Thursday 22 October 2026
Know wine, without ceremony.
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This week’s guide
Barolo: a complete guide to Piedmont’s great red
One grape, eleven villages and a long wait. What makes Barolo taste the way it does, and how to get the most from a bottle.
Start here
Four doors into wine, in the order we’d teach them. Each one begins with the basics and goes as deep as you want.
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Wine 101
Tasting, serving, glasses and the words people use.
- How to taste wine in four steps
- Serving temperatures, explained
- A glossary without jargon
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Grapes
The varieties behind the labels, from Nebbiolo to Malbec.
- Nebbiolo
- Sangiovese
- The A–Z of grapes
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Regions
Where wine comes from and why place changes the taste.
- Italy, region by region
- Piedmont
- South America
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Food Pairing
What to pour with what you cook, and the reasons why.
- Wine with salmon
- Cheese and wine
- Holiday table guide
Regions
Every wine starts on a hillside.
Soil, sun, slope and fog decide most of what ends up in the glass. Our region guides start there.
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Piedmont in five chapters
A slow walk through the region that made Nebbiolo famous. Read in order, or jump to the wine you have open.
- BaroloRead chapter →
- BarbarescoRead chapter →
- Barbera and DolcettoComing in November
- Roero and its whitesComing in November
- Moscato d’AstiComing in December
The EnoAcademy letter
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