Wine Primer - Learn Wine From A Certified Sommelier

An engaging intro to wine that turns you into an overnight expert. You've never taken a wine course like this before!

What you'll learn
Become a wine expert in two hours
Pick wines with confidence in all situations—from the restaurant to the housewarming party
How to articulate what you like and don't like with confidence
What “terroir” is and why it’s such a big deal
How wine is made & why it matters
How to read a wine label
The most important wine gear and how to use it
How to see, smell, and taste wine to maximize the experience
The most important white and red grapes
How to pair wine and food
Requirements
No
Description
The idea for Wine Primer came from friends constantly asking for me to teach them wine! It's a distillation of the most important and practical things I've learned about wine throughout my journey becoming a sommelier. I can't tell you how much I wish this course existed when I got started in wine. It would have saved me SO much time, money, and effort.Plus, most wine courses out there are overly academic and boring—but not Wine Primer! I hope you enjoy!

Overview

Section 1: Class Overview

Lecture 1 Meet your instructor

Lecture 2 What this course will give you

Lecture 3 Making the most of this course

Lecture 4 Pre-course quiz: an explanation

Section 2: Setting the record straight on wine

Lecture 5 Intro: why there are so many myths about wine

Lecture 6 "Wine is difficult"

Lecture 7 "Wine has to be memorized"

Lecture 8 "Wine is a game of right and wrong"

Lecture 9 "Wine is pretentious"

Section 3: How wine is made & why it matters

Lecture 10 Intro: unpacking "terroir"

Lecture 11 Wine is place

Lecture 12 Wine is time

Lecture 13 Wine is people and their decisions

Lecture 14 Apply: go taste different terroirs

Section 4: How wine is made and why it matters

Lecture 15 Intro: great winemaking is like great cooking

Lecture 16 Vitification (grape growing)

Lecture 17 Vinification (winemaking)

Lecture 18 Apply: find a favorite producer

Section 5: Making sense of a wine label

Lecture 19 Intro: why wine labels matter

Lecture 20 "Old World" versus "New World"

Lecture 21 Place and quality level

Lecture 22 Organic, natural, biodynamic, vegan, and beyond

Lecture 23 The "spirit" of a wine

Lecture 24 Apply: go read some labels

Section 6: Maximizing your wine experience

Lecture 25 Intro: "goal-driven" wine drinking

Lecture 26 Tips for buying wine in a store

Lecture 27 Tips for buying wine in a restaurant

Lecture 28 Essential wine gear and how to use it: refrigeration

Lecture 29 Essential wine gear and how to use it: the wine key

Lecture 30 Essential wine gear and how to use it: glassware

Lecture 31 Apply: open some bottles at home

Section 7: Tasting, seeing, smelling

Lecture 32 Intro: experiencing common (and uncommon) grapes

Lecture 33 How to see wine

Lecture 34 How to smell wine

Lecture 35 How to taste wine

Lecture 36 The most common white wine grapes (part 1)

Lecture 37 The most common white wine grapes (part 2)

Lecture 38 The most common red wine grapes (part 1)

Lecture 39 The most common red wine grapes (part 2)

Lecture 40 Apply: host a tasting

Section 8: How to pair wine and food

Lecture 41 Intro: why wine and food

Lecture 42 Why you should pair intentionally

Lecture 43 The fundamentals of a great pairing

Lecture 44 Apply: cook a dish and pair it

Section 9: Exploring wine further

Lecture 45 Identifying and articulating what you like (and letting that change)

Section 10: Course wrap up

Lecture 46 Post-course quiz

Lecture 47 Thank you

Wine beginners,Wine lovers who want to learn more,People who want to make more informed wine buying decisions,People who attend or host a lot of dinner parties and want to be more thoughtful about the wine they bring/serve,People who get anxious when they walk into a wine store or see a long wine list,People who have ever felt embarrassed to not know much of anything about wine