Wine Without the Pretense
Like Duolingo, but for Wine Without the Pretense. 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.
A short one: 12 levels across 2 sections, about 24 minutes end to end, roughly 5 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Confident Glass and Flavor and Function. It starts from scratch.
Free forever · No credit card · iPhone & Android
Key ideas in Wine Without the Pretense
- Swirling increases the surface area of the wine
- Acidity triggers saliva production
- Oxygen exposure helps trapped aromatic compounds escape the liquid
- Tannins are structural compounds that create a drying sensation
- Aromas become more intense and easier to detect after swirling
- Higher alcohol content creates a physical heat sensation
- The functional purpose of swirling wine in a glass
- Identifying the physical sensations of acidity, tannins, and alcohol
- Fruit scents are the most common starting point
- The functional purpose of swirling wine
- Earth scents indicate a different style
- Spice scents often come from the aging process
- Categorizing common wine scents
- The 'finish' refers to the duration of flavor
- Identifying physical sensations of wine
- High-quality wines have complex flavors that linger
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 Without the Pretense 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.
When you take a sip of a very tart wine, what physical reaction should you notice in your mouth?
Get it right to open this lesson and 11 more in the app.
Where Wine Without the Pretense takes you
Stop guessing at the wine shop and start tasting with confidence. Learn to identify flavors, read any label, and pair bottles with your favorite meals.
- 1
The Confident Glass
- The First Sip
- Decoding the Label
- 2
Flavor and Function
- Why Wine Tastes Different
- The Logic of Pairing
2 sections · 4 units · 12 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
You pick the voice
Wine Without the Pretense is taught in the The Bestie style: your friend who just gets it. 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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Start Wine Without the Pretense today.
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