Sommelier School Lesson 19 – Mosel, Rheingau, Rheinhessen Hello again everyone. Now that we got the basics of German wine and wine law out of the way, let’s get into the the wine-growing regions. To help out with this I need to introduce
Sommelier School Lesson 18 – Introduction to Germany Guten Tag, studenten. And that’s about as much German as I’ll attempt. I hope everyone had an outstanding winter break. Today we will do an overview of German wine and German wine laws. Germany has
Sommelier School Lesson 17 – Southern Italy, Sicily, Sardinia Southern Italy. While this part of Italy doesn’t have the marquis wines of the the North and Central Italy, there are still plenty of quality wines from this area. This week we will cover not only
***Switched to the blip.tv player until I can resolve the syncing issue with Viddler*** Sommelier School Lesson 16 – Central Italy The heart of Italy is where we are going this week. This is the home of Chianti. One of the most well known of
Sommelier School Lesson 15 – Northweast Italy The next stop on our Tour of Italy takes us to the Northeast part of the country. This area comprises of Trentino – Alto Adige, Veneto, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Their white wines are typically acidic, crisp, and
Sommelier School Lesson 14 – Northwest Italy OK, so now that we’ve established some general terms and information about Italy, It’s time to get more specific. This week we start with Northwest Italy. This is the region that includes the Piemonte (Piedmont) region.
Sommelier School Lesson 13 – Introduction to Italy Ah Italia. For many, this is where modern winemaking has its roots. Italy has been making wine for 4,000 years. While Italy didn’t invent wine, She was responsible for spreading it to much of Europe. The
Sommelier School Lesson 12 – Champagne Ah, Champagne. The jewel of France and all sparkling wine. While almost every country that produces wine also produces a sparkling wine, Champagne is definitely considered the best as a category. What makes it so special? Many things.
Sommelier School Lesson 11 – Alsace Alsace. Throughout its history the Alsace region (and the Lorraine region to a certain extent) has been tossed between Germany and France. It is located in the northeast corner of France between the Vosges mountains and the Rhine
Sommelier School Lesson 10 – The Loire Valley Today we are going to cover the Loire Valley. This part of France is a bit unusual. It stretches over 600 miles from the Atlantic to the interior of the country along the Loire River. It
