Watch The Instant Sommelier: Choosing Your Best Wine

2023
1 Season

Cut through the complexity of wine with eight down-to-earth, practical, and accessible episodes that will take the intimidation factor out of choosing, drinking, and enjoying wines, led by Professor Paul Wagner, who has dedicated his career to what he calls “democratizing wine appreciation."

The Instant Sommelier: Choosing Your Best Wine is a series that ran for 1 seasons (7 episodes) between November 1, 2023 and on The Great Courses

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Seasons

8. Having Fun with Wine

November 1, 2023

Wine isn't just another drink. It's part of a meal, part of a celebration, or maybe just a celebration in itself. This episode will lead you through the ways that wine can add joy to lots of different occasions and guide you to find the ones that might be best for you or for your guests to enjoy in any situation.

7. The Wine Service Ritual in Restaurants

November 1, 2023

There are few things that cause as much anxiety as ordering wine at a fine dining restaurant. And yet, it doesn

6. The History of Wine: From Babylon to James Bond

November 1, 2023

Since the beginning of recorded history, wine has enjoyed a special place in social celebrations around the world. In this episode, follow the course of wine

5. Choosing Sparkling and Dessert Wines

November 1, 2023

While 90 percent of the world's wines fall into the categories of red and white, here is where we discover the rest, from sparkling wines to legendary dessert wines and aperitifs. Sure, sparkling wine may be perfect for celebrations, but by the time we are done with this episode, you'll use it for far more than that. And you'll have a lot of other wines that will serve just as well.

4. Choosing Red Wines

November 1, 2023

Now that you have a firm grip on white wines, tackle red wines using the same basic techniques. And since there are even more styles of red wine than white, this one will be even more fun (and more helpful in your visits to a restaurant or wine shop).

2. Key Elements in Wine and How to Taste Them

November 1, 2023

When sommeliers talk about wine, they focus on a few key elements that define wine style and character. Now that you know how to use your senses to taste wine, let's use those tools to identify these elements and help you understand them. And in the meantime, this will also let you speak to those crazy sommeliers in their own language!

1. How to Explore Your Glass of Wine

November 1, 2023

In this episode, explore how to use four of our five senses to explore a glass of wine, and what these senses can tell us not only about the wine, but also about our own taste profiles and sensitivities. This is the first step toward determining which wines we really like the best.

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The Instant Sommelier: Choosing Your Best Wine is a series that ran for 1 seasons (7 episodes) between November 1, 2023 and on The Great Courses

Where to Watch The Instant Sommelier: Choosing Your Best Wine

The Instant Sommelier: Choosing Your Best Wine is available for streaming on the The Great Courses website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch The Instant Sommelier: Choosing Your Best Wine on demand at Amazon Prime and Amazon.