Are wildly expensive champagnes really worth the hype? In this video, we’re going on a bubbly adventure to find out! I’m jumping into champagne’s crazy history, finding out what makes those bougie bottles so expensive, and putting my expert palate to the test in a blind tasting throwdown of three champagnes at totally different prices. Will I guess right or totally embarrass myself? You gotta watch and see!
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00:00:00 Intro
00:00:30 The history of champagne
00:05:58 Understanding champagne production and quality levers
00:08:10 The blind tasting
00:12:16 My final thoughts
23 Comments
Ooooh this is fun! I love how much passion you put into your videos. Soon to be 1k subs!!!
I get a bit nervous every time you take a sip..
"Doctor,get in here,we have another one!"
"Josephinenhütte up the nose again?"
"Nope,this time it's a Zalto through the lip and we have an Spiegelau sticking out of a chin waiting in 3."
"Damn these wine-tubers!"
Great production quality! The graphics/animations are really good and this video was really informative.
Why are they all flat in the glasses?
Two videos in one week? We're all very lucky!
Veuve Cliquot is pronounced VERVE KLEEK-oh, not VUV KLEE-kwah
Thanks for the education. Very well done, I love the graphics. Nice job identifying the wines.
Man, this was interesting but you chose a pretty overpriced $60 wine (Piper-Heidsieck, Andre Clouet, and even Nicolas Feuillatte, for example, are better than Veuve for less money) and the absolutely most overpriced $300 Champagne (why not choose something like Krug Grande Cuvee or a vintage like Bollinger LGA or Taittinger Comtes de Champagne?).
I so appreciate the whole milk to skim milk analogy. That I could understand!
But I need a more economical champagne than $60 that is worthy. I would love a more intensive champagne tasting that us commoners 😂 would love.
As always I appreciate your videos and the knowledge you impart💝🍷
Finally!
Good point bringing in the Bollinger for a comparison. I would argue that its price point proves AoS isn't worth it though unless you are a die hard fan of JayZ, but of course that doesnt mean AoS is not a serious Champagne
Everyone talks about inflation but I'm really just so sad my boss has not bumped my salary to match the recent increase in Champagne prices
Armand de Brignac is not the greatest Champagne (in flavours / aromas), it is certainly all about the visual of the bottle…
Loved this video, as always! How does Ace of Spades compared to similarly priced champagnes like Krug?
Very informative, another great video!
great video! 🎉
but short notice from wine lover / former math guy:
03:49 I fear you math isn’t mathing…..😬
Are there $100 or $200 bottles that compare to the pleasure of Armand de Brignac without the name brand?
This guy is brutally undersubbed
Dude start a paid subscription newsletter so you can get paid to buy a ton of stuff and find the good shit that you can tell us about.
Love your production quality and look forward to seeing your channel grow. I would like to see more Trader Joe’s wine comparisons. They have a small Zinfandel selection, so it shouldn’t break the bank like the Pinot Noir did. Also, with summer coming up, a good Rosé video is always fun. Cheers🥂
Very well made video. Just check your pronouciation of french words like 'Veuve Cliquot' should be pronouced like 'Veve' (like 'Verve' without the 'r') 'clico' (like 'Click' 'o'). Have anice day. By the way the Jay-Z champagne 'Ace of Spades' was created because Roederer's Cristal (that was the hype among the rappers) did not wanted to be associated to rappers anymore…
You compared the Ace of Spades against a gold bottle prosecco in a previous video. This video is simply a shameless excuse to drink another bottle of the Ace of Spades. Great video as usual. Cheers!
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