@@Nostromo_1 Accusing someone of being a vegan is exactly the sort of thing an undercover vegan would do. Your veggie voodoo mind games won't work on me. 🤨
Same way tobacco can taste like meat and potatoes or other obscure things sometimes. It's not your tongue that's tasting it, it's your brain reacting to stimuli. I suppose it's your brain's 'pleasure' response.
@@pelimies1818: In 1976, top wine connoisseurs in France have tasted Napa Valley wines, and agreed that they're better than French wines. But French people being French, they refused to believe the results of their own blind tasting. This taste test was repeated 1 and 2 decades later, and the Napa Valley wines came out on top again. You can also cry about Robert Parker, Jr., an American, who doesn't even have a MW or MS certificate. He has influenced the French Bordeaux market such that most top Bordeaux wineries have altered their production and style to be consistent and more like Napa Valley wines. There's also an investment index that tracks the value of wines that Parker rates highly. And he has won France's highest civilian honors: Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite Chevalier de l'Ordre de la Légion d'honneur Officier de la Légion d'honneur ∈⋅:
Repeat after me: "Hail Corkmaster, the Master of the Kork. He knows which wine goes with Fish and Pork. Hail Corkmaster, the Master of the Kork. He knows which wine goes with Fish and Pork. Hail Corkmaster..."
I started mouthing the words to rule Britannia (its in my head atm) the other day, and unconsciously my brain changed the words to hail cork master. Worked out its the same song be accident.
After the Corkmaster song, who else had an urge to hear the British Bulldog WWF theme? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bd6sJMymYmo.html
In Napa, the flavor of Cabernet Sauvignon tends to be stronger than Merlot. However, Cab tends to have a smooth, satin-like mouth feel, whereas Merlot tends to be thicker, like velvet. This Meritage (Bordeaux-style blend) could've been overshadowed by the Australian Shiraz they tasted previously, making it harder to pick out the different flavors and textures.
@@JezielProdigalSon: Ha! I can only dream of it. High alcohol and tannins mess up my palate, so I actually do my wine tasting in reverse order by sampling the older, more subtle wines and work my way to the younger, more aggressive wines. I did a Barolo tasting once, and my tongue was raw and hurting by the 9th sample, and barely reached the 12th and last one.
@@oahuhawaii2141 Well, i hereby declare that you should be made the corkmaster-elect of this youtube comment thread. Hooray! Hail Corkmaster, the Master of the Cork!
@@hh3productions759: It's very common. In Cali, they even have a trademarked term for it, Meritage. A Bordeaux-style blend -- with varying amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Malbec, and/or Carménère -- is very popular. And wineries also toss in other varietals to make less common blends, including Shiraz/Syrah, Zinfandel, etc.
etbadaboum Sung to the tune of "Rule Britannia!", a very British song: "Hail Corkmaster, the master of the cork! He knows which wine goes with fish or pork." To watch a clip with lyrics, try video "v=yHNfvJc99YY&t=49" (0:49). That catchy refrain is repeated several more times: &t=109 (1:49) &t=169 (2:49) &t=229 (3:49) &t=289 (4:49)