In 1874 a list of “allowed grapes” in the Bordeaux blend included over 25 different red and 10 white grapes.
Read about this brief history and why.
Read MoreGrapes that are long gone from the Bordeaux Blend
Wine Education
German Masterclass presentation and wines
Prezi from the German Masterclass with Fernando Beteta, MS at Tenzing Wine & Spirits
Read MoreBlind Tasting 8 wines using the Deductive Tasting Grid.
Common descriptors for grapes/wines from New and Old World. I used the Court of Master Sommelier deductive tasting grid.
Read MorePictures of soil types from wine regions around the world
An ongoing gallery of soil types of famous wine regions of the world.
Read MoreVideo! French winemaking terms.
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The process for vinifying red Bourgogne wines -- diagram created by the Bourgogne Wine Board. www.bourgogne-wines.com
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This map illustrates about 100 of Tokaj's 389 single vineyards. Map courtesy of cartographer András Ede Molnár.
© 2017 by András Ede Molnár
Video! Google Earth Tours of Tokaj Wine Region.
These are two videos I created for the Advanced Sommelier Course for the Court of Master Sommeliers in 2016. The videos were part of the Tokaj lecture, lead by Shayn Bjornholm, MS and Roger Dagorn, MS. I worked with them to highlight the most famous towns and vineyards.
This is a brief overview of the region.
Chablis Masterclass with Master Sommelier Fernando Beteta.
After the popularity of the Chablis Masterclass I lead at Chicago "Somm boot camp", I'll be bringing this lecture back to a limit of 40 seats. We'll be tasting some of my favorite producers. Don't miss this class
Read MoreInteractive map of Jerez-Xeres-Sherry vineyards. Pagos.
Map of some of the major vineyards in Jerez-Xeres-Sherry.
Read MoreChampagne bottle sizes. Quarter bottle to Melchizedek (40 bottles)
What do you call a bottle of Champagne that fits 30 liters of wine? This graphic helps.
Read MoreInteractive Map of Chablis Grand Cru 'Les Clos' by parcel with all owners.
I mapped out the parcels of Les Clos, arguably the best vineyard of Chablis Grand Cru. Click on the interactive map to view the ownership.
Read MoreMatch the vintage to the label of Mouton Rothschild. Every artist label back to 1945.
Can you guess the vintage and the artist on each label of Mouton? Every label back to 1945.
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