Editor Reviews: Description:
Have you always wanted to learn more about wine, but didn't know where to start? AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO WINE gives you the basics you need to understand and appreciate this intriguing beverage. Through interviews and demonstrations with leading sommeliers, winemakers, wine educators and other industry professionals, you will discover what you like and how to describe your preferences to waiters and retailers. Learn how to find quality wines at value prices. Enjoy the beautiful California wine country over the course of three seasons and visit premium wineries for an inside look at how grapes are grown and wine is made. Experience the excitement of harvest at Clos LaChance, tour Robert Mondavi Winery, Franciscan Oakville Estate and Blackstone Sonoma. Visit the historic estate and underground caves of Schramsberg Vineyards and learn how sparkling wine is made. AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO WINE makes the fascinating world of wine accessible to everyone! Program Highlights * A Brief History * Health Benefits * Classic Grapes * World Wine Regions * California Wineries * Vineyard & Harvest * Winemaking * Bottles & Glasses * Wine Tasting * Home Wine Tasting * Champagne & Sparkling Wine * Ordering Wine in a Restaurant * Food & Wine Pairings * Understanding Wine Labels * Buying Wine * Serving Wine * Storing Wine * Where to Learn More Bonus Features Resource List * Wine Definitions French, Italian & German Wine Classification Charts PACKAGED IN HI-END BOOKSTYLE LUXURY PACKAGING **LOOKS LIKE A HARDBACK BOOK**
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Customer Reviews:Average Rating:  Rating :  - Not impressed
Fortunately, I watched this as a rental, and I'm glad I did not purchase. I found this DVD to be somewhat annoying, and I'm surprised by the other five star reviews. The content did not seem balanced, most of it focused on wine production, which I was not particularly looking for. The sound quality is just terrible. One speaker in particular, who was discussing wine labels and tasting, would have been very interesting except that the sound and picture quality appeared to be filmed with a 1980's video camera in someone's home with a very bad microphone. Very uneven.
Throughout the whole production, Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" plays, which becomes tiresome *very* quickly. Many of the segments could have done without music altogether, and this added nothing.
One item that I found odd was a very detailed segment toward the end about champagne and sparkling wines. It was very informative, but seemed more of an add-on and did not really fit with the rest of the program. I only wish that more wine styles had been covered like this, but sparkling wines were the only ones to get this detailed treatment. If you are interested in learning more about sparkling wines, this may be for you.
Might be worth a rent on Netflix for some, but otherwise I wouldn't add it to my collection. See Full Customer Review | 
