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I have used this glass in this Video: RIEDEL Performance Riesling.
I have tasted the following wine in this Video:

2021 Arnaud Lambert Clos de Midi Brézé Loire France – 23 US $
2021 Mullineux Kloof Street Chenin Blanc Swartland South Africa – 16 US $
2019 Mathiasson Chardonnay Linda Vista Napa Valley USA – 30 US $
2019 Wolmuth Chardonnay Ried Sausaler Schlössl Südsteiermark Austria – 22 US $
2017 Peter Lehmann The Barossan Grenache Barossa Valley Australia – 16 US $
2019 Pagos del Moncayo Prados Collecíon Garnacha Campo de Borja Spain – 12 US $
2019 Valérie Courrèges Bois Carmin Cahors France - 30 US $
2019 Colomé Estate Malbec Salta Argentina – 23 US $

The 100 Point Scoring System (from www.robertparker.com):
96-100: An extraordinary wine of profound and complex character displaying all the attributes expected of a classic wine of its variety. Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume.
90 - 95: An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. In short, these are terrific wines.
80 - 89: A barely above average to very good wine displaying various degrees of finesse and flavor as well as character with no noticeable flaws.
70 - 79: An average wine with little distinction except that it is a soundly made. In essence, a straightforward, innocuous wine.
60 - 69: A below average wine containing noticeable deficiencies, such as excessive acidity and/or tannin, an absence of flavor or possibly dirty aromas or flavors.
50 - 59: A wine deemed to be unacceptable.

The Oxford Companion to wine defines the Old World as “Europe and the rest of the Mediterranean basin such as the Near East and North Africa.” Other definitions say only Europe is the old world, but we know today, that the first wine production took place along the borders between Europe and Asia.

The New World describes the rest of the wine world. Wine countries in the Americas, Australia, Southern Africa, Australia, and the eastern Parts of Asia. New World Wine started to be produced after 1500 during the Age of Exploration and the Colonial era when Europeans settles in the new world.

But what is the difference between the two worlds?

When I practiced for the Master of Wine I usually started my blind tasting funneling process wondering: Is this a New World or an Old World wine as there are stylistic differences between the two.

In VERY general terms The Old world has stricter rules and a strong tradition when it comes to viticulture and winemaking. Many old-world regions are dominated by many small producers. The wines are often made more traditionally, premium wine production is more small scale and wines can be less “clean”.

In contrast, The New World is experimenting more and using advances in science to produce wines that are more tailored to meet current market trends. Also, wineries tend to be bigger and might be less focused on small vineyard selections.

Remember – I am generalizing here – but the notion of Terroir, the sense place of a vineyard is more important in the Old World than in the New World. You, therefore, find more references to specific vineyard sites on old-world labels. On the other hand: The grape variety is more important in the New World and is more likely to appear on the label.