— Jimmy Luong

Holy cow. Jimmy, you've, uh, asked a question, uh, that is, uh, it's a huge question here. Um, so difference between, uh, light, medium and full bodied. The first is gonna be the mouth feel, um, where you know, one, you know, light bodied wines. You know, I think about something like maybe a, a a a bole, uh, you know, bole novo comes to mind around Thanksgiving time. That's a fairly light bodied wine. Uh, lightened a relatively light, uh, in flavor and aroma as well. Um, and, uh, uh, you know, compared to a, a medium bodied wine, let's say like a, like a pinot noir, um, you've got a lot more, um, uh, flavor mouth feel a more a a deeper rounded feel on the palette. Um, full bodied wines, you know, maybe a, a, a Cabernet Souvignon would be an example. That's an easy example. Uh, it, it just feels heavier. It, it, uh, it's, uh, one that you can almost, uh, sort of chew on in a way. Um, flavors are deeper, more intense. Okay? Um, so I mean, that's, uh, just a place to start. And, and as you start to think about, you know, food pairings than, you know, think about the, the delicacy of the food, uh, versus the robustness of the food and how you might choose, you know, the wine for pairing and, um, you know, a more robust, stronger flavored food, um, uh, you know, might be best suited with, uh, a more full bodied wine, for example, so that they compliment each other without, you know, overpowering one another. Um, but, uh, you know, the, the, the way to keep on moving down this path in terms of learning about wine, uh, is to read, right? And, and, and, and, uh, there's so many, you know, types of resources. But to, to take in information, whether it's by video or books or something else, and then to drink. Um, and then, uh, you know, do side-by-side comparisons, um, uh, of, of these different, you know, types and categories and different regions of wine to, to start to understand, um, uh, how wines vary across space, uh, across time in terms of aging, in terms of, um, uh, the, the, the style that's produced from that particular, uh, producer. Okay? And then if you can, uh, you know, even, uh, join a, a, a group, it could be, uh, a a course of study that leads, you know, on the path to, uh, becoming a sole. That's a great way to do this, uh, or to join some sort of a, a group that more casually, but in an educated way, uh, uh, drinks and talks, discusses the wine. It, it can be a lot of fun, um, and you'll learn a lot as well. Okay? Um, and part of, uh, the, uh, a approaching the wine is to start to develop a, a sensibility and a vocabulary, um, that, uh, can be used in, in the greater context with other people. Okay? And I think that's very helpful as well. Rather than just drinking in isolation and making up your own world of wine, you, you, you might have a hard time relating to others and, um, and discussing wine, or buying wine or selling wine, uh, at some point in the future. Okay? So, you know, give this a thought and, uh, give it a try. Uh, jump in and, uh, start studying wine, um, from all these different aspects, okay? Place of origin, producers, style of wine, food pairing, uh, methods of production, et cetera.