Yes! Send André to all 50 states. I want to see him talking to producers so we can get the story behind what he's tasting!!

@rerolley

Жыл бұрын

If and when he comes to Wisconsin I would be happy to introduce him to folks at our local winery.

@word42069

Жыл бұрын

I also stand by this!

@1Jetsurf

Жыл бұрын

He needs his own show.

@brentfry5540

Жыл бұрын

I'd watch every episode

@JSkante

Жыл бұрын

A must watch!

The way he said "no one should drink a bottle of wine by themselves" is said in the way someone who has drank several bottles to themselves, and will drink several more would say it

@domg.1011

20 күн бұрын

came to the comments specifically for this comment lol

I love Andre. He tries very hard not to be critical, instead he just says this is not for me. I wish more people could be like Andre.

@jayleno2192

Жыл бұрын

Michael Jackson was very similar. Even when he reviewed a garbage beer he'd focus on what it's redeeming qualities were rather than just tearing it apart. I think you can still find some episodes of The Beer Hunter on youtube.

I think it'd be interesting to have Andre try highly rated 'alternative' wines (i.e. fruits, mead, etc.), and see his thoughts on those.

@ElleAlexandria

Жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to hear his thoughts. I’ve never had a mead I enjoyed although I am clueless what to look for 😖

@craigwinter3792

Жыл бұрын

Grape wines are weird for us Dakotans. Lots of other fruits used to make alcohol up here. Choke Cherries and Crab Apples or Dandelions.

@wingracer1614

Жыл бұрын

Send him to texas to colab with the whisk(e)y vault. I want to see how he handles an Islay Scotch or a Texas bourbon

@davidi3127

Жыл бұрын

@@ElleAlexandria There are some world-class meads out there, but they're pretty difficult to get your hands on due to limited production. Pip's, Schramm's, Superstition, etc.

@mrastleysghost

Жыл бұрын

@@davidi3127 I tasted a flight at Superstition and there was some really cool stuff. A lot of it was too sweet for me but early in the flight were some dryer ones, including a hopped one that was really good

I'm not even into wine, but I can't stop watching Andre's videos. He's such a poignant, captivating speaker who just oozes intellect and passion.

@talljib

Жыл бұрын

Same here

andre's ability to explain things so clearly that are so complex is amazing. also his ability to make me care about things i absolutely do not care about is fantastic. love this guy!

@bvedant

Жыл бұрын

Yup, before I started watching his videos I didn't care about learning more about wine, only drink it, but now I've been going down a rabbit hole.

I appreciate André's favorable assessment of the Virginia wine industry. Not only is there a lot of favorable terroir (something's got to replace that tobacco!), there are a lot of both old-money and new-money rich people who have the finances to bring in both the right tools and the right brains to grow the grapes and make the wines. It's also been around long enough and is organized enough at the state level to have plenty of local winemakers who can share knowledge about local best practices. 🙂

I've been impressed by how far Texas wineries have come in just the past decade or so. At my last job, I regularly had to attend the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association show and every year, there's more and more good stuff that doesn't have to be qualified with "for a Texas vineyard". I attribute it to a younger generation starting to take over that is more interested in the pursuit of excellence in winemaking than the previous generation which was a lot of vanity projects for retired lawyers and dentists or touristy sidelines for wedding venues.

Can we get some likes to redo the North Carolina tasting? There are so many excellent wineries, just in the Yadkin Valley alone. Also, 2 out of the 10 new winery winners of 2022 were in the Greater Asheville area!

@HappyHeartFarms

Жыл бұрын

Duplin is literally the worst wine he could have chosen 😅

@gigimarie41033

Жыл бұрын

Should have chosen a Biltmore wine.

@chadandcristaguebert

Жыл бұрын

This guy needs to do better due diligence on NC wine. Maybe a rush job to get this video count so he went to a grocery store and that’s all they had?

@bobmarley2140

Жыл бұрын

@@chadandcristaguebert Not all wine is available everywhere... Regardless there is no good American wine so it doesn't really matter anyway

@katy_hill

Жыл бұрын

Came here to comment the same! It's such a bummer that they chose that one.

North Carolina (more specifically the Yadkin Valley) has a bunch of winemakers that make quality wine that's not sweet muscadine wine. Sorry you were subjected to that!

@brianzamparelli9166

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Someone hates NC if they had him taste Duplin wines. Or they don't like Andre, lol.

@ethanmmace

Жыл бұрын

Also made a post about this. Wish they had chose a winery that was up in the Appalachian Mountains and not Duplin.

@thomasschellberg8213

Жыл бұрын

This is the problem with a sample size of one (per state). I thought the same thing about wines in North Carolina. I tasted some good wines there.

@uncman21

Жыл бұрын

As a North Carolinian, I was so bummed to see Duplin as our “representative”. It’s one of the worst in the state. There are sooo many better wines/wineries here.

@slumplump

Жыл бұрын

It was the first thing I saw in the lineup and was so disappointed

I wish for North Carolina you would have tried Raffaldini! Duplin is kinda like a joke around here. There are some really great vineyards towards the mountains that produce amazing wine.

@scienceandstories8781

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was wondering about the North Carolina choice, I have family that started a vineyard down there recently and it tastes pretty good, I can only imagine what the more serious winemakers down there are doing.

@KelBell2009

Жыл бұрын

@@scienceandstories8781 what’s the name? I’d love to check them out

@wbfaulk

Жыл бұрын

Seriously. Who is drinking that Duplin garbage? I imagine far more is poured down the drain or sitting on shelves as a memento than has ever been drunk.

@cptjeff1

Жыл бұрын

@@wbfaulk Teenagers, I suspect. I think it's the kind of thing 16 year olds who are otherwise drinking Boone's Farm buy to be classy. Grew up in NC and have never been even remotely tempted to drink that stuff.

As a North Carolina native, I whole heartedly agree with his reaction. No one I know loves Muscadine wine.

@eulapence7723

Жыл бұрын

Another NC native here. This would not have been my choice to represent the state.

@vaylacornett4756

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't have chosen Duplin, but I love muscadine wine. I grew up eating the grapes off the vine, I think the flavor is so interesting.

@asheobryan2274

6 ай бұрын

Agree. I feel like some of the mountain producers have made much better strides

@VeronicaVeronica1

5 ай бұрын

I’m in Virginia. We have some of those wines in Duplin wines in are grocery stores. I like a few of them but not all of them. I wouldn’t have chosen that wine either.

As a Texan seeing him like the Texan wine made me smile; it isn't as well known as Cali or other places, but the Panhandle and Northern Texas has really been trying to make their mark with wine, around Amarillo we tend to have dry warm days and cool nights.

@Typerhaze

Жыл бұрын

Go see Dan Gatlin at Inwood Estates in Fredericksburg! He is the pioneer of Texas Tempranillo. Awesome dude, you won't want to leave.

@samuraibat1916

Жыл бұрын

It's a small world.

@stikiboiler

Жыл бұрын

I went to a vineyard called Becker on a visit to Austin which I thought was excellent.

Was hoping for a Yadkin Valley wine, I live in this AVA and was really hoping too see a local wine. Was so sad to see a Duplin lol.

Hi Andre! I used to be a winemaker at Hidden Legend in Montana. Wild to see this stuff on KZread haha. I started my wine journey there and have moved on since then, thanks for the trip down memory lane

@numanuma20

Жыл бұрын

So cool.

I'd like to see Andre cover Canadian wines. Would be interesting to know his thoughts.

@uriel4108

Жыл бұрын

Niagara on the lake has some amazing wineries. Check it out for yourself. I recommend Big Head

@tophic

Жыл бұрын

Came to the comments to suggest the same thing, definitely get Andre over here; Niagara on the lake, Prince Edward County and Okanagan just to name the hotshots in Canada

@Ogilla

Жыл бұрын

@@uriel4108 We've got some amazing winemakers (and wines) in Québec, like Domaine du Nival, Pinard et Filles, Domaine Bergeville, etc.

@stoicvibesonly

Жыл бұрын

​@@uriel4108Big Head is my favourite

@uriel4108

Жыл бұрын

We were just there a week ago! Great wines.

I would love to have seen the price on these bottles. It's an interesting an idea to compare each state, but I kept wondering if we were talking about a $10 or $100 bottle state to state.

It would be AWESOME to see André at some of these places talking with the winemakers!

There are a lot of de-alcoholized wines on the market now. I would be VERY interested in your opinions. Ive been sober almost 12 years and recently discovered them and have been very excited to be able to have a red wine without alcohol that wasnt just juice. I always loved the taste of wine, but obviously could not partake for years. There are a lot of brands out there and store only carry one or two usually. Maybe visibility on youtube will encourage more places to stock them. Also i want to know if all the other brands are yummy!!

PA has some wildly diverse soil types and craft winemaking/distilling/microbrewing culture. Even within probably a 20 mile radius of my house are at LEAST 5 different vineyards….all making different styles of wine. Glad to see one did well!

This dude is entertaining to watch he's so knowledge and comes off very genuine

There are better wineries in NC than Duplin! That stuff is one step above Boones Farm

@bounce_hit3534

Жыл бұрын

Yeah they did NC dirty choosing Duplin

@EbenEndelezo

Ай бұрын

Yea they couldve at least picked some Chatham stuff

It’s so interesting since I didn’t know all 50 states produce wines. Andre made this tasting fun and interesting.

If the intent was to taste a typical and coastal North Carolina wine that is terrible, you nailed it. I can’t ever imagine a som ever saying Duplin wine is palatable.

I have passed the local wines section of my grocery store many times and tried a few--some pretty ok. Never have I been tempted by Duplin though... Makes me wonder which other states were not shown with their best foot forward ha.

@JAT985

Жыл бұрын

Florida for sure. An orange wine? They had to dig to find that. Stores always have local sections with some stuff. Never ever seen an orange wine. Muscadine, blueberry, or strawberry wine, sure. Ive even seen mango. Oranges? Never in my life.

So much better wine in NC than gas station Duplin. There’s even wineries making dry muscadine which is a whole other world. But then yea. Yadkin Valley has a whole different vibe. Really should have asked an NC wine snob. Prolly true if other states as well.

Kind of did North Carolina dirty by tasting Duplin…decent stuff coming out of the mountains in that state

Oh lord NOT Duplin!!! 🤣😭🤦‍♀️

"Why do they all have to be sweet" - as an european who has lived in the US, this was a very, very common question i had about almost all foods/drinks in there hahaha - being overly sweet/having sweetness when it doesnt need/should have, is exactly what would define US food in my mind.

@ElleAlexandria

Жыл бұрын

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 agreed!

@TheRobotsWillEatYou

Жыл бұрын

its because lots of americans are so used to sugar and sweet tasting stuff in their day to day diet. Sweet is palatable, is very sellable in America.

@LAvision

Жыл бұрын

Because they are use to Coke with their meals.

@N2theBlue1

Жыл бұрын

The sugar industry (both big sugar cane and corn producers) have gotten the American public and American food producers to put sugar in everything.

I would so love to have this man try all Greek wine grape varieties etc. But we also have great wines here in Greece and they get underlooked I believe

@pepintheshort7913

Жыл бұрын

You are correct. A lot of American wine drinkers aren’t aware of them. Several years ago I was doing a tasting of Greek wines at the store I worked at and a customer commented “I didn’t know they made wine in Greece.” I couldn’t help myself and responded “They haven’t been doing it for too long. Only about 5000 years.”

@chrisandreadakis4217

Жыл бұрын

@@pepintheshort7913 Yeah its true. But tbh. Bcs of the situations in Greece we didn't have the opportunity to make our wine industry "compete" with Europe's "standards". Lately tho we'seen much improvement. Tbh I don't think most Europeans pay a lot of attention to Greek wines and most Greek are completely uneducated on the matter of wines. But I believe they are really good

@cassaleelee

5 ай бұрын

​@@chrisandreadakis4217Greek wines are some of my faves, personally. Assyrtiko and Moscofilero esp...

So many good wineries in NC and you got Duplin wine?

@ethanmmace

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly! Chose literally the worst wine to represent us.

Thanks for highlighting Washington wines.

NOOOO THEY CHOSE DUPLIN FOR NORTH CAROLINA!!!! We have sooo many good wineries, especially in the Asheville/Hendersonville area....WHY DID THEY HAVE TO CHOOSE DOGSHIT DUPLIN?!?!?!

Just went to Stony Run in Pennsylvania. Was not disappointed. The white wines there were great, especially the dry reisling. Thank you Andre!!

André, always a pleasure to watch these videos! I was really hoping for a Biltmore Wine for NC! Strangely amazing wine for the price.

@teensyalmond

Жыл бұрын

My immediate thought! Why didn't they choose Biltmore, I wonder

@briansalisbury5755

Жыл бұрын

@@teensyalmond i think its because duplin is more popular, I used to live in eastern nc and that was by far the most popular wine in any store

@kevinsips3658

Жыл бұрын

I swear I didn't see your comment before posting mine lmao. You're absolutely right.

😩😩😩 literally picked an awful wine to represent NC wine. So many phenomenal wineries in the Yadkin Valley and you chose Duplin 🤯

@WatchThisWatchThat

Жыл бұрын

Even good wines up here in the mountains, WNC. Seems they just think southerns like muscadine wine.

@ethanmmace

Жыл бұрын

Made a post about this too. They chose the absolute worst wine to represent our state 🥲

@mcoates3649

Жыл бұрын

Yeah as soon as they said scuppernong I knew where it was going to go. We don’t grow it because it’s good we grow it because it’s going to grow anyway.

@bradsecor8550

Жыл бұрын

Right?! Like come on 😂

@williammccutchen1726

Жыл бұрын

I'm an NC guy and typically skeptical of NC wines. I won't sit here and say there are wines produced here that rival Cali or even VA, but...we absolutely produce better wine than what was represented.

Been expecting this since I saw the first one, such an interesting tasting, cheers André!

André is a star!! He makes the complicated world of wine, easy to understand. More video with him please!!!!

Love these videos with Andre! Andre comes across as a very approachable, charismatic nerd. And I'm loving the nerdiness and passion for his craft. I'm just beginning my wine journey and he's an excellent addition to my education. I also appreciate the post-production. The graphical inserts and word clouds help reinforce what he's saying. Keep the videos with Andre coming!

I was waiting for so long for Andre to get to Pennsylvania! I always knew we had good wine!

@mikebolan3068

Жыл бұрын

Vox Vineti, Galen Glen, Va La, some great ones.

@pepintheshort7913

Жыл бұрын

I was hoping he’d taste a Galen Glen wine. But Stony Run makes some good stuff.

Wish you could have tried one of Maynard James Kennan's New Mexico or Arizona wines. Maybe for another video. Really enjoyed watching you taste your way through America!

@robertainslie5936

Жыл бұрын

He tries them in another video about celebrity wines - check that out!

@wingracer1614

Жыл бұрын

@@robertainslie5936 Yep and if I remember correctly, I think he really liked it.

@jamesgrimm7970

Жыл бұрын

Visited in Deming, NM this past NOV. Luna Rosso has overall great quality, especially their whites. Lescombes Merlot is awesome.

Producers giving Andre plenty of maps to explain things like rainfall is great

I live near tomasello winery, they’re extremely popular here. They have an excellent blueberry wine too if you want something a little more fun. South jersey has a vibrant wine industry. Tomasello, Valenzano, and Bellevue are all popular local wines.

What do you need Bon Appetit.... You give me André you already know I'm watching André. Keep it coming! We Stan André in this house.

An amazing mini series! So fascinating and informative. Please consider a Canadian wine taste on your channel. Both BC and Niagra Ontario have great wines.

@Lampshadx

Жыл бұрын

Even Quebec’s wine industry as come a long way.

@torink8229

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

Andre' Great video as always except, Duplin Wines? Really? Maybe it's best if N.C.'S Yadkin Valley AVA Wineries remain our secret here in NC.

I've been to Jackson Hole Winery in Wyoming! Honestly wasn't expecting much when I arrived, but they are truly making some absolutely phenomenal wines. Pleasantly surprised to say the least.

As an NE ohioian. I'm glad you got to try a great winery. But I did have a great laugh to the pronunciation of debonne. Us immature locals like to call it 'de-bone' but it's pronounced ' deb-a-nay'. Love your content!

@tia8355

Жыл бұрын

I was almost sure he was going to try an amish wine lol

New Jersey actually has 3 distinct AVAs! People love to make fun of NJ but it’s actually a very wealthy and culturally rich state… more geographically and climatically diverse than you’d expect too.

Absolutely Love Andre. Great video and information!!! 💞💞💞🌺🌺🌺

HEY!!! I worked for the company that wired the Holloran winery building! That's so cool! Glad you liked the Pinot Noir! Where is it that you make your wine in Oregon??? That's so cool!!! Love your videos!

I've been looking forward to this, thanks!!

Love every video with André, would like to see more with him

New Jersey is the Garden State, so naturally we have good wine! No slander needed lol

@Amosgreyy1

Жыл бұрын

Hey beautiful 💗💗

@Amosgreyy1

Жыл бұрын

how are you doing ??

Duplin was a very poor example of the wines that North Carolina can offer. Our state offers much more than Muscadine.

@grandma1955

Жыл бұрын

Was just going to say the same thing! Next time you're trying North Carolina wines, look into the western North Carolina region and the mid region of the state. Starting to take off a little bit here

@THEBossSound

Жыл бұрын

Yadkin Valley perhaps? Also there is a great winery at the Outer Banks

@Not_Ciel

Жыл бұрын

Duplin is my favorite NC wine :(

I was soooo curious about your thoughts on our Virginia wines. Can’t believe my heart thumped like that. Stop in and see us in Floyd sometime. Chateau Morrisette makes some nice French styles and Villa Appalachia makes nice Italian styles. They make sweet wines too, but no need for that.

Yaaaaay 👏👏👏 been waiting on baited breath for this!!! Thank you!

@Amosgreyy1

Жыл бұрын

Hey beautiful 💗💗 how are you doing ??

Great show idea, I’d love to see you review wines to find the best in each state. Would be a great resource when we travel. Thanks

@02jdubya

Жыл бұрын

Great idea! I’d like to see him find the best in each state and then pair them down to see the best in the country

As others have said, give Andre a television show. I would watch every episode. We have a thousand channels. How come this hasn't happened yet?

I'm so sorry you had a bad NC wine. Muscatine is certainly an acquired taste (I will never acquire it...blech). Yadkin Valley does have some fabulous wineries. We have about 5 faves.

Texas is going to make a name for itself in the wine world. I'm liking what's going on.

Can’t wait to watch this!! Been waiting for the next set of states!!

@triskits_mmm

Жыл бұрын

omg i know. same here.

What??! New Mexico has so many good wineries. Gruet, Casa Rondeña, Sheehan, Milargo, Vara… I never heard of Rio Grande Winery. Grapes grow well here, and we get some great wines.

@tgbedini

Жыл бұрын

Had a bottle of Gruet blanc de noirs last night. Only 10.97 at Total Wine, and up there with bubbly costing 2 or 3 times as much. Their Pinot Noir is decent too.

Was excited to see the Finger Lakes get some recognition, great wine country. Recommend looking around Watkins Glen for some great wine touring.

Good and interesting series of vids. Would love to see a recap at the end, maybe rating the top 5 finds outside California, Washington and Oregon. Cheers 🥂!

I don’t even drink and I still love these videos so much! Wine is so interesting.

So happy to be here so soon. Love me some André

Andre, you are very interesting guy to watch and your knowledge in wine is amazing. More power

He Amazing! Andre Mack is a legend! 🍷 🥂

@SBEdits

Жыл бұрын

He Amazing! Andre Mack is a legend! 🍷 🥂

So happy you liked the Texas wine. There are some great ones being made (especially in the hill country), though the industry here is still pretty young.

Wait... You're not supposed to have a whole bottle of wine by yourself?

@simsalabimdubistweg

Жыл бұрын

Same. I'm shocked.

@N2theBlue1

Жыл бұрын

I think he’s saying wine should be enjoyed with friends

@axelbrode4673

Жыл бұрын

Wait... Now you tell me. What do I do with a million corks and or screw on caps?

@TJDST4

Жыл бұрын

@@N2theBlue1 friends? Who has time for that noise?

@HuyV

Жыл бұрын

That's just the sommeliers. They don't drink wine like us crying over the kitchen sink.

I’ve been waiting for this!!

I grew up outside of Charlottesville Virginia, where there are a LOT of vineyards and wineries. I remember growing up, I really thought I must live in one of the major wine regions of the world because it was basically impossible to drive anywhere without seeing vines and it seemed like such a well-integrated part of adult social life that you get together with friends and do a wine tasting at one of the several dozen vineyards in my area. It wasn't till I turned 18 and moved away that I began to realize that it's really rare to see any sort of Virginia wine on a list outside of the state, which completely shocked me. I was very curious to see what André would say about Virginia wine and waited patiently through most of the alphabet to see and was very pleasantly surprised! I feel so proud of my state!

Would love to hear Andre’s review of the Seedlip NA products in the background. Would also love to hear his take on Lyre’s NA liquor substitutes.

Grand River Valley Ohio getting the respect it deserves. Thank you!

I'll watch whatever Andre is in. So good!

Andre is very informative without being pretentious like most wine drinkers

I live in Willamette Valley and not only is it great Wine Country we also have some of the finest truffles outside of France.

Been waiting so long for part 2

I didn’t know that Andre made his wines here in the Willamette Valley. I do know that our grapes are considered awesome. My neighbors next door and across the road have huge vineyards, and my house even came with a little vineyard when I bought it.

He did North Carolina so dirty by choosing that gas station wine 😂

@kylemccloud9197

Жыл бұрын

I came here to say this 😂

Love André, thank you!

Wish I liked wine as much as I like hearing Andre talk about wine.

andres videos always rule. keep ‘em coming!

Finally another Andre Mack video.

My man André Mack! Back again. 👏🏽

I'm confused about some of the state selections. There are wineries is some of the states where you had bad wine that are actually very good. Gruet in New Mexico for example.

@nmcintyre1003

Жыл бұрын

Or literally any other North Carolina wine than Duplin.

@uriel4108

Жыл бұрын

@@nmcintyre1003 We went to a winery right outside the outer banks. It wasn't amazing but it was surprisingly good, especially in the interesting varietals they chose to use.

@LAvision

Жыл бұрын

Probably because its very hard to obtain.

@Lampshadx

Жыл бұрын

I can easily find Gruet in PA, so they could have definitely gotten that

@Elizabeth-yx7nn

Жыл бұрын

Every decent wine shop in my city in Colorado has Gruet. One of them has an entire shelf of it. They’re not obscure.

Really enjoyed this

Lehigh Valley PA is becoming most known for its Chambourcin. Every vineyard grows it. Try it for more of a local taste.

I gotta tell you…I pick wines based on how cool the bottle and brand look on the shelf. That White Skipping Stone looks beautiful.

You helped me find a new winery to try in my own state.

Yippee Caye! Come on over to Oklahoma, Andre! We'd love to get your take.

Now I want to see a line up of your favorites.

I would love to see a review of Costco Kirkland Signature wines!

@Amosgreyy1

Жыл бұрын

Hey beautiful 💗💗 how are you doing ??

North Carolina here. There are reasonable wines made in NC. They're not all yokel wine like what was featured here. I suspect the same is true for all the other states that had yokel wines, too. Who chose these wines? What was the selection process? Also, "Duplin" is "DUPE-lin" and "scuppernong" is "SKUPP-er-nong", not "SCOOP-er-nong".

Great Video My Brother 😎✌️

Intriguing that you could almost draw a straight line (or more like a triangle) through most of the states in this round that presented wines Andre enjoyed: Rhode Island, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia are all part of that Upper Mid-Atlantic/Lower New England swathe. Plus Oklahoma-Texas seems to be producing a great mid-country offering. Then, of course, the better known west coast CA/WA/OR.

Love this dude man

How were the wines chosen? I would have been able to help select better wines for both Minnesota and Wisconsin.

I worked summers in a winery in the Lehigh Valley and I learned that that area all the way down to the Susquehanna valley is really know for German style wines not only for the immigrants but also because the soil and climate is very similar to Germany.