Christy Canterbury
Wine Masters Class: Austrian Whites, California, Western Loire Valley
Austria makes some of the greatest dry white wines on the planet, both in terms of value and overall quality. The Danube River going through the north-eastern part of the country provides ideal conditions for the rock star white grape varieties Grüner Veltliner and Riesling. You will learn to train your palate and all about the Austrian wine regulations, one of the strictest wine laws in the world and be surprised about two wine and food pairings. Although California is quite a young wine growing area in comprising with the most of the European wine regions, it has a lot of history. You will learn about the ups and downs in the region, including the Judgement of Paris which has put California wines on the map. Learn about the bold Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa and Chardonnay from Sonoma and Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills. The experiment will explain how wine is made from grapes. The Loire Valley is most famous for its castles along the longest river of France, but it is also a very divers wine region. We focus on the western part of the Valley, discussing the wine regions of Touraine, Anjou-Saumur and Nantais. Sur Lie, a wine term that can be found on label of Muscadet wines, will be explained in our experiment. WineMasters Class will help you achieve your (WSET) Wine and Sommelier certificates.
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Wine Masters Class: Southern Rhône, Tuscany, German Burgunders - Pinots
From the friendly and easy-drinking Côte du Rhône to the prestigious Châteauneuf-du-Pape, we will be rolling through the terroirs of the Southern Rhône Valley, discussing red and white wines made of a wide variety of grapes. The influence of oak ageing will be discussed in our experiment and of course how you can detect these influences in the wine. Tuscany is one of the oldest wine regions in Europe and mostly known for Chianti. Christy and Andreas will explain you all about the Sangiovese grape and different wines made from this variety. In the experiment we will focus on tannins, what are tannins and how can you detect them? It is not only in Burgundy where the Pinot family thrives, in Germany the grape varieties are very popular and are called Burgunder here. You will learn about Spätburgunder, Weissburgunder, and Grauburgunder for Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, and Pinot Gris respectively. The experiment will demonstrate that there is much to tell by just looking at a wine. WineMasters Class will help you achieve your (WSET) Wine and Sommelier certificates.
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Wine Masters: Rioja Tempranillo
When all vineyards in France were destroyed by Phylloxera, Rioja's success began. Rioja is known for two things: oak barrels and Tempranillo grapes. The Muga family is one of the few winemakers in the world to do the whole vinification process in wood and still uses eggs to clarify the wine.
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Wine Masters: Penedès Climate Change
In Rías Baixas everyone has a small vegetable garden and vines in their backyard, especially Albariño. The Pazo Señorans family was a pioneer of Rías Baixas and issued its own appellation. Albariño is now being embraced as Spain's best white wine.
Apple TVWine Masters: Rías Baixas - Albariño
In Rías Baixas everyone has a small vegetable garden and vines in their backyard, especially Albariño. The Pazo Señorans family was a pioneer of Rías Baixas and issued its own appellation. Albariño is now being embraced as Spain's best white wine.
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Wine Masters: Priorat Garnacha & Cariñena
The spectacular Priorat area once produced Spain's finest wines. But with Phylloxera and (civil) wars approaching, the vineyards were abandoned. This changed when the young hippie and pioneer Álvaro Palacios decided not to work in his family winery, but to start a winery on the steep hills of Priorat with one goal: to make fine wines from a single variety, as is done at Bordeaux’s famous Château Pétrus, where he was partially trained.
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