The Simple, At-Home Guide to Tasting Wine Like an Expert

Learn everything you would learn while tasting wine in a beautiful, rustic vineyard. This 5-lesson course will bring out new and exciting flavors in every wine you drink.

Featuring Murphy Perng , Certified Wine Consultant

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Format
Lesson delivered weekly to your inbox
Duration
5 weeks, 1 tasting lesson per week
Time
30 minutes per tasting lesson

What you will learn

  • The scents and appearance of various fine wines
  • 30+ flavors you didn't know to look out for in wine
  • Why different wines taste, smell, and look the way they do
  • The 5 important characteristics that make a wine balanced (or not)
  • How to feel confident you're bringing good wine to your next dinner party

Why should you take this course?

  1. You're curious about the wine you drink. Ever wonder how the simple green and purple grapes you can buy at the grocery store are responsible for an age-old delicacy, with hundreds of varietals and a rich worldwide history? Find out with this ultimate introductory wine course.
  2. You want to refine your palate. You can tell the difference between a white and a red wine, sure, but you're not exactly certain where to go from there. Get a comprehensive overview of the many characteristics that make each kind of wine unique.
  3. You want an excuse to have some at-home wine tastings. Who doesn't need a nice distraction after work? Our weekly tasting lessons will be a loads of fun to have on your calendar, we promise.


Course Overview

5 tasting lessons

Using Your Senses
Learning the Wine Basics
Picking Out Notes in the Wine
Evaluating Your Wine
Pairing Your Wine


Meet the Expert

Murphy Perng
Certified Wine Consultant
Murphy Perng is a Wine Consultant and the Founder and Host of Matter of Wine, a business that produces educational wine events, including team-building experiences, networking events, and private parties. Based in Los Angeles, California, Murphy has served as a Wine Educator for clients such as Google, Buzzfeed, Tiktok, Snapchat, and Equinox and been featured on National Geographic and The Somm Journal. Murphy possesses her WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) Level 3 Advanced Certification.
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What are others saying?

Dave

This had broad appeal to our Zoom family. It was something mutual to discuss when we could get together online!

Marian Cabral

It was informative in that it was explained in an easy, demonstrative format for individuals seeking to enjoy the pleasures of wine.

Chan Vam

I like knowing what tannins are and the names of different flavors of wine, like the difference between Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

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