Why is Cabernet a Great Dane? Is Merlot a Doberman or a Golden Retriever? Which wine is “Best in Show”? By popular demand, Mark unleashes another video equating wine with dogs, this time covering basic red wine types.

Featured wines:
Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais-Villages “Flower Label” 2009 (France, $10)
Souverain Merlot Alexander Valley 2008 (California, $17)
Bodega Catena Malbec Mendoza 2008 (Argentina, $20)
Dashe Zinfandel Dry Creek Valley 2007 (California, $23)
Chateau Monbousquet 1994 (France, $60)
Cameron Hughes Cabernet Sauvignon “Lot 189” (California, $22)
Ghislaine & Bernard Marechal Chorey-les-Beaune 2004 (France, $22)
Willamette Valley Vineyards Pinot Noir Whole Cluster Fermented 2009 (Oregon, $19)
“Dog label” in introduction: Finnegan’s Lake “FIN” Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

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Shake Shack and wine? Yes, please. Though red Burgundy is never cheap, Mark reveals a strategy to find good bottles at the lower end of the price spectrum. Like seeking a humble burger from a celebrated restaurateur or chef (read: the veritable Shake Shack!), Mark suggests sourcing red Burgundy in its humblest form (the basic, generic “Bourgogne”) from a top producer (here, the acclaimed Domaine Leroy).

Featured wine:

Leroy Bourgogne Rouge 1999 (France, $30)

Other top sources of the basic-level “Bourgogne”:
Bouchard
Champy
Faiveley
Louis Jadot
Michel Lafarge
Mungeret-Gibourg
Joseph Drouhin
Laboure-Roi
Nicolas Potel
Olivier Leflaive

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Old wine in a new light: Visiting the room of his youth, Mark reacquaints himself with a door of stickers, a Caddyshack poster, and his very first wine refrigerator. From the last, Mark retrieves a California Cabernet Sauvignon with 24 years of age, the first wine he ever collected. He uses it to demonstrate how a wine ages and the special appearance, aromas, and tastes such a mature wine can offer.

Featured wine:
Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon 1987 (California, originally $18)

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Grower Champagne (and the Marie Antoinette Glass):

Champagne and other sparklers pair perfectly with a wide array of food, not the least of which are french fries.  Mark also recommends drinking bubbly from the rare, breast-inspired coupe, a glass once prized for its glamour but now hard to find

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