Wine Tasting… Again!!!

It's finally time to lift the cloche together... Can we make this the world's largest online wine tasting?!
Thousands of you will be tasting along with our Lift The Cloche experience or have sourced the wines yourselves, so sit back and get ready to taste along with us, arming us all with the know-how and vocab to understand what you like, what to look out for when buying wine, and what to ask for in a restaurant.
Those drinking along... get wines 1-4 in the fridge until we start at 7pm. Have at least 2 wine glasses to hand and any snacks you want to enjoy!
Get ALL your questions into the chat and we'll get Ebbers to answer them throughout the live!!
To find out more about the wines we're tasting, click here: www.sortedfood...
If you're in the UK and would like to get hold of the wines for a later time, you can still buy them here: www.sortedfood...
Plus... this weekend, the awesome guys at Online Wine Tasting Club are giving you 10% off ANYTHING you buy from them. Our tasting pack, a full case, the odd bottle or two of your favs or even their advent calendar. Use the code: "EBBERS10" at checkout or click here:- onlinewinetast...

[@SortedFood]

If you've only found this video, head here and see the first part: kzbin.infoUyMsc4mSbD4?feature=share

[@jasonconley8269]

Video is set to private cant view now...

[@feelosophy1921]

I feel left out just watching everyone else have a time. I hope you are able to get the next live tasting box available to ship to the US. Please consider posting a list of the food pairings so I can prepare my own little tasting for the live show. #whining I would love to feature these on my next turn to host the family tasting night. Is it possible to upload the list as a PDF I can take shopping?

[@janmay3901]

I'd love to see it but it's private

[@SortedFood]

Woops, all fixed!!

[@alexjedi13]

I don't drink alcohol but I'm very into tea and watching this, it reminded me a lot about it. I would love to see you guys do a tea tasting video one day with teas that a lot of people aren't familiar with like pu erhs of different ages or terroir.

[@madswansfan1]

Great idea

[@celosy]

Full marks for adapting to unfavourable circumstances, and still providing a quality viewing experience! I'm not a wine drinker, but I found the whole discussion fascinating.

[@nelax44]

Please do more of these

[@jeannareadsbooks8475]

I can't drink alcohol before for medical reasons, but I used to be a wine drinker. I went to Madrid with my mum about 10 years ago for my 18th birthday and we had a verdejo in a wine bar in a back road. It came, 3 euros a glass and it was bright green and you couldn't even see through it really. We were so confused but when we tasted it it was AMAZING. It tasted like grass, almost like a green smoothie and a wine had a baby. We tried to find a bottle to buy and take home but we couldn't. We went to the same bar a few times during our trip so we could have more but it was never quite as nice as that first night. This experience watching was so fun, I wish alcohol free wine tasting was a thing

[@rogernobbs6559]

Well done, guys. Not sure if it's out there on KZbin somewhere, but I would highly recommend a series James May (of Top Gear and Grand Tour fame) did with Oz Clarke, a well-respected wine writer. James was a wine sceptic, which was the point of the show. However, having done a music degree, he made the connection that a great wine is like a piece of great music - there is lots going on and occasionally hearing it more than once reveals something new every time. The key recommendation I would make to everyone is: don't get hemmed in by "I don't like red" or "I don't like white". As you have shown, there are wide variations in each and that's before you get to the rose. One last thing: I went to a Champagne and sparkling wine tasting once. Worth the hangover!

[@59withqsb12]

Thoroughly enjoyed this gents, it's been a fascinating watch, thank you for doing it. It's a shame about your internet connection but the lo-fi approach really didn't affect the overall experience. I don't know if this is helpful but I thought I'd let you know anyway, if you get a second internet provider put in at the studio (ideally via a different delivery medium) you can use a "bonding" service (like Speedify) to bind them together and use both at once, which will give you much better resilience for live streaming. (This is different from "load balancing" which uses one network OR the other depending on network conditions.)

[@sandramonk1]

By fluke I managed to catch the live part of the white wine live. Till I fell asleep (I'm in New Zealand and not used to being up at 6am Saturday morning) Despite that, more please. I love the real feel of this format.

[@morganalori]

I cannot stand the tannins in red wine and it wasn't until my early 30's before I found a red that I could enjoy. Then I found syrah/shiraz Love that red wine. Lovely. I'll have to see if I can source the bottle you tried. If anyone is unsure about wines, go to an area with some wineries and do some wine tours. You will be able to taste different things and find wines you'll love. We once found a white port... omg.... so good. Pair chocolate covered blueberries with a Riesling it's so fun

[@morganalori]

In California for wine, don't restrict yourself to just the Napa valley. The central valley Lodi/Lockeford, the foothills (Amador City) have great wineries, as well as central coast (Paso Robles) and then there's the Santa Ynez (love/miss Gainey winery). Napa Valley may be world famous but CA has so many different microclimates, Napa isn't all there is.

[@MrE004]

Couldn’t comment during the stream as we were watching through our TV. Loved this format, really enjoyed learning a bit more about wine. Would this work with other things too? Cured meats or cheese perhaps?? Always a bit too cautious to branch out on our own, but with some selection in advance from a group we trust, it could help us out with trying things in future. Well done for finding a way through the gremlins a great evening all round!

[@gabrielstrong2186]

1 Bottle of number 6 ordered. Thanks Dan Murphy. And your discussion of Rose reminded me I have a bottle of Mateus in my cupboard, tonight is going to be great. Tomorrow morning? Less great I fear.

[@mazchen]

That setup is giving me covid vibes when back in the lockdowns we did several such online whine tastings. One of the better memories of that time 😊

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Please do more of these guys❤❤❤

[@dngr_412]

waiting for anything about the composition of gooseberry 👀 I am a cheat, worked in alcohol including wine (bronze cert), craft beer (incl. breweries) and high end cocktail bars 🤫

[@dngr_412]

so gooseberry has the same chemical smell composition as cat urine, which isn't a bad thing, just knowledge; and as we all know, that's power. with tannins, when you drink a red wine and tilt your head forward, you may notice a kind of salivation from the back of the mouth as if it's a dry experience. same with if you've oversteeped tea and you feel that kinda kick or drying sensation from it. a really fun secondary bouquet (the smells on that chart) is tomato stem, which is that floral/herbaceous/almost basil like scent

[@dngr_412]

chuck in a montepulciano d'abruzzo

[@Johnny_Cameron]

Was really good, well done guys. I hope you do more of these in the future. We preferred the lo-fi version, much more casual and entertaining. Our favourites were 1 and 5.

[@johudd9424]

3 days late to the event, but number 1 was absolutely standout, i’ve got 6 bottles on the way. Number 6 is going to be BANGING in Winter !

[@SianaMorganx]

Me and my boyfriend absolutely loved this!! Please do more!!

[@michaelbovey3792]

If you guys have the ability, I think it would be awesome for sorted to do an Australian tour where you tour the various wine regions (Barossa, Hunter and granite belt being some of the big ones) and at the same time experience Australia’s coffee and seafood scenes

[@pmbirmingham]

Well done tasting. Chef Ben is a fine educator without pretense or lording experience as the Ne Plus Ultra! What grows together, goes together.

[@gazhenshall]

This is one of the best things you guys have ever done. We loved following along, and who knew. I like white wine!! 😎

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Amazing time as always guys! Love to learn with You! Keep up the good work! Wine is fantástic 🍷

[@dizzyhippy3378]

Absolutely loved this. Didn't catch it live, had none of tge wines to taste but now have copious notes. You reintroduced me to Soave which was one of my dads favs. I've been more of a red wine imbiber for the last 10 years, but now going to branch out again, especially want to try the rosado.

[@jessicawalker1747]

Loved it, totally do more if you can

[@kavii_syd]

Guys this was amazing! I would love to be able to taste along with you in the next one! From Australia!

[@alyred2438]

Mike for MVP. Did he at least get to sneak in his own sips?

[@aikighost]

Yes great fun. Lets do 102 soon lads!! ♥

[@stikred1]

excellent work guys. Really enjoyed this. I got to share a fantastic evening with my brother learning about wine. we will both join you for Wine Tasting 102. Our question for next time is - "Once we identify the tasting notes that we like, how can we find them again by picking up a bottle in the supermarket and reading the label?"

[@AudriaOdom-fr2zs]

Virginia here👋 missed the live but the replay's fire👏👏👏🔥

[@alexcameron8138]

Thanks for this, we loved it. We shared one pack and for us that was just the right amount to share, enjoy savour and discuss. We found (as expected) our taste perceptions are quite different but that's part of the fun. My cynical views on wine tasting have been severely challenged by tonight, but it's still pretentious. Next time we will have snack and nibbles for each one, so please suggest pairings in advance. Sorry Mike, but we enjoyed the feel / atmosphere of the mobile version more than the slicker version (your personalities shine through more). My son and his partner were also online at the same time, ( 20 miles away) so we had a WhatsApp dialogue running all the way through. Great idea, do it again.

[@Spawniiieh]

More of these live steams. I love the back and forth!

[@Jenaklcheung]

Yess definitely do the 102 🙏🏼 love the out there wines

[@movingforwardLDTH]

Love me a Gewürztraminer! And a Moscato d’Asti! And a Prosecco!

[@ellieisanerd]

I'd love to see you try some Canadian wines. I live in the Niagara Region which has amazing wineries and vineyards. And because of the different seasons we have a great climate for ice wine. Or at least we have for now, with climate change and much warmer winters it makes producing ice wines much more difficult.

[@Dutchrachel]

Loved the set up on this, even though I didn't find myself loving the wines - I wasn't a fan of wine before and this didn't change that, but appreciated the chance for a guided tasting. BUT, a whiskey/whisky/bourbon tasting led by Jamie, with a friendly expert...?

[@kripagressel8417]

I don't drink but I just adore you boys so much that I will watch anything you do.

[@Scythernoscythin]

Hope there’s more lives on the horizon!

[@donaldfinch1411]

Great fun, thanks lads!

[@michellebretschneider-zuo1004]

Hope someday you can hack it so this is internationally available! I would love to sip along from California!

[@dealbreakerc]

My order of preference (because i was drinking these without food) were 3, 1, 4, 6, 5, 2. 6 would be much higher if i had it with the pot roast I'm making tomorrow night.

[@joshbarnett9559]

Please tell me you are doing a restock! I have been on holiday for 2 weeks and have waited to come home. Watched the video, tried to order (2 in stock) card failed, had to attend a meeting. Remembered later, stock gone 🙃

[@thebionicbi2280]

So happy to have found a red I like! Loved this wine tasting experience!

[@jameshamaker9321]

loving the lower definition video, it makes it look like an old school food network video.

[@EmilyJelassi]

This video reminds me of the old-school Sorted Food videos!!

[@silverfwn]

This was so much fun. I wish I could have had joined in with you... Unfortunately, they don't deliver where I live

[@PokhrajRoy.]

It was great fun to join in!

[@SteveMcRae-yp8id]

Good job, prefer Cabernet Sauvignon over Shiraz and being close to the Swan Valley wine region and four hours from Margaret River have a good supply of wines not found in local shops, Must see if I can find a bottle of the Peter Lehman Shiraz and give it a try :)

[@victoriamorgan32]

I remember the days of putting a shot of port in a blue WKD I wonder if wine six would be good with a WDK on the side.

[@leskeen4104]

I recently found a super white wine that I really like, it's a Grillo a white Sicilian which lends itself for summer drinking with salads. Worth trying. y

[@melindacohea127]

I had the most bizarre thing happen to me yesterday. I found myself really angry with you! I got home from a long work day, and settled down to watch this video. Then I found myself at the table with you trying to get a word in, but no one paid any attention to me. Food can out, but nobody shared it with me. I finally started yelling at you all and woke up !!!! - to another video -the Pokerface Marathon! You are all pretty awesome if my unconscious wants to share a dream with you!

[@taztaffie]

I have been to a lot of wine tastings but have never had anyone describe tasting notes and the different level of notes like Ben did at the beginning and throughout. I watched this after it was live with a bottle of water :( Could you provide everyone with the names of the wine and the country/region they are from. I would love to see if I can find them here in Western Canada.

[@richardsmith9299]

This was great fun!!! I think it was more fun in the “OG” style we’re both pretty boozy now, thank you. 5 was the best!🍷😋

[@marquitareef2673]

Learning ❤

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thanks

[@beefwellington88]

We accidentally mixed 5 and 6 together (don't ask)... honestly it's delicious!

[@mapdrew3303]

I have a 2015 Peter Lehman's the barrosa ready to drink very soon

[@adolphusputin-5605]

uhm guys...Set up the stream BEFORE the tasting 🤣

[@aikighost]

Nah. doing it live with all the glitches etc was part of the charm.

[@adolphusputin-5605]

@@aikighost i know, its obviously a joke :)

[@SortedFood]

@@aikighost part of our charm and we're forever grateful with all of your patience. But it's never our plan. The first 50 mins was perfect... we changed nothing... then the internet failed the stream. We always strive for better,,, but still personable.

[@msfoodiediva]

​@@SortedFoodspaff69 broke the internet..😅

[@janmay3901]

​@@SortedFoodyour pinned link at the top of this page now says Private

[@cherylburge8794]

Investors never really appreciated the tannins of red wine. This one sounds promising.

[@charleneclaassen]

Proud South African listening to Ben talk about our beautiful wines

[@j3d1caseymurphy]

Wisconsin in the house!

[@Foodie23612]

do you make wine in the UK?

[@anthonynastasi2022]

nice job

[@jenniferedwards1752]

I've only ever heard of Beaujolais Nouveau. What is the different between that and the 2021 Beaujolais Lantignié? I've always been led to believe the Gamay wines shouldn't be aged. BTW - even though the wine tasting package wasn't available to me, I'm going to look for these wines in my Midwestern town.

[@SortedFood]

Great question. Because Beaujolais is made from thin skinned grapes with low tannin and low alcohol... nouveau is a really easy drinking red. Jean-marc and his wife have premium plots and use such precision in their winemaking that it ages nicely too! Fingers crossed that you can find some of them.

[@jenniferedwards1752]

@@SortedFood Thank you!

[@mrnenbis5058]

Enjoy you guys but a sincere question.when I watch chefs on video they talk expressively and by doing so expell spittal on the the food they don’t wear masks and then feed the food to people who obviously don’t consider such enhancement to the food ,I se this all the time and chef touch food with sweaty palms especially fancy chefs where they like to stack little foods on plate .my question is am I crazy or just a party pooper? Sincerly and by the way do chef s spit sweat and skin cells affect taste as some chefs may taste better than others and which chefs excretion taste best don’t think I would like Gordon Ramsay’s sweat thanks

[@kirstenrogers91]

Keep giving us regions the wine is from please

[@andreamaronn4510]

❤ 🥂

[@redsail08]

Next time could you please work with a U.S. based company so that your American fans can participate in the wine tasting.

[@EmilyJelassi]

I'm not particularly a fan of red wine... it's the tannins and the harsh finish that I don't like.

[@bjdefilippo447]

I enjoyed most of this, and am sad I can't get the club in the US. I second the recommendation of Gewurtztraminer, which became an instant favourite with its spicy notes. One suggestion - it might be just me, but watching Barry, especially, and to a lesser extent, Jamie, stuffing their faces did put me off a bit. Smaller bites next time please, gentlemen. I'm looking forward to the next tasting!

[@saphiael-mansub2206]

From a Muslim country with some of the best grapes in the world. If we taste grapes from elsewhere we're uuuugghhh. I wonder if they'd produce a better quality wine. We already have the best coffee but in a war torn, poor islamic country the world won't get a chance

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Cheese.

[@lynnbean7200]

Oh dear I can't watch this one. Ben is too much of a wine W@nker of whom I know many here in Australia

[@charleneclaassen]

I started watching, ducked out and came back the next day. I don't drink at all, just enjoying them teach me something new.