Wine Educate: Wine Lessons, Travel & WSET Study Prep

Episode 119: The Wines of Valpolicella - Recioto, Amarone & Ripasso | WSET Study Classics Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 12:58 Release Date: July 9th, 2026 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe at https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Level 2 Mock Exam Bundle Valpolicella and its appellations come up at bo...

Episode 118: Bordeaux - Left Bank, Right Bank & Bordeaux AOCs | WSET Study Classics Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 9:16 Release Date: July 2nd 2026 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Throughout July, we're revisiting some of the most important wine regions and concepts in the WSET curriculum. Each episode is paired with quizzes, study tips, and, where appropriate, essay practice delivered in the...

Episode 117: Why You Can't Buy Spanish Wine at a French Supermarket - The Wine Wars of the Languedoc Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 10:50 Release Date: June 25th 2026 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe at https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Episode Description Joanne heads into Narbonne to do a grocer...

Episode 116: A Day in the Life on the WSET Level 2 Trip in the South of France Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 9:15  Release Date: June 18th Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe at https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Level 2 Mock Exam Bundle If you are considering joining a future WSET Level 2 trip, or a...

Episode 115: What Is Terroir? Breaking Down Wine's Most Untranslatable Word Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 9:37 Release Date: June 11th Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe at https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Level 2 Mock Exam Bundle If terroir and how climate, soil, and site come together to shape a...

Episode 114: Banyuls and Collioure - France's Southernmost Wine Region Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 12:25 Release Date: June 4th 2026 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe at https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Episode Description Tucked into the very southern tip of France, just a stone's throw from t...

Episode 113: True Wine Crime - The Rudy Kurniawan Story Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 13:53 Release Date: May 28th 2026 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe at https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Episode Description The fourth installment of the True Wine Crime series tackles one of the most infamous f...

Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 12:14 Release Date: May 21st 2026 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe at https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Episode Description In the third installment of the True Wine Crime series, Joanne Close digs into one of the most notorious wine fraud scandals in history - the 1...

Episode 111: True Wine Crime - The DRC Blackmail Scandal Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 10:53 Release Date: May 14th 2026 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe at https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Episode Description In this episode Joanne dives into one of the most audacious crimes in wine history - t...

Episode 110: True Wine Crime - Counterfeit Yellow Tail and the Global Fake Wine Trade Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 13 minutes 10 seconds Release Date: May 7th 2026 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe at https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Episode Description Wine fraud is not just about rare bottles...

Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 13 minutes 12 seconds Release Date: April 30, 2025 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe at https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Episode Description Cork taint is one of those wine faults that everyone has heard of but very few people can confidently identify. In this episod...

Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 10 minutes 53 seconds Release Date: April 23, 2025 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe at https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Level 2 Mock Exam Bundle Ready to test yourself under exam conditions? Three full 50-question mock exams modelled on the actual WSET Level 2 Award...

Episode 107: Alsace - Climate, Grapes and Appellation Structure for WSET Level 2 and Level 3 Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 16 minutes 27 seconds Release Date: April 16, 2025 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe at https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Episode Description This week Joanne picks up where E...

Episode 106: War, Wine, and Identity: The Remarkable History of Alsace. Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 9:18 Release Date: April 9, 2025 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox. Subscribe at https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Episode Description Alsace is one of the most fascinating and distinctive wine regions in th...

Episode 105: Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris - A Level 2 Wine Student's Guide to Why the Same Grape Tastes So Different Host: Joanne Close  Episode Length: 11:05 Release Date: April 2, 2025 Take the QUIZ! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeLWkZH9WCxZas70JNvPzPJGSVhxiCfR48-OE0uJAI5RRS00Q/viewform?usp=header Work through the free Pinot Grigio / Pinot Gris multiple choice questions linked below and...

Episode 104: Wine Tracking Apps - Which One Is Right for You? Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 11:45 Release Date: March 26, 2026 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox every Tuesday. https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Episode Description A listener reached out asking which wine app to use, and it turns out a lot of...

Episode 103: German Wine Regions for WSET Level 2 - Mosel, Rheingau, and Pfalz Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 11:17 Release Date: March 19, 2026 Free Quiz: Test your German wine knowledge here with the 10-question Level 2 quiz! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdI2QS9k6qiBJWb-y9XoKX0DXT4nMSMaTRr1UBkXjJ7LsQsQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get a fresh quiz...

Episode 102: The 1971 German Wine Law - How Ripeness Replaced Terroir Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 8:18 Release Date: March 12, 2025 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox! 👉 Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Stay connected with everything happening at Wine Educate and deepen your w...

Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 15 minutes 31 seconds Release Date: Thursday, March 5, 2026 Riesling for WSET Level 2 - Everything You Need to Know Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Every week get your Level 1, 2 & 3 WSET tips including multiple choice quizzes and Level 3 essay questions. Stay informed about in-person and online classes as well as trips. 👉 Subscribe to the Newsletter Newsletter...

Episode 100: How to Use the Wine Educate Podcast for WSET Study Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 7 minutes 8 seconds Release Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026 📧 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox! 👉 Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Stay connected with everything happening at Wine...

Episode 99: Moscato d'Asti - The Asti Method and Piedmont's Sweet Sparkling Wine Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 9:47 Release Date: February 19th 2026 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox! Episode Description Moscato d'Asti is one of the most misunderstood classic wine styles. Th...

Episode 98: Prosecco - Tank Method Bubbles, Confusing Sweetness Levels, and Italy's Most Unpronounceable Wine Region Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: [Insert Duration] Release Date: [Insert Date] Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox! Subscribe to the Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Stay connected wit...

Episode 97. Cava: History, Grapes, and the Quality Revolution in Spanish Sparkling Wine Resources & Links Sign up for the Wine Educate newsletter to receive weekly quizzes, study tips, and Level 3 essay questions: https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Episode Overview We are continuing our sparkling wine series, and this week the focus is on Cava , Spain's traditional method sparkling wine. I...

Episode 96: How to Decode Your Champagne Wine Label Host: Joanne Close Episode Length: 11:29 Release Date: January 29th 2026 📧 Join the Wine Educate Newsletter Get wine tips, episode updates, and exclusive content delivered to your inbox! 👉 Subscribe to the Newsletter Stay connected with everything happening at Wine Educate and deepen your wine knowledge with each edition. Episode Description Ev...

Resources & Links Sign up for the Wine Educate newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/6648859973ba/newsletter Episode Overview In Episode 95 of the Wine Educate Podcast, Joanne Close continues the sparkling wine series with a focused overview of Champagne, designed especially for WSET Level 2 students. This episode covers where Champagne is located, why its climate is so challenging, the grapes that defin...