Section 1: Class overview

• 1.1 // Meet your instructor (2:29)
• 1.2 // What this course will give you (4:15)
• 1.3 // Making the most of this course (1:28)
• Pre-course quiz (0:14)

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Section 2: Setting the record straight on wine

• 2.1 // Intro: why there are so many myths about wine (0:42)
• 2.2 // "Wine is difficult" (2:14)
• 2.3 // "Wine has to be memorized" (2:17)
• 2.4 // "Wine is a game of right and wrong" (1:23)
• 2.5 // "Wine is pretentious" (1:56)

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Section 3: What “terroir” is and why it’s such a big deal

• 3.1 // Intro: unpacking "terroir" (1:26)
• 3.2 // Wine is place (4:21)
• 3.3 // Wine is time (3:37)
• 3.4 // Wine is people and their decisions (1:32)
• 3.5 // Apply: go taste different terroirs (2:19)

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Section 4: How wine is made & why it matters

• 4.1 // Intro: great winemaking is like great cooking (0:41)
• 4.2 // Vitification (grape growing) (3:14)
• 4.3 // Vinification (winemaking) (3:37)
• 4.4 // Apply: find a favorite producer (0:20)

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Section 5: Making sense of a wine label

• 5.1 // Intro: why wine labels matter (1:12)
• 5.2 // “Old World” versus “New World” (1:44)
• 5.3 // Place and quality level (4:44)
• 5.4 // Organic, natural, biodynamic, vegan, and beyond (3:29)
• 5.5 // The "spirit" of a wine (1:20)
• 5.6 // Apply: go read some labels (0:44)

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Section 6: How to maximize your experience with wine

• 6.1 // Intro: "goal-driven" wine drinking (2:26)
• 6.2 // How to buy wine in a wine store (3:48)
• 6.3 // How to buy wine in a restaurant (6:43)
• 6.4 // Essential wine gear and how to use it: refrigeration (3:12)
• 6.5 // Essential wine gear and how to use it: the wine key (4:19)
• 6.6 // Essential wine gear and how to use it: glassware (4:16)
• 6.7 // Apply: open some bottles at home (0:48)

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Section 7: Tasting, seeing, smelling

• 7.1 // Intro: experiencing common (and uncommon) grapes (1:32)
• 7.2 // How to see wine (3:19)
• 7.3 // How to smell wine (4:56)
• 7.4 // How to taste wine (7:13)
• 7.5 // The most common white wine grapes (part 1) (5:42)
• 7.6 // The most common white wine grapes (part 2) (4:12)
• 7.7 // The most common red wine grapes (part 1) (7:11)
• 7.8 // The most common red wine grapes (part 2) (6:15)
• 7.9 // Apply: host a tasting (0:58)

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Section 8: How to pair wine and food

• 8.1 // Intro: why food and wine (0:38)
• 8.2 // Why you should pair intentionally (2:23)
• 8.3 // The fundamentals of great pairing (2:20)
• 8.4 // Apply: cook a dish and pair it (0:57)

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Section 9: Exploring wine further

• 9.1 // Identifying and articulating what you like (and letting that change) (2:29)

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Section 10: Course wrap up

• Post-course quiz (0:08)
• 10.1 // Thank you (0:34)

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