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Wine Service at Home: Temperature, Glasses, Decanting

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About this course

This course guides you through the basics of serving wine at home, focusing on ideal temperatures, choosing the right glasses, and decanting techniques. It's designed for anyone who wants to enhance their tasting experience, even without being an expert. Through practical modules and targeted exercises, you will learn to make the most of every bottle. Artificial intelligence will support you in identifying the characteristics of each wine, suggesting the best serving practices.

Course contents

5 modules · 25 lessons · 2h 54m

1 Foundations and the Role of AI
Understand how service influences taste and set up digital tools. 5 lessons · 34 min
  1. Welcome: Wine is an Experience
    Correct service transforms a simple drink into a memorable moment.    6 min
  2. Why Service Changes Flavor
    Physics and chemistry of wine: how oxygen and heat interact with aromas.    7 min
  3. AI as Your Personal Sommelier
    Set up an AI assistant to get quick service recommendations.    8 min
  4. Identifying Wine with AI
    Use AI to analyze the label and understand the main organoleptic characteristics.    7 min
  5. Preparing Your Home Environment
    Light, smells, and space: creating the perfect setting for tasting.    6 min
2 The Science of Temperature
Learn to manage heat to avoid penalizing wine aromas. 5 lessons · 35 min
  1. The Impact of Heat on Wine Components
    How temperature accentuates alcohol or acidity.    7 min
  2. Whites and Sparkling Wines: The Cold That Enhances
    Temperature ranges for sparkling wines, light whites, and structured whites.    7 min
  3. Reds: Stop 'Room Temperature'
    Why modern reds benefit from slight cooling compared to the past.    7 min
  4. Exercise: Rapid vs. Slow Cooling
    Ice bucket technique with ice and salt for last-minute emergencies.    8 min
  5. AI: Asking for the Exact Temperature
    Specific prompts to get the serving temperature based on vintage and grape variety.    6 min
3 The Right Glass
Choose the container that best conveys aromas to the nose and palate. 5 lessons · 33 min
  1. Anatomy of a Wine Glass
    Stem, bowl, and rim: why each part has a technical function.    6 min
  2. Glasses for Whites and Rosés
    Narrow shapes to preserve freshness and convey delicate aromas.    7 min
  3. Glasses for Reds: Balloon and Bordeaux
    The importance of the oxygenation surface for complex wines.    7 min
  4. Maintenance: Washing and Drying
    How to avoid soap residue and stale odors that ruin wine.    6 min
  5. AI: Glass-Grape Variety Pairing
    Use AI to decide which glass to use if you have few available.    7 min
4 Decanting and Oxygenation
Master the art of 'letting wine breathe' or separating it from sediments. 5 lessons · 35 min
  1. Decant or Aerate? The Differences
    Separating sediments (decanting) vs. awakening aromas (aeration).    7 min
  2. When Wine Needs Oxygen
    Identify 'closed' wines that benefit from decanting.    7 min
  3. The Decanting Technique for Old Wines
    How to pour slowly using a candle or light to see sediments.    8 min
  4. Alternatives to the Decanter
    Rapid aerators and swirling techniques in the glass for quick results.    7 min
  5. AI: Calculating Waiting Times
    Ask AI how long before to open a specific bottle.    6 min
5 Perfect Table Service
Put all knowledge into practice for impeccable service. 5 lessons · 37 min
  1. Opening the Bottle
    Capsule cutting and correct use of the double-lever corkscrew.    7 min
  2. Service Order and Etiquette
    Who to serve first and how to move around the table.    6 min
  3. Pouring: Quantity and Swirling
    How much wine to pour to allow swirling and avoid warming the liquid.    6 min
  4. Practical Exercise: Service Simulation
    Perform the entire sequence from opening to the first sip.    10 min
  5. AI: Creating a 'Service Card'
    Generate a digital summary with temperature, glass, and service notes for guests.    8 min
Final project

Your Home Tasting Event

Choose a bottle of wine you have at home. Use AI to analyze it and design the complete service protocol (temperature, glass selection, potential decanting). Perform the service and document the experience.

What you'll get

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  • ⚡ Short & focused
    2h 54m of practical content

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Lessons completed 14 / 14
Practice questions 26 / 28
Assignments submitted 4 (avg 4.5 / 5)
Capstone project Reviewed — 4.6 / 5
Total practice 6.2 hrs
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Time to completion 11 days (median: 22)
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