AMATEUR BLIND WINE TASTING! 🍷🍷 DO I GET IT RIGHT???
Channel: ZIGGING by Mark Sigg
Date: 2021-06-24

In this video, I'm putting n my amateur tasting skills to the test through this blind wine tasting! Aside from drinking A LOT of wine and endless hours watching wine videos on YouTube, I have not had any formal education on learning about wine through the Master of Wine program nor the prestigious Master Sommelier. But, I do believe that experience (especially drinking!) would be the best teacher so I'm putting my amateur tasting skills on wine to the test!

I've been wanting to put my wine tasting skills to the test for some time now! But, with recent lockdowns in the last few weeks, I've had to put postpone this blind tasting. After all, how can I blind taste if I didn't have anyone to assist me?! LOL. Thankfully, lockdowns have been lifted and I was able to finally do a shoot again with my girlfriend Jonessa, who's been kind enough to assist me in this video!

Truthfully, I guess I can't totally call this a real blind tasting challenge. I myself bought the two wines that I'm featuring today. Of course I've done a bit of research on the flavor profiles and the climate / environmental conditions that these wines were grown under. I will basically have to guess between two unlabelled wine glasses as to which is which. Like I said, it's not a totally blind wine tasting! But, as an amateur who's fairly passionate about wine, I think these novice level blind wine tasting is already a feat in itself.

Here we have two bottles of Shiraz both from Southeastern Australia, both bought from Wine Depot. I've specifically chosen these to go head-to-head since they are on equal footing: both rated on the Vivino app at 3.4 stars! One of the key points of interest that we have would be on their pricing. While I'd say that these are both great value wines, rightfully making the list of my best cheap wines in the Philippines, they are priced differently. Our first wine is from the De Bortoli Family, branded as "The Accomplice", priced a little over P350 (7USD). Our second wine is from the producer D'Arenberg, branded as "The Jump Stump", priced a little under P600 (12USD). Yes, globally these would be both the cheap wines category and the variance in pricing may be insignificant. But locally, the difference on the price would already be significant. So my objective in this video is trying to find out for myself is if the price difference for the more expensive Shiraz is worth it! While the general population has given these two wines an equal rating of 3.4 Stars on the Vivino app, I'm trying to find out if I do agree with the opinion of my fellow Vivino users --- ultimately giving my own opinion if the extra P200 for the more expensive bottle is worth it.

Before actually tasting, I've read up on the wine regions where these two bottles of Shiraz are coming from. For D'Arenberg, "The Jump Stump" comes from McLaren Vale in South Australia. McLaren Vale's number one wine produced is Shiraz and it is one of the largest producers of Shiraz in Australia. McLaren Vale is said to have four seasons and a gentle climate similar to that of the Mediterranean. Its gentle climate is because of its being situated along the southern coast of Australia. With this gentle climate, wines from this region are said to produce a more rounded and gentle flavors from its grapes. On the other hand, "The Accomplice" from the De Bortoli Family comes from Riverina, New South Wales. Riverina is at the Southwestern portion of the state of New South Wales. Unlike McLaren Vale, Riverina is more of a dessert landlocked in this part of Australia. Thus, the climate here is more extreme --- long hot days in the summer and long cold nights in the winter! The grapes that come from here have less access to readily available water and thus producing wines that are more aggressive and have more pronounced flavors. The contrasting climates between these two wine regions is what makes this wine tasting interesting! For my own use, I've taken note of the said tasting notes based on the climate of these two wine regions. Will I be able to tell the difference between these two Shiraz's? More importantly, will I be able to guess correctly as to which Shiraz is which? Will I agree with the the rating of the Vivino app? Let's find out!

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