Comments by "Helmuth Schultes" (@helmuthschultes9243) on "Stunning! American Reacts to Australia's Best Vineyards" video.

  1. I am no wine expert but have been along with work colleague and European engineer visitor with family in German wine production and another time a part time wine judge. We visited exclusively smaller wineries, guess some call them boutique vineyards. While there are many Australian wine that have high world reputation, andcsome very sizeable output volume well suited to world export and well as local retail output. However even these large operations have some smaller volume "Premi wines" few of which, with some really special high price exclusives, do not sell in general retail only at cellar door in limited volumes. Some even restrict volume, per sale event or per month. Some of the very best NEVER appear at retail, only direct vineyard door sales. Production of smaller vineyards may be few thousand bottles of general product and very special lots down to hundreds. The smaller specialists can concentrate on quality blending and working to get that special wine, not worry about meeting huge volume contracts. Often even the cellar tasting and other services like barbeque/restaurant at restricted times can make a visit really outstanding. For Victoria this program only highlighted the two very near Melbourne wine regions, but in the north eastern, central and Ottawa's (near Great Ocean Road hills) are among the best areas. As mentioned over 800 vineyards exist in Victoria, some quite large well represented in retail and export and very many smaller or more exclusive. Otway and Tasmanian wineries do provide what is apparently necessary for real premium wines, so cooler to cold weather. Like some of the world's leading European wines, that are grown and produced in places with winter cold conditions. Not that wine likes snow, so that many Europen vineyards have over past winters needed artificial heating of the vines, to save them being frozen, due to abnormally cold Deep snow condition, like also USA has suffered in past years too. Our cold is most likely to just get frosty never really deep cold , deep snow cover. All I can say is Australian wine deserves even more world exposure. While I say I am no wine drinker and know little, in selecting some Sherry for my mum, after first rejecting any tasting while my colleague and German engineer tasted, I looked around, I did start on selecting some Sherry. Trying several I picked a couple of types, then did try some white and red wines too, rejected several of each, but did settle on one each white and red wine, as we often joined our neighbours for their parties, and bringing some good wine is always appreciated. Took two bottles of each selection home. While looking around more I dud overhear the girl serving the tastings mention to my friends, that apparently she was very surprised, having started by saying wine is not anything I know, I picked to buy only their very best vintages for past 12 years of operation, having rejected the least ones, and commented on the mediocre ones but proceeded to select the best, though far from the last tried. On winter testing in North Eastern Victoria, I also took home bottles and whole flagons of red and white wines, plus Sherry and Port after winter testing of cars. Many chosen as young immature wines to be stored rather than immediate consumption. One red wine flagon even rode around for nearly a year in my 4WD winter through hot summer. I was convinced it was long soiled. At my friends wedding they ran out of wine, and I volunteered to let them try tasting my spoiled Red wine. On tasting they judged it OK. So they drank the entire flagon. Was I ever surprised to be asked if I had any more or could get more of that fantastic Red wine, where ever did I find such quality wine. Still not sure if those people were too drunk to judge that wine that must have cooked in the hot vehicle over summer. I remain off drinking wine though still have numerous bottles, probably bad, old wine around. There are even wineries making special wines from various fruits, including strawberry, peach, cherry and others.
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