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German wine labels carry an indication of the quality of the wine from table wines, or “Tafelwein”, to Qba or Qualitätswein bestimmter Anbaugebiete to Qualitätswein mit Prädikat and the noble sweet wines called Trockenbeerenauslese. Harald Ziegler of Weingut August Ziegler in the Pfalz explains the system. This is part of a series of videos used

This is how you taste wine.

If you love Pinot Noir, you’ve probably enjoyed some Pinots from Oregon’s Willamette Valley AVA. But do you know what styles of Pinot come from McMinnville and Yamhill-Carlton, two of the valley’s sub-AVAs? Learn about them with Harvey Steiman.

Jordan Winery Ranch Manager Brent Young discusses and demonstrates a recent viticulture experiment in which the wings of Petit Verdot grape clusters were removed after the grapevines flowered and the berries began to form (fruit set). The wings of the grapes were developing later than the center of the grapes, and by thinning or removing

The Languedoc-Roussillon, located in the south of France along the Mediterranean coast is one of the world’s largest winemaking regions. Winemaker Emmanuel Pageot of Domaine Turner Pageot gives a 10,000 ft overview of the region and some of the climates where wine grapes grow. Ask a Winemaker talked with Emmanuel in Chicago at Red and

Our favourite wine expert, Angela Aiello, took us to Washington today to learn all about wines from that state.

Amarone is a rich, luscious wine with a tremendous capacity for aging. Join Wine Spectator tasting coordinator Jo Cooke as he compares Dal Forno Amarones from 2002 and 1997. But be forewarned: these wines don’t come cheap.

Harvest is dirty work, but someone’s gotta do it! Here’s our latest funny music video, a parody of Austin Mahone’s newest single “Dirty Work.” For more videos from Jordan Winery, visit https://www.jordanwinery.com/videos.

What is Grenache? Winemaker Randall Grahm explains the basics of Grenache, both in the glass and in the vineyard. He calls it a “wonderful grape” that is a chameleon in that it can be light and fruity or rich and powerful. Included is a quick overview of where the grape is grown in the world

Wine tasting can be a complicated art that involves the senses of sight, smell and touch in addition to taste. But knowing even the basic techniques of wine tasting can help enhance a person’s experience. This animation is a step-by-step introduction to how to taste wine. Source: South China Morning Post

You’re in a restaurant and the bottle you ordered arrives at your table and the sommelier is standing there… Now what?! Watch this video shot at New York’s Gramercy Tavern and you’ll be a pro at navigating restaurant wine service.

Director of Wine Greg Miller discusses the summer growing season in the Alexander Valley and on the Jordan Estate. Stay tuned for more episodes of our Seasons of the Vineyard documentary series, taking you into the life cycle and growing season of grapevines through spring, summer, winter and fall.

Gerald and Michael Malat of Weingut Malat in the Kremstal in Austria describe Grüner Veltliner each from their own point of view. Filmed in Austria and Chicago. See all of our videos with Dai Crisp of Lumos Wines here: Subscribe to Ask a Winemaker for hundreds more wine videos: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=askawinemaker Have a question for a

Foods&Wines from Spain and the ICEX Office in Warsaw organized the following Degusta España seminar: • Cardiology in Spanish • Michał Stykowski, the only Spanish Wine Scholar in Poland Michał Stykowski is a sommelier and member of the Polish Sommelier Association. He works at wine company Wine rePublic, runs an event agency and is a

One of the world’s greatest red wines is Barolo, made from Nebbiolo grapes in Piedmont. Learn about the region and the wine with Bruce Sanderson and Alessandro Ceretto.

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

What is the ideal temperature for fermentation of grapes into wine? Winemaker Fred Scherrer talks in detail about how he handles the energy that is created as yeasts eat sugar and create alcohol. This is intended to be helpful to all winemakers, but is part of our home winemaking series. See our growing list of

Tom Lennon demonstrates the finer points of both of tasting wine and escaping your unseen captors. Watch full episodes of @midnight now — no login required: http://on.cc.com/17MOT5T @midnight with Chris Hardwick airs Monday through Wednesday at 11:30/10:30c and Thursday at 12a/11c on Comedy Central. Catch the series finale Friday at 12a/11c.

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Assistant Winemaker Maggie Kruse discusses how Jordan winemakers approach bottling wine, including quality control measures with tastings, glass, cork, labels and capsules, as well as key steps in the process for how wine is bottled. Read more at http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2010/07/sending-our-children-off-to-college-aka-bottling.