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>>> SOME
>>> SOME THINGS JUST GO TOGETHER.
TOGETHER.
TOGETHER. THE SAME GOES WITH FINE WINE AND
FOOD FOOD
FOOD FOOD
FOOD FOOD AND --AND GOOD FOOD.
>> SO, YEAH, I TRAINED IN
FRANCE 20 YEARS AGO AND AM A
CHEF BY TRAINING,
I BELIEVE WINE IS FOOD,
STARTED MAKING WINE 12 YEARS AGO
WITH THE PURPOSE OF PREPARING
WINE WITH FOOD THAT IS ORGANIC
AND SUSTAINABLE.
AND SUSTAINABLE. SO CLEAN CRAFTED WINE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, HOUSTON
RODEO UNCORKS IS ONE OF THE
THINGS YOU WON AN AWARD AT.
>> YEAH THEY ANNOUNCED ALLF THE
BIG WINS -- ALL OF THE BIG
WINNERS.
WINNERS.
WINNERS. PRETTY EXCITEING.
PRETTY EXCITEING. >> SO WHEN IT COMES TO PAIRING
A LOT OF US ARE SO CONFUSED.
START WITH THE WINE YOU LOVE BUT
THERE ARE SOME THINGS TO KEEP IN
MIND.
MIND.
MIND. >>
MIND. >> I BROUGHT THREE DIFFERENT
WINES TO PAIR WITH FOOD AND FOOD
FROM OUR WINERY AS WELL.
AND I THINK THAT WE WILL DO A
FIRST PAIRING.
FIRST PAIRING. I SAW YOU WERE JUST TALKING
ABOUT SUSHI -- WE SHOULD MAKE A
PAIRING WITH SUSHI.
SO I MAKE A WINE HERE IN TEXAS .
THE VINEYARD IS IN TEXAS AND WE
MAKE IT AT OUR HOUSTON WINERY,
IT IS MADE FROM A GRAPE CALLED
BLANC AND SOME OF THIS WITH THE
SUSHI; ALL RIGHT.
GRAB A GLASS.
THAT IS AMAZING PAIRING WITH
SHRIMP, GRILLED FISH; SUSHI, ANY
OF THAT.
OF THAT.
OF THAT. >> SO WHAT I TELL PEOPLE TO DO
IS HAVE A SIP OF THE WINE LET IT
ROLL AROUND AND THEN HAVE A BITE
AND THEN DO BOTH TOGETHER.
>> THIS IS GOOD.
THIS IS REALLY GOOD.
>> WINE IS FOOD.
>> YEAH AND WHAT IS NEAT ABOUT
THIS IS IT PURE CLEAN CRAFTED
WINE WITHOUT THE SUGARS AND
ADDITIVE AND CHEMICALS.
>> THAT IS THE DIFFERENT AND
WINE USED BE EXCLUSIVE AND NOW
WE ARE MANY WINERIES THAT ARE
ABLE TO CONTROL WHAT THEY ARE
DOING.
DOING.
DOING. >>
DOING. >> WE HAVE TO KNOW THE
DIFFERENCE FROM WINE MADE IN
SMALL BATCHES VERSES WINE AT
FACTORY THAT IS MASS PRODUCED.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT, SO THE NEXT WINE,
THIS JUST GOT AN AWARDED DOUBLE
GOLD CLASS CHAMPION, EVERY JUDGE
GAVE IT THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE
SCORE AND THE TOP WINNER IT'S
CLASS.
CLASS.
CLASS. .
.
. >>
. >> THAT
. >> THAT IS AMAZING.
YOU HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE WINERY
BUSINESS THAT LONG.
>> JUST 12 YEARS,
YOU WIN A COOL BELT BUCKLE.
BUT IT GIVES MONEY BACK TO FUNDS
AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TEXAS KIDS.
>> DID YOU GET A SCHOLARSHIP?.
>> I DID, THANKS TO HOUSTON
RODEO.
RODEO.
RODEO. >>
RODEO. >> AND LET'S POUR THIS.
WE MADE THIS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO
THE FIRST RESPONDERS.
IT IS A RED BLEND.
I AM GOING TO PUT IT IN A
DECANTER.
DECANTER.
DECANTER. --
--
-- >>
-- >> WHAT IS THAT DOING?
>> SO THE BIG FULL BODY RED
WINES NEED AIR.
THEY NEED TO OPEN UP AND SOFTEN
THE TANNINS,
THE TANNINS, BY GIVING AIR IT MAKES IT MORE
ENJOYABLE WHEN IT IS IN YOUR
MOUTH.
MOUTH.
MOUTH. >>
MOUTH. >> AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
FANCY THIS IS A BASIC DECANTER.
>> THERE YOU GO --
>> KIP THE MIDDLE -- SKIP THE
MIDDLE MAN.
MIDDLE MAN. >> THAT IS GOOD.
>> ONE OF THESE HOLIDAY
FAVORITES THAT MAYBE YOUR
GRANDMOTHER OR AUNT USED TO
MAKE.
MAKE.
MAKE. CHEDDAR ICE BOX CRACKERS AND YOU
MAKE THE LOG AND PUT IT IN THE
FRIDGE AND YOU SLICE IT UP.
GRAB ONE OF THOSE.
THESE ARE GREAT PAIRINGS WITH
WINE AND A HOLIDAY FAVORITE.
>> THESE ARE SO GOOD.
I CAN EAT A BUCKET OF THESE --
>> OH, AND THAT SAVORY OF THE
CRACKER AND THE REALLY GOOD
HEAVY FULL BODIED WINE.
DELICIOUS.
DELICIOUS. >> EXCELLENT,
>> EXCELLENT, WHAT DO WE HAVE NEXT.
WE HAVE A THREE TIME CHAMPION,
OUR VIXEN RED BLEND WON A
RESERVED CLASS CHAMPION.
IT WON IT'S CLASS THREE YEARS IN
A ROW.
A ROW.
A ROW. >>
A ROW. >> I AM GOING TO MAKE A BLEND.
I KNOW EVERYONE -- I AM A WINE
MAKER NOW.
MAKER NOW. >> LET'S PUT SOME VIXEN FOR
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. >>
YOU. >> THERE WE GO, COMPARE.
.
.
. >>
. >> YEAH
. >> YEAH SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT
LIGHTER,
LIGHTER,
LIGHTER, WE ARE PAIRING THIS WITH VENISON
SLIDERS.
SLIDERS.
SLIDERS. BLUE CHEESE AND ALSO SOME
CARAMELIZED ONIONS ON THEM.
>> I LOVE TO PAIR THE VIXEN
WITH BARBECUE AND WILD GAME, AND
REALLY GREAT PAIRINGS FOR THOSE
WINES.
WINES.
WINES. >>
WINES. >> IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A NICE
GIFT THIS IS NICE RIGHT HERE THE
WAY YOU HAVE THAT SETUP.
>> I AM GOING TO WRAP-UP WITH
THE BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE
WITH WINE AND HOW THEY CAN LET
GO AND ENJOY WINE?
>> PEOPLE SHOULD NOT TAKE WINE
SO SERIOUSLY,
SO SERIOUSLY, LOOK FOR A WINE THEY LOVE AND
TRY SOMETHING NEW, YOU KNOW,
VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE AND
TELL PEOPLE TRY A WINE YOU NOT
HAD BEFORE AND OPEN YOUR EYES TO
SOMETHING DELICIOUS.
SOMETHING DELICIOUS. >> I AM