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Wine (learning/beginners course)
Posted on 7/8/21 at 7:11 pm
Posted on 7/8/21 at 7:11 pm
Anyone have any good online resources they would recommend for someone who enjoys wine, but doesn’t particularly know a lot about it?
I’m planning a trip to Italy for September/Octoberish of 2022 and intend to spend 3 or 4 days in the Tuscany region just popping around to different towns and wineries and would really like to increase my wine knowledge/appreciation to increase my enjoyment.
I’m planning a trip to Italy for September/Octoberish of 2022 and intend to spend 3 or 4 days in the Tuscany region just popping around to different towns and wineries and would really like to increase my wine knowledge/appreciation to increase my enjoyment.
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Posted on 7/8/21 at 7:29 pm to DukeSilver
I would try your local wine stores. Steve Staples (works for a local distributor) used to do a series courses thur LSU's leisure courses, this was 25-30 years ago that we took them, he ran a series of 5 or 6 different regions of the wine world until a few years ago (decade?). Probably doesn't help you now, but those are options to investigate.
Posted on 7/8/21 at 8:24 pm to DukeSilver
If you're in Tuscany there are two enotecas that are must visits. You'll get a better sampling of the region at them than at any single vineyard.
Enoteca Falorni in Greve and Enoteca la Fortezza di Montalcino. They're the two best that I've been to anywhere.
Enoteca Falorni in Greve and Enoteca la Fortezza di Montalcino. They're the two best that I've been to anywhere.
Posted on 7/8/21 at 10:12 pm to DukeSilver
Can't speak to classes or the like.
My strategy when recreationally trying to learn about a large, overwhelming topic is to jump into the deep end and then just diligently go down rabbit holes when I come across something I don't know, which is often.
There are a lot of wine forums you could check out. Reddit has a wine page that is very beginner oriented and friendly. Or on the other end, WineBerserkers is probably the most obnoxious, pretentious wine forum on the internet. It's also overflowing with people who have incredible collections and have vast knowledge. It's a great place to spend hours reading about specific wine topics or debates and then working backwards - taking those specific discussions and researching them from specific to general.
It's time consuming but it absolutely works.
My strategy when recreationally trying to learn about a large, overwhelming topic is to jump into the deep end and then just diligently go down rabbit holes when I come across something I don't know, which is often.
There are a lot of wine forums you could check out. Reddit has a wine page that is very beginner oriented and friendly. Or on the other end, WineBerserkers is probably the most obnoxious, pretentious wine forum on the internet. It's also overflowing with people who have incredible collections and have vast knowledge. It's a great place to spend hours reading about specific wine topics or debates and then working backwards - taking those specific discussions and researching them from specific to general.
It's time consuming but it absolutely works.
Posted on 7/8/21 at 10:22 pm to r3lay3r
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Steve Staples (works for a local distributor) used to do a series courses thur LSU's leisure courses, this was 25-30 years ago that we took them
We might have been in the same class
He did a course at that time at a restaurant that was then called Jack's Grill, near Bocage. It was upstairs. Might have been part of the desteffani (spelling?) family of restaurants. Anyhow, it was a good intro course for the much-younger me.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 6:39 am to DukeSilver
First step is to get a copy of Kevin Zraly’s Windows on the World wine book. It’s a fantastic primer of all the various wine regions, grapes, etc… that will give you a pretty good understanding of say why a red wine from Burgundy is made with pinot noir but isn’t called pinot noir.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:02 am to BlackenedOut
quote:I was looking at "The World Atlas of Wine 8th Edition" based on a ton of recommendations I'm seeing online, do you have any experience with that one? I'll take a look at the one you mentioned as well.
First step is to get a copy of Kevin Zraly’s Windows on the World wine book. It’s a fantastic primer of all the various wine regions, grapes, etc… that will give you a pretty good understanding of say why a red wine from Burgundy is made with pinot noir but isn’t called pinot noir.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:02 am to VABuckeye
quote:I was just watching a Rick Steves video where he mentioned an enoteca around Lake Como so I was looking in to those, I'll put the two you mentioned on the list for research thanks.
If you're in Tuscany there are two enotecas that are must visits. You'll get a better sampling of the region at them than at any single vineyard.
Enoteca Falorni in Greve and Enoteca la Fortezza di Montalcino. They're the two best that I've been to anywhere.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:03 am to Pettifogger
quote:Yeah this is pretty much what I do as well, endless rabbit holes.
Can't speak to classes or the like.
My strategy when recreationally trying to learn about a large, overwhelming topic is to jump into the deep end and then just diligently go down rabbit holes when I come across something I don't know, which is often.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 10:29 am to DukeSilver
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I was looking at "The World Atlas of Wine 8th Edition" based on a ton of recommendations I'm seeing online, do you have any experience with that one? I'll take a look at the one you mentioned as well.
I have this, it's great. If you get it, at some point it'll be the definitive resource for you. But I really think Wine Folly is a great book as well, it's extremely easy to digest and well laid out. You're probably like me and want to skip to the good stuff, but it's cheap and it's a really good primer with plenty of depth no matter what knowledge level you're at.
SOMMTV is worth checking out too. I don't have a subscription anymore, but they have blind tasting videos that are really entertaining and a bunch of other stuff. I suspect someone wanting to nerd out would be able to learn a lot.
This post was edited on 7/9/21 at 10:32 am
Posted on 7/9/21 at 3:33 pm to DukeSilver
I have that one and go to it routinely. But it’s more an encyclopedia. The Zraly book is more instructional and based off the classes he ran for decades at the World Trade Center. So it’s easier for a beginner or expert to follow.
Posted on 7/9/21 at 4:12 pm to BlackenedOut
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I have that one and go to it routinely. But it’s more an encyclopedia. The Zraly book is more instructional and based off the classes he ran for decades at the World Trade Center. So it’s easier for a beginner or expert to follow.
Ah gotcha, I'll start with that one then and then move on the the Atlas.
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