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Mario Cooks! Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 399 seconds Mario Batali is a star chef with a TV show and restaurants in New York and Las Vegas. What's his recipe for success--and satisfying food? Mario sticks close to his Italian roots. Here, he prepares his own spin on ragu bolognese. Enjoy! Related: babbo, batali, bolognese, cooking, del, mar, mario, posto, ragu, recipe, restaurant, sauce, spectator, tasting, wine |
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Napa Sparkles at Schramsberg l Wine Spectator Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 266 seconds Second fermentation, neck freezing and disgorging, oh my! Take an inside look at how to make sparkling wine with Hugh Davies at Schramsberg, his familys historic Napa estate. Related: how, hugh, j, wine, bubbly, california, champagne, davies, learn, napa, schram, schramsberg, sparkling, spectator, taste, tasting, to, wine |
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Ripert's Cod Sauté Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 357 seconds New York's Le Bernardin is one of the top restaurants in the United States. Meet chef-owner Eric Ripert and learn to make his exquisite sautéed cod with pea shoots and ginger-lemon-scallio n broth. Related: bernardin, chef, cod, cooking, eric, fish, ginger, lemon, pea, recipe, ripert, saute, shoots, spectator, tasting, wi, wine |
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Sabre Champagne Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 172 seconds Using a sword is one way to open Champagne; just don't try it at home. Armando Pizzuti, the master sabreur at Royal Plantation in Jamaica, demonstrates his technique. Related: champagne, frazee, gloria, jamaica, pizzuti, plantation, royal, sabrage, spectator, sword, wine |
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HowTo: Taste Red Wine l Wine Spectator Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 207 seconds How can you taste red wine like a pro? Why should you swirl? What flavors should you look for? To get the answers to these questions --and more-- watch HowTo: Taste Red Wine from Wine Spectator. Related: class, evaluate, how, instruction, learn, pro, see, sip, sniff, spectator, summarize, taste, tasting, to, wine |
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Top Bordeaux Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 243 seconds Why are Bordeaux's top wines called First Growths? And what makes them unique? Learn about this elite group as you meet some of the impressive people behind these blue-chip chateaus. Related: baroness, corinne, engerer, latour, margaux, mentzelopoulo, mouton, pauillac, pessac, spectator, terroir, tradition, wine |
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2008 Wine of the Year l Wine Spectator Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 158 seconds Join James Molesworth to learn why this wine -- made with a non-prestigious grape variety from a single vineyard in a not-so-famous region -- took top honors. Related: wine, 2005, 2008, apalta, carmenere, chile, colchagua, lapostolle, learn, molesworth, of, sommelier, spectator, taste, tasting, the, top, wine, year |
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Mario Matches! Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 269 seconds Mario Batali talks wine pairing with his business partner, Joe Bastianich. The dish is Mario's Ragu Bolognese, which matches beautifully --and rhymes-- with Sangiovese. But what kind of Sangiovese do Mario and Joe pick? Related: babbo, bastianich, batali, del, esca, food, joe, mario, match, pairing, posto, sangiovese, spectator, tasting, wine |
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Raising the Steaks Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 220 seconds Tom Colicchio, chef-owner of Craftsteak, is fanatical about the ingredients he uses in his restaurants. Colicchio joined Wine Spectator senior editor Harvey Steiman to taste--and describe--three types of gourmet beef: grass-fed, corn-fed and wagyu. Related: colicchio, corn-fed, craftsteak, grass-fed, new, spectator, steak, steiman, tasting, wagyu, wine, york |
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Perfect Ruby: Masi Amarone Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 204 seconds What makes Amarone distinctive and delicious are the topics discussed by Wine Spectator senior editor Bruce Sanderson and Sandro Boscainin of Masi, the winery in Veneto, Italy that is known for its Amarone. Related: amarone, boscaini, corvina, dried, grapes, italy, molinari, r, red, ripasso, sanderson, sandro, spectator, wine |
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The Keys to Great Wine Service l Wine Spectator Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 281 seconds In any restaurant, wine service can make or break the dining experience. Whether you're a guest, a waiter or a sommelier, you'll get the inside scoop on the key aspects of wine service from wine directors at Wine Spectator award-winning restaurants. Related: cork, customer, guest, presentation, restaurant, service, sommelier, spectator, tasting, train, waiter, wine |
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Lapostolle's Clos Apalta Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 215 seconds Alexandra Marnier-Lapostolle purchased an old-vine vineyard in the Colchagua Valley's Apalta region in 1994. Within 3 years, she was making some of Chile's top wines. Listen in as she describes her vineyard jewel to Wine Spectator's James Molesworth. Related: apalta, chile, lapostolle, red, spectator, wine |
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Pair On! Batali, Puck and Lagasse vs Matthews l Wine Spectator Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 331 seconds Each year at the Wine Experience, Wine Spectator executive editor Tom Matthews challenges the celebrity chefs to a pairing duel. This year Mario Batali, Emeril Lagasse and Wolfgang Puck each created a dish and chose one wine to pair with it. Will Tom's challenger wine teach these chefs a lesson in wine and food pairing? Related: wine, 2008, batali, emeril, experience, food, lagasse, learn, mario, match, matthews, pairing, puck, sommelier, spectator, taste, tasting, wine, wolfgang |
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Oregon Pinots: McMinnville vs Yamhill-Carlton l Wine Spectator Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 236 seconds If you love Pinot Noir, you've probably enjoyed some Pinots from Oregon's Willamette Valley AVA. But do you know what styles of Pinot come from McMinnville and Yamhill-Carlton, two of the valley's sub-AVAs? Learn about them with Harvey Steiman. Related: wine, carlton, learn, maysara, mcminnville, noir, oregon, pinot, sommelier, spectator, steiman, taste, tasting, willamette, wine, wright, yamhill |
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Boulud's Braise Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 202 seconds At Daniel, Chef Boulud's food is delectable. But, of course, he has a huge, fully-staffed kitchen. Chef proved that you can get the same results in your own kitchen when he invited us into his home and braised a veal shoulder. (It was delicious.) Related: boulud, braise, braised, braising, cooking, daniel, mushrooms, recipe, riesling, spectator, tasting, turnips, wine |
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Top Ten Wines of 2008: #6 l Wine Spectator Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 105 seconds And here's Wine Spectator's #6 wine of 2008. It's presented by James Suckling who lives in Italy. Learn more about this classic wine from a classic region... Related: 10, 2004, 2008, barolo, best, cesare, italy, learn, nebbiolo, piedmont, pio, six, sommelier, spectator, suckling, taste, tasting, top, wine |
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Dinner at James' House l Wine Spectator Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 304 seconds Learn about Tuscany's 2005 and 2004 vintages with James Suckling, who hosted this tasting dinner at his home in Tuscany. Joining him were winemakers from Testamatta, Le Pupille, Badia a Coltibuono and Felsina. Related: drink, elisabetta, emanuella, felsina, geppetti, graetz, spectator, suckling, taste, tasting, testamatta, tuscany, wine |
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Sustainability Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 75 seconds Organic practices are important, but they're just one small part of sustainable practices. Learn more about sustainability with Michael Honig, the passionate president of Honig Vineyard and Winery in Napa Valley. Related: bio, green, honig, napa, organic, solar, spectator, sustainable, wine |
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Four Chefs Pairing Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 323 seconds Four of our favorite chefs--Charlie Trotter, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck and Mario Batali--cooked up a treat at the New York Wine Experience in 2007. Each created a unique dish and paired it with two wines, one white and one red. Related: batali, chef, emeril, experience, lagasse, mario, matching, matthews, pairing, puck, tasting, trotter, wine, wolfgang |
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Bordeaux City Tour Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 200 seconds When visiting Bordeaux, you may be tempted to spend all your time at the top ch?¢teaus. But don't miss the city of Bordeaux, with its beautiful riverfront, 18th century architecture and lively restaurants. Related: bordeaux, bourse, food, france, garonne, greg, medoc, parleme, spectator, tasting, tour, travel, tupina, vins, wine |
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Seaver: From Baseball to Wine Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 165 seconds Pitcher Tom Seaver led the underdog NY Mets to a miraculous '69 World Series championship. Since then, he's caught winemaking fever and has traded the baseball diamond for a vineyard home on Diamond Mountain, where some of Napa's best Cab grows. Related: baseball, cab, mets, napa, spectator, vineyard, wine |
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Biodynamic Man Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 285 seconds In this first video of the Green Revolution series, Wine Spectator senior editor Dana Nigro talks with Paul Dolan about the use of biodynamics at Parducci in California's Mendocino County. It affects the vineyard, winery, people -- and the livestock. Related: biodynamic, california, dolan, nigro, organic, parducci, spectator, wine |
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Vosne-Romanée l Wine Spectator Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 150 seconds Burgundy's village of Vosne-Romanée is home to six Grand Cru vineyards. Although these neighboring vineyards use Pinot Noir to make delicious wines, each makes distinct wines. Take a tour and learn why with Bruce Sanderson. Related: burgundy, cru, grand, pinot, romanee, sanderson, spectator, taste, tasting, terroir, vosne, wine |
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Top Ten Wines of 2008: #8 l Wine Spectator Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 94 seconds James Molesworth describes Wine Spectator's #8 wine for 2008 -- and he shares why this wine is so exciting. Related: 2005, 2008, beaucastel, chateauneuf, eight, grenach, learn, molesworth, mourvedre, spectator, taste, tasting, wine |
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Pure Values from SW France l Wine Spectator Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo
Video duration: 278 seconds Southwestern France is known for value wines, but their distinctive grapes are less well-known. Join Wine Spectator managing editor Kim Marcus as he tastes a trio of wines that offer great value as well as the pure flavors of their grapes. Related: arretxea, cahors, irouleguy, jolys, jurancon, malbec, marcus, monplaisir, spectator, tannat, tasting, wine |



























