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the bottle
Short videos. Clear advice. Zero fluff.
Free wine education starts here
Created for
• Make wine choices based on logic, not guesswork
• Identify what you feel in the glass and explain why it tastes the way it does
• Read a wine label and know exactly what to expect before opening the bottle
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
Clear fundamentals.
No overwhelm. Just what matters.
No overwhelm. Just what matters.
THOSE WHO WANT TO NAVIGATE THE WORLD OF WINE WITH CONFIDENCE
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
• Predict a wine’s style from grape to glass with terroir insights
• Read altitudes, slopes, and soil as clues to style
• Understand why wines from the same region can taste different
Learn to evaluate wine.
Go beyond trends and refine your palate.
Go beyond trends and refine your palate.
THOSE WHO WANT TO BE AHEAD OF THE TRENDS
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
• Apply the system in practice with guided support
• Confidently predict style before tasting
• Understand eight key grape varieties through real-time predictions and comparative tastings
Sharpen your wine instincts.
Merge experience, achieve real understanding
Merge experience, achieve real understanding
WINE ENTHUSIAST WHO WANTS TO GO FURTHER
Why It’s Simple
YOUR JOURNEY WITH ME
We’ll shape your palate together, one glass at a time, until it becomes something you truly trust
Tips and additional materials before the course will help you immerse yourself in the subject
Why It’s Simple
True clarity lies in simplicity
As you understand how wine works, you’ll feel confident in any shop or with any wine list
What to Expect
Simple, reliable frameworks that help you understand any wine
Clear and thoughtful structure without excessive terminology
Practical tasting exercises, not boring theory
YOUR JOURNEY WITH ME
What to Expect
about course
about
FROM CLARITY TO MASTERY
Course overview
part 1. Sense:
What you taste in the glass
Understand the building blocks of wine and how they shape style
10 lessons
3 materials
1 challenge
part 2. The biology of wine: white vs red
Understand how grape biology sets the foundation of wine style
5 lessons
2 materials
1 challenge
part 3. Place: Latitude and Islands
Use latitude and water to make your first prediction
6 lessons
3 materials
1 challenge
part 4. Latitude and Continents
Use continental geography to refine your prediction of wine style
8 lessons
1 material
1 challenge
part 5. Terroir
Understand how soil, nutrients, and vine stress shape wine style and why nearby vineyards can differ
pro plans only
5 lessons
1 material
1 challenge
part 6. Winemaking
Understand how winemaking transforms grape potential into the final style, refining your prediction step by step
pro plans only
4 lessons
1 material
1 challenge
part 7. The Eight: Decoding the World’s Key Varieties
Break down eight core grape varieties and predict how they behave across different regions. Chardonnay / Sauvignon Blanc / Riesling / Chenin Blanc /Pinot Noir / Merlot / Cabernet Sauvignon / Syrah
pro plans only
9 lessons
1 material
1 challenge
part 8. The Personal Wine Map
Use the comprehensive Wine Sense system to accurately predict wine style based on the
label. Read any wine through the lens of grape, place, terroir, and winemaking.
Result: your complete mental map of wine
label. Read any wine through the lens of grape, place, terroir, and winemaking.
Result: your complete mental map of wine
1 lesson
1 material
1 challenge
Basic
program
What do you feel in the glass: sweetness,
acidity, tannins, alcohol, body, aromas,
balance, style
acidity, tannins, alcohol, body, aromas,
balance, style
Biology of wine: white vs red,
grape varieties
grape varieties
Geography: influence of latitude, islands
and sea
and sea
Terroir
Winemaking
8 key grape varieties: Chardonnay,
Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chenin Blanc,
Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Syrah
Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chenin Blanc,
Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Syrah
Put everything together:
personal wine map
personal wine map
Explorer
program
What do you feel in the glass: sweetness,
acidity, tannins, alcohol, body, aromas,
balance, style
acidity, tannins, alcohol, body, aromas,
balance, style
Biology of wine: white vs red,
grape varieties
grape varieties
Geography: influence of latitude, islands
and sea
and sea
Terroir
Winemaking
8 key grape varieties: Chardonnay,
Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chenin Blanc,
Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Syrah
Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chenin Blanc,
Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Syrah
Put everything together:
personal wine map
personal wine map
Connoisseur
program
What do you feel in the glass: sweetness,
acidity, tannins, alcohol, body, aromas,
balance, style
acidity, tannins, alcohol, body, aromas,
balance, style
Biology of wine: white vs red,
grape varieties
grape varieties
Geography: influence of latitude, islands
and sea
and sea
Terroir
Winemaking
8 key grape varieties: Chardonnay,
Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chenin Blanc,
Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Syrah
Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chenin Blanc,
Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon,
Syrah
Put everything together:
personal wine map
personal wine map
What you will learn
THE BIOLOGY BEHIND THE WINE
BUILDING YOUR PERSONAL WINE MAP
HOW ORIGIN DEFINES WHAT YOU TASTE
HOW PLACE PREDICTS WHAT YOU TASTE
HOW GRAPE VARIETIES DEFINE WINE STYLE
HOW TASTE SHAPES WINE STYLE
how the course works
short videos
Easy to watch, even on a short break
practical exercises
Taste and learn as you go
Checklists and cheat sheets
Ready to use whenever you need them
TASTING JOURNAL
Train your palate. Build your flavour map
TASTING MASTERCLASS
Explore the world’s key grape varieties
Learn with ease, enjoy the journey, and grow in confidence
The author
Anya Gariboldi
DipWSET Graduate • Certified Sommelier • Chevalier du Tastevin
I’ve always believed that wine is not only a sensory experience, but something that can be understood rationally. My goal is to make wine knowledge clear, structured, and practical. So you can understand what is in the glass without relying on memorisation.
French and Italian wines are especially close to my heart, but in this course, we explore wine on a global scale. Not only wherewines come from, but how grape varieties, geography, terroir, and winemaking shape what we taste.
CREDENTIALS & EXPERIENCE
The logic of taste
Wine can seem complex at first.
But once you understand the structure of taste, it becomes clear
But once you understand the structure of taste, it becomes clear
My approach is based on three simple principles:
Clarity
No unnecessary jargon.
Build understanding through logic and clarity
Build understanding through logic and clarity
Structure
Wine is simple when you focus on four essentials: aroma, acidity, body, and balance
FROM TASTE TO MASTERY
Start with sensation. Then connect it to grapes, regions, and structure.
True taste comes from experience, not memorising labels
True taste comes from experience, not memorising labels
YOU STOP GUESSING.
YOU START UNDERSTANDING.
YOU START UNDERSTANDING.
THAT’S THE POWER OF MY APPROACH.
pricing
Basic
For those who simply want to drink good wine, understand what they are paying for, and not get lost in the bottles.
program
All the parts, except Terroir, Winemaking and 8 key grape varieties
Lifetime access
Lifetime access
Explorer
For those who want to understand wine at an advanced level. The most clever choice, if wine is a hobby for you, not just a drink to accompany dinner.
program
All the parts, except 8 key grape varieties
Lifetime access
Lifetime access
Services
Ability to ask questions during the course in the support chat
Connoisseur
For those who want not only to expand their knowledge, but also to engage in dialogue in the field of wine.
program
All the parts
Lifetime access
Lifetime access
Services
Ability to ask questions during the course in the support chat
60-minute individual online zoom consultation with Anya at the end of the course
A link to the booking calendar will be sent to your email after payment
Bonuces
All materials are designed with a timeless, refined aesthetic and meant for long-term use:
Workbook designed for each plan
Cheat sheet and challenges
A structured, thoughtfully crafted tasting guides
A personal flavor journal
Prediction map: from glass to bottle
Together, these bonuses create an atmosphere of intention, sophistication, and elegant simplicity.
Basic
additional materials
Workbook
Tasting journal template
Where you feel wine
Guide to Balance
White wines: biology and aromatics
Red wines: biology and aromatics
Note of latitude
Geography
Water zones on continents
Relief and soil
8 key varieties
Explorer
additional materials
Workbook
Tasting journal template
Where you feel wine
Guide to Balance
White wines: biology and aromatics
Red wines: biology and aromatics
Note of latitude
Geography
Water zones on continents
Relief and soil
8 key varieties
Explorer & Connoisseur
additional materials
Workbook
Tasting journal template
Where you feel wine
Guide to Balance
White wines: biology and aromatics
Red wines: biology and aromatics
Note of latitude
Geography
Water zones on continents
Relief and soil
8 key varieties
Connoisseur
additional materials
Workbook
Tasting journal template
Where you feel wine
Guide to Balance
White wines: biology and aromatics
Red wines: biology and aromatics
Note of latitude
Geography
Water zones on continents
Relief and soil
8 key varieties
frequently asked questions
This course is designed for anyone who wants to understand wine with clarity and confidence. Whether you're a beginner or already exploring wine and want a structured system.
Most wine courses rely on memorisation and explain things through complex terminology.
This course takes a different approach.
It focuses on clarity and simplicity, helping you understand wine through taste, structure, and logic. After the course, you’ll be able to make sense of any bottle without relying on memory.
This course takes a different approach.
It focuses on clarity and simplicity, helping you understand wine through taste, structure, and logic. After the course, you’ll be able to make sense of any bottle without relying on memory.
Yes. If you’d like to upgrade your plan, simply contact us at info@thegrandcruaffair.com, and we’ll help you switch to a higher tier.
At the moment, the course is focused on practical knowledge and real understanding rather than formal certification.
We recommend staying tuned for future course updates.
We recommend staying tuned for future course updates.
Yes. Please contact us info@thegrandcruaffair.com, and we’ll help you arrange access as a gift.
Yes.
The course is fully online and self-paced, so you can learn anytime, regardless of your time zone. There are no live sessions, you can study entirely on your own schedule.
The course is fully online and self-paced, so you can learn anytime, regardless of your time zone. There are no live sessions, you can study entirely on your own schedule.
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Yes. The lessons are short and flexible, so you can learn at your own pace, even in small time blocks.
Feel free to reach out at info@thegrandcruaffair.com
We’ll be happy to help.
We’ll be happy to help.
Free wine education starts here
Short videos. Clear advice. Zero fluff.
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the bottle
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