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21 matching classes
- 01Open class
Level 1 · 4 min 40 sec
How to taste wine without making things up
Complete two written observations: smell strength after swirling and mouth sensation after a sip.
- Sensory foundation
- 02Open class
Level 1 · 4 min 1 sec
Aroma, taste and flavour
Distinguish smell, basic taste and physical sensation before combining them.
- Sensory foundation
- 03Open class
Level 1 · 4 min 25 sec
Acidity: find the mouthwatering
Recognize sourness and mouthwatering while distinguishing drying.
- Sensory foundation
- 04Open class
Level 1 · 4 min 20 sec
Tannin: why wine grips your mouth
Distinguish astringent drying, bitterness and lack of sweetness.
- Red
- Sensory foundation
- 05Open class
Level 1 · 5 min 24 sec
Sweetness, body and warmth
Describe sweetness, apparent weight and alcohol warmth independently before combining them.
- Sensory foundation
- 06Open class
Level 1 · 4 min 29 sec
What makes a wine work?
Support an assessment using intensity, finish, complexity and balance without equating them with preference.
- Sensory foundation
- 07Open class
Level 1 · 4 min 35 sec
Your brain is in the glass
Distinguish expectation from observation and interpret a retaste without overclaiming.
- Sensory foundation
- 08Open class
Level 1 · 4 min 21 sec
Build your first tasting note
Combine sensory evidence, a supported judgment and a practical preference; complete Level 1.
- Sensory foundation
- 09Open class
Level 2 · 9 min 48 sec
The case of two Chardonnays
Use structure and fruit direction to form a broad climate hypothesis—without turning it into a verdict.
- Chardonnay
- Chablis
- White
- Climate study
- 10Open class
Level 2 · 9 min 5 sec
Chardonnay at the mixing desk
Hear Chardonnay as the base track, then separate the cellar controls that may shape the final mix.
- Chardonnay
- Chablis
- White
- Grape deep dive
- 11Open class
Level 2 · 9 min 19 sec
Sauvignon Blanc beyond aroma bingo
Build a Sauvignon Blanc style hypothesis from a whole pattern—not one enthusiastic aroma.
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Sémillon
- Loire
- White
- Grape deep dive
- 12Open class
Level 2 · 9 min 6 sec
Riesling and the sweetness trap
Walk Riesling's sweetness-acidity tightrope without assuming the grape, region, or Kabinett category gives away the answer.
- Riesling
- Germany
- White
- Grape deep dive
- 13Open class
Level 2 · 9 min 1 sec
Pinot Gris: texture has a history
Use one grape's different tailoring to connect texture with ripeness and production choices.
- Pinot Grigio
- Pinot Gris
- Italy
- White
- Grape deep dive
- 14Open class
Level 2 · 8 min 59 sec
Cabernet: build the frame
Separate grape tendency from style with A Cabernet-led · Old World-style, B Cabernet-led · New World-style, C Merlot-led · Old World-style, and D Merlot-led · New World-style.
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Bordeaux
- Red
- Grape deep dive
- 15Open class
Level 2 · 8 min 59 sec
Pinot Noir: pale is not simple
Recognise typical Pinot Noir relationships while allowing riper, darker, and firmer expressions.
- Pinot Noir
- Burgundy
- Red
- Grape deep dive
- 16Open class
Level 2 · 9 min 6 sec
Build your red-wine toolkit
Compare Syrah, Grenache, and Merlot as structural roles rather than flash cards.
- Syrah
- Shiraz
- Rhône
- Red
- Grape deep dive
- 17Open class
Level 3 · 5 min 52 sec
The vine's year
Follow the vine from dormancy through harvest and connect each vulnerable stage to its real risks.
- Climate study
- 18Open class
Level 3 · 3 min 30 sec
Ripeness is a negotiation
Connect harvest timing to several forms of grape maturity instead of one magic number.
- Syrah
- Red
- Wine science
- 19Open class
Level 3 · 4 min 10 sec
Soil without the magic rocks
Explain soil through water, air, temperature, nutrients, biology, roots, and management.
- Mosel
- Wine science
- 20Open class
Level 3 · 4 min 26 sec
Slope, aspect, altitude, and water
Read a vineyard as a solar-and-water system inside its regional climate.
- Mosel
- Climate study
- 21Open class
Level 3 · 3 min 01 sec
Canopy, yield, and vine balance
Connect canopy arrangement, crop load, vigour, sunlight, airflow, and reserves.
- Wine science