OCTOBER WEBINAR
KIT 171A:
Cause and Effect: Learning the ‘Why' Behind Wine
With Master Sommelier Tim Gaiser
KIT & RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE
VOL. 2 of THE 4-PART MESSAGE IN THE BOTTLE SERIES
Master Sommelier Tim Gaiser takes you deeper into the tasting grid, showing how sight, aroma, and palate clues reveal the causes behind a wine’s style and character with our selection of 6 benchmark wines. This is the 2nd volume of a 4-part series, released each quarter.
There are three options to consider:
1. Buy Vol. 2's Kit 171A for the Oct 24 webinar
2. Buy Vol. 1's Kit 168A with On Demand Video
3. Buy the series - Get all 4 kits + the book
SEPTEMBER WEBINAR
KIT 170A:
Salt of the Earth
With Jimmy Smith
KIT & RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE
Together with Jimmy, you’ll explore six wines that reveal how soil and landscape leave their imprint in the glass. From limestone slopes to steep granitic vineyards, from marine-influenced coastlines to complex hillside plantings, each wine has been chosen to highlight a unique expression of terroir. Through the blind tasting, you’ll be challenged to connect these styles to their origins while sharpening your palate and deepening your appreciation for wines shaped by the earth.
WSET L3 SAT Tasting Notes available for download.
AUGUST WEBINAR
KIT 169A:
Varietal Identification, It's Easier Than You Think
AUGUST 29, FRIDAY, 1 PM PACIFIC TIME
In the spirit of a relaxed late summer tasting, we’ll provide a list of potential grape variety options to choose from. We’ll taste through the six wines and practice grouping like-minded varieties together. This will help moderate the pressure of double blind deductive tasting. More fun, less stress! Ambitious folks, not to worry. This tasting will still be a challenge. Master Sommelier Tim Gaiser will be co-hosting this session as well.
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KIT 169A
"Varietal Identification" - It's Easier Than You Think With Master Sommelier Madeline Triffon
In the spirit of a relaxed late summer tasting, we’ll provide a list of potential grape variety options to choose from. We’ll taste through the six wines and practice grouping like-minded varieties together. This will help moderate the pressure of double blind deductive tasting. More fun, less stress! Ambitious folks, not to worry. This tasting will still be a challenge. Master Sommelier Tim Gaiser co-hosted this session. This comes with a PDF of the SAT tasting notes.
Buy the kitKIT 168A
Learning in Pairs: Volume I
Assesing Structure
With Master Sommelier Tim Gaiser
Two of Tim's five strategies for getting proficient at assessing structure are to "taste wine in pairs" and "calibrate structure using extremes." Practice these strategies with our selection of 6 benchmark wines. This is the 1st volume of a 4-part series, released each quarter: NOW SHIPPING, September 2025, December 2025, and March 2026.
KIT 167A
Blind Tasting Benchmarks (WSET SAT Method) With Wine Expert Jimmy Smith
Jimmy from the popular WineWithJimmy.com tastes six benchmarks using the Wine & Spirit Education Trust's (WSET’s) Systematic Approach to Tasting and this comes with a PDF of the SAT tasting notes. Want to have a tasting framework? Consider this!
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Around The World in 6 Glasses
With Master Sommelier David Keck
What are red wines that benefit from chilling? What's the profile of a wine from grapes grown in volcanic soils? Four of these six wines are "Testables" you could find in a wine certification exam. Can you identify them and their unique characteristics? David will take you on this unique tour.
KIT 165A
Around The World in 6 Wines
With Master Sommelier Peter Granoff
Master Sommelier Peter Granoff and his co-host, Master Sommelier Madeline Triffon, discuss wines from California to Europe including our first release of a Master The World wine made in partnership with a renowned winegrower and winemaker. Can you guess what this unexpected grape variety is? [hint: The grape starts with the letter "D"]
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