In 2025, I'd like to get out of my Italian comfort zone and drink more red and white wines from Chile, Argentina, and Portugal. I'm overdue! Happy Holidays!
@@AttorneySomm Thank you for the recommendation! Now seems like a good time to pick up bottles from certain German producers (before they become too well known).
@@joeydecarlo2532 Thanks! I’m drinking much more broadly now so I drink California less frequently. I also bought more entry level wines earlier on that are not as interesting. And I don’t like CdP from warm vintages when it is pruney.
Your wine goals for 2025 are so inspiring! I appreciate how you’ve thoughtfully reflected on your wine collecting experience and how each goal aligns with a deeper appreciation for wine - not just as a passion, but as a way to connect with people and create beautiful memories. I especially resonate with your focus on wine travel. There truly is no substitute for visiting wineries, meeting the people behind the vines and the wines, and experiencing the wine in its very place of origin. Your goals are so motivating, and I love how they reflect your enthusiasm for broader exploration and further enhancing your expertise and experiences. Can’t wait to see how these goals shape your 2025 wine journey! Thank you for making and sharing this video - definitely a great reminder to keep pushing forward with our own wine dreams and adventures. Cheers to many more memorable wine moments, John!
Well said for the reason of wine. To share, to drink and to enjoy. An expression of art, experienced in a moment of time.. And as always:Enjoy the sunshine held together by water. And may 2025 bring happiness and joy to all.🍷
If you plan on exploring South Africa anytime soon Stellenbosch and Constantia are two incredible regions. Beautiful landscapes, incredible food, and simply amazing wines for a bargain!
Excellent goals Mr, Jackson. Some of my goals are similar to yours. I need to drink down my collection to make room for Bordeaux futures purchased. I hope to add a few bucket list wines to my collection. A different goal that I have would be to attempt to standardize and focus on the wines and wine regions that I like. Diversification is a noble goal, but the space available is limited. i also hope to attend more wine tastings and I hope to visit a wine region this year.
That all sounds terrific! Thank you for sharing your goals! Hopefully you will be able to visit a wine region! It is always such a rewarding experience. Happy holidays!
I laughed at the “I know that’s not going to happen” re: setting a wine budget. Researching and finding/buying wine is as satisfying to me as the rest of the wine experience. It’s so tough to set a limit on that. What is real for us is we have about 100 bottles with of space left in our locker. Something’s gotta give!
Thank you! Yes it is so difficult to cap spending. You never know when a golden opportunity will present itself! Space is definitely my biggest issue. I’m about 50 over!
My goals that I can think of are just two. Finding bottles I like for a great price without having to wait two years to get them. The second is to quit procrastinating and finally picking up a bottle of Chateau La Tour so I have at least one of all five first growths. I don’t have a big collection but a few more never hurt just in case because you never know.
@ I will get started after the holidays. I’ll also make sure my iPad doesn’t autocorrect Latour. Or maybe I just forgot how to spell. Happy holidays to you.
Happy to have not bought a large quantity of wine since July. I've got my collection down to 258 and aim to reduce it further over 2024 and 2025. I think around 150-200 wines at any given time is all I need. I'm also planning on going for underrated collectable wines and increasing the average price per bottle in my cellar from its current $20.38 as I get rid of cheap wine and if I buy I'll buy higher quality and varied wines.
My only feedback to your goals would be to reconsider cutting back on California this year. I'm not the wine collector that goes big into verticals, such as having to own the same expression every year. I tend to buy the best in class for each vintage across the globe. Port in 17. Chile in 21, Italy in 19 everything in 16 but that year was just insane. You get the point. 2023 is supposed to be fantastic for California, both napa and Sonoma, and we are likely to see many of those start to be released in 2025. I don't disagree that you may be overweight in Cali wines right now, but I'd be hard pressed to correct that with the 2023 vintage specifically. Just a thought.
Thank you for the video. I try to visit at least one new wine region a year. You are right that you learn so much by just being there. I think one of my goals will be to find a group of people in my area that would like to be in a tasting group. I have found that hard to do. I can't afford to be a collector, but I do make it a point to try new varieties as much as I can.
@@crrizello5157 Thank you! Very glad you enjoy the travel to wine regions! The tasting groups work so well! Hopefully you can find a few like-minded wine enthusiasts in your area.
Yep, reducing the overall number is a priority for me. For those of us in the UK who can store in bond and avoid paying alcohol duty and sales taxes until withdrawn for drinking that's all great. And then you ge your annual storage bill. This year, ouch.
While the entire concept of goals may or may not be a factor when opening “that bottle” with friends and certainly could seem more truly American in its teleological, if not puritanical, character than the provenience of one’s wine collection, it certainly makes sense in the context of your ongoing systematic quest to become a more knowledgable consumer, as well as internet wine personality/authority. Your focussed thirst for experience and your excellent level of analysis make your videos very enjoyable. My ongoing goal has been to become much more confident in anticipating good/interesting wine and food pairings as most of the time over here it is about dinners rather than private wine tastings. If you felt competent to speak to that subject, your opinion would be of great interest, especially given that you are clearly a regular consumer of premier wines. In any case, happy holidays and many thanks already for your upcoming videos.
Thanks very much! Appreciate the kind words and the inquiry. My personal approach is to use cuisine to elevate lower or more common wines. When we taste the very special wines we tend to do so without food so we can focus on the wines.
@ thank you for taking the time to reply. I see that you focus really on the pure experience of a great wine, which certainly is legitimate, if not superior for tasting. I remember drinking a 2014 Secret de Sabon in May with steamed artichokes with a home made aioli and it being complete magic. Great wine and food pairings in outstanding restaurants have always been a thrill to me. They make for so to say transcendental experiences, especially with the right company.
@ Thank you! Definitely agree with you. I do enjoy that as well but in the US markups and wine at restaurants is so expensive that I rarely get truly special wines there. I do that more often when traveling.
@@LewGoldman Thank you! I’d like to do one but my collection is currently spread out among 5-6 solutions, none of which are very photogenic at the moment.
I think that makes you relatable… The guy from “Wine, Money & Song” had sorta the same thing on his cellar tour but was still fantastic… Anyways, great job, love the content
One goal is paramount to me every year…..try a wine made from a variety I have never had before. So many varieties out, vinifera and hybrid alike. One really cheats themselves of possibly having the best wine they’ve ever had, simply because they’ve never heard of it before?!
That is an excellent goal! Pretty sure I do that every year even without trying as I definitely agree with you! I try to taste new wines and varieties whenever possible!
@ We’ll come to the Midwest sometime and try our hybrid wines……you just might be pleasantly surprised. I can personally attest we make some pretty good wines……and yes, we make more than sweet, soda pop wines! 😂
My goal is also to expand in regions I'm light on. More California, more Burgundy, more Bordeaux and more German wines. I'll only buy Guigal La Las if I can find them, no more Rhône this year.
Sounds like a great plan for 2025! In addition to trading or donating your overweight section of wines, you could include them in a prize drawing/contest for your devoted Subscribers! ;-)
@@FridayFishFacts Great question! Definitely a region I hope to visit as I’m a big fan of Syrah. It is not one in the works yet, but I’m only booked thru February for wine trips.
I love the fact that people are waking up and realizing aging wines so they taste like a syrup is not relevant anymore, for many reason but mostly because culture that drinks tea with milk is not dominating the wine ideas😅
My wine goal for 2025 will be to watch every video released on your channel!
Excellent goal! Truly appreciate it! Thank you! Happy holidays!
In 2025, I'd like to get out of my Italian comfort zone and drink more red and white wines from Chile, Argentina, and Portugal. I'm overdue! Happy Holidays!
Lots of excellent wines in all those countries! Nice to beach out and diversify! Happy holidays!
I've always enjoyed the wines by Antinori but have never tried Tignanello. I plan to take it off my bucket list in 2025. Cheers!
Hope you enjoy it! An excellent wine! Thanks for weighing in! Cheers!
Nice Video!
Thank you! Appreciate the kind feedback! Cheers!
I’d love to see a run-down of your favorite Spätburgunders in 2025.
@@danielfoster4216 Thanks! I bought last year but haven’t started drinking many yet. I did enjoy the 2012 Josef Walter Hundsruck Trocken.
@@AttorneySomm Thank you for the recommendation! Now seems like a good time to pick up bottles from certain German producers (before they become too well known).
@ Completely agree with you! That was my thinking as well.
I'd enjoy hearing more details on how your tastes and preferences have changed, and which wines you are no longer as interested in, etc.
@@joeydecarlo2532 Thanks! I’m drinking much more broadly now so I drink California less frequently. I also bought more entry level wines earlier on that are not as interesting. And I don’t like CdP from warm vintages when it is pruney.
Your wine goals for 2025 are so inspiring! I appreciate how you’ve thoughtfully reflected on your wine collecting experience and how each goal aligns with a deeper appreciation for wine - not just as a passion, but as a way to connect with people and create beautiful memories. I especially resonate with your focus on wine travel. There truly is no substitute for visiting wineries, meeting the people behind the vines and the wines, and experiencing the wine in its very place of origin. Your goals are so motivating, and I love how they reflect your enthusiasm for broader exploration and further enhancing your expertise and experiences. Can’t wait to see how these goals shape your 2025 wine journey!
Thank you for making and sharing this video - definitely a great reminder to keep pushing forward with our own wine dreams and adventures. Cheers to many more memorable wine moments, John!
Thanks very much Margaux! Appreciate the eloquent feedback and consistent support! Hope you can do some wine travel in 2025! Happy holidays! Cheers!
Well said for the reason of wine. To share, to drink and to enjoy. An expression of art, experienced in a moment of time..
And as always:Enjoy the sunshine held together by water.
And may 2025 bring happiness and joy to all.🍷
Thanks very much! Well said and happy holidays!
My goal is to reduce my cellar collection too...by drinking alot more
An excellent goal! And also a fun goal to try to accomplish! 👍🍷
If you plan on exploring South Africa anytime soon Stellenbosch and Constantia are two incredible regions. Beautiful landscapes, incredible food, and simply amazing wines for a bargain!
@@in_quire Thank you! Definitely on my list!
Excellent goals Mr, Jackson. Some of my goals are similar to yours. I need to drink down my collection to make room for Bordeaux futures purchased. I hope to add a few bucket list wines to my collection. A different goal that I have would be to attempt to standardize and focus on the wines and wine regions that I like. Diversification is a noble goal, but the space available is limited. i also hope to attend more wine tastings and I hope to visit a wine region this year.
That all sounds terrific! Thank you for sharing your goals! Hopefully you will be able to visit a wine region! It is always such a rewarding experience. Happy holidays!
My goal is to drink more!
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@@wakes_inc Ha! I approve of that goal! 😅
You know it Somm
@@carlhornberger1839 Thank you!
Thanks for always great videos from you 🙂
@@janleth2800 My pleasure! Glad you enjoy them. Thank you!
I laughed at the “I know that’s not going to happen” re: setting a wine budget. Researching and finding/buying wine is as satisfying to me as the rest of the wine experience. It’s so tough to set a limit on that. What is real for us is we have about 100 bottles with of space left in our locker. Something’s gotta give!
Thank you! Yes it is so difficult to cap spending. You never know when a golden opportunity will present itself!
Space is definitely my biggest issue. I’m about 50 over!
That was very funny i agree! I had a good chuckle.
Spot on with how that goal would work out. I adjusted , by increasing the holding capacity of the cellar. 😂🍷
@ Ha! Well done! I like how you think! 😅
My goal: Purchase fewer bottles than 2024, thinning my cellar. Focus on whites and sparkling wine. Purchase some magnums to consume in 4 years.
@@jonasboman9713 Thanks very much for weighing in! Cheers!
open that bottle! I have a small collection, around 500 bottles, and I keep it around that number 😁 happy christmas! 🎄
Sounds like you are very disciplined! Merry Christmas!
My goals that I can think of are just two. Finding bottles I like for a great price without having to wait two years to get them. The second is to quit procrastinating and finally picking up a bottle of Chateau La Tour so I have at least one of all five first growths. I don’t have a big collection but a few more never hurt just in case because you never know.
@@MichaelH-ck4hg Hopefully you can track down a nice Latour and enjoy it soon! Thank you for sharing your goals!
@ I will get started after the holidays. I’ll also make sure my iPad doesn’t autocorrect Latour. Or maybe I just forgot how to spell. Happy holidays to you.
@ No worries at all! I knew what you meant. Happens to me all the time.
It would be great to know where you think the best place to sell high-end wines from a private cellar is
@@arthursouritzidis4736 Great question! You might try HDH in Chicago.
Happy to have not bought a large quantity of wine since July. I've got my collection down to 258 and aim to reduce it further over 2024 and 2025. I think around 150-200 wines at any given time is all I need. I'm also planning on going for underrated collectable wines and increasing the average price per bottle in my cellar from its current $20.38 as I get rid of cheap wine and if I buy I'll buy higher quality and varied wines.
@@yriafehtivan That all sounds like a good approach to me. Thanks for sharing! 👍🍷
My only feedback to your goals would be to reconsider cutting back on California this year.
I'm not the wine collector that goes big into verticals, such as having to own the same expression every year. I tend to buy the best in class for each vintage across the globe. Port in 17. Chile in 21, Italy in 19 everything in 16 but that year was just insane. You get the point.
2023 is supposed to be fantastic for California, both napa and Sonoma, and we are likely to see many of those start to be released in 2025. I don't disagree that you may be overweight in Cali wines right now, but I'd be hard pressed to correct that with the 2023 vintage specifically. Just a thought.
@@wakes_inc Thanks! Great point! Yes I’ll definitely make sure I get my share of 23s. It is definitely going to be an excellent vintage!
John, as always another great video! Thanks for the advice
@@jimhale8164 Thanks Jim! Merry Christmas!
Thank you for the video. I try to visit at least one new wine region a year. You are right that you learn so much by just being there. I think one of my goals will be to find a group of people in my area that would like to be in a tasting group. I have found that hard to do. I can't afford to be a collector, but I do make it a point to try new varieties as much as I can.
@@crrizello5157 Thank you! Very glad you enjoy the travel to wine regions! The tasting groups work so well! Hopefully you can find a few like-minded wine enthusiasts in your area.
If absolutely necessary I have some open space for those extra bottles that need a home lol😊. Cheers keep up the good work.
Ha! Thank you! Greatly appreciate it! 👍🍷
Yep, reducing the overall number is a priority for me. For those of us in the UK who can store in bond and avoid paying alcohol duty and sales taxes until withdrawn for drinking that's all great. And then you ge your annual storage bill. This year, ouch.
Definitely some pros and cons to that approach! Thanks for weighing in!
My favorite Wine is Haut brion ☺️
@@janleth2800 Definitely a very special wine for me as well!
While the entire concept of goals may or may not be a factor when opening “that bottle” with friends and certainly could seem more truly American in its teleological, if not puritanical, character than the provenience of one’s wine collection, it certainly makes sense in the context of your ongoing systematic quest to become a more knowledgable consumer, as well as internet wine personality/authority.
Your focussed thirst for experience and your excellent level of analysis make your videos very enjoyable.
My ongoing goal has been to become much more confident in anticipating good/interesting wine and food pairings as most of the time over here it is about dinners rather than private wine tastings. If you felt competent to speak to that subject, your opinion would be of great interest, especially given that you are clearly a regular consumer of premier wines.
In any case, happy holidays and many thanks already for your upcoming videos.
Thanks very much! Appreciate the kind words and the inquiry.
My personal approach is to use cuisine to elevate lower or more common wines. When we taste the very special wines we tend to do so without food so we can focus on the wines.
@ thank you for taking the time to reply. I see that you focus really on the pure experience of a great wine, which certainly is legitimate, if not superior for tasting. I remember drinking a 2014 Secret de Sabon in May with steamed artichokes with a home made aioli and it being complete magic.
Great wine and food pairings in outstanding restaurants have always been a thrill to me. They make for so to say transcendental experiences, especially with the right company.
@ Thank you! Definitely agree with you. I do enjoy that as well but in the US markups and wine at restaurants is so expensive that I rarely get truly special wines there. I do that more often when traveling.
Happy New Year!
Thank you! Happy New Year!
If you have not already, would be great if you did a personal cellar tour of your wines… Also, love the other cellar tours you have done.
@@LewGoldman Thank you! I’d like to do one but my collection is currently spread out among 5-6 solutions, none of which are very photogenic at the moment.
I think that makes you relatable… The guy from “Wine, Money & Song” had sorta the same thing on his cellar tour but was still fantastic… Anyways, great job, love the content
@ Thank you! Appreciate the kind feedback! I’ll give it some thought to see how it might be done effectively. Cheers!
Awesome video. I have a buying issue too….
Thank you! A lot of us in the same boat!
Gretings from Denmark 🙂
@@janleth2800 Thank you! Greeting from Bordeaux! 🇫🇷
One goal is paramount to me every year…..try a wine made from a variety I have never had before. So many varieties out, vinifera and hybrid alike. One really cheats themselves of possibly having the best wine they’ve ever had, simply because they’ve never heard of it before?!
That is an excellent goal! Pretty sure I do that every year even without trying as I definitely agree with you! I try to taste new wines and varieties whenever possible!
@ We’ll come to the Midwest sometime and try our hybrid wines……you just might be pleasantly surprised. I can personally attest we make some pretty good wines……and yes, we make more than sweet, soda pop wines! 😂
@ Thank you! I went to law school at University of Illinois and grew up in Michigan so I definitely get to the Midwest sometimes.
@@AttorneySomm Lovely state, Michigan. Great cool climate wines just like ours south of there!
My goal is also to expand in regions I'm light on. More California, more Burgundy, more Bordeaux and more German wines. I'll only buy Guigal La Las if I can find them, no more Rhône this year.
Sounds good! Thanks for weighing in!
Sounds like a great plan for 2025!
In addition to trading or donating your overweight section of wines, you could include them in a prize drawing/contest for your devoted Subscribers! ;-)
Nice idea! Appreciate the suggestion! Shippings may be an issue though. 🤔
My pleasure,@@AttorneySomm!
I'm sure there are plenty of us for whom those "too many California wines" would find a happy home. 😁
Will you visit the Okanagan valley in BC?
@@FridayFishFacts Great question! Definitely a region I hope to visit as I’m a big fan of Syrah. It is not one in the works yet, but I’m only booked thru February for wine trips.
@ if you want any recommendations on places to visit, I’d be happy to offer some suggestions
@ Thanks! Absolutely. If you leave them here, I’ll check them when I start planning and others may benefit as well.
My goal is to not buy wine from any company that increases prices. That includes companies that don’t eat any possible tariffs coming their way
Thanks for weighing in. Cost is definitely a big factor for next year. I hear from many who are fatigued with rising prices.
I love the fact that people are waking up and realizing aging wines so they taste like a syrup is not relevant anymore, for many reason but mostly because culture that drinks tea with milk is not dominating the wine ideas😅
@@Ruirspirul Thank you for sharing your thoughts.