My BEST WINES of 2025 | 38 Bottles & Moments that Shaped the Year!

✈️ 20 countries visited, 5000 wines tasted, and a few life-changing experiences… I crammed 50 years of living into a singular year. Here are my best wines of 2025 and the stories behind them.

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🥂 Wines featured in this episode:
-Bachelder West End Pinot Noir 2022 - Ontario, Canada
-Barbeito Verdelho 1885 - Madeira, Portugal
-Ramilo Colares Malvasia 2020 - Colares, Portugal
-Tenuta di Sesta Brunello di Montalcino 2017 - Tuscany, Italy
-Bodega Garzon Pinot Noir Rosé 2024 - Uruguay
-Bodega y Nicolas Zapata Criolla 2023 - Mendoza, Argentina
-Zuccardi Finca los Membrillos 2019 - Valle de Uco, Argentina
-Chateau de la Font du Loup Le Puy Rolland 2023 - Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France
-Il Colombaio di Santa Chiara L'Albereta Riserva 2022 - Tuscany, Italy
-Mario Portolano Donna Teresa 2012 - Campania, Italy
-DeFalco Lahar Lacryma Christi 2023 - Campania, Italy
-Silver Heights Marselan 2022 - Ning Xia, China
-Isola e Olena Chardonnay 2022 - Tuscany, Italy
-Vignoble de la Bauge Evolution Blanc 2023 - Quebec, Canada
-Domaine Tempier Rosé 2024 - Bandol, France
-Leaning Post Senchuk Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 - Ontario, Canada
-Pago de Carraovejas Cuesta de Las Liebres 2019 - Ribera del Duero, Spain
Arrabilis Johan Vineyard Blanc de Noir 2021- Oregon, USA
-Capitan Gagnerot Echezaux 2019 - Burgundy, France
-Burlotto Langhe Nebbiolo 2023 - Piedmont, Italy
-Askaneli Gocha’s Collection Otskhanuri Reserve 2023 - Imereti, Georgia
-Urla Vourla 2021 - Turkey-Kavshiri Red - Georgia
-Vida Bonsai Kadarka 2024 - Szekszárd, Hungary
-Amelia Chardonnay 2024 Limari, Chile (link for 23')https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
-Garage Wines Co Bagual Vineyard 2018 - Maule, Chile
-Poggio di Soto Rosso di Montalcino 2022 - Tuscany, Italy https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
-Mirianis Marani Kundza 2023 - Imereti, Georgia
-Minis Terrios Rosie Imperateasa 2022 - Moldova
-Kiuva Arnad Montjovet Superieur 2017 - Valle d'Aosta, Italy
-Villa Tinta Kahor NV - Odessa, Ukraine
-Biologist Sukholimanskiy Orange 2024 - Ukraine
-Martinez la Cuesta Collecion Familia Gran Reserva 2005
-Rioja, Spain-La Rioja Alta Vina Ardanza 2000 - Rioja, Spain (link for 19') https://click.linksynergy.com/deeplin...
-Fenecka Manastir Prokupac 2022 - Tri Morave, Serbia
-Budimir Boje Lila 2011 - Tri Morave, Serbia
-Villa Melnik Melnik Family Tree 2023 - Struma River Valley, Bulgaria
Kamil Barczentewicz Dobre Modre 2022 Poland
-Dom Perignon 1985 - Champagne, France

00:00 Intro
02:07 Ohh Canada & South America
11:44 France & Italy the staples
18:57 Surreal moments in China, Canada, & the best RED wine I had this year
30:19 Oregon, Film festival in Georgia, Hungary, and Chile
46:07 Chicago & Pizza & back to Georgia
50:06 Moldovan in Korea, Wine & War in UKRAINE
58:32 Rioja & Masterclasses in Serbia
1:06:00 Bulgaria & Birth Year DOM PERIGNON

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