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Check out Cellar Class to take your wine knowledge to the next level: https://www.cellarclass.com/ Learn from a Master of Wine at your pace, wherever you are with Cellar Class! Are Second Wines worth it? Follow me on ...:   / konstantinbaum_mw   https://www.threads.net/@konstantinba...   / konstantinbaum_mw   Check out my website: https://www.cellarclass.com/ https://www.konstantinbaum.com/ https://baumselection.com/ I use this wine key: Forge de Laguiole Ebony I have used the following glass in this video: Spiegelau Definition Universal Glass I have tasted the following wines in this Video: 2012 Chateau Palmer Alter Ego de Palmer, Margaux, France https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/pa... 2016 Ornellaia 'Le Serre Nuove dell'Ornellaia' Bolgheri Rosso, Tuscany https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/or... 2022 Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 'Pichon Comtesse Reserve', Pauillac, France https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/pi... 2018 Dominio de Pingus 'Flor de Pingus', Ribera del Duero, Spain https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/do... Opus One Overture, Napa Valley, USA https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/op... 2017 Chateau Rieussec 'Les Carmes de Rieussec', Sauternes, France https://www.wine-searcher.com/find/ri... The 100 Point Scoring System (from www.robertparker.com): 96-100: An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume. 90 - 95: An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. In short, these are terrific wines. 80 - 89: A barely above average to very good wine displaying various degrees of finesse and flavor as well as character with no noticeable flaws. 70 - 79: An average wine with little distinction except that it is soundly made. In essence, a straightforward, innocuous wine. 60 - 69: A below-average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor or possibly dirty aromas or flavors. 50 - 59: A wine deemed to be unacceptable. Second wines are made from batches of wine or parcels of vines considered not good enough for the principal product. That is how the Oxford companion defines Second wines, and saying the definition out loud makes those wines sound bad … kinda like second-class wines. The thing is, though, that the standards for first-class wines have risen over the years, and second-class wines have significantly improved in quality over the same period. So today I want to answer the question of whether Second Wines are a smart alternative or not! Second wines are an insurance policy for the winery. Vintage variations can be balanced off by using some of the lower-quality fruit in the second wine, and you can also use wine from younger vines or less tasty barrels in your second wine to boost the quality of the first wine. The region most associated with the production of second wines is Bordeaux, where the first records of second wine production go back to the 18th century. The tradition was revitalized in the 20th century, particularly by the first growth, which boosted the quality of the premier wine, but less expressive wines into the deuxième wine. The brand Mouton Cadet, which is now sold by the millions, started its life as the second wine of Mouton Rothschild. Today Mouton produces Le Petit Mouton, Latour has Le Forts de Latour and even a 5th Growth like Chateau Cantemerle produces the Les Allées de Cantemerle as a second wine. Wine producers around the globe have adopted that strategy as it does not only boost the quality of the first wine but also allows them to produce another wine that costs less to produce but often still sells at a far higher price than most wines from a given region. So let's taste six second wines from four different countries to find out whether they are worth it.