Italian Wines Master Course

  Let's Get Started

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• About This Master Course Preview
• Meet Your Sommelier, Eric Preview

  Welcome to Italy!

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• Italy, the Multicolored Boot Preview
• The Wine Regions of Italy Start
• Italian Wine: A Record Breaker Start
• Regions in Northwest Italy Start
• Regions in Northeast Italy Start
• Regions in Central Italy Start
• Regions in Southern Italy Start
• Island Regions of Italy Start

  Sparkling White and Rosé Wines

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• What Are Sparkling White and Rosé Wines? Start
• Franciacorta Start
• Prosecco Start

  Light-bodied White Wines

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• What Are Light-bodied White Wines? Start
• Pinot Grigio Start
• Trentodoc Start
• Lucido (Catarratto) Start
• Lugana Start
• Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Start

  Full-bodied White Wines

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• What Are Full-bodied White Wines? Start
• Greco di Tufo Start
• Vermentino di Gallura Start

  Aromatic White Wines

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• What Makes a Wine Aromatic? Start
• Gewürztraminer Start
• Müller-Thurgau Start

  Rosé Wines

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• What Are Rosé Wines? Start
• Rosé Wines from Puglia Start

  Sparkling Red Wines

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• What Are Sparkling Red Wines? Start
• Lambrusco Start

  Medium-bodied Red Wines

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• What Are Medium-bodied Red Wines? Start

  Full-bodied Red Wines

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• What Are Full-bodied Red Wines? Preview
• Amarone della Valpolicella Start
• Barolo Start
• Brunello di Montalcino Start
• Chianti Classico Start
• Sagrantino di Montefalco Start
• Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Start

  Dessert Wines

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• What Are Dessert Wines? Start
• Vin Santo Start

  Basics of Wine Serving

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• How to Open a Bottle of Wine (0:51) Start
• Choosing the Right Wine Glass Start
• Wine Serving Temperatures Start

  How To Read Italian Wine Labels

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• Wine Laws in the European Union and Italy Start
• Wine and European Union Regulations Start
• Wine and Italian Regulations Start
• Italian Wine Labels Start

  What Is Inside a Bottle of Wine?

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• What Exactly Is Wine? Preview
• Over 80% Is Water Start
• Different Types of Alcohol Start
• Residual Sugar From the Fermentation Process Start
• Acids in Wine Start
• Wines Contain Minerals Start
• Aromas in Wine Start
• Phenols Affect the Taste, Color, and Texture of Wine Start
• Sulfites Are Important Start
• Traces of Amino Acids in Wine Start

  The Aromas in Wine

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• What Are Aromas? Preview
• Aromas From the Vine Start
• Aromas From the Fermentation Process Start
• Aromas From the Aging Process Start

  How Wine Is Made: The Grapevine

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• Let's Start From the Very Beginning Start
• Vitis Vinifera, a.k.a. Wine Grapevine Start
• Where Are Wine Grapes Grown? Start
• Grapevine Diseases Start
• How the French Wine Industry Almost Died in the 1800s Start

  How Wine Is Made: The Environment

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• The Key Elements to Growing Wine Grapes Start
• Sun Exposure Start
• Climate Start
• Composition of the Soil Start
• Terroir Start