Wine In 9: The Complete Wine Tasting Course

Winemaker Mike Mazey's unique guide to maximizing enjoyment and confidence when buying, drinking and talking about wine

What you'll learn
Learn to connect the grapegrowing and winemaking processes to what you are smelling and tasting in your glass.
Go step-by-step through the process of tasting.
Discover techniques for training both your palate and your memory for detecting aromas and flavours.
Learn a unique 3-step approach to building and expanding your wine knowledge over your lifetime.
Collect ideas for your next wine tasting by replicating some of the demonstrations in the course.
Learn not just the label jargon but the approaches to classifying quality that underpin them.
Requirements
Wine glasses, corkscrew, maybe a decanter if you already have one, and wine!
A passion for wanting to get the most out of your wine tasting
Description
Build Your Confidence with Wine and Maximize Your Drinking PleasureLife is too short not to get the most out of your wine drinking experience. When your confidence in wine is strengthened, you will experience these joyful moments far more frequently and with a heightened sense of both awareness and pleasure, based on the knowledge, skills and insight that you will gain in this course.Along the way, learn how to tackle potential obstacles to your wine enjoyment, such as:The anxiety you might feel when choosing a single bottle from the hundreds on the shelves of your wine storeChoosing a wine from a restaurant wine list when none of the producers on offer are known to youOvercoming the feeling of not being able to detect any single, identifiable aroma or flavour in a wineBeing confused over which wine to pair with which food because of the conflicting advice that is out thereNot being able to understand what the terms on the wine label are indicating to youKnowing when to reject a wine because of a wine faultSelecting a wine for yourself or others based on their dietary choice or allergiesPractical demonstrations for those ‘aha’ momentsMike Mazey is not only a flying winemaker but a seasoned educator. Throughout the course, Mike applies his teaching experience to practical demonstrations that lead to a deeper understanding of wine. Feel free to replicate these demonstrations and tasting suggestions at your next home wine tasting with friends and family and relish the ‘aha’ moments that will surely follow.Wine’s Tipping PointsThroughout the course, you will be presented with both knowledge and practical suggestions that will build your wine confidence. The course structure is designed so that key insights are reached before going to the next level in a 3-step process for each of the three main wine types. This provides the framework for a lifetime of fun and fulfilment as your wine knowledge and experience grows.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to the course

Lecture 2 Basic wine equipment

Lecture 3 Serving temperatures

Lecture 4 Easily confused wine words

Section 2: How grapes are grown and how wine is made

Lecture 5 How grapes are grown

Lecture 6 Organic and biodynamic wines

Lecture 7 What makes for a great vintage?

Lecture 8 Red wine production

Lecture 9 Making tea: red wine and rosé

Lecture 10 White winemaking

Lecture 11 Tasting notes and linking cause to effect

Section 3: Tasting and describing wine

Lecture 12 The 7 S's of wine tasting

Lecture 13 Describing a wine's appearance

Lecture 14 Where do wine aromas come from?

Lecture 15 Blind tasting and the colour of aromas

Lecture 16 Tastes versus flavours

Lecture 17 Appearance: tears/legs

Lecture 18 How to write tasting notes

Lecture 19 Wine textures

Lecture 20 Improving your palate

Section 4: Introduction to the "Wine in 9" grid

Lecture 21 Ripeness

Lecture 22 Varietally-driven wines

Lecture 23 Process-driven wines

Lecture 24 Terroir-driven wines and wine complexity

Lecture 25 Terroir examples

Section 5: Wine in 9 – Sparkling Wines

Lecture 26 Opening sparkling wine

Lecture 27 Varietally-driven sparkling wine

Lecture 28 Process-driven sparkling wine

Lecture 29 Terroir-driven sparkling Wine

Section 6: Wine in 9 – Still Wines

Lecture 30 Varietally-driven still wines – part 1

Lecture 31 Varietally-driven still wines – part 2

Lecture 32 Process-driven still wines

Lecture 33 Process-driven still, sweet wines

Lecture 34 Terroir-driven still wines

Section 7: Wine in 9 – Fortified Wines

Lecture 35 Varietally-driven fortified wine

Lecture 36 Process-driven fortified wine

Lecture 37 Terroir-driven fortified wine

Section 8: Wine and food pairing principles

Lecture 38 Vinotypes

Lecture 39 Wine and food myths

Lecture 40 Wine and food pairing principles

Section 9: Choosing, buying and storing wine

Lecture 41 Wine labelling

Lecture 42 Allergens and wines for vegans and vegetarians

Lecture 43 How to buy wine

Lecture 44 Reasons to reject wine

Section 10: Bonus: Lifelong wine education

Lecture 45 Bonus Lecture: Taking your wine knowledge to the next level

This course is designed for anyone who has a healthy interest in wine and wants to learn more. As such, no previous knowledge is required.,People at all levels of wine knowledge will benefit from the approach this course takes as ways of broadening and deepening your understanding are explained at each of the 3 levels built into the framework.,Those who are studying for WSET certificates at level 2 or above in English, especially when English is not their mother tongue, will benefit from the slow, clear explanation of the more technical concepts discussed in the course.