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Mario Cooks! Mario Cooks!
Posted by: WineSpectatorVideo

Video duration: 399 seconds

Mario Batali is a star chef with a TV show and restaurants in New York and Las Vegas. What's his recipe for success--and satisfying food? Mario sticks close to his Italian roots. Here, he prepares his own spin on ragu bolognese. Enjoy!

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Ripert\ Ripert's Cod Sauté
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Video duration: 357 seconds

New York's Le Bernardin is one of the top restaurants in the United States. Meet chef-owner Eric Ripert and learn to make his exquisite sautéed cod with pea shoots and ginger-lemon-scallio n broth.

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Sabre Champagne Sabre Champagne
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Video duration: 172 seconds

Using a sword is one way to open Champagne; just don't try it at home. Armando Pizzuti, the master sabreur at Royal Plantation in Jamaica, demonstrates his technique.

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Raising the Steaks Raising the Steaks
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Video duration: 220 seconds

Tom Colicchio, chef-owner of Craftsteak, is fanatical about the ingredients he uses in his restaurants. Colicchio joined Wine Spectator senior editor Harvey Steiman to taste--and describe--three types of gourmet beef: grass-fed, corn-fed and wagyu.

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Mario Matches! Mario Matches!
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Video duration: 269 seconds

Mario Batali talks wine pairing with his business partner, Joe Bastianich. The dish is Mario's Ragu Bolognese, which matches beautifully --and rhymes-- with Sangiovese. But what kind of Sangiovese do Mario and Joe pick?

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Top Bordeaux Top Bordeaux
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Video duration: 243 seconds

Why are Bordeaux's top wines called First Growths? And what makes them unique? Learn about this elite group as you meet some of the impressive people behind these blue-chip chateaus.

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Seaver: From Baseball to Wine Seaver: From Baseball to Wine
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Video duration: 165 seconds

Pitcher Tom Seaver led the underdog NY Mets to a miraculous '69 World Series championship. Since then, he's caught winemaking fever and has traded the baseball diamond for a vineyard home on Diamond Mountain, where some of Napa's best Cab grows.

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Boulud\ Boulud's Braise
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Video duration: 202 seconds

At Daniel, Chef Boulud's food is delectable. But, of course, he has a huge, fully-staffed kitchen. Chef proved that you can get the same results in your own kitchen when he invited us into his home and braised a veal shoulder. (It was delicious.)

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Hard Labor 6: Picking and Sorting | Wine Spectator Hard Labor 6: Picking and Sorting | Wine Spectator
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Video duration: 223 seconds

To make good wine, you have to start with good grapes. Bedell Cellar's new winemaker, John Levenberg, explains the meticulous picking and sorting process as he puts Wine Spectator's Eric Arnold to work during harvest on Long Island.

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Lapostolle\ Lapostolle's Clos Apalta
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Video duration: 215 seconds

Alexandra Marnier-Lapostolle purchased an old-vine vineyard in the Colchagua Valley's Apalta region in 1994. Within 3 years, she was making some of Chile's top wines. Listen in as she describes her vineyard jewel to Wine Spectator's James Molesworth.

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Four Chefs Pairing Four Chefs Pairing
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Video duration: 323 seconds

Four of our favorite chefs--Charlie Trotter, Emeril Lagasse, Wolfgang Puck and Mario Batali--cooked up a treat at the New York Wine Experience in 2007. Each created a unique dish and paired it with two wines, one white and one red.

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Biodynamic Man Biodynamic Man
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Video duration: 285 seconds

In this first video of the Green Revolution series, Wine Spectator senior editor Dana Nigro talks with Paul Dolan about the use of biodynamics at Parducci in California's Mendocino County. It affects the vineyard, winery, people -- and the livestock.

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Make Your Own Make Your Own
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Video duration: 159 seconds

Meet a group of people who take their love of wine to the highest level. They make their own! And some of their wines even get rated by Wine Spectator.

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Wine Auction! Wine Auction!
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Video duration: 294 seconds

Learn how to buy wine at auction with Wine Spectator auction correspondent Peter Meltzer, Zachys president Jeff Zacharia and auctioneer Ursula Hermacinski. It can be fun, nerve-wracking and a great investment.

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HowTo: Taste Red Wine HowTo: Taste Red Wine
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Video duration: 207 seconds

How can you taste red wine like a pro? Why should you swirl? What flavors should you look for? To get the answers to these questions --and more-- watch HowTo: Taste Red Wine from Wine Spectator.

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Bordeaux City Tour Bordeaux City Tour
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Video duration: 200 seconds

When visiting Bordeaux, you may be tempted to spend all your time at the top ch?¢teaus. But don't miss the city of Bordeaux, with its beautiful riverfront, 18th century architecture and lively restaurants.

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Perfect Ruby: Masi Amarone Perfect Ruby: Masi Amarone
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Video duration: 204 seconds

What makes Amarone distinctive and delicious are the topics discussed by Wine Spectator senior editor Bruce Sanderson and Sandro Boscainin of Masi, the winery in Veneto, Italy that is known for its Amarone.

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Prime Choice Prime Choice
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Video duration: 230 seconds

Picking wine to pair with great steaks is a tough job, but Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator editor at large, stepped up to the plate at Craftsteak in New York City . Join him as he rates and explains a few pairings with a Washington Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Lafite: Falling in Love Lafite: Falling in Love
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Video duration: 116 seconds

Chateau Lafite Rothschild makes some of the best wine in Bordeaux. No less impressive is the chateau's charming owner, Baron Eric de Rothschild, who sounds a bit like Cupid as he describes his wine.

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Ernie Els: On Top of His Wine Game Ernie Els: On Top of His Wine Game
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Video duration: 153 seconds

Ernie Els is already one of South Africa's most famous golfers. He's also becoming known for his impressive wines, which are made with Ernie's life-long friend and business partner, Jean Engelbrecht, in South Africa's Stellenbosch region.

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Gaia Gaja: Returning Home Gaia Gaja: Returning Home
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Video duration: 149 seconds

What reminds you of home? For Gaia, Angelo Gaja's daughter, it's a bottle of Barbaresco.

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Chocolate & Wine Pairing | Wine Spectator Chocolate & Wine Pairing | Wine Spectator
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Video duration: 252 seconds

Wine and chocolate?! Find a match made in heaven. Your guide is Wine Spectator's Harvey Steiman, who tastes a few harmonious pairings and warns you about less than harmonious combinations.

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Hard Labor: Clean that Vat! | Wine Spectator Hard Labor: Clean that Vat! | Wine Spectator
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Video duration: 127 seconds

When it comes to cleaning a big wood fermenting vat, scrubbing is the easy part. See Eric Arnold do hard labor as he completes his task at Wölffer Estate on Long Island.

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Helen Turley: Marcassin Pinot Noir Helen Turley: Marcassin Pinot Noir
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Video duration: 239 seconds

California Pinots are red hot and Marcassin, located on the Sonoma Coast, produces some of the state's top Pinots. Helen Turley makes the wines and her husband, John Wetlaufer, grows the grapes. We caught up with the dynamic duo at harvesttime.

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Lynch-Bages\ Lynch-Bages' Cazes
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Video duration: 184 seconds

Come visit Château Lynch-Bages with Jean-Michel Cazes, the heart of this esteemed Bordeaux château. You might also glimpse why he's a recipient of Wine Spectator's Distinguished Service Award.

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