Pieter Colpaert

Thanks for having me, Jordan. But don't call me a wine expert. I think I'm just a regular guy who loves a good glass of wine now and then and who started wondering why a lot of the good stuff is so damn expensive.

Thanks for having me, Jordan. But don't call me a wine expert. I think I'm just a regular guy who loves a good glass of wine now and then and who started wondering why a lot of the good stuff is so damn expensive.

Thanks for having me, Jordan. But don't call me a wine expert. I think I'm just a regular guy who loves a good glass of wine now and then and who started wondering why a lot of the good stuff is so damn expensive.

Well, I think my origin story is I was drinking this beautiful Sicilian red wine from a natural winemaker in Sicily, who's actually a Belgian guy, just like myself. His name is Frank Cornelissen, and he produces some really incredible wines on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily. So I was trying his Susu Caru, which is a favorite of rapper Action Bronson.

Well, I think my origin story is I was drinking this beautiful Sicilian red wine from a natural winemaker in Sicily, who's actually a Belgian guy, just like myself. His name is Frank Cornelissen, and he produces some really incredible wines on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily. So I was trying his Susu Caru, which is a favorite of rapper Action Bronson.

Well, I think my origin story is I was drinking this beautiful Sicilian red wine from a natural winemaker in Sicily, who's actually a Belgian guy, just like myself. His name is Frank Cornelissen, and he produces some really incredible wines on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily. So I was trying his Susu Caru, which is a favorite of rapper Action Bronson.

Yeah, exactly. He compared the joy he felt drinking that wine to when his mom bought him the NBA Jam Tournament Edition for PlayStation when he was a little kid.

Yeah, exactly. He compared the joy he felt drinking that wine to when his mom bought him the NBA Jam Tournament Edition for PlayStation when he was a little kid.

Yeah, exactly. He compared the joy he felt drinking that wine to when his mom bought him the NBA Jam Tournament Edition for PlayStation when he was a little kid.

Well, first of all, the wine itself. I mean, it's just, it's amazing. Like it's somewhere I'd say between like a light red wine and a rosé. It has a beautiful ruby color, like a nose full of red fruits and herbs. It's not too jammy, just like a very unique, vibrant wine. The kind of wine that I want to be drinking all summer. And also, it's a natural wine.

Well, first of all, the wine itself. I mean, it's just, it's amazing. Like it's somewhere I'd say between like a light red wine and a rosé. It has a beautiful ruby color, like a nose full of red fruits and herbs. It's not too jammy, just like a very unique, vibrant wine. The kind of wine that I want to be drinking all summer. And also, it's a natural wine.

Well, first of all, the wine itself. I mean, it's just, it's amazing. Like it's somewhere I'd say between like a light red wine and a rosé. It has a beautiful ruby color, like a nose full of red fruits and herbs. It's not too jammy, just like a very unique, vibrant wine. The kind of wine that I want to be drinking all summer. And also, it's a natural wine.

There's unnatural wines, apparently? Well, I mean, natural is kind of a catch-all term. In this case, it means the winemaker tries to intervene in the fermentation process as little as possible. So they're only using indigenous yeasts. They're not adding any chemical or commercial yeasts. They're not adding additives or sulfites to the wines, as more traditional winemakers would typically do.

There's unnatural wines, apparently? Well, I mean, natural is kind of a catch-all term. In this case, it means the winemaker tries to intervene in the fermentation process as little as possible. So they're only using indigenous yeasts. They're not adding any chemical or commercial yeasts. They're not adding additives or sulfites to the wines, as more traditional winemakers would typically do.

There's unnatural wines, apparently? Well, I mean, natural is kind of a catch-all term. In this case, it means the winemaker tries to intervene in the fermentation process as little as possible. So they're only using indigenous yeasts. They're not adding any chemical or commercial yeasts. They're not adding additives or sulfites to the wines, as more traditional winemakers would typically do.

Yeah. I mean, I hope I'm not that cliche guy, but a lot of natural wine is a little too funky or like weird for my taste because I don't want my wine to smell like a horse stable or I don't want my wine to taste like kombucha.

Yeah. I mean, I hope I'm not that cliche guy, but a lot of natural wine is a little too funky or like weird for my taste because I don't want my wine to smell like a horse stable or I don't want my wine to taste like kombucha.

Yeah. I mean, I hope I'm not that cliche guy, but a lot of natural wine is a little too funky or like weird for my taste because I don't want my wine to smell like a horse stable or I don't want my wine to taste like kombucha.

Well, this wine that I was talking about, it had none of that kombucha flavor. This winemaker, his goal was to let the grapes and the character of the Etna volcanic territory shine through in his wines. And you know, the best part of it is it sells for maybe like $30 a bottle in the US, which, you know, it's quite expensive. It's no like barefoot or two buck chuck.

Well, this wine that I was talking about, it had none of that kombucha flavor. This winemaker, his goal was to let the grapes and the character of the Etna volcanic territory shine through in his wines. And you know, the best part of it is it sells for maybe like $30 a bottle in the US, which, you know, it's quite expensive. It's no like barefoot or two buck chuck.