Video Wine Reviews and Education – 1337 Wine

 
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Lesson 19 – Mosel, Rheingau, Rheinhessen
Hello again everyone. Now that we got the basics of German wine and wine law out of the way, let’s get into the the wine-growing regions. To help out with this I need to introduce you to a few more terms. While we talked about how German wine [...]

 
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Lesson 18 – Introduction to Germany
 
Guten Tag, studenten. And that’s about as much German as I’ll attempt. I hope everyone had an outstanding winter break. Today we will do an overview of German wine and German wine laws. Germany has 13 different “quality” wine-growing regions. It also has a different philosophy to categorizing wine [...]

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Lesson 17 – Southern Italy, Sicily, Sardinia
Southern Italy. While this part of Italy doesn’t have the marquis wines of the the North and Central Italy, there are still plenty of quality wines from this area. This week we will cover not only the southern part of the country, but also Sicily and Sardinia.
First, it’s [...]

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Lesson 16 – Central Italy
The heart of Italy is where we are going this week. This is the home of Chianti. One of the most well known of Italian wines. Images of straw-encased bottles of wine in Italian restaurants come to [...]

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Lesson 15 – Northweast Italy
 
The next stop on our Tour of Italy takes us to the Northeast part of the country. This area comprises of Trentino – Alto Adige, Veneto, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Their white wines are typically acidic, crisp, and fresh. Their reds can full-bodied. Like with many areas, there are some [...]

 
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Lesson 14 – Northwest Italy
 
OK, so now that we’ve established some general terms and information about Italy, It’s time to get more specific. This week we start with Northwest Italy. This is the region that includes the Piemonte (Piedmont) region. There are a few other areas here, but Piemonte is the best known. [...]

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Lesson 13 – Introduction to Italy
 
Ah Italia. For many, this is where modern winemaking has its roots. Italy has been making wine for 4,000 years. While Italy didn’t invent wine, She was responsible for spreading it to much of Europe.  The ancient Romans were adept at many things. One of which was acquiring [...]

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Lesson 12 – Champagne
 
Ah, Champagne. The jewel of France and all sparkling wine. While almost every country that produces wine also produces a sparkling wine, Champagne is definitely considered the best as a category. What makes it so special? Many things. From the terroir, climate, 300 years of experience, and varietals used. 
First things first. [...]

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Lesson 11 – Alsace
 
Alsace. Throughout its history the Alsace region (and the Lorraine region to a certain extent) has been tossed between Germany and France. It is located in the northeast corner of France between the Vosges mountains and the Rhine river. Even before those countries existed, they were under Roman rule (as was [...]

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Lesson 10 – The Loire Valley
 
Today we are going to cover the Loire Valley. This part of France is a bit unusual. It stretches over 600 miles from the Atlantic to the interior of the country along the Loire River. It is just about bisects the country in half. Like the Rhône, there are [...]