Wines of the World
Like Duolingo, but for Wines of the World. 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.
24 levels across 3 sections, about 48 minutes end to end, roughly 10 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The European Classics, New World Innovation, and The Art of Selection. It assumes you already know the basics.
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Key ideas in Wines of the World
- The priority of place over grape on French labels
- The relationship between river banks and grape dominance in Bordeaux
- Grand Cru represents the most elite, single-vineyard sites in Burgundy
- Northern Rhone is the spiritual home of Syrah, often grown on steep slopes
- Regional labels like Bourgogne cover the widest area and least strict rules
- The hierarchy of the Burgundy Cru system
- Southern Rhone focuses on warm-climate blends led by the Grenache grape
- Distinguishing Northern and Southern Rhone styles
- AOC laws limit yields to ensure flavor concentration in the grapes
- Regulations mandate specific varieties to maintain a region's historic style
- The scope of AOC regulatory control
- Nebbiolo's structure masks its aromas
- Sangiovese microclimates
- Aging softens tannins
- Place over grape in France
- Chianti vs Brunello
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 Wines of the World 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.
Why is Cabernet Sauvignon the dominant grape on the 'Left Bank' of Bordeaux?
Get it right to open this lesson and 23 more in the app.
Where Wines of the World takes you
Move beyond the basics of red and white to master the distinct terroirs and styles of the world's premier wine regions. Learn to navigate complex labels and identify the signature profiles of global viticulture.
- 1
The European Classics
- Decoding the French Appellation
- The Italian Mosaic
- Iberian Heritage and Styles
- 2
New World Innovation
- The Pacific Rim Powerhouses
- Southern Hemisphere Frontiers
- Climate and Modern Viticulture
- 3
The Art of Selection
- The Science of Aging
- Advanced Service and Faults
3 sections · 8 units · 24 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
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Wines of the World is taught in the The Professor style: clear, structured, thorough. 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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