Hail Cork Master! 

Thanks! :D

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)

To this day, I occasionally use this line when someone challenges me to something. 😁

Lol, where do they come up with these lines? Hilarious!

I always thought that too.

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.

@@oahuhawaii2141 Are you the corkmaster?

@@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!

I prefer them nice, big and with excellent heft.

okay hannibal

And the symphony for his show

THAT'S who that was. It was bugging me while watching the video. 👍

Where is a conspiracy theorist when you need one?

Siskin's Bits and Bobs Yup! Proud member of the 45% here..... we'll get another chance before long! Soar Alba.

What devil would mix merlot with a Cab??? WHAT FIENDISH MIND IS THIS?

@@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.

Nice?

Look up "Judgment of Paris".

@@oahuhawaii2141 No.

@@pelimies1818: Why even ask a question when you refuse to look up info cited in the answer?

@@oahuhawaii2141 Did you see a question mark in the original post? Of course french don’t drink US wines in France :D

​@@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 ∈⋅:

55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Rule Britannia

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.

I can't work out whether you're implying that pork is for those without knowledge, or those without money.

@@MiG2880must be a vegan.

@@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. 🤨

Raised at a tourist resort in the US Virgin Islands, it was inevitable that he'd become an insufferable elitist git.