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A Friendly Introduction to Wine
This course is perfect for someone brand new to wine, or for someone who enjoys wine already and would like to learn more. Course includes food, 4 wines to taste, course handouts, textbook, and discount offers from local vendors. Course Length - approximately 2 hours.

  • Tasting Technique
  • Discernable Flavors in Wine
  • Basic Wine Vocabulary
  • Common Wine Varietals
  • Winemaking Process
  • Reading Wine Labels
  • Brief Wine History
  • Buying and Ordering Wine
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- Joni Jones

 
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