Viticulture 101
Growing grapes is an art and a science. A wine is only as good as the grapes with which its made. Learn about soils, climate, pruning techniques . . . and that ubiquitous term, terroir.
Winemaking 101
Everything you'd ever want to know about winemaking. From the vineyard to bottling, even the most knowledgeable viewer will learn something from this fun and informative animation.Nicks Wine Merchants – Online wine school
I think this is a great site with some great articles.
“This course was first researched and written by Nick Chlebnikowski in 1998 and was originally available by subscription only. Vintage Direct have now made the course available free of charge to wine lovers everywhere, at the same time updating information where necessary and enhancing the contents with current scientific research, winemaker’s contributions, video, interaction, tasting aids, flavour charts and more.”
Prowein Flavours
I did a few seminars at the 2012 Prowein which were recorded (to my surprise!) by sommelier Fabien Laine.
Ronan’s Bordeaux Outtakes!
This a 1 minute 30 second video of a few outakes from Ronan Sayburn's Video on Bordeaux.
Bordeaux Revisited with Ronan Sayburn
This is an 8 minute video introducing a seven part series on the communes of Bordeaux.
Wine & Spirit Education Trust
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust is a great resource for wine-related videos!
Wine Marlborough hosts Ronan Sayburn MS of Hotel du Vin
I recently sat down with Wine Malborough to have a short interview.