| Customer Reviews
Good basic intro to wine, but also proves that wine is still intimidating John Cleese's "Wine for the Confused" is an excellent DVD for the novice wine person like me. Wine-wise, I have the mixed blessing of living in Portland, Oregon, which is a short drive from dozens of excellent assorted Willamette Valley vineyards. Which means that I am able to try a lot of good wine, but also that I have to deal with a lot of wine snobs. ^M
A great introduction! The world of wine is a very broad subject that can often be intimidating, but on this show John Cleese does a fabulous job of putting you perfectly at ease, by being a warm and gracious host. He breaks down the subject of wine perfectly by posing just the right questions to the wine experts he interviews throughout the show and does so with a confident and witty attitude. This is the perfect way to introduce yourself or someone you know to the world of wine. ^M
Treat your friends and learn something too! We saw this delightful documentary once and then came up with an inspired idea. The show goes over many things wine, but is primarily structured by exploring the 6 "great grapes" that are made into the wines we all know and love, one at a time. We went down to Cost Plus and Bev Mo and bought a bottle of each type of wine, invited the a few couples over for a surprise and as John presents each type of wine, we opened the bottle and poured them a glass. It went over tremendously well (but remember to provide a receptacle for pouring unwanted wines out!).^M
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