Trusted by 20,000+ studentsFrom Barolo in the north to Sicilian reds in the south, become confident with Italian wine in less than a month, through 4 modules and 5+ hours of expert video.
Italy makes more wine, from more grape varieties, in more regions than anywhere else on earth. We go region by region, grape by grape, from Barolo to Sicily. Twenty regions, four modules, one country that rewards depth.
Part 1: Northwest Italy
Discover the top 8 wines including the famed Barolo and the intense Moscato Bianco. Connect tasting notes and aging recommendations with Northwest Italy's most important wines.
Regions covered: Piedmont, Lombardy, Liguria
Part 2: Northeast Italy
The great white wines of Northeast Italy including Pinot Grigio and Soave, plus where to find top-quality reds. Connect the best regions to their best wines and winemaking techniques.
Regions covered: Veneto, Friuli, Trentino-Alto Adige
Part 3: Central Italy
Get inside Tuscany and Italy's top red grape, Sangiovese, while learning the best regions in Italy's most iconic growing area. Dive into the quality classifications of Chianti and identify where to find great quality and value.
Regions covered: Tuscany, Umbria, Marche, Lazio
Part 4: Southern Italy, Sicily, and Sardinia
Explore Italy's most ancient wine-growing areas and make sense of these wines' historical context and modern style. Connect each grape to its top appellation to solidify your knowledge of no less than 12 top wines.
Regions covered: Campania, Puglia, Sicily, Sardinia
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Director of Education
Christine leads the regional deep dives, drawing on her WSET Diploma teaching to decode Italian wine end-to-end.
Director of Education and one of only 35 Bollinger award-winning Masters of Wine worldwide.
Wine Folly Founder
Madeline frames the broader story, how 3,000 years of Italian winemaking shaped twenty distinct regional identities.
Wine Folly co-founder, James Beard Award winner, and New York Times bestselling author.
“On a scale of 5, I’d give it a 4 - presentations were great, Madeline is ALWAYS a joy to watch and Christine is great, they both know their material. The 4 vs 5 stars is entirely due to the way the videos are put together as individual segments. Each one had to be started individually vs smoothly flowing from one “chapter” to the next. I played the course on my TV with screencast and the starts/stops took away from an otherwise informative and fun course. I’d recommend make it all one video with bookmarks for chapters.”
Ravi A.
“I am really enjoying the Italian wine course. I am able to do it at my own pace and can even go back and review certain segments. The education including the tastings actually helped us determine where we want to travel to in Italy this fall. I am in the process of completing my project and really enjoying exploring the many options available including setting up our own tasting party. Can wait to take another course!”
Joan H.
“Friends, for some time I have been studying the wines of France and it has been a wonderful experience so far. I recently bought the Italian wine course and from what I have seen it will be an equally fascinating one. I like the quality and professionalism of these, I have recommended it to several friends who enjoy learning and savoring what the different wine of the world offer.”
José M.
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