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The Everyday Guide to Wine

Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan, M.W.

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Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan, M.W.

Certi ed Wine Educator,

Society of Wine Educators

is one of only a few hundred people

in the world and one of only 26 in the

United States to have achieved the Master of Wine

title (M.W.) from the Institute of Masters of Wine

in London, England—the highest accolade and the

most dif cult title to achieve in the world of wine.

She is also among the few people to have received the highest credentials

from both the Wine & Spirit Education Trust in London and the Society of

Wine Educators in Washington DC. She has also been an instructor for the

Wine & Spirit Education Trust.

Before turning her attention to wine, Ms. Simonetti-Bryan spent four years

in corporate nance. She received her B.A. in International Business from

the University of Denver in 1995 and worked as an associate for Citicorp

in London until an exceptional glass of wine at a business meeting sparked

a passion and a career change. Her business expertise contributed to her

success in becoming a Master of Wine and educating others about the

wine business.

Ms. Simonetti-Bryan has trained thousands of professionals in the wine

industry, traveled to more than 30 of the world’s most important wine regions,

and judged international wine and spirits competitions, including acting as a

wine advisor to the Ultimate Beverage Challenge in 2010. In 2008, she was

honored for her palate with the Wiesbaden Tasting Trophy from the Institute

of Masters of Wine.

Ms. Simonetti-Bryan is a well-regarded and widely sought commentator and

has been featured for her expertise by Fox News, Fox Business, Bloomberg

TV, NBC, CBS, Martha Stewart Radio, Wine Library TV, Wine Enthusiast

Magazine , GOTHAM magazine, and The New York Times . She has hosted

seminars with celebrity chefs such as Bobby Flay, Mario Batali, and Jacques

M aster of Wine Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan

Pepin and was invited in 2009 to tour the White House cellar with the White

House Director of Food and Beverage, Daniel Shanks, and Head Chef,

Cristeta Comerford.

Ms. Simonetti-Bryan has written extensively on viticulture, vini cation, and

the wine business and was a contributing editor to the 2007 edition of The

Professional Wine Reference .

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Professor Biography ............................................................................ i

Course Scope.....................................................................................1

LECTURE GUIDES

LECTURE 1

Why Learn about Wine? .....................................................................4

LECTURE 2

A Taster’s Tool Kit ...............................................................................7

LECTURE 3

Winemaking—From Vineyard to Harvest .........................................10

LECTURE 4

Winemaking—From Harvest to Bottle ..............................................13

LECTURE 5

The Whites—Riesling to Chardonnay ..............................................18

LECTURE 6

The Reds—Pinot Noir to Cabernet...................................................22

LECTURE 7

Champagne and Other Sparkling Wines ..........................................27

LECTURE 8

Port, Sherry, and Other Forti ed Wines............................................32

LECTURE 9

What to Drink with Dessert ...............................................................37

LECTURE 10

French Regions—Bordeaux and Loire .............................................42

LECTURE 11

French Regions—Burgundy and Alsace...........................................47

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