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The Ultimate Easter Wine? Tasting Roche's 2025 Zweigelt Rosé (Day 37)

I think I just found the perfect wine for ham, turkey AND sushi... Welcome back to Day 37 of our YouTube challenge! We're opening a different Canadian wine every single day until we hit 1,000 subscribers. Today, we're talking about one of my absolute favorite food and wine pairings for Easter: Rosé. But not just any rosé! I'm tasting the brand new 2025 Roche Zweigelt Rosé 'Artist' from the Naramata Bench in the Okanagan Valley. If you've never had a rosé made from the Austrian Zweigelt grape, you are in for a treat. This isn't a lean, little "baby rosé." With its bright acidity, beautiful red cherry and crushed raspberry notes, and savory hints of dry sage and rosemary, this is a "big boy" wine that can stand up to almost anything on your Easter table. Whether you're serving traditional smoked ham, turkey with stuffing, or going off the beaten path with crab legs and sushi — this wine has the weight and texture to handle it all. At around $27, it's an absolute steal and easily my #

Anna Cathcart Eats Snacks with Chopsticks

XO, Kitty's Anna Cathcart prefers to eat her snacks with chopsticks. Subscribe to Food & Wine: https://www.magazine.store/food-and-wine/ More ways to follow Food & Wine: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/foodandwine Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foodandwine TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foodandwine Website: https://www.foodandwine.com Food & Wine inspires and empowers our food- and wine-obsessed community to eat, drink, entertain, and travel better—every day, everywhere. Watch for recip

Our beautiful Bachelorette grand entrance to first winery #Temecula #bachelorette #bride #fun

Under Two Minutes with Véronique Drouhin

Véronique Drouhin makes wine in Burgundy and Oregon and feels at home in both. ⁠ ⁠ Our May cover star sat down with us for two minutes and is as insightful and charming as ever!⁠

2 Events where I'll (maybe) shut up! Plus Easter ideas and a 100-pointer!!

Sauvignon Blanc Benchmark Is This The New Top Dog

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Ahhh, the silence of nobody trying to turn dinner into a debate 😌 #Short

Ahhh, the silence of nobody trying to turn dinner into a debate 😌 #Stellabrate #SelfCare #GirlDinner #GirlsNight #Short

All about WineBar, the weekly menu trying its best to represent the vast sea of wine downstairs!!!

Bigfoot Tries Gas Station Cheese & $30 Beaujolais! 🍷🐾 | The Secret Wine Society

Does high-end wine belong with "Gas Station Cheese"? Join the Secret Wine Society as we go Bigfoot hunting for flavor! In this episode, recorded at KPNW Radio, we explore the surprising chemistry between fine vintages and everyday snacks. In this episode: • The Beaujolais Breakthrough: We taste the 2023 Château de la Terrière, a Beaujolais-Villages that proves why this region offers the best value in the wine world. • Letting it Breathe: Why you should let your wine "stretch its legs" in the gla

Rockburn The Barrels Parkburn Pinot Noir 2024

Malcolm Rees-Francis here from Rockburn Wines, here to tell you about The Barrels Parkburn. Some of you may notice we’ve refined the name slightly. We’re simply tightening up the wording to keep it clearer and more memorable — but the wine and its intent remain the same. This wine comes solely from our Parkburn site in the Cromwell Basin. It’s all about the terroir of this vineyard — ancient glacial soils, incredibly stony, and drenched in sunshine throughout the summer. That’s exactly what you

Wine Reviews: Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand 2025

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Grocery Store Wine Snooping PCC Market Redmnd Washington February 2026 #wawine #pnwwine

Barone Ricasoli 2021 Gran Selezione: Ceniprimo | Tuscany's Best? Part 1

Are Barone Ricasoli's single-vineyard Gran Selezione wines worth the splurge? Chris and Nick at SaratogaWine.com taste through the full 2021 lineup — Ceniprimo, Roncicone, and Colledilà — three 100% Sangiovese expressions from one of Tuscany's most iconic estates. 🛒 Find these wines: https://www.saratogawine.com/department/wine/?_producer=barone-ricasoli&utm_source=social&utm_medium=youtube 📦 Available in 6-packs with original wood cases — great for cellaring or gifting! 💡 Pro Tip: Decant the

Sunday Dinner and Drinks at Albatross Restaurant Lake Chelan Washington March 2026 #lakechelan

Barone Ricasoli Gran Selezione: Ceniprimo vs Roncicone vs Colledilà Tasting | Tuscany's Best?

Are Barone Ricasoli's single-vineyard Gran Selezione wines worth the splurge? Chris and Nick at SaratogaWine.com taste through the full 2021 lineup — Ceniprimo, Roncicone, and Colledilà — three 100% Sangiovese expressions from one of Tuscany's most iconic estates. 🛒 Find these wines: https://www.saratogawine.com/department/wine/?_producer=barone-ricasoli&utm_source=social&utm_medium=youtube 📦 Available in 6-packs with original wood cases — great for cellaring or gifting! 💡 Pro Tip: Decant the

Rockburn The Barrels Gibbston Pinot Noir 2024

Malcolm Rees-Francis here from Rockburn Wines to tell you about The Barrels from our Dick Bunton Vineyard in Gibbston. Year on year, our Gibbston site continues to show more character as the vines mature and the soils increasingly assert themselves in the wine. This is truly a terroir-driven expression. These barrels are a very small selection, chosen from just a couple of dozen we produce from this vineyard each year. Gibbston is now delivering remarkable density and structure, and we use a gen

Barossa Valley's Next Crop journey

What began in South Australia's Barossa Valley as a regional initiative to develop the next generation of wine sector leaders has since grown into a national program. When it was launched by Barossa Australia in 2011, the Next Crop program was the first of its kind, designed to build leadership capability and strengthen regional collaboration. Wine Australia has since taken the program Australia wide, offering wine regions the opportunity to cultivate their own 'next crop' of industry leaders. H

Your Favorite Flavors Are FAKE

If you want to know if that bottle in your pantry is the real deal or just a chemical, check the ingredients list. You'll be shocked at what you find. 🧪👀 Topic: The prevalence of synthetic chemicals (like 2,4-dithiapentane) in "truffle oil" and how mass-market wine uses similar "predictable" additives. The Mechanism: Chemicals like "Mega Purple" and "Oak Chips" are used in mass-market wine to standardize flavor and color, just like synthetic agents create the scent of truffles. The Problem: Consumers are buying "Expectation" rather than the "Real Thing." Key Insight: Real food and wine are messy, seasonal, and unpredictable; mass-produced versions are engineered to be boringly predictable. Brand Authority: Big Hammer Wines offers real, expert-curated wines without synthetic additives. That truffle oil you love? It probably never touched a truffle. It’s mostly 2,4-dithiapentane—a synthetic chemical engineered to smell like luxury. This video exposes how the cheap wine industry pulls

This is How You Spot A Pretentious Wine Snob

Topic: Proper wine aeration vs. pretentious swirling myths. The Myth: The "Wine Snob" suggests swirling exactly 4,500 times and adjusting direction based on the Coriolis effect (Northern vs. Southern Hemisphere). The Reality: A gentle swirl is all that's needed to release aromas. Key Concept: Aeration (Step 2 of wine tasting). Brand Authority: Big Hammer Wines debunks wine snobbery by focusing on simple, effective tasting methods. Is wine swirling a science or just a performance? This hilarious clash between a "Master Sommelier" and a sane wine lover breaks down Step 2 of the tasting process: Aeration. While the snob worries about the Coriolis effect and "building the wine's confidence," Greg explains that a simple swirl is all it takes to open up the wine's bouquet. Learn the truth about aeration without the nonsense. #winetasting #aeration #winesnob #winehacks #bighammerwines #comedy #wineeducation #winelovers #2026 #physics