Wine and Spirits Decoded
Like Duolingo, but for Wine and Spirits Decoded. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
27 levels across 4 sections, about 54 minutes end to end, roughly 11 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Art of Tasting, Navigating the Wine World, Beyond the Grape, and The Perfect Pour. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Wine and Spirits Decoded
- Red wine color changes with age
- White wine color changes with age
- Color intensity and grape skins
- Swirling and oxygen
- Aeration and scent molecules
- Using visual cues to estimate age
- The mechanical purpose of swirling
- The tongue only senses five basic tastes
- Aromas travel from the back of the mouth to the nose
- Using visual cues to estimate the age of a wine
- Drawing air over the wine releases aromas
- Moving the liquid around ensures it hits all parts of the mouth
- The mechanical purpose of swirling the glass
- A 'long' finish means the pleasant flavors linger for many seconds after swallowing
- The role of the olfactory system in flavor perception
- A 'short' or 'clipped' finish is a sign of a simple or lower-quality beverage
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Wine and Spirits Decoded the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
Picture this: you've found a dusty bottle in a cellar. As you pour, the wine looks more like a rusty brick than a bright purple jewel. What does this color shift suggest?
Get it right to open this lesson and 26 more in the app.
Where Wine and Spirits Decoded takes you
Unlock the secrets of the bottle. Learn to taste like a pro, navigate a wine list with confidence, and understand the craft behind your favorite beers and spirits.
- 1
The Art of Tasting
- Tasting Like a Professional
- The Language of Flavor
- 2
Navigating the Wine World
- Essential White Wines
- Essential Red Wines
- Bubbles and Pink Drinks
- 3
Beyond the Grape
- The Fundamentals of Beer
- Spirits and Mixology
- 4
The Perfect Pour
- Food and Drink Harmony
- Buying and Serving Secrets
4 sections · 9 units · 27 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
You pick the voice
Wine and Spirits Decoded is taught in the The Storyteller style: every lesson is a story. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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