Bordeaux 101

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Wine Folly's online Bordeaux 101 wine course is a deep-dive into the captivating world of one of the most prestigious wine regions, designed to be engaging and accessible for all levels of wine enthusiasts.

Bordeaux 101 is designed for a range of audiences: whether you're a wine enthusiast looking to deepen your understanding, a hospitality professional wanting to boost your wine knowledge, or a casual drinker curious about the fascinating world of Bordeaux wines.

The course is also ideal for aspiring sommeliers and the wine trade who wish to gain in-depth insights into one of the most prestigious wine regions.

Equally, it's perfect for adventurous travellers planning a visit to Bordeaux, providing them with a richer, more informed experience.

Regardless of your prior knowledge or experience with wine, this course will offer a rewarding journey through the vine-clad landscapes of Bordeaux.

You’ll be able to more easily understand this iconic region as it’s broken up into seven comprehensive sections.

  1. History
    We uncover the mesmerizing journey of the Bordeaux wine region, unearthing the various periods, challenges, and triumphs that have shaped its exquisite vinous landscape.
  2. Grapes
    We dive into the unique characteristics of these grapes, such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and others, that have long defined Bordeaux's illustrious wine profile.
  3. Terroir
    We explore the profound influence of this region's multifaceted terroir, imparting an understanding of why Bordeaux's wine has captivated palates for centuries.
  4. Region
    We navigate the picturesque landscapes and rich viticulture that place Bordeaux at the pinnacle of the world's wine producing regions.
  5. Reading a Label
    We'll demystify Bordeaux's wine labels, guiding you to understand what to expect from each bottle when you pick it up, including what it should taste like and what the quality is.
  6. Buying Advice
    We will illuminate the path to choosing a Bordeaux bottle that suits your palate, budget, and occasion, ensuring a rewarding vinous experience.
  7. Tasting Bordeaux Wines
    We’ll walk through the 4 major styles of wines in Bordeaux, bringing together our newfound knowledge into understand why the wines taste the way they do and how to assess them.

While some prior wine experience would be helpful, it is also not required.

You don’t need wines for this course, but, in the wines section, Christine tastes 4 different wines. We’ll give you the information regarding these wines with a QR code so you can follow along.

At the end of each section, there will be a quiz to challenge your learning, and, at the end of the course, there is a 50 multiple choice question exam. You must achieve 80% in order to pass.

You’ll then be issued a certificate upon completion, which you can share on LinkedIn.

Should you ever want to review your knowledge, you have access to this course for life, so feel free to come back to top up your knowledge.

What You'll Learn

7 Knowledge Packed Sections:

1) History

1) History

We uncover the mesmerizing journey of the Bordeaux wine region, unearthing the various periods, challenges, and triumphs that have shaped its exquisite vinous landscape.
2) Grapes

2) Grapes

We dive into the unique characteristics of these grapes, such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and others, that have long defined Bordeaux's illustrious wine profile.
3) Terroir

3) Terroir

We explore the profound influence of this region's multifaceted terroir, imparting an understanding of why Bordeaux's wine has captivated palates for centuries.
4) Region

4) Region

We navigate the picturesque landscapes and rich viticulture that place Bordeaux at the pinnacle of the world's wine producing regions.
5) Reading a Label

5) Reading a Label

We'll demystify Bordeaux's wine labels, guiding you to understand what to expect from each bottle when you pick it up, including what it should taste like and what the quality is.
6) Buying Advice

6) Buying Advice

We will illuminate the path to choosing a Bordeaux bottle that suits your palate, budget, and occasion, ensuring a rewarding vinous experience.
7) Tasting Bordeaux Wines

7) Tasting Bordeaux Wines

We’ll walk through the 4 major styles of wines in Bordeaux, bringing together our newfound knowledge into understand why the wines taste the way they do and how to assess them.

Meet Your Instructors

Madeline Puckette
Wine Folly Founder

Madeline Puckette

Madeline Puckette is the cofounder of WineFolly.com. Since its creation in 2011, Wine Folly has become one of the most popular wine education sites in the world due to its extensive use of insightful articles, detailed infographics, and entertaining videos.In recognition of these efforts, the International Wine & Spirits Competition awarded Puckette with Wine Blogger of the Year in 2013, and Wine Communicator of the Year in 2019.
Christine Marsiglio MW
Master of Wine

Christine Marsiglio MW

Wine Folly's Director of Education, Christine Marsiglio, is one of only 32 Bollinger award-winning Masters of Wine. Before joining Wine Folly, she has worked at the WSET School London where she contributed to the development of materials for the WSET Diploma and taught all WSET levels.Before discovering her love of wine education, Christine was a Tastings Executive at Decanter where she ran panel tastings and helped organize the Decanter World Wine Awards.

Frequently Asked Questions

No. The videos are pre-recorded so that you can watch at your own pace and timezone.

Wines are not required for this course, but if you want you’ll learn the skills to source your own delicious wines should you wish.

We recommend at least 2-3 hours of learning, which is best split over a day or two, but you can go at your own pace and finish earlier or take more time should you wish.

While some prior wine experience would be helpful, it is also not required.

You don’t need wines for this course, but, in the wines section, Christine tastes 4 different wines. We’ll give you the information regarding these wines with a QR code so you can follow along.

No. We’ll teach you tools that will allow you to go out and taste, buy, and enjoy wines in a more confident way.

Upon purchase you will be invited to join our courses learning platform to start the course whenever you wish. You can access the course at any time and from any device. Start and stop whenever you desire. Take your time or zoom through it.

100% satisfaction guarantee, within 30 days of purchase.

Yes! Upon completion (you have to score 80% or higher) of the certificate challenge you will get a unique, encoded digital certificate that you can also share on LinkedIn.

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TW
11/14/2024
Tom W.
Canada

Helpful overview of the important topics

This was an informative and educational experience that I enjoyed while deepening my knowledge of border, and wine in general

OD
09/13/2024
Owen D.
New Zealand

Bordeaux 101

I purchased Bordeaux 101course to attain an appreciation of the course contents and quality, which led me to purchase the French Wine 201 course. I purchased the French Wine 201 course to gain more insight the French wine. My son and I are viewing the 201 course videos together. My son has recently completed WSET 3 and is going on to enrol for the French Wine Scholar. Regards Daryl Drake

WP
07/26/2024
William P.
United States

Highly recommend this course!

We are planning a trip to Bordeaux and we wanted to know more about the region since it has so many wineries. What is good about this course is that it gives you a broad overview of the history, terroir (new word for me), and the appellations (regions). It also goes into the different grapes (Cabs, Merlots, etc.). But this course also dives deeper into each of these topics. Like Cliff Notes from school (show my age), but with more meat on the bone. There is a lot of information available on many of the chateaus, which most people (including me) won't likely access; but it is there. The course provides short videos, and then follows up with text. I can honestly say that I can walk into a local wine store, ask for the Bordeaux section, and then confidently navigate myself around the wine options! Great value for the dollar!

PF
02/16/2024
Peter F.
Canada

Bordeaux not yet started

I haven’t got to the Bordeaux course yet. I’m working on Wine 201 and it’s fantastic.

KR
09/19/2023
Kenneth R.
United States

Just OK

Bit thin on info. Glad I bought this at 50% off. Would not get involved in anything similar.

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