Somm Edit

A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LEVEL OF PERSON NOW WANTING TO BE A SOMM.

A DRIED VIOLET VERSUS A ROTTEN VIOLET

A LOT OF TIMES, THEY'LL LEAVE THEIR SPIT BUCKETS OUT,

A YOUNG NEBBIOLO WILL HAVE THAT VIOLET AND RASPBERRY FLAVOR,

ABOUT AS CLOSE AS THREE PEOPLE COULD BE RIGHT NOW.

ABOUT KNOWING ABOUT BEVERAGE AND WINE,

ACID IS, UH, MEDIUM PLUS.

ACID'S MEDIUM PLUS.

ACID'S MEDIUM.

ACIDITY ON THE WINE IS... [ smacking lips ]... MEDIUM.

ACTUALLY TAUGHT ME THAT. WILLY SHARROT.

ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU GET A SAUVIGNON BLANC

AFTER TALKING TO THEM.

AGAIN, WE'LL CALL THAT MEDIUM.

AGE RANGE IS ONE TO THREE YEARS.

ALCOHOL'S MEDIUM.

ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, WELL, LISTEN, UH,

ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, YOU'VE GOT TWO WEEKS LEFT.

ALL RIGHT, WINE NUMBER ONE IS A MEDIUM STRAW

ALL RIGHT, YEAH, I NEED ABOUT TWO MINUTES TO GET SET UP HERE.

ALL RIGHT, YOU LAY YOUR BALLS ON THE TABLE.

ALL THAT. ALL THAT.

ALL THE WORK THAT I'VE DONE, WHAT I'VE LEARNED,

ALONG WITH MY GOOD BUDDY IAN CAUBLE.

AN IMPORTANT DESCRIPTOR IN WINE

AN OLD NEBBIOLO IS GONNA HAVE A DRIED VIOLET FLAVOR.

AND A FRESH NEW RUBBER HOSE, I GET.

AND A LITTLE BIT OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER,

AND AFTER A WHILE, IT JUST GETS TO YOU,

AND ALL THE PANDEMONIUM THAT GOES ON AROUND IT,

AND ALL THESE THINGS ARE OPENED UP TO YOUR MIND

AND ALL THIS "I THINK" AND ALL, IS JUST WASTING TIME, ALL RIGHT?

AND AN INTERESTING LANGUAGE, AND...

AND ANSWERING EVERY SINGLE QUESTION RIGHT.

AND CATALOGUE IT IN MY BRAIN,

AND DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT.

AND FALLING APART RIGHT NOW,

AND FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A GOOD BET,

AND FOUR M.S.'s LOOKING ACROSS A TABLE FROM YOU,

AND FRED'S LIKE, "MR. BJORNHOLM, POUR ME SOME!"

AND GOING OVER THE FLAVOR PROFILES.

AND HE GOES, "MR. BJORNHOLM, BRING THE 1990 JAMET COTE ROTIE.

AND HE PROBABLY THINKS THAT AS HE'S DRIVING AWAY,

AND HE'S HOLDING A GLASS OF WINE AT A THANKSGIVING DINNER,

AND HE'S LIKE, "MR. BJORNHOLM..."

AND HERE HE IS TODAY WITH HIS MASTER DIPLOMA. CONGRATULATIONS, DUSTIN.

AND HOW IT REFERS TO THE WORLD OF WINE.

AND I APOLOGIZE, I'M CURRENTLY OUT OF THE 1998.

AND I CALLED SIX LEFT BANK THIRD GROWTH BORDEAUX 2000,

AND I CAME HOME ABOUT 12:30 OR 1:00, AND, UH...

AND I CAN JUST MAKE 'EM UP, AND IT STILL SOUNDS GOOD.

AND I CHANGED IT TO BRUNELLO, '95.

AND I COULD HAVE FLIP FLOPPED ALL OF THOSE,

AND I END UP CLEANING 'EM.

AND I GO TO BED IF I CAN, BUT SOMETIMES I'LL BE LIKE,

AND I HAVE TO CLEAN IT OUT,

AND I KEEP THINKING ABOUT, IF I DON'T GET THROUGH, YOU KNOW,

AND I NEED YOUR BEST EFFORT.

AND I SHOULD KNOW THE LAWS ABOUT IT,

AND I SHOULD KNOW WHERE THAT REGION IS

AND I SUSPECT THAT TODAY WILL BE NO DIFFERENT.

AND I THINK THAT'S MY POINT.

AND I THINK YOU EVEN SAID THIS, BUT IT'S LIKE DRIED RED FRUIT.

AND I THINK YOU HAVE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL AND A GREAT FUTURE.

AND I WANT MY LIFE TO START, AND MY MARRIAGE TO BE COOL.

AND I WAS A ROAD PLAYER, RIGHT?

AND I WAS LIKE, "I DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' STITCHES,"

AND I WENT, "FRED PLAYS THIS GUY IS A GOD, RIGHT?"

AND I'M A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THAT.

AND I'M KIND OF LUMPED INTO THAT EQUATION,

AND I'M SITTING THERE WITH THIS STYROFOAM CUP

AND I'M SURE THAT AS THE WEEK GOES ON,

AND I'M SURE THAT THESE GUYS WILL PROBABLY FIGURE THAT OUT WHEN THEY PASS AS WELL.

AND I'VE JUST HIT A POINT OF, LIKE, NOT WANTING TO TAKE ANY MORE.

AND I'VE NEVER DONE IT AGAIN.

AND I'VE THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT THAT,

AND IF I JUST CONTINUE THIS GOING AND, I THINK, USE MY GUT,

AND IN TWO SECONDS, I WENT, "THIS GUY IS A MAN,"

AND IT COVERS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.

AND IT GOES IN TWO DIRECTIONS, RIGHT?

AND IT SMELLS A LITTLE BIT LIKE A FRESHLY OPENED TENNIS BALL,

AND IT WAS PLANNED THAT WAY

AND IT'S AN AMAZING THING TO SHOW IT TO PEOPLE.

AND IT'S DONE. AND ALSO, SHE TOOK A LOOK AT MY FINGER

AND IT'S FUN.

AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

AND IT'S WORTH IT IN THE END.

AND IT'S, LIKE, ALL I WANT, IS TO PASS THIS, SO BAD.

AND JUST KNOCKIN' 'EM BACK.

AND JUST SIT THERE AND DO THEORY ALL DAY.

AND LET IT SETTLE OVERNIGHT.

AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO IT.

AND LOOKING AT YOU IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT.

AND MAKE SURE IT'S GOOD TO GO.

AND MANAGES TO SHOW UP ON GAME DAY AND PERFORM.

AND MOST OF EUROPE,

AND NOT ONLY JUST TO TASTE WINE,

AND NOW, THE WORST PART IS, I DON'T THINK IT'S POSSIBLE WE BOTH PASSED,

AND OBVIOUSLY, IN THEIR WORLD,

AND REALIZE WHERE THOSE DOMINOES ARE GONNA GO. FRED CAN DO A THOUSAND.

AND SHE WAS LIKE, "UH, YOU NEEDED STITCHES."

AND SLEEP LESS TO PREPARE FOR THIS EXAM.

AND SO, WE'RE GOING HALIBUT FISHING

AND SO, YOU SIT DOWN, AND EVERYTHING'S SUPER FORMAL,

AND SOME OTHER PEOPLE, TALKIN' TO THEM.

AND SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO PUT ALL THE JUICE INTO A TANK

AND STAY HOME AND STUDY, YOU KNOW?

AND TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND SAY WHAT YOU THINK THE WINE IS.

AND TALKING ABOUT THE NUANCES OF THE WINE.

AND TELLING ME THAT BRIAN AND DUSTIN PASSED, BUT IAN DIDN'T.

AND THAT PERSON WILL HAVE TO...

AND THAT YOU MUST GO IN AND FIGHT,

AND THAT YOU'RE NOT AFRAID.

AND THAT'S CALLED VITIS VINIFERA.

AND THAT'S HOW I KIND OF, UM, NOW MEMORIZE INFORMATION

AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO DO.

AND THE BASE OF THE ROOTS, USUALLY PROTECTING FROM FROST.

AND THE HOURS AND HOURS OF STUDYING

AND THE M.S. IS TALKING TO YOU, AND THEY'RE

AND THE NERVOUSNESS THAT HE'S STARTING TO FEEL NOW,

AND THE ONLY WAY WE CAN EXPLAIN THAT TO THE GUESTS

AND THE REASON WHY IT'D BE BAD IS BECAUSE

AND THE STORY OF THE WINE,

AND THE THOUGHT OF THAT IS JUST SO AMAZING

AND THE WINES WERE CORRECTLY POURED.

AND THEN AGING, AND THEN THE FRUIT IN THE VINEYARD.

AND THEN BASICALLY LOOK AT A NUMBER,

AND THEN GO OVER AND TASTE SIX WINES,

AND THEN I WAS LIKE... JUST GOTTA ROLL WITH IT.

AND THEN JUST APPRECIATE WHAT'S THERE.

AND THEN THERE'S THE TASTING.

AND THEN TRACE IT,

AND THEN, I'LL PROBABLY DO A LOT, LIKE, TEN HOURS TOMORROW.

AND THEN, IN THE DARK AGES,

AND THEN, IT'S EVEN HARDER.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, ME.

AND THEN, THE INFORMATION UNFOLDS IN MY BRAIN,

AND THEN, THEY'RE LIKE, "YOU HAVE 25 MINUTES.

AND THEN, UM, SOME OF THE WOOD INDICATORS,

AND THEN, WE WENT FISHING, AND I BROUGHT UP ALL THIS WINE

AND THERE'S ACTUAL SPIT WINE THAT'S, LIKE, A PINK SHADE,

AND THEY ARE SO BRILLIANT, AND THEN, AT THE SAME TIME,

AND THEY HELP PEOPLE MAKE GOOD BETS.

AND THEY KNOW DARN WELL THAT YOU'RE, YOU KNOW,

AND THEY OFTEN USE OUR DISHWARE

AND THEY'RE JUST LIKE, "THANK GOD."

AND THEY'RE JUST, LIKE, STUDYING TOGETHER.

AND THOSE ARE CHARACTERS IN WINE YOU SMELL.

AND THOSE STORIES WE TELL THE GUESTS BY FLAVOR,

AND TIME AND EMOTIONAL YOU KNOW, HEARTBREAK

AND TO STAY ON TOP OF TASTING.

AND TO THIS DAY,

AND TONIGHT, I AM GOING TO HIT ONE DOSE OF AFRIN

AND TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE I KNOW MY FLASH CARDS,

AND WE ALL HAVE THESE SMELLS THAT COME UP,

AND WE BOTH GET ENOUGH POINTS TO GET THROUGH.

AND WE CAN'T BRING GLASS ON THE BOAT AND, YOU KNOW,

AND WE CAN'T UNTIL THIS IS OVER.

AND WE SPEND PRETTY MUCH ALL OF OUR WAKING TIME TOGETHER.

AND WE USUALLY KIND OF REMOVE OURSELVES

AND WE WENT TO THIS LITTLE UPSCALE POOLROOM IN ASPEN.

AND WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED, DID.

AND WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW, AND GET THE WINE RIGHT.

AND WHEN I WOKE UP, THE STEROID WILL HAVE KICKED IN

AND WHEN THOSE OTHER TWO GET THROUGH, HE'S HAPPY FOR THEM,

AND WHETHER IT BE HONEY, WHETHER IT BE TAR OR SPICE.

AND YES, YES, IT'S GOT BIG, LONG WORDS,

AND YOU BEAT YOURSELF UP BECAUSE SOMEONE CALLED THIS, OR SOMEONE CALLED THAT.

AND YOU CAN TELL THAT THERE'S KIND OF LIKE

AND YOU DO THAT BY SETTING INCREDIBLY HARD LEVELS

AND YOU DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO WHERE THAT AREA IS,

AND YOU DON'T REALLY STOP AND EXPERIENCE AND BREATHE,

AND YOU FINALLY YOU FINALLY BROUGHT IT TO

AND YOU GET TO KNOW THEM AS PEOPLE AND ALL THAT,

AND YOU HAVE A WHOLE, YOU KNOW,

AND YOU KNOW THE VINTAGE, THE G**** VARIETY, THE COUNTRY,

AND YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH THIS.

AND YOU NEED TO BE IN AN ENVIRONMENT

AND YOU NEED TO DESCRIBE THE WINE ACCURATELY.

AND YOU REALLY DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK TO THEM.

AND YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE,

AND YOU SMELL IT, AND YOU LIVE LIFE THROUGH YOUR SENSES

AND YOU WALK IN THIS ROOM, AND THE FIRST THING

AND YOU'RE ALMOST NOT EVEN IN YOUR OWN BODY BECAUSE IT'S SO SURREAL.

AND YOU'RE SEEING TWO WINES, CAB FRANC AND SYRAH.

AND YOU'RE STANDING IN THE PLATE,

AND YOU'VE GOT SERVICE.

AND, LIKE, A... SERIOUSLY.

AND, LIKE, I SAW A BOTTLE OF OLD RIOJA. I'M LIKE, "OH, NO!"

AND, LIKE, JUST NOT THINKING ABOUT WINE FOR A LITTLE BIT.

AND, LIKE, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE IT JUST DOESN'T STOP.

AND, MASTER, IT IS AN HONOR, AN HONORTO WORK WITH YOU.

AND, UH, I WENT, "THIS GUY DOES EVERYTHING!"

AND, UH, I'M SORRY TO TELL YOU THAT, UH, WE DIDN'T PICK ANYTHING UP.

AND, UH, THAT THOUGHT IS ALWAYS THERE, YOU KNOW?

AND, UH, THE REDS I PICKED ARE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD

AND, UH, THEY SAY SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT OF,

AND, UH, UNTUCK IT, TASTE THE WINE,

AND, YOU KNOW,

AND... AND IF YOU CREATE THESE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS,

AND... IF ALL OF US DON'T GET THROUGH,

AND... WHAT SHOULD WE SAY? DAD. HERE'S TO DAD.

AND... WHEN THE OTHER TWO GET THROUGH,

APPEARS TO BE SOME OAK ON THIS WINE,

ARE LIKE, UH,

ARE TO THE POINT WHERE YOU REALLY GET IT.

AROMA'S COMING OUT OF, LIKE, THIS LIME CANDY, LIME ZEST.

AS WELL AS ALL THREE OF THE WHITE WINES,

AS WELL AS MOST OTHER MASTERS WOULD PROBABLY AGREE WITH ME

AS WELL AS SHAVE AND CLEAN UP. DON'T YOU LOVE HIM?

AS YOU TASTE, YOU KNOW? IT'S SUCH A COOL THING.

AS YOU'LL SEE IN THIS PROFESSION.

AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING.

AT COMPETITIONS AND EXAMS. WE LOVE THE GUY.

AT EIGHT AND TEN YEARS OLD,

AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'M OKAY.

AT THIS POINT, I NEED TO

AT THIS POINT, YOU KNOW, BEING SO CLOSE TO THE EXAM,

AUSSIE RIESLING FOR TWO.

AUTOMATICALLY YOU THINK,

BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. COULDN'T GET 'EM OUT NOW.

BASICALLY FOUR MINUTES, TEN SECONDS PER WINE

BASICALLY, IT'S JUST A COMBINATION OF YEAST,

BECAUSE BECAUSE I'M MAKING YOU WAIT,

BECAUSE AT THAT POINT IN TIME,

BECAUSE HE COULDN'T PLAY AT ALL! HA HA!

BECAUSE HE HAD THOSE INTANGIBLES, YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW LYRICS VERY WELL,

BECAUSE I PICKED, UH, AROMATIC WHITES

BECAUSE I THINK THAT NUMBER WINE NUMBER TWO HAS SOME DEFINITIVE OAK INDICATORS

BECAUSE IT ALLOWS ME THE CHANCE TO REBUILD.

BECAUSE IT'S ALL HOOKED UP.

BECAUSE THERE'S, ALL OF A SUDDEN,

BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE EACH OTHER,

BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR PALATE ALIVE.

BECAUSE YOU KNOW HOW HARD THEY WORKED.

BECAUSE YOU WERE IMMENSELY CLOSE, UM,

BECAUSE, FIRST OF ALL, IT'S AN INTOXICANT.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THE MIND'S WEIRD,

BECOMES A SHELL OF THEMSELVES FOR... MONTHS ON END,

BEFORE HE LEFT FOR THE EXAM,

BEFORE I GO TO BED, I'M GONNA STAY AN EXTRA THREE HOURS UP,

BEFORE YOU CAN STUDY A SPECIFIC REGION OF THE WORLD,

BEING 85% NOSE.

BEING IN THE ROOM WHEN SOMEONE HASN'T PASSED

BELIEVE ME, WHEN I WAS ACTUALLY

BEST NEW SOMMELIER IN AMERICA,

BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANY.

BOTTLE HELD HIGH.

BOUTAGE IS, UH, TAKING THE DIRT AND COVERING THE STUMP

BRIAN BRIAN McCLINTIC?!

BRILLIANT, BUT THEY'RE NOT M.S.'s.

BRUISED PEACH. HONEYSUCKLE, CHAMOMILE, LAVENDER,

BRUTAL. ABSOLUTELY BRUTAL.

BURN THE NOTE CARDS, DUDE. WE'RE HAVING A BONFIRE.

BUT ABOVE ALL, ESPECIALLY NOW, AS YOU GET CLOSER,

BUT ALL OF THE ALL OF THE CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS

BUT ALSO TO IDENTIFY WINE WITHOUT KNOWING THE LABEL,

BUT HAS ACID, TOO, AND A LOT OF HERBACIOUSNESS.

BUT HE'S PRETTY MUCH CLAPPING BY HIMSELF

BUT I DID SMELL THE WINES,

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM,

BUT I HAVE TO GO WITH MY GUT HERE.

BUT I REALLY THINK THAT THAT'S A KEY THING,

BUT I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE AGREED,

BUT I THINK, MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE,

BUT I WAS SO SCARED, I DRANK WINE LIKE IT WAS WATER,

BUT I'M A MARRIED MAN, YOU KNOW. I WANT TO BE A HUSBAND.

BUT I'VE FELT THAT BEFORE. I'VE FELT THAT MOMENT

BUT IF ONE OF US PASSES, IT'S STILL ALL GOOD,

BUT IT IS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS IN MY LIFE

BUT IT'S LIKE THE DEATH ROW WALK.

BUT IT'S, LIKE, THE THIRD TIME I'VE HEARD IT NOW.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I REALLY DON'T HAVE MUCH TO

BUT SHE WAS LIKE, "HONESTLY, YOU DON'T NEED THAT.

BUT SOMEHOW, HE PUTS HIMSELF THROUGH HELL,

BUT THAT'S ESSENTIALLY THE BARE BONES

BUT THE WINES ARE THERE TO BE GOTTEN,

BUT THE WORST CASE SCENARIO IS...

BUT THEN IT'S POSSIBLE THAT, NINE DAYS FROM NOW,

BUT THERE ARE SOME REALLY GREAT TRICKS TO IT

BUT THERE'S A REASON WHY I PUT 'EM SIDE BY SIDE.

BUT TO UNDERSTAND WHO THEY ARE.

BUT VERY FEW PEOPLE CAN YOU BET ON IN TASTING.

BUT YOU'VE BEEN TASTING WELL, I HEAR.

BUT, UH, IT, UH, IT DOES. IT DOES.

BUT, YEAH, I NEEDED STITCHES.

BUT, YOU KNOW, EXAM DAY'S EXAM DAY.

BUT... IT'S WHEN I GOT THE PHONE CALL FROM MY SISTER,

BUYING A NEW BOTTLE OF WINE IS ALWAYS A WAGER.

CALL IT A BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO, 2004...

CAN OF GREEN BEANS, MAN. IT WAS GRUÜNER.

CAN'T WAIT TILL FRIDAY COMES, AND... THEN I CAN JUST...

CAUBLE, IT'S ME.

Cauble: I THINK IT'S AN INTERESTING

CHALKY LIMESTONE MINERALITY.

CHARACTER IS COMING OUT OF G****FRUIT PITH,

CHARDONNAY FROM BURGUNDY.

CHILLING WINE IS A VERY TOUGH THING TO DO,

CINNAMON, NUTMEG, CARDAMOM, BAKING SPICES.

CLARE VALLEY RIESLING, YOU ACTUALLY PUT YOUR NOSE IN THERE,

CLOS VIOGNIER, FROM SONOMA COUNTY,

CO OO OLD.

COAST TO COAST, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY JUST A ROOM

COLD VINTAGE, HIGH QUALITY PRODUCER.

COLD, COLD, COLD. COLD. COLD.

COME BACK AND REGROUP AND GET READY FOR THE NEXT STAGE.

COME ON AND GRAB A GLASS, BABE.

COMES BACK TENFOLD."

COMING UP TO THIS,

COMPLEXITY, BALANCE, FINISH. THERE WAS THE GRID, RIGHT? THAT'S THE TASTING GRID.

COMPLEXITY'S MEDIUM PLUS.

CONCENTRATION IS MEDIUM.

CONGRATULATIONS, BROTHER.

CONSISTENT DEGREE AND REFLECTIONS IN THE EDGE,

CONVERSION. I WANT YOU TO CONVERT THIS WINE.

COULD YOU PASS ME THAT BOTTLE, OF HERMITAGE?

DADDY'S A YOUNG KID AGAIN!

DAPPER, ITALIAN CUT SUIT,

DECAYING SOIL, DECAYING DRIED RED ROSE PETALS.

DESCRIBE 'EM WELL, DO 'EM IN TIME, YOU KNOW YOUR FORMAT,

DID ALL RIGHT HERE.

DID I? THAT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD.

DID IT SMELL LIKE CHARDONNAY?

DID IT TASTE LIKE CHARDONNAY?

DID YOU? I NEVER CALL CHINON!

DLYNN, YOU'RE GONNA START AT NUMBER THREE, IN THE BACK WITH FRED.

DLYNN'S AN ACTOR, AND HE HAS A BEAUTIFUL FORM, MAN.

DO THE THINGS THAT'LL HELP YOU RELAX.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY BRILLIANT PEOPLE THERE ARE

DOES IT LOOK LIKE BURGUNDY? DOES IT TASTE LIKE BURGUNDY?

DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY NEW OAK ON THE WINE.

DRY WINE. MEDIUM PLUS BODY.

DUDE, I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THIS THING AGAIN.

DUDE, I HAD A FUCKIN' CRAZY I HAD CRAZY DREAMS.

DUDE, THIS IS JUST GONNA GO TO THE NEXT PERSON.

DUDE, WINE THREE WAS SUPER PEACHY, AND IT WAS BITTER AS FUCK.

DUDE, YOU LOOK LIKE MICHAEL DOUGLAS IN FALLING DOWN.

DUE TO THE MEDIUM ACID AND THE HIGH ALCOHOL.

DUSTIN AND I MOVED IN TOGETHER.

DUSTIN HASN'T. HE'S RIGHT AFTER ME.

DUSTIN'S DREAMIN' ABOUT TAKIN' HIS THEORY EXAM

DUSTY'S IN A FUNNY PLACE RIGHT NOW.

EAT RIGHT. SLEEP RIGHT.

EAT, SLEEP, PRAY, WORK, DRINK.

EIGHT, TEN HOURS A DAY EVERY DAY

ESPECIALLY SOME OF THOSE OTHER ONES, YOU KNOW,

ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU CALLED ALSATIAN RIESLING FOR THE FIRST ONE.

EVEN MORE FUN AFTER TWO.

EVEN THE LANGUAGE ALONE KLOSTERNEUBURGER MOSTWAAGE

EVEN TODAY, I GO. I SMELL EVERYTHING.

EVER TO HAVE HAPPENED, YOU KNOW?

EVERY WEEK, HAS TO GO TO THE FARMERS' MARKET.

FANTASTIC. NOT SURE WHERE TO GO WITH THIS.

FINAL CONCLUSION, THIS IS CHARDONNAY, FROM FRANCE.

FINAL CONCLUSION, THIS WINE IS FROM THE UNITED STATES.

FIRST THING THAT'S COMING OUT HERE IS SOME PEACHY APRICOT NOTES.

FIT INTO A HOT PINK VIN VARIATION.

FIVE AND SIX, YOU CALLED ITALIAN BOTH?

FIVE, SIX, SEVEN TIMES.

FIX IT, LEARN IT, DO IT, GO.

FLASH CARDS EVERYWHERE.

FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT, UH, HE'S BACK IN CALIFORNIA,

FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, CRAPPIN' BRICKS.

FOR MY BUSINESS,

FOR OUR ENTIRE RELATIONSHIP.

FOR PEOPLE TO... NOT ONLY TO PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR IT,

FOR THAT QUICK 25 MINUTES.

FOR THE LAST SIX WEEKS, THE BEST I'VE EVER TASTED IN MY LIFE,

FOR THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF YEARS.

FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO RETAIN KNOWLEDGE AND AND DO THIS.

FORMERLY OF THE LITTLE NELL HOTEL IN ASPEN, COLORADO.

FOUR WINES THAT IT CAME DOWN TO TWO THINGS ON,

FRED DAME IS SUPPOSED TO INSTILL THE FEAR OF GOD IN PEOPLE.

FRED DAME IS... HE'S LARGER THAN LIFE.

FRED DAME'S GOT A PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY.

FROM A HIGH QUALITY PRODUCER.

FROM A TEMPERATE CLIMATE.

FROM NEW ZEALAND, AND IT DOES SMELL A LITTLE LIKE CAT PEE.

FROM ONE OF THE GREATEST PRODUCERS.

FROM RHONE VALLEY, NORTHERN RHONE.

FROM SOME PROFESSIONAL SITE AND LAY IT OVER THE TOP,

FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD.

FRUIT, EARTH, WOOD. NON FRUIT, NON EARTH, NON WOOD.

FUCK! I CALLED CHINON.

GENTLEMEN, I BELIEVE THIS MAY DO IT FOR YOU.

GERMANY SEEMS TO BE HARD FOR PEOPLE,

GET RID OF IT. NOW, NUMBER FIVE.

GET SOME CHAMOMILE ON IT WANT TO CONFIRM THE SALINITY.

GET THE WINE RIGHT.

GO WATCH A MOVIE, GO HAVE A MASSAGE.

GOING BACK TO THEM AFTERWARDS, YOU KNOW,

GOING THROUGH MY FLASH CARDS, AT A STOP LIGHT.

GOING THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF TIMES

GOOD. THE NAME OF THE BACTERIA...?

GREAT JOB. I MEAN, YOU'RE IN THE ZONE, RIGHT?

HANDS DOWN, THE MOST DIFFICULT THING I'VE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE.

HAVE A GOOD DAY AT WORK. CALL YOU WHEN I GET THERE.

HAVE A RELAXED NIGHT, AND HAVE A COUPLE OF DRINKS.

HAVE THE TIMER OUT, AND BE DOING LIKE VERY FORMAL TASTINGS,

HAVING TO FACE HIS FRIENDS, HIS GIRLFRIEND.

HAY, PISTACHIO, TEA.

HE CAN BE REALLY SCARY.

HE IS HE IS SUCH A PERSONALITY.

HE JUST WANTS TO GET AWAY FROM CAUBLE,

HE PROBABLY DREADED COMING HOME,

HE REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO GET THROUGH.

HE SAID, "LET'S GO PLAY SOME POOL. I'M REALLY GOOD AT IT."

HE STARTED IN WINE PRETTY MUCH RIGHT WHEN WE MET,

HE STILL, TO SOME DEGREE, INTIMIDATES ME.

HE WAS ENGAGING, HE WAS PERSONABLE, HE'S SMART.

HE WAS NEVER GONNA MAKE IT AS A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE,

HE WENT FROM REALLY KNOWING NOTHING ABOUT WINE,

HE, UH, HE SLEEPS IN VERY LATE.

HE'S A LOT MORE FUN AFTER A GLASS OF WINE.

HE'S A, YOU KNOW, LIKE A MAN'S MAN, ATHLETIC.

HE'S ALL BY HIMSELF.

HE'S HANGING OUT WITH BIG GUYS

HE'S MORE OF A NIGHT GUY,

HE'S NOT DOING HIMSELF ANY FAVORS RIGHT NOW.

HE'S ON A STRANGE SLEEPING SCHEDULE.

HE'S THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN BE THAT WAY AND STILL PULL IT OUT.

HE'S THINKING ABOUT LINING UP A FLIGHT OF WINES

HERE'S TO DAD.

HEY! GRAB YOUR LUNCH SACK, DUSTIN WILSON!

HIGH ENERGY. I MEAN...

HIGH GEAR! HIGH GEAR!

HIGH INTENSITY AROMAS.

HIGH INTENSITY OF AROMAS.

HOLD THE DIPLOMA UP, BRO.

HOW ABOUT THE RULES FOR MOELLEUX?

HOW ARE YOU GONNA KNOW WHAT'S IN THE WINE?

HOW COULD SOMEONE POSSIBLY KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT IT?

HOW DO I PUT THIS? WE, UH... IAN, DUSTIN, AND I

HOW IT'S STORED, WHY CERTAIN YEARS WERE GOOD,

HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU PLAN TO STUDY BETWEEN NOW AND TOMORROW?

HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY SMELLED

HOW NERVOUS ARE MY WINES?

HOW OFTEN DO YOU SMELL SOMETHING?

HOW OFTEN DO YOU STOP AND LOOK AT SOMETHING?

HOW TO SERVE IT,

HOWEVER, I... THAT IS... THAT BEING SAID,

I ALWAYS HAVE A SMILE ON MY FACE. GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.

I BASICALLY WAS A BASEBALL PLAYER

I BET 100 BUCKS I LIKE THIS BOTTLE OF WINE.

I BET MY 50 BUCKS, MY TEN BUCKS, MY 100 BUCKS

I BORROWED A SUIT FOR THE MASTER'S EXAM.

I CALLED BRUNELL BAROLO, BRUNELLO.

I CALLED FIVE BAROLO RISERVA FROM 2000,

I CALLED ITALIAN, ITALIAN.

I CAN SEE A MAP AND SEE THE REGION,

I CAN UNDERSTAND IT, BUT YOU DISH IT OUT A LOT, BROTHER.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS SO SURREAL.

I CAN'T EXPRESS MYSELF ANY MORE CLEARLY.

I CAN'T GO BACK NOW JUST 'CAUSE

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW HAPPY I AM RIGHT NOW.

I CAN'T.

I CONSIDER MUSCADET NEUTRAL.

I COULD HAVE HIT ALL OF 'EM.

I COULD NEVER IMAGINE KEEPING A FRIEND IF I...

I COULDN'T SLEEP TILL 5:00.

I CRIED WHEN MY CHILDREN WERE BORN.

I CRIED WHEN MY PARENTS DIED.

I DIDN'T PICK UP ON THE PYRAZINE.

I DIDN'T POUR THE WINE, SO...

I DO HAVE THE 1997 LITTORAI, 1997 VIN GRIS.

I DO THE MASTERS EVERY THREE YEARS BECAUSE I HAVE TO.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'VE WASTED ANY TIME SINCE WE'VE MOVED HERE.

I DON'T GIVE A SQUAT WHAT COMES TO YOUR MIND.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN COMPARE IT TO,

I DON'T KNOW. JUST 'CAUSE YOU HAD THAT SMILE ON YOUR FACE.

I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER USE IT, 'CAUSE I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO, UH, THINK THAT YOU HAVEN'T IMPROVED.

I DRANK IT LIKE A GLASS OF WATER. GLUG GLUG GLUG.

I DREAM ABOUT BEING ON A BEACH

I DREAM ABOUT, LIKE, YOU KNOW, DRINKING A BEER,

I DRINK COFFEE ALL THE TIME AND STAY UP LATE AND STUDY.

I FEEL 100% READY.

I FIRST CALLED IT BAROLO,

I GOT INTO WINE BECAUSE I WAS WORKING IN A RESTAURANT

I HAD A DREAM THAT I WAS WALKING BY THE TASTING ROOM,

I HAD A MARATHON DAY LAST NIGHT AT DUSTIN AND SABATO'S HOUSE...

I HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, TASTING INCREDIBLY WELL

I HAVE SOME VINTAGE FOOTAGE OF WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE KNUCKLEHEAD

I HAVE TO BE HIM, I WILL BE HIM.

I HAVE TO BURN ALL MY FLASH CARDS, 'CAUSE I PASSED!

I HOPE BOTH OF US PASS, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE WE...

I I WANT TO PASS THIS AND BE DONE WITH IT,

I JUST DIDN'T BELIEVE IT.

I JUST GO STRAIGHT INTO THE BARREL.

I JUST HAVE TO LET IT LET IT HAPPEN, REALLY.

I JUST HUNG UP WITH MY DOC, DR. CALLEY.

I JUST KEPT ON GOING THROUGH REGIONS IN MY HEAD.

I JUST WANT YOU TO GET 'EM RIGHT.

I KNEW THAT HE WAS GONNA BE ONE OF THOSE RISING STARS,

I KNOW I WAS NERVOUS, UM, BEFORE HE... LIKE,

I KNOW THAT I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A FAIR TEST THIS YEAR.

I KNOW THAT IAN THOUGHT THAT THE WINES WERE SWITCHED UP,

I KNOW! EVERY SCENE, RIGHT?

I LAID MY BALLS OUT, AND SAID COTE ROTIE '08.

I LAUGH AND I GO, "GOOD LUCK WITH THAT!"

I MAY HAVE GOOFED THAT ONE, DUDE. WINE FIVE?

I MEAN, AND YOU KNOW, I WAS WISCONSIN JUNIOR STATE CHAMPION,

I MEAN, IT'S RETARDED. LET'S SEE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE CALLED.

I MEAN, PRONOUNCING THESE WORDS.

I MEAN, YOU HAVE THIS PLANT

I NEED TO CHILL, 'CAUSE I'M WAY TOO WORKED UP.

I NEVER WOULD HAVE WORKED THAT HARD.

I PLAYED I'M I'M FAIRLY PROFICIENT IN POCKET BILLIARDS,

I PUT A CUE IN HIS HAND,

I SAID, "WELL, FRED, YOU KNOW, COME ON,

I SEE HIM AT HIS EXAM IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS,

I SEE THESE YOUNG KIDS NOW,

I SELL A LOT OF IT. I'M TASTING THIS, AND... SO YOU GUYS POURED THESE?

I SMELL ALL THE DISHES I EAT,

I SMELL THE HERBS, I SMELL THE PLANTS,

I TELL EVERYONE, "LISTEN, EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE MISSED

I THINK EITHER MY HEART WILL SINK OR MY HEART WILL BE HAPPY

I THINK HE FEELS LIKE

I THINK I CALLED THE RIGHT WINES, WINE ONE AND TWO, SO...

I THINK I'VE GOT SOMEWHERE

I THINK IAN GRAVITATED TOWARDS WINE

I THINK IT'S JUST, AFTER THE LAST 25 MINUTES OF,

I THINK PART OF IT MIGHT BE

I THINK SLEEP'S VERY IMPORTANT.

I THINK THAT MOST OTHER CANDIDATES

I THINK THAT OPENING MORE BOTTLES SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA

I THINK THAT'S ONE THING THAT WINE HAS ENABLED ME TO DO,

I THINK THE BEST CASE SCENARIO IS OBVIOUS.

I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN IAN'S LIFE IS WINE.

I THINK THIS CAN ONLY BE ONE THING.

I THINK THIS IS SOUTHERN RHONE WITH A LOT OF SYRAH.

I THINK THIS IS SOUTHERN RHONE.

I THINK WE'LL BRING THIS TO AMERICA.

I THINK, UH... WILL YOU SMELL THIS WINE?

I THOUGHT IT WAS CLASSIC BAROLO ON WINE FIVE, AND THE TANNIN

I THOUGHT THAT THE CHEF HAD IT FIGURED OUT.

I TOLD MYSELF, I CAN BE HIM,

I UNDERSTAND THAT. IT JUST GETS TO A POINT SOMETIMES...

I WANNA DO IT FOR MY WIFE... MORE THAN ANYTHING.

I WANT IT TO BE DONE.

I WANT TO CHANGE THAT.

I WANT TO KNOW RIGHT NOW.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE MY NOSE IS IS A, A OKAY.

I WANT TO SAY HE WILL PASS, BUT... JUST NERVOUS.

I WANT TO SAY.

I WANTED TO BE A PARTICULAR PERSON

I WANTED, LIKE, JUST ONE STEROID THAT I COULD SLEEP ON OVERNIGHT,

I WAS AFRAID OF FRED.

I WAS AT WORK. I STILL REMEMBER, IT WAS ON A FRIDAY.

I WAS GONNA HOPE YOU WERE LIKE,

I WAS IMPRESSED.

I WAS JUST SITTING IN THE BREAK ROOM, CRYING, THE WHOLE ENTIRE AFTERNOON.

I WAS KIND OF KEEPING MY FINGERS CROSSED FOR A CONFIDENCE BOOSTER.

I WAS SCARED OF FRED DAME.

I WAS SLEEPING RIGHT NOW. I ASSUMED YOU HAD A KEY.

I WAS THE FIRST ONE TO GO IN, HUH?

I WAS WATCHING MYSELF IN THE CHAIR, WITH DAME.

I WASN'T ENTRENCHED IN THIS WORLD

I WILL TAKE CARE OF THE COCKTAILS FOR YOU.

I WONDER IF I CAN. LIKE, I JUST DOUBT I CAN.

I WOULD FOCUS A LITTLE BIT ON MY NON FRUIT AROMAS,

I'LL CALL THE VISCOSITY MEDIUM PLUS.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND START TIMING YOU.

I'LL PROBABLY DO SIX HOURS OF CARDS TONIGHT. JUST REVIEW.

I'LL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT,

I'M ABOUT TO CALL DUSTIN WILSON ON SKYPE IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES,

I'M ACTUALLY REALLY NERVOUS.

I'M ALL GOOD WITH IT.

I'M FEELING MORE RELAXED THAN I WAS LAST WEEK.

I'M GLAD THAT I'M KIND OF WORKED UP

I'M GOING TO DALLAS.

I'M GONNA CALL '04, UH... '04 VACQUEYRAS.

I'M GONNA GO BACK THAT WINE. WHEW. WINE NUMBER FIVE...

I'M GONNA SAY OLD WORLD, FRANCE.

I'M JUST TOO IRRITATED RIGHT NOW.

I'M JUST... REALLY, REALLY SHAKING RIGHT NOW.

I'M LITERALLY SHAKING RIGHT NOW.

I'M NERVOUS, BUT THINK HOW NERVOUS MY WINES ARE RIGHT NOW,

I'M NOT EVEN IN ON THAT, BECAUSE YOU'LL GET PISSED AT ME.

I'M READY TO TO, UH... FOR THIS WEEK TO HAPPEN.

I'M SHAKING RIGHT NOW.

I'M SURE A LOT OF THAT WAS PREDICATED ON THE ANXIETY

I'M TASTING THIS RIGHT NOW, AND I TASTE BERINGER.

I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT HE SAID. SOME CLINK.

I'VE ALREADY GOT THE HAIRCUT.

I'VE DONE IT FOR OVER 25 YEARS.

I'VE EVER HAD TO DO, EVERY YEAR, OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

I'VE GOT INTO THIS RELATIVELY RECENTLY,

I'VE GOT ONE OF THE GREATEST WINE CELLARS IN AMERICA.

I'VE HAD A LONG DAY, AND I'M GONNA DO THE WINE OR WHAT?

I'VE HEARD LEGENDS ABOUT HIS TASTING ABILITIES.

I'VE HEARD THE STORY THAT HE WENT TO HIS M.S. EXAM.

I'VE NEVER WORKED HARDER AT ANYTHING, YOU KNOW,

I'VE PROBABLY FAILED MORE PEOPLE

I'VE SEEN HIM YELL AT PEOPLE DURING THEIR TASTINGS.

I'VE SEEN IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN,

IAN AND I HAVE STUDIED FOR THE ADVANCED TOGETHER,

IAN IS ABOUT AS TALENTED OF AN INDIVIDUAL

IAN IS HARD TO BE AROUND RIGHT NOW.

IAN, HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A LITTLE BIT,

IAN, I HAVE TO IMAGINE, FOR HIM,

IAN, WHAT'S A FRESH CUT GARDEN HOSE?

IAN'S BIG AT TRACING MAPS.

IAN'S DAY IS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT.

IAN'S DEFINITELY THE MOST SERIOUS ONE,

IAN'S FRESH TENNIS BALL IS A NEW ONE,

ICE ON THE GROUND. WOW.

IF DUSTIN AND I DID THAT TO OURSELVES,

IF HE DOESN'T PUT ENOUGH PRESSURE ON HIMSELF, THEN HE'S NOT DOING IT RIGHT.

IF I COULD HIGH FIVE THE CAMERA, I WOULD HIGH FIVE THE CAMERA.

IF I DIDN'T HAVE CHILDREN, I NEVER WOULD HAVE PASSED THE MASTER'S.

IF I TOOK IT NOW.

IF IAN FACES THOSE DEMONS, HE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.

IF NOT THE OLDEST STILL EXISTING WHITE WINES IN THE WORLD.

IF TWO OF US PASS, AND ONE OF US DOESN'T.

IF YOU DON'T FACE THOSE THINGS,

IF YOU DON'T KNOW IT, GET OUT,

IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, AND NOT VERY MANY OF THEM DID,

IF YOU REALLY WANT IT, YOU KNOW?

IF YOU REALLY WANT TO BECOME AN M.S., YOU CAN'T DO IT ALONE.

IF YOU THINK ABOUT WINE, IT'S ABOUT WHERE MEN WENT.

IF YOU'RE A BETTING MAN,

IF YOU'RE REALLY SERIOUS,

IF YOU'VE EVER BOTHERED TO READ THE BIBLE,

IF YOU'VE NEVER SMELLED A DRIED VIOLET,

IF... AND THEN FAMILY,

IMMEDIATELY, MY MIND GOES TO A SPECIFIC AREA OF THE WORLD,

IN 1984, AN AMERICAN PASSED ALL THREE PARTS ON HIS FIRST TRY.

IN A LOT OF WINES?

IN CONCLUSION, THIS WINE IS FROM THE NEW WORLD,

IN DIFFERENT WAYS WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

IN ITS CONCLUSION, THIS IS AN OLD WORLD WINE...

IN SOME RESPECTS, I FEEL KIND OF LIKE A BLACK SHEEP,

IN TERMS OF DIFFICULTY.

IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH, WITH TWO OUTS,

IN THE ENTIRE COURT.

IN THE LEFT NOSTRIL,

IN THE WORLD OF WINE.

IN THERE THAT, UH, IS VERY, VERY STRONG,

IN THIS RADICALLY BIZARRE ENVIRONMENT,

INTERESTING PASSION THAT WE'VE ALL DEVELOPED, YOU KNOW?

INTO IT THAT YOU HAVE TO BE,

IS "POOL TOY," YOU KNOW?

IS BEING ABLE TO DESCRIBE THE EARTH.

IS BY KNOWING THE WINE OURSELVES.

IS IT GONNA BE A FINISHER FOR 'EM?

IS IT INCREASES YOUR PERCEPTION.

IS THAT FROM THE SAME VINEYARD? NO WAY.

IS THAT IAN? YEP.

IS THAT OLIVE, OR IS THAT GREEN BELL PEPPER?

IS THE BET GONNA PAY OFF?

IS THE PERSON WHO HAD A TEACHER

IS THE REASON I DON'T DO THIS ANYMORE.

IS THEY WANT TO FIND THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT WERE TASTING

IS TRYING TO STEER CLEAR OF IAN

IS YOU GET UPSET AND THEN, IMMEDIATELY, YOU'RE OVER IT.

IS YOU STOP AND YOU TAKE IT AND YOU LOOK AT IT,

IT IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PASS, BUT WITHOUT PEOPLE,

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO TASTING.

IT DOES NOT TASTE LIKE BURGUNDY.

IT DOES SMELL LIKE CHARDONNAY.

IT DOES TASTE LIKE CHARDONNAY.

IT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE ANY SENSE.

IT HAS BEEN VALUABLE BEYOND WORDS FOR ME,

IT IS CLEAN, YOUTHFUL, UH, AGAIN,

IT IS UNOAKED.

IT IS WHAT IT IS NOW.

IT JUST HAPPENS BY ATTRITION.

IT PUSHES ONE ANOTHER FORWARD.

IT REMAINS THE GREATEST "GLASS" OF WINE I'VE EVER HAD.

IT SOUNDS SO RIDICULOUS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,

IT TENDS TO BE PART OF THE SACRAMENT.

IT USUALLY HAPPENED IN SPORTS, WHEN THE GAME'S ON THE LINE.

IT WAS A RESTAURANT THAT SERVED A LOT OF WINE.

IT WAS CRAZY.

IT WAS EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE, YOU KNOW?

IT WAS FLOWERY.

IT WAS GREAT, ALL AT THE SAME TIME.

IT WAS LIKE SOMEBODY TOLD ME THAT I HAD BROWN HAIR.

IT WAS TRANSLUCENT, IT WAS LIFTED.

IT WAS WOOLY, IT WAS FUNKY, IT WAS WONDERFUL, IT WAS NASTY,

IT WASN'T ALBARIÑO IF IT WAS PALE LIKE THAT,

IT WASN'T RHONE.

IT WILL BE DRAWN OUT BY THIS EXAM.

IT WILL JUST BE THE MOST GLORIOUS THING

IT'LL BE COMPLETELY DONE,

IT'LL BE OVER,

IT'LL PROBABLY JUST GET WORSE.

IT'S IT'S FULL OF CONFIDENCE AND DOUBT

IT'S IT'S INCOMPREHENSIBLE.

IT'S IT'S SO PERSONAL,

IT'S ...THE, UH, THE WORST CASE SCENARIO THAT'S NOT SO OBVIOUS.

IT'S 1:20 IN THE AFTERNOON RIGHT NOW,

IT'S 11:00. THOSE GUYS HAVE ALREADY TASTED, IAN AND BRIAN.

IT'S A BLANK ONE.

IT'S A COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF WINE LAWS, WINE REGIONS.

IT'S A LOVELY TASTING. HEY, WHAT DO YOU DO? I'M HAPPY.

IT'S A TEST OF DEDICATION.

IT'S A THREE DAY TEST THAT CAN ONLY BE TAKEN ONCE A YEAR,

IT'S A TIMED TASTING.

IT'S ABOUT GEOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY,

IT'S ABOUT HISTORY, RIVERS.

IT'S ALL GOOD,

IT'S ALL GOOD, YOU KNOW, I'LL LEARN MORE,

IT'S ALMOST A WAY OF TRAVELING THROUGH THE WORLD.

IT'S ALMOST SURREAL, TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

IT'S BEEN SPREAD BY HUMANS SINCE THE NEOLITHIC PERIOD,

IT'S BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT SINCE THE THIRD MILLENNIUM B.C.

IT'S CHENIN, DUDE. IT'S SAUVENIEÈRE. THE WINE SPOKE.

IT'S DRIED RED FRUIT. YOU KEEP GOING BACK TO WINE NUMBER ONE.

IT'S FANTASTIC STUFF."

IT'S FERMENTED G**** JUICE. I MEAN, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

IT'S FROM BURGUNDY.

IT'S FUNNY. THEY'RE LIKE

IT'S GONNA BE REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT IAN CALLED,

IT'S GONNA BE THIS FEELING OF HELPLESSNESS,

IT'S GOT BLACK PEPPER AND SMOKY MEAT.

IT'S HARD!

IT'S IN FIVE LANGUAGES:

IT'S JUST COMBINATIONS.

IT'S JUST LIKE WE GO THROUGH LIFE

IT'S JUST PURE OBSESSION. THERE'S NO OTHER WAY AROUND IT.

IT'S JUST TO MOTIVATE EACH OTHER.

IT'S KIND OF NECESSARY IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

IT'S KIND OF WEIRD, BUT...

IT'S LIKE A SIDEWALK ON A HOT DAY, AFTER THERE'S WATER ON IT.

IT'S LIKE A STORM COMES THROUGH HERE.

IT'S LIKE GAME DAY. YOU KNOW,

IT'S LIKE GOING TO THE RACETRACK AND YOU GET THE TOUT SHEET.

IT'S LIKE NOTHING ELSE MATTERS, OTHER THAN THIS LIQUID.

IT'S LIKE THE BRAND NEW PLASTIC

IT'S LIKE, I KNOW I DON'T.

IT'S LIKE, THIS IS WHY YOU TRAIN, IS FOR THIS DAY.

IT'S LIKE... I FEEL, LIKE, ABANDONED.

IT'S MEDIUM MINUS ACID.

IT'S NICE TO KIND OF ESCAPE THAT CHAOS,

IT'S NOT JUST HISTORY.

IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE CONSUMING, YOU KNOW, PELLEGRINO ALL NIGHT.

IT'S NOT UNCOMMON THAT THESE GUYS ARE SPENDING

IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IT'LL NEVER STOP,

IT'S POSSIBLE THIS IS A VERY RIPE, MODERN BURGUNDY AS WELL,

IT'S PRETTY AMAZING, THE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO KNOW.

IT'S SHOWING BRUISED AROMAS: BRUISED APPLE, BRUISED PEAR,

IT'S SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO JUST KEEP ON DOING,

IT'S THE HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENT YOU CAN MAKE

IT'S THE ONLY WAY HE KNOWS HOW TO BE FOR THIS STUFF.

IT'S THE WAY IT'S GROWN, IT'S THE WAY IT'S MADE,

IT'S THE WINES THAT COULD POSSIBLY COME UP ON THE EXAM