Introduction to Wines

Episode 1 – Alcoholic Beverages (The Big Picture)

·         Plant source (fruit, grains and other parts)

·         Fermented beverages vs Distilled beverages

Episode 2 – What is wine?

·         Fruit wine vs wine

Episode 3 – The 4 different types of wines

·         Still wine / table wine / wine

·         Sparkling wine

·         Fortified wine

·         Aromatized wine

Episode 4 – Old World wines vs New World wines

·         6 major New World wines

·         5 Major Old World wines

·         Difference in wine style between the two

Episode 5 – Factors that affect the taste and quality of wine - The Grape Variety

·         Vitis Vinifera

·         Noble grapes

·         Major white grape varieties

·         Major red grape varieties

·         Other interesting grape varieties

Episode 6 - Factors that affect the taste and quality of wine - The concept of soil or terroir

·         Some famous regions and sub regions

Episode 7 - Factors that affect the taste and quality of wine - Viticulture

Episode 8 - Factors that affect the taste and quality of wine - Vinification

Episode 9 - Factors that affect the taste and quality of wine - Weather & Climate

·         What is vintage wine?

Episode 10 - Factors that affect the taste and quality of wine - Aging wine

·         Are all wines aged?

·         What does aging do to wines?

·         Where is aging done?

Episode 11 – Reading a wine label

·         New World vs Old World wine labels

Episode 12 – Storing, opening and serving wine

Episode 13 – Wine and Food matching

Episode 14 – Alcohol and You

·         Are there and benefits to drinking wine / alcohol

·         How does alcohol enter your body and what does it do to your body

·         What are the long and short term effects of alcohol on you.