a 10-minute video. You can buy the Best Beaujolais for the price of a Generic Bourgogne appellation. "Drink now" like Fleurie & Brouilly to Age Worthy Moulin a Vent & Morgon.
Thanks very much for weighing in. Appreciate your insights and suggestions. I agree that Beaujolais would be an excellent topic and that there is compelling value in that region. I will definitely look into that. Cheers!
I would add ageable Cru Beaujolais' from top producers, they are also a good value. I always drink Cru Beaujolais with Chicken dishes.
Thanks very much. A very worthy addition! Cheers! 👍🍷
I opened a few 2015 riserva and 2016 brunello, the strong tannin make them undrinkeable, i hope theyll smooth out and give more fruit in the mext 5-10 years...
They are definitely both age-worthy vintages with plenty of structure. I'm a bit surprised, though, as all the 15s and 16s that I have opened have been quite enjoyable with food and after an hour in the decanter. But the tannins should definitely become less prominent with additional bottle age. One Brunello winemaker I know says he either drinks them on release or not until 10 years after the vintage date, so I have been experimenting with that approach.
@@AttorneySomm sounds about right !
The "bad" years are ready to drink while we wait for the good vintages to be drinkeable 👍
@@df71091 Exactly! Seems somewhat similar to CDP.
I hear mixed views on keeping sauvignon blanc for any length of time. I purchased the 2015 Silex Pouilly Fume Didier Dagueneau and was unimpressed when released a couple of years ago - it seemed quite flat. I have kept a bottle back to try at 10 years but maybe I am deluding myself that it will improve.
They are softer, more elegant style(like NZ Cloudy Bay is more elegant, but complex). It should last 10 years; whether it's better, who knows. White Bordeaux can last 20+ years.
I just checked the current pricing. They used to be $30-35 in the late 1990s(good Sancerre was $12-15, now $20-25). $170, YIKES!
For that wine, I would normally think that 5-10 years post vintage would be ideal. Hopefully this bottle will show better in a few years at the older end of that range.
Yes, I'm alarmed at some of the prices for Sauvignon Blanc. Many Napa Sauvignon Blancs are selling for what the Chardonnays (usually sourced from Carneros or Sonoma) sold for not that long ago.
Let's not forget Carmenere as a Bordeaux variety: Clos Apalta, Kai, Purple Angel and others from Chile. Although not my favorite, others may want Amarones in their cellar. I personally like Carignan over Syrah, Tempranillo and Grenache, so Chile (Maule), Priorat, and Southern France. Hopefully it makes a comeback. There are some age worthy Beaujolais Cru as a bargain alternative to Pinot based Burgundy. I try to cellar Petite Sirah & Tannat, which can be cheaper alternatives to Napa and Bordeaux although they certainly aren't must haves.
Thanks very much! Excellent point about Carmenere. Definitely enjoy Clos Apalta as well. I had Amarone and Cru Beaujolais in my first draft, but trimmed it a bit. May do another video on under-the-radar collectibles or the like. Appreciate your insights. Cheers! 👍🍷
@@AttorneySomm Under the radar collectibles would be amazing!
@@itsmederek1 Thank you! I’ll definitely give that some thought!
Dear Attorney Somm, without wishing to get bogged down with drinking windows, a penny for your thoughts. I've got 2x Monte Bello 2012 and 2x 2016. If these were in your hands, when would you be popping the cork? Any submissions, legal or otherwise, gratefully received.
Hi Robbie: This will vary a bit by personal preference. Personally, I've been buying since 07 and have only opened the 2011 vintage. 2012 will be ready first, but I would give it another 5 years or so and then try one of them. I would give the 2016 another 8-10 if you can wait. Both should be stellar! Cheers!
I’ll take Taurassi for cellaring.
Yes, I’m a big fan of Taurasi too. 👍🍷
Sorry, forgot.... maybe in the (near) future an item on organic wines? Are these only of great quality in the more easy (warmer) regions or are techniques these days so far developed that you have great organic wines everywhere? Which ones do you prefer if any?
Thanks! Appreciate the suggestion. Did a video on natural wine if you are interested in that. I do enjoy some of the cru Beaujolais made with grapes grown using organic principles. I mentioned one in the $30 video I did a few weeks ago. Cheers!
@@AttorneySomm I, have seen that one indeed. Some broader perspective would be nice but if you keep uploading vids, one of these days I will see it comming
@@leovandalsen9446 Sounds great! Thank you! 👍🍷
When you collect wine, is there a difference towards future drinking or as an investment?
Yes, there definitely is a difference for most people. Only certain wines will appreciate and proper storage is critical. I discuss that in more detail here:
ruclips.net/video/64XNYXbTNcM/видео.html
@@AttorneySomm watching now !
@@B.H90 Excellent! Cheers! 👍🍷
Del Cambio cellar in Torino!
Yes! Very well done!
An enjoyable and knowledgeable video, though I wish he’d spend a little time on correct pronunciation of areas.
Thank you. I do work on the pronunciations but understand there is still plenty of room to improve in that area. Other than Alsace which ones did you notice?
John, this is the first time that I disagree with you. I think it is bad advice to recommend specific varietals and vintners to build a wine cellar. Everyone has different tastes and budgets, and wines that you enjoy may not be appealing to another person.
I started my collection by buying and drinking individual bottles of wine for dinner. Fore those that I truly enjoyed, I purchased a few bottles to lay down. On vacations, I asked the restaurant sommeliers for recommendations of different varietals. I tasted samplings offered by local wine stores to see if I liked the varietal. Many times I did not.
Over the years, I have build a wine collection of wines that I truly enjoy and reminisce about how I was introduced to them. I think this is the best way to build a wine collection.
Thanks very much for weighing in. Sounds like that approach has worked well for you. Cheers! 👍🍷
It looks like this dude is well studied about wines.
But my question is ; why to collect wine and not drinking them ?
They are collected to be consumed at the appropriate time. Many of these improve with additional bottle age.
Sorry, too general. Skimming the top of old world. There are a few good points, but too Few.
That being said, I very much appreciate your matter of fact style where you own the message.
Thanks for watching and the feedback. The intent of this video was for people to have a checklist of areas (both old world and new world) to use as starting points for their search, to make them aware of other regions within each category, as well as to provide value alternatives. Many beginning collectors requested this sort of video. I have done numerous videos that cover the regions in more detail, which I link in the description.
Condrieu and Barossa were others mispronounced
Thank you. I’ll work on those for next time. Appreciate the feedback.
Oh man, I thought I am a wine nerd.............
Ha! My passion for wine plus being overly analytical from being an attorney. 😂
Good overview and general interesting information that you share but man.. some Europeans would turn around in their grave if they'd hear you pronouncing their places of birth.
Thank you. Believe me I work on the pronunciations and often watch a number of videos before I record just to help with the pronunciations. Nevertheless I understand there is still plenty of room for improvement and intend to keep working on it.
Agree with all the compliments below but your vids would sound so much better if you got the pronunciations right. Now you’re reaching so many people maybe it’s worth getting a bit of tutoring?
Thanks. I’ve definitely been working on them.