- We have so much to be grateful for,
I feel like we should celebrate.
- I think so, today was an amazing day, that was very,
- Let's cap it off with some Jesus juice.
- Yeah, there you go, there you go.
- So to keep the holiday cheer going,
let's talk about the official beverage of Christmas, wine.
I love wine.
To help us is the founder of SommSelect,
and one of 300 master sommeliers in the world,
please welcome Ian Cauble.
(applause)
- Thanks for having me.
- Thank you for coming.
I'm excited, I love anyone that brings wine.
How much can you teach us in four minutes?
- You're gonna be an expert,
you know he's already matching the wines,
which I'm super impressed.
- On purpose.
- So today I brought two wines,
one's from the Côte de Nuits,
in the heart of Burgundy.
So Burgundy, that's the color you're actually wearing,
it stems from the color of Pinot Noir.
It's from the heart of the southeast of France,
between Lyon and Dijon.
The one in the left glass is more earthy, more Old World.
On the right glass is a little bit more fruity,
but it's still really balanced.
I know you love California Pinot,
but let's go ahead and taste.
- My favorite is French, but I like California.
- Which one are we tastin' first?
- Let's go ahead and hold both glasses.
So let's go and tilt them away from us,
you have a white background.
- Oh, don't waste any.
- Ideally, I recommend holding by the stem,
when you're holding the stem you're not actually,
if you're holding by the bowl you can.
(laughs)
So you can tilt your glass away from yourself
and you can tell the wine has kind of,
what color does that look like,
is that more purple or more ruby, you think?
- I mean I would say ruby.
- Yeah, I would agree.
So let's go ahead and swirl the glass.
- I'm seein' blue.
- So the old one?
We're gonna go old.
- Yeah, we're gonna taste the Old World wine first.
- So you're shakin' it up.
- Why do we swirl, why do you guys think we swirl the glass?
- Just to break things up.
- Exactly. - Just to, yeah.
- So we're tryin' to volatilize the actual liquid,
and make the actual compounds that you can smell go
from liquid into a gas.
- That was gonna be my answer.
- Exactly, you're smart.
- That was gonna be my answer,
I just wanted you to look smart.
- So when you're swirling, even those at home,
imagine the base of your glass,
you're kind of swirling around the outside of a circle.
How you doin'?
- Swirling around the outside of a circle.
- Look at, you're like Djing.
You're like (record scratches).
Okay, can I taste it now?
- That was super natural, not yet.
- Not yet?
This is the worst foreplay.
This better be good, better be good endgame.
- So has anybody, you go out to dinner,
everyone's like the wine has nice legs.
What does that mean?
- What does it mean when wine has nice legs?
It's funny, I remember when I was in Paris,
and someone asked me that same question.
- Typically, when you see, you're at a dinner party,
and everyone's like oh, beautiful legs on the wine.
It simply means how much alcohol pretty much is in the wine.
So if you see legs that are coming down very slow,
it means there's a lot of alcohol or maybe a lot of sugar.
I think I'm about to drink Carl Lewis,
cause that's a lotta legs.
- Carl Lewis.
- All right, let's go ahead and taste it.
So when you taste it, don't just drink it,
I want you to kinda chew the wine slightly
and expose it to all of your taste buds.
Not usually at a dinner party,
but now we're gonna do it.
(laughs)
There's lots of salivation going on.
- It's weird, it took away all the saliva,
and then it just infused it back.
That was like a trick.
- And it's finishing up, and you get all this,
kind of, almost feels like you're kind of tasting
the rocks of the soil, which is kind of unique to Burgundy,
and you want food with something like this.
- Yeah, I want food with everything.
- Think about duck or roast chicken or something like that,
even Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner, things like that.
- I like that.
- It's so, you know what it is, you know what it is?
It's as if I'm home, but I'm in a cabin,
but I still wanna lay in a bed.
- Okay, without you getting to emotional about this,
let's move on to the next one.
- Okay, next one, next one.
- Well done, I'm impressed.
So the second wine, similar in color,
so this is coming from the New World.
Again, from the New World,
you're looking for more fruit-forward characteristics.
Let's go ahead and swirl the glass and smell it really fast.
- This is lighter to me.
- Kevin, Kevin, what are you seeing in that sight there?
- I'm not seein' any legs, I'll tell ya that.
This is the one, yeah.
- This one's mine.
You're New World, I'm Old World.
- So this is Oregon Pinot Noir,
this is from the New World.
From price to quality,
if you're looking for a great Pinor Noir,
Oregon produces some incredible wines.
This is all organic, small-production wine
that you won't see in too many stores.
- But wait, you actually have a special surprise for Kevin.
- I actually do.
- What is it, somebody call my wife,
tell her I'm comin' home active.
(laughs)
(applause)
- Mix it up.
- Did you turn 40 this year?
- I did turn 40. - Are you 1979?
- Yes sir.
- So I went to my friend's property up in Spring Mountain,
and I brought a bottle directly from the cellar for you.
So this something that you can enjoy this year,
I know you've had an incredible year,
or you can save it to your 50th.
- Holy cow.
- And this is directly, literally,
from the old deep cellars of Spring Mountain Vineyards.
So this is a property that's above St. Helena,
have you been to Napa before?
So above St. Helena, it's this beautiful property up
on this steep hillside, and for me,
this is one of the great wines of the world.
- This is 1979?
- That'll bring a tear to your eye, no joke.
That's for real, this is one of the most rare wines
in the world.
Just enjoy it with some of your favorite friends
and family.
- I want to get drunk with you, you're funny.
We're up here drinkin' all this wine,
but we can't leave the audience out.
So, holiday elf, come on out here with your happiness.
(upbeat music)
(applause)
Cooper's,
you look so happy.
Cooper's Hawk Winery and Restaurants is giving everyone,
well everyone 21 and older,
a gift card for their signature 12 nights of Christmas
advent-inspired gift box.
(applause)
Each night, one of the 12 most popular wines are revealed.
This exclusive and seasonal gift is available
only on their website and restaurant locations nationwide.