Winecast: French Wine Quality Classification

AOC to Vin de France and everything in between.

[@Chameleam]

So glad I stumbled upon this channel. Your videos are really saving my life at work

[@michaelfrantz8594]

Incredible winecast. I have to say, i stumbled on your page on accident a few weeks ago searching for an explanation on youtube for German wine law. The discovery of this channel was nothing short of amazing. This year I passed the CSW and most recently WSET Level 3. My knowledge on wine has increased substantially, but admittedly there are some areas that I dont still fully understand and just memorized what i needed to pass the exams. The videos you provide have helped me tremendously to connect the dots to help me understand what i have been studying. I cant thank you enough for what you do here. These are amazing. I will be doing the Certified Somm in the fall and these videos will be a great resource to supplement my study. Thank you again and keep them coming!

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

Thank you for the kind comment. I'm glad the channel has been helpful to you. Congratulations on your previous certifications and best of look on the Certified Somm. Cheers!

[@georgiasibbitt9793]

So much more helpful hearing this and seeing the annotated maps rather than trying to read it over and over and imagine the areas. Thanks a lot!

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

Thanks for the message. I'm really glad you found the cast helpful! Cheers!

[@MustafaAli-wb1we]

Georgia Sibbitt nice

[@notoverlyacerbic9574]

This video is incredibly underrated.. Well made,informative, all the relevant information.. Just perfect I just couldn't get uneuf.. ( sorry,I couldn't help myself)

[@cathyhand9761]

Thank you SO much for all the knowledge you share with your videos! I could not get through my studies without it :)

[@carlcadregari7768]

Ok. Looking at the AOCs in a layered/flipping it horizontal really makes a lot of sense!!! Thank you.

[@mrcarter4897]

Best wine content on KZbin. Where’s he gone?

[@ClaireWaddington]

Excellent, this was so clear thank you

[@kawafan04]

Great video! Congratulations!!

[@jamestheblacksmith]

Super valuable info. thanks and i hope you keep them coming!

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

Thank you for taking the time to watch the casts and to write in. I'm glad they're helpful. Cheers!

[@elliegaga4538]

Thank you very much Your video helped me a lot to understand the France system.

[@leahsoren9270]

Thanks for the clear explanation of regions! Awesome video!

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

Thank you! I'm proud of that particular video, and I'm always glad when it's of benefit to someone. Cheers!

[@wudger901]

Just growing an interest in wine and have been sticking to California as the French system seemed incomprehensible to me but decided that one cannot be familiar with wine w/o being familiar with France and I've started with Bordeaux. It's not as complex as I thought but there is a great deal to learn. Thanks for the use of maps and diagrams and breaking it down as you did. Look forward to watching your channel.

[@bobbybackmarker9665]

That was just a super explanation. Many thanks.

[@thewineguy248]

Really good! first time I could understand it clearly. TY for the info and now I am gonna check the rest of your posts :D

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

Thank you! I hope the others are as helpful as this one. Cheers!

[@louispatrickwest622]

legend!

[@davidthewinegeek]

I like your channel… further, this particular winecast was very helpful in putting things into a perspective that was easier to visualize and recall

[@pjbansel8361]

Very informative video. Thank you.

[@welovenutrilicious9779]

Thank you for sharing the information.

[@DanielBrownsan]

"I think I know about French wine." (watches this video) "I need to learn a lot more about French wine." - Me

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

Haha. Thanks! I need to learn a lot more about French wine, too. And thanks for the suggestion on the Bordeaux video; I'll keep that in mind. Cheers!

[@RicardoTroutman]

Excellent! Thanks

[@travismiguel3767]

@theunkownwinecaster please post a picture of that wonderful graph of yours: "Layered Appellations". It is very simplified and easy to understand.

[@nari10a1]

Great info

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@pudgecotico2089]

thank you for this beautiful video and explanation , will help me for my test.

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

Thank you. I'm glad it was helpful. Good luck on your test and cheers!

[@eatitdrinkitluvit955]

This was a great presentation. My only problem with the pyramid is that immediately implies superior quality and this is simply not the case nor really the design behind the AOP or AOC. I like the layered explanation, it brings more clarity to the functional aspect of the AOC system. Whether the EU PDO system adds anything in the way of a unified quality guarantee system is questionable. Clarity is not found in terms but in the details and country specific and regional variables are too numerous for that.

[@georgemilton678]

nice, ty for the information

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

Glad it's helpful. Thanks for watching!

[@TITAN0402]

Great vid

[@qiushiliu1972]

Hi - your vids are extremely helpful and interesting. Thank you so much! As I research on Bordeaux wine, I came across with a (maybe dumb) question and hope you could help... I noticed that Lafite does no more use the Pauillac AOC on its recent year productions. Is this because the wine enjoys such a good reputation that they decided to get rid of the AOC all together just as they did for the Premier Cru designation? I noticed the same situation with some cheaper but good quality wines such as Moulin De Duhart, Chateau Duhart-Milon's second wine (also a DBR production). If wine makers can decide whether to print the AOC designation on the labels, then is there a reliable way to tell a wine's AOC if it is not shown on its label? Thanks!

[@winexploration2718]

To celebrate its 150 years Lafite has changed the design of its labels, and not the mention of his AOC.

[@MrDobberdude]

good video!

[@echobunny5230]

Thank you this cleared up a lot of things for me regarding the differences between the different tiers of AOP/AOC, much appreciated!

[@r.gwenjackson8872]

This is a great video - thank you. And this is an excellent example of why I would love someone to put out a book of maps of wine regions with transparent overlays for this and also for climate, soil types, etc. It would be soooo helpful.

[@manavjoshi132]

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[@nilanthathannage1148]

great

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

Thanks!

[@MyNycgirl]

Thank you for another great winecast. Have you thought of doing a video on the differences between organic, biodynamic and holistic​ wine?

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

Thank you. I have quite a bit, actually, but I've avoided doing one because i'm not neutral on the subject. I don't think the claims made by most biodynamists are well supported. So, it's mostly a matter of my finding an even-handed way to approach the issue while being honest about my assessment of biodynamics. That said, I had a lot of the same reservations about doing a cast on glassware and that turned out fine; so, I should probably just bite the bullet and do one on organic/biodynamic wines, etc. Thanks again for the compliment and for the question. Cheers!

[@dianaesstherm827]

Gracias, me ayudó para el examen. Le ponemos subtitulos en español?

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

¡Por favor! Me encantaría que lo hicieras. ¡Salud!

[@choughton3]

You should open your own wine school 😊

[@rebecapinhas4644]

SO genius to explain appellations as layered instead of nested. BOOM.

[@Halum11]

I have a suggestion. It would be great if you can speak at a slower pace. It's hard to keep up with what you're saying if you rattle it off at high speed. Have a glass of good Pinot while making the recording. Cheers

[@Bilal-fj1tr]

all wonderful just turn the speed of your voice down a bit for the future videos, otherwise all brilliant. :) many thanks, pal!

[@santifresnel2320]

Europe in a nutshell.

[@MustafaAli-wb1we]

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