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An Expert Guide to Enjoying Wine
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What's Included
Understand the language of wine
Learn how to taste wine
How to buy well in a supermarket
Pairing food with wine
An Expert Guide to Enjoying Wine
25 lessons | 6 hours
Forget the jargon. Wine doesn’t have to be complicated. In this course, award-winning wine expert Helen McGinn brings her down to earth approach to give you a straight-talking, practical guide to wine. You’ll learn how to taste, choose, and pair wine with confidence for any occasion. You’ll discover how wine is made, what actually matters on a label, and how to develop a palate that helps you find wine you love and navigate the supermarket shelves. You’ll even learn how to host your own wine tasting, so you can put your new skills to the test with friends.
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I love the way that wine brings people together, and I love knowing what’s in my glass and the story behind it. All of these wines have a story that puts the wine into context - and that for me is all part of the joy of your glass of wine
— Helen McGinn
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Lesson Plan
25 LESSONS / 6 HOURS
Meet Helen
An international wine judge and a hugely respected industry expert, Helen McGinn is also an award-winning, best-selling author and a beloved broadcaster renowned for cutting through the jargon to help everyone drink better wine.
How to go on a journey of wine discovery - Part 1
It’s very possible that you’ve been favouring and drinking the same wine for years. However, this means you’re missing out on a wealth of delicious wines that are just waiting to be discovered.
How to go on a journey of wine discovery - Part 2
With thousands of different wines out there, it can be difficult to know where to begin. My advice is to start simple and focus on one grape variety at a time, slowly exploring all it has to offer.
The language of wine - Part 1
The way wine is talked about can sometimes be very confusing, but with just a few keywords and phrases under your belt, you’ll quickly find it much easier to understand.
The language of wine - Part 2
As well as keywords, it’s also helpful to familiarise yourself with some simple concepts.
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