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How To Choose Wine: What I Wish I Knew as a Beginner

I want to show you the fundamental quality markers in wine so you can drink better bottles. Consistently.

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This knowledge will transform your wine game, even if you’re a casual wine drinker. If someone had told me this when I started, I could have skipped all the embarrassment and gone right to drinking the good stuff (even with a small budget).

CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO:

0:00 Introduction

1:04 TIP 1: WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE WINE CLIMATE

2:15 TIP 2: HOW OAK CHANGES WINE

3:41 TIP 3: WHEN IT COMES TO REGION, GET SPECIFIC

4:38 TIP 4: HOW TO FIND GREAT WINE ON A BUDGET

5:46 Conclusion


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