Sommelier André Hueston Mack answers the internet’s burning questions about wine. Why do people swirl the wine glass before drinking it? What’s the difference between sparkling wine and champagne? What are the different types of wine grapes? What does it mean when they say a wine is dry? André answers all these questions and much more!
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Expert: André Hueston Mack
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Swingin
April 25, 2023 at 4:33 pm
Give Andre his own show please 🙏🏼
Donato Casagrande
April 25, 2023 at 4:48 pm
Hold it…😂 sulfur is not a byproduct of fermentation. Yeasts are microscopic funghi found everywhere (think mould), but not all of them produce the alcohol and byproducts for taste one wants in wine. The ones you want are resistant to sulfur, while the others are restrained by it. Therefore, sulfur is (was) used to smoke the barrels before filling them with wine. In other words you want one specific type of yeast for making wine – or beer for that. That’s where the sulfur comes in.
Blurds
April 25, 2023 at 6:46 pm
Wrong
Matt Withey
April 25, 2023 at 5:03 pm
Can we hey one for whiskey?
Nik
April 25, 2023 at 6:03 pm
There are actually screw caps which not only let the wine age and “breathe” like a cork but do so even better.
Ra
April 25, 2023 at 6:08 pm
I don’t even like wine but this man explains things so well that I wanna become an expert 😂
Tetra Sky
April 25, 2023 at 6:15 pm
Why do people buy expensive wine when it all taste the same and its been proven by blind tasting that you can’t tell the difference.
Alex w
April 25, 2023 at 6:16 pm
As a somm myself, I can imagine Andre crying off camera after the Chardonnay question 😂 keep educating man!
SocomGeneral723
April 25, 2023 at 6:18 pm
Why do some white wine linger vibrant on the pallette while others tend to almost fall stale and quickly change in taste on the finish? Is this a direct indicator of the wine being lesser in quality?
Blurds
April 25, 2023 at 6:25 pm
Explanation of prosecco is wrong. He knows what he’s talking about for sure, it’s down to half arsed editing, as you can see through that segment. Prosecco is made with tank method. Plus the conclusion could make you think that only champagne is made with the second fermentation happening in the bottle, not the case.
Tetsomina
April 25, 2023 at 6:31 pm
Idk why I thought for a second that this was a Bon Appetit episode but I am all here for the Andreh Mach content!
ethen rosas
April 25, 2023 at 6:36 pm
I don’t like this guy he gives me creep vibes😂 like he got some skeletons in his wine cellar
Carl Cadregari
April 25, 2023 at 6:38 pm
Very cool, great explanations. Loved the “ a sommelier is a tour guide” statement.
Anna Caufield
April 25, 2023 at 7:12 pm
Oh man. These explanations are so neutered! This format does not do André justice at all.
Ryan D. Matzner
April 25, 2023 at 7:15 pm
Is anyone else stressed about the water overflowing in that bucket?
Skin Is delicious
April 25, 2023 at 7:22 pm
I will stick to my whiskey
ElSuperNova23
April 25, 2023 at 7:29 pm
YEAAAAAH ANDRE
Gavin
April 25, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Love listening to Andre talk about this stuff. He’s so knowledgeable about it, and you can see that he really has a passion for wine and loves teaching others about it.
Rich McLaughlin
April 25, 2023 at 7:43 pm
This guy is the most down to earth wine expert I’ve heard, great video
Ahhhhhhhhhh....
April 25, 2023 at 7:48 pm
I love Andres content! I don’t like wine but I’ll watch him talk about it all day!
Jenn Zuko
April 25, 2023 at 8:07 pm
How come in older movies you see champagne in only coupes, and never flutes? When did flutes take over, and how can I enjoy a sparkling wine in a coupe?
Already Tired
April 25, 2023 at 8:20 pm
I’ve seen him on other videos and he’s great. I would love to do a tasting hosted by him. He’s right. I have a friend who LOVES an oaky Chard and I can’t stand oaky Chard. I love a bold Cab and she hates it. It’s about what you like.
Orange County
April 25, 2023 at 8:45 pm
wine industry 20 years & my only pet peeve in the entire industry is Temperature ! Red wine should be around 58 degrees. If you don’t like red wine, try it at 58 degrees. Makes all the difference … just tryin to help
Jacki's Channel about Nothing
April 25, 2023 at 9:00 pm
Team Chardonnay!
And I loved Frasier too. If that show didn’t make you excited for wine, what will?
FlipsterFlipinoy
April 25, 2023 at 9:01 pm
I see this beautiful man, i watch, i click thumbs up.
pikanoob
April 25, 2023 at 9:21 pm
I dont believe him because he isnt dressed fancy AF just for wine. everyone knows legit sommeliers sleep in tuxedos
Shear Reaction
April 26, 2023 at 8:33 am
Frasier’s my favorite show and somehow I knew it was yours too!!!
manson.oldboy
April 26, 2023 at 8:56 am
I’d like to have a pro League of Legends player answering internet questions!
chzypai
April 26, 2023 at 9:00 am
There’s eleven grapes in winemaking? Dude, there’s literally over a hundred in Italy alone. You need your own channel, because these people make you sound really dumb with their editing.
I’d subscribe, you seem cool, but holy cow, stop making content produced by idiots.
anEdgeDancer
April 26, 2023 at 10:13 am
I wish I could enjoy alcohol like this man does, but instead I ruin my life 😂
Anand Somasundaram
April 26, 2023 at 10:35 am
YES awesome job wired
Simone Gutierrez
April 26, 2023 at 11:34 am
Andre!!!! So cool!!
Steffen Rau
April 26, 2023 at 11:48 am
Just here to say that André Mack is such a nice human being <3
borandiUK
April 26, 2023 at 12:22 pm
Time stamps?
Valentino Radaelli
April 26, 2023 at 12:23 pm
Everything was great, but please note that Prosecco DOCG and DOC are in no way made with the injection method. They’re made with Martinotti (also called Charmat) method. Just like for Champagne, they undergo 2 fermentations: the first one to transform the grape juice into wine, and the second one to obtain the bubbles. Instead of taking place in the bottle, the secondary fermentation takes place in a big, pressure proof stainless steel tank for at least 30 days. Just like for champagne, the CO2 you find the Prosecco is the result of yeast transforming sugar into carbon dioxide, heat, and alcohol.
Whatever sparkling wine you obtain with the injection method is the super cheap bubbly wine you can find around the five dollar price point.
Alex
April 26, 2023 at 12:41 pm
Digging the Life Aquatic vibe lol
Jason Cralley
April 26, 2023 at 2:15 pm
Is this guy on Steve Zissou’s diving team?
Sergio Rodriguez
April 26, 2023 at 2:54 pm
As a bartender, this is useful❤❤❤
SteelWarrior115
April 26, 2023 at 3:17 pm
I’ve heard the 1in12 corked figured so much and never found it true, I’ve gotten 1 corked bottle in my last 75-100 bottles of wine, bear in mind this is all in the premium category.
Uschi L
April 26, 2023 at 3:45 pm
Most people won’t drink a whole Glass of port… Me sitting here and thinking about how I drank a bottle of Port with one or twe friends on multible occasions.
Tee Hill
April 26, 2023 at 3:58 pm
I’m new to andre mack and he needs his own series! I don’t even drink wine but something about humans explaining difficult concepts in a simple manner is my shiiiiii!
Ae Norist
April 26, 2023 at 4:18 pm
You could really help to dispel the whole “wine snob pretentiousness” thing.
Or you could dress and behave like this guy.
Postrík Borótquie
April 26, 2023 at 4:46 pm
How could there be 95% of water in wine, if it is mostly above 10% alcohol…
Derrick Pruitt
April 26, 2023 at 5:35 pm
Just to be a pedant, it cannot be 95% water as wine is generally 10-15% alcohol by volume…
No name
April 26, 2023 at 6:18 pm
Prosecco is most definitively not produced with the injection method.
G P
April 26, 2023 at 6:38 pm
Give Andre his own show.
Pogues
April 26, 2023 at 7:40 pm
11 wine grapes? What is this guy on about, there is literally so much more than that
Douglas Sauvageau
April 26, 2023 at 8:47 pm
Andre is unpretentiously credible / authoritative and actually helpful. 😊
qwaqwa1960
April 26, 2023 at 9:18 pm
So many errors…sorry…
Dr.derplols
April 26, 2023 at 9:24 pm
André Mack is amazing. I’ve been binging his videos all the time 🍷🍷🍷
Liza Fewell
April 26, 2023 at 9:51 pm
I see Andre Mack, I watch Andre Mack…. and I’m never disappointed!😊
Dobby gfred
April 27, 2023 at 1:03 am
Oh you killed me at 3:38, new world wines mentioning north/south america and Ozzie but not here in New Zealand. Supermarkets in the UK and Germany have wine shelves just for New Zealand wine. Not saying its good just saying its out there.
rag
April 27, 2023 at 1:10 am
I watch Andre on the on Bon Appetit channel!! Awesome to see the cross over!!! Taught me a lot about wine culture and the role of a sommelier!!! Love<3
Ben Schuyler
April 27, 2023 at 2:09 am
Wired needs to hire someone new to do their color grading. This video visually looks terrible. Content is fantastic, however.
killerdude 2000
April 27, 2023 at 2:27 am
any relations to christy?
Brutal Jambon
April 27, 2023 at 3:54 am
Just because you don’t know the “technical” vocabulary doesn’t mean it’s “pretentious” lmfao. You don’t tell an IT engineer he’s pretentious because he uses the technical vocabulary linked to computers when he talks about computers.
VectorWolf
April 27, 2023 at 4:00 am
I once had a bottle of cold brew coffee concentrate turn into “champagne” in the fridge after being forgotten. There wasn’t much sugar, but it all fermented, leaving an extremely dry, self-carbonated coffee ‘wine’.
The effect was cool, but it was incredibly bitter, so I doubt there’s gonna be a future market for the stuff.
L. Frie
April 27, 2023 at 5:16 am
Some extremely broad generalisations, some factual errors (e.g. chaptalisation in Burgundy – not only is it legal, but also extremely commonplace).
Ryan Tan
April 27, 2023 at 6:52 am
André is da man 🎉🎉🎉
Nick Shupe
April 27, 2023 at 11:36 am
I love Frasier! Been watching you for a while and always wondered your thoughts on all of Frasiers wine antics!
Rachel Loven
April 27, 2023 at 5:48 pm
It’s comical to me to think that he got into wine because of their antics 😆 I still need to try some sherry…
Nick Shupe
April 27, 2023 at 6:03 pm
@Rachel Loven I tried some, it wasn’t my cup of wine lol
the proust effect
April 27, 2023 at 12:01 pm
“You’re an expert on your own taste.”
I love this!
metrixalix
April 27, 2023 at 12:09 pm
my boy he totally left out any Mexican wines 😅
Sarah Adams
April 27, 2023 at 1:31 pm
“Organic” doesn’t mean there are no pesticides used, but that only “organic” pesticides are used (which tend to be less effective than synthetic, so they can cause more pollution of the environment). The term is basically meaningless, it’s just marketing bs.
Lynne Foresman
April 27, 2023 at 1:41 pm
he’s great! have him back to answer more questions. What about fruit wines like apple, pear, blackberry, cranberry, peach, raspberry or cherry?
Franklin Moller
April 27, 2023 at 2:42 pm
That was good.
Franklin Moller
April 27, 2023 at 2:43 pm
I have an idea:You should interview Adele.
Kasper
April 27, 2023 at 2:48 pm
What wine glasses does he use/have in the videoes?
Rob Dielemans
April 27, 2023 at 3:25 pm
Dry does not mean not sweet. It means that you gave the yeast plenty of room to convert all, or most of its sugars to alcohol.
André Louzeiro
April 27, 2023 at 3:54 pm
I like a good red wine. This video was super informative. That guy is great!
Nikki Kamwendo
April 27, 2023 at 4:10 pm
Andre is single handedly responsible for me falling in love with dry red wines. We need more of him!!! I wonder if his palate is insured.
Rachel Loven
April 27, 2023 at 5:45 pm
I excaimed with delight when he said he got into wine by watching Frasier 😄 LOVE that show!!
Gator Swamp
April 27, 2023 at 6:12 pm
They swirl cause is phoney and pretentious…like It didn’t mix when it got poured out of the bottle 2 mins ago …..
Cassandra Buitron
April 27, 2023 at 6:49 pm
Why do people spit wine out after tasting?
Franco Marinuzzo
April 27, 2023 at 7:36 pm
Martinotti (aka charmat) method (the proseccoes, moscatoes and so on) are wine “infused with co2”???…. No waaaaay 🤬
Slavko Pejic
April 27, 2023 at 8:30 pm
As far as I understand, biggest source of sulfur is preservative potassium metabisulfite or sodium metabisulfite which vine makers add into the vine. I guess there is some sulfur there naturally, but there is no way for me to know how much of preservative they added… Or should I judge by the amount of headache? I’m not a big vine drinker and that is one of the reasons.
Frankie W.
April 27, 2023 at 9:38 pm
I love Andre and will watch anything he does. He should have his own show.
VigilantCustoms
April 27, 2023 at 9:55 pm
Andre Mack the wine man! Doing his thang! Brother you need your own show on TV, ffs nobody makes wine education better than this dude pay the man already!
Cecilia Hernandez- cecilive
April 27, 2023 at 10:26 pm
Freaking love Andre!
Curt Rivadeneira
April 27, 2023 at 11:03 pm
Not a single question about natural or orange wines. I’m surprised.
Nikolai Massine
April 27, 2023 at 11:09 pm
Thanks mate!
Evren
April 28, 2023 at 7:47 am
I‘d love for him to collab with Konstantin Baum!
sheadong
April 28, 2023 at 10:19 am
Love Andre but he is dead wrong about cork vs screw cap. If I want a bottle of wine I know is gonna be sound I’m going for the screwcap every time, too many points of failure for cork, silly old system that should probably go the way of the dodo. It is theatrical though…
Pre Malone
April 28, 2023 at 5:52 pm
Makes the wine approachable (softer). What does that even mean?
milo Greenblatt
April 28, 2023 at 6:44 pm
I learned a lot here
Just an Average Filipino Guy
April 28, 2023 at 6:54 pm
But what about hearing the wine?
OWMOYKNEE
April 28, 2023 at 6:56 pm
I’m sure the people that asked these questions are glad to get an answer 15 years later.
Havaad
April 28, 2023 at 7:20 pm
Andre is the best. Give him more content.
a shifty camel
April 28, 2023 at 9:59 pm
Love The Mack
Tracie Lucas Lord
April 28, 2023 at 10:22 pm
Excellent as always
PokéDaily
April 29, 2023 at 9:43 am
Imagine drinking for a living… oh wait, millions of people do that as it is!
Anthony GUERIN
April 30, 2023 at 1:18 am
As a French, the glasses he’s shown are not used here lmao except the champagne one
Archazazel 1
April 30, 2023 at 3:20 am
When i was at louvier valley i think its called in france i tasted the red rose and white wine and it was super sweet to insane level honestly i couldnt drink it compare to other
Loris
April 30, 2023 at 5:08 am
Prosecco is not wine made with injected CO2, it depends by the type that you drink. If it’s spumante, the second fermentation happens in autoclave with yeast (charmat-martinotti), if it is col fondo the second fermentation happens in the bottle (ancestral method). Only the low quality prosecco frizzante is made by injection, I don’t see why saying that prosecco is all like that
edit. Attention about the definition of dry, for example dry prosecco is the sweetest prosecco you can get. In the wine world, dry refers to the residual sugar contained in sparkling wines, and it refers to quite a good quantity of sugar, so a dry sparkling wine is already on the sweeter side. This is one of the main things on which people are confused.
yougotzer0
April 30, 2023 at 8:15 am
My favorite sommelier🎉🎉
tickleandcharlie
April 30, 2023 at 1:48 pm
Thank you, with each episode of your show I learn something new.
Michael Østergaard
May 1, 2023 at 2:31 am
I don’t drink wine and yet, I watch this.
Vena Dacent
May 1, 2023 at 4:26 am
This is very interesting….thanks Andre and WIRED 🍷😋🍷
Dracowolfie
May 1, 2023 at 2:14 pm
I’ve never really understood wine tasting because like… basically every wine tastes awful. I don’t get it. I have liked exactly 1 wine, a moscato. Because it actually tastes like fruit juice. I just don’t really understand why I would want to taste the flavor of rotting poison lol, I am happy for people that enjoy the flavor but, meh, beer and wine, objectively awful in my mind.
TheDylls
May 1, 2023 at 5:39 pm
I sound like such a douche now when I happily recommend “my” sommelier to everyone! 😅❤
MissLaeeBeauty
May 1, 2023 at 11:26 pm
We love Andre ❤️❤️ He’s the best !!
Joshua Gallardo
May 2, 2023 at 8:29 am
Can we also have this content but for coffee? 😭🙏🏻
Alexa Ales
May 2, 2023 at 4:09 pm
i love the fact that he got into the wine profession by watching ‘Frasier’, my favorite sitcom!
LaserCat
May 2, 2023 at 7:14 pm
I love Andre. Every time I see a new video with him I have to watch it
Miles Sanford
May 3, 2023 at 6:44 pm
Mostly good info, but very off base on Prosecco. Prosecco undergoes second fermentation, it’s in a stainless steel tank, not the bottle. I think Prosecco producers would be very angry with the notion they’re injecting their wine with CO2. That method is only used for the cheapest of cheap stuff. Prosecco can be inexpensive but still has DOC production standards requiring second fermentation