How To Read Italian Wine Labels
What you'll learn
- Student will be able to confidently walk into a wine shop and buy a bottle of Italian wine that they've never tasted before.
- Students will understand what type of Italian wine they are considering to buy even if they don't speak Italian.
Requirements
- No prior knowledge required.
Description
The hardest part about selecting a bottle of Italian wine is that the wine labels are written in Italian! But just because you don't speak Italian doesn't mean you should deprive yourself of the world's greatest wine producing country. 2,000 different grape varietals, hundreds of appellations, and a foreign language make Italian wines a complex subject. That is, until you take this course.
Italian Wine Importer and award-winning author of "Hidden Gems of Italy," Tony Margiotta will teach you how to read Italian wine labels. Even if you don't speak Italian. He'll go over the blueprint of both the front and back labels with you. You'll learn what key words and terms to look for that will give you clues about the wine type, class, quality, and value. He'll be showing you real-life Italian wine labels and dissect them line by line so you can begin to think like an aficionado. By the end of the class you'll be confident walking into a wine shop and selecting a bottle of Italian wine you wouldn't normally buy. And you know what will happen? You might find your next favorite wine! And when you share that wine with your friends and family, you'll win their admiration for your sophisticated taste.
Who this course is for:
- People who are passionate about wine and want to learn about Italian wine specifically.
Course content
- Preview50:24
- 59:37Part 2A: Analysis of Real Life Front Labels
- 01:00:25Part 2B: Analysis of Real Life Front Labels
- 49:51Part 3: Anatomy of the Back Label
- 01:22:41Part 4: Analysis of Real Life Back Labels
- 01:27:36Part 5: Analysis of Real Life Front and Back Labels
Instructor
![Tony Margiotta](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.8 Instructor Rating
- 8 Reviews
- 39 Students
- 1 Course
Tony Margiotta roams the less-traveled pockets of Italian wine country in search of artisanal wines. These are hand-crafted and limited production wines that stand apart from their mass-production peers. Tony is the owner of Gladiator Wine Distribution, an importer and distributor of small-production Italian wines. His wine selections have won double gold and silver medals at the New York International Wine Competition for superior flavor profile and price. He's the author of “Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian Wines And Taste La Dolce Vita,” the Best European Wine Book winner at the Gourmand International.