The Geopolitics of Wine || Peter Zeihan

***This video was recorded in March of 2023.
Today's video is fueled by Scott Base Vineyard in Cromwell, New Zealand. After all of the time I've spent in New Zealand, this is far and away my favorite winery.
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[@davocc2405]

This guy is a genius - he managed to turn a winery trip into a tax deductable expense for his channel. Clever lad.

[@LordJuan4]

Absolutely genius

[@michaellane1316]

When in New Zealand.......Why not...

[@michaela7759]

This is an old myth. Already debunked

[@TheMightyMurse1917]

​@@michaela7759 debunked how and by whom?

[@Withnail1969]

Good work Peter's accountant. Didn't know Peter was a wine buff actually.

[@ThioJoe]

IRS gonna be shaking when they start seeing deductions for stuff like “video about geopolitics of wine”, “geopolitics of beer”, “geopolitics of luxury hotels part 1 of 365”

[@robertosmanski]

"geopolitics of weed"

[@AG-pm3tc]

This is one hell of a cross over joe 😂👌🙏

[@HaonProductions]

I once applied to do an internship on the economics of luxury brands with LVMH in Paris... didn't get it, somebody else needs to avenge my loss

[@jallen154]

@@AG-pm3tcyeah, wasn’t expecting to see Joe in here 😂

[@frenchonion4595]

I remember when joe used to give bad advise on computers years back 😂

[@davidkaplan2745]

Backpacking in Yosemite, wine tasting in New Zealand, and in his spare time, analyzing the world. A life well lived.

[@JenniferLucas-o7p]

I'm favoured, $27K every week! I can now give back to the locals in my community and also support God's work and the church. God bless Sonia bless America.

[@Jacksonbone-m1j]

Please how

[@Jacksonbone-m1j]

I am tired of working per time jobs

[@JenniferLucas-o7p]

She's active on What's Apk

[@JenniferLucas-o7p]

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[@JenniferLucas-o7p]

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[@picadosinferno]

Tipsy Peter Zeihan skin unlocked.

[@dynamicascension981]

He is particularly chipper

[@canchero724]

Wines out, hairs out. Living the good life

[@johnstewartrichards5922]

How many sips before he made the video? : )

[@Ian-lm5ep]

Gamer approved. Good one

[@CoffeeAndPaul]

Grapes out, vapes out!

[@PjPjPaul]

I would pay good money to chill with Peter at a winery and talk geopolitics. That would be a good damn day.

[@JurekOK]

It only costs $2500 per ticket to one of his publicly hosted conferences. So I bet you can negotiate an exclusive day out as well.

[@Padoinky]

Exactly - have him and his network set up a series of boutique “workshops” that caters to those willing to pay to attend high-end resorts to have in-depth discussions w/ the braintrust members

[@Withnail1969]

Cigars allowed?

[@Veech60]

And by talk, it’d be me listening😂

[@mjscorn7943]

Spend a lot of money to have him talk over you and everyone else...

[@nathanielhunter1280]

Who needs drunk history!? I want drunk geopolitics!

[@timwinterhalter5233]

looking at the way decisions get made on this fucking mud ball I'm pretty sure drunk geopolitics is absolutely what's going on

[@tysonkampbjj]

Thankfully we don't have to choose because Drunk History is righteous.

[@TheKamperfoelie]

Peter is doing “research”

[@mr.v3061]

Next up: The geopolitics of beer. after that: The geopolitics of cheese. ... the good life

[@stynnieuwenhuis9999]

Yes this is tax deductible research expense

[@greendsnow]

Hick!

[@visitingprof]

@@mr.v3061 Barley is one of the most internationally traded crops because of beer making!

[@christopheroconnor7659]

Correction; Reessshherrsshh.

[@Evan_Adams]

Someone from the California wine country. There is a very popular saying that Peter should know about.... You plant grapes for yourself. You plant olive trees for your children. Look at the distribution of things like olive trees in the world and you will really see what's going on

[@ushiefreebird7470]

I come from the France Italy border region and I can tell you that wine culture here is on another level than the rest of the world. Same as Spain and Portugal. We here basically only drink wine and water, and we learn from an early age all about food culture, which includes wine. This will not die in a hundred years. It is in our genes. Dream on, America.

[@gabrielghilardi1339]

It must be the Paradise on Earth. It is where my ancestrals came from.

[@ushiefreebird7470]

@@gabrielghilardi1339 It is paradise on earth :-)

[@gabrielghilardi1339]

@@ushiefreebird7470 Santé et prosperité! Salute e prosperitá!

[@kt9495]

I drink wine like it IS water!

[@edbail4399]

Hogan loves you

[@bobkoure]

I'm impressed that he can hold both camera (phone) and wine glass up and steady. Also, for anyone who hasn't been to NZ - go, you'll love it!

[@chrishooge3442]

Now I need to see him walking with a bierstein and making a video simultaneously.

[@CulusMagnus]

Drinks wine, his hair immediately turns French

[@DonMason-cv6og]

Parisienne. Dreadlocks

[@earlthepearl3922]

Too much rain / rain at the wrong time can also lead to mold on the grapes, which can ruin a wine grape harvest.

[@chrise-ih4ix]

@@earlthepearl3922 I thought that bursting was because of first shriveling and then afterwards getting water again

[@markalbert9011]

@@chrise-ih4ix Nope. I'm in the biz and everything Peter said about grapes was accurate. He left out some problems such a mold and frost protection that are affected by the wrong weather at the wrong time, but what he stated was accurate.

[@DSesignD]

If you're lucky you get Tokaji

[@osiris7800]

Would have been really funny if he had gradually started to slur his words more and more as each new wine appeared :D

[@TheCleric42]

Like the ancient live commercials for Dubonnet

[@SteveTwerkel]

And each glass of wine he was holding was progressively fuller.

[@GregTrickey]

@@TheCleric42 Lucille Ball and her Vitameatavegimen.

[@s.a.charles271]

Crooked glasses, stained lips/beard

[@jonathansgilman]

He looked more and more smiley 😊

[@ronlokk]

Peter now looks like a member of the Grapeful Dead. Very cool.

[@jaydugger3291]

No, he looks like a backup singer for Moby grape

[@Williamsandrew5n]

I can recall when I was homeless and faced with many things in Life until $75,000 biweekly began rolling in and my Life went from A homeless nobody to a different person with good things to offer!!!!!!❤️❤️

[@RomeoNzeh]

I believe when God blessess it exceeds beyond my expectation. I know my Father in heaven is a generous father who provides the needs of his children🥰

[@HenryWayne-nj8xo]

I'm 37 and have been looking for ways to be successful, please how??

[@Williamsandrew5n]

I just want to use this opportunity to say a very big thank's to Kiana Danial and her Strategy, she changed my life.

[@Williamsandrew5n]

After enduring many struggles, I am now filled with gratitude for owning a new home. My family is happy, and everything is finally falling into place.

[@OscarMeyer-vr6xq]

I have been searching for ways to achieve success. Can you please guide me on how to do so?

[@MrYianiz]

Thank you peter as a vineyard owner I found this very helpful.

[@therealbatman-mi3kc]

Peter gets credit on this. Drinking a sparkling from a wine flute

[@sawolansky]

I second that, the flute is underrated 🥂

[@paulthebaker]

A great video, The Wine Wars is excellent. It’s all about old world versus New World. As a retired college professor, it was some thing I showed in my hospitality classes.

[@dendostar5436]

Peter Zeihan here, livin’ it up! Let’s discuss.

[@Naturenerd1000]

Forget Where's Waldow. Where's Peter Zeihon? is much better.

[@ScottWengel]

@@Naturenerd1000 Peter definitely has the accessories to be a Waldo like character.... rubber ducky, purplish sunglasses, knitted hats.... and many more

[@scottmccreadie2978]

It's an old recording

[@michaellane1316]

@@scottmccreadie2978 He does this wherever he travels I believe. Kind of like corn starch as a filler. Now we all run out and buy more wine believing it'll be a hard commodity soon. Yes......Where in the World is Peter Z.......Where he might exclude diversity....one ounce at a time...!😅

[@davidhughes9086]

Love your daily videos. I feel like Peter has taken the title of “most interesting man in the world”. He definitely has the best traveling schedule in the world. So jealous of all his hiking.

[@wyominghome4857]

David, he only gets the title if his mother has a tattoo that says "Son." :)

[@Joe44944]

David, if you are being serious I'd suggest to stop idolizing any body specifically this dude as he's totally full of sh*t doesn't really know what he's talking about most times, imo.

[@mikemusic10]

If you watch this at 75% percent, Peter sounds like he's had wayyy too many sips.

[@HughJass-jv2lt]

😂😂

[@onemorecorner]

Thanks for repping NZ wine, mate! That vineyard is right around the corner from my grandads place

[@waynesboy17]

I’m guessing you made this video 5/6 months ago… when we were still in our growing season… it’s snowing on our hibernating vines at the moment! Happy to see you talking about our great wine though!! I work in wine and wine tourism in Central Otago and am constantly telling people how despite our staggering high quality and success over the last few decades we are still going to grow and improve 💪

[@SeasideWitcher]

Thanks , tired of bad news all the time , this was good , have a glass for me.

[@wattlebough]

“Late summer rains…yesterday” Was this filmed in February/ March of 2024? We’re in spring in the Southern Hemisphere as of September. 😉

[@No1StoppedMe]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@richarddelotto2375]

He keeps a pretty deep buffer to cover travel and client-facing time.

[@acidbronson9712]

Probably, he's clearly got a catalogue that he uploads when it's a slow news day / he's on the move

[@priceprice_baby]

Came here to say the same. Sometimes people deliberatelt mix up the seasons so as not to confuse the simple northern hemisphere folk, but seeing in this case the season is extremely relevant to the talking point and also that he had other videos where he was hiking in New Zealand probably around that time, I'm gonna assume it's an old video he just put out

[@george2113]

Southern hemisphere is the last popular hemisphere

[@John-pe6fw]

6:11 snowman top right?

[@michaeldowson6988]

Some of the vineyards of British Columbia have been hit by a series of issues for a few years, and wonder whether to continue with grapes or even soft orchard fruits. Freakish weather and forest fire smoke contamination is making business iffy.

[@allenl9214]

I heard many vineyards in Canada purchased by Chinese businessmen. Saw a documentary on tb

[@brizzchizz7302]

Peter 'I teleport daily' Zeihan

[@kate2create738]

The funny thing is that I would have loved to start a vineyard at my family’s property but has run into the issues of the upfront costs. So it’s interesting hearing what are the possibilities of the wine countries in various regions. The thing is that the wine communities are actually very supportive to one another, so while some of the older countries could struggle, I could see a lot of enthusiasts stepping in to help relieve that stress any way they can.

[@yjb854]

In France many wineries’ grapes are grown in a village where each family in the village grow the grapes that produce the wines for the local winery, and they are all part owners of the winery. So it’s very communal. Francis Ford Coppola who has a large winery in Napa is one of the largest purchasers of wine in the Napa Valley. He sells local competing wines at his own winery. When people asked him why he does that, he says wine is about family and families support each other.

[@TRAPTOR906]

This is my informal request for long form videos on geopolitics with Peter Z.

[@iTuber012]

When I think wine I think France and South Africa. Though I believe climate change is said to be making it harder and harder for France to grow what's needed to make their wines and this same changes in climate is making it easier for places like the UK to get into the business

[@pmfox155]

Damn he is helping all of the supermarkets moving bottles of wine today.

[@MagnusGalactusOG]

I wonder how much wine he got from that place he's at.

[@ironwoodworkman4917]

The only subject he knows anything about. Drinking the wine, That is.

[@TheCleric42]

Especially sales of Pinot Rose Bubbles, who hoo! 4:42

[@michaellane1316]

Inside trading at it's best.....

[@Egilhelmson]

Or dedicated wine stores, depending. In Pennsylvania, only the state can wholesale wine or liquor, and retail them, other than restaurants, bars, and private clubs.

[@JorgeGarcia-lw7vc]

Cool take! Now you gotta do the Geopolitics of Beer!

[@SkeenCharles]

Thanks for update, Onkel Peta. Looks a delicious few glasses of wine. Am still to visit that part of the South Island.

[@polyglot8]

At 1:40 you mentioned Iran as part of the "Old World Wine Countries". Many years ago I had a customer who was one of the wealthiest people in Andorra, and often spoke about having the largest collection - by variety of origin - of wine in the world. In any case, he had a very large collection. And as with most collectors, he was obsessed with the bottles that had thus far eluded him, rather than his existing collection (once acquired, those bottles just became "dust collectors"). He would go on and on about his efforts to secure a bottle of Iranian red wine, which had supposedly been produced for a short while under the Shah, as a kind of minor, subsidized vanity project. He even wrote letters to people (strangers) in Iran whom he was told, may have a bottle of that wine still lying around somewhere. Anyway, in regards to your inclusion of Iran; FYI, there has been no wine - or any other alcoholic beverage - produced in Iran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

[@LibertarianJRT]

The bigger question is: do those vineyards still exist? They could be producing grapes for eating, patiently waiting the day that the Islamic world falls under the weight of its own hubris and returns to civilization.

[@DonMason-cv6og]

​@@LibertarianJRTor export grapes. Check origins of you fruits. They ain't from CA anymore. Dorothy

[@joearceneaux9854]

@@LibertarianJRTBring on the real Shiraz!

[@clockwork365]

Jews and Christians are allowed wine consumption in Iran. So my question is where does that wine come from? Hopefully an Iranian here can help us figure that out.

[@DonMason-cv6og]

@@clockwork365 at the risk of losing his tongue these days. I think not

[@nathgreen81]

Anyone else notice 'quacky' the duck making a secret appearance @4:45

[@emceeboogieboots1608]

I thought it was a scarecrow or something in the background at first😁

[@LearningProbably]

“What’s the fastest way to become a millionaire? Be a billionaire and open a winery.”

[@kyleborgman9747]

On a climate level, the raising temperatures are allowing more areas to grow grapes. Some stellar wines are about to come out of the UK. New York State has some great wines too, especially late harvest ice wines

[@akitadog01]

More areas or different areas? I imagine that same warming makes current areas less hospitable for grapes, thereby shifting (not adding to) production

[@itsmederek1]

@@akitadog01 Really depends on the specific area. For example Bordeaux the recent vintages have been better on average than they used to because Cabernet and Petit Verdot can struggle a bit to ripen. Germany also generally doesn't suffer. I would in general assume that more cold climate regions will be added and that existing regions will change their vineyard management, blends and winemaking techniques to compensate for the warmer climate. There are some places where the temperature is likely going to get out of control around the Mediterranean like Sicily but we just dont really know yet.

[@MojoRising-oi9ef]

That’s right. Even some pretty high-quality wines have come out of Norway and the rest of Scandinavia over the last years. And more and more wineries are popping up every year. So, soon we’ll have the first arctic and even polar wine available for consumption at the “geriatric camp” over here.🥂😊

[@lancesilverman8435]

Have you been concerned about the pesticides in CA wines?

[@itsmederek1]

@@lancesilverman8435 Pesticides are not region specific, all regions have producers who use pesticides and those who don't. Look for the term Biodynamic when buying wines, it is a very hard certification to get and entails using regenerative farming techniques and no man made concoctions in order to guarantee production

[@Noahvelli21]

My KZbin homepage had this video of Peter with his hair out with Jeff Bridges discussing the Big Lebowski right next to it… COINCIDENCE I THINK NOT!

[@BigbrotherMK]

Finally someone mentioned Iranian wine I’ve been telling everyone that yes Iran dose have wine and it is really good! Just the simple fact that Islamic regime ban in production doesn’t mean that they don’t grow wine grapes there anymore. Either they grow wine grapes for small scale home grown wine(most families have their own recipe) or they grow them for medical ethanol especially in regions like Qazvin, Shiraz and Kurdistan. Although other regions like Hmadan and west Azerbaijan and even Khorasan also produce grapes. And Arak which is a distilled raisin and is really common in Mideast is a favorite of people so a lot of grapes grown for raisins( to use as snack and in baking mostly ) too.

[@justjules3042]

Global wine drinkers will always purchase French, Spanish and Italian wines. The history and heritage is only part of the story. Global demand means revenues and access to global capital. Think this “old world = doomed” story is slightly overdone.

[@jasoncoreas9432]

We need to ensure that the retired heavy demographic is still generating capital, still investing, still consuming. That means increasing retirement age. Motivating people in their 60s-80s to continue to invest and pursue entrepreneurship.

[@bp8220]

was hoping he would stretch it out to 5 or 6 drinks and we just get Peter dancing in a vineyard

[@Madmax714211]

The dude abides😂.. just busting your rocks...❤ Ya buddy!

[@braddoyle246]

Finally, you’re talking 100% excellence

[@sdg8rgirl]

DUDE! I’ll show you some more central wineries! We live in Cromwell and would love to show off Central!

[@DonovanThatcher]

This must have been recorded ~6 months ago - at the end of the Southern Hemishphere summer. I'm wondering what Peter thinks of Argentina's chances of sustaining their wine industry now, given the seemingly radical change in their economy's trajectory since this recording?

[@robosv634]

Your Persian fans love you right now for mentioning Iran first. Hopefully one day Iran will have a (legal) wine industry again.

[@rep3e4]

Great part of New Zealand

[@ianworley8169]

Gotta get my grapes in before the rains come. I've only got two table grape vines and a couple of wine grape varieties. That'll give me 2 or 3 carrier bags full in the freezer, but it'll give me a handful of grapes on my breakfast cereal every day, right through Winter. Frozen figs and cherries. Soft fruits all year around. Life in Portugal is living in Paradise.

[@loganjohnston89]

Central Otago, that’s near where I grew up and just up the road from the highlands Motorsport venue

[@masterexit]

Loved this one. Just down the road.

[@rpgbb]

The 2007/8 New Zealand Pinot Noir was marvellous. It was a truly great Comet vintage ☄️ Hopefully this year Comet will make such a great wine 🍷

[@richarddonald5593]

Nice to see Peter enjoying New Zealand!

[@deepblueskyshine]

Olives are even more capital problematic: when you grow an olive seed and plant it, the expected first commercially valuable harvest in case everything goes right will be children's of your granchildren job.

[@kimwelstead8994]

Olive trees reach production in just a few years.

[@deepblueskyshine]

@kimwelstead8994 I'm not from an olive country myself, but I have half a village of blood relatives in Greece, and I spend most of my summer seaside vacations, several each year, all over Greece, so I wrote here what I've heard many times from many different people "in traditional family business" so to say.

[@holysmoke7043]

Thank you.

[@ZMB-on5ub]

South Island rocks. Whole country does but dang am I jealous!

[@alexiskiri9693]

In my state, a cold state, they grow ice wine where they wait till after the grapes freeze on the vine before they harvest.

[@jorgecoelho4051]

Thank you for forgetting Portugal and mentioning Germany as wine producers, and we keep on having one of the planet's best wines as it maybe not ideal for business but perfect for us to keep on drinking it - ourselves. ;)

[@franciscobermejo1779]

Thanks god he also didn't mention Rioja, or Chile... 😊

[@justin8865]

A major point of the video is that wine needs capital, and Portugal and Germany are quickly going to have a lot less capital due to aging populations. Google age demographics and look at those two countries. In a decade it's uh not good.

[@shaunhull9235]

My absolute favorite white is vhino verde from Portugal!!

[@blablup1214]

Wouldn't even say that our whine here in Germany is that good 😂 Besides the base interest rate in the US is at 5,5% in the EU it is at 3,75% Sooo tell me if I am wrong , but shouldn't it be easier getting capital here in Europe than in the US ?

[@chrise-ih4ix]

​@@blablup1214Actually we improved a lot by systematic cellar works etc

[@familyguygaming_]

That thumbnail is insane!

[@gregoryclifford6938]

"He's got a good job!" -Ed McMahon

[@seanlander9321]

When the French decided in 1973 to have Britain and Europe embargo imports from Australia (still inflicted btw), they didn’t include wine. Get this, the French didn’t know Australians made wine. Consequently wine exports from Australia to Europe boomed, because it was better and cheaper. The French are still furious about this glaring hole in the economic war they encourage the EU to still wage against Australia.

[@simonspark8314]

Wow he pops up everywhere, last week there this week here, does he have a secret tunnell through the centre of the earth!

[@richardmeade2477]

No, just a massive carbon footprint.

[@cerichson]

He pre-records topics that don't have a time limit.

[@chris7361]

Geopolitic talk 4min Wine 7min I like this guy

[@DrKaoliN]

Yeah, I was about to ask Peter if he has a UAP.

[@Terra_Lopez]

@@cerichson Yes, I think the fact that he is wearing a T-shirt that far south means the he taped it in the summer, whereas it is winter in NZ now, and it would be super cold in that southern region if he taped it now.

[@marizabrand2457]

what about SOUTH AFRICA? wine making is a serious economic activity here and we also export a heck of a lot of wine

[@teeletsetse445]

You're taking our rivalry with the All Blacks a little too far. Let the man talk about NZ and their wine.😂

[@j.v.i.398]

Peter and his rubber Duckie with the little blue hat, the wine the wine, boss.

[@HubertofLiege]

His views are generally “fantasy island”

[@ReflectionTool637]

Was just in Cromwell a couple weeks ago. NZ is a damn fine place to wander. Cromwell is not exactly a tourist mecca, but it is nice and relaxing as compared to Queenstown!

[@Elongated_Muskrat]

The Dude does geopolitics.

[@MagnusGalactusOG]

He should do a weed one next.

[@chrise-ih4ix]

@@Elongated_Muskrat you're quite late in noticing

[@moggadah]

​@@chrise-ih4ix😂

[@HubertofLiege]

The dude abides.

[@ittybittyshoeshine]

The Okanagan valley in BC Canada is my favorite wine region. It's close by to you. Check it out! Stunning scenery. Puts most regions to shame beauty wise and the wine is pretty good too.

[@psycoductions]

You forgot to mention Spain one the best and largest producers. Also clearly the best value/quality ratio in the world

[@shubashuba9209]

HOLY SHIT! Peter somehow managed to tie wine production to demographics.

[@howhigh0521]

Letting your hair down for once 😂

[@TheVoiceofTheProphetElizer]

This Peter Zeihan update brought to you by one of the 12 Disciples!

[@luvthymunky]

It's spring in NZ. When was this recorded??

[@waynesmith2287]

Last NZ summer

[@miguelmeneses2792]

Say, March 2024!

[@beefeekeefee]

Highlands Motorsports Park right next door. Highly recommend renting the Radical sports racer for some hot laps around that place. Most fun you can legally have.

[@baref1959]

if you get older, if your job improves, if you build up assets..... life like wine seems to take different paths... lol

[@rickybobbyjr1581]

So having just driven past Scott Base vineyard in Cromwell, it’s still winter. But here’s to the next vintage.

[@andrewfyfe8986]

No doubt filmed during his last trip during NZ’s summer

[@Hession0Drasha]

Why would you need startup financing for vineyards in europe? We already have the vinyards 😂

[@asdasdasddgdgdfgdg]

Because otherwise Peter would have nothing to talk about.

[@gav240z]

0:20 Geopolitics of wine... I'm guessing Peter had a few wine tastings before making this video haha.

[@NicolaasBurgers]

"Late summer rains"? It's end of winter/early spring in NZ!

[@RD-jc2eu]

I suspect this vid might have been shot quite some time back and was just being held in the hamper for later use. PZ was in NZ several months ago.

[@NicolaasBurgers]

@@RD-jc2eu Ah that would make sense

[@monkeypuzzlefarm]

Pre-recorded video from when he was here last summer

[@ryanrobbins2363]

Peter unironically lives my dream life

[@Wulfieman]

I don't agree with this analysis. Argentinian wines rank very high on the global scale (3 of the 10 World's Best Vineyards are Argentinian, including the first place, and the Uruguayan Vineyard in the top 10 is of Argentinian capital). Wine tourism is a very big business in the wine producing provinces, especially in Mendoza. And it's one of the few industries that, despite constantly living through economic crises, keeps on growing. That being said, it is true that local consumption of wine has reduced due to the economic crisis, but that reduction in local consumption is offset by more exports. And yes, despite being a people-poor country, when it comes to good Argentinian beef and good Argentinian wine, capital to invest is always available. And the government won't really mess with wine taxes because politicians love drinking wine too much.

[@AlessandroRodriguez]

and that's the point the exports/import are gonna to few and more expensive the money are gonna to few and more expensive

[@omamale69]

​@@AlessandroRodriguez do you speak English?

[@AlessandroRodriguez]

@@omamale69 I do, but the autocorrect, not so much

[@Roger_Gadd]

I'm guessing that in September 2024 when this video was published, it was recorded sometime ago. For starters, Peter refers to it being late summer but I can confirm it is definitely late winter at the moment here in NZ (southern hemisphere location). Secondly, I recall it was maybe the year before last that Peter was here.

[@gaius_enceladus]

Hi Peter - welcome to NZ! Good to have you here! You'll have to try our pies and fish-and-chips while you're here!

[@Duggie1-w3x]

He mentioned late summer rains the previous day, this was filmed at least 7-8 months ago

[@davidsteed7278]

He studied in NZ, so he is likely already familiar

[@johanschoeman869]

Peter you did not mention South African wine. The best value for money in the entire wine world. Perhaps time for you to pay SA a visit to sample some really good wine.

[@nateynate42]

Absolutely. And SA vineyards - along with others in Chile, Mexico, Argentina, etc are far older than most in the 'New World' - they could almost qualify as Old World vineyards. Astonished that he could mention places like Australia and New Zealand, without as much as a passing reference to South Africa where the oldest vineyard is dated at 1685 - some time before either NZ or Australia were colonized. Love how facts are just optional these days.

[@johanschoeman869]

I think if a South African wine was Napoleon Bonaparte's favourite wine we deserve a mention somewhere. Napoleon's favourite wine originated from “Grand Constance”, the French translation for Groot Constantia, a wine farm near Cape Town.

[@robertprice5039]

Well, except for the bottle of Argentine Malbec I brought to dinner with me to my Argentine in-laws last night, I have never been blown away by the South American wines in general, but my Argentine born, Brazilian raised wife and I will definitely miss easily available Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian wines, and I will miss the German, Austrian, and Czech wines that are hard to find now. Sad to say it, but thank God for the French.

[@kryts27]

Hi Pete's report has comes 6 months late. Summer is December to February and Fall or Autumn is from March to May in the Southern Hemisphere. Wine harvest is in early autumn. Educate yourself if you are a bit dumb about seasons and so on, particularly in different hemispheres. But Pete is correct about Western demographic crises. This crises is not just in the West (colloquially), but Japan and South Korea and China are aging rapidly.

[@ScottWengel]

scott .... whoo hoo .... everyones favorite of course

[@ThrashLawPatentsAndTMs]

Timely! Flying back to the States from Mendoza now.

[@JakobIlar]

If he had a box of wine, it would be the geopolitics of Karens.

[@DeerheartStudioArts]

very informative about a topic not about countries at war. And btw, luv your hair!🦌💌👍🍷

[@baejiaoflying9434]

The opinion here in Napa is that Gen Z aren’t too interested in drinking wine, which is one theory why there’s fewer people visiting.

[@QuantumNoir]

No more theories, just facts. Wine is too expensive. Plus, no marketing.

[@daveherrington9112]

I have never seen you with your hair down and I must say, those flowing locks are epic. Almost as epic as my post Marine Corps mullet back in the late 80's and early 90's.

[@Ironhead4140]

Flying his freak flag!

[@danisraelmalta]

Peter doesn't count the middle east as "rich world", even if our gdp and gdp-per-capita is twice that if New Zealand ‏‪7:03‬‏

[@Bigcountry_littlelegs]

Because the middle east money is all oil and gas based with nothing else, as an old Saudi king said, I rode camels, my son rides rolls Royce's, his son will ride rolls Royce's but his son will ride camels

[@Dynamicelectrician]

You only have commodities. There is no production that anyone wants.

[@MikHail-j1u]

Are you watching for the first time? Peter is very America/New world and West biased. His biggest blind side.

[@TheBigruss10]

With the exception of Israel the rest of the Middle East is dependent on oil, is not diversified, and not Democratic solve those problems and you can join the alliance and join the club the of the big players and become a country with a seat at the big boy table until then no.

[@davidmason763]

That's because all you have is oil and no water. Nothing grows in your wasteland and you are dependent for everything to be imported

[@brianniegemann4788]

PZ, you know how to live. Be sure to stop by in Marlborough for the sauvignon blanc. Lovely notes of citrus, new-mown grass and a distinctive minerality.

[@matthewdebonis126]

Peter’s glowing!

[@philstanton231]

This is a classic - Good on ya mate

[@joshthalheimer]

Forget Riley; I want to live the life of Peter!

[@balwc147]

Georgian wine is so underrated