In this comprehensive guide, we’ll dive deep into the key differences between Old World and New World wines—exploring what makes them so distinct from one another so that you can draw conclusions about these wines on your own.
But that’s not all! In this video, you’ll join me for a full wine tasting, where I sample three Old World wines and three New World wines to give you a firsthand comparison of their flavors, aromas, and profiles. Whether you’re a seasoned wine lover or just getting started, this video will give you a clear understanding of what sets these wines apart and help you enhance your own wine-tasting experiences.
Wine List (in order of appearance):
Old World Wine #1: Any Sancerre
New World Wine #1: Any Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
Old World Wine #2: Any Chablis
New World Wine #2: Any Stellenbosch Chardonnay with ABV 13% or higher
Old World Wine #3: Any Pinot Noir from Burgundy
New World Wine #3: Any Pinot Noir from California with ABV 13.5% or higher
NOTE: the whole purpose of this tasting is to demonstrate differences in style, so it should be applicable, even if you’re not drinking the exact same wine that I am.
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11 Comments
Excited to see the progress of this channel. Great content
Love the info and presentation, great channel!
I like new world wines, my girlfriend likes old world wines, trying to convince her that malbecs are good hahahaa.
Such an amazing video!
Another great vid Ashwin, loving the style you present these very informative videos in, can't wait for more.
I like this definition: New World regions are areas that have adopted winemaking practices from Old World regions to create their own industries. (In other words, basically everywhere else that isn't Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East.) New World regions include all of North America, South America, Australia, South Africa, and more.
Hey, You are great Ashwin! Great stuff, so easy to listen, full of interesting information! Congratulations!
My only critique is you could not find a better Pinot than Kendall Jackson really 🤯🤦♂️
Informative video and well presented definitely agree with the peaky acid and earthiness of world wines being nice, disagree with the final conclusion about winemakers keeping to tradition and ignoring the market demands therefor making better wine. Imo the conclusion should be: You get what you pay for. If you picked Yering station Pinot, Sandhi Sta Rita hills Chard etc to represent the new world we would be having a different conversation. You may still prefer old world but the wines would be similar in quality so the differences you picked up on would be a bit more meaningful imo. This is kind of apples and oranges because the NW wines are low quality and lower priced in comparison
Superbly described, my wife and I are Somms in Peru and we both subscribed and will follow any new content. The only thing I would add is that old world producers are often constrained by appellation restrictions too, limiting what they can do. Keep up the great work.
Nice one!