How to Enjoy Wine Without Being a Nerd About It

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[@raiker333]

I like the broad message of "enjoy things you want to enjoy" that this channel has.

[@santasangre996]

@Maester Gryphon I don't either, I hate enjoyable things I don't want to enjoy hating

[@rudinah8547]

love taking my friends to restaurants to enjoy my culture's food. they always ask "is it ok if i eat it like this?" or "can i combine these two?" and my answer is always "as long as it tastes good!"

[@deadfr0g]

I enjoy KZbin comments and long walks on the beach.

[@SevenHunnid]

I smoke weed & get high on my KZbin channel for “educational” purposes ;) its like the discovery channel but with kush😈

[@Ben-vt8ne]

@@rudinah8547 I love taking my friends out to enjoy my culture's foods too. "Is it okay if I eat it like this." Me: "No no...hold the Big Mac like *this*."

[@beastateverythin]

“You just need to decide if it’s yuck yuck or yum yum” lmao 😂

[@internetshaquille]

There was this VHS series our high school science teacher used to put on every week (that’s Texas public education for you) and he would ask the class “is that yuck yuck or yum yum” and I’ve literally never been able to find a single hint of his work on Google

[@cancelhandles]

@@internetshaquille Wild. Did you ever try to contact him? I once conversed with an old teacher of mine and they were happy for the e-mail, even if it was a few years later.

[@deadfr0g]

Average sommeliering fan vs. average wine-drinking enjoyer

[@prcoolsoccer]

@@internetshaquille during high school, our advisors instilled this phrase into our memory “don’t yuck, my yum.”

[@battlecatdota2376]

@@internetshaquille I think I know those videos lmao

[@ThePotThickens]

As a winemaker and wine lover, I think wine should not be pretentious. It's a wonderful beverage. Sometime's I'll take an inexpensive red wine and throw it in the blender for a few seconds for some instant aging. It is amazing how a little air infusion can smooth out a harsh young wine.

[@angelonearth001]

Thanks for the tip.

[@madeofcastiron]

i'm not much of a wine person, but i'm gonna try your tip next time. maybe that'll change my opinion on the drink

[@ThePotThickens]

@El Ultimo Pibe Piola de Internet It's just for a few seconds. I don't think you get much evaporation in that time.

[@GothicPotato2]

Got the same tip on a blender from the Modernist Cuisine kitchen! Pretty fun party trick, since 10 seconds of blending is ~10 minutes of decanting, so you can pour a full lineup for people and walk them through how oxygen really changes a wine. Fun stuff!

[@OhhhhhhhhISE]

I am French and that shocked me, but it’s okay

[@TheNiallpd]

2 Papa Shaq videos in a week; it's officially Hot Shaq Summer

[@sDeezyeazy]

Why was this commented 1 day ago lol

[@sisenor6841]

1 day ago? How?

[@BazzaBeeBenson]

@@sDeezyeazy early access for subscribers i believe

[@nathandepiero144]

Do not bring that weird Joshua weismann shit to this community please

[@Preetzole]

@@nathandepiero144 shut up

[@hunteranfinsen2804]

I’m just gonna get drunk and start thinking about silly words to describe the wine

[@internetshaquille]

Based and cromulent

[@ALEXGAYMAR2312]

Based and redwined

[@alex7435]

Splendiferous

[@heroino89]

Supercalifragalisticexpialidoucious With a hint of nutmeg

[@genericgorilla]

my god dude, pub crawling with wine trying your best to describe every wine you drink as you become more and more ethillic is awesome and the hangover is the stuff of legends. it's honestly really fun and why i'm so fond of cabernet franc

[@stirfryjedi]

Absolutely genius, and not to spoil it for anybody but...thank you for not doing a wine subscription sponsor on this one.

[@internetshaquille]

BrightCellars wanted the spot heh heh

[@AxxLAfriku]

@@internetshaquille HELP!!! Everybody at my school cyberbullies me because they say me good good GOOD videos are extremely BAD!!! Please help me, dear in

[@realdealteal111]

@@AxxLAfriku no

[@ComfortableTool86]

@@AxxLAfriku get bullied, nerd

[@JustinKoenigSilica]

@@AxxLAfriku damn, i hope they keep bullying you

[@The_JLav]

Using colorful language that other people may not agree with to describe wines is so fun. At a wine tasting I did last week, I wrote down "grassy and kind, a friend :)" and "smells like a witch's hut that's carved inside a tree" Basically, language is what you make it and there's no right way to do it

[@internetshaquille]

a friend :)

[@fizz0514]

I have to defend myself for a quick second because I've definitely been the "yep, that tastes like wine" guy. I have said that phrase multiple times, but never as shade to wine lovers. It's more self-deprecating, because I am out of my element and have nothing to add to the conversation other than that I don't know what I'm talking about. That being said, I've never drank wine with anybody that makes terms or flavor notes accessible in the way you do and even just conceptually the things you mentioned are incredibly helpful. And I think that's why people watch you. Whether it's something traditionally considered fancy(wine) or very much not(microwaving food), you approach topics in a way that is accessible and makes people feel good about liking what they like. Thank you for that, Shaq.

[@HebrewTaija]

announcing your ineptitude isn't as rude as mocking people who are invested in wine tasting, but it certainly doesn't add to the conversation. I use words that make sense to me, that may not agree with what pros use, but in the end I'm not a pro and I just want to share my conception of wine with other friends who are trying to figure out if they want to keep buying a certain bottle or not.

[@swimfan752]

Cringe

[@hoodyk7342]

Its funny because actually almost every single wine tastes the same. scientists have done placebo tests on wine snobs and the HIGHEST level of wine experts, can NOT even tell the difference between thousand dollar bottles of aged wine, and garbage from the bottom shelf of a liquor store. so yknow, you all still just lieing to yourselves because you cant function without alcohol and its quite frankly, pathetic.

[@MattCroushorn]

I confidently speak for all of us when I say just drop the full length Gary V diss video already

[@cranbell99]

it exists?

[@TasmanSadler]

Why does Shaq gotta do my man Gary like that xD

[@MattCroushorn]

@@cranbell99 not officially but my heart tells me there’s a rough draft somewhere

[@OopsAllFrench]

Wine tasting is EXACTLY like looking at clouds. That’s such a great comparison!

[@IdleSummer]

We are all grape surgeons on this blessed day

[@EricLeafericson]

They did surgery on a grape. Never forget, never surrender.

[@auerbacher69]

They did surgery on a grape!

[@gabdg828]

Speak for yourself

[@yourewrong154]

I am all grape surgeons on this blessed day

[@statusseeker11]

I effing love how efficient your videos are. The content you delivered in 6 minutes would have turned into a 20 minute video for most other content producers. Awesome job!

[@petepete8556]

Same! It's his lawyer-brain at work. Legal work is all about delivering clear, concise information.

[@NonAryanDuck]

The subtle Gary Vee dismantling is very much appreciated

[@goclbert]

I appreciated how unsubtle it was

[@ellypticosis3413]

Fuck that guy 😃

[@raderT90]

Interviewer: "Gary do you wipe your ass from the front or from the back?" Gary V: "I don't wipe my ass." Interviewer: "Really? Why not?" Gary V: "Because I don't have TIME. Like, the one advantage that a 20 year old has over me is that they have time, okay. But honestly I prefer my ass cheeks rub together, because I appreciate the grind. Perspective."

[@J.T.K]

Looking at clouds is a truly amazing analogy. Tastings are always the most fun in comparison - both to other drinks and to other opinions. Saying something tastes like citrus and then having someone else go - "blood orange" sometimes causes a new flavor "shape" to snap into focus.

[@stephengold4474]

The album artwork made me want an internetshaq playlist, good taste

[@tucutaca2010]

Same over here. Official shaq playlist when?

[@Ktd1013]

Me, who needs no one’s permission to enjoy the cheapest, sweetest wines out of a plastic cup with ice, just here to take a break from the summer sun and sit in all the shade being thrown at Gary V. Cheers, y’all! 🍷

[@Cameroner1]

Nailed it. I second, "talk to the store employees" be brutally honest about what you're looking for and you'll get it

[@kylekillgannon]

This channel has the strongest "don't worry about it" energy.

[@infowarriors2004]

Like a fine wine, Internet Shaquille's videos get much better over time

[@infowarriors2004]

(not to say that IS's earlier videos aren't good. They are phenomenal)

[@ZJtraylor]

I work in a liquor store and a guy once asked me why we didn’t stock any “good” red wines and when I told him taste is subjective he literally rolled his eyes at me lol. Don’t let anyone stop you from trying wine based on the label.

[@AB0BA_69]

The "looking at clouds" analogy is brilliant. I can also vouch for the advice given here as a wine nerd.

[@chunkz1187]

I love that he just spits out such fluid monologues without any editing, some of these youtubers that make cuts every 5 seconds are almost unwatchable

[@jjaj1243]

One thing I’ve been enjoying for awhile is pairing good wines with really trashy foods. Like a funky pet nat with a Popeyes spicy chicken sandwich or a Syrah with a homemade burger. Helps me to not overthink the tasting and struggle to pick out every single note that comes to mind. Usually I end up focusing on what notes specifically work between the two, and using foods other than the stereotypical cheese plate or steak dinner allows me to explore other sides of wine.

[@ByronChou17]

We need more "Without Being a Nerd About It" videos. They're amazing

[@thomasmulligan1511]

I've enjoyed many of your videos but this one is bang on! I am not a sommelier, I do respect the art, but after 35+ years of serving wine to customers your message about how to dig in to enjoying wine without buying all the hype and snobbery is perfect, thank you!

[@Uhohlisa]

Net Shaq!! You’re the person who finally got me to start cooking for myself. Thank you. You changed my life.

[@kylerodgers3608]

These vids always end with a “do whatever the fuck you like” vibe and I’m a fan.

[@thelegalsystem]

My wine rules: 1: try new wines 2: try to identify what I like about the wine 3: try similar wines 4: buy a lot of something if I really like it 5: go to 1

[@IrateWizrd]

Can't go wrong with that

[@Amrylin1337]

Most of this also applies to craft beer which has lots of fun in it because so much is regional and personal to where you live and the art on the cans is often the kind of thing to spark a collection!

[@Ash_Wen-li]

Instead of focusing on tasting notes focus on more objective things like acidity, sweetness, body and tannins. It'll be much easier to determine what you like. Afterwards you can use flavour notes to help describe what you like and more specifically find wines you'd enjoy

[@somebody8162]

Honestly thank you for this, I get talked down to for my enjoyment of random af wines but like... Sometimes I want to have a desert wine, sometimes I want to mix my wine with other stuff, and sometimes I like stuff that isn't actually wine because apparently cherries don't make wine even though it's labeled wine. Just let me enjoy my drink and don't grill me because I, now at least, call the flavour "fuzzy" lol.

[@dreamof_me]

Wine-201: cook with wine Wine-301: make vinegar with your wine

[@Neltharak]

That series is utterly fantastic. I even got the delight of watching them from a position of knowledge for cast irons, middling awareness for coffee, and ignorance for wine past what a cook once told me about basic pairings. And i gotta say, they were great from all three perspectives. Great, great series, shaquille.

[@safe]

ok ill stop being a nerd just please stop smashing wine bottles and waving the broken end at me there's glass everywhere

[@littlehaven7275]

I've never drunk Craggy Range and the last time I served a bottle was like 7 years ago, but even in the seconds of you reaching for the bottle before my brain had time to process the words I already knew the brand. Interesting how visuals of labels and such can just live in your brain forever

[@CatFish107]

And if, like me, you're coming into drinking wine from drinking beer, remember it has an awful lot more alcohol per volume than beer does. If you find yourself gulping the wine down, then belatedly going "oops, I should have sipped that", don't be afraid to make a spritzer. One standard measure of wine in the bottom of a pint mug, topped off with a citrus lacroix or similar works great!

[@gabrieldarce1991]

As somebody who works in the drinks industry and has a Masters in Brewing and Distilling, this video is perfect. Don't be pretentious and don't forget to enjoy yourself. It's booze! It's fun and tasty. The important thing is find stuff you enjoy. Experts, like sommeliers in wine and their equivalents in whisky, beer, gin etc.. will have their own tastes and may not align with yours. Experts may rank unsual and challenging flavours like Manzanillas in wine and Peaty whiskies highly but you may dislike them, and there's nothing wrong with that. Find out what you like and try more in that style! Cheers!

[@frakoi39]

I don't think I'll ever be able to develop a taste in anything as refined as my taste in youtube subscription. I am subscribed to this channel after all !

[@flanaganator]

Rhye, James Blake, Snail Mail, The Strokes, Jamie XX - some good taste my friend

[@violetcitizen]

Tokyo Police Club is big Shaq energy.

[@motorolalasershot]

yeaah

[@lo3520]

@@violetcitizen this is like the first time I've seen them referenced outside of Canada and ofc it's papa net shaq!!!!

[@cooljammer00]

Oh, but it's First Impressions of Earth. A low tier album

[@_crys_]

Spotting Porter Robinson was a huge surprise for me there

[@benjaminmascioli5940]

Very based selection of records at 3:38 also wearing a Voodoo Ranger hat for a wine video is incredible.

[@nicklyskawa3504]

I love how your page is more than recipes, I’m actually learning about food and how to cook through entertaining, clever, and dense lessons in a bite sized package. One of the only food channels I actually learn from!

[@DontWatchjustforstor]

The bit where you use a straw to drink the wine had me rolling. Your videos are always great. Keep it up.

[@suedeB05]

Great video my friend. Glad to see you back in action lately. Keep up the good work. You ARE the most charisma filled chef on KZbin hands down

[@carwyn3691]

Broke: Stemmed glass to prevent you from heating the wine Woke: Mug

[@Switchlurk]

Looking for shapes in clouds is the metaphor I’ve been looking for to describe the process of picking out tasting notes. Thank you.

[@KonstantinBaumMasterofWine]

Great summary!

[@cosmicren2937]

Truly the only reason I know anything about wine is by "actively drinking" wine aka drinking it and thinking about it. The good news is that the best way to learn about wine is to drink more wine.

[@ferrous719]

My husband loves it when a server recommends a red with a hearty flavored salmon meal bc he knows they are familiar with what the flavors of both are (Also our most common house wines here at home are from Costco)

[@lindenbasket]

Albums from 3:38: The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth, Porter Robinson - Worlds, Gorillaz - Plastic Beach, Tokyo Police Club - Champ, ? ?, Rhye - Woman, Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, James Blake - The Colour in Anything, ? Jamie XX - In Colour, Snail Mail - Lush, Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala, Tune-Yards - WHOKILL, Jagwar Ma - Howlin, Charli XCX - how i'm feeling now Reply to this and I'll update.

[@brynndotcom5703]

Bottom row also includes Snail Mail - Heat Wave and Jens Lekman

[@lindenbasket]

@@brynndotcom5703 Thank you

[@idk-bv3iw]

Bottom right is Charli XCX - how i'm feeling now.

[@Krenny]

top row second one from right is 'Tokyo Police Club - Champ'

[@martinmuller292]

Thank you Mr. Rich Cream sauce. Now I have a video to send to my friends when they come at me with their hysteria. “I don’t know nothing about wine and I am so insecure about it that I won’t even start trying to develop a taste...” was watching it while sipping on a wonderful Redwood vineyards 2019 Chardonnay that is on sale at my favorite local specialty shop. If they knew how much I love it... they could charge double.

[@wongobongo]

I'm so happy that you made and Office reference 👌🍷

[@victorrada4747]

when?

[@BabyBlueSteel13]

Wow, thank you! I'm not a huge wine drinker myself, but it always felt very intimidating to try to pick a new wine to try, especially when there's 100's of bottles to pick from! And to sum up what I got out of this video; I wasn't doing anything wrong! I like a fancy glass but also a solo cup works when necessary lol 😂

[@ProfessorClassyGamer]

While you are out with your friends at the store pick up 3 different cheeses (besides the basic cheeses like cheddar) but try something different some something soft to dry and salty, and mix and match with your wines.

[@MintyArisato]

“Feelings paint the entire world we perceive” said perfectly

[@99SuperKiller99]

The amount of info and references packed into each single sentence blows me away with every video I watch. I can't imagine writing the scripts for these, big time props to you

[@KingCobra8675309]

This is so true. Go look at online reviews for wine and see how everyone tastes something different and it's not even close. I tend to buy 2 bottles, 1 I know I enjoy and 1 I haven't tried before. Just take a picture of the label you like for repurchase.

[@marln2157]

Over the last year I grew more and more into a craft beer (especially sour beer) fan. All of your points here are basically also relevant for beer tasting. :)

[@mimicranch]

As far as wine pairings go, there's one very simple rule: rosé. It goes with everything. Make sure you buy one that at least has a region, since it's easy to get syrupy sweet plunk. Something from Cote du Rhone is usually a good bet.

[@KIJIKLIPS]

The best rosé are Portuguese rosé. Portuguese invested rosé. Trust me try a Portuguese rosé you will see.

[@M0luder0]

Oh man ... this is exactly what i'm always trying to say ! I'm a french winelover and i approve this video !

[@Franco25067]

That Fade is lookin extra crisp!

[@internetshaquille]

I’ve had sideburns for 30 years I got a panic attack when I saw the tan line left behind

[@IMatchoNation]

I recently discovered I just like fortified wines waaaay better. Port, vermouth, maybe even sherry. I'm sure the same advice still applies, thanks dad!

[@hella_cool1312]

The Electric Chardonnay he reached for at 3:33 totally whips ass

[@Roanix1]

You know, for my favorite channel on KZbin, this guy doesn't release videos nearly often enough. Wait, maybe that's why I like all his stuff so much.

[@DickerFetterSteinLPs]

I too love the charli xcx "cover arwork" :)

[@Animangagirl27]

I used to work for Total Wine, worse job ever. All of the wine snobs talked people down for their choices. This is a great video because in the end of the day, wine is wine and what you like is up to you. Also thank you for bringing up France when it came to the organic wines. So many people don't know about that and it's honestly a crime.

[@Heytheremrsky]

As a former server for more than a decade in north Scottsdale at fine dining establishments, I can say video was more informative than any “sommelier” led mandatory courses on new wines we were featuring. But my biggest takeaway while serving was that if you had a great experience with everything surrounding a new wine, that adds more to your review of the wine than anything else including personal taste palate or pairings

[@luchadorito]

Okay so here is something: wine is a lot like instrument making. I know exactly what someone means when they say an electric guitar's tone has twang vs chime and how the two differ but there isn't any scientific way to diferentiate. You could set up arbitrary lines and say that twangy guitars have a midrange frequency peak here and here or chimey ones there but that is not very useful. What makes you better at understanding it is just...using guitars, listening to music and talking about it while prioritizing honesty over soudning like you know what you are doing.

[@RangerCollins1]

I really like how you word this

[@brotendo]

FYI all this advice applies to any product or market where the terms used to described the products are abstract (e.g. audiophile equipment), etc.

[@stevesadler3846]

My man came in clutch yet again, on this, today of all days.

[@danielstorll4537]

Cloud watching is my favorite analogy for flavor notes I’ve ever heard.

[@senfood]

I worked as a wine aassociate at Total Wine & More for a couple years. If there's one thing I always told people who seemed intimitated by trying wine it's that, while there are some important factors, what matters is most is that what you drink brings you pleasure. Want to pair a 12 dollar bottle of Chardonnay with a filet migon? Go for it. A 500 dollar bottle of Syrah with a Shake Shack burger? Do it. Life's too short to worry about how others perceive your tastes. Just focus on creating the best tasting experience for you and you're golden.

[@GamesFromSpace]

Don't forget to ping the glass with your finger. For some reason, that ringing sound is the best part for me. (If we're "getting all our senses involved".)

[@enrick8579]

Not particularly interested in drinking wine, but you bet your sweet mustache I'm going to try the vanilla Coke combo.

[@alexanderdiaz434]

Did it today with a crunch wrap supreme and hot DAMN was he right shit hits different

[@bradlgriffiths]

My taste in wine will never match my taste in KZbin subscriptions Sir! Good wine advice, good life advice. Thanks for putting this out there!

[@AlexE5250]

I just turned 21 two days ago, you couldn’t have timed this video better!

[@lennartmakkink7427]

Man I love the cloud watching comparison.

[@MoneAlexander]

Keep doing what you're doing Internet Shaquille! (please)

[@StrawberryDonutKing]

Man, I did NOT think you'd give us an extra load of dissing Gary V, but along with the excellent wine drinking commentary, it's very VERY welcome.

[@getoffmydarnlawn]

Wine Rule #1: If it comes in a box you can drink a lot of it. Wine Rule #2: See Rule #1 Wine Rule #3: See Rule #2

[@MrMustacrackish]

Aldi's has 3 dollar bottles under the winking owl brand name. They are very good and cover pretty much every common variety. I have a strong preference toward reds however

[@yvens711]

I hate watching ads but for you, you sir you deserve all that sweet revenue

[@FoodLovesCompany]

Shaq, you have great taste in music

[@yoni532s9M5w]

I sit here, enjoying a wrap I made for dinner, inspired by your tips in your videos. Lovely video, nice content, like.

[@GarrettWease]

thank you so much, been intimidated by wine snobbery for a while now

[@eriksnider7189]

I say you go with the suggested wine pairing first then try to see what flavors you're wanting more or less of and go from there

[@mmps18]

Thanks for the vocab lesson at the end!!

[@Kuesa]

That cloud analogy is so fucking perfect, good shit dude.

[@fernosan]

We need "How to share Internet Shaquille with your friends without being a nerd about it"

[@bonsallz]

These videos are so full of information and witty ways to explain concepts simply

[@SlabtheKiller89]

Rule of thumb: if there is an animal printed on the label, then it's usually a decent-good wine.

[@ststst981]

Ah an elephant, what a fine wine

[@tatimondragon]

Aka Skater Girl Wine

[@ItsMrBozToYou]

The animal picture just makes it taste better!

[@Ash_Wen-li]

I don't think that's true, but if you see a Barolo with a Rooster on it, that's a damn good one if you like heavy dry reds

[@AliceDiableaux]

Honestly why is that true? I had this inside joke with a friend that we'd only buy wines with animals on the label but they're almost always good and I have discovered a few favorites that way.

[@ParyMarker]

I love these videos! Could you please do this on buying beef, because I am too stressed/intimidated to buy beef. I only buy beef if it's a recipe and only if in the recipe it clearly states exactly what the meat is. Then I go to the store and only buy that exact thing and if it doesn't have it I just give up on the recipe. I see so many confusing words used at grocery stores. Like there's "Chuck" on everything, and what's the difference between flank and flanken? If there's an astronomical difference in price between cuts, like some are $5 and some that are like $15?! I just don't understand!

[@mattymattffs]

They're different cuts that come from different parts of the cow. You can search for a chart that shows you where what comes from. There are cuts that are basically the same but come from other areas, e.g. flank and skirt steak. Some cuts are lean and some are fatty. I would recommend you just buy a cut and then look up recipes for the cut. You might see short ribs and find out the best is to sear and then slow and low or pressure cook. Or maybe flank, and you find out a citrus marinade can help tenderize the meat before you fry it. Pick anything and find a recipe instead of the other way!

[@willbeyer6228]

Back to back videos with shots at Gary Vee - love it

[@LoinclothRising]

I love the jab at Vaynerchuk at 2:10

[@Monsterassassin3]

I love how many kinds of people you make fun of in these videos

[@JamieSandel]

Decanting wine can really, really make a difference. Especially if you don’t love the flavor of the wine initially.

[@theragingnerdz1348]

Man really came in with the best album picks on a wine video...

[@TravelGeeq]

I subscribed the moment you said "oaky afterbirth" 🤣 cheers mate !

[@jacksmith3518]

Thank you for being such a real person on camera, ive been watching for a while, and you just really nail it, its not just that you know the information about food, but you contextualize it really well for the normies. And you still have it, never lost that charm. For example of the opposite, Binging with Babish started amazing, recreating food from media, great idea and fun videos, but eventually something happened with his ego and babish the guy making youtube videos became overcome by babish the character, it just started feeling more and more performative, I had to stop watching. I really appreciate you for being such a good entry point for introducing the idea of tasting and cooking for everyday life to the average person that might not know anything.

[@Garphic1]

This man clever af I appreciate this content.

[@octaneeatshiscereal7851]

One if the best three KZbinrs