Madeline is awesome! She has made wine knowledge more accessible to the general public through concise and cogent content that encourages the inclusion of everyone interested to learn.
Yesssss, this is the content I subscribed to see. I know that many wine drinkers are limited exclusively to grocery stores, so navigating the mass-produced crap can be a depressing yet important process.
Louis M Martini is by far my favorite Cabernet for the money, both Sonoma and Napa. If you have not been to their winery in Napa, it is top notch now that they have done a massive overhaul.
I'm new at paying attention to wine, going to need to in my new job. Appreciate your videos more than most. Keep up the informative and entertaining work. You're a blast.
So I picked up some Smith and Hook and drank with you. I can pick up half of what you’re saying as my pallet is still young. I may pick up a bottle of the martini tomorrow. Thank you for the suggestions!
Hey Madeleine! I get the same hot flushing sensation with certain wines. If I’m attending an event where I know I’ll be drinking a lot of different wines I take a Claritin like an hour before the event and it helps tremendously. The redness or warming sensation is your body’s reaction to something added to the wine. I noticed this more frequently with red wines, in particular budget friendly picks. An antihistamine will help a lot in mediating this immune reaction, cheers!
Yeah, in the article, I mention amines / tyramine as a *thing.* They are not added to wine, it's actually a natural yeast byproduct. My latest theory is that it's prevalent in certain wines with certain kinds of yeast stress. Truthfully, amines and other yeast derivatives are still a very hot topic.
Hi Madeline, can you please help me understand and appreciate Cabernet Franc? Or/and do a best of grocery store Malbec. I’m not a big grocery store Malbec fan. I’m definitely interested in trying a natty take on Malbec or carbonic beaujolaise nouveau take on Malbec. What do you think?!?
I think you should do a Sam’s wine showdown. Rate all their members mark stuff and other things they carry. They do have some caymus and stags leap. Might do the low mid and high teir shoot outs.
I am a wine drinker and collector..I luv Louis M Martini wines..My Fav definitely the 2014 Louis M Martini from the Monte Rosso Vineyard ,,It scored a 99pts by TP.. I bought 3 bottles from K&L,,Its was on sale.,Retail price was $99,,on sale it was $69......I aslo have 2 bottles of the 2013 Lot 1..these are 100pts by RP.....
You are a brave soul. I ususally stay away from supermarket wines unless I'm really familiar with the winery. I live in Monterey County and know about these guys. So good job!
Don't care what folks say, Don't mind buying a cabernet under $20 or under $10. If it has all the characteristics I want then I'm buying it. I'm no wine snob. Fun video Madeline.
Madeline when I hear you describe the smell or taste of wine I get confused. I tried to smell and taste my wines, I just don't get any of those things. I love wines with big chewy tannins. I take the time to swish the wines, but still don't get the notes I hear you speak about. What am I doing wrong? I've tried cabs, merlot, zins, sirah and pitet sirah. Still nothing, HELP!
I've tried two different brand names that use grapes from Paso Robles and both were very aggressive up front lol. I'm new to wine though, so that could just be the taste of wine in getting 😂
I was told by Italian wine drinkers that in Italy you mix the grapes unlike like the US makes by grape quality, first time heard Gallo mixes it ! Major grocery stores are able to carry Gallo TG due to #s and also there are some inexpensive great brands ! These brands are as good as expensive or better as tasted awful wines from Whole Foods! Like to learn the ❤️ health benefits for the red wine! ( as long as complimented with food )
This is perfect. I find myself at the grocery store picking something up for dinner and struggling to find a wine under $20. In fact I just went through 2 bottles of J Lohr . The local big box wine store sells it for $12 which at that price point makes it drinkable.
Great video as always Madeline! Next? Hmm... What about Michael David's wines like the Petit Syrah or perhaps comparing some Argentinian Malbecs? Those are usually all under $20 and I'm always tempted but often end up going with a more expensive local Malbec (here in Washington State you have some amazing Malbecs from wineries like Obelisco, Fidelitas and Steven's Winery!)
Only heard the vintage mentioned on the Louis M. Martini. Not that there is great variance in these types of wine but more relative to their comparative age.
So Madeline, I went out and bought some of the Louis M Martini and after tasting whole heartedly agree with you on the "harshness" of the JLOHR. What is responsible for the harshness in the JLOHR?
@@winefolly Maybe I have been confusing tannin with other things. Madeline, can you suggest a wine that would be under $40 in the bold red category that is one of your favorites. We have a specialty wine shop near me in Okemos, MI that might carry it. Thanks.
So my favourite Cabernet Sauvigno is a Tuscan wine called Farnito Carpineto. I am always looking for a companion wine to it, but can never find anything as interesting or flavourful as it is, especially not in a lower price range. Any suggestions? Merci.
Had all 3 and hated all3. I rarely drink california wine because i dont like over oaked fruit bomb wines. Do some Burgundy and Bordeaux wines in the $100 to $300 price range, i occasionally drink wine in the $50 to $100 price range. Show some love to old world wines.
So, do you have to invest a lot of time getting to know what all the smells in the world are like? Strawberries, raspberries, plums, leather vanilla, earth, etc. It sounds very complicated to have a nose that can differentiate any three of all the flavours in the world out of one glass of wine. Say it's loquots, elderberry or some such that some of us have never seen or tasted? Getting to know all the fruits, herbs, leaves, earthy smells is a lesson in itself. It's a very complicated science. So you asked for suggestions. So start with what notes can be in a wine, is it limited or limitless. Also, can you cover European wines as I'm Irish and would be interested in your gradation of same. I particularly find French wines very difficult. I find myself drawn to Australian and South African wines as they rarely disappoint. If you can't do a piece on these queries, I would love a direct email. I love wines and have a few favourites but have not a clue how to taste wines, I just stick with what I like regardless of what is recommended. Wine is also a very personal choice. I love really dry white wines, ie Chablis and really dark full bodied reds, ie Mondavi and their Opus One.
I would suggest blind tastings in the future because your prejudice against Gallo was clear even though they provided you with the superior product. Taste them, rate them, and then provide information about the winery. Most consumers don’t know who owns what and are merely concerned with the juice and the price.
I am very much a Riesling fan and Merlot fan. I've tried several different Rieslings, but I keep going back to Pacific Rim. What do you look for in a good Riesling? or Maybe a Riesling showdown? Or Best Riesling paired with a desert?
I am SERIOUSLY going to have to go down there. It's very hard to find those wines state side. That being said, I've heard a lot of intriguing things and you can bet we're very curious to see how the Mexican appellation laws get developed!
I've been keeping a list of pretty good wines under $20 - here they are: Chateau St. Michelle Cab, Edna Valley '13 Cab, Barnard Griffin Cab, Columbia '14 Cab, Ruta #22 Malbec, Colossal Reserva, Coppola '15 Cab, Skyfall '15 Cab, B Side, Vigilance, Belle Cab, Sterling Silver Cab, Gnarly Head Cab, Expedition Malbec, Big Smooth Cab (Lodi), Z-Seven Deadly Zin '16, Sterling Meritage, Tranche Viognier'06, Augment Cab, "1924" Label Cab '17, Waterbrook Melange '17, Founders Red. BTW - Rite Aid has the best prices. The wines in this video aren't any I care for. Also, I'm from CA and would never touch any Gallo product - super yucky.
I was curious how the J Lohr cab tasted. It has good reviews on the net. But all I needed to hear was “abrasive tannins”. No thanks! I will look elsewhere. Please do more videos like this!
Interesting, I am not aware of histamines produced during MLF. That could be a by-product of being in oak during MLF, which also has histamines. Please explain. I am aware of the histamines in grape skins that leech into a wine from extended maceration or hot ferments. Also KMS, or potassium metabisulfite , can cause a reaction to some people who are sensitive to sulphur. Red wines tend to have a higher ppm of this preservative after bottling. Also, being a Sonoma Cab from 2015, my assumption would be using reverse osmosis to lower the abv. But, they also add a lot of water to dilute the juice prior to ferment as well. I myself do have reactions and hangovers from cheaper wines, so I tend to drink slightly pricier natural wines with no negative effects.
Well to be more technical, the histamine in wines does remain somewhat of a mystery because for every study there seems to be another study that found contradictory results. The only thing for sure is that they vary a lot by wine, are far more abundant in reds, and they can be produced during any phase before bottling.
Amines... well, the bad ones, come in very small amounts from Sacc Cerevisae. So, when you have wines with higher levels (still very small) they are from other microbial biogenesis (e.g. bacteria poops out compounds). From what I read in "Understanding Wine Chemistry" Tyramine, putrescine, and histamine tend to form the most with lactic acid bacteria (aka oenococcus oeni). Of course, I have a bunch of suspicions that temperature, pH, and varietal compounds have a lot to do with how much.. but I don't have a clue... yet! Also, I wonder how big these compounds are? Can they be filtered out? food for thought.
I *wanted* to hate them. In fact, I did for many years. But, there's a lot of good coming out of that team right now. I would love to take us all through a tour of one of their large facilities. I would love to see how proletariate wine is really crafted.
Perhaps the title should have been "California Cabernet under $20." Columbia Crest H3 Cabernet Sauvignon is less than $15, widely distributed, and, imho, way more solid than any of those wines. Still, I love (and am subscribed to) your TH-cam channel.
Suggestion: Since a majority of wine drinkers are pairing it with food, why don't you present a food and then sip all three wines to compare? When someone asks, "What wine should I try?", I ask what they intend to eat with it. It's possible to get different "results", because spices play differently with different wines. Even better, make a few of the same food items using different spices on each of them, then sipping the three wines. I would be very surprise if you consistently ranked them all the same way every time.
Matthew I haven't tried enough but I've tried the 19 Crimes Hard Chard. It's pretty good, I think it is aged in a Rum barrel. I tried a Cab but I can't recall the name at the moment.
I love this idea. We could learn why this is interesting! And... is it a fad? If you think about it, the Bourbon market has a huge amount of barrels that could be reused in different industries (e.g. wine). Love it.
your face feels like it is on fire because a portion of us humans lack the enzymes to process the alcohol. about 40% of the east asian population suffer from this (aka asian glow). take a stomach acid reducer a hour before you drink, most of the flush will be reduced.
I would love more of these. I think a lot of people would be interested in this.
Madeline is awesome! She has made wine knowledge more accessible to the general public through concise and cogent content that encourages the inclusion of everyone interested to learn.
Legit the best person on the net!
Yesssss, this is the content I subscribed to see. I know that many wine drinkers are limited exclusively to grocery stores, so navigating the mass-produced crap can be a depressing yet important process.
Madeline, this is Your MVP (Most Valuable Production)
Louis M Martini is by far my favorite Cabernet for the money, both Sonoma and Napa. If you have not been to their winery in Napa, it is top notch now that they have done a massive overhaul.
Thanks for sharing!! Could you do a Pinot Noir Showdown? Pretty Please!!!
On the theme of central coast consider the pinots and chards of Pisoni family vineyards, and Seasmoke.
I'm new at paying attention to wine, going to need to in my new job. Appreciate your videos more than most. Keep up the informative and entertaining work. You're a blast.
Best of luck!
How is she so great? I love all these videos
So I picked up some Smith and Hook and drank with you. I can pick up half of what you’re saying as my pallet is still young. I may pick up a bottle of the martini tomorrow. Thank you for the suggestions!
Hey Madeleine! I get the same hot flushing sensation with certain wines. If I’m attending an event where I know I’ll be drinking a lot of different wines I take a Claritin like an hour before the event and it helps tremendously. The redness or warming sensation is your body’s reaction to something added to the wine. I noticed this more frequently with red wines, in particular budget friendly picks. An antihistamine will help a lot in mediating this immune reaction, cheers!
Yeah, in the article, I mention amines / tyramine as a *thing.* They are not added to wine, it's actually a natural yeast byproduct. My latest theory is that it's prevalent in certain wines with certain kinds of yeast stress. Truthfully, amines and other yeast derivatives are still a very hot topic.
Wine Folly haha it’s so interesting, so many possibilities. But either way, super annoying about the reaction!
Hi Madeline, can you please help me understand and appreciate Cabernet Franc?
Or/and do a best of grocery store Malbec. I’m not a big grocery store Malbec fan.
I’m definitely interested in trying a natty take on Malbec or carbonic beaujolaise nouveau take on Malbec.
What do you think?!?
I think you should do a Sam’s wine showdown. Rate all their members mark stuff and other things they carry. They do have some caymus and stags leap. Might do the low mid and high teir shoot outs.
Really wish more people would do these show downs for wines under 30...
Superb. Alsace wines please. Or Gewurtztraminer
I am a wine drinker and collector..I luv Louis M Martini wines..My Fav definitely the 2014 Louis M Martini from the Monte Rosso Vineyard ,,It scored a 99pts by TP..
I bought 3 bottles from K&L,,Its was on sale.,Retail price was $99,,on sale it was $69......I aslo have 2 bottles of the 2013 Lot 1..these are 100pts by RP.....
We haven't had the Martini Sonoma bottling, the Napa Cab always offers great value for money!
Really?
Paso Cabs are the best value in California if you like them softer and not as oaked as Napa Cabs.
You are a brave soul. I ususally stay away from supermarket wines unless I'm really familiar with the winery. I live in Monterey County and know about these guys. So good job!
You live in a beautiful place surrounded by wine! :)
....not too snooty
Don't care what folks say, Don't mind buying a cabernet under $20 or under $10. If it has all the characteristics I want then I'm buying it. I'm no wine snob. Fun video Madeline.
Madeline when I hear you describe the smell or taste of wine I get confused. I tried to smell and taste my wines, I just don't get any of those things. I love wines with big chewy tannins. I take the time to swish the wines, but still don't get the notes I hear you speak about. What am I doing wrong? I've tried cabs, merlot, zins, sirah and pitet sirah. Still nothing, HELP!
💓 your vlogs! Entertaining and educational...more vlogs please! 🍷
2 of my favorites! J. Lohr and Louis M. Martini!
Fun and informative vids, Madeline. I’d love to see a Merlot version of this video!
Thanks :) Whats your opinion about Kirkland (Cotsco wines)?
I def recommend a visit to Paso Robles, if not the whole of the central coast. My wife is a grower for J Lohr and Gallo
I've tried two different brand names that use grapes from Paso Robles and both were very aggressive up front lol. I'm new to wine though, so that could just be the taste of wine in getting 😂
Is there ever times when soms check with wine maker if their guesses on ingredients are true?
I was told by Italian wine drinkers that in Italy you mix the grapes unlike like the US makes by grape quality, first time heard Gallo mixes it ! Major grocery stores are able to carry Gallo TG due to #s and also there are some inexpensive great brands ! These brands are as good as expensive or better as tasted awful wines from Whole Foods!
Like to learn the ❤️ health benefits for the red wine! ( as long as complimented with food )
This is perfect. I find myself at the grocery store picking something up for dinner and struggling to find a wine under $20. In fact I just went through 2 bottles of J Lohr . The local big box wine store sells it for $12 which at that price point makes it drinkable.
Great video as always Madeline! Next? Hmm... What about Michael David's wines like the Petit Syrah or perhaps comparing some Argentinian Malbecs? Those are usually all under $20 and I'm always tempted but often end up going with a more expensive local Malbec (here in Washington State you have some amazing Malbecs from wineries like Obelisco, Fidelitas and Steven's Winery!)
I liked his petite Sirah! Bought it in the US cause it's 26$ here in Québec 😂
Loved this! I agree with John below. Pinot Noir showdown??? :)
Great video! How about three Washington Cabs under $20?
Only heard the vintage mentioned on the Louis M. Martini. Not that there is great variance in these types of wine but more relative to their comparative age.
Please take a look at Peju (Napa) wines if you can.
So Madeline, I went out and bought some of the Louis M Martini and after tasting whole heartedly agree with you on the "harshness" of the JLOHR. What is responsible for the harshness in the JLOHR?
Well, since none of these wines really have tannin I suspect that it's tartaric acid additions.
@@winefolly Maybe I have been confusing tannin with other things. Madeline, can you suggest a wine that would be under $40 in the bold red category that is one of your favorites. We have a specialty wine shop near me in Okemos, MI that might carry it. Thanks.
Can you please review Beta wines?
So my favourite Cabernet Sauvigno is a Tuscan wine called Farnito Carpineto. I am always looking for a companion wine to it, but can never find anything as interesting or flavourful as it is, especially not in a lower price range. Any suggestions? Merci.
Just started drinking wines🍹🍹🍹🍹🍹.pls tell me the best wine to drink🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
What's the filling?
Martini is my favorite!
Would love to know how these mass market Cabs handle oaking.
Great question
Can you tell us what makes a winery become winery of the year
She's cracking me up here! Madeline and Gary Vaynerchuk should do some tastings together, two great wine personalities!! Madeline's great!
These are great tips for good grocery store wine
Great stuff
Must do Rioja! Please!!!
Si
Madeline, I have never thought J Lohr Seven Oaks Paso Robles Cabernet was that harsh ... wonder if you got a bad bottle?
Had all 3 and hated all3. I rarely drink california wine because i dont like over oaked fruit bomb wines. Do some Burgundy and Bordeaux wines in the $100 to $300 price range, i occasionally drink wine in the $50 to $100 price range. Show some love to old world wines.
Thank you very much!
It’s hit and miss with wines like this. I’ve had too many disappointments in the past. They mostly end up as cooking wines.
So, do you have to invest a lot of time getting to know what all the smells in the world are like? Strawberries, raspberries, plums, leather vanilla, earth, etc. It sounds very complicated to have a nose that can differentiate any three of all the flavours in the world out of one glass of wine. Say it's loquots, elderberry or some such that some of us have never seen or tasted? Getting to know all the fruits, herbs, leaves, earthy smells is a lesson in itself. It's a very complicated science. So you asked for suggestions. So start with what notes can be in a wine, is it limited or limitless. Also, can you cover European wines as I'm Irish and would be interested in your gradation of same. I particularly find French wines very difficult. I find myself drawn to Australian and South African wines as they rarely disappoint. If you can't do a piece on these queries, I would love a direct email. I love wines and have a few favourites but have not a clue how to taste wines, I just stick with what I like regardless of what is recommended. Wine is also a very personal choice. I love really dry white wines, ie Chablis and really dark full bodied reds, ie Mondavi and their Opus One.
Aldi’s winking owl is also E&J
Grocery wines just give me a headache. I will only buy them in an emergency. Madeline your awesome!
Thank you.
I would suggest blind tastings in the future because your prejudice against Gallo was clear even though they provided you with the superior product. Taste them, rate them, and then provide information about the winery. Most consumers don’t know who owns what and are merely concerned with the juice and the price.
No Ste. Michelle Cab?
Had it, was only a $10 bottle so I didn't put it in the line up. Perhaps next ;)
Ste. Michelle is my favorite Syrah maker.
I am very much a Riesling fan and Merlot fan. I've tried several different Rieslings, but I keep going back to Pacific Rim. What do you look for in a good Riesling? or Maybe a Riesling showdown? Or Best Riesling paired with a desert?
I like u already.
Here for budget friendly cabs
I want all the brand red wine types
Laughed out here with that note. Hahahahahahah
Please compare $20 Syrah
Oh, wow, my wine tasting 101 teacher from High School is now a youtuber.
What kind of high school was that?!
@@katemillard7565 IDK, it was the early 2020s, it’s all a blur now.
Love what you do Madeline! You have to taste some Mexican Wine, would be great to see your tasting notes on some wines from Ensenada.
I am SERIOUSLY going to have to go down there. It's very hard to find those wines state side. That being said, I've heard a lot of intriguing things and you can bet we're very curious to see how the Mexican appellation laws get developed!
My favorite Merlot is Lilt Cellars
I really like Velvet Devil.
i never tasted wine that has grape flavor! i wonder Orange wine would taste like!
I've been keeping a list of pretty good wines under $20 - here they are:
Chateau St. Michelle Cab, Edna Valley '13 Cab, Barnard Griffin Cab, Columbia '14 Cab, Ruta #22 Malbec, Colossal Reserva, Coppola '15 Cab, Skyfall '15 Cab, B Side, Vigilance, Belle Cab, Sterling Silver Cab, Gnarly Head Cab, Expedition Malbec, Big Smooth Cab (Lodi), Z-Seven Deadly Zin '16, Sterling Meritage, Tranche Viognier'06, Augment Cab, "1924" Label Cab '17, Waterbrook Melange '17, Founders Red. BTW - Rite Aid has the best prices.
The wines in this video aren't any I care for. Also, I'm from CA and would never touch any Gallo product - super yucky.
100 % mega purple
Love this one! I don't always go to Total Wine so am captive to the piss in the bottle stuff.
this is étalon for wine review for me. even if i can buy it bcoz im not from usa
Thoughts on Bogle Cab?
Getting to like this lady......
Interesting, can you find any Russian wine out there?)
I haven't found any here yet!
Ya it’s called vodka
I was curious how the J Lohr cab tasted. It has good reviews on the net. But all I needed to hear was “abrasive tannins”. No thanks! I will look elsewhere. Please do more videos like this!
I’m no wine expert but I think J. Lohr is pretty good.
Grocery cabs without substance cab?
Come to the lake erie islands Sandusky ohio to many good wines to mention
Mad, you were half in the tank when you started this one, weren't you? LOL.
Seems so
It is probably the histamines produced during MLF that make you inflame.
Interesting, I am not aware of histamines produced during MLF. That could be a by-product of being in oak during MLF, which also has histamines. Please explain. I am aware of the histamines in grape skins that leech into a wine from extended maceration or hot ferments. Also KMS, or potassium metabisulfite , can cause a reaction to some people who are sensitive to sulphur. Red wines tend to have a higher ppm of this preservative after bottling. Also, being a Sonoma Cab from 2015, my assumption would be using reverse osmosis to lower the abv. But, they also add a lot of water to dilute the juice prior to ferment as well. I myself do have reactions and hangovers from cheaper wines, so I tend to drink slightly pricier natural wines with no negative effects.
Well to be more technical, the histamine in wines does remain somewhat of a mystery because for every study there seems to be another study that found contradictory results. The only thing for sure is that they vary a lot by wine, are far more abundant in reds, and they can be produced during any phase before bottling.
Amines... well, the bad ones, come in very small amounts from Sacc Cerevisae. So, when you have wines with higher levels (still very small) they are from other microbial biogenesis (e.g. bacteria poops out compounds). From what I read in "Understanding Wine Chemistry" Tyramine, putrescine, and histamine tend to form the most with lactic acid bacteria (aka oenococcus oeni).
Of course, I have a bunch of suspicions that temperature, pH, and varietal compounds have a lot to do with how much.. but I don't have a clue... yet!
Also, I wonder how big these compounds are? Can they be filtered out? food for thought.
6:20 !!!
Haha I love this girl
Smith & Hook is my staple grocery store pick
Gallo is a very interesting company. You have to take the good with the bad with that company.
I *wanted* to hate them. In fact, I did for many years. But, there's a lot of good coming out of that team right now. I would love to take us all through a tour of one of their large facilities. I would love to see how proletariate wine is really crafted.
I also dislike Gallo, but I'm not willing to gamble on one of their bottles. Just don't buy it. Yuck
Perhaps the title should have been "California Cabernet under $20." Columbia Crest H3 Cabernet Sauvignon is less than $15, widely distributed, and, imho, way more solid than any of those wines. Still, I love (and am subscribed to) your TH-cam channel.
Texas wines? The grapevines are fairly new, but Texas wineries are rapidly growing.
Good video....I don't mine paying under $20 bucks for a bottle, box or jug wine especially red 🍷🍷
I just tried the Louis M. Martin. Now, I'm not a snob. love some $15 wines. But, this was gross. Don't buy.
None of these wines are under $20 in Canada. I love J. Lohr.
27 bucks in Winnipeg :(
I came as I assumed you will compare all the wines that are Cab and under 20, just to found out only 3 bottles were reviewed 😂🤣
There are dozens and dozens of them. How could she do them all?
You sound hammered lmao
yeah, so imagine me actually drinking! This is sober.
🎈🎉❤️💜🤟💚🔝⭐️💯
My apologies. I just found another one of your videos, where you talk about food pairings.
Suggestion: Since a majority of wine drinkers are pairing it with food, why don't you present a food and then sip all three wines to compare? When someone asks, "What wine should I try?", I ask what they intend to eat with it. It's possible to get different "results", because spices play differently with different wines. Even better, make a few of the same food items using different spices on each of them, then sipping the three wines. I would be very surprise if you consistently ranked them all the same way every time.
That was an annoying minute
It's chasing a fad, but maybe tasting some bourbon-barrel-aged wines would make a good video.
Matthew I love these too
@@texasgina they're hard to balance properly. Bourbon adds a lot of vanilla and alcohol hotness that can overwhelm the grapes. What's your favorite?
Matthew I haven't tried enough but I've tried the 19 Crimes Hard Chard. It's pretty good, I think it is aged in a Rum barrel. I tried a Cab but I can't recall the name at the moment.
Matthew I live in San Antonio Texas, I do wine demos part time.
I love this idea. We could learn why this is interesting! And... is it a fad? If you think about it, the Bourbon market has a huge amount of barrels that could be reused in different industries (e.g. wine). Love it.
your face feels like it is on fire because a portion of us humans lack the enzymes to process the alcohol. about 40% of the east asian population suffer from this (aka asian glow). take a stomach acid reducer a hour before you drink, most of the flush will be reduced.
howiecd Yes. Pepcid works wonders.