Food | MasterClass - James Suckling Teaches Wine Appreciation | Official Trailer | MasterClass

A master of the technical aspects of wine tasting, James Suckling has tasted more than 200,000 wines so far in his 40-year career. He also helped to standardize the 100-point scale in wine reviews, and Forbes has called him “one of the world’s most powerful wine critics.” Learn more about James Suckling Teaches Wine Appreciation: https://mstr.cl/30lLPLx James and his team of tasting editors now rate about 10,000 wines every year, posting comprehensive tasting notes, reviews, reports, and videos from their travels around the globe to JamesSuckling.com. Though he’s built an encyclopedic knowledge of wines, histories, and ratings, James is most passionate about teaching students to trust their instincts, to learn to distinguish what they enjoy, and, most of all, to savor the moments wine can create. In his MasterClass, the former Wine Spectator senior editor starts in the cellars at Il Borro and tours legendary Tuscan vineyards, talking with winemakers and teaching his approach to the emotional aspects of appreciating wines from around the world. Cultivate your passion, learn James’s philosophy on enjoying wines, and choose, order, and pair wines with a deeper understanding of the distinct properties in every bottle. Through 11 online video lessons and a comprehensive wine guide with printable tasting sheets, James teaches you: • What he looks for in a great glass of wine • How he conducts a blind tasting • His approach to barrel tasting • Why good wine doesn’t have to be pricey • Tips for demystifying wine menus • His approach to choosing and buying wines • His wine and food strategy • Creative ideas for pairing wine with food • How to look for the stories, history, and people in every bottle • Ideas for curating a home wine collection This class is intended for persons of drinking age in their jurisdiction. Please drink responsibly. More from MasterClass: • Gordon Ramsay Teaches Cooking: https://www.masterclass.com/gr • Thomas Keller Teaches Cooking Techniques: https://www.masterclass.com/tk • Alice Waters Teaches the Art of Home Cooking: : https://www.masterclass.com/aw About MasterClass: MasterClass is the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world's best. With an annual membership, subscribers get unlimited access to instructors and classes across a wide range of subjects. Each class features about 20 video lessons, at an average of 10 minutes per lesson. You can learn on your own terms — in bite-sized pieces or binge it all at once. Cinematic visuals and close-up, hands-on demonstrations make you feel one-on-one with the instructors, while the downloadable workbooks help reinforce your learning. With MasterClass, you can stream thousands of lessons anywhere, anytime, on mobile, desktop and TV. • Subscribe: https://mstr.cl/30SH1wj • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/masterclassofficial • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/masterclass • Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/masterclass #MasterClass #JamesSuckling #wine