Amelia Singer
Wine Appreciation
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- £125.00
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Join wine expert and presenter from The Wine Show, Amelia Singer, as she teaches you about wine appreciations - including how to taste wine, choose wine and pair wine with food.
Think you know your Nebbiolo from your Counoise grape variety? What year would be the best Riesling to sip on?
In this wine course Amelia will give you an understanding of grapes, wine and wine regions, so you can be confident about choosing wine, when to choose white wine, red wine, or rose wine and combining wine with food. Plus she'll explain the "coffee test" which will help you uncover wines that suit your palate (and amaze your friends!)
The course is filmed in London based winery ‘London Cru’ with winemaker Alex Hurley. Alex is a Master of Enology and Viticulture, and a key member of the London Cru Winery team, working with quality English grapes.
We will also explore how to pair wine with food, with Leith’s School of Food and Drink’s resident chef, Dan Cameron.
The course will cover wines from California, Australia, France, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Chile, UK and Argentina. You'll be discovering different wines from different grapes including Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Viognier, Pinot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot and Sangiovese.
You'll learn:
- how to taste wine
- about grape varieties and wine styles
- famous wine regions from around the world and the types of wine they produce
- how to pair wine with food
The course includes:
- 4 on-demand video lessons - presented by Amelia Singer
- lifetime access to the videos, notes and interactive class
- flexible classes - join and learn when and where you like
- downloadable lesson notes
- practical wine tasting and choosing projects (with tutor feedback available)
- access on your mobile, PC, Mac or laptop
- small interactive online classroom - chat online to students from around the world and share your creative ideas
Time to complete the wine appreciation course:
Every student is different, but in general, we think the whole course will take around 8 hours and 30 minutes to complete including:
- Video lessons: 2 hours 30 minutes in total
- Course notes: 30 minutes per lesson
- Your wine appreciation assignments: at least 1 hour per lesson
- Interactive classroom time: 15 minutes per lesson
- Tutor feedback review (Expert level): 15 minutes per lesson
You'll need:
You'll be tasting wine along with Amelia, if you wish to buy any of the wines featured, to accompany this course (recommended), you can do so from http://londoncru.co.uk/wine
Ready to get started?
Just add the course to your basket above - choose the 'Expert' option for personal feedback from Amelia on your wine appreciation and assignments.
If you know someone who'd love this course, then give it as a gift - just tick "I want to send this as a gift" at the checkout.
Any questions? Contact us by clicking on the green speech symbol - we'd love to hear from you.
Lessons
What You’ll Learn
Explore the lessons and topics covered across the course.
Join Amelia and Rebecca in an interactive tasting and learn which kinds of wines match your palate and how you can get the most out of your glass.
In this lesson you will be guided through a variety of styles of wine in an esteemed London based winery. You will be encouraged to understand your own palate, enabling you to choose consistently satisfying wine.
You will be introduced to the ‘Coffee test’ experiment’, master wine tasting techniques and decode wine tasting terms to ensure that you can talk the talk in any wine situation.
By the end of this lesson you will be able to decode, analyse and know how to pick the kind of wines you and your friends will most enjoy.
Bottles suggested:
An off dry gewurtztraminer or muscat, unoaked fresh Pinot Grigio, an opulent Viognier or fleshy Pinot Blanc, oaked Chardonnay.
Even the same grape can express itself drastically differently depending on where it has grown and what the winemaker does with it. With Amelia’s characteristic enthusiasm you will be guided around the 10 most significant grapes and appreciate their different expressions around the world. Wine making techniques and a region’s physical factors will all be explored and tips on how to get the best value for each grape will also be included.
Bottles suggested:
A new world and old world version for the following grapes: Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Grigio, Viognier.
Reds: Pinot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot and Sangiovese.
The world of wine like the world around us, is rapidly evolving and changing. Join Amelia in an in depth discussion with London Cru’s winemaker Alex as they discuss the most ‘famous’ regions of the wine world, how you can get best value and how things are changing.
In this multi layered discussion traditional categories used in the world of wine will be examined in relation to today’s current climate - culturally as well as geographically. You will understand how certain terroir and regions have dictated styles and trends in the past but why does not necessarily indicate the future of wine.
Bottles suggested:
English Pinot noir and a 2018 English Bacchus
This class is filmed at Leiths Cookery school where Amelia pairs up with one of the school’s chefs to work out how best wine and food can complement and enhance each other.
Under Amelia’s guidance you will come to understand the wording and layout of a restaurant wine list, be able find a wine based on your budget and have confidence choosing a wine depending on the occasion.
Bottles suggested:
Sauvignon Blanc from the loire, Creamy rich chardonnay, Lambrusco. These will be opened and tasted.
Learning options
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£45.00
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Common Questions
Answers to the most common questions about learning with us.
Our online classroom is designed to help you learn from experts in a collaborative, social environment alongside a small group of learners.
Each lesson combines expert-led videos with optional assignments, giving you the opportunity to apply what you’ve learned and share your work with others. You can take part in ongoing discussions, ask questions, exchange feedback, and learn from a community of like-minded people from around the world.
By learning together in a small, supportive group, you benefit not only from expert guidance but also from shared ideas, perspectives, and experiences—helping you stay engaged and retain what you learn.
You can start your course at any time within 12 months of purchase. Once you begin, you’ll have lifetime access, so you can revisit lesson videos and notes whenever you like.
Courses are designed to fit around your schedule, allowing you to learn at your own pace. Each lesson video is typically 30–40 minutes, and we recommend around an hour for each assignment.
Both Peer and Expert options give you full access to the course content, including lesson videos, downloadable notes, assignments, and a collaborative online classroom with up to 20 learners. You’ll also have lifetime access to revisit the material at any time.
The Expert option includes everything in Peer, plus personalised assignment feedback, direct messaging with your expert tutor, and a certificate of completion.
With the Expert option, you can interact directly with your tutor throughout the course. You’ll typically have one week per lesson to ask questions and receive feedback on your assignments, with as much interaction as you need during that time.
Your tutor access begins when you enter the classroom and follows the course schedule (for example, a four-lesson course usually runs over four weeks). If you need more time or support, our team is here to help.