Wine 201: Taste It, Read It, Talk About It

You already know what you like. You just do not have the words for it yet, which means you end up pointing at labels and hoping. This is the class that fixes that. Six wines chosen purely for what they demonstrate: one is here to show you what acid does, one to show you what tannin does, and one is far sweeter than you would guess tasting it blind, which turns out to be the most useful ninety seconds of the night. We cover the five things actually happening in your glass, which parts of a back label mean something and which are pure marketing, and how to walk into any shop and come out with the right bottle instead of a shrug. Come in curious, leave dangerous. Every wine we open is available from the shop when we finish, which is a good way to test the new vocabulary on your way out. Good timing too, since the holidays are when you suddenly have to buy wine for other people.