If when it comes to wine, you want to know everything. In the past, you may have visited a nearby winery to pick a winemaker’s brain and get the details on how to pick out the perfect bottle for a dinner party. Nowadays we can get to know a lot of tricks and tips on who to select and appreciate every bottle of wine better, from the comfort of our sofas. I put together a list of some of the popular and better reviews online wine courses.
Even though I agree that going to a vineyard in a Mediterranean country or California, would way more interesting with the situation we are living doing that might not be possible o super safe during this summer. And as we might to continue with online education, why not give it a try and also learn something about how to pair wines, to identify them based on their aroma, or just to get a bit drunk for educational purposes.
Some even of these courses come with official certification at the end (if you actually want it or need it).
The order of the list is not based depending on which has the best reviews.
- “James Suckling Teaches Wine Appreciation” Via MasterClass
This course is presented by a well-known figure in the wine world. James Suckling, lectures on how to appreciate a bottle of wine is more than you already do. The hosts take the participants to explore the principle aspects of winemaking.
The level to enter this course is not for beginners, but if you are wine connoisseur, it totally the class to take. Even that a certificate is not given, a 38-page guide is provided, and after 2 and a half hours of video, you are ready to impress a bunch of people and know how to store and curate a wine in your house.
- “Getting Started With Wine: Buy Smarter, Taste More” With Skillshare
A familiar voice and face hosted this class, Gary V, gives a 55-minute class on how to buy smarter, host your own tasting party or impress your friends and family. He even dips into the fundamentals of sparkling, white, and red, rounding off his lesson with recommendations for each.
- “Wine 101 – Foundation Online Course” With Napa Valley Wine Academy
If you are looking for a more in-depth course, this one might do the trick. It will help to know why a wine tastes the way it does, the variety of grapes, wine regions around the world, and the process of winemaking. After you complete this course you will have the base and tools to be pair wine with food more efficiently and a much better wine taster. The bad thing about this self-paced course is that is not free, a payment of $99 is needed to start it.
