"Wine should be a pleasant and relaxing experience. This video informs the viewer on the characteristics of popular varieties of red wines and white wines. Tips for tasting wine, etiquette and selecting wines. Guidelines for selecting wine glasses, storing wine and serving temperatures are addressed. The video is enhanced with "Quick Tips" and "Terminology" . Beginners will learn how to host a wine tasting party in the comfort of their own home.--Container...

A glass a day is said to keep the doctor away. A defeated Napoleon drowned his sorrows in it; Thomas Jefferson became obsessed with it. Wine is an integral part of our culture and more wine is consumed today than ever before. Supermarket shelves that once carried only box wine and jugs are now lined with wines from Australia, Chile, and South Africa.

A series of programs providing a rounded view of the world of wine. Wine enthusiast Jancis Robinson travels the world to the major wine-growing regions, interviewing grape-growers, wine-makers, and wine experts. Focuses on popular varieties of wine.

An introductory guide to wine demonstrates the basics needed to understand and appreciate this intriguing beverage. Through interviews and demonstrations with leading sommeliers, winemakers, wine educators and other industry professionals, discover how to describe and choose preferences to waiters and retailers. Learn how to find quality wines at value prices.

Take a look inside the life of one of rock music's most mysterious figures. With winemaking mentor Eric Glomski, multiplatinum recording artist Maynard James Keenan (Tool, A Perfect Circle, Puscifer) began the long road to bringing credibility and notoriety to the Northern Arizona winemaking region amidst wine industry prejudice and the harsh Arizona terrain. Contains extended interviews, alternate scenes, deleted scenes, and never-before-seen concert...

A six-part lecture series about wines of California. Includes wine list and map of California wine country on container sheet.

The incredible story of six-time Grammy winner Amy Winehouse - in her own words. Featuring extensive unseen archival footage and previously unheard tracks, this strikingly modern, moving, and vital film shines a light on our culture and the world we live in today. "Kapadia's illuminating, compassionate and tragic doc goes way up and way, way down with the gone-too-soon Amy Winehouse."--Toronto Star "In Kapadia's assured and careful hands, the film...

History is made not only by kings, queens, presidents, and generals, but equally by inventors and the technological powers they unleash. This course explores the inventions that have changed the world from prehistoric times to the 21st century. Along with recounting famous inventions such as the steam engine, airplane, atomic bomb and computer chip, these lectures explore a number of surprising innovations, including beer, pagodas, indoor plumbing...

Join an award-winning anthropologist for an exploration of the evolution of the human diet and its relationship to our bodies.