The video appears to be part of a three-part series, "Working Wine Australia Edition," where the hosts taste and review different wines from Australia. The hosts start by visiting a winery, Toorak Winery, and trying a 2016 Marcin wine. They then visit another winery, Pals Wine, where they taste a Shiraz wine and learn about the winemaking process. They also try a fortified wine that is 100 years old and costs $1,000 per bottle. The hosts share their thoughts and opinions on each wine, discussing their flavors, aromas, and values. Ultimately, they decide that their favorite wine is the $1,000 fortified wine, citing its complex and rich flavors, as well as its historical significance.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The video is part of a three-part series.
2. The host is Alistair Per Brick, a fourth-generation winemaker.
3. The To Bilk Winery began its operations in 1860.
4. The winery has 100 acres, the largest single holding in the world.
5. The wine is made using stainless steel fermentation.
6. The critical factor in making the wine is excluding oxygen over every step of the process.
7. The wine is bottled and labeled on-site.
8. The winery also has a spectrum of Marcins that are getting darker as the bottle is older.
9. Ian Faith is the chief storyteller at Pals Wine.
10. Pals Wine is located in the Stratford Ranges, a cool climate region.
11. The vineyards are at 500 meters above sea level, resulting in an even ripening process.
12. The wine industry in Australia comes from immigrants from Europe.
13. Fortified wine is a wine that's fortified by spirit.
14. The fortified wine is made by adding 96% grade spirit to the wine, stopping the yeast in its tracks and increasing the alcohol to 18%.
15. The wine being tasted is a blend of different years, with an average age of 100 years.
16. The winemaker, Nick, says the wine costs $20,000 to make but they sell it for $1,000.
17. The wine is a blend of 30 or 40 wines, chosen by smell and taste.
18. Australia exports more wine to the UK than France does.